...this class are meant to help you practice using the writing process to create effective paragraphs free of grammatical, mechanical, and usage errors. By the end of our time together, you will have created a 5-paragraph essay that conveys your latest obsession as well as demonstrates your knowledge of several rhetorical strategies (to learn a bit more about the 5-paragraph essay, be sure to check out this helpful resource: The 5-Paragraph Essay) You will be using this worksheet to complete your My Latest Obsession essay. You will begin working on your essay in Week 2 and finish it by Week 6. The chart below outlines the sections of the essay that you will complete each week as well as the specific classroom Dropbox that should be used for your submissions. Essentially, you will complete the required sections during the specified week, and then submit your worksheet for grading (you’ll add to your sheet each week and then resubmit it). By our last week, Week 6, you will have written an entire essay using this worksheet. Worksheet Section to be Completed | Week to be Completed | Submit Worksheet to Dropbox Basket | Prewriting Exercise | Week 2 | Prewriting & Thesis Statement | Creating a Thesis Statement | Week 2 | | Body Paragraph #1 | Week 3 | Body Paragraph #1 | Body Paragraph #2 | Week 4 | Body Paragraph #2 | Body Paragraph #3 | Week 5 | Body Paragraph #3 | Introduction &...
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...wrtg101 Writing Assignment 3 Writing Assignment #3: Research-Supported Essay Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwaid.com/shop/wrtg101-writing-assignment-3/ Writing Assignment #3 will be a research-supported essay. Courses that fulfill the General Education Requirements (GERs) at UMUC all have a common theme—technological transformations. In following this theme throughout this semester in WRTG 101, we have read the analyses of various authors on innovations and technological transformations in education and in other fields. In this essay, you will continue this theme of technological transformations. You have two choices for your essay topic. Please choose one of the two choices. Please note that both choices are identical to the choices you had for writing assignment #2, the cause-effect essay. You may write on the same topic that you wrote on for writing assignment #2; however, you may be asked to adjust the topic in some direction in order to write a more successful research paper. In addition, of course, you will expand on the number of sources you use to defend your argument. 1. TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION Analyze the impact of a particular trend in technology on education. Our discussions in the class up to this point might be helpful for you as you consider ideas for this topic. You might analyze any one of the following. These are just examples. Many approaches are possible for this topic. a. The potential effects of Massive Open...
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...Strategies for Becoming an Effective Academic Writer The writing process that I used in the past was completely different from what I have learned to use in this class. In the past my teacher just taught us to get a piece of paper and start writing on our topic that we chose. Since I have started this class, I am learning how to correctly write an essay or any paper. I now know that there are different steps in the writing process that you have to follow to write an excellent paper or essay. I have learned that you have to understand the instructions of the assignment identify the purpose and analyze your audience when writing your paper. Drafting is the easiest step in the writing process for me to complete. Drafting is the easiest for me because to me it is easy to research information for a topic. There are plenty of resources that you can use to find information on any topic. Creating a thesis statement is simple because you are only stating your opinion on the subject of your paper. Outlining is also simple because you are gathering all your information into an outline. Documenting sources would be the easiest because you are just putting together your reference page, showing were you researched all of the information for your paper. The step that is the most difficult in the writing process is prewriting. Prewriting is the most difficult for me because you don’t know what you are going to write about. You have to decide what or who you want to write about. You really have...
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...GEN 300 Entire Course (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Tutorial Purchased: 3 Times, Rating: A+ GEN 300 Ethics in an Academic Environment Assignment POWERPOINT ONLY GEN 300 Team Dynamics Instructions GEN 300 Effects of Technology Essay GEN 300 Research,Summary, and Paraphrase Activity GEN 300 Ethics in an Academic Environment Assignment PAPER ONLY GEN 300 Final Paper on Team Dynamics GEN 300 Student Web Scavenger Hunt GEN 300 Week 1 DQs GEN 300 Week 2 DQs GEN 300 Week 3 DQs GEN 300 Week 4 DQs GEN 300 Week 5 DQs ............................................................................................................................................................... GEN 300 Effects of Technology Essay (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Tutorial Purchased: 3 Times, Rating: A+ Technology and the changes it brings can have a very big effect on our lives. Which technological change has had the largest effect on life in this country? Why? Prepare at least a 350-word essay explaining the technology you have chosen and how it has affected our lives. As you write your paper, remember your essay will be scored based on how well you address the following: Develop a multi-paragraph response to the assigned topic that clearly communicates your controlling idea to the audience. Support your controlling idea with meaningful examples, reasons, and information based upon your research or...
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...Eric Hartfield Com/170 January 30, 2014 University of Phoenix Selecting A Topic As I’m completing my activities throughout the course, I have learned a new skill called "freewriting", which can be utilized to write whatever comes to mind about a subject underneath the prewriting stage. It is a continuous writing session that can last from 5-10 minutes with anything that comes to mind. This skill has changed my writing process in a way to enhance my prewriting strategies with greater ideas. I'm also getting detailed ideas on how to do create a topic outline and a sentence outline. With the detailed ideas through the course of writing I have learned how to use my outline to coordinate with the start and end of my rough draft. For example, adding what is on my outline to the rough draft with more detail and supporting sentences that follow it. I'm also getting better with my revising and editing stage by using my peers second look at an assignment. They are very here to help me make any corrections if necessary. From there, I continue double-checking my grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure making sure my writing flows. University of Phoenix Material Strategies for Selecting a Topic Complete the following table. What two objects, people, subjects, or concepts are you going to compare and contrast? | Oranges and lemons | What are the similarities between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many similarities that you can...
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...The writing process begins the minute you get a writing assignment—whether you are writing a book, an essay, or a single paragraph. It involves all the activities you do, from choosing a topic to turning in a final draft. The phases, or stages, of the writing process are prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. Prewriting Prewriting refers to all activities that help you explore a subject, generate ideas about it, choose a specific topic, establish a purpose, and analyze the audience for your paragraph or essay. Your mission at this stage is to stimulate your thinking before and during the act of writing. Every time you think of a new idea during the writing process, you are prewriting. Drafting When you have lots of ideas to work with, you are ready to start drafting. Drafting involves writing down your thoughts, developing or expanding some ideas, organizing your thoughts to reflect your purpose, and writing a first version of your paragraph or essay. To start on your draft, you may want to spread out your class notes, journal entries, and other prewriting notes so that you can start to string your ideas together. This is the time to keep your thoughts flowing without worrying too much about grammar, punctuation, mechanics, or spelling. Revising As you may suspect, the process of writing is not finished with your first draft. You should always revise your work to make it stronger and better. Revising involves rethinking your content and organization so that your writing...
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...The writing process begins the minute you get a writing assignment—whether you are writing a book, an essay, or a single paragraph. It involves all the activities you do, from choosing a topic to turning in a final draft. The phases, or stages, of the writing process are prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. Prewriting Prewriting refers to all activities that help you explore a subject, generate ideas about it, choose a specific topic, establish a purpose, and analyze the audience for your paragraph or essay. Your mission at this stage is to stimulate your thinking before and during the act of writing. Every time you think of a new idea during the writing process, you are prewriting. Drafting When you have lots of ideas to work with, you are ready to start drafting. Drafting involves writing down your thoughts, developing or expanding some ideas, organizing your thoughts to reflect your purpose, and writing a first version of your paragraph or essay. To start on your draft, you may want to spread out your class notes, journal entries, and other prewriting notes so that you can start to string your ideas together. This is the time to keep your thoughts flowing without worrying too much about grammar, punctuation, mechanics, or spelling. Revising As you may suspect, the process of writing is not finished with your first draft. You should always revise your work to make it stronger and better. Revising involves rethinking your content and organization so that your writing...
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...honestly say I have learned and improved on a lot as both a writer and a student. One skill I believe I have improved on is the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading. Another skill I have improved on is sentence punctuation strategies: run-ons, comma splices, fragments and comma usage issues. Reading and study of professional essay was one of the skills I learned during the semester. Lastly I had learned how to demonstrate my abilities as a developing writer by: attending class regularly, prepared and on time, and participating actively. The first skill I learned and improved on a lot this semester was the writing process and what it came with such as prewriting, drafting, revising editing, and proofreading. I especially improved on this skill when I wrote my narrative essay. For example I had to write three drafts, first, second and then the finally draft. The first draft was me prewriting and getting all my ideals down. For my second draft I had to go for peer review and get outside help so I can know what to change and how to revise my paper. I had to go for private conference with the teacher where she would help me go over my second draft and point out my mistakes and I will then proofread it for my final draft. The second skill I learned in this class was sentence punctuations strategies: such as run-ons, comma splices, fragments, and common...
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...Style and Substance/Joseph Couch 1 Introduction Academic Writing with Style and Substance Offering Opinions and Exchanging Ideas Understanding the Difference Much writing on the Internet, for high school, and for general purposes contains the personal opinions of writers. As a result, some of the phrases below are very common in these writing situations: “To me,” “I think” “Personally,” “For me,” “It is this writer’s opinion” Style and Substance/Joseph Couch 2 While everyone has a right to a personal opinion, relying on opinion in college writing usually means hiding behind that right rather than facing the fact that others can question a writer’s ideas. As a result, the common defense of “that’s my opinion” does not matter much as a reason to support an essay’s ideas. What does matter for a class that requires a textbook such as this one is writing that shows critical thought and (often) outside research. The first step towards writing with these qualities is an understanding that it does not stand alone as an opinion. In fact, college-level writing acknowledges and engages with the ideas of others who have also often done some critical thinking and outside research on the topic. Essentially, college professors want essays that exchange ideas with other readers and writers rather than present ideas on the level of opinions. This is not to say that a student’s ideas do not count in college writing. The process to a completed paper does often begin with one’s own...
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...Syllabus COM/155 Course Description This course addresses the key elements necessary for effective academic writing in college. The course begins with a focus on prewriting strategies and builds to drafting and revising essays. In addition, the course includes skill development at the sentence and paragraph level. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: · University policies[->0]: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. · Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Arlov, P. (2012). Wordsmith: A guide to paragraphs and short essays (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. McLean, S. (2011). Writing for success. Irvington, NY: Flat World Knowledge. Supplemental Materials Associate Level Writing Style Handbook MyWritingLab All electronic materials are available on the student website. Week One: The Writing Process| |Details|Due|Points| Objectives|1 1.1 Identify the steps in the writing process.1.2 Demonstrate correct application of grammar, diction, syntax, and punctuation to writing.||| Reading|Read...
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...|f[pic] |SYLLABUS | | |College of Humanities | | |ENG/101 Version 5 | | |Effective Essay Writing | Copyright © 2011, 2009, 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description In this course, students develop academic writing skills. Students use the writing process to construct an expository essay with an emphasis on coherence and correctness in written communication. Students also conduct basic research for the expository essay. Selected readings provide the basis for discussion regarding the difference between fact and opinion. Grammar exercises focus on verb tense and form, subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement, and pronoun case. Students also complete exercises covering topic sentences, paragraph development, citations, and formatting guidelines. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must...
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... | | |College of Humanities | | |COM/155 Version 4 | | |University Composition and Communication I | Copyright © 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course addresses the key elements necessary for effective academic writing in college. The course begins with focus on prewriting strategies and builds to drafting and revising essays. In addition, the course includes skill development at the sentence and paragraph level. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your...
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...be examining yourself and selecting an object that serves as a personal metaphor for you. Then, you will explain in what three ways this object represents you. Purpose: To introduce yourself to me as a writer and student To begin recognizing strategies you use as a writer Form: This is an essay that should take the form of three different parts. You should have a beginning, middle (development of ideas), and end that totals at least three paragraphs. Altogether, this assignment should be at least one page typed and double-spaced. Special Considerations: • You will complete this essay primarily out of class. For future essays, you can anticipate time in class to work on the essay. • You will need to have the essay typed and printed at the beginning of next class. You will not have time to do that when class begins. • You will be assessed to determine where your skills are at this point. You will not be awarded points on the rubric; however, you will be awarded points based on formatting and reasonable best effort standards. Procedure: • Begin this assignment by thinking of an object that could best represent you metaphorically. (Ex- rubber band) • Then, brainstorm a list of ways that this object could represent you. (Ex- flexible, well-rounded, has many purposes, not easy broken, common object, everyone needs one) • Compose at least three paragraphs detailing what object you selected and explain the reasons why the object symbolizes your life. Be very specific...
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...have read for this class would probably be that now I have to start brainstorming, free writing, researching, and editing. Whereas, before I would just write a paper and proofread it then correct the mistakes that I feel would need to be change and turn it in. It also has different structures and dynamic of the process. The easiest step for me to complete in the writing process would be step one: Prewriting. The reason that step one is easiest for me is because I like to just free write. When I am free writing I am usually able to answer the 5w’s and 1h. This would help me understand what I am writing about. Editing would probably be the most difficult for me. Editing is difficult because when I am finish writing it’s kind of hard for me to go back and proofread and see the mistakes that I have made. The reason for it begin hard for me is because I write like I talk. For me to become a more effective writer I would do a research on how to edit papers. While researching how to edit I would take notes and apply it to my paper while I am editing. What are three specific strategies you might use to overcome these obstacles to become a more effective academic writer? Write something every day. This instruction may be the most irritating piece of advice that writers receive, but it is the most practical to implement. Daily writing keeps your diction and style in good repair. Writers and writing websites will give different pieces of advice about how much to write, but there...
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...University of Phoenix Material New Hire Communication Worksheet Select a company you are familiar with. Imagine that you work for the HR department of the company. You are tasked to develop a message to orient new hires to the company culture, process, procedures, and general information. Compose a message for new hires using the three-step process outlined in Ch. 5 of Business Communication. Step 1: Prewriting Review the AIM planning process in Ch. 5 of Business Communication including the “Chapter Takeaway for Creating Effective Messages.” Analyze the situation described above by answering each of the following questions with 1 to 2 paragraphs: 1. Review the assignment directions above. What is the purpose of the message the HR employee is tasked to write? The purpose is to orientate the new hire. They need to become familiar with the companies policy, rules, goals and code of conduct. This message is constructed to inform new hires of the company’s culture and give them insight on what kind of vibe the company runs on. For example is the vibe low key, fun and laid back like I imagine working for google is like or is it more professional like I would imagine working in a bank is like. The general information section would be points of contact, work hours, attire, etc.. 2. Who is the audience? What are characteristics shared by the audience that the HR employee should consider when writing the message? What do they already know? ...
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