LECTURE 2 – POWELL THE WRITING PROCESS KINDS OF WRITING/DISCOURSE TYPES: THE BASIC PURPOSES OF WRITING ARE TO INFORM, TO PERSUADE, AND TO ENTERTAIN. Prose is ordinary written/spoken language without poetic structure. Prose that informs is called exposition/expository writing. Expository writing explains how things work, ideas, how to solve a problem, facts about everyday life, history, controversial issues. Expository writing is constructed LOGICALLY – organized around structures like
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When it comes to writing, I feel as if I lack something that makes a writer a writer. Creativity? Vocabulary? Grammar? I don’t know what it is but it’s something missing. I know what I want to say, but when I write it, I always feel as if it’s lacking, probably it’s the structure of my sentences. Writing 105 best describes me in all aspects of writing, I’m an “ok” writer nevertheless I realize I can do better. Writing just doesn't come effortlessly for me compare to others, my vocabulary could be
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Senior Writing Project-Reflective Essay As I look back at the writings I have created in these past few years, I realize that other than my junior year, I haven't written any narrative pieces, in any classes. The focus throughout my high school curriculum has been toward argumentative, analysis, and informative writings. Only in my junior year did I write my first creative writings in the form of a short story and a poem. The first creative writing I had to write a "Vomit" Draft. A vomit draft
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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
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In high school I really didn’t have that many writing assignments that were graded for quality. If I did I normally got a three out of five, writing isn’t my strong suit. I hate having to put my thoughts on paper or even talking about them. The comments I got back on my writing was either I needed more detail or explaining. I usually had grammar issues and misplaced commas. My feelings towards writing are horrible I hate having to write anything. In the future I want to be able to pick up a pencil
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writer so far – in high school, in other college courses, at home, and in the workplace. What do you value in writing? How do you write differently, depending on your readers? Do you write for your own personal pleasure? Writing has always been a hobby for me. From the time I was a child all the way up until my adult life, I often found myself writing short stories for fun. Writing is an outlet. It enables you to empty your mind of all of your thoughts and ideas and write them down on paper;
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My writing still needs to improve in word choice and transitioning, as I tend to use the same words repetitively, and struggle with making my writing flow smoothly. To make improvements, I will read other writing pieces to see how the authors built their sentences. This will help because most writers know more about balancing out their pieces. I believe that as you learn as a reader, your writing becomes smoother and easier to understand. I will also go through my writing more often to catch any
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While writing “Bermudas,” this proved to be an especially big problem due to the fact that poems are filled with hidden meanings that would normally go unnoticed unless it was analyzed on a deeper level. Another weakness I had showed itself while I was writing “The Tempest and Source Material” and “Heart of Darkness and Postcolonial Criticism”. While writing these two essays I had to find effective ways to use quotations from both
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English 100 Reflective essay I learned in this class that i could improve more on writing essays, that I need to proofread so i won't have as many errors and that I can improve a lot on how I word my sentences. When I started class I knew that i could write an essay but i didn't think i needed any improvement. On my first essay i learned that i could improve a lot on writing essays. In my first essay I didn't use MLA because i had never used it before. I also used cite my sources wrong sometimes
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and effects are related. Use this link for additional information: http://www.slideshare.net/Notezilla/communication-studies-34424743 Use this link especially ! : http://www.cn.edu/libraries/tiny_mce/tiny_mce/plugins/filemanager/files/library/writing/16-simple-organization-strategies.pdf Organizational strategies are basic templates intended to serve as models for various academic purposes rather than descriptions of what writers actually do
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