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Welcomei toi thei firsti weeki ofi ENG/100.i Thisi week,i youi begini toi explorei howi youi feeli abouti
writing,i ini bothi personali andi academici settings,i andi youi geti toi practicei ini bothi areas.
Beginningi thisi weeki andi ini eachi weeki ofi thei course,i youi willi doi somei writingi ini ai journali
(eitheri typedi ori hand-written).i Don’ti panic!i Thesei entriesi won’ti bei graded,i buti theyi arei
requiredi soi youi begini toi buildi ai habiti ofi writingi andi cani geti morei comfortablei withi thei
process.
Thei writingi skillsi inventoryi thisi weeki givesi youi ai chancei toi consideri wherei youi feeli strongi
abouti writingi andi wherei youi feeli youi needi support.i Andi youi willi findi linksi toi specifici toolsi
andi resourcesi toi helpi youi improvei youri writing,i noi matteri youri skilli level.
Tip:i Asi youi approachi thisi week’si readingi assignments,i bei surei toi notei thei specifici pagei
rangesi withini eachi chapteri fori youi toi read.i Ofi course,i youi cani readi thei entirei chapteri ifi youi
wanti to,i buti thei assignmentsi arei onlyi fori specifici pages.
Jumpi intoi thisi firsti week,i sharei youri thoughts,i begini youri writingi practice,i andi reachi outi toi
youri facultyi memberi ifi youi havei anyi questionsi ori concerns.i Happyi writing!
Thei besti wayi Ii learni isi verbali andi kinesthetic.i So,i Ii preferi usingi wordsi ori gettingi somei handsi
oni learning.i Readingi instructionsi ori havingi somethingi verballyi taughti toi me.i Withi
technologyi thesei daysi iti isi harderi toi geti accessi toi actuali handsi oni learningi experiences.i
Somei strategiesi thati Ii havei learnedi thati supporti myi studyi ofi readingi andi writingi isi thati
wheni youi arei readingi iti isi importanti toi makei annotationsi ofi takei notesi thisi cani helpi youi
duringi thei writingi process.i Thei writingi processi includesi plan,i pre-write,i draft,i revise/edit,i
andi finali draft.i Asi Ii begini toi writei Ii knowi thati thesei stepsi leadingi toi thei finali drafti arei vitali toi
producingi ai qualityi paper.i Somethingi thati Ii needi toi improvei oni isi myi formatting.i Eveni ifi Ii
usei MLAi ori APAi templates,i Ii stilli feeli likei Ii dockedi pointsi fori usingi thei wrongi formatting.i Ii
thinki iti wouldi bei importanti toi reallyi understandi whati partsi ofi thei formattingi thati Ii ami
doingi wrong.
Thei knowledgei Ii havei abouti myselfi isi thati Ii ami ani auditoryi andi visuali learner.i Thei strategiesi
Ii havei learnedi toi supporti myi readingi andi writingi arei toi pacei myselfi ini ai quieti environment.i
Thei strengthsi Ii bringi toi thei tablei asi Ii begini toi writei arei stilli ini thei worksi asi Ii learni toi developi
ai morei reliablei writingi structure.i Anyi areasi Ii needi toi improvei oni isi myi abilityi toi transmutei
myi thoughtsi intoi writing.i Ii likei toi followi whati Ii learnedi alli throughouti highi schooli andi
collegei whichi isi eitheri thei APAi ori MLAi formati thati consistsi ofi ai thesis,i supportingi
paragraphs,i conclusion,i etc.i Ani essentiali parti ofi thei writingi andi learningi processi fori mei isi toi
brainstormi andi extensivelyi elaboratei andi writei outi myi thoughtsi beforei Ii iteratei thati intoi ani
essay.i Learningi isi somethingi thati requiresi youi toi bei adaptivei becausei therei arei endlessi
waysi toi interpreti thei samei informationi andi differenti partsi ofi iti willi resonatei ini differenti
partsi ofi thei braini fori everyonei andi Ii hopei toi advancei myi understandingi ini thisi class.
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