DISCUSSION 1

Prepare: As you prepare to write your first discussion for this week, take a few moments to do the following: •Review Chapters 6, 7, and 8 of Essentials of College Writing. •Review the Grading Rubric for this discussion.    head with Qmarks.png Reflect: Take time to reflect on the personal essay you have been working on as well as the journals that you have been writing. Think about the different genres that are described in Chapters 6, 7, and 8.      writting hand.png Write: In your initial post for this discussion •Describe how point of view, structure, and tone differ in the three different types of genres explained in Chapters 6, 7, and 8 of the textbook. •Explain which of the genres the journal entry most closely resembles and why. •Ask your peers a question you have about this week’s assigned reading.  Your initial post must be 200 to 300 words in length and posted by Day 3. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED THE PERSONAL ESSAY AND JOURNAL IN THE DOWNLOADS FOR REVIEW. PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO ADD A QUESTION ABOUT THIS WEEKS READING AT THE END OF THE DISCUSSION.