Course Reflection Before you begin this activity, spend some time reflecting on your progress as a writer in this course. Review past assignments, paying special attention to your Flash Reflections from each module of this course.    Offer Your Initial Thoughts   For our final discussion, you will write a reflection about where you are […]

Peer Review Review the assignment instructions for your research paper assignment as well as the readings from this module on peer review.?   Offer Your Initial Thoughts   In this discussion assignment, you will be engaging in a formal peer review process for your research essay assignment. Remember, you do not have to be an […]

Writing a MEAL Plan Paragraph In this assignment, you will create a MEAL plan paragraph that you can use in your research paper. Before you begin,?refer to the readings in this module on the MEAL plan. You will also need at least one source from your research process so far.    Offer Your Initial Thoughts […]

Research Paper Pitch Review the instructions for your upcoming?Research Essay Assignment?located in Module 7.?Then, review the instructions for?recording Zoom videos with transcripts?that are attached below.?   For this discussion, you are being asked to?create a short video?pitch?of?your research project?for?your classmates, who will be playing the role of editors you are pitching to. Your task is […]

The Ingredients of Research Before you begin this discussion, review the assigned reading for this module, Walk, Talk, Cook, Eat: A Guide to Using Sources  downloadby Cynthia Haller. ?   Offer Your Initial Thoughts   For this discussion, you are going to consider possible research scenarios. The scenarios can be from real life, work, or […]

Most Common Errors Offer Your Initial Thoughts   For this discussion, you first task is to review the full list of the 20 Most Common Errors (Links to an external site.) and choose two of the errors that you may have struggled with before or were just not aware of before reviewing the materials in […]

Share a Paragraph, Review a Paragraph Peer review is an important part of the writing process because it gives us an opportunity to gain insights and feedback from outside readers. Essentially, peer review offers us a chance to test out our writing on an audience in a very low-stress way. As a peer reviewer, remember […]

Analyzing Grammar For your initial post this week, you will be completing Step 1 for an activity based on the required Hulst reading, “Grammar, Rhetoric, and Style.”  downloadIn the essay, Hulst analyzes examples from several types of texts: a manual from the video game Fallout 3, an academic essay, an academic article from the sciences, […]

Analyzing Grammar For your initial post this week, you will be completing Step 1 for an activity based on the required Hulst reading, “Grammar, Rhetoric, and Style.”  downloadIn the essay, Hulst analyzes examples from several types of texts: a manual from the video game Fallout 3, an academic essay, an academic article from the sciences, […]

Writing About Your Writing Thinking about your own writing processes and experiences, write a short reflective essay of 600 to 700 words in which you share your experiences as a writer.?   What kinds of writing have you done in the past? How does it compare to academic writing?   How does your writing process […]