Writing at the College Level

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Writing at the College Level

• Your expectations and the
• Standard of Excellence

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Writing in High School Successfully

• Follow the instructions
• Few to no spelling errors
• Simple or unclear sentence structure is
  acceptable but not preferred
• Somewhat address the assigned task

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A Closer Look at Expectations

• Follow instructions
• Few spelling errors
• Simple or unclear sentence structure
• Somewhat addresses the assignment

• Fulfill the minimum requirement
• Spell Check should do that for you
• Does not allow for complex thought
• Either not or minimally completing the assigned
  task

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What You CAN Expect

• A substantial increase in the expected quality of
  work
• A substantial increase in the amount of writing
  produced per course
• A substantial increase in the amount of resources
  available to you as a student

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Description of F Level Writing

• Inadequate coverage of essential points, poor
  organization, ineffective and garbled expression.
  Glaring defects in correctness.

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Description of D Level Writing

• Presence of a glaring defect in material,
  organization, or expression inadequate treatment
  of the assignment. Possibly some sentence
  structure errors or other errors in correctness.

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Description of C Level Writing

• Satisfactory analysis of the problem,
  organization, and expression but nothing
  remarkably good or bad. Acceptable sentence
  structure other problems in correctness MAY
  occur.

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Description of B Level Writing

• Thorough analysis of the writing problem,
  appropriate and effective support, good
  organization, and solid expression. No more than
  one or at most two SMALL problems in correctness.

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Description of A Level Writing

• The qualities of a B paper, plus imagination and
  effective expression. Must provide insight and
  originality of thought and development of complex
  thoughts in a clear, concise manner. At most one
  or two errors in correctness.

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The Standard of Excellence

• College is supposed to be difficultmore
  difficult than high school
• You as a student should expect a much higher
  quality of work from yourself, thus continuously
  building your skill set
• This why your college degree MEANS something in
  the job market

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Writing Across the Curriculum

• This standard of excellence in writing is not
  limited to English courses
• Most majors require students to write long
  research papers and extensive lab reports of some
  kind
• Excellent written communication is one of the
  most commonly stated required skills in job
  advertisements in ALL areas of the workforce

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Writing Resources on Campus

• Your BEST resource is the instructor for whom the
  assignment is due they are the ones grading
  your paper!

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Writing Resources on Campus cont.

• Writing Center 412 Kent Library
• FREE assistance provided on a walk-in or
  by-appointment basis. Appointment is recommended
  if draft is longer than 10 pages. Visit the
  writing center for any stage of the writing
  process from invention to revising your Works
  Cited page.

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Writing Resources on Campus cont.

• OWL Online Writing Lab
• http//ustudies.semo.edu/writing/owl
• Submit a draft for review or send a question.
  Staff will reply within 24 hours.

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You must complete the post-test for this workshop
to fulfill the AEP requirement. Click the link
below to access the post-test.