Getting Started

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Getting Started

• ENGL 101C Wed, Jan 10

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Getting Started

• What are the similarities and differences between
  learning to ride a bike and learning English
  writing?

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Getting Started

• The author thinks that English writing is more
  like making a clay pot. How does the author
  support her view?

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Getting Started

• Gather ideas (subject/focus, audience, and
  purpose)
• Receive feedback from others
• Change or shape ideas in the middle

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Part 1 non-academic writing (before mid-term)

• Gather ideas
• Consider audience, purpose, and focus
• Learn to write the first draft and give and get
  feedback
• Make main ideas explicitly
• Develop and shape ideas
• Write introductions, conclusions, and titles
• Edit a revised draft

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Part 2 Academic Writing (after mid-term)

• Summarize, paraphrase, and quote from published
  sources
• Document materials from other sources
• Write a paper analyzing an issue
• Read and respond to written arguments
• Prepare for and practice essay exams

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Diagnostic Writing Assignment

• Write your paper on the computer
• Name your word document as your last name_ first
  name.doc (e.g. jing_xu.doc)
• Drop your paper in the dropbox
• Time limit 30 minutes
• No dictionary
• No Internet access