Intro to Writing

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  • Document design

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    Document design and multimodal composing are extremely important when it comes to getting your message across. Document

  • Multitasking on your phone ?

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    believe that multitasking is ok as long as you can actually be productive. In the article by Travis Bradberry he explains to us how multitasking

  • Why Collaborate ?

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    In the article by Rebecca Ingalls, she discusses why it is important to work together in classrooms. Working in teams early on in school prepares us

  • Metaphoric Musing

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    The essay by Reid provides readers with a list of things to do and watch out for when writing. It is easy to get overwhelmed.

  • What Is a Discourse Community ?

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    According to John Swales, a discourse community is a group that has a broadly agreed set of common public goals. This means that a group of people have come together to work towards something while also communicating in several different ways depending on the community. There is also specific intercommunication that occurs between members. Things…

  • The importance of “I” in Academic Writing

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    In “I Need You to Say I” Kate McKinney Maddalena explains how students have been taught to avoid using I and referring to themself in academic writing for several reasons. This is done to prevent us from using it improperly, or even ruining the credibility of an argument being made. For example, in a paper…

  • Writing in General ?

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    According to Elizabeth Wardle, You cant teach writing in general. She explains that in some way or form, you need to write with a purpose so technically you can’t write in general. Writing needs to have an audience, a purpose, and context and because of that writing is always in particular. To sum up her…

  • The Importance of Using “I” in your writing

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    Many students including myself were taught in schools to refrain from using “I” when writing essays. Using I was described as being unprofessional,

  • What is Literacy?

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    There are also other forms of literacy, with everyone having a special interest or certain topic they are more interested in than others.

  • Why Study Writing?

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    Writing is very important and should be studied. Writing is more than a form of communication, it is also a main form of expression.