Alani2 Week 1 Reflection

information. It is a very unfamiliar topic and I believe it will be hard to find reliable

Topic paragraph identifies the work and provides the reader with clear short description of the work. It lays out the formal issues; other paragraphs are linked to the thesis by strong topic sentences and a logical arrangement of information

Resources http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/topic.htm and http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/paragraphs/topicsentences have made it clear the importance if good topic sentences, and I will continue to check these two sites for future papers.

• Read up on channeling and automatic writing. See if you can find a technique that inspires you. This can be a great way to get ideas on writing in general, whether it be fiction or poetry.

This week I spoke with Ms. Ward about getting re-appraised since I got a “1” for not “Checking for Understanding” and a “2” for “Students actively participating in lessons activities” even though every child actively participated minus the child that was in a desk away from his classmates for some minutes due to his behavior (we just did not have dialogue back and forth as we would have if it were a review or lesson being taught since they were taking a test.) In addition to that, we already reviewed the content that we were being tested on and it was sent home to study before that day (please view the message that was forwarded to you by Ms. Ward and is also attached to this message.) As a result, she decided

4. It has a topic sentence that explains what the paragraph is going to be about, evidence and commentary supporting the ideas, and a concluding sentence closing up the paragraph.

The assignment prompt indicates several aspects of good writing. First, choosing a good topic is an essential step. A good topic should fit the purpose of the assignment.

This semester I was surprised by how much I actually learned and developed my writing skills. I was given the opportunity to learn the many steps that it is required to become a good writer. Writing requires a lot of work. It consists of various steps; prewriting, drafting, rewriting, proofreading and publishing. . All of these components are extremely important, and necessary, and will need to be follow to improve student’s writing.

Writing an essay of reasonable quality in half an hour or less is difficult yet plausible. In order to write an essay quickly, you should have a step by step plan in order to best use your time. The first step in writing an essay quickly is brainstorming. Brainstorming is quite simple: write down all the ideas which come to your mind, even if they do not pertain to the subject at hand. For example, if you were to write an essay about the Roman republican government, you would state in brief phrases all the information you can recall which could potentially relate to the republican governmental system. However, do not spend too much time brainstorming; rather use only 5-10 minutes of your half an hour. Next write a brief outline. An outline is very important in an essay since it allows you to visualize the flow of your paper and retain your main thoughts out deviation. Since you are working with only half an hour, an outlined does not need to be very detailed; just list the introduction, your main topics, and your conclusion. Take the thoughts which you found most relevant to your essay in your brain storming and use these as your main points. This step should only cover a minute or two, so do not dwell too much on this step. Third, begin to write your essay. Since you have half an hour you must write quickly. For now, do not worry about writing with proper spelling or grammar, just quickly write all the information you can in about fifteen minutes. Finally, proofread

I need focus on one thing per paragraph. I need to emphasize on my topic. The logic of my ideas should be united. Each paragraphs topic should relate to its own idea. Having two different ideas for one topic can confuse the reader. I could strengthen my paragraphs by having a strong ideological topic sentence. I should not synthesize. In one of my paragraphs I wrote about two different ideas that were shown in the initial growth mindset video. Instead of sharing two separate ideas, I can develop one idea into a profound one.

Think about your experiences of writing at college. Which types of assignments have you found helpful in strengthening your writing skills? Where do you want to improve your writing? What’s the most useful advice you’re received that’s helped you improve your writing. Be as specific as possible.

Introduce my topic get the readers attention by starting the essay with a good catching attention getter, and follow through with background information about the topic

The important thing in each paragraph the main point, and all sentences in the paragraph should be clearly related to that point. The main idea must be supported with examples, specific information that develops or details. Paragraph writing is the foundation of all essay writing, even if the essay builds by forms like expository, persuasive, narrative, or creative. Also, these paragraphs depend on the four essentials like unity, order, coherence, and completeness.

For my introduction, I started by writing a thesis statement. My thesis statement stated the problem of class registration at Normandale, and then introduced the four possible solutions; this gave the reader a brief summary of what to expect. To organize my body paragraphs, I wrote out my first topic sentence to define the problem, and then followed with four topic sentences for my four solutions. Finally, I rewrote my thesis so I could restate it in my conclusion. After organizing the introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion, I was ready to write my first draft.

I believe the most important part to good, effective writing is brainstorming. A way we can take all our jumbled ideas and throw them on a paper before we start writing. In highschool, I never brainstormed because I didn’t think it would help and thought it took up too much time. The first assignment in WRT 120 was the generation narrative, instead of immediately writing, we brainstormed ten memories and life experiences we had. We were then asked to pick three memories and explain the entire memory in as much detail as possible. Once this was done we were asked to make a connection with the thesis, and if connected, we ended up with the majority of our body