Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Daniel Wallace - Informal Writing #2

1.) Look up and use a new vocab word for each journal entry. Really try to expand your potential through a larger variety of vocab words.
2.) Take time to personally read and re-read you’re paper. Make sure it’s written the way you want it to. Make sure you’re conclusion is written in a way so that it connects to your thesis and perhaps presents the jest of it in a new way.
3.) If you don’t understand something you are faced with; word, phrase, writing style, etc. Look it up. This will help with understanding the work or question as a whole.
4.) Go to the writing center as often as possible when writing a paper so you can gain more and more knowledge about the writing process and how to do it correctly.
5.) Complete every writing prompt/journal entry with plenty of time before it’s due for review.
6.) Avoid extra words or “fluff” when writing, if you’re trying to be detailed, descriptive, and creative, do so. But do not try to add words just to reach you’re requirement.
7.)  Organize all writings before you begin them. This will help you stay focused and not go astray from the original idea.
8.) Ask someone to read each writing assignment when finished to make sure it does not sound awkward. This will help you and your paper. You eventually will begin to correct these mistakes on your own.
9.) When you make time to get the paper done isolate yourself from technology and other distractions. Really focus on your writing.

10.) Take time to make sure your writing is interesting. Don’t just get the assignment done just to get it done.

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