Sept. 12, 2006; HW# 2; "The Writing Process"
From exchange, under 'written', then 'Web Links'---
#1. From Cleveland State University: invention, specifically in personal writing--in my journaling, these are times when I'm at at loss to what to write, first. Where Dr. Murray suggests using a journal to keep track of academic topics/subjects--absolutely!
thesis statement--in journaling [not to be confused with journalism] there are no strict rules, but I do like to write the 'why' I'm in the journal, at that moment.
organizing--in my journaling, as I mentioned before, there are no hard and fast rules to go by. This applies to organization--just a day-by-day writing 'work-out' [though, now, my poor journal is sorely neglected!]. The only place, in any of my personal writing, where I do attempt to be somewhat orderly, is in on-line forums.
#2. From Capitol Community College, Hartford, Connecticut: "Deadly Sins"--
sentence fragments
run-out sentences
agreement problem: subject with verb, pronoun with antecedant
consistency problems: pronouns, and verb tenses
faulty parallism
I believe I'm guilty of at least 2 of these! Agreements between pronouns {such as his, hers, theirs,etc} and the antecedants are one of my "bug-a-boos". I really dislike, intensely, the mechanics of English.
#3. from , written by Micheal Harvey: I have written in journals for about 20 years, as a method of self-reflection. I've used this writing form, in the past, in an academic setting (in Eng. 102!).
Mr. [or Prof.?] Harvey describes 'thinkpieces'--what I and my classmates are assigned to do in our "reflective reading" and "deadline reflection" assignments; what has been read and what problems that have been encountered, in this Eng. 111 course, is a prime example of what Micheal Harvey explains.
and last {I know I added one!}--from :
"The writing basics" are in an outline format which I feel is more effective. The 'preparation time' of writing is very vital, specifically the time line --3 phases: inspiration, research, and organization.
The 2nd step that's listed--pre-writing is helpful, especially using 'mind-mapping' (one writer I know of calls this, 'clustering') as a structure to organize one's information.
The proofreading information was really helpful because I don't do that enough, but it is probably of the least favorite portions of writing, as well as I wasn't certain how to proofread, except for spelling and minor items, such as punctuation.