List of Writing Assignments F2018

Pieces of Writing in ENG 122

* = useful for the before/after essay due at the end of the course

*Habits of Mind informal essay – reflect on high school reading and writing experiences to see which habits of mind are strengths and weaknesses – Aug. 29/31
*Beliefs that Make You Stupid notes – response to Chew video – Aug. 31/Sept. 5
*Rules (or Rules of thumb) of Writing freewrite – what rules did you bring with you from high school – Aug. 31
How experienced writers break the rules freewrite – Sept. 5
*Confronting the Unknown informal essay – reflection on past experiences with eye to present – Sept. 5/Sept. 7
*High School to College Transition notes/freewrite – Sept. 5/Sept. 7
Pollan’s source use “spiralling conversation” freewrite – Sept. 10.
*Reflection on guest – former stretch student – Sept. 12
*Comparing your reaction to Singer’s thesis and Pollan’s freewrite – Sept. 12
Singer/Pollan conversation maps – Sept 12
Polyface freewrite – Sept. 14
Endless conversation about animal rights draft – Sept. 17
*Let’s Write about Comparing high school writing process to the one used to write the Sept. 17 draft – Sept. 17
*Let’s Write about what’s different about writing your paper – Sept. 24
*Office Hour Visit Report – Oct. 1
*Post Conference Report – Oct. 1
*Let’s Write about Paying Attention – Oct. 1
*”Self-Portrait in Attention” informal essay – Oct. 3/8
*Let’s Write about open-ended inquiry – Oct. 10
*On Asking Questions” informal essay – Oct. 15
*Let’s Write about Thesis statements – Oct. 15
*Let’s Write about what it was like to write a paper without starting with a thesis – Oct. 26
*Post-conference 2 Report – Nov. 5