Week 2 Writing Notebook

Each week you will have an opportunity to practice different aspects of the writing process in this writing notebook. It consists of a template you will fill out and submit in Canvas. In addition to introducing and practicing targeted components of the writing process, these notebooks are meant to help you to determine your own strengths and identify opportunities for growth.

This week, the writing notebook focuses on essay structure.

Before you begin this week’s writing notebook, please read the Body Paragraphs (Links to an external site.) and Essay Structure (Links to an external site.) webpages from the Writing Center.

In the Week 2 Writing Notebook you will

• Develop topic sentences that serve as a roadmap for essay creation

Follow the steps outlined below to complete this week’s writing notebook:

• Download the Week 2 Writing Notebook Template below, which has been provided for you in both a Word document and a PDF file.
  • Week 2 Writing Notebook Template download(PDF)
  • Week 2 Writing Notebook Template download(Word)
  • Please note that you can choose to print out the template and mark it up as long as you can scan it back into your computer for submission in Canvas by Day 7.
• Complete all steps of the Essay Structure Activity in the Week 2 Writing Notebook, including the reflection step2

   

  Week 2 Writing Notebook

  Essay Structure Activity

   

   

   

  Each week you will have an opportunity to practice different aspects of the writing process in a writing notebook. It consists of a template you will fill out and submit in Canvas. In addition to introducing and practicing targeted components of the writing process, these notebooks are meant to help you to determine your own strengths and to identify opportunities for growth.

  This week, the writing notebook focuses on essay structure.

  STEP ONE: College Writing Tips

   

  Essays are built out of paragraphs, and as writers we are able to make decisions about how we develop those.

   

  1. What is one step mentioned in the Body Paragraphs webpage that you think would help you most? Additionally, is there a tip not mentioned, but which you have already discovered that has helped you?

   

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  STEP TWO: Your Working Thesis

  Look back to your work in the Week 1 Writing Notebook or consider any steps you may have taken toward your Week 2 Written Assignment.

   

  1. Share a sample thesis statement.

   

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  Remember, this could be the thesis statement you developed in your first Writing Notebook, or it could be the one you are considering for your Week 2 Written Assignment. If you’re stuck, use the Thesis Generator from the Writing Center.

   

   

   

  STEP THREE: Traditional Structure Activity

  Let’s combine the work you have done so far to create a plan for essay structure.

   

  Activity 1: Review the Essay Structure resource. Using your thesis as a guide, develop three topic sentences that would develop your ideas and serve as the roadmap for essay creation.

   

  Example:

  Thesis Sentence (assertion): The 21st century workforce requires a unique set of skills.

  Topic Sentence (reason) #1: Workers need to learn how to deal with change.

  Topic Sentence (reason) #2: Because of dealing with such a rapidly changing work environment, 21st century workers need to learn how to learn.

  Topic Sentence (reason) #3: Most of all, in order to negotiate rapid change and learning, workers in the 21st century need good communication skills.

   

   

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  STEP FOUR: Review and Reflect

  Review your work in this Writing Notebook and consider what challenges you faced. Which aspects of essay structure were new to you, or which aspects might you have already been familiar with? In no more than 150 words, please reflect on your work in this activity.

   

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  ENG121 Week 1 Writing Notebook