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@BickelSchae good idea, schae. it is of the utmost importance that you do not rush into doing them all at once, but also you should be wary about cramming them into the night before the exam. i guess you could say there is a healthy balance! #engl110mu

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@ninasaengdara This sounds like a great plan, Nina! The idea of "Why does it matter" was a hugely important lesson that we have discussed throughout the semester so by doing so I have no doubt you will be successful. #engl110mu

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@ninasaengdara A video?! How exciting! I can only imagine just how you'll be incorporating the different aspects of your research process in the form of videos. Good luck Nina! #engl110mu

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@BickelSchae SAME HERE! Actually, something I need to work on for the final submission of these last 2 essays is incorporating more of my source materials into my essay... apparently I did not do this enough. #engl110mu

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@GregM81825376 I very much relate to what you are saying here... This semester I really had to start putting procrastination behind me and start pushing myself to put more effort into my assignments so I do not throw myself into failure. #engl110mu

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@Adiana0618 even though the paragraph is long I think the information you wrote within it is too important to get rid of. You mention a source, as well as connect it to personal experience and state the "Why Does it Matter?" with that. Seems all good to me:) #engl110mu

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@ninasaengdara i think this is a good start! it is important to establish your purpose bc that is how you know you’ll properly connect to discourse community ! #engl110mu

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@JazzyF88 that sentence seems relevant ! it is important to mention the terms we learned and how they assisted within our writing processes throughout the first semester. unless you reword it i wouldn’t eliminate it :) #engl110mu

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@katie_mu24 I 100% AGREE with this! I am a little hard on myself when it comes to writing... I write my first draft and expect it to be crap when in reality it just needs some tweaking. Glad we can relate here:) #engl110mu

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@ninasaengdara totally get this! it is why I think our reflection assignments actually hold a purpose... we can visually see our progress and where we need to keep improving! #engl110mu

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@KileyTu23689460 These are the sources I used too! This "topic" is very vague but in case this is of help I would include: Melzer's great detail on DC & why it is important. Irvin's focus on writing "voice". and then Giles' topics include revision and stuff.. but the approach is all u. #engl110mu

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@Adiana0618 Seems like you have a good flow going here! If I could offer up any advice... it would be to connect your points more to the discourse community we are targeting with this essay (which is composition educators) make it clear who you are writing to!!:)) #engl110mu

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@Adiana0618 @ninasaengdara But don't worry Nina... there have been so many times in my essay(s) that I have wanted to use the terms "you" and "we" but I couldn't because that is not allowed. Sometimes it just sounds better though, grrr!!! Either way good job so far:) #engl110mu

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@Adiana0618 @ninasaengdara I agree with Adiana here... I totally see where you are getting at and why you WANT to use the word "we" but by doing so it kinda forces readers into a box and we try to avoid doing that in these types of essays. I would change it to an "I" statement :) #engl110mu

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today i learned that it’s okay to have multiple topics/ points that don’t exactly connect at the moment.. the work of drafting is to find the connection and place your writing where it belongs! #classnotesmu #engl10mu

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@npfannen great, thank you!

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@npfannen just had a quick question and didn't want to send a full formal email... for the completed draft due Sunday do we need a cover page and sources page with it or do you just require the 7 pages of content for now?

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@A1Audrey This is what I have been doing... A little bit of my paper one day at a time. I hate the feeling of being rushed and overwhelmed. Not to mention trying to get it done too soon leads to writer's block! #engl110mu

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real-life examples SHOW instead of TELL because it tells a story the reader can envision that provides an example to the content you are producing. #engl110mu

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1 other personal connection of mine is how reading analysis strengthened my writing ability... 1 of my sources provides readers with stats from college students regarding the same topic so I connected that with my point of view!! #engl110mu