Haas, Christina and Flower, Linda. “College Composition and Communication” Reading Strategies and the Construction of…
Throughout this article “Freshman Composition Is Not Teaching Key Skills in Analysis, Researchers Argue” from the article “The Chronicle of Higher Education” (Berrett, 2012). Dan informs us readers by showing the studies of college students not being able to understand their work cited sources in their writing.…
In the article “Writing in College” by Joseph Williams presents writers with elements on revising the introduction and conclusion, and polishing the draft. Once a claim is made, supported, and qualified then the last draft is ready to be completed. An effective introduction is the first thing to start with. The point can be made clear at the end of the introduction or jump off without revealing the outline of the claim. Neither choice is right or wrong, but writers have to use their introduction to lead up to the main point or launching sentence. The introductions most important role is to briefly summarize the question or problem. Writers can ensure this by proposing an overlooked problem. This helps readers believe that the writer has identified…
Writing in college is much different because you have to be more structured and formal. College writing comes with expanded vocabulary and going into more detail about what you are writing. I learned this the first week. If I didn’t know how to read and write where would I be? Nowhere. Absolutely nowhere. As of today my literacy skills can improve, and I’m working on that today. Literacy is a big part of life and you will come so successful doing this. Looking back into my middle and the beginning of my high school years I wish I had read more and wrote things more and I could be even more successful. I look at myself now and I see how far I have become as a reader and…
“An Open Letter to Ninth Graders”,by Patrick Sullivan is not just a “letter” to “ninth graders”. It as an article to the general public and those of which are interested in higher education offered at colleges. Some of the key points he talks about in this letter that tell you how to succeed are, reading, writing, thinking, listening and “grit”. Patrick Sullivan in detail describes to you that reading is essential to being successful in a liberal arts education. In addition to reading, comprehending it is also just as necessary to survive college. If you associate the terms, “work” or “discomfort” with reading, then you most likely don’t like to read, and therefore you will have a tough time understanding what is being taught to you, and will not go very far.…
Since the beginning of my secondary education I have been told by countless teachers and professors that I have to employ critical thinking in my writing. For years, I would find myself baffled at the mere utterance of the words, "critical thinking". After reading, Gita DasBender's "Critical Thinking in College Writing: From the Personal to the Academic" I have a better understanding of the topic, which can be applied to essay five.…
Kopke, Lisa K. Hawkins, Gary A. Troia, and Natalie G. Olinghouse inform teachers about the role of writing in Common Core curriculum and offer advice for its implementation. They first highlight the importance of writing in relation to professional success, and discuss the current lack of students with passable writing skills, observing that Common Core does not sufficiently emphasize writing. The authors next provide strategies to remedy this problem, and close by stressing that they hope the Common Core is not perceived as difficulty but as an opportunity for professional development. The authors’ emphasis on students’ writing skills in relation to Common Core requirements engages the readers’ sympathy with their dilemma. Mo et. all base their suggestions on the ideas, work, and research of many researchers and scholars before them, lending credibility to their article. Before reading this article, I had no idea Common Core’s minimum requirements barely address things like peer reviews and keyboarding, and cursive. I now have a better understanding of the effects of Common Core on English classes, and am left wondering how other subjects are…
The progression of literacy skills is a vital aspect of development and learning. Without the ability to read, write and listen children and young people may not be able to function effectively in school, college, university or at work or communicate with others about their ideas and participate fully and safely in the community. Literacy enables children and young people to express themselves creatively and productively.…
Learning to read and write in college is a situation parallel to Issac Newton’s quote, “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” This is because Newton was able to advance the knowledge of science because he simply advanced the research of other great scientists. The skills that will be attained here in college are simply the sharpening of the skills I have already learned in high school.…
I am a 23 year old who is going back to school for my first time in 7 years. English is one of the courses I signed up for, not only because it is a requirement, but I see it as a necessity. For me to be successful in college and whatever career I choose, I believe adequate reading and writing skills is important. My history with reading and writing has definitely had its ups and downs throughout my life.…
When we are in high school we are taught simple reading and writing skills. At most the teachers there just introduce us to those skills. We aren’t given much exposure to these skills during the school year. The skills taught to us are the basics and it’s not until we reach college that students see the difference in what is being taught.…
In chapter 1 concept 1.1 the main point is subject matter problems are the heart of college writing. Subject matter problems are topics that deal with the subject represented in a debate. Experienced writers use subject matter questions that initiate the writing process to come up with a solution to the problem. Writers often use open-ended questions that have multiple points of view. These kinds of questions stimulate college writing. Writers should begin with a good, interesting question that will hook their readers. A good question sets the writer on the path to critical thinking.…
All colleges should enforce a core curriculum with the study of English composition and literature because of the important reading and writing skills students from these classes. Regardless of their majors, whether it is biology, mathematics, or business, all students need strong writing and research skills. Although Colene Pefley, writer for Helium Inc, argues, “students have obtained enough general knowledge in high school,” English is a subject that is never fully mastered (Pefley). Even students who arrive at college with adequate writing skills benefit from taking college level English classes. Commenting on a national survey of the nation’s colleges and universities, American Council of Trustees members, Lauri Kempson, Tom Bako, and Eric Markley assert, “literature is fundamental training for critical thinking skills” (Kempson, Bako & Markley). They state that college courses are likely the last time students will read a book they do not choose themselves, which often proves to be a highly educational experience.…
In today’s day and age, quality of life is assured to be raised when one is able to read and write. Reading and writing are methods of personal expression of and the obtaining of emotion and desire, academic thought and intellectual discourse, and life in general (and that is a limitless “general”). Writers such as Daniel Coleman and Homi K. Bhabha effectively demonstrate the importance of reading and writing: They are paramount qualities to our everyday lives in our society. Whether we are reading and writing to better and to expand ourselves, our minds and our own potential, we also affect and influence others around us, and can thus help to change and/or be a positive, or even revolutionary influence within our society and our environment. Through the ability to read and write, we can see how much they truly do matter, as through our ever-deepening relationship with them, great changes will happen: transformation, transcendence, evolution and progression towards our highest potential in our lives. I read because it matters to me. It matters because it is how I will live the best life, where I can obtain the most wisdom from the world itself, and from other readers and writers before me, so that I may improve and better understand myself and the world around me.…
My English teacher during my senior year of high school constantly preached, “You guys better listen up and work hard because high school writing is easy compared to college writing.” When I heard this I thought ‘great, I already dread writing and think it is challenging, now it is going to be even more intense in college.’ As I picked my classes for the second semester of this year, I knew I had to pick English 101 and I was not looking forward to it at all. I was a pretty decent writer in high school, but my English teacher made it seem like college writing was only for people who were brilliant enough to go to a prestigious Ivy League school, like Harvard. As this semester went on and I beginning writing papers, I noticed that I did not fear writing as much because I was not that bad at it. Each paper got easier to write for me because I had an awesome teacher and my confidence had increased dramatically by getting better grades on each progressing paper that I wrote. I believe from learning the skills of this course and careful consideration of the objectives outlining this course, I grew from being sacred about writing to learning to accept the difficult challenge of writing as a college student.…