Good writing is a very opinionated topic. In comparison to some of my favorite writers‚ I’d be considered a very poor writer. If my writing was compared to a second grader‚ my writing might actually be considered “good.” To be able to define what good writing actually is‚ one must first develop in their own head an idea of what they consider “good” to be. In my opinion‚ good writing is having the ability to write clear‚ accurate‚ grammatical‚ and logical structured sentences. Being creative with
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A History of Writing one of the earliest examples of writing‚ a 4th millennium tablet from Uruk‚ lists sacks of grain and heads of cattle The earliest writing seems to be an accounting device to record inventory. Clay tokens were used for this purpose in the Mediterranean as early as 8000 BCE and were common by 4000 BCE. Clay tablets from Sumer‚ c. 3200 BCE‚ show early pictographic writing‚ which later became wedge-shaped cuneiform . . . Univ of Chicago Oriental Institute Cuneiform
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What is writing? I think writing in the written expression of thoughts and ideas. It does not have to make sense to the mass or have to be in complete sentences. It only has to be relevant to the writer. However‚ I feel there are stipulations. When I was asked to “write” my alphabet‚ I was not actually writing? I was copying or transcribing. Writing I feel must be original thoughts. When asked to “write” the alphabet‚ that is not an original thought‚ not a thought at all honestly. How
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Texting and Writing Texting has been around for many years. Throughout these years‚ many have argued that texting affects writing in different ways. The argument of texting and writing is either a positive or negative influence on the writer. Although some think texting has a negative influence‚ it is a sufficient way for writers to express ideas frequently‚ language skills‚ and increase the amount of time spent writing. Considering the amount of people that use text messaging‚ it is easy
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Analytical Methods I: Seeing Better‚ Seeing More” “Toolkit of Analytical Methods I: Seeing Better‚ Seeing More” is an informational text that helps students with their writing along with some facts a college writer should know. The text includes many sets of tools for teaching ways of seeing and making sense of things in writing. The author mentions that the tools mentioned in the text will help a writer discover things to say about whatever a writer wants to write about. The author mentions that
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District Writing #1 Have you ever wondered about what flaws the person you admire have had ? Well I believe that we will benefit from learning about the flaws of the people we admire and respect. This shows that everyone isnt perfect and that even the people that you find amazing isnt that great after all. Everyone is alike and have there flaws at some point of times. Seeing this gives you the sense that everyone is human and make mistakes‚ have there days‚ and everyone is equal. So as a conclusion
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Collaborative Writing Process Collaborative writing is fast becoming an integral part of most college curriculums. Whether or not more knowledge is gained from team writing as opposed to individual writing is undetermined. Analyzing the team writing process and how it differs from the individual process may help us to better see the benefits. Let us compare prewriting activities like brainstorming and topic selection. Writing as an individual you can pick a topic you are most interested in
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The Writing Process Name______________________ Prewriting: Gathering Ideas Brainstorm-In a brainstorm‚ you jot down any and all ideas that come to mind when you think about a topic. Write down words and phrases. Do not judge or cross out ideas during a brainstorm. Spelling and grammar do not count. What does count is getting as many ideas down on paper that you can. Prewriting: Organizing Idea Concept Map/Cluster-Here you will select your topics and differentiate
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My strengths in writing are being able to pick my own topic to write about. When I have prior knowledge of a topic‚ writing becomes easier for me. When I know what I’m talking about and am interested in what I’m talking about‚ I tend to write more. Writing poems is a good example. When writing poems‚ everything just flows together for me. They don’t have to rhyme‚ or even make sense for that matter. Poems could also be metaphors. They are your own experiences‚ ideas‚ or emotions characterized by
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B.2. Report writing & Factual Description Report Writing A report can be written for a news paper or a magazine. In a report an event‚ which can be a planned one‚ an accident or a natural calamity‚ is reported. 1) Classification of report Report Foreseen (Planned) Unforeseen ( Unplanned) - accident - building collapse - fire in a shop - terrorist attack - robbery 2)School based activities 3)Social organization and its activities
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