First, after completing the assigned readings, time yourself for three full minutes and type out everything you can think of related to writing for college classes. A freewriting template is provided. Remember that in free writing, grammar and spelling do not count; simply try to get as many ideas about writing for college assignments onto your page as you can possibly think of.
Then, in a fully developed paragraph, explain some important considerations for writing for college. Think about the assigned readings "Writing a Paragraph" and "Using Words Effectively," and choose the most important points from your free write to create a paragraph explaining the most important things students should know and practice when writing for academia (writing college assignments).
Your final paragraph should be in MLA format (see page 344), have a clear topic sentence, include developed ideas to support the topic sentence, and a final wrap-up, or summary statement, as well as transitions throughout (T.E.S.T.). In total, it should be 8-11 sentences long.
Directions – Remember that with freewriting, you are just writing down everything you can think of about your topic as you think of it. You will then go through your list and choose the best items to support your topic. Complete your freewriting below and when you are finished, click “Save As” and save this file with a new name that includes your name and the assignment name. Upload this document along with your final paragraph to the dropbox by 11:59 PM Central Time Sunday.