• Name• How long at MATC• Major• Marital status• Any children• Where you live• What are you doing after MATC• Favorite movie• Favorite Song• Favorite TV show• Favorite food• Something no one else knows about

you• Something that you feel proud of

In-class Journal Assignment 9/4/12

In at least 100 words tell us if you have ever done anything embarrassing? What was it? How many people saw it? What would happen if the whole world could see it?

Quiz

1. There are six basic steps in the Writing Process. Name three of them

2. Good writing cannot be ________.

3. __________ is the art of using language effectively.

4. As a writer, you have to understand or think about five things. Name three of them.

5. If you have to choose your own topic, there are several ways to explore for possible ones. Name two of them

Who is this, and what is her favorite T.V. show?

1. There are six basic steps in the Writing Process. Name three of them

• Getting Started• Planning• Drafting• Revising• Editing and Proofreading• Submitting

2. Good writing cannot be ________.

rushed

3. __________ is the art of using language effectively.

Rhetoric

4. As a writer, you have to understand or think about five things. Name three of them.• Understand your subject• Understand your purpose• Understand your audience• Understand the medium

(form)• Think about the context

5. If you have to choose your own topic, there are several ways to explore for possible ones. Name two of them• Journal Writing• Freewriting• Listing• Clustering

Who is this, and what is her favorite T.V. show?

Danielle----”Sons of Anarchy”

Homework for Friday, 9/8/12

Study pages 30-31 in The College Writer

Those who have not posted their introductions on Blackboard need to meet me in A-220