Writing

The ability to write well is important for success. In English class, you write every day in your journals, you write on the Danas, and you write assignments at home and in class.

Regular routine:

We follow a regular routine with writing projects. After the project is introduced in class:

1. Start writing. Quiet talk is all right, but don't let it distract you.
2. When you have finished your draft, proofread it, being most careful to check your common writing problems. Ask yourself if you are getting across the main idea of your paper.
3. Then take it to two classmates. They will offer suggestions to improve your project.
4. Go back and use their suggestions to improve your project.
5. Hand in your draft to Dr. Turner.
6. Dr. Turner will conference with you. She may suggest reorganizing your thoughts, adding details, taking details out, making your writing clearer, adding ransitions, or improving your introduction and conclusion.
7. When you have used her suggestions to improve your project, return for a "nitpick" edit--spelling, grammar, punctuation, usage, and appearance. Proofread carefully. Print out your final draft.