Penn Foster Paper
Attitude
I am really unsure about having to take an English composition course because I am not a writer and the field I am studying for is not one that I would have to write for. I am going to put my all into completing this course to the best of my ability. My plan is to be able to strike a good balance between this class and others that are more in line with my field of study. My hope is that I do not get an apathetic attitude towards the course as the curriculum goes on.
Inventory
Working through the inventory, I realized that there are things I need to work on to become a better writer. It also showed me that being able to write well will be important in the future. As a writer, I want to improve my ability to come up with ideas and express my thoughts intelligently. I also would like to be able to pay better attention to grammar so that others can understand what I am writing.
Prewriting
Positives:
Get more done
Stay in touch with family and friends in many ways
Keep up with what’s going on in the world
Able to learn a lot about things I never would have without it
Research can be done at one place
Save time by doing things online that I normally had to leave home for
Negatives:
Waste too much time sometimes
People can find me that I don’t want to find me
Lose the benefits of face-to-face contact
Working Thesis:
Computers have had such a profound effect on the way we live our everyday lives that it has completely changed the way we communicate with our friends and family.
Drafting
Computers have had such a profound effect on the way we live our everyday lives that it has completely changed the way we communicate with our friends and family. Long gone are the days when we could only pick up the phone or write a letter that
I am really unsure about having to take an English composition course because I am not a writer and the field I am studying for is not one that I would have to write for. I am going to put my all into completing this course to the best of my ability. My plan is to be able to strike a good balance between this class and others that are more in line with my field of study. My hope is that I do not get an apathetic attitude towards the course as the curriculum goes on.
Inventory
Working through the inventory, I realized that there are things I need to work on to become a better writer. It also showed me that being able to write well will be important in the future. As a writer, I want to improve my ability to come up with ideas and express my thoughts intelligently. I also would like to be able to pay better attention to grammar so that others can understand what I am writing.
Prewriting
Positives:
Get more done
Stay in touch with family and friends in many ways
Keep up with what’s going on in the world
Able to learn a lot about things I never would have without it
Research can be done at one place
Save time by doing things online that I normally had to leave home for
Negatives:
Waste too much time sometimes
People can find me that I don’t want to find me
Lose the benefits of face-to-face contact
Working Thesis:
Computers have had such a profound effect on the way we live our everyday lives that it has completely changed the way we communicate with our friends and family.
Drafting
Computers have had such a profound effect on the way we live our everyday lives that it has completely changed the way we communicate with our friends and family. Long gone are the days when we could only pick up the phone or write a letter that
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