So you have a writing assignment for your class, and you’ve been given the assignment instructions. Is that all the information you need? In this post, we’re going to talk about the different places you can look to figure out what you need to do for the writing assignment.
Category: General
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Learning to Write Well: Why Bother?
Why should I bother to learn to write well? I’ll never use it after I graduate, anyway.
Learning to write effectively is not just about writing college papers. Learning to make a convincing argument, to marshal sources to back up what you are saying, and make an appeal to your audience – these are all things that can follow you into not just your professional life, but into your personal life as well.
Why this blog?
In my experience as a college professor, students are more and more often entering college without the academic writing skills that they need. Notice that I said skills, not ability. A skill is something that you can develop, and that’s what this blog is for.
Undergraduates Write! 