3. • Name
• How long at MATC
• Major
• Favorite movie
• Favorite Song
• Favorite TV show
• Favorite food
• Something no one else knows about you
• Something that you feel proud of

4. 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?

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

8. 2. Good writing cannot be
________.

9. 3. __________ is the art of using
language effectively.

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

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

13. 1. There are six basic steps in the
Writing Process. Name three of
them
• Getting Started
• Planning
• Drafting
• Revising
• Editing and Proofreading
• Submitting

14. 2. Good writing cannot be
________.
rushed

15. 3. __________ is the art of using
language effectively.
Rhetoric

16. 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

17. 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

19. Homework for Friday, 9/8/12
Study pages 30-31 in The
College Writer

20. In the computer lab today
• Pick one of the four topics you’ve
written about in your journal and
write an introduction to an full 500-
word essay you’ll be writing. Be sure
to give it a good title too.
• Attach this to a post in the
discussion “Introductions to First
essay.