Responding to the Readings:
Name 3 things you learned from the essays on freewriting & “The New Game.”
Name 2 questions you still have.
Name 1 way that any of these essays have changed your mind, or clarified your thinking about writing.
A Writing Autobiography:
How do you feel about your writing?
What experiences have affected your learning how to write?
What is the hardest part of writing for you? The easiest?
How do you start a piece of writing? How do you find out what you have to say?
What does the concept of revision mean to you?
What do you think the characteristics of “good writing” are? Is your writing “good?” Why or why not?
In terms of writing, what do you want to work on this semester? What are you targeting for improvement?
This Writing Autobiography will be the first part of your Running Record, a living transcript of your development as a writer over the year. I want you to bring a hard copy into class for your buy-in, but also—and this next step is very important—share the Writing Autobiography with me via Google Docs.
How to do this? Create a Google Docs document. Copy-n-paste your words onto it. Title it with your name. Then click on the Share link on the upper right side, and type in my email (furuness(at)gmail.com) in the Add People box. Make me an editor, not a viewer, or I won’t be able to make this a running record for you.
Here’s a step-by-step guide. If you have trouble, ask a friend, or make a trip to Information Commons on the main floor of the library.