ENGL148N Advanced English Composition
Week 4 Discussion
CyberCafe
Initial Post Instructions
During weeks in which you do not have a Writing Workshop, you have CyberCafe areas to discuss with your classmates and log your attendance.
Here, you will benefit from considering your current writing and thinking about upcoming assignments. You may answer one or some of the questions required, but please feel free to share anything related to your classwork.
For starters, consider the following questions? Feel free to address any of the following and/or other class topics you’d like to discuss!
After reviewing the Week 4 Module materials, what questions do you have?
How are you feeling about writing a full 4–5-page Argument Research Essay at this point?
What is the greatest challenge of writing your introduction? How will you capture/draw in your audience? Are you struggling with your thesis?
How will you approach your first body paragraph? How will you incorporate your resource material?
When using resources, what approach will you take–quotation, paraphrase, summary? Why will you select this method over the others?
Are you having trouble with your in-text citation? What resources will you use to help? What questions do you have about citing a resource in the body of your work?
How will you balance your voice with resource material? Are you having trouble with a clear topic sentence?
Is it difficult to write a conclusion before finishing your essay? How will thinking about the end of your essay help you when writing the paragraphs? How is it helpful to write the introduction and conclusion at the same time?
How will you make your conclusion powerful? What are you struggling with regarding conclusion writing?
What questions do you have? How will you begin?
