07 Jan Finally, discuss whether

Week 8 discussion

Discussion Prompt 1:

At this point, you have finished your rough draft and received feedback on it, and now you should be finishing the revision process. All too often, writers are tired of their essay at this point and are just ready to be done so they can submit it for a grade.

Let’s talk about how important it really is to take the time to carefully read your essay and to go through the revising and editing stages of writing. First, read this article on Typos, Grammatical Errors and Spelling Mistakes for some examples of major errors that made it past any proofreading and into publication.

Then, check out Grammar Glitch Central, which collects examples of grammatical errors that have made it into print.

Pick one example to discuss and explain what the error was and how it could be fixed.

Next, address how you think this reflects on the company or the writer who published the ad or article.

Finally, discuss whether you do the revision and proofreading stages when you compose a written project for work or school, and if you see yourself using it in the future.

In addition to your main response, you must also post substantive responses to at least two of your classmates’ posts in this thread. Your responses should include elements such as follow up questions, further exploration of topics from the initial post, and requests for further clarification or explanation on some points made by the classmates.

Discussion Prompt 2:

Throughout this term, you have worked on writing an informative essay.

Your essay provides two sides of an argument to allow your reader to decide which viewpoint is more compelling. For this assignment, you get to make your case. Explain which side of the argument from your informative essay has the most compelling case, and argue why your readers should agree with this point of view. Then, in two to three sentences, discuss how the process of trying to persuade differs from the process of being informative.