English 101: Plan for Friday, Sept. 2

1. Read “Ten Habits of Successful Students” in the Wadsworth Handbook pp. 1-8.

2. Group response & discussion of reading.

3. Writing Skills Questionnaire

4. Writers on writing (video clips)

5. In class prompt / timed writing: Write (at least) one page about something you have done or experienced that has had a great effect on you as a person. Examples might include: meeting/knowing a certain person, living somewhere, moving, a challenge or competition, an illness or injury, a trip or a job. This will count as your first "homework" assignment.

6. In-class brainstorm about writing process (see assignment below).

Assignment: 
--Read the article “Bird by Bird” by Ann Lamott (handout).
--Annotate the article with 5 or more  agreements, disagreements, comments, & questions.
--Write a one-page typed (or apx. 300-word if hand-written) description of your own writing process.  Your description can be longer than the minimum, but it should not be shorter.  Include any struggles you may experience and any strategies you do/could employ to help you with your writing. Bring the typed description of your writing process to the next class.  I will collect this.