HCC ENGL1301 Week 3 Discussion Latest 2018 February

ENGL1301 Composition 1

Week 3 Discussion

Part 1: Read the following “handouts” carefully and answer the questions thoughtfully. You will take a quiz on this information on March 5, and you will use this information to write your essays.

Read the following handout on audience and answer questions 1-3.

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/audience/ (Links to an external site.)

Why is it important to know your audience in writing?

Explain the forest/trees metaphor described in this handout. What is the forest? What are the trees?

Summarize the last three bullet points in this handout (under “Putting yourself in the Reader’s Position”).

Read the following handout on brainstorming and answer questions 4-5.

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/brainstorming/ (Links to an external site.)

Choose one of the brainstorming techniques described in this handout and explain it.

Have you used one of these techniques before? If so, what did you think about it? If not, which one do you plan to use in the future and why?

Read the following handout on plagiarism and answer questions 6-7.

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/plagiarism/ (Links to an external site.)

What is plagiarism?

What is paraphrasing and do you need to cite your work when you paraphrase?

Part 2: You do not need to respond to your classmates’ postings this week. Once you have posted your assignment, you may look at your classmates’ answers and see if they shared any new or additional information.