Cool Writing -- for January 16th, 2009

Find something that you think is cool writing, good writing, writing that makes you excited to read it. This can be from anything, written anytime, that you've read at any point.

Quote some of the best sentences, and then analyze what makes them work well, what makes the writing compelling, what makes it effective. Is it word choice? Punctuation? The way the words sound together? Etc. Be specific.

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OE Paragraph 1 -- for January 15th, 2009

Post the first paragraph of what may become your opinion editorial. Make sure that you include an argument, and that your issue is appropriate for a BYU audience.

When making comments on people's opinion editorial paragraphs, try to help them have a stronger argument, give them suggestions for things to think about, point out weaknesses they might find in their argument and anything else that will help them when writing their editorial.

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Writing Process -- for January 13th, 2009

After completing the reading, write on the following:

What is your writing process? What do you typically do when you need to write a paper? What parts of your process work well, and what parts might be less effective?

Also, find a writing tip, hint, or process that someone else uses that you think would help with your writing, summarize/quote it, give your source for it.

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