When you are confronted with a writing task, how do you begin? Do you write for pleasure or fun? Do you write for work? What is it about your writing that you would like to improve upon?

Prewriting: How I Write

Write a 75-150 word essay detailing your previous writing experience. Use the following questions to help you to think about your role as a writer:

In what type of environment do you do your best writing? How would you characterize your writing? Has it been better? Has it been worse? Do you write better at night or in the morning? When you are confronted with a writing task, how do you begin? Do you write for pleasure or fun? Do you write for work? What is it about your writing that you would like to improve upon? Using one or more of the prewriting techniques described in the Raymer article, describe your writing process. Be sure to clearly label the pre-writing technique(s) used.

Resources

It is important to know what resources you have to help you through this class. Browse the following resources, and, in 75 to 150 words, describe how you think you will be able to use two or more of these to improve your writing skills.

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