{"id":5,"date":"2020-04-16T19:22:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T19:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/writing-workshop\/2020\/04\/16\/chapter-1\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T23:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T23:47:13","slug":"why-it-matters-writing-essentials-workshop","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1coreq\/chapter\/why-it-matters-writing-essentials-workshop\/","title":{"raw":"Why It Matters: Writing Essentials Workshop","rendered":"Why It Matters: Writing Essentials Workshop"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"attachment_24\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]\"A Figure 1<\/strong>. In any experiment, some strategies will lead to results, but some won't. That's why chemists test multiple chemical reactions at the same time.[\/caption]\r\n

Why support academic arguments with evidence?<\/h2>\r\nThe actor and author Octavia Spencer once said: \"The hardest thing about writing for me is facing the blank page.\"[footnote]Lee, Stephan. \u201cOctavia Spencer Chats with Nate Foster of 'Five, Six, Seven, Nate!'.\u201d Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2014, .ew.com\/article\/2014\/03\/05\/octavia-spencer-nate-foster-interview\/.[\/footnote] Let's face it: the blank page\u2014 or, nowadays, the blank screen\u2014 can be a fearsome sight. The horror writer Stephen King, who knows something about fear, tells us that \"the scariest moment is always just before you start. After that, things can only get better.\" (On Writing<\/em> 269).\r\n\r\nThese writing lab modules are designed to get you past the blank page. We'll present a number of different techniques to generate and organize ideas. Some of the assignments may not feel very useful. You might find yourself thinking \"this doesn't work for me.\" That's OK! Do it anyway. The point of the writing lab modules is to experiment with different writing and prewriting activities to find the ones that work best for you. As in any experiment, some strategies will lead to results, but others won't. In this case, we're confident that there's something to learn from a variety of approaches to writing-- even the ones you might not think are helpful at the time.\r\n
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Writing Workshop: Your Working Document<\/h3>\r\nEvery component of the working document will be introduced throughout this module in a blue box such as this one.\u00a0Open your working document now and keep it open as you progress through the module<\/strong>.\r\n
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  2. C<\/span><\/span>hoose \u201cfile\u201d then \u201cmake a copy\u201d to make your own version of the document. If you prefer to download it as a word or other file, you may.\"Screenshot<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Rename it as \u201cYOUR NAME: Working Doc \u2013 Writing Essentials\u201d and move it to a folder where you can easily find it.\"screenshot<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Next, go to the sharing settings<\/strong> and change it so that \"Anyone with the link can comment<\/strong>.\" This will enable your instructor to make comments on the document.\"Screenshot<\/li>\r\n \t
  5. Now hold onto this document\u2014we'll need it soon! (You'll submit the link to your instructor once you've completed the Writing Workshop activities).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"
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    Figure 1<\/strong>. In any experiment, some strategies will lead to results, but some won’t. That’s why chemists test multiple chemical reactions at the same time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Why support academic arguments with evidence?<\/h2>\n

    The actor and author Octavia Spencer once said: “The hardest thing about writing for me is facing the blank page.”[1]<\/sup><\/a> Let’s face it: the blank page\u2014 or, nowadays, the blank screen\u2014 can be a fearsome sight. The horror writer Stephen King, who knows something about fear, tells us that “the scariest moment is always just before you start. After that, things can only get better.” (On Writing<\/em> 269).<\/p>\n

    These writing lab modules are designed to get you past the blank page. We’ll present a number of different techniques to generate and organize ideas. Some of the assignments may not feel very useful. You might find yourself thinking “this doesn’t work for me.” That’s OK! Do it anyway. The point of the writing lab modules is to experiment with different writing and prewriting activities to find the ones that work best for you. As in any experiment, some strategies will lead to results, but others won’t. In this case, we’re confident that there’s something to learn from a variety of approaches to writing– even the ones you might not think are helpful at the time.<\/p>\n

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    Writing Workshop: Your Working Document<\/h3>\n

    Every component of the working document will be introduced throughout this module in a blue box such as this one.\u00a0Open your working document now and keep it open as you progress through the module<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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    1. Go to the assignment for this module in your LMS. Click on the link to open the Working Document for this module as a Google Document. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    2. C<\/span><\/span>hoose \u201cfile\u201d then \u201cmake a copy\u201d to make your own version of the document. If you prefer to download it as a word or other file, you may.\"Screenshot<\/li>\n
    3. Rename it as \u201cYOUR NAME: Working Doc \u2013 Writing Essentials\u201d and move it to a folder where you can easily find it.\"screenshot<\/li>\n
    4. Next, go to the sharing settings<\/strong> and change it so that “Anyone with the link can comment<\/strong>.” This will enable your instructor to make comments on the document.\"Screenshot<\/li>\n
    5. Now hold onto this document\u2014we’ll need it soon! (You’ll submit the link to your instructor once you’ve completed the Writing Workshop activities).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t
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