{"id":916,"date":"2016-04-13T21:09:31","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T21:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english\/?post_type=chapter&p=916"},"modified":"2020-01-20T19:49:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T19:49:00","slug":"try-it-writing-in-college","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/chapter\/try-it-writing-in-college\/","title":{"raw":"Try It: Writing in College","rendered":"Try It: Writing in College"},"content":{"raw":"

Writing in College\u00a0Journal Entry<\/h2>\r\n
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To Do<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/RH95h36NChI\r\n\r\nThe video above discusses beliefs students hold\u00a0about college and demonstrates how those beliefs relate to\u00a0test performance. Consider how beliefs might also impact a student's performance on writing assignments.\r\n\r\nDevelop a 200-400\u00a0word journal entry\u00a0that identifies three\u00a0beliefs, mentioned in the video or discovered\u00a0through your own observations, that relate to\u00a0a student's ability to write academic essays.\u00a0Explain how these beliefs might be adjusted through the practice of metacognition to improve writing results.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n

Worked Example<\/h2>\r\nJournal entry assignments tend to be more flexible than other types of writing assignments in college, and as a result they can be tailored to your own experiences as long as they answer the primary questions asked in the assignment.\r\n\r\nOne model of a successful entry about this topic can be found below. Feel free to include your own experiences and examples from real life as they pertain to the issue at hand.\r\n
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Writing in College Journal Entry<\/h3>\r\n

by Sandy Brown<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Belief: Learning is fast<\/b><\/h4>\r\n

Related to writing essays, I could see how I could easily fall into this trap of thinking that fast is good. I have such limited time in the day to work on school assignments, that I think that whatever I can manage to get done must be the best possible work that I\u2019m capable of doing. I should allow myself more time, though that\u2019s easier said than done. Even with smaller writing assignments, like this one, if I give myself a day or two to sketch out ideas for what I want to say, and then reflect on it before writing it, I think I\u2019ll do a much better job in the long run.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Belief: I\u2019m really good at multi-tasking<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n

This one is very related to the \u201clearning is fast\u201d idea. Watching the girl in the video do a million things while she\u2019s studying is just like watching my own kids at night! And I\u2019m pretty guilty of this, as well. If I can set aside a quiet part of my night, and just focus on only one assignment at a time, I think I\u2019ll do a lot better with my writing overall. And I\u2019ll be happier with the results.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Belief: Being good at a subject is a matter of inborn talent<\/b><\/h4>\r\n

This is actually not a belief I personally hold. I always loved to read growing up, and I still do read fiction as much as time allows. But working as a business administrator for the past 15 years has shown me that I\u2019m pretty good with numbers and bookkeeping, too, which I wouldn\u2019t have guessed before this job.<\/p>\r\n

One of my daughters is very drawn towards English and writing, and another struggles with it. They both seem to feel this is a matter of fate. I\u2019m going to share this video with them, because I think there are ways that my daughter who struggles can be empowered to think that she CAN get better at writing, if she just keeps practicing. (This is also something I\u2019m going to do myself\u2026I\u2019m very out of practice with writing for school!)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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