Week 1, discussion 1: thinking about experience and goals

Week 1, Discussion 1: Thinking About Experience and Goals

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Initial post (by Wednesday):

WRTG 112 is a required course for all students, so that is probably one reason you are taking it. However, we all have individual backgrounds and goals that affect how we approach a learning experience. Read over the course syllabus, and then post your responses to the following questions in two paragraphs:

1. What prior experiences do you have that inform how you approach this class? This could be, for example, writing experience that you think will either help or hurt you as you work on the academic essays assigned in class.
2. What are some of your aspirations (educational, professional, or other goals) that you can work toward by taking Introduction to Writing, and how might this course help you on your path toward your goals? Which, if any, of the reasons for taking college courses discussed by Michelle Singletary in “Getting to the Real Point of College” apply to you?

Guided response (by Friday):

Respond to at least one of your peers. In your response, consider how your experience might be similar to and/or different from theirs. 

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