Assignment

Prepare: As you get ready to write your discussion this week, take a few moments to do the following:

• Reflect on the stages of the writing process and active reading strategies noted in Sections 1-2 in the e-book Rhetoric and Composition, and in the other resources noted in the course.

• Use one of the reading strategies to make notes on your plan for writing and composing college-level essays.

Reflect: Take time to reflect on your regular process of reading. Be sure to think about the activities and quizzes you took part in using the e-book Rhetoric and Composition, and other materials.

Write: Discuss which reading strategy is similar to and/or different from the way you currently read course materials. Be sure to note how some of these methods helped you to improve your reading comprehension.

• Be sure to use specific examples. You can also explore how you might apply this strategy in your everyday life.
• How might these methods help you improve your own reading of a textbook?
• If you did not learn anything new, please explain why.

If you cite outside sources, please do so in APA format using the CSU-Global Standards: CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA.

Make your initial post and two response posts substantive. A substantive post will do at least ONE of the following:

• ask an interesting, thoughtful question pertaining to the topic
• answer a question (in detail) posted by another student or the instructor
• provide extensive additional information on the topic
• explain, define, or analyze the topic in detail
• share an applicable personal experience
• provide an outside source (for example, a website) that applies to the topic, along with additional information about the topic or the source (please cite properly in APA)
• make an argument concerning the topic.