Assignment 1: Considering Reading and Writing Strategies

In this assignment, you will analyze reading or writing strategies. You will also examine prewriting techniques that help you to choose a topic or discover ideas about a topic prior to writing your essay.

You will be required to complete this assignment in two parts.

Part One

Identify two reading or writing strategies covered in this course that you found most useful. Then, do the following:

• Describe the reading or writing strategies in your own words.
• Explain why you found them valuable and how you plan to use them in your future courses or beyond.

Write a 1–2-page essay in Word format. Use at least two different prewriting strategies to help you format your thoughts.

Part Two

Then, based on your work in Part One, complete the following:

• Write a two-paragraph summary of the two prewriting strategies you used and explain how you applied them.
• Compose an additional paragraph that explains which of the two strategies was more effective and why.

Develop the three-paragraph summary in Word format.

Compile the 1–2-page essay and a three-paragraph summary in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc.