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Journal # 1

This is my first journal entry. I can't believe it's the end of February, I've been so busy it's been crazy, also just got engaged!: ). I got off track a bit with the homework but I think things should slow down now.

Ch. 11 Descriptive and Reflective Writing mind map

Ch. 11 Descriptive and Reflective Writing summary

In this chapter the author gives a formula for success in the area of descriptive and reflective writing. The keys for success are listed as follows: Recall precise details, describe those details using your senses to make your writing memorable. Next you should probe the topic; you can achieve this by asking “so-why questions” in your writing. Finally you should reveal what you find. Try not to leave out details and make your writing vague. Personal stories such as events one has been through or decisions one has made about his or her life or things in their life some topics that are always good to consider. Writing reflectively requires a writer to open themselves up through their writing to their readers. You have to be clear and honest with your readers.

Chapter 9 Mind Map

Chapter 9 Summary

This chapter is about the different forms of college writing and how college corriculums are divided into three curricular divisions. The chapter also discusses how writing and thinking skills in one class are linked to writing and thinking skills for other classes you may have. The college curriculum is divided into three groups and these groups are subdivided into specific departments. The three general groups are humanities, social sciences and natural and applied sciences. There are different types of writing in each division. In Humanites, there is: Application writing, definition, persuasion, describing a process, literay analysis, and many more. In social sciences, you may write Abstracts, summaries, cause and effect, describing a process, persuasion, proposing a solution and so forth. For natural and applied sciences, you may write a lab report, a research paper, cause and effect and application writing. As you may see, the different types of writing are not confined to one certain group but can be used in all of them, but the purpose or audience may be different. Knowing the differences of the general departments and the benefits of writing will definitely help all of you college students out there.