Week 7 Writer’s Journal

Week 7 of College

1. 1. What I did

• 1. • Took notes for multiple classes
     • Finished writing essays for multiple classes
     • Wrote on the discussion board for multiple classes
  2. What went well
     • I had so many assignments due this week but I planned it out quite well that I was not rushing to finish it all in one day. My time management improved.
  3. What was hard
     • I never wrote so many essays in a row before. It was struggle to get over my writer’s block.
  4. To-Do List
     • Study and take my psychology test
     • Study and take my government class test
  5. Where I left off
     • Study for both tests
  6. Feelings
     • This week was busier than last week. I had a constant flow of essays, assignments, and tests to take everyday. It was stressful but I’m glad I got through it all. I’m actually writing this journal a day earlier than I usually do because I’m going to go on a mini roadtrip with my family on Saturday! This is my reward for all my hard work this week. I can’t wait!

I read the chapter “You Need My Credentials To Be a Writer” in addition to the introduction. Overall, this book was meant to modify the many different perspectives people have of writing. In our society today, the social norm about writing is that it can only be done in a certain way by certain people. The context behind this is that the gap between what is known from writing studies and what the public knows about writing is increasing. In other words, changes made about the principles of writing does not reach the public. Therefore, this book’s purpose is to inform and correct the common myths of writing that are false or outdated. There are various messages being communicated as there are various sections and chapters that discuss the different aspects of writing. However, all of the messages in each chapter do address the inaccuracy of the social norm about that certain aspect of writing. The people communicating these messages are various experienced writing teachers and scholars from across the country who have had encounters with writing myths that they would like to debunk. They are communicating to the audience of the general public who has basic knowledge of writing that could be false or outdated. This includes students, teachers, parents, administrators, lawmakers, news media, etc. So the general public finally has a chance to be informed by experts of the newer, more accurate perspectives on writing.