Tag: Writing

Journal Entries and Reflections: Why they are Good Things

One assignment type I find particularly useful is the journal entry (sometimes called a reflection). These are just what it seems, almost diary entries, based upon a particular class reading, class discussion, or other issue which the professor has deemed important enough to think about. Usually not graded as to grammar, punctuation, or other similar parameters, the journal entry is the ideal place for a student to reflect upon concepts, ideas, thoughts, without worrying about the writing itself.

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Model Papers are like Cookies: It's Hard to Just Get One

Once a student breaks the ice, so to speak, and purchases his or her first model term paper or other project, s/he understands just what an amazing help they can be. A time saver, a money saver, a sanity saver -- I've heard all of these kinds of comments and more in my many years in this business.

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Who Should Take Electives? YOU SHOULD!

If you can afford it, take a few electives in college, even if you don't have to. Why? I'll tell you why. It's mostly what Kate was talking about yesterday, about how you never know when something in college will inspire you to think in an entirely new direction

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Writing Academic Papers is Like Gardening

I was gardening today, weeding around the seedlings and thinking about writing papers, and realizing the similarities. When you write a paper, the first steps are like tending a garden.

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Why It's Fine that Writing Matters More to Some than to Others

Everyone from art majors to engineers is expected to be able to write everything from a term paper to a dissertation. What gives? Are literature majors expected to program a computer before they are allowed to graduate? I don't think so.

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