"You
mean we have to write at leastSIX
HUNDRED WORDS PER WEEK!?!?" It's really not all that much! It's just
two
or three pages! In order to get better we have to practice. In
order to
get ideas, we have to let them flow. So...
Write 600+ words per
week, Tuesday
to Tuesday.
The content doesn't
matter, nor do
the mechanics; however, the idea is to get material to
develop into essays,
so don't just "blah blah blah" all the time. No more
than 50 words of
"babbling" will be accepted.
Keep everything you
write;
it may be useful as a starter for something else later on.
The idea is
that at least some of this writing will be revised into
finished pieces.
Soon you will have to start generating your own topics for
writing, so
use these warm ups and writing exercises as idea starters.
Always write the
date
and the number of words on every page you write. Pages
of writing without
both date and number clearly marked will not be counted!
When you're finished,
count the
words in a few lines, see what your "average" words
per line is, count
lines and multiply, to roughly count your number of words.
There is no
need to count every word! If you use your computer or
Chromebook, the counting is done
for you. (Also, be sure to
both save
AND PRINT whatever you write on your computer or
Chromebook!)
On Tuesday, on the last
piece of writing
you are counting for the week, make a little chart like
this:
Date 10/28 10/30 11/03 11/04
Word Count: 145 250 250 160 Total: 805
Yes, you will receive extra
credit
for totals greater than 600!
Remember that you
eventually have
to turn in essays in at least four of the styles
of writing.