Possible Quiz material for ENSC 105W
The Writing Process
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Memorize the loop graph
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Research about inventing
- Classical studies of rhetoric
- neuro psych studies of creativity
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Research about planning
- Business oriented time management
- engineering project management
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Research about revising
- psych speak aloud studies-
- lit reader responses
- studies expert vs novices
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Research about drafting
- most texts only have 1-10% of content related to drafting
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Allow yourself to produce junk
- try relaxation
- practice positive self-talk
- try free writing-
- visualize or describe your critic and creator
- lighten up
Some questions to consider
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do you prefer a quiet or noisy environment
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is your writing environment organized, disorganized, or somewhere between?
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Writing environment should be
- physically comfortable
- well lighted and large enough to read
- quiet or music and free of interruptions
- well organized
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all of this is personal preference
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When you draft, do you use a pen and paper, or do you type on a computer
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When you write how do the words come to you
Four basic approaches to drafting
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Combining inventing, drafting and revising
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Combining inventing and drafting
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combining drafting and revising
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Separating inventing, drafting and revising
Causes of writer’s block
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Writer’s block seems most common while drafting
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What causes you to experience writer’s block?
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- planning
- factors
- topics
- words
- form
- audiences
- expectations
- crises
Flow state
- flow state is when the challenges and skills are equal
- if bored
- focus on higher level tasks such as dealing with audience, style, and format
- if anxious
- find sample documents or people whom have experience