WK1 Writers Self Assessment Common Writing Related Issues Discussion Paper Scholarly writing is a key component of your graduate work. A useful first step
WK1 Writers Self Assessment Common Writing Related Issues Discussion Paper Scholarly writing is a key component of your graduate work. A useful first step toward improving your writing skills is to examine your past experience with writing, including your writing strengths and weaknesses. From there, you can target your needs accordingly.
For this Discussion, you will explore the various resources and guidelines outlining an effective writing process and some common writing issues. You will also review the current state of your writing skills and share thoughts and experiences with your colleagues.
This Discussion will also be used to help tailor the individualized feedback provided by your Instructor throughout the duration of the course.
To prepare for this Discussion
Review and complete the Self-Assessment found in the Learning Resources to develop your needs and goals for this course.
Reflect on your writing and identify two to three specific areas of concern about your writing that you would like to address.
Also, consider any particular writing strengths or strategies that may support your writing.
Areas of concern:
Lack of a scholarly voice
Insufficient supporting evidence
Incorrect use of APA Writer’s Self-Assessment:
Checklist of Common Writing-Related Issues
For this week, you will reflect on your writing experiences and use this reflection
for both the Discussion and Assignment 2. Your Writer’s Self-Assessment serves
three purposes:
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It will help you begin working on your critical thinking and writing, two skills
you will study and practice in this course.
It will provide your Instructor with an opportunity to get a sense of you as a
writer. Then, your Instructor can focus comments and instruction in ways
to help you strengthen your critical thinking and writing skills.
It will allow you to share your experiences with your colleagues and
support each other in strengthening your scholarly writing.
To help you start thinking about your needs, you might want consider these
common writing-related issues:
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Grammar mistakes
Misuse of punctuation
Confusing or overly wordy writing
Unclear or underdeveloped paragraphs
Lack of a scholarly voice
Insufficient supporting evidence
Incorrect use of APA
Writer’s block
Do any of these resonate with you? Have you received feedback from your
Instructors or from other sources on these issues? Perhaps you have other
concerns. That’s fine! The list above is merely a starting point for your reflection.
A helpful hint: Try to be as specific as possible in your Self-Assessment. For
instance, identify which grammar issues are cropping up in your work (e.g., runon sentences, verb tenses).
Refer to the Discussion and Application 2 in Week 1 of your online course for full
details of the requirements for your Self-Assessment.
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