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Journal #2 Prompt:
How do you feel about tattoos? Do you have any tattoos? What are they, and why did you get them? Do you have plans to get tattoos in the future? If so, what is your “dream” tattoo?
Make sure you are using the MLA format. Journal entries should be one paragraph with 8 –
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0 sentences.
(I’m an African American woman and do not have any tattoos – info to help answer questions)
Pre-writing, Tattoo Writing Assignment
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Step 1: Stating your point
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This week we will begin working through all four steps in the writing process to write our first major paragraph assignment:
1. Discover your point
2. Support your point with specific evidence
3. Organize your support
4. Revise and edit
The best way to get through steps 1 and 2 in the writing process is to use a
pre-writing exercise.
This discussion board will serve as a type of pre-writing.
By working through the rest of the assignments in the next couple of modules, we are going to write an exemplification paragraph to answer this question:
Why do people get tattoos?
Exemplification is a big word but has a very simple meaning! It means to use
specific examples as your supporting evidence. That means that, in order to answer our question, you will need to think of specific examples of tattoos that you can describe.
For this discussion board, let’s get through Steps 1 and 2 in the writing process.
First, provide three reasons that you think people get tattoos. Underneath each reason, describe a specific example of that kind of tattoo. Like this:
Reason #1: People get tattoos to express their religion.
Example: For example, my Uncle Steve has a tattoo of a Celtic cross on his shoulder. It’s big, very detailed, and green. Underneath the cross, it says “John 3:16” in green cursive writing. He says this shows people around him that he is a Christian.
Do not conduct any research for this paragraph; I’m only looking for your own experience or the experiences of people you know.
If you look up reasons why people get tattoos, you will receive a zero for plagiarism.
Second, read through your classmates’ posts. Find three people who listed at least one of the same reasons you did. Reply to their post with a different specific example of that type of tattoo.
By the end of this assignment, you should have decided on your three reasons why people get tattoos and some good, interesting examples for each reason.
Next week, we will organize all of this to get ready for writing a rough draft!
Journal Assignments for Grammar 099 Online
Over the next fifteen weeks, you will be required to type Journal entries. To quote your book: “because writing is a skill, it makes sense that the more you practice writing, the better you will write” (16).
You will use a technique called “freewriting” to complete these entries, which means you will type on your topic for ten minutes using a timer (use the timer on your cell phone). You do not worry about spelling or punctuating correctly, about organizing material, or about finding exact words. You simply type without stopping for ten minutes. Mistakes do not count, but I will be checking to make sure you have at least a half a page, typed, and double-spaced.
You will be given the opportunity to write in your journal many times over the course of the semester. You will receive 10 points per journal entry. The 10 points will strictly be a participation grade. I will not edit or check for anything other than completion; however, I will leave comments if you do not write enough or have the correct format. I will assign the prompt you will write about, and you will have that week to complete the entry.
At the end of the semester, you will choose one of your best entries to edit into a final drafts.
****Here is an example of what a Journal Entry looks like:
Jane Doe
Professor Cooper
English 099-901
28 May 2020
Journal #1
My Summer Plans
This summer, I plan on going to Grand Isle, Louisiana to go fishing with my family. I love to fish! In Grand Isle, there are so many ways to fish. A person can wade in the water and fish while standing, or even go out on a boat to fish in deep waters. In Grand Isle, we usually cook what we catch, so the food is always so fresh. My family owns a little bit of land that we built a cabin on, and we go down every summer. We also go swimming every day. The beach is surprisingly similar to Florida. But not as packed. When we go to Grand Isle, we have to pack so much. We pack everything but the kitchen sink! The cabin has some essentials, but not all. Usually, my sisters come to Grand Isle, as well. We love to all get together and spend family time because during the year, it is hard to get together because we are all so busy.
***This is a perfect example of a typical journal entry. The grammar and punctuation is not completely correct, but the ideas are there. This is also a typical length of a typed, ten minute timed writing.