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Assignments 

This section of the website is devoted to a series of writing assignments designed to prepare you for college-level writing. Talk with a lab assistant to decide which assignments will give you the best personal writing practice. Keep a copy of all the assignments you complete for yourself; we will keep a copy in your file at the Writing Center and Watsonville ILC.

You will complete most of the assignments in the lab, but you should also expect about 1 hour per unit of homework as well. You may consult with the lab staff at any stage in the writing process, from brainstorming your paper to guidance in proofreading at the end.

When you complete an assignment or exercise, check in with a lab assistant to go over it with you and give you credit.

Contents:

  1. Student Services Assignment
  2. Journal Writing
  3. Grammar Log
  4. Vocabulary Log
  5. Autobiography
  6. Observation Essay
  7. Writing in Response to the Newspaper
  8. Timed Writing Tips and Practice
  9. Website Report (and list of online grammar & writing resources)
  10. Library Use Basics
  11. Assignments on "The Gift" (analytical response, sharing my gift, letter of appreciation and sample letter)
  12. Assignments on "I Have a Dream"
  13. On Fishing and Learning
  14. To Go or Not to Go
  15. Echoes in the Mirror
  16. One Thing That Really Annoys Me

Writing for the Workplace

The Library has been so kind to develop a library skills assignment and web page for students completing the Writing for the World of Work essays. Clicking on WRITING FOR THE WORLD OF WORK will take you to this web page. Print it out and then follow directions on the Internet, making notes on your paper copy.

  1. My Ideal Employment
  2. Research Report on My Ideal Employment
  3. Writing For The World Of Work
  4. The Basic Business Letter

Library Skills

This assignment is designed to introduce you to some Library Use Basics. The Library has developed a web page to help you with this assignment. Click on LIBRARY to go to this web page, print it out, and follow directions to explore online, making notes on your paper copy.

 

Skills for the Writing Process / 290 Content / 290 Homepage

Writing Center / Watsonville Integrated Learning Center

English Department / Cabrillo College Homepage

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