At least 1.5 double-spaced pages (size 12 font) on “Yourself as Reader, Writer, and Researcher”  Due Thursday, July 7 by class time

Prompt

We all have histories as readers, writers, and researchers, even if you hate these activities. For this assignment, help me get to know you by telling me about your history. Below are several questions for you to consider as you compose your answer. You do not need to address all of them, and feel free to talk about other things related to reading, writing, research, and English classes. Please answer in paragraph form.

• What kinds of things do you read? (Anything– doesn’t have to just be books!)
• What kinds of things do you love to read or hate to read? Why?
• What’s a really good memory you have about reading, or a really bad one?
• What about writing?
• How much writing did you do in the years/semesters prior to now (including high school/writing for a job/anything else), and what kinds of things did you write?
• What kinds of research have you done in the past?
• What do you find difficult or confusing about the research process?
• What were your past English classes like?
• How do you feel about starting this class? What would you like to learn?
• Has the pandemic changed your reading/writing/research habits at all? If so, how?

How To Turn It In

On the class Blackboard page, find the tab in the lefthand menu called “Assignments.” You will find these same instructions there. Click on the link to see the assignment submission page and upload your writing.