3: Academic Writing Processes
Exploring College Writing - Reading, Writing, and Researching across the Curriculum - Dan Melzer
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California State University
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Dan Melzer (BA University of Florida; PhD Florida State University) is an Associate Professor of English and the University Reading and Writing Coordinator at California State University, Sacramento, where he teaches and coordinates the Writing Across the Curriculum Program and acts as the campus representative on issues of reading and writing across the disciplines. Dan serves on the Editorial Board of Writing Spaces and is the News and Information Editor of The WAC Clearinghouse. He is also a Board member of the International Writing Centers Association and the Northern California Writing Centers Association. Dr. Melzer has published in a number of edited collections and in journals such as College Composition and Communication, Language and Learning Across the Disciplines, The WAC Journal, Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy.
Description
This chapter will help you gain a better understanding of your own writing processes and give you some useful strategies for college writing processes that will make you a more confident and successful college writer. Topics include: Exploring Academic Writing Processes; Getting Feedback; Creating a Writing Portfolio; Collaborating: Group Writing Projects; Document Design; Review of Key Ideas in Chapter 3