Overview This first exercise asks you to do a short exploratory writing on one of the pieces you've read in Chapter 1, either "From the Autobiography of Malcolm X" or "Confessions
of an Instant Messenger." It's part of your writing process for Essay One, generating ideas you may refine and weave into your final draft.
Exploratory writing is an active reading strategy. It calls for a relatively short reaction to a text, your first attempt to make sense of what you've read. It's low-risk. Although you'll share your exploratory writing with classmates and instructor, don't worry about organization and editing. Just capture your initial thoughts.
Learning Objectives - Come to terms with the text you've chosen to explore
- Develop your understanding of exploratory writing as a first step in engaging and understanding a text
Writing Process- Begin by reading the description of exploratory writing on p. 26.
- Decide which essay you'll respond to.
- Write your exploration.
- Bring it to class to share.
- Write at least 150 words.
- Double-space, and include a heading with your name, instructor's name, course number, date, and the name of this assignment: Exercise A for Essay One.
- Save this exercise to submit with your final draft of Essay One.
Grading- I will not grade this exercise, but I'll review all of your work leading up to the final draft of Essay One when I assign a score for "Writing Process" on the evaluation guide.
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