WRIT 400 - Editing, Layout, and Publishing

WRIT 400 Discussion Board Forums (3)

Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt for each forum. Word count is specified in the instructions inside the Discussion Board. For all posts, the student must cite and document any words or ideas that are not his/her own with full bibliographical entries. Given the collaborative nature of discusson boards and LUO policy, no late discussion boards will receive credit.

WRIT 400 Group Discussion Board Forums (3)

For this collaborative discussion board, the instructor will place the student into a group at the beginning of the course. Within the group, students will edit and critique each others’ work to bring the essays to a publishable state. Given the collaborative nature of discusson boards and LUO policy, no late discussion boards will receive credit.

WRIT 400 Original Essay – Home (1)

The student will write an autobiographical essay of at least 2,000 but no more than 2,500 words that treats the topic of “home.” The student must cite and document any words or ideas that are not his/her own with full bibliographical entries in either MLA, APA, or Turabian.

WRIT 400 Editing Workshops (2)

The student will work in an assigned group to make editing and revision suggestions to the essays of the other group members.

WRIT 400 E-Book (2)

Selecting three essays from the class, the student will create an e-book that has a cover, table of contents, introduction, and three chapters with headers and footers.The student will submit one draft for a grade, revise, and then submit again.