Presentation icon Writing: Myth and Reality | Transcript.
In the first chapter of The Prentice Hall Essential Guide for College Writers, the author discusses several myths that many people believe about writing and describes the rituals and practices that make successful writers. You have also seen the Writing: Myth and Reality media piece about the common myths that many learners bring to a writing course in college.

After you have thoroughly read and closely considered Chapter 1 of The Prentice Hall Essential Guide for College Writers and reviewed the media piece carefully, post a detailed, thoughtful response to the information in these sources based on your own experiences and referring directly to the text and media. Do not attach your discussion post in a Word document; please type your post in the text field in the discussion area. Answer the following questions:

What myths did you bring to this English Composition course?
What writing rituals or practices do you have that you believe are beneficial or detrimental to your success as a writer?
Response Guidelines
When you have posted your own answers, read some of the posts of your classmates and respond to at least two of them in an expansive manner, noting specific points made by your classmates and developing your own thoughts and reactions, with details and with references to the text and media piece.

The discussion will be more interactive, and you will learn more from it, if you post your original response early in the week, wait and respond to your classmates, and then read and respond to their messages.

Post your original message by Thursday of Unit 1 at midnight CST, and your responses by Sunday of Unit 1 at midnight CST. Please adhere to these deadlines, and please post on several days during the week versus making all posts on the same day of the week. Late points will be deducted, according the late work policy for the course, for main posts submitted after Thursday or for all posts made on the same day.