For oral presentation we are doing an informative porter point on independent and dependent clauses. I am responsible for the definitions of both from which I found on OWL Purdue. The hard thing about the assignment is the lack of communication my group has had. We haven’t had class so it is very hard to keep in contact with everyone, and making sure everyone is doing their own part. The easy thing is following the outline we made, this made assigning jobs much easier even though we haven’t met in the classroom. To finish on time we can give constant reminders to each other, and correctly follow our outline. Also reading the guidelines, and what we specifically need will also help create our presentation.

https://docs.google.com/a/odu.edu/document/d/1WH7Rg1Ai64DDTMbmhoC6za57LLkVzYW7liv6fZ2aArU/edit?usp=sharing

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The only  writing assignment I’ve been assigned from another class will be my Earth Science one thats due at the end of the year. The topic is writing  about what I’ve learned from the four sections of earth science such as geology, oceanography, and astronomy. We have to explain one thing we have learned and how it applies to the future when we are outside of class.

I think the main difference will be in the types of essays we write we use “I” and thats first person. While in research and academic writing we use third person. Also in the writing class we get to voice our own opinions, and how we think we’re doing or how to improve. Also, we get our essays peer reviewed which helps tremendously when editing papers. While for my research paper we have to write facts, have sources, and do not get any help editing our papers unless we ask someone to. Thankfully, following and using the editing check list will surely help me develop a strong essay with out help from my peers or professor. Also using the things we have learned such as sentence structure or developing a thesis will help provide a strong foundation for what I am writing on.