Discussions: Reids Strategies, Important Writing Goals

Page 1:Overview of this Discussion Activity Carefully read Louann Reid’s “Teachers Writing for Publication: Tips from a Teacher, Author, and Editor” and summari ze the strategies most important to you in your writing process(in attachments) . Instructions for this Discussion Activity Use this assignment to think through things you are already doing well as a writer moving towards publication as well as to learn strategies for i mproving your professional writing practices. This activity is worth 30 points. In order to get your full point value, you need to: 1. Explain which of Reid’s strategies you are already using ( 10 points) – Do you write regularly? Keep a reading journal? Regularly read the kinds of things you want to write? If you are not already doing some of the things Reid suggests, why not? Lack of time? Beginning writer? Obstacles or frustrations? 2. Summarize the strategies that seem most useful for you at this st age of your writing and explain why these are useful (1 0 point s ) ; 3. Set writing goals for yourself and begin a file of possible writing projects (10) – Define your 3 most important writing goals and come up with 2 possible writing projects. Page 2: M 3 Discussion Activity _ Genres, Publications, and Writing Identities This activity builds on the work you have so far been doing researching markets and writing communities and prepares you to develop an idea for a publication venue. Overview of this Di scussion Activity I want you to use discussion activity to think more deeply about the kinds of writing you do (or want to do), the journals, magazines, and venues that publish the kinds of things you want to write, and how your writing identity fits with in the genre requirements of your target publication venues. Over the next three weeks, you will be doing a combination of reading / researching and writing about how your own work fits with the publications you are reading. Instructions for this Dis cussion Activity In this discussion posting, I would like for you to post an explanation of your writing genre and publication ambitions – what do you write and where/how do you want to publish it? I would also like you post an overview of some of the mo st important publication venues appropriate to you writing goals. This is a graded discussion activity worth 10 points. In order to get your full point value, you need to demonstrate: 1. Understanding of yourself as a writer (5 points) – Carefully explain what you write, why, and your goals as a writer; 2. Understanding of your potential audience and market ( 5 points) – D escribe 2 – 3 publications most important to what you write and explain what these sources publish, who reads them, and what the genre expec tations are. Page 3: extra if needed