Your Instructor, ENG 100

Hometown: Hickory, NC

Year & Major: PhD, Language, Literacy, and Culture (2018)

Special Power: I can listen to a song for 3 seconds and know the name and artist.

Favorite Quote: "Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line"

On Writing: I've always enjoyed composition and journaling when I was younger. In high school, I would always write last minute papers and would never revise them. I found out quickly in undergrad that this was not the best strategy. Now that I am writing more technical and scientific pieces, I am still struggling to be cohesive, yet concise. I enjoy metaphors, flowing descriptive imagery, and attempts at humor. I find that I write best in pieces with lots of revision.

1.  How long do you give yourself to write a paper (let's say a 5-7 page paper)?

2.  Do you prewrite?

3.  Do you write a paper all at once or in pieces?

4.  Do you revise?How?

Hometown: Severna Park, MD

Year/Major: 1st, Computer Engineering

Special Power: Making Comic con Costumes

Quote: "Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds. -J. Robert Oppenheimer

1. 3 days for final draft, 4-5 for rough draft.

2. Outline for larger papers

3. At once

4. Usually peer revisions and teacher revisions if they are available

5. Yes

Year & Major: Freshman & Bio

Special Power: I can touch my toes

On Writing:

1. I give myself 4-5 days, maybe

2. I do an outline but then give up on it half way through the actual writing

3. I do parts but then end up organizing it differently so that I end up writing most of the paper at once.

4. I take a break & reread it later

5. yes

Year and Major: Freshman, Political Science

Special Power: Can communicate well with all types of people

Favorite quote: "Timing is everything"

On writing: When I was a kid writing was somewhat of a hassle, it was difficult for me and not enjoyable. Over time I began to understand it better and it became more fun. Now I use my writing to help me understand life better. Keeping a journal and reflecting on everyday life, or moments that seem important has helped me understand my writing as well as the thought process behind it. Writing has also given me the foundation to make active changes, and steer the direction of my life by putting my thoughts on paper in a clear and visible way. What I have not yet mastered however, is the habit of prewriting and editing. I tend to sit down and write everything all at once and rarely revisit it. But I have found that in order to strengthen and improve my writing then it is a must to take more time and be patient with writing. Having someone peer edit the paper would also come in handy, and can greatly improve my writing by allowing me to analyze a paper through the shoes of another.

Year & Major: Freshman, Biology

Special Power: I can taste the difference in cheese between Maryland and Wisconsin.

Favorite Quote: "I don't care how choppy the waves are, nor the trails and tribulations of it, just get the ship in the harbor."- Zupek

1. I give myself roughly 2 weeks.

2. I like to outline my writing.

3. I generally write in pieces

4. I usually have a peer or teacher look over my essay and provide feed back.

5. See #4.

Picture was taken mid November

Year and Major: Freshman; Mechanical Engineering

Special Power: I got here in 10 minutes

Favorite Quote:

On Writing: To write a 5-7 page paper, I usually would give myself a lot of time to write extensive writing pieces. If it is only a 1-3 page paper I don't need that much time, but anything more I need a lot of time. I do not prewrite that much, but I do right the papers that I am creating all at once. I am not one to put a paper together piece by piece because I feel like I could mess up on the organization of the paper. But, once the paper is complete, my revision process is just to have someone look over it and just take their notes from how they thought of my paper. This is all I ask for when I begin the revision process.

Year & Major: Biology, Minor in Psychology (2019)

Special Power: i can eat very fast

Favorite Quote: "Winners are not people who never fail, but people who never quit"

On Writing: I am not the biggest fan of composition, but my favorite type of essay to write is open ended essays because I can really put my emotions and tone into these types of essays because I can give my own opinion. Although english may not be my favorite class, it is not my worst/most hated class (math). Sometimes I enjoy writing essays especially those essays where i can voice my own opinions and make my own argument. My biggest struggle in my writing is probably my conclusion paragraph, and analysis of quotes (but it is not that big of a struggle for me)

Year & Major: 1st, Bioinformatics

Special Power: I can solve almost any Sudoku puzzle.

Favorite Quote: "Learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow."

On Writing: Writing has always been a very difficult and time-consuming process for me. 

1. For longer papers I try to allocate a good bit of time for myself, and usually start working on the assignment several weeks ahead of the due date.

2. I try to prewrite.

3. I usually write my longer papers in pieces, but I prefer to finish shorter compositions in one sitting.

4. Yes, I will reread my paper aloud to myself, and will also typically ask my parents to read it and check for any other obvious grammatical or syntax errors in may contain.

5. Yes, I'll have either my one of my friends or family read over my assignment before turning it in.

Year/Major: Freshman, Psychology

Special Power: I can eat a lot

Favorite Quote: "I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream."- Van Gogh

On Writing: Like Spongebob I take 3 hours to write maybe a paragraph... My rough drafts are usually incomplete and contain a variety of colorful language, but I revise heavily. Peer revision is very helpful for me because I'm absolute shit at composition writing. My best writing comes in stories and phrases but not in composition.

Year/Major: 1st, Computer Science

Special Power: Being Lazy

Favorite Quote: "Don't judge a book by it's cover."

1. I would give myself about a week.

2.Very rarely

3.I try to write all at once unless I find the topic difficult.

4.I reread the paper after I write it.

5.Yes

Year/Major: Freshman, Pre-engineering

Special Power:

Favorite Quote: "With great power comes great responsibility"

On Writing: I give myself usually a week and a half to write a paper. During the first few days I pre-write and then after I have all my notes and information I start writing my essay/paper. If it is a good topic that I am writing about then I will write it in one go but if it's a struggle topic then a few breaks are needed . A couple paragraphs into an essay and I might review what I have written and then I'll go a couple more paragraphs to see if what I have written makes sense. I usually have my pops review my work but anyone in general is fine.

Year & Major: Freshman, Pre-Chemical engineering

Special Power: Strong Leadership skills

Favorite Quote: "Do not go gentle into that dark night"

On writing: I mostly spend around 1 week on my writings I don't really prewrite but I do revise constantly by reading and rereading my writing aloud to check for errors. I have never asked someone to proof read my writings when it comes to work but I do request feedback when I try to write my own short stories.

Year & Major : Senior, Psychology

Special Power : I am good at soccer

Favorite Quote : "About a week ago"

On Writing : I spread my work over a week or so and reread it several times to make sure its how I want it to be before submitting it. I always outline my work beforehand so when the time comes to write the paper it goes smooth. I typically seek help from friends, professors, and the writing center to make sure my work is as good as it can be.

Special Power: procrastinating

Fav Quote:

On Writing: I never really liked writing, and that mentality coupled with my extremely poor work ethic led to a unfulfilled English career in high school. I tended to work on papers at the last minute with little to no revision. This is something I hope to change later on.

1. 1/2 days

2.no

3.all at once

4. I revise based on the criticisms i get from my friends

5. I have my friends read my paper for extra feedback

Year & Major: Information Systems (2019)

Special Power: I eat dead things.

Favorite Quote: He often used to say there was only one Road; that it was like a great river: its springs were at every doorstep and every path was its tributary. “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,” he used to say. “You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to.”

-Frodo Baggins Quoting Bilbo

1. Outline for half an hour. Then write the day before for a couple hours.

2. In high school, no.

3. All at once

4. I will reread my paper before submission to make sure it flows and sounds nice.

5. For my college essays I had them read by others but for standard papers, I normally did not.

special power: I can watch tv, listen to music and do hairstyles at the same time.

favorite quote : cut the cord or common sense isnt so common

I usually take 4 days to prepare for a writing assignment or a specific paper.

2. I always prewrite a draft or an outline to help guide me along the writing assignment or activity I'm completing.

3. I usually like to write in pieces and review the pieces i write before moving on but certain deadlines or situation might cause me to write all as one to complete it.

4. After i have written a piece, i will read it at least five times before moving to the piece. i will begin to read it to myself, i will read it out loud and sometimes i will read it to others for criticism.

5. In some cases i have allowed others to read my assignments before i have handed it in. usually i have already read my paper over 20 times, revised it multiple times and dont have anymore time to invest in it. If i felt as though i gave my best and was fair about the given information then im satified.

Year/major: Freshman/Psych

Special power: Can fall asleep anywhere at any time

Favorite quote: "Don't let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game."

On Writing: I never really enjoyed writing, until my junior year of high school. My teacher made writing interesting, and she really taught me a lot. I've learned, through the years, that writing papers last minutes does not work out positively. I enjoy writing about more personal topics, rather than research topics.

Year& Major: Freshman, Biology/Psychology

Special Power: Sleeping

Favorite Quote: "Hugs not drugs"

2.I make outlines

3.I write my paper all at once to get it over with.

4. Spell check is bae

5. My roommate

Hometown: Frederick, MD

Year & Major: Transfer;Financial economics

Special Power: The power to pass English class with all As without doing much work

Favorite Quote: "Don't let your dreams be dreams"

Yea/majorr: freshman/undecided

favorite quote:

On writing: I often procrastinate but once i get started the process is very streamlined for me. after a short prewrite of jumbled ideas i start forming my paper . I will typically break up the actual writing of my paper with frequent but small breaks to keep my self focused while writing it.

1. I give myself roughly 2 weeks

2. If the paper requires a research before hand then yes.

3. I write my papers in peices.

4. I spell check then reread.

5. Sometimes but i usually rely on myself.

Major: Psychology

Special Power: I am the Force

Favorite Quote: "That which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves." --Garth Stein

1: For a paper of that length, it is important that I begin writing as soon as possible after the paper is assigned.

2. Yes, I do prewrite. I like to write down on paper any and all ideas pertinent to the topic.

3. For me, it helps to write a paper in pieces. Oftentimes, I will begin writing my introduction, move on to writing the conclusion, and then finish with writing the body paragraphs.

4. Yes, I like to revise my papers as much as possible. I do this in a variety of ways, including rereading both the assignment topic and paper, having a friend read my paper, and doing a spell/grammar check.

5. Yes, more often than not, I will have a friend read my assignment and give me their feedback.

Hometown: Ellicott City, MD

Year & Major: Freshman, BTE

Special Power: I can watch all seasons of Lost in one week

Favorite Quote: "Don't tell me what I can't do!

On Writing: I love writing for the purpose of journalism. I was a News and A&E Editor for my high school's news magazine. When focusing on papers assigned in class, I am not the fasted writer. I try to give myself as much time as possible to write a paper, and spend a lot of time organizing my thoughts before I start writing. I tend to have a lot of ideas, but keep forgetting that I need to stick to the main point and get to the purpose of the paper clearly. Once I start a paper, I try to break it up into different parts to focus on each day. I constantly reread my papers and revise them before I turn them in, and give them to my sister to proofread.

Class of 2019, Theater Design and Production

Special Power: I Don't eat dead things, so I have vegan powers

Favorite quote "live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air"- Emerson

On writing: I start writing as soon as the paper is assigned. I prewrite heavily using bulleted lists and arrows going everywhere. I write my paper in pieces by writing topic sentences and working around them. I am good about revising my work, and I like to trade my papers with friends for feedback. I am stronger at editing and catching mistakes than revising for ideas.