They will have practice in the sort of single-draft writing expected of them in exam situations. And these writing strategies help students focus their ideas as they prepare to write for communication. Topics for such timed writings can include a question to answer on the assigned reading or the previous day's lecture, a term to define from the reading, an issue to respond to, or a concept to explain.
Students keep notebooks containing specific assignments.
For more information, consult our Teaching with Journals Page. Students can write proposals for their term paper or project, for example, as well as summaries of their research, annotated bibliographies, and even progress reports. This page was originally constructed by the Writing Consulting Program at the University of Kansas. It is currently maintained by the Center for Teaching Excellence.