Myths to Give Up<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n \nNearer Truth<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n![\"\"](\"images\/compbook\/comp_right_filler.gif\")
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School essays should be five paragraphs long.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n No professionally published work has paragraph requirements
\n(though they often have length requirements).\u00a0 However, they do all
\nhave introductions, paragraphs that supply reasoning and evidence, and conclusions.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Essay writing is not creative<\/em> writing.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n It’s true that essays are not poems or stories.\u00a0 But engaging essays
\nrequire creativity just as much as novels do.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n The thesis is always the last
\nsentence in the first paragraph.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Having the thesis be the punch line
\nof the last paragraph can be fun, but it’s not required.\u00a0 Besides,
\nsometimes introductions are longer than one paragraph.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n You can never use “I” in an essay.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n While it’s true that some academic
\njournals accept no writing with an “I” in it, much academic writing accepts
\n“I,” especially when some personal evidence or perspective is appropriate.
\nCheck with your instructor in any class where you have to write a paper.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Good writing only comes when you’re inspired.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Although good writing does require creativity, simply waiting for the right moment is
\noften disheartening and counterproductive. Learning how to freewrite, research, and talk about
\nyour ideas is a more sure-fire way to find inspiration.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Writing is easy for professional
\nwriters and writing instructors.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Writing is rarely easy, even for the most experience writers.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Writing is good as long as it’s clear.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Clear writing that is simplistic is
\nlousy writing.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Reading always has to be
\nimmediately interesting to be worthwhile.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Sometimes a writer’s thinking is
\ncomplex but interesting, and careful active reading–and rereading–can be
\nrewarding.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Some readings are really boring.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Sometimes.\u00a0 But often,
\nthe response “that was really boring” is a clue that you can
\ndiscover something about how to read in a different or better way.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Your professor doesn’t have time
\nfor your questions and uncertainties.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n The more you ask questions about things you genuinely don’t understand, the
\neasier your professor’s life is:
\nS\/he doesn’t have to read your mind.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Feeling confused and overwhelmed in
\nthe first few weeks or more makes you unique.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Coming to college is one of life’s big transitions.\u00a0 Psychologists have
\nspent whole careers pondering the confusion and trepidation you may be going through.\u00a0 It’s a natural
\nand normal process.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Myths about Reading, Writing, and Learning Myths to Give Up Nearer Truth School essays should be five paragraphs long. No professionally published work has paragraph requirements (though they often have length requirements).\u00a0 However, they do all have introductions, paragraphs that supply reasoning and evidence, and conclusions. Essay writing is not creative writing. … Continue reading “Myths about writing and reading”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":600,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-159","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/600"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":163,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions\/163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Nearer Truth<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
<\/td>\n
School essays should be five paragraphs long.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n No professionally published work has paragraph requirements
\n(though they often have length requirements).\u00a0 However, they do all
\nhave introductions, paragraphs that supply reasoning and evidence, and conclusions.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Essay writing is not creative<\/em> writing.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n It’s true that essays are not poems or stories.\u00a0 But engaging essays
\nrequire creativity just as much as novels do.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n The thesis is always the last
\nsentence in the first paragraph.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Having the thesis be the punch line
\nof the last paragraph can be fun, but it’s not required.\u00a0 Besides,
\nsometimes introductions are longer than one paragraph.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n You can never use “I” in an essay.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n While it’s true that some academic
\njournals accept no writing with an “I” in it, much academic writing accepts
\n“I,” especially when some personal evidence or perspective is appropriate.
\nCheck with your instructor in any class where you have to write a paper.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Good writing only comes when you’re inspired.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Although good writing does require creativity, simply waiting for the right moment is
\noften disheartening and counterproductive. Learning how to freewrite, research, and talk about
\nyour ideas is a more sure-fire way to find inspiration.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Writing is easy for professional
\nwriters and writing instructors.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Writing is rarely easy, even for the most experience writers.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Writing is good as long as it’s clear.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Clear writing that is simplistic is
\nlousy writing.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Reading always has to be
\nimmediately interesting to be worthwhile.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Sometimes a writer’s thinking is
\ncomplex but interesting, and careful active reading–and rereading–can be
\nrewarding.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Some readings are really boring.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Sometimes.\u00a0 But often,
\nthe response “that was really boring” is a clue that you can
\ndiscover something about how to read in a different or better way.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Your professor doesn’t have time
\nfor your questions and uncertainties.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n The more you ask questions about things you genuinely don’t understand, the
\neasier your professor’s life is:
\nS\/he doesn’t have to read your mind.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Feeling confused and overwhelmed in
\nthe first few weeks or more makes you unique.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Coming to college is one of life’s big transitions.\u00a0 Psychologists have
\nspent whole careers pondering the confusion and trepidation you may be going through.\u00a0 It’s a natural
\nand normal process.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Myths about Reading, Writing, and Learning Myths to Give Up Nearer Truth School essays should be five paragraphs long. No professionally published work has paragraph requirements (though they often have length requirements).\u00a0 However, they do all have introductions, paragraphs that supply reasoning and evidence, and conclusions. Essay writing is not creative writing. … Continue reading “Myths about writing and reading”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":600,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-159","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/600"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":163,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions\/163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/p>\n
<\/td>\n
\n(though they often have length requirements).\u00a0 However, they do all
\nhave introductions, paragraphs that supply reasoning and evidence, and conclusions.<\/td>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nrequire creativity just as much as novels do.<\/td>\n
\nsentence in the first paragraph.<\/td>\n
\nof the last paragraph can be fun, but it’s not required.\u00a0 Besides,
\nsometimes introductions are longer than one paragraph.<\/td>\n
\njournals accept no writing with an “I” in it, much academic writing accepts
\n“I,” especially when some personal evidence or perspective is appropriate.
\nCheck with your instructor in any class where you have to write a paper.<\/td>\n
\noften disheartening and counterproductive. Learning how to freewrite, research, and talk about
\nyour ideas is a more sure-fire way to find inspiration.<\/td>\n
\nwriters and writing instructors.<\/td>\n
\nlousy writing.<\/td>\n
\nimmediately interesting to be worthwhile.<\/td>\n
\ncomplex but interesting, and careful active reading–and rereading–can be
\nrewarding.<\/td>\n
\nthe response “that was really boring” is a clue that you can
\ndiscover something about how to read in a different or better way.<\/td>\n
\nfor your questions and uncertainties.<\/td>\n
\neasier your professor’s life is:
\nS\/he doesn’t have to read your mind.<\/td>\n
\nthe first few weeks or more makes you unique.<\/td>\n
\nspent whole careers pondering the confusion and trepidation you may be going through.\u00a0 It’s a natural
\nand normal process.<\/td>\n
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