Eng. 101

1. SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
English 101
Angie, Daniel, KC, Natasha, Olivia, Stephany

2. TIME MANAGEMENT
Manage time. What helped me most for this class was making sure my
assignments were finished a day early. It's easy to get behind in an online
class so you really have to make sure you're not procrastinating.
Submitting my initial discussion post a day early and then replying to my
classmates as they start posting helped me to not feel so rushed and give
more thoughtful responses. It's also a good idea to have your assignments
ready to turn in a day early so if you have any issues submitting it there's
enough time to fix it before it becomes late.

3. TIME MANAGEMENT
Proper Usage:
• Checking what assignments you have due at
the beginning of the week and planning when
to do your assignments and allowing yourself
time to finish them is a good way to manage
your time.
Improper Usage:
• Waiting to start your assignments on the day
they are due and using your time on other
things like procrastinating is not a good way
to achieve success.

4. PARTICIPATION IN DISCUSSIONS
The discussion boards are important places to gather new ideas and get
clarification from your classmates. It's important to participate in these
discussion so that you can submit your best work. Classmates can offer
different insights and you'll miss out on it if you don't participate fully.

5. PARTICIPATION IN DISCUSSIONS
Improper way to participate:
• not offering any feedback or giving any
tips. Compliments are nice, but not
always helpful, especially if it's just a
couple words like "Hey good job. Keep
up the good work.“
Proper way to participate:
• point out anything confusing or things
that really stuck out to you. Offer advice
and/or examples they could include in
their essays. Offering ideas can
sometimes help you as well.

6. UTILIZING THE WRITING CENTER
When it comes to writing essays for your English 101 course, the library is invaluable.
They have a designated Writing Center, which employs library staff and volunteer
students in assisting students with all of their writing needs. You can book up to one
hour appointments online via the Pierce College Library's website, or simply drop in for a
quick fifteen minutes of help. After being unhappy with a grade received on an essay, I
decided to try out the writing center for the next essay assignment. The improvement in
my writing and grade was dramatic. They offer help with every step of the writing
process. I will be using the writing center for every essay possible!

7. UTILIZING THE WRITING CENTER
Improper Usage:
• Not showing up prepared with a rubric or copy of assignment details, along
with any information you would like to include.
Proper Usage:
• Booking an appointment online or in person, being on time, having materials
ready so that no time is wasted. I would also advise you to try and write a
rough draft and bring that with you to get the most out of this resource.

8. RESOURCES
• Gathering resources is a vital part of writing an essay.
• First, write down & cite as many facts and statistics or quotes you feel will work
towards what you are writing. Once you have gathered all your information make an
outline using the main points from your essay topic. Then, input the resources you
found into your outline that help support those topics. Finally, Write your essay!
• Tips on what you should not do.
• Do not gather sources from unreliable websites. Lastly, Do not wait until the last
minute to gather your sources, it will become overwhelming and your work will not
be as organized

9. RESOURCES
Good Example Outline
• Introduction.
• Thesis
• First Body Paragraph
• Main Topic
Supporting Evidence
Supporting Evidence
• Second Body paragraph
• Main Topic
Supporting Evidence
Supporting Evidence
• Third Body Paragraph
• Main Point
Supporting Evidence
Supporting Evidence
Conclusion
Bad Example
• First Body
Paragraph
• Random Facts you
know
Supporting Evidence
from Wiki
about the Main Topic

10. CITATIONS
If you are having trouble citing your sources a good idea to use
would be online websites that can cite a book, website, articles etc...
to make your writing more credible. When writing essays for this
class you will have to cite all your quotes at the end of your essay.
Using websites to cite your sources is easy and effective to make
your writing credible.

11. CITATIONS
Proper usage:
• Citing all your sources at the end of your
essay using citation websites to make your
writing credible.
Improper usage:
• Quoting authors, books, websites, articles
etc.. and not citing your sources at the end of
your essay.

12. CONCLUSION
• Time Management
• Participation in Discussions
• Utilizing the Writing Center
• Resources
• Citations