3. In-class Journal Assignment
11/9/12
What do you think about companies
checking a potential employee’s
Social media presence? Make a list
of pro’s and con’s for or against it.
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6. 1. What advice does Keillor have for
people before they start writing?
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7. 2. What does Keillor mean when he
says, “We need to write, otherwise
nobody will know who we are”?
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8. 3. By the time you have come to the
end of a letter, what, according to
Keillor, should have happened?
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9.
10. 1. What advice does Keillor have for
people before they start writing?
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11. 1. What advice does Keillor have for
people before they start writing?
To “get over the guilt of not writing.”
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12. 2. What does Keillor mean when he
says, “We need to write, otherwise
nobody will know who we are”?
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13. 2. What does Keillor mean when he
says, “We need to write, otherwise
nobody will know who we are”?
He’s referring specifically to
shy people who are unable to
present themselves and their
ideas in conversation.
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14. 3. By the time you have come to the
end of a letter, what, according to
Keillor, should have happened?
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15. 3. By the time you have come to the
end of a letter, what, according to
Keillor, should have happened?
The writer should know something
he didn’t know when he began,
because “writing is a means of
discovery.”
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16. Part 1: Homework for Monday,
11/12/12
Write a letter of at least 300 words to someone. It
can be anyone you choose, as long as they have a
legitimate address. Be sure to:
• Have an envelope with the person's address on it
• Have your return address on it.
• Have the correct postage on it.
• Have the letter separate
17. Part 2: Homework for
Monday, 11/12/12
• Read and study pages 227-
230 in The College Writer.
18. In the computer lab today, 11/9/12
Send your first draft, along with
the submission form, to the
Writing lab. Attach them both
to the following email:
writing@matc.edu
