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Writing: Located in Key Terms -

These terms are vital for success in college writing: draft, edit, the writing process, peer review, support, description, audience.

I hear these terms almost daily during the teaching of first year composition. For some students, these are relatively new terms. Most are used to making one final copy of an assignment, turning it in, and receiving a grade. The writing process is a strategic skill that requires a student to be engaged in their own writing as well as the writing of others. Although we consider this a fairly conventional practice as English educators, it can seem foreign to students. I think the writing process is all encompassing with the other words on this list. It is something that embraces drafting, peer review and audience. In terms of the words "support and "description," I also find these words as ones that define weaknesses in most first year writers. Being able to support your statements and incorporate descriptive language into your writing is also an essential in a students developmental process.