How do you define good college writing? Make a list of the characteristics you come up with. Then make a list of what you think your instructors’ expectations are for good college writing, and note how they may differ from yours. (Research suggests that many students today define good writing as “writing that makes something happen in the world.” Would that match your definition or that of your instructors?) What might account for the differences—and the similarities—in the definitions and lists? Do you need to alter your ideas about good college writing to meet your instructors’ expectations? Why, or why not?

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