Homework

(complete by beginning of Week 2)

• Meet your group and learn about each other’s reasons for joining and their goals.
• Discuss what writing is, does, and has been for you.
• Create group ground rules, including confidentiality.
• Discuss daily practice logs.

• Write every day (at least 30 minutes), use the timer, and complete a daily check-in.
  • Consider using a template like this to track your time, or an app like Toggl (generates cool reports) or Trello (good for project management).
• Begin the week with one of the following: 
  • Skill #3: How to Develop A Daily Writing Practice. (Webinar, 1:19), *OR* “How to Overcome your Daily Writing Barriers.” WAG Your Work Podcast, (Podcast, 15:42)
• Give yourself a pat on the back in the form of a quick written reflection on what you accomplished, no matter how small.
• After writing, reward yourself (a 15-minute walk, a call with a friend, a cookie, etc.).

• Go to the NCFDD portal and watch Skill #1: Every Semester/Summer Needs A Plan (Webinar, 1:38). 
• Guiding Questions (respond in writing): 
  1. How would you like to feel at the middle/end of the term?
  2. How can you craft your semester plan to ensure that you are not only accomplishing your professional goals but that you are doing so in a way that allows you to do so without feeling burned out, stressed out, and overwhelmed? In other words, what does work/life balance look like for you, and how can you craft a plan that reflects this?
  3. What kind of accountability will you seek out to help you stick with your semester plan (i.e. a writing group, a workout buddy, joining the FSP bootcamp, being more active with your Alumni group)?
  4. Post your plan in your WAG's shared folder to discuss with your group.
• Optional materials + modalities:
  • "Metaphor as Navigation Device: A Conversation with Michelle Boyd." Oracles of Academia (Podcast, 37:05).
  • Michelle Boyd, "How We Write: Understanding Scholarly Metaphor through Writing."  Political Science  45.4 (September 2012) (Article, 6 p.) https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096512000832 
  • "Daily Writing for Scientists and Engineers." NCFDD (Webinar, 1:35:50)