This document provides instructions for a discussion post asking students to reflect on their experiences with writing both in academic and community settings. Students are asked to address how they use writing to learn, communicate, and potentially influence others, as well as challenges they foresee with academic writing. They are instructed to support their opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

1. Please complete the following steps for your discussion post and
Please complete the following steps for your discussion post and response.
Reflect on your experiences with writing, both within an academic setting and in your
communities. Then respond to the following questions:
How do you use writing to learn?
How do you use writing to communicate?
How will your academic writing influence others?
What challenges do you think you will have with academic writing?
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.