Terminology

1. Developmental Writer: Any student--ESL, Generation 1.5, adult learner, native speaker--who does not possess the confidence and/or skill set to write standard academic discourse. For the purpose of this project, the definition also includes grad students who must learn new terminology, concepts, and structure/guidelines to write within higher levels of academia.

2. First-Generation Student: (Do we need to define this?)

3. Writing Process: a recursive approach to writing that involves some form of prewriting (freewrite, list, cluster, scratch outline), drafting, revising, editing, and submitting.

4. Blog: A Web site that can be public or private and is typically comprised of reflective, journal-style entries or other forms of personalized written discourse.

5. Process Blogging: Using a blog as an integral part of the writing process.