Week 1B2: Students who transferred into LUT1 - Please Start Here
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Activity 2: Journal Entry for Topic Creation
In a notebook or on your computer, begin recording your thoughts about what topic interests you. Use whatever strategy appeals to you to get your first thoughts on paper. You might try making a list, free-writing, or clustering. You might also want to discuss these initial thoughts with someone who can help you identify a topic that really matters to you, and one that you will have the tenacity to research well.
Think about recent events, subjects, or thoughts that have intrigued you. These might be related to something that has happened to you or to someone close to you. These topics might come from the focus of your discipline or degree program. Or your topic might be described as a problem you face, but which is also an issue for others. Whatever you decide, the topic should be something which truly interests you and is based on research.
As you finalize your topic choice, read through everything that you will be doing for LUT1. This will also give you a better perspective of whether your topic will work for the eventual research-based presentation.
When you have decided on your topic and formulated a question about it, you may be ready to contact the LC Community Mentor to determine if your topic and question is suitable for further tasks.
Language and Communication mentors have office hours daily to help you with your questions. During office hours, please click on the "Contact a Mentor" icon found in the LUT1 community to “chat” with the community mentor via WGU instant message. If the mentors are not online, the system will allow you to send an email. Please include your full name and email address in the email and a mentor will contact you as soon as possible.
Please click the links below for helpful slide shows regarding the LUT1 assessment:
- Getting Started in LUT1 and Task 1 directions and samples: http://wgu.connectpro.acrobat.com/lut1gettingstartedtask1/.
- Picking a Topic (slides with audio—NEW!): http://wgu.connectpro.acrobat.com/lut1thesis/.
- APA Format for LUT1 students: http://wgu.connectpro.acrobat.com/lutapa/.
- LUT1 Task 2 and Video Instructions: http://wgu.connectpro.acrobat.com/lutivideoslides/.
