Answer to Question #235201 in English for shoukath

Question

When you write, what is the difference between writing a paper and writing a discussion post? How does the writing process differ for these two types of assignments? Furthermore, what is the difference between writing an initial discussion post and a response to one of your classmates?

Answer 1

Writing a paper and writing a discussion post are two (2) different things and the difference is quite broad. Writing a paper is you simply telling people what you believe or think, giving or stating your position or where you stand on a particular subject matter while writing a discussion post is you sharing your opinion or believes with other people and requesting or seeking for their own opinion or believe back in return. It’s a discussion forum whereby people can contribute to your work but in a paper, it is not so.

The difference between writing an initial discussion post and a response to one of your classmates is that, the initial discussion post is you giving an opinion on a particular subject matter, infact, it is the basis or reason for any response. In your discussion post, you are expected to write extensively on a particular topic by stating valid points. While the response post is expected to be a well-constructed criticism to the discussion post of your classmates, shedding more light on areas left out or making corrections to what needs to be corrected in a polite way or manner.