writing assignment
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- noun
- /ˈraɪtɪŋ əˈsaɪnmənt/
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tarea de escritura
- Each student must submit their writing assignment by the end of the week.
- exploratory writing assignment
- students approach writing assignments
- complete writing assignments
If you didn't finish your writing assignment last night, report for, you know, report to the goon squad, whatever.
- If you didn't finish your writing assignment last night, report for, you know, report to the goon squad, whatever.
- But I don't from writing assignments because there's a schedule.
Examples
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I gave them the task, as a writing assignment, of writing about places in the Philippines.
Fiction book (2000) -
When developing drafts, teachers should break down writing assignments into manageable chunks.
Academic text (2015) -
- No, it's a creative writing assignment for school.
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You want to apply for a travel writing assignment?
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I assume everyone completed their creative writing assignments.
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However, by the third writing assignment, we still had a few students who were struggling.
Academic text (2013) -
Based on this experience, students are mainly concerned with the length of writing assignments.
Academic text (2015) -
First, students need more practice with writing assignments that are similar to the prompts on the state test.
Fiction book (2001) -
All students in two sections of the course completed regular journal writing assignments as part of their coursework.
Academic text (1994) -
Marisol was in Hall's sophomore English class, which required a daily writing assignment.
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
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A piece of work given by a teacher or boss
A piece of work where you write about a topic for school
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a task requiring writing' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'writing' (producing written texts) with 'assignment' (a task given); the compound simply specifies the type of assignment. This noun+noun compositional pattern is common in English and mirrors constructions in many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Writing assignment comes from the classroom image of a teacher giving a student an assignment that is to do some writing. So it means 'a task to write about a topic'.