Writing in a group... What works, what doesn't

             So in some of my other blogs about my "DOC1" assignment, I talk about how writing a paper in a group was very difficult for me at first. I just wanted to talk about what I thought worked well for my team, and what didn't work well.
             Once writing a paper was assigned for a group of people, the first logical thing to do would be to first get everyone on the same page on what we want to talk about, and what jobs we would divide amoungst ourselves. Our paper had a stipulation of having 1000 words, and so one could automatically assume that between four people we would split up the document to 250 words each. But bringing together four seperate opinions about one subject is no easy task, especially if you do not commincate successfully with your team. If all four people write seperatly, with no common central idea or organization, the paper will not be graded well.
             Things that might help a group with this situation would be to first as a group, find and write at least 3 credible resources that support the main idea that was agreed upon. Then, decide who will do what by a certain time (preferably before the first draft is due). After the writing phase is complete then begins the editing and revisement phases. Thats when you and your team can make sure you've covered all points assigned and confirm that the paper is written in the correct format with no grammatical errors. Following this order or organizational pattern would've made my group work better together.