Wednesday, Sept. 10:
We started our paired introductions today and students were matched up with a colleague who knew MLA/APA citation work. In the future, these pairs will work together on class exercises with citation.
We finished about 60% of the introductions. Students can email the instructor for comments on their intro. When they do, they can be put on an e-mail list for the class. Being on the list is voluntary. What the list will be used for is to notify students if the instructor is ill or there is inclimate weather that would prevent holding class.
The class voted on whether to go with exams or outlines. Outlines won. Students should begin outlining Ch. 2 like the instructor showed in class. We will work again with outlines at future class. The main point of the writer is what should be written down from each paragraph.
Students need to indicate the chapter and pages being outlined at the top of the page. Outlines should only be about a page or page-and-a-half long.
Next week begin outlining Chapter 1 and finish up Chapter 2.
Go to http://www.queendom.com/ and try some of the personality profiles.
The instructor will give out the first assignment at the next class.
Monday:
The instructor introduced herself and told about her career in communication (business). She discussed the projects that the class will do and told what is important to achieve a high grade.
The class read the syllabus and looked over the reading assignments sheet.
What to do for the next class:
The instructor asked each student to set up a bookmarks folder and bookmark this blog. In addition, she asked them each to obtain a three-ring looseleaf notebook or a notebook with envelopes that has room for papers to be categorized under subject. The divisions of the notebook will be provided at a future class. The purpose of the notebook is to facilitate moving from one subject to another, as different areas of the class are addressed within one class period. This will insure that we are able to move quickly from one subject to another.
The instructor asked the students to read Chapter 2 on communication and perception. At the next class, some areas of this chapter will be discussed. We will also do paired introductions. Students might want to look at the areas they will want to ask questions about in the Writing 101 narrative post on this page.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Writing 101 Narrative Assignment Sheet
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Narrative Assignment Sheet
Write the story of your life in approximately three pages. Write an outline and at least one page for the week of Sept. 8 (bring to class). Write another page or two for the following week (Sept. 15). Revise for a total of three pages for class on Tuesday, September 23.
Among the many topics you may wish to cover are:
• your family
• the town in which you grew up
• your early interests
• philosophy of life
• relationships
• conflicts
• how you knew what you might want to study
• what you have learned from peers
• how you learned about practical matters (money, organization, etc.)
• work experiences
• how you obtained your first job
• values of your family
• hobbies
• what you have learned from school
While your first draft might be a chronology (linear 1->2-->3-->), the second draft will reflect and discuss life events. It will have a theme (see narrative reading assignments).
Helpful information on writing narrative.
Narrative Assignment Sheet
Write the story of your life in approximately three pages. Write an outline and at least one page for the week of Sept. 8 (bring to class). Write another page or two for the following week (Sept. 15). Revise for a total of three pages for class on Tuesday, September 23.
Among the many topics you may wish to cover are:
• your family
• the town in which you grew up
• your early interests
• philosophy of life
• relationships
• conflicts
• how you knew what you might want to study
• what you have learned from peers
• how you learned about practical matters (money, organization, etc.)
• work experiences
• how you obtained your first job
• values of your family
• hobbies
• what you have learned from school
While your first draft might be a chronology (linear 1->2-->3-->), the second draft will reflect and discuss life events. It will have a theme (see narrative reading assignments).
Helpful information on writing narrative.
No Documents will be Posted Here
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Writing 101 What Happened
9:30-10:50 a.m. class:
The instructor went over the three things students most want to know on their first day of class:
who is the instructor
what the class is about
what the student has to do to get an A in the class
For those who missed the background information on the instructor, please read the link at left ("About Me").
The class covers writing the basic rhetorical forms: narrative, description, exemplification, division, classification, cause/effect, etc. For more of the forms, see the table of contents in the Aaron text. In addition, the class thoroughly covers the usage of the English language. For this part of the class, students complete a workbook (Langan).
ISBNs for the texts are:
Langan: 9780073123752
Aaron (essays): 0312392257
also you should have the Hacker guide: 0312406843
What students should do for the next class:
The instructor went over the three things students most want to know on their first day of class:
who is the instructor
what the class is about
what the student has to do to get an A in the class
For those who missed the background information on the instructor, please read the link at left ("About Me").
The class covers writing the basic rhetorical forms: narrative, description, exemplification, division, classification, cause/effect, etc. For more of the forms, see the table of contents in the Aaron text. In addition, the class thoroughly covers the usage of the English language. For this part of the class, students complete a workbook (Langan).
ISBNs for the texts are:
Langan: 9780073123752
Aaron (essays): 0312392257
also you should have the Hacker guide: 0312406843
What students should do for the next class:
- purchase the books at the bookstore or online (Aaron has to be purchased online). Print out your book order and put it in your notebook in case the company ships late. The instructor will not hold you responsible for reading the texts for the first two weeks.
- obtain a 3-ring looseleaf notebook with dividers. You can make your own dividers using manila files and cutting them in half
- make a bookmark file called Writing 101 on your browser
- go to the library and get a card so you can check out books. Get a computer account with UCC so you can access the library. Talk the librarians about what you need to have so you can access the online databases from your home computer
- start your rough draft of the first assignment, which is to write a three-page autobiography. This is the narrative rhetorical technique. Bring the outline or a page or two for next week.
Syllabus and other documents (such as the autobiography assignment) will be posted here later this evening.
Note: students, if you are ordering the Langan book online, be sure to find out if it is written in. The book consists of exercises and if someone else has filled in all the blanks, it will not be useful to you. You can ask that question before you order.
2-3:20 class
Same as above.
Writing102 What We Did in Class
To do for next class:
Lester: 032142610X Principles of Writing Research Papers 2nd ed
Lukeman: 9780393060874 and 039306087X A Dash of Style
Hacker: 0312406843
- go to bookstore or purchase books online. ISBNs you will need were given in class but reproduced here:
Lester: 032142610X Principles of Writing Research Papers 2nd ed
Lukeman: 9780393060874 and 039306087X A Dash of Style
Hacker: 0312406843
- think about research paper topic
- open a UCC library account and be able to access online databases and check out books
- purchase a 3-ring looseleaf notebook with dividers
- make a bookmarks file on your computer and bookmark this blog
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The instructor introduced herself and told about her background with the English language. For those of you who missed this part, see the background provided at this site.
We went over what the course is about. It is about taking a position and being able to document it in writing. We also discuss literature, particularly poetry and drama. Students were shown a Grade Tracking Sheet (link to document to appear here after 6 p.m. this evening) and this outlines the projects for the class.
We will go over the syllabus at an upcoming class. If you want to read the syllabus in advance, here it is: (link after 6 p.m.)
Monday, September 1, 2008
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