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Class:Section 68, ENG112/Debrief and Homepage
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And now, "draft" 3. steph (COM) 22:07, 4 December 2006 (EST)
Steph's second draft of This I Believe is posted. Be sure you read all the general feedback below - most of you went down the 'wrong' track with your first drafts!!! If you read the preamble to my second draft you'll learn that I did the exact same thing with my own process. Rewriting (re-thinking, more thinking) is key. steph (COM) 11:33, 3 December 2006 (EST)
Homework -
Be sure you email your magazine submissions to Erin. Don't make them hunt you down. steph (COM) 18:19, 30 November 2006 (EST)
You'll be so cool if you come up with a sweet title. Become imortalized with our awesome mag.
"You not only have to write.
You have to digest what you wrote
so you close the gap.
And what you write can inform your life."
STRESS! I read through the first drafts of your belief statements. Folks, please do the research and follow the tips page below and look/listen to more samples. Here are some do nots:
- Do not argue against, argue for. Do make positive assertions, not negative complaints.
- Do not make recommendations to somebody else. Do write about a practice/behavior/action that you yourself actually do.
- Do not say what's missing or wrong. Do write about what's present and right.
- Do not tell the story of how you came to believe. Do tell us what happens when you DO what you say you believe.
- Do not describe what you wish others had given you. Do describe what happens when you give/do this belief to others.
Check out the beginnings of Steph's "This I Believe" statement.
FYI - more guidance on the This I Believe essay is now posted under Day 23. steph (COM) 17:02, 29 November 2006 (EST)
Steph goes braggin'. (With permission, of course!) steph (COM) 07:38, 30 November 2006 (EST) Marie can I post this statement from your Reflection Letter there too?
then these things could have been accomplished."
~ Marie
I added more braggin', today. steph (COM) 16:00, 1 December 2006 (EST)
Braggin' Round 3. I've made some progress on my This I Believe statement. Have you? steph (COM) 09:23, 2 December 2006 (EST)
Contents |
Class Introductions
Andrew Reynolds by Erin Varney
Ben Goldberg by --Aletr2elise 14:34, 19 September 2006 (EDT)
Brian Donnelly by --Michael Martel
David Kinzler by MegFon 14:38 19 September 2006 (EDT)
Elise Lehostky by --BennyBoomBoom 14:43, 19 September 2006 (EDT)
Emily Irving by Kate 15:28, 14 September 2006 (EDT)
Erin Varney by Andrew Reynolds
Julian by Jnaddeo 14:40, 19 September 2006 (EDT)
Kathleen Werner by Jemma-Joy Coster
Lincey Qi by SharonC 14:39, 19 September 2006 (EDT)
Marie by Kathleenw 14:50, 19 September 2006 (EDT)
Megan Fontecchio by Dave Kinzler --Dave
Nikki by Ahol19 14:37, 19 September 2006 (EDT)
Sharon Cannistra by Lqi 15:32, 14 September 2006 (EDT)
Kath by Neil --Kfitz1042 17:42, 29 September 2006 (EDT)
Spike Nowak by Jake Whitt Starwars 18:26, 5 October 2006 (EDT)
"Wikimedia for Dummies"- A User's Manual
Our class Wiki runs on a software package called Wikimedia, the same one that Wikipedia utilizes. As one might imagine, any programming language powerful enough to support a site as large as Wikipedia is going to have a learning curve. Therefore, we have created a tutorial on WikiMedia syntax and use.
Guide to Wikimedia Usage and Syntax
Class Table of Contents (under Construction)
Previous debriefings...
Previous debriefings are linked and logged:
Debrief Day 17
Debrief Day 15 & 16
Debrief Day 13 (Nothing added for Day 14)
Debrief Day 12
Debrief Day 11
Debrief Day 10 and copy of Homepage
Debrief Day 9
Debrief Days 8 and copy of Homepage at that time.
Debriefing Days 6 and 7
Debriefing Day 5
Debriefing Day 4 and before
Magazine Userspace
A forum for discussing the class magazine.
Wiki Editing Wikispace
A forum for discussing editing of the class Wiki.
Steph's Essay :D
I'm compiling references and resources for my essay: This I Believe. steph (COM) 20:07, 26 November 2006 (EST)
Privacy Rules and Informed Consent
Privacy Rules and Informed Consent
The Quiz
Quiz question #2 will build on quiz question #1. It will focus on analyzing the arguments made evident by statements for/against the primacy of written (text-based) over spoken (face-to-face) communication. The kind of analysis I'm looking for was explained in the clarification I posted concerning the development of a conversation about similarities and differences. Also, for historical interest, here is a Quiz on the Rhetorical Situation.
steph (COM) 14:03, 13 October 2006 (EDT) --Dave 22:09, 4 December 2006 (EST)
Appointments II with Steph
A new list of dates/times for Round Two are now available. Fifteen minute sessions. (I've scheduled 20 minutes sessions so I can breathe in between appointments. Please humor me!) Please come prepared with specific questions.
- Student concerns to date: commas, tense, run-on sentences, strategies and/or focus for the Unit 1 personal/identity narrative, wiki lessons, the 80-page writing practice notebook, overall course criteria, grammar (in general), getting to the argument/point, not wanting to "start over" (but you're not! You're developing anew building on what you've already produced/learned!) steph (COM) 11:24, 7 October 2006 (EDT) Additions: freewriting (when, how), those 50 base points, providing constructive peer review feedback, .... steph (COM) 12:10, 19 October 2006 (EDT)
The Future
Journey in Words: 25 Years of the Writing Program is the theme for this year's Celebration of Writing Festival. There will be a Best Essay Contest. As a class, I'm thinking that we might consider the production of a class magazine as preparation and screening for this contest.
Wiki Team Production Planning
Ahem. Julian? Mike? Dave? Am I missing some action somewhere in here? steph (COM) 22:11, 4 December 2006 (EST) I will make a wiki tutorial page--Dave 22:36, 4 December 2006 (EST)
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