2. Introductions
3. View Blog
4. Talk about the class
5. Talk about class readings
6. Break up into groups - Take info
7. In class writing assignment
HOMEWORK
Accept my invite to the class blog
Create your own blog
Respond to Questionnaire BELOW
*Respond on your blog as a New Post
Look out for my emails
Look over syllabus
Print out Readings
QuestionnaireOur goal in class today was quite simple: I wanted you all to get to know one another, exchange contact information, and have a sense of what I expect of students in our time together. In addition to reading through the syllabus and jotting down any questions you have about it for next time you have TWO simple writing assignments to complete for the week (which we started in class today).
Below are six questions that I’d like you to answer as completely and honestly as you can. No, I’m not grading your responses, but these questions will guide us through the semester, and you’ll be returning to your answers for more writings later on so give these real thought. Again, you need to complete these questions by Monday, but you shouldn't spend more than about half an hour responding. The more detail you can include now, the more information you’ll have to work with next time we visit these questions. I’d like at least 75 to 100 words for each question.
NOTE: The easiest thing for you to do will be to copy and paste these questions into a new Document in Google Docs, and, like you Writing 1, move this Questionnaire into your course folder.
1. ENG 1301 is a class that “affords the opportunity for students to develop their ability to communicate effectively and responsibly through written discourse.” Before we begin our semester, I’d like to know how you would describe a writer. You can tell me about anything you’d like, but just make sure you tell me why you think people write.
2. Now that you’ve told me why you think people write, tell me about the ideas, opinions, perspectives that have helped you understand the purpose of writing. Be sure and tell me who shared these ideas, opinions, and perspectives with you.
3. Based on why you think people write, what do you expect to learn about writing in ENG 1302? If you have any ideas about how you will learn to write in this class, tell me about those too.
4. What do you think you need to learn in 1302 to improve your writing? Tell me three (3) specific things you expect to learn in this class. Also, tell me three (3) things you can already do that you’d like to do better (and give me a number between 1 and 100 about how confident you feel in you ability to do these things). In doing so, feel free to tell me about what other teachers have told you in the past, but also tell me about the expectations you have for college writing.
5. Not thinking about a grade or credit hours, how will you know you've been successful in this course? What will success look like for you at the end of the semester? How will you evaluate what you’ve learned over the 15 weeks?
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