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Please feel free to post your comments and questions related to the specific elements involved with writing an argumentative response essay.  There is a lot to think and talk about when writing in this genre.  Do you have questions about … Continue reading →

Please post your draft thesis statement for your five paragraph letter to Carr, LeGuin, or Silverman explaining why you agree or disagree with his/her essay. Please also feel free to post any questions you have about writing thesis statements.

Please post your one paragraph summary of ONE of the three essays that we read last week.

Please feel free to post your questions and Thoughts about Summary Writing, Writing About Texts, and What We Are Reading here.  We covered A LOT OF GROUND in today’s class, so I’m sure there is a lot to discuss. If, … Continue reading →

MLA Guidelines for referencing authors and titles ICE:  Introduce, Cite, Explain Writing Summaries There are, generally speaking, three ways to refer to a text in your writing: Summarize it Paraphrase from it Quote/Cite from it

Please contribute any questions or observations you have about the three stages–Structural Revision, Line Editing, Proofreading–of the Revision Process as a comment to this post.  Although we had a great discussion earlier in the semester on the subject of Paragraphs, there is still A … Continue reading →

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This is adiscussion board for Week 4 of our class.  You are required to POST and RESPOND TO POSTS at least THREE TIMES.  That means you will contribute AT LEAST six times to this discussion board.  To get full credit … Continue reading →

Facilitator: keeps everyone on topic Note Taker: records what is said Transcriber: posts the notes on the OpenLab Presenter: presents findings to class   Please each present what you wrote about:  observations, questions, etc. Discuss these as a group Come … Continue reading →

Please read the Personal “Literacies” Narrative Essay Guidelines.  Then, do some brainstorming!  (See the HANDOUTS section of our Course Open Lab site if you want to learn more about approaches to Brainstorming)  Afterward, post a reply to the BRAINSTORMING A PERSONAL … Continue reading →