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GA5: Thinking and Talking About the Revision Process

First, please read about Higher Order Concerns (HOC) and Lower Order Concerns (LOC) in the Revision Process on the Purdue OWL: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/690/01/ Second, please post any questions or observations you have about the three stages–Structural Revision, Line Editing, Proofreading–of the … Continue reading

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What is Due and What We Will Be Doing Wednesday, September 27

I wanted to clarify what is due for our next class session. Here is a list: GA3, RWA3, GA4, RWA4. You will find information about these assignments on our course website: http://www.digitalcomposition.org/rodgerscollegewritingfall2017 PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO PRINT OUT A HARD … Continue reading

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Library Research

My name is Nora Almeida and I’m a Librarian here at City Tech. Just wanted to post a brief announcement to introduce myself and let you all know that I’m available to help out with any research you’re doing for … Continue reading

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GA4: From Exploratory Draft to Working Draft

GA4: From Exploratory Draft to Working Draft The purpose of this week’s Group Assignment is, like RWA4, to assist you in assembling a working draft of your personal literacies narrative essay, which you will bring to class on Wednesday, September … Continue reading

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Wednesday, September 20: A Note From Professor Rodgers

First of all, thanks to Sheldon, Adriana, Mohammed E., Nandi, Chadel, Alex, Mohamed T., Stefan, Tyra, Kyle, Melannie, Akram, Collin, Anika, Hui Lin, Demba, and Omayra for completing GA3 and submitting it on time. Thank you also to Chemar for … Continue reading

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GA3: Brainstorming

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

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Notes

“Meaning making is an individual process.”  You need to apply what you are reading to your own knowledge, experience, and purpose. It is the job of the writer to make sure that two different readers relate to the text in … Continue reading

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RWA3: Brainstorming Step 2: Structured Free-Writing an Exploratory Draft of a Personal Narrative Essay

After you have completed GA3, you can get started with RWA3. You will find instructions for this assignment here: Fall 2017 RWA3: Structured Free Writing a Personal Literacies Narrative Essay To submit RWA3, you have two choices: 1/ Create a … Continue reading

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Course Notes: Wednesday, September 6

Would anyone like to post their notes from today’s class?  I know which keywords we discussed, but beyond that, I am having a hard time reconstructing all of the different things we talked about.

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GA2.3 Paragraphs

Please read about PARAGRAPHS in your English Handbook.  You may also want to take a look at this presentation about PARAGRAPHS.  Then, post a reply to this post that includes:  1/ One paragraph about what you have learned about paragraphs.  2/ One or two questions … Continue reading

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