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Week 15:  May 16

Monday, May 16th

It’s the last day of class!  The Final Portfolio and Reflection is due on OpenLab today by 11:59 p.m.  Post it under “Discussions/Portfolio & Reflection” and title it “Final Portfolio and Reflection”.  Late submissions will be downgraded.

As a reminder, here’s what I will be looking for, and grading you on, for the Final Reflection:

Attention to audience. You need to have a “so what?” Don’t just list off a bunch of random opinions about your writing—write an article about what you’ve learned. Think about who you are writing for (hint: it’s not just me).

Attention to organization.  This does not have to be a traditional organization, but you should have paragraphs (not just a 1,000-word paragraph, please) and some reason for why they’re in the order they’re in!

Evidence and analysis. If you tell me you learned something about yourself as a writer, show me proof!  By proof, I specifically mean quotes from your own writing. All reflections should have at least three quotes from your own writing this semester although it doesn’t matter from what (homework, finished essays, anything will do). Don’t just drop those quotes in there and expect your readers to figure out why you’ve chosen them. Explain why that passage is important to your readers and to your “so what?”

Care. Proofread. Make sure it’s long enough. As usual, you can use whatever language you see fit to use, but the words that are there should be there for a reason.

Week 14:  May 9 – May 13 

Monday, May 9th

Continue working on Unit 4 – the Final Portfolio

WRITE.  Today we will brainstorm the s*&^ty first draft of your Final Reflection in class.  Finalize your draft response on Wednesday, May 11th by 1:40 p.m. and title it “Final Reflection SFD”.  Post it under “Discussions/Portfolio & Reflection”.

 

Don’t forget, as evidence to back up your points, you must use at least three quotes from your own writing this semester in your reflection, but this is something you will incorporate in the Final Reflection, not here in the brainstorming phase.

OK, it’s time to brainstorm in sequential order please!  Please indicate the question you are responding to by writing Q1, Q2, etc. , before your response.

  1. What have you learned about yourself as a reader, writer and scholar this term? (For question 1, your response should consist of three paragraphs – a paragraph for each aspect of the question: reader, writer, scholar.)
  2. How will you be able to use what you have learned this term and transfer that knowledge to other writing situations—either in college or in your community?
  3. How would you compare/contrast work you did early in the semester to now?
  4. What was your favorite/least favorite assignment and why?
  5. What are some notable lessons that have stuck with you after completing certain assignments?
  6. What changed in your writing (reading, thinking) as the genres and assignments changed?
  7. How did you make decisions in your assignments about content and design?
  8. What were your early assumptions/beliefs about yourself and writing? Have they since changed? Explain.
  9. What was your experience revising assignments?
  10. What was particularly challenging for you in our course this semester and how did you overcome it (or attempt to)?

 

Wednesday, May 11th

SFD due today by 1:40 p.m.

Unit 3

Unit 3 was due on Monday, May 2nd on OpenLab.  Late submissions will be downgraded.

You should post it on OpenLab under “Discussions/Unit 3″ and title it “Unit 3 Writing in a New Genre.”  If you are having trouble posting Unit 3 on OpenLab, you may email it to me.

 

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