Latest Event Updates
Learning Community Student Surveys!
Hey all~
Below is a link to a survey for all students (that’s you) who are in a Learning Community (like the Composition Learning Community). If you would, please take a moment to fill out the survey real quick so that the LC Office can hear about your experience in the CLC.
http://studentvoice.com/wayne/lcstuoutcome1617
Thanks!
~Nicole
Final Reflection Journal
Mapping your Literate Ecology so far (Journal 12)
At this point in the semester, we’ve worked through several different college-level genres in order to examine discourse communities that are a part of your writing (or literate) ecology. What have you noticed about your own writing ecology so far? Where do you have to do the most transitioning, between discourse communities? What discourse communities synch up really well? Has anything surprised you about your own writing knowledge and development this semester?
Project 4 Presentations!
Hey all~
Don’t forget: we have our Project 4 presentations TOMORROW. Your infographics are due to be posted as a page to your blog site (title the page “Infographic”). We’ll pull up our infographics on the screen, and you will all have 3 min. each to talk through the points on the rubric. Hopefully, we’ll also have time to talk through the Writing Showcase and debrief about our awesome day!
See you in class!
~Nicole
Reflection Journal #11
Peer Review Reflection (Journal 11)
Reflect on your experiences with peer (reader) review so far this semester. What are the positive results of engaging in peer review? What makes it frustrating? Are there differences in reader review experiences as you switch between genres/assignments? What have you learned from your classmates as you have engaged in peer review—about yourself as a writer? About the writing process in general?
Reflection Journal 10
Visual Composing
What are the differences between reading text and reading visuals? Are there pros and cons for you as a reader for either modality? What about composing—what can you do with text that you can’t do with visuals? What can you do with visuals that is unique? (When we ask “what can we do with this genre?” we are asking about the genre’s affordances.)
Extra Credit Opportunity!!
Monday, April 3rd.
5:00-6:30pm
Student Center, 3rd Floor
WRITING SHOWCASE PREP PARTY!!
Come and help us develop ideas for the Writing Showcase! Get extra credit for participating!
Reflection Journal #9
Research Project Self-Assessment
Describe what you’ve been taught about academic research papers (both in our class and outside of/before it). Are there things you can easily take from elsewhere and use here in ENG 1020? In other courses? Are there things that are not a great fit? What are they? If you have written an academic research paper, describe the assignment and the paper you wrote. In the discourse community of Wayne State, what do you think college instructors expect from such papers? What do you think is difficult about writing research papers? What is fun about it?
Monday Class Cancellation!!
Hey all~
The stomach flu has hit my house, taking me down with it! Thus, in what I am sure will be a heartbreaking move for all of you, I am going to have to cancel class tomorrow [Monday, March 27th].
I have all of your shitty first drafts that you’ve submitted to Blackboard, and as I am able, I will be reading through them and giving you feedback tomorrow and certainly Tuesday. The due-date for Project 3 remains Wednesday (for now), though I have extended the time back until midnight. We will check in during class to see how everyone is doing and how to proceed.
In the meantime, there is still READER REVIEW to accomplish!! Here is your assignment:
- Whether with a classmate or a person outside of class, have a reader review your Project 3 draft.
- Make sure you talk to your reader about main concerns you have, and what you feel good about so far.
- Please have your reader MARK YOUR PAPER (either hand-written or with track-changes), indicating the following:
- Higher Order Concerns: especially your CLAIM statement
- Middle Order Concerns: especially your organization of paragraphs, transitions between sub-points, and use of evidence
- Lower Order Concerns: especially your quote sandwiches with in-text citations, and your Works Cited.
I have created a link under “Assignment Posting” on Blackboard where you can upload your Reader Review draft with comments for your full Reader Review participation points.
*Also, please note that you should post a Reflection Blog (Blog #9) about your drafting process for this project. The prompt is posted to our course site as per usual.
I hope to see you all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed on WEDNESDAY (and I hope that I am feeling MUCH better by then!).
For now, please enjoy a bit of extra time in your Monday! And, as always, email me with any questions or concerns.
Best,
~Nicole
Blog #9 – Reflecting on Your Revision Process
Please post a brief blog reflecting on your revision process for Project 3. See the prompt below if you need a refresher.
- What changes did you make from your SFD to your Reader Review draft? Why? How did that revision process go?
- Look over your Reader Review comments: what things will you take up? What advice will you follow? Why? What things will you not address or change? Why?
- Reflect on the drafting process so far. What has worked well for you? Any surprises? What do you want to keep working on in your writing process?
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