Our First Reading Assignment

It's tough! I know. Please take your time with this assignment.

It sure was a pleasure meeting everyone in class!

I thought I'd post the first assignment here on the blog, for those of you all who want to get an early start on this weekend's reading assignment.

You'll find the article here.

I know it's a tough reading assignment, but it's important information, too! Understand that you will likely have to go through the article at least twice to get a good grasp at what it's saying. That's totally normal. I had to reread it, and this is my "subject!" 

You'll need to have it printed out and brought to class by Friday of week 1.

By Wednesday, September 4th, you'll need to have read the article and type up a response that addresses the following questions (one page minimum, double space, typed).

1.     What did you expect 1301 to be about, to be like? What do you think about it so far having only survived one meeting? What do D&W want 1301 to be and do for students (and even teachers)?

2.     What are the reasons D&W discuss to support a "writing studies" approach, and what are the misconceptions they are fighting against? What other approaches to this class can you imagine? What do you think a college writing class should be?     

3.     According to D&W, what does scholarly inquiry involve? And what does writing involve/look like?      

4.     Do you recognize Jack and/or Stephanie (in yourself, in others)? How would you characterize yourself as a student just starting 1301, as a writer, as a reader, as a person trying to make sense of this class right now? How would your story of 1301 begin from your perspective?

You can answer these questions however you'd like, either in a response paper or addressed one by one.

Please bring this to class for a daily grade (again, Wednesday September 4th)

Welcome to English 1301!

An example of "chose" vs. "choose" also i like cats

Howdy Class, and welcome to our awesome blog. This semester is going to be a wild ride. I hope you're ready! Before we get into the full swing of things, you've got a few things to do:

1. Check out the course syllabus! It'll give you a good idea as to what to expect in the coming months

2. Print out the readings. You'll need to have these all printed out by Friday, so you might as well do it now and stop procrastinating >:0

3. Introduce yourself! I'd like us to think of this blog as a space for us to exchange ideas, give advice, ask questions, and it's a good opportunity for us to get to know each other a bit better. Please post in the comments section your name, the time your class with me meets, and something interesting about yourself as a writer/reader/learner/thinker/cheese-eater. I'll go first to break the ice:

My name's Katie, but you can call me Professor Hoerth (which is, by the way, pronounced like earth but with an H. Don't worry, you can totally mispronounce my name all you want. I'm used to it).

I love to write, although I'm a horrendously bad speller (I even just misspelled "horrendously," thank goodness for spell check!). I struggled a lot with spelling as a kid, and throughout the semester, you'll probably notice it on the board. I mix up letters and sometimes write things backwards. Ooops.Good thing I proofread my work!

My favorite thing to write is poetry. Don't worry, I'm not going to ask you to write any poetry in this class. I also enjoy blogging, reading, and baking. Oh, of course, teaching too! Here's a fun fact: I'm a vegetarian.

Your turn!