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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)
Do we need a cover page for this?
ReplyDeleteHi Abby, no cover page is necessary. Just of course be sure your name and class is on there (For example, mwf 7:45).
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how to respond to the question, "How would your story of 1301 begin from your perspective?" Can you explain a little?
ReplyDeleteHi Eliana -- sure. For that question, you'll want to explain who you are as a student coming into the class, how it's going so far, what it feels like to discuss and think through these texts. I know what it's like from a teacher's perspective, of course, but I want to know YOUR experience from this short week. It's not a trick question :-) I'm genuinely curious. Thanks for asking here. Perhaps your question will help others who are struggling, too.
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