A New Genre

You hand in the Lego Project.

Thinkwrite: How have you seen technology change in your lifetime? Think especially about how you write. When did you start texting with your phone? When did you open an email account? When did you get on the internet?

Open up The Bedford Guide to page 609 and read the article "Lazy Eyes" (to page 612).

When you finish reading, click on THIS LINK. Compare the two, and click on at least TWO of his links.

Answer these questions in your daybooks. You may consult a neighbor, if you wish:

1. What genre of writing is Agger discussing? Did it bother you to read this article on paper? How did that compare to seeing it online? Was the effectiveness of the writing impacted by reading it on paper?

2. What does Nielson (the expert Agger quotes) compare the online audience to? What is the word he coins for this audience? Explain how this describes online readers.

3. What are three characteristics of online readers, according to  Nielson? Do you think this correctly describes your behavior when you read online?

Remember, for any rhetorical situation, where you wish to write effectively, you need to consider audience, purpose, and genre. 

For your first Long Project, I have decided that you will write in a genre that NONE of us has ever written in (I'm betting). Look at Kickstarter.com. Some projects I've found....#1  and  #2 and #3.

Here's the assignment sheet(blue).

PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR DAYBOOK and turn it in at the end of class.

Homework:

1. Spend enough time at Kickstarter.com before class Monday to find TWO projects that you WOULD spend money on if I gave you $100.  Be ready to begin writing assessments in your daybook on Monday.

2. Post a comment to THIS BLOG where you give your name and links to the two Kickstarter projects you  like. (It's okay to post as "Anonymous" but put your name inside the post.) If you can't figure out how to comment (you won't see it until I okay it), then send me an email (kloden@southeast.edu) or Moodle message BEFORE CLASS MONDAY with the links.

3. No word since I have your daybooks.

Catch-up Day

Today the 11:10 class has a build day (see yesterday's blog).  8:00 AM and 9:00 AM classes will not meet today.

Tomorow, Friday, all related Lego papers are due.

You'll hand in all copies of your directions, a final revised version, and the green scoring sheets.

You will also hand in your daybooks for the first daybook check.

Building Revised Directions -- Build #2

This happens on Thursday for 11:10 class.

Ways of Thinking: How many ways can you think at once? Look at Bedford page 26 and Bloom's Taxonomy. We copy into the daybook.

When you do this build, in this way, you are doing most all of these at once!

Again,  I pass out a green scoring sheet, and you build, give feedback,  and comment. 

After you have built two, your project and all papers should come back to you.

Homework:

1. Read the input from your builders. If there were still problems, make further revisions, and discuss further revisions on the green "Revision Brainstorming" sheet given out Tuesday.

2. Print out a final version of your directions to hand in Friday. Bring ALL former versions to hand in ON FRIDAY, with ALL green score sheets.

3. TWFTD: taxonomy

Lego Build #1

Note: 11:10 Class Does Not Meet Today. The following will occur tomorrow, Wednesday.

"Time given to thought is the greatest time saver of all." -

                                                               Norman Cousins

 

I hand out green comment sheets. You put your parts and the answer picture (well-folded) in your bag, to pass around with the directions (both copies) and comment sheet.

1. As you build, you should have a pencil in your hand. You SHOULD write on the directions with comments, question marks, and questions that you have as you are building. Talk back to the page. [Give feedback that helps the writer know HOW IT IS WORKING.]

2. Then when the build is complete, you must score it and write about it on the green scoring sheet. Remember, thorough comments earn you points.

3. Everyone builds two.

When all are done, all the papers come back to you. You can see how others did with your directions. You will have some ideas for ways to improve your own.

I will pass out a green Revision sheet at the end. Even if people easily built your directions, I want you to look for ways to improve what you have;  write ideas down on the green sheet, and make actual changes to you directions. Note: Everyone MUST now include a "General Description." Print TWO COPIES of your REVISED directions.

Homework:

1. Brainstorm ideas for changes to your directions on the green brainstorming sheet. Come up with as many ideas for change -- even "silly" ones -- as possible.

2. Make typed changes to your directions and print the new version before class (2 copies). You do NOT have to make all the changes that you brainstormed, but you MUST now have a "general description" at the beginning. The revision is worth 1/4 of your grade on this project. Show that you are thinking. Bring 2 copies of the revised directions tomorrow.

3. TWFTD: superfluous

Typing Your Directions

About the writing process?  See what magazine this is? Just google his name for some good reads.

Thinkwrite: What does Coates say about the writing process that sounds new or different to you? What does he say that sounds familiar?

Aundience, purpose and genre for the Lego project?

I hand out a guide for setting up your paper MLA style. You have time to type and create your directions for tomorrow.

{{11:10 class will not meet on Tuesday because of John Deere's field trip. We WILL meet and do the build on Wednesday. On Thursday will be a build day as well.}}



To get in the mood:
 Printer.   Legoswelove .  V-8.  Indeed. And professional builder #1. Professional builder #2. Lego artist #3.

Homework:

1. Have TWO copies of your directions printed, a copy of the answer key picture, and your pieces for class tomorrow.

2. Go to our class in Moodle to read about Lego nomenclature.There are questions at the end that should be answered in your daybook.

3. TWFTD: nomenclature.