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We sign on to the computers and find the blog and Moodle. Bookmark the blog.

You look at the course information handout. Copies are also available in the Moodle version of this course.

I. On paper, write the answers to these questions about the handout:

1.  Copy down my name. What will you prefer to use, Mrs. or Ms. Loden, or Kate? Pick one and write it down.

2.  From the "Course Objectives" section, list the four goals  of this class. Circle the one that you think is the most important for you to practice.

3. How many points is the daybook worth?

 

4. How many papers or projects with feedback will you write? 

5. How many "solo" papers will you write?
 

 6. How many "polished"  pages do you have to write to skip the final? What do you think an English teacher might mean by "polished" pages?

 

7. How can you get a zero on a paper?
 

8. On the blog, what is the first link under the "Useful Links" section?
 

9. In Moodle, what is the picture under Project with Feedback #1?


We discuss.

Now, on the back of your sheet of paper, please do some creative thinking/writing. Please imagine a scenario in the future where you will need to communicate clearly and effectively in writing. Try to describe it in as much detail as possible, and try to place it in the area you are here at Milford to study. But a more personal situation will do as well.

Pkease remind me to collect these sheets at the end of class!

Homework:
1. Get your books if you have not, including something to use for a daybook and a folder to hold all your returned papers.

2. On the first page in the daybook, write today's date and "Steps for Writing a Paper." Underneath that title, please use your past experience to put together a list of steps for writing an essay or long paper.

Did you find the typo? Then skip a couple lines and write the typo in this blog page and its correction.