The Writing Process

"Quantity produces quality. If you only write a few things, you're doomed."

Ray Bradbury (SF writer)

Copy and thinkwrite. Discuss.
                Here's a link to an article about 10,000 hours of practice.
                And here's another link on the same topic.
                 Would you like a video on it?
          
Groups share lists. Discuss.


All look at pages 7-11. See anything there you did not discuss?

Establish a vocabulary section in your daybook. Flag.

1. Enter TWFTD: drudgery.

2. Find a quote (by SOMEONE ELSE) that uses the word. For this word, today, you should use the sentence from the Bedford Guide. BUT for all other words, you must choose and copy down a quote using the word, AND GIVE THE SOURCE --an author and a site or publication.

3. Definition? Google? Always give teh source of your definition. Make sure your definition matches how the word is used in the text.

Homework:

1. Read pages 6-15 in Bedford. In your daybook, write out two paragraphs based on the "Learning by Doing" on page 14.

2. Find TWO EXAMPLES of written directions to bring to class. These could be the directions for any product OR a school assignment OR a "how to" from online OR in a manual. They must be hard copies.

3. There IS a typo on the blog today. If you found it, write it down, with a correction, in your daybook under the "Learning by Doing" assignment.

Welcome

This is the place for the daily happenings in class and HOMEWORK.

Today I'm showing you how to bookmark the blog on your Hub page.

I will hand out the course information sheet and calendar. Copies are also available in the Moodle version of this course.

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

1. Copy down my name.

2. From the "Course Objectives" section at the top, list the four goals of this class.

3. Circle the course objective in #2 that you think is the most important for you to practice this quarter.

4. How many points is the daybook worth?

5. How many papers (projects) with feedback will you write?

6. How many "solo" projects (papers) will you write?

7. How many "polished" pages do you have to write to skip the final?

8. What do you think an English teacher might mean by "polished" pages?

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

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

11. Go back to the HUB, open our class in Moodle, and click on the "Grades" link under "Settings" (on the left). Which papers are worth the most points? How many points is that?

We discuss.

B. 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 (this includes typing on computers or phone). Try to describe it in as much detail as possible. Is it work-related? Or is it a personal situation? Is something important hanging in the balance?

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 graded 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 a long paper.

3. Did you notice the typo on today's  blog page? Then skip a couple lines below your "Steps for Writing a Paper" and write the typo from this blog page with its correction.

The Final

Welcome to the last day of class.

You have read ONE of the assigned readings.

Article Choices: 

"As Attitudes Shift on PTSD" by Mike Haynie pages 546-548 in Bedford.

"The Creation of Discontent" by Juliet Schor pages 611-613 in Bedford.

Please read the handout carefully and follow directions.

Have a safe and restful break. Stay curious!