This is a reminder about the in-class writing activity that we started Monday, when I asked you what you thought about “Thinking and Writing.
You may expand upon what you wrote in class Monday, or you may simply use what we accomplished during class.
Post your response to Moodle, and comment on the posts of 2-4 classmates.
Read the syllabus, and use Moodle to post your answers to the study questions. Due before class on the 24th.
Read pages 1-28 in From Inquiry to Academic Writing, and use Moodle to post responses. Due before class on the 24th.
The book includes several other activities and questions, but I am not asking you to complete them all.
Here is the text of the prompt you will see within Moodle.
Read pages 1-28 in From Inquiry to Academic Writing.
Of the two authors, Rodriguez and Ross, which one more closely represents your own experience as a literate person? Quote a brief passage (no more than two sentences), identifying the author and page number of the quote, and explain how the passage you chose explains your answer. Review items 1-5 on pages 1-28. Then, complete either item 1 on page 27, or item 5 on page 28.
[P]ost your response (about 200 words) to the Moodle forum; then, leave comments on the responses posted by 2-4 classmates.
Covers today’s introductory readings. Open notes.
Sample questions might be, “If Fred has to miss STW for a doctor’s appointment, on a day a paper draft is due, according to the STW syllabus, what should he do?” or “If Sally gets a B- on every assignment in the course, and has three unexcused absences, how does the course absence policy affect her final grade?” or “True or False: According to Greene and Lidinsky, being part of an academic conversation means you should be confident from the start, so that you won’t need to change your mind.”
Complete this activity in class, on your MacBook or iPad.