English 532, Spring 2004 Reading and Project Progress Journal
Due Dates
- Check One: March 2
- Check Two: April 6
Length and Frequency
- Post on your blog or the class WebBoard at least once a week, preferably before class.
- Minimum of one post, 4-6 or more sentences, and one reply, 2-4 or more sentence.
- You are, of course, encouraged to post and reply much more often, and, when the occasion warrants it, at much greater length.
Choice of Interface
- Our class WebBoard, to be posted under the conference for the name of the book we are reading, in the topic for the section or article we are reading, or under the "progress reports" conference.
- A blog of your own creation. This is possible either through the class WebBoard or an outside blog host, such as Blogger.com. If you have your own blog, please post the URL to the "class blogs" conference on the class WebBoard.
Goals
- In a class about writing for electronic media, we should be writing in electronic media, using some of the most current technologies.
- It is commonly accepted as good pedagogy that class members be asked to reflect thoughtfully, but not formally, on the readings and assignments they do for class. That is, one tends to know a subject better when one writes about it. While important, oral class discussion tends to be so evanescent that the new ideas brought forth often don't stick.
- Responses to each other will develop the class as a community of learners, engaged collaboratively in expanding knowledge horizons for everyone involved.
HintsWhat should I write about, you ask?
Reading responses
It stands to reason that you will have a reaction of some sort, to every reading for the class. It may be positive, it may be negative, it may be whimsical, challenging, or it may be a report of how the reading reminded you of another reading or personal experience. What I would like you to do in your reading journal entries is to ENGAGE with the ideas in the texts, connect them to other readings and experiences, and, above all, talk to other members
of the class. We are exploring new territory and teaching each other about what we find; let the reading journal be a record of that exploration and teaching.Progress reports
After spring break, you should post once a week to update the class on your successes and problems with the final project, ask questions, and in general report what you have done on the project that week.
Questions?Of course there will be questions. When in doubt, email me.
Last updated January 26, 2004 by Michael Day