Portfolio Deadlines
There are two opportunities to submit your portfolios to me. Please remember that you must bring the portfolio to my office, Bates 203A, and hand it to me directly. If I am not at my desk, I will be back momentarily. Here are the times I will be available to collect portfolios: Thursday, December 15th [...]
Sequence 3 Outcomes
1.Rhetorical Knowledge Write with purpose, in varied rhetorical situations and for varied audiences. 2. Critical Thinking, Reading, Writing, and Speaking Use writing, reading, and speaking for inquiry, learning, and thinking. Recognize, analyze, and interact with both opposing and supporting views. Find, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize appropriate primary and secondary sources. Integrate their own ideas with [...]
Quiz 3 Links and Forbidden Topics
For Quiz 3, you must complete the Ely Library Book Explorations assignment by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 31. There are several ways to access the assignment: From the Ely Library Facebook page: Click “Discussions” in the left-hand column. From the Ely Library Homepage: > Instruction > Information Instruction Program > For Students > Ely Library Book [...]
Sequence Two Outcomes
Here are the outcomes on which we’ll focus for Sequence Two: 1.Rhetorical Knowledge: Write with purpose, in varied rhetorical situations and for varied audiences. Understand how different kinds of writing (e.g. different genres or purposes) influence the choices writers make about content, structure, language, and style. 2. Critical Thinking, Reading, Writing, and Speaking: Use writing, [...]
Will’s Advice
Remember: we’re meeting in Bates computer lab (sections .029 and .030 meet in Bates 04; section .040 meet in Bates 03) on Tuesday, September 27. Be sure to have all of your log-in and password information for WordPress, Dropbox, and Twitter. If you are having problems navigating any of these sites, we will strive to [...]
Dropbox, WordPress, and Twitter, oh, my!
I’ve created some Jings to help you navigate setting up accounts with the online services we will use this semester. First, download Dropbox. Once you’ve set up your account (remember, use your WSU email for extra free storage), take some time to get familiar with the site, then set up a shared folder with me. [...]
Welcome to Think Harder
Think Harder is a blog designed to be a fantastic resource for you, my English Composition students. Take a look around. Over in the sidebar you’ll see a list of resources that I have gathered, each of which will be useful to you throughout the semester and beyond. As students create their own blogs, they [...]