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ENGL1010 Blog Schedule and Prompts

ENGL1010 Blog Posts

All posts should be around 350-400 words and answer the questions thoroughly. Each post is due at 11:59PM the day it is due.

1. “Skills to be Learned” Due Mon 9/1

Take a look at the document titled “Skills to be Learned” under Course Documents. Review the list. Are you unfamiliar with any of these skills? Pick 5 skills that you would like to improve upon and explain why.

2. “Villanueva” Due Wed 9/3

QDJ 1, 2, 3, & 4 on page 117

3. “Childhood Reading” Due Mon 9/8

What was your favorite book to read as a child? Possibly, when you were first learning to read?

4. “Murray & Strasser” Due Wed 9/10

QDJ 2, 5, & 6 on page 75 and 1, 2, & 3 on page 205

5. “Review of Literacy Narrative” Due Mon 9/22

After you have submitted the literacy narrative, what changes would you make? To the paper itself? To your writing process?

6. “Prior” Due Mon 9/22

QDJ 2, 3, 4, 5, & 7 on page 526

7. “Sommers” Due Wed 9/24

QDJ 1, 3, 5, & 7 on page 587-88

8. “Writing Process of Famous Author” Due Wed 9/24

Most famous authors have rather interesting writing processes. Find the writing process of any accomplished author and explain what makes it different.

9. “Rose” Due Mon 9/29

QDJ 1, 2, & 4 on page 545

10. “My Writing Process” Due Wed 10/1

After I have shared mine with the class, think about your specific writing process.

11. “Murray-2” Due Mon 10/6

QDJ 1, 3, & 4 on page 608

12. “Comparing Writing Processes” Due Wed 10/8

How does your partner’s writing process differ from your own?

13. “D. Baron” Due Wed 10/22

QDJ 2, 3, & 5 on page 708-09

14. “N. Baron & Cullington” Due Mon 10/27

QDJ 1, 2, & 4 on page 723 and QDJ 3 & 4 on page 782

15. “Writing & Technology” Due Wed 10/29

QDJ 1, 2, & 3 on page 717 and QDJ 1 & 3 on page 738

16. “Petersen” Due Wed 11/5

QDJ 1, 2, 3, & 4 on page 198

17. “Winsor” Due Mon 11/10

QDJ 1 & 6 on page 645-46

18. “Martin” Due Wed 11/19

QDJ 1, 2, & 6 on page 458-59

19. “Future Writing” Due Mon 11/24

How can you take what you’ve learned from the writing research project and it apply to your future writing assignments?

20. “Skills Learned Review” Due Mon 12/1

Reread your first “Skills to be Learned” blog post. Which skills did you choose? Over the past few months have you made improvements in these areas? How can you use these skills in future courses?

ENGL 1020 Blog Post Schedule and Prompts

Blog Post Prompts

Unless otherwise specified, each blog post should be between 350-400 words. Don't forget to list the word count at the end of the post. Blog posts are due at 11:59 PM of the date listed.

1. “Review of TED Talks” Due 9/2

Write a response to one or a few of the TED Talks you watched. Which TED Talk(s) did you watch? What thoughts immediately came to your head while watching? Have any of these episodes sparked interest in a potential topic for your researched argument?

2. “Skills to be Learned Part 1” Due 9/4

3. “Paper Topic Ideas” Due 9/4

What theme have you selected and why does it interest you? What do you plan to do with this theme? What issue do you have in mind? Why does this interest you? What direction are you taking it?

4. “Review of Sources” Due 9/9

Take a look at the sources you have. Which one do you think best agrees with your argument? Why? Which one disagrees? Why? Which is your favorite? Are these sources going to work with your paper, or do you think you may need to keep looking?

5. “Review of Annotated Bibliography” Due 9/16

What is the purpose of the annotated bibliography? Who uses them? Why are the beneficial?

6. “Review of Rhetorical Appeals.” Due 9/23

Without looking at your notes, define ethos, pathos, and logos. Provide an example for each. Then write a newspaper ad for a VHS player and a collection of tapes (your choice which) using all three appeals.

7. “Persuasive Letter” Due 9/23

Similar to what we did in class on 9/18, write a persuasive letter to a person of authority in the area of your paper topic. Be sure to use all rhetorical appeals.

8. “Ted Talk Analysis” Due 9/25

Identify the rhetorical appeals used in a food related TED talk of your choice. Analyze its persuasive techniques. It can be the TED talk you watched for a previous assignment or a different one on the list.

9. “Writing Reflection- Paper Proposal.” Due 10/9

Now that you have finished your paper proposal, look over what you have written and think about what changes you would make if you had the time. What was the easiest part about this assignment? Hardest? Did the writing of your proposal help narrow down ideas for your final researched argument? Reflect on your writing.

10. “Writing Reflection: Researched Argument Part 1” Due 10/16

After writing the first few pages of your researched argument, how do you feel at this point? How do you feel about your argument? Your research? Your writing?

11. “Food & Culture Presentation Review” Due 10/23

At this point in the semester you have heard 10 presentations on food from around the world. Which one did you like the most? What did you learn that interested you?

12. “Writing After 1020” Due 10/30

By now you’ve had some experience with conducting college-level research and writing an argumentative paper. How will you use these experiences and skills in future courses?

13. “The Final Draft” Due 11/6

What are you most concerned about your final draft? What do you think will be easiest? How much work do you think you’ll need to do?

14. “You Have Scarred Me for Life” Due 11/13

Think about what you have learned in this class besides the writing. Are you going to be more conscious of what you eat? What is your more memorable food related moment from this class? Did I ruin eating for you?

15. “Skills to be Learned Part 2” Due 11/20

Monday, August 11, 2014

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog. Here, I will post the prompts and their due dates as well as links to your classmates' blogs. I'd like you to frequently read and comment on your classmates' blogs- this will be factored into your participation credit for the class.

For your blogs, I'm interested in seeing creativity in your backgrounds, colors, fonts, titles, and use of images and videos. Unless otherwise noted, each post should be around 350-400 words. Feel free to use http://www.wordcounttool.com/ to check your word count.

I look forward to reading your first posts!