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?