In Unit 1 of Fall 2011, students worked in groups to share "manufactured documents" on their blogs. Through these blogs, they imagined stories of shark attacks and murder mysteries, September 11th and the Potato Famine, weddings and college admissions. Their research focused on both the specific events surrounding these situations and the genre conventions used to report these situations. From police reports to wedding vows, the students revealed a great deal of creativity in revealing just how we learn about the stories we "know."
Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Workshop Group Rotations
Earlier, we discussed the role of peer review in helping us improve as writers, and then we used the methods of progressive feedback to give constructive help to our fellow writers. Today we'll use these techniques as we prepare written feedback for our classmates in different groups.
**Note: Since you'll be responding to feedback and completing revisions, tonight's homework assignment is cancelled. We'll wait until next week to transition from Blackboard to Moodle.**
**Note: Since you'll be responding to feedback and completing revisions, tonight's homework assignment is cancelled. We'll wait until next week to transition from Blackboard to Moodle.**
Thursday, September 8, 2011
How to Create Your Blog in Blogger
Creating a blog can be challenging. To help you, I've set up a "how-to" blog which illustrates how to create a blog to share your research and your writings. Simply visit WritingBlogGenre.Blogspot.com and follow the directions starting from the About tab at the top.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Sharing Information Online with Blogger
Research isn't helpful unless we're able to effectively discuss and share our findings. For today's project, you'll assemble a basic framework for sharing research using Blogger.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Blog Platforms for Building Your Online Presence
As writers, we depend upon our audience to provide feedback and support for our work. Fortunately for us, we live in the era of personalized mass communication. Through blogs, social media, and e-mail, we are able to reach out to our readers in new and exciting ways. Here are resources and tips to get you started.
Your Online Presence: Blogging
One of the critical components of writing is sharing that writing with an audience. For English 101, you'll be using online resources to share your work with other members of the class and audiences from beyond Illinois State. The first part of this involves your "base of operations," so-to-speak: the blog.
Setting Up Your Blog
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