Student Blogs
Weblogs as a genre are more informal and immediate than most other forms of
technical writing. The purpose of this assignment is to use that informality,
as well as the capacity for linking to a variety of online media, to encourage
you to think reflectively about the topics being discussed in the class, but
also to engage more thoroughly with your own disciplines and the role writing
will have in your professional lives.
You have some degree of latitude with
the blogging assignment. Often, you'll be asked to choose a topic within a framework that relates to the topic we are studying in class (see prompts below). You may want to take into account the issues discussed in this grading rubric as you draft your entries. I will assign a grade for this component of the course
(10% of final grade) near the end of the term, once all posts have been made.
Of course, if you have concerns about your work in this part of the course and
would like more feedback than I've given, stop by for a conference.
Keep track of your work, including comments, using this sheet, which you will turn in at the end of the term.
PROMPTS AGGREGATION OF STUDENT RESPONSES*
Blog #1 (due 1/22)............ Section 38, Section 26, Section 28
Blog #2 (due 2/5)..............Section 38, Section 26, Section 28
Blog #3 (due 2/19)............Section 38, Section 26, Section 28
Blog #4 (due 3/25)............Section 38, Section 26, Section 28
Blog #5 ............CANCELLED
Creating a
Blogging Community
Each time you
write a blog entry, I also will ask that you respond to at least one of your
classmates' entries. In this way, we'll ensure that you have an audience for your writing
and we'll create a community readers and thinkers focused around the issues
discussed in the blogs. You can get to your classmates' entries by clicking on the appropriate aggregation (links above), or on a particular student's blog/website (links below).
Links to Your Classmates' Blog/Websites:
ENGL 202C, Section 38, 9:45 a.m.
ENGL 202C, Section 26, 1:00 p.m
ENGL 202C, Section 28, 2:30 p.m.
*Tags for Aggregating Blogs
When students tag their blog entries, it
allows us to collect them in one place (on a tag aggregation page). Make sure
each of your blog posts has the appropriate tag so
that I and your classmates can read and respond to them more easily.
Blog Entry #1 Tags:
Section 38: JaenickeENGL202CSp12B138
Section 26: JaenickeENGL202CSp12B126
Section 28: JaenickeENGL202CSp12B128
Blog Entry #2 Tags:
Section 38: JaenickeENGL202CSp12B238
Section 26: JaenickeENGL202CSp12B226
Section 28: JaenickeENGL202CSp12B228
Blog Entry #3 Tags:
Section 38: JaenickeENGL202CSp12B338
Section 26: JaenickeENGL202CSp12B326
Section 28: JaenickeENGL202CSp12B328
Blog Entry #4 Tags:
Section 38: JaenickeENGL202CSp12B438
Section 26: JaenickeENGL202CSp12B426
Section 28: JaenickeENGL202CSp12B428
Blog Entry #5 Tags:
Section 38: JaenickeENGL202CSp12B538Section 26: JaenickeENGL202CSp12B526
Section 28: JaenickeENGL202CSp12B528
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