Hey all! Before you read any further, I want to remind you that the calendar for this week is right below this blog post. Don't forget to read it before class.
Since a few of you are having issues posting your blogs I made this short tutorial on how to do so. It also includes directions on tagging, in case you need a refresher. If you have any questions, please leave them as comments on this blog (to do so click on the green "0 Comments" hyperlink above this text).
I also thought I'd point you in the direction of a couple of example posts. Scroll down this page and see which blogs you think are most successful: which ones make you want to keep reading? Which ones, by the end, are you glad you read? What are they doing to be so engaging? How can you do that in your own way?
Last, I just finished up your first assignment (how you see yourself as a a writer) and was inspired by all of your reflections. In them, some of you talk about creative writing versus academic writing, some tell me stories of inspiring teachers, some say you don't see yourselves as writers at all, some say you used to love writing but have had any enthusiasm for it slowly ground out of you throughout your schooling.
I was wondering what I would come up with if asked to complete complete the assignment myself. When I first started teaching, I always did the assignments with the students, but not I've done them so many times that I've stopped, but I realized I had never done this one. So I did it and here it is. Not required reading, but thought I'd share, since, as I state in my reflection, I believe sharing your writing is the final step in the writing process.
Since a few of you are having issues posting your blogs I made this short tutorial on how to do so. It also includes directions on tagging, in case you need a refresher. If you have any questions, please leave them as comments on this blog (to do so click on the green "0 Comments" hyperlink above this text).
I also thought I'd point you in the direction of a couple of example posts. Scroll down this page and see which blogs you think are most successful: which ones make you want to keep reading? Which ones, by the end, are you glad you read? What are they doing to be so engaging? How can you do that in your own way?
Last, I just finished up your first assignment (how you see yourself as a a writer) and was inspired by all of your reflections. In them, some of you talk about creative writing versus academic writing, some tell me stories of inspiring teachers, some say you don't see yourselves as writers at all, some say you used to love writing but have had any enthusiasm for it slowly ground out of you throughout your schooling.
I was wondering what I would come up with if asked to complete complete the assignment myself. When I first started teaching, I always did the assignments with the students, but not I've done them so many times that I've stopped, but I realized I had never done this one. So I did it and here it is. Not required reading, but thought I'd share, since, as I state in my reflection, I believe sharing your writing is the final step in the writing process.