Monday April 11, 2011
1. What can I do to strengthen the class and your learning?
2. Reflection exercises.
3. Qualitative assignment. Examine some samples of qualitative writing (linked through Portfolio). In groups of 3, examine how the author describes her or his research. How does the author introduce their project? How does the author write up their research methods? How does the author write up their results? How does the author write up their discussion? Post your group's discussion to the blog. Title it "qualitative example x" use the author of your piece in place of "x". Label the post "in-class" and your class section number.
4. IRB discussion.
Reflection exercise
First, generally describe how you structure your writing time. Do you need quiet, or do you require some amount of noise? Do you write at a desk, on your bed, the library, the middle of the road (please don’t do the latter)? How do you focus your writing? Do you always (or ever) outline? Do you freewrite?
Now, draft a process letter for the first paper:
1. Tell the reader what you intend for the essay to do for its readers. Describe its purpose(s) and the effect(s) you want it to have on the readers. Say who you think the readers are.
• Describe your process of working on the essay. How did you narrow the assigned topic? What kind of planning did you do? What steps did you go through, what changes did you make along the way, what decisions did you face, and how did you make the decisions?
• How did comments from your peers, in peer workshop, help you? How did any class activities on style, editing, citation, etc., help you?
2. After you’ve drafted it, think about whether your letter and essay match up. Does the essay really do what your letter promises? If not, then use the draft of your letter as a revising tool to make a few more adjustments to your essay. Use this letter as the beginning of your portfolio reflection.
For students, pay attention more in class. For example, roughly half the noon class did not title their papers properly. You lose points for this. Also, begin writing immediately, and do at least some writing every day.
ReplyDelete1. Provide an outline perhaps.
ReplyDelete2. More in-class time for working.
3. More teacher-lead review.
4. More application to texts.
5. More class discussion as opposed to small group.
For students 2, please do all the course readings.
ReplyDelete1. Focus more on big picture. Less on smaller things.
ReplyDelete2. Focus more on what makes a stronger argument, and so on.
3. More detail on assignments.
4. Generate ideas in class.
1. Partial research day in library.
ReplyDelete2. Consider using alternate paper submissions.
3. More information on assignments.