Assignments and Activities for Week 2--Teaching Writing with Technology
Before class meeting (See links and details on WebCT site)
1. Read Kutz and Paster, "Overview of Composition Theories"
2. Read Kutz, "Strategies"
3. Read Kajder, Chapter 6
4. Reflect on your writing approaches and goals in reflective journal
Agenda for class/lab meeting
1. reorganizaton of WebCT site
2. SurveyMonkey results and groups, plus group discussion link on WebCT site
3. expectations for discussion leaders
4. overview of composition theories (PowerPoint)
5. sharing student writing and teacher response (PowerPoint)
6. Resources for teacher on the Freshman English website
including sample response to a student text
7. Using MS Word to comment on a
8. Related resources
Directions for student commenting in MS Word (Gary Moore)
For Online Work
1. Read through resources on responding, assessment and grading on Freshman English Website
2. Drawing on Kajder 6 and on these materials, post a response in the writing room on this website and comment on others' responses.
Prompt for discussion/posting.
Hints for posting and response.
Give an initial posting a title that will let others have a sense of the topic you're starting.
Go to Class Portfolio to see quickly what topics other have initiated.
To change the title or content of a posting, go into the Writing Room, list assignments, delete what you want to change, and post the new version.