Homework for Thursday 10/23

1. For this Thursday, please read the article called "Understanding Composing" by Sondra Perl. You can find this article on our google groups page, under "Files." It is fairly short and a bit different in format from the previous Introduction/Methods/Results/Discussion type articles we have read. Please be sure to carefully annotate the Perl article as you read.

2. Once you've finished the Perl article, please post an entry to your blog. Be sure to title this entry: Blog #9. In your posting, please pose (3) questions you have about the Perl article. They can be questions about comprehension--like things you didn't understand. Or, they can be broader questions--like questions that came up as a result of reading the article.

3. Once you have posted your (3) questions, please take a moment to visit (3) of your classmates' blogs. How do you do this? I have posted two blog entries to my blog (you probably also received an email about this) which contain your classmates' blog URLs. Look for your class's list by section # on my blog (06: morning, 14: afternoon) :

http://progressivelyprofressing.blogspot.com/

Once you have found the list of your classmates' blog addresses, visit (3) of them and read their three questions about the Perl article. Then, use the "Comment" function to post a comment to their blog in which you attempt to answer, or at the least address, their three questions. How do you use the "Comment" function? Simple, look for the link that says "0 Comments" at the end of their Blog #9 post. Click that link and it should take you to a new screen which will provide you with a textbox where you can leave comments.

Of course, the sooner you can get your Blog #9 posted, the more likely someone is going to come along and post a comment on it. So, try to get the reading done and your three questions posted to your blog ASAP.

4. Before you come to class on Thursday, print out: 1) your Blog #9 post, 2) any comments that were left on your Blog #9 post by your classmates. Bring this printout to class on Thursday.

I think that's it. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

Best-
mm