In class this Monday for the 12 o’clock section, tutors Haley and John came from the Writing Center to do a workshop on proofreading and editing. Thanks, guys! They covered transitions, sound-alike words, writing formally, the importance of a polished final project, having a strong claim, and more.
I also handed out the directions for submitting the final draft to the TW Blackboard site and handed out portfolio checklists and grading standards sheets to students who didn’t get them last week. Just as a recap, you put your final draft and all previous drafts with the instructor and peer feedback in a portfolio with a printout of all your blog posts (you don’t have to print out Keene-Ning) and hand in that physical copy on Wednesday. For Wednesday you also have to submit your instructor draft electronically to the digital Dropbox on Blackboard for this course, and submit an anonymous copy of your essay to the ITW site on Blackboard.
Finally, we listened to the podcasts students recorded in our section for the final homework assignment, which I thought provided a perfect final discussion of Riverbend’s Baghdad Burning. I was proud of the thoughtful responses students had to the book.
On Wednesday you’ll complete another survey on information literacy for Professor Yi Gong like you did at the beginning of the semester, complete a “Letter to Next Year’s Class” assignment with your group (your choice of written or Gabcast response), and hand in your final portfolios. Portfolios are due at the beginning of class.
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