Today’s plan:
- Proposal Feedback and grades
- Quick Writing Workshop
- Setting up the Google Docs for Weekly Writing
Proposal Feedback
Overall I thought the proposals were really strong and am excited by the range and quality of the topics this semester.
There’s a number of projects dealing with academic sources, and I wanted to provide those authors with a quick heuristic for writing academic summaries.
Quick Writing Workshop
I have a “quiz” on Canvas to focus on a few traditional writing topics:
- Overuse of “I [verb]” syntax
- Overuse of passive voice (subject / “to be”)
- Concision
- Readability
Google Doc Template
I’ve set up a Google Doc template for sending me weekly updates of your writing. Since you will all be writing in different places, it makes sense for you to give me a series of links. I will also ask you to write a few sentences describing that week’s writing–this can help me know what to look for. And, since I often won’t have time to comment on all the writing you do in a given week, this helps me prioritize where to invest my attention.
Homework
Please remember that Thursday’s class will meet over in CMC 209.
Read something. Write something.
