Blog Reflection #1

Reflect on the paper you just wrote. What was easy? What was difficult? What will you do differently for future papers? You can write about any point in the process, from the directions (what you might need from me), to struggles (what you might be able to get help from your peers), to just simple tasks like using the writing center or building an annotated bibliography.

200 words.

Due Monday Feb. 3 (I changed the date, because I forgot to post the blog. Apologies).

Writing as a Reader

Directions: state an argument (thesis) that you believe both texts support. Note: Your thesis does not have to be exactly "values Teare and Hade see being promoted by children's book series that are linked to lucrative franchises," but it's a good place to start. 

Perform exercise #1 under “Writing as a Reader” on pg. 573 of Inquiry, but write a paragraph rather than an essay. Your paragraph should be approximately 200 words, but no more than 300. (Due before the beginning of class on the 29th.)

Replies: As usual, you are here to help and learn from your classmates.

Writing a Summary

Part One (due before class on Jan. 22nd):

Directions: Skim and summarize both “Harry Potter and the Technology of Magic,” by Elizabeth Teare (Inquiry 548-562), and “Lies My Children’s Books Taught Me: History Meets Popular Culture in the American Girls Books,” by Daniel Hade (Inquiry 563-573), according to the layout under "Writing a Summary" on pg. 144 of Inquiry; use the list form, only 1-3.

Ex. 

Teare:

1.

2.

3.

Hade:

1.

2.

3.

Part Two (due before class on Jan. 27th):

Directions: Re-read both “Harry Potter and the Technology of Magic,” by Elizabeth Teare (Inquiry 548-562), and “Lies My Children’s Books Taught Me: History Meets Popular Culture in the American Girls Books,” by Daniel Hade (Inquiry 563-573), and contextualize the two articles. Indicate why the articles would be important to a particular claim/argument/thesis. 

Part One and Two will help you to write your annotations for your first assignment.

Replies: stay professional, and offer any advice to your classmates that you think they could use to improve their work. Also look at the work of others and see how you might use their example to improve your own work.

Welcome!

This blog will be a place for you to log your progress in your research throughout the semester. Using your classmates as a research community, you will discuss your successes and difficulties in your process, and your classmates will offer support and their own best practices to help you improve your process.

Blogging is mandatory, as is respect for your fellow classmates. Each week, you will respond to a different prompt.

Blogging is graded in the following manner: 

1. Participation: blogs must be posted on time.
2. Following directions: while you may contribute additional comments or links, your primary goal in posting should be to satisfy the assignment requirements.
3. Remaining respectful of your classmates.

Please click on the Follow link to the right, or bookmark this page in your computer.

For this week's assignment, simply reply to this blog so that I know you are ready to get started.