Weekly Notes and Advice |
This week should be used to include a final research day, conferences, or time to catch up in class. Be sure to have solidified the concept of analysis and "grouping approaches" for the Issue Analysis due at the end of this week or the first day of next week. |
Connection to Course Goals |
The work they have completed with the Annotated Bibliography will set them up for their Issue Analysis and will help them to meet the goal of showing that an issue is complicated and that perspectives on an issue are guided by contexts and values. Reviewing positions and shared perspectives or approaches will encourage students to think critically about their issue, specifically about the reasons why authors take certain positions on their issue and why it’s helpful to think about similar groups of positions as either shared perspectives or approaches. The discussion of these shared perspectives and the illustration of them through specific text evidence will provide the substance of the students’ papers. Conferences reinforce the idea that writing is a process involving collaboration and revision. Exchanging ideas with their instructors, students learn that college is a collegial environment and that professors can and should be approached. They also learn that writing is a process involving careful choices (in regards to purpose, audience, and context) and continuous, deep revision. They learn as well that they are responsible for integrating classroom learning and formulating plans for integrating their new knowledge into their revision plans, as evidenced in their conference discussions. |
Goals for this Week |
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Activity Ideas: Grouping |
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Activity Ideas: Issue Analysis |
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Required Readings and Assignments |
Assign the following to students this week:
Additional Teaching ResourcesDon't forget to use the resources for the Issue Analysis located under the Writing Studio toolbar's "Activities and Guides" then "Writing Activities." |