What To Do- With These Blogs!

I want these blogs to be a record of your research, a place for you to stash article links and reflect on what you've found, a place for you to ponder over what you've learned about your topic, about writing, about class discussion. In a way, it will be your (useful, hopefully) diary of this class. As such, anything you think about and want to record in relation to the class is welcomed here- even if it's something along the lines of 'ahhh! I have no idea what I'm doing! -panic attack-' That's still a valid experience you're having during these ten weeks, caused by this particular class.

Sometimes, even often, there will be assignments I ask you to post to the blog. Most of these will relate to your developing paper/research topic. This is so you can keep a dated record of how your project went forward. However, some posts, and content, will be left up to you. So, here's what you particularly need to know to get full credit for your blog.

When I grade your blog at the end of the quarter I will be looking for in the blog:

- All research assignments/homework that I specify
- At least one reflective post a week on a class related topic of your choice (starting week two for a total of 9) - this can be a response to a class discussion, an article you found, a concern you have, etc. These posts should be at least one page in length (double spaced), and posted any day between Monday and Friday.

Please feel free to post more than this! I would highly encourage it, even! It's an easy way to impress the teacher, if nothing else. But please don't ramble on about the latest party- keep on topic!

ONE IMPORTANT WARNING: Some of you may have noticed by now (hopefully not) but if you type up a post in Word and try to copy/paste to the New Post window, it won't always work. I've had this problem myself. I've heard that it can be done without difficulty on a school computer, or you can just type directly into the blog post window. Don't worry- it has a spellcheck too!