Song Assignment

Your next blog assignment -- due Monday April 4th -- is to select a song and punctuate it following the punctuation rules we have been working on this semester. Remember to use the tools that you have -- handouts, class notes, class notes posted on MyMC, your textbook, and anything else we have relied on for using correct punctuation. Have fun with it.

The Blind Side -- Favorite Event

You should be at least three-quarters of the way through The Blind Side.

I'm sure there are some events or scenes that really stand out in your mind. What is your favorite? Write about your favorite scene or event (please include the page numbers so that we can refer to it if we want). Write a little about what happens and then explain why this is your favorite. Try to be complete.

Last Week Before Midterms!

OK, so far this semester, I have given you topics to write about for your blog each week. For this week, you get absolute freedown to write about a topic of yur choice -- it can be college, class related or something that is going on in the world or in your life. You decide. Just keep in mind that we will be readig these in class and blogs are public.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FMhnl0__Vo

Did High School Prepare You for College? Due 2/25

For your next blog and to help you get started on Essay #3, write about whether you think high school prepared you for college. State your opinion and then provide evidence to support it. Think back about the types of skills and studies you did in your high school classes before making up your mind.

Steps for Being an A Student -- due in class Friday 2/18

For this blog, write about the process an "A" student follows for a writing class. Remember to describe a process: include steps and sub steps, and be specific. Transitions help the reader follow the process. The end product of the process you describe is an "A" in writing. So if a reader follows your steps, he/she will earn an "A" in writing.

Fresh Start -- New Semester

New semester, new bloggers, and new blogs to write and comment on. First blog due Friday, Feb. 4th in class.

This one can be really short. Write about something that surprised you about EN 002, the College, semester, or anything college related. Write it in such a way that we start to get a sense of who you are and what kind of person you are. BUT don't tell us who you are and what kind person you are, SHOW us by writing about something that surprised you. A challenge....but I know you are up for it.

Last Blog of the Semester -- Due Tuesday 12/7

For this blog entry, reflect on the entire semester. Discuss the skills that you have had the most success learning about, skills that remain difficult for you, and what aspects of the course you have found most and least enjoyable. Be specific: talk about particular readings, videos, activities, assignments, essays, chapters, etc. Also, what advice would you give students who are about to take EN001? Think about what you wish someone had advised you when you started taking this class. Be specific and helpful.