The Group Thing: Mega-Essay Project (1)

For the group thing, or mega-essay project one, you need to find two classmates or near-peers, and form groups of three, who will contribute to, and continue to cooperate on, development of a mega-, multi-media essay on Kumamoto. The homework assignment on September 26, 2007, was to find partners immediately.

Working together to compose a mega-essay from individual essays and other posts about Kumamoto (posted spring semester) will make it easier for each of you to achieve the 150% extension of essay lengths from Writing III to IV. Through cooperation, you can combine your main points, personal perspectives, favorites, and recommendations - not to overlook pictures and other media.

Each of your group members must represent the collection of your group's ideas (content and form) in posts on their respective blogs, in order to satisfy the requirements for the first essay fall semester. Once your group has agreed on, and posted a collective product (by Oct. 8, 2007), you may present individual variations and amplifications which fairly represent group mates' contributions, by linking to original essays or other blog posts of your peers.

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