Missed classes recently? (2009.05.13)

What did you miss? Perhaps some or all of this:

-1. Recordings of first essays (2009.04.22)

• Audacity files, converted to MP3s, saved with accurate filenames; and
• Dropped into individual Recordings folders (on campus).

0. File-renaming

I've standardized the names of files accessible for embedding in your blogs to:

• VWXYZessay1.mp3,
  

where VWXYZ represents the last five digits of your student number. I also created a new directory for each class. If you already embedded your recording in a blog post, you will need to revise the HTML code in it. Please ask your instructor in class for details.

1. Free-writing: What I learned in Writing I and II

Reflect on previous courses; answer the following questions in a post on your blog:

• What did you learn about writing;
• What did you learn to do; and
• How did you learn to do it?

2. Best essays: Self-introductions

Browse all of your classmates’ blogs (Writing Studio Wiki, §2.3); decide which of their self-intro. essays is the best.

3. Free-writing: Qualities of good writing

Reflect on the essay that you thought was best; answer the following questions in a post on your blog:

• Why did you think the essay that you chose was good?
• What characteristics do good English essays share?
• What about other types and styles of writing: In general what makes writing good – in any language?

Homework:

Continue routine blog posts (3-5 per week), including

• Brief, original book reviews, and
  
• Products of typing speed trials.

Begin thinking about the next essay topic: University Life.

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PS: If you have questions or concerns about anything in this post, please spell them out ASAP in comments on this post.

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