This morning in class you will read one of your classmate’s literacy narratives, compose a response to it, and post your response as a comment on the student’s blog.
Directions
- Go to the class page, and click on the link for the blog of the of classmate whose name follows yours on the roster. If you are last on the list, go to the blog of the student whose name is first on the list.
- If the student’s blog is not accessible, email the student and ask that he/she/they email you a copy of his/her/their literacy narrative.
- Read the classmate’s narrative and compose a response (seventy-five words, minimum) that addresses one or more of these elements: the title, vivid details, dialogue, the use of scene and/or summary.
- Does the blog post include an image that documents part of the blogger’s writing process away from the screen? ___ (yes or no)
- Does the post include a relevant embedded link? ___ (yes or no)
- Write on the lines provided on your worksheet and use the back of the sheet if you need additional space.
- After you have composed your response longhand on your worksheet, type your response as a comment for the blogger. You should see a leave comment/reply option at the top or bottom of the post. If you do not see that option, click on the title of the blog post, and scroll down. You should then see leave comment/reply.
- Submit your worksheet at the end of class today. You will submit your paper copy of your comment because the blogger may not choose to make your comment visible. You will receive credit for this assignment only if you submit your worksheet at the end of class today.
- In the last few minutes of class (or on your own if you’re still completing your blog comment at the end of class): Begin reading your other classmates’ literacy narratives, and take notes on them in your journal. After you have read and taken notes all of the essays, compose a brief comment that states which of the narratives is the strongest and why. Include in your response the title of the narrative, the writer’s first and last name, and the section number. Post your response as a comment on my February 13 blog post no later noon on Thursday, February 15.
Next Up
In class on Wednesday, you will begin planning and drafting your analysis longhand. The following Wednesday, February 21, I will return your handwritten drafts with my notes, and you will have the class period to begin revising on your laptops and tablets. After that, you will have an additional two weeks to continue working on your analysis before posting it to Blackboard and to your WordPress blog. (You have an additional week because of Spring Break, February 24-March 3.) The due date for your analysis is Wednesday, March 6 (before class); the hard deadline is Friday, March 8 (before class).
Jane Lucas 