Friday, February 8, 2013

Reading Responses

Here is your general assignment for reading responses:

Your Required Contribution: 300 words. (That's a puny minimum. 500 words would be better. There is no maximum.)

How to Contribute: For responses that correlate to a video or reading that has its own link or post on the blog, simply click "Post a Comment," on that post and add your response. You can do this in two ways:
  • Option 1: You can do one big comment to contribute, or you can post a couple of different smaller comments. 
  • Option2: It would be terrific to see you not only posting absolutely original comments but also commenting on each other's comments. The blog allows your responses to become conversations in ways that plain-old paper printouts that you hand to your instructor cannot. So let's converse!
What to write: At times I will ask you specific questions to guide your responses--write responses to within the perameters of those guides. At other times I will ask you to respond without giving any specific notes. In those cases you can respond however you wish. Remeber, always defend claims with evidence. And, be interesting!

Do remember at all times that we are an academic community and you will need to respect the people (and their ideas) in the class. You can disagree, that is encouraged...we are not sheep...but you will need to disagree ethically.

When to publish: You will need to make sure you publish your contributions with enough time to read and respond to others. To me this means that responses should be published the afternoot BEFORE our class meeting.

Questions? Use the comments section!

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