11.19 A little bit of everything

Although the posts listed below,  have been talked about/used - even graded -  I haven't yet sent you the "tally sheet" for credit given. I will be providing feedback/counting what's posted (and what is not) beginning Thursday evening.  So this is a heads up to make sure the following list of blogs are posted so they can be reviewed.

Update:  There WAS a Blog 8 (only it was labeled Blog 7).  The first Blog 7 was the Draft Long Essay 2 (which everyone turned in - and attended a conference to talk about)
Blogs:

Blog 7: Long essay 2 draft
Blog 7: Write some notes about which essay you will revise, and what you will do to revise it.

Blog 8: not assigned!  (I just skipped over this number?) 

Blog 9: Post Brainstorming Short essay 1

Blog 10:  Revised (best) Long Essay

Blog 11: Post Short Draft Essay 1

Blog 12:  Short essay 2 brainstorming

Craft essay
We started class by reviewing the "moves" the authors of the craft essays made.  We noted that, in general, the authors made statements about where ideas came from, about writing process, and about what they learned (generalized reflections about themselves as writers).


We then took a look at the assignment for your reflective writing to introduce your portfolio.  We noted that it is similar to (makes the same kinds of moves) but different from (in that it considers a body of writing, rather than a single composition) the sample essays in your text.  Your task, is to use the moves - and the kind of detailed analysis - from the craft essay in your text book as a model for you analysis of the writing you have produced for this text.

We took a quick look at the form of the portfolio (set up through google.sites=> available through our kean.google account) you will use to turn in your work.

Workshop:
After this work, you spent the rest of class "catchng up" the assignment of your choice, while I had one-on-one conferences with each of you on blogs + short essays (2 brainstorms & 1 draft).

For the next class(es):
November 26: This is an open workshop for you to work on any of the assigned projects.  The lab will be open, but you are not required to attend class.  The complete draft for the short essay is due by the end of class (Blog 13: Draft short essay 2).  Due for next class (12.3) is Blog 14: Rhetorical analysis of publication venue.

December 3. In class you will give your rhetorical analysis presentation.  This it informal (do not stress over it).  You are not required to stand in front of the class - though you are welcome to.  I can click through the points in your blog post if you prefer.  The idea is for us to share information about the different expectations of journals where you might publish CNF.

If there is time left after the presentations, we will work on setting up the portfolio using the google.sites ap from your Kean account.  The model portfolio is posted to the right, if you want to fool around with it ahead of time.

Have a great Thanksgiving!