Participation Extra Credit: Question 15
15.) Read this article and watch the accompanying videos. Do you think these kinds of things “count” as writing? Do you think these “ways” of writing could be used in a WRIT 1301 class? Why do you think they would be useful?
Participation Extra Credit: Question 14
14.) Read this article on science writing and respond to the things it has to say about how scientists and writers work together on science articles. What things surprised you? What didn’t surprise you?
Participation Extra Credit: Question 13
13.) Read this article on “New Literacy.” Respond to what the author and the folks he interviewed have to say about today’s students’ literate strengths. Do you think you and your peers share the abilities they talk about? Why/who don’t you think that is?
Participation Extra Credit: Question 12
12.) Read this article from The New Yorker. Respond to what the article says about brainstorming and/or collaboration.
Participation Extra Credit: Question 11
11.) Listen to the podcast in this article. Write about how the things they say about writing fictive TV correspond to/differ from the ways you write for this or other classes.
Participation Extra Credit: Question 10
10.) What is the most interesting thing you’ve read this semester (in or out of this class) and why?
Participation Extra Credit: Question 9
9.) What things would you change about how you approached this class? Consider changes in your writing habits, class attendance habits, class participation habits, etc. Why would you change those things? How do you think those changes might affect what you got out of this class?
Participation Extra Credit: Question 8
8.) In this class, for the majority of the semester, we talk about recreational culture and use that topic as fodder for practicing writing in different genres to different audiences. What else do you think might be a good topic for such a project? Why? Can you suggest some readings for that kind of a class?
Participation Extra Credit: Question 7
7.) Blogs are becoming an increasingly legitimate way to spread ideas, critique various things (books, culture, television), and break news. Find a blog about something you enjoy, read a few posts, and write a brief analysis. Who do you think is its audience? What makes you think that? What is the blogger’s “project” (TV criticism, breaking news, critiquing comics culture, sharing a weight loss or fitness story)? What makes you think that? Do you think the blogger is successful in that project?
Here are some blogs I like:
- DC Women Kicking Ass (Comics Culture)
- Straightened Circumstances (Comics Culture)
- The Blogulator (Television—this blog also has a podcast)
- Ben Does Life (Fitness)
Feel free to check them out or totally ignore them.
Participation Extra Credit: Question 6
6.) Watch this series on Youtube: “The History of English (in Ten Minutes).” Write a general response. What things did you find surprising?
What will you write today?
