Blog #12

Blog #12: Writing Center Internship (Final?) Reflection and Final Portfolio Preparation

Due Friday, April 5th, by 11am (or soon after your WC Internship) Responses to your Peer Group due the following Monday by 11am
Reminder: Portfolio workshop days for the next two weeks; please bring your laptops or let me know if you need to borrow one.

Note: If you have completed at least 10 sessions in the Writing Center, this can be your final blog.  Otherwise, you will need to post a blog #13 (and perhaps #14) as you reflect on the rest of your Writing Center sessions.

Two parts to this blog:

Part 1: Reflection (possibly your final reflection) on Writing Center Internship (or submit a piece of writing that you have revised and discuss your revisions)

Final Reflection on Writing Center Internship: In addition to reflecting on this week's Writing Center Internship, write a paragraph or two summarizing and reflecting on your entire internship experience.  Please apply at least a part of your experience to an actual piece of writing (in other words, you'll need to say that you learned about "x" in the WC, and here in Paper Y you applied that knowledge).  Please don't just say that you became a better writer.  Instead, we're looking for how you actually applied what you were learning. If you're in 302, you can post your paper for 302.

 

If you're not ready for your final reflection yet, the directions remain the same as always: Please describe what you did for your Internship this week: the writing you saw, the students you worked with, the concepts you discussed, etc. As before, you'll need to reflect on your experiences and how they will help you revise your writing. Below are the guiding questions to help you reflect on what you learn:

• What you learned as a tutor
• What you notice about other students’ writing
• What you notice about the writing of multilingual writers
• What you notice about your own writing
• The language of tutors and writers
• Insights about language, academic writing, or tutoring
• How you helped other writers
• How other writers helped you

Part 2: Final Portfolio Preparation

For this space, please generate a brief, but specific list of writing issues that you worked on this semester. 

Possibilities (don't be limited by this list):
Revision strategies
Brainstorming strategies
Peer Review strategies
Sentence-level revision
Eliminating redundancies
Streamlining sentences
Active or passive voice
Audience awareness
Others?

To help you, please identify 3-5 pieces of writing that you might possibly include in your final portfolio.  Remember that your goal is to show how you've revised all semester. 

Response: For your response, you should help your partners clarify or expand on their possible portfolio topics.

Blog #11

Blog #11: Writing Center Internship Reflection and Presentation Preparation

Due Friday, March 29th, by 11am (or soon after your WC Internship) Responses to your Peer Group due the following Sunday by midnight
Reminder: We present to Georgia on Monday--be prepared!!

Two parts to this blog:

Part 1: Reflection on Writing Center Internship (or submit a piece of writing that you have revised and discuss your revisions)

Writing Center Internship: Please describe what you did for your Internship this week: the writing you saw, the students you worked with, the concepts you discussed, etc. As before, you'll need to reflect on your experiences and how they will help you revise your writing. Below are the guiding questions to help you reflect on what you learn:

• What you learned as a tutor
• What you notice about other students’ writing
• What you notice about the writing of multilingual writers
• What you notice about your own writing
• The language of tutors and writers
• Insights about language, academic writing, or tutoring
• How you helped other writers
• How other writers helped you

Part 2: Community Partner Draft Annotations

For this space, please paste your project (or at least the text you have written for this project).  Below write a paragraph outlining what you will say during your presentation:

Consider these points (but don't think of these items as a list!):
*Audience
*Purpose
*Goals for project (what action you hope people will take)
*Ways Second Chance Animal could use your materials
*Format rationale
*Design choices
*Revisions of Second Chance Animal's original text (and why)
*Questions for Georgia
*What you learned from the project

This is a brief presentation (about 2-3 minutes in length), but please prepare for it.  Practice presenting your project out loud several times before Monday.  Be sure to have print copies and electronic copies for Monday (post your final draft to Angel).

Response: For your response, you should help your partners clarify or expand on their project--especially so you all know what your group members are saying.

Blog #10

Blog #10: Writing Center Internship Reflection and Community Partner Progress Report

Due Friday, March 22nd, by 11am (or soon after your WC Internship)
Responses to your Peer Group due the following Monday by 11am
Reminder: We meet on Monday in the  classroom--please bring your laptops.

 

Two parts to this blog:

Part 1: Reflection on Writing Center Internship (or submit a piece of writing that you have revised)

Writing Center Internship: Please describe what you did for your Internship this week: the writing you saw, the students you worked with, the concepts you discussed, etc. As before, you'll need to reflect on your experiences and how they will help you revise your writing. Below are the guiding questions to help you reflect on what you learn:

• What you learned as a tutor
• What you notice about other students’ writing
• What you notice about the writing of multilingual writers
• What you notice about your own writing
• The language of tutors and writers
• Insights about language, academic writing, or tutoring
• How you helped other writers
• How other writers helped you

Part 2: Community Partner Draft Annotations

For this space, please paste at least a paragraph of text from the project you are working on.  Then write a second paragraph telling us what you think is strong and what you feel needs to still be revised in this text.  Please be as specific as possible (in other words, feel free to focus on one sentence or part of a sentence).

 

Response: For your response, you should continue the conversation your group member started in Part 2. Respond specifically to the text they wrote and write out some suggested revisions.  Also, identify other areas of the text that were strong and/or areas that still might confuse you as a reader.

 

Blog #9

Blog #9: Writing Center Internship Reflection and Community Partner Progress Report

Due Friday, March 8th, by 11am (or soon after your WC Internship) 
No Responses this week due to Spring Break (although you may want to look over your group members' blogs to make sure you are all on the same page) 

Reminder: We meet the Monday after break in the classroom to update Georgia on our progress.
 

Two parts to this blog:

Part 1: Reflection on Writing Center Internship (or submit a piece of writing that you have revised) 

 

Writing Center Internship: Please describe what you did for your Internship this week: the writing you saw, the students you worked with, the concepts you discussed, etc. As before, you'll need to reflect on your experiences and how they will help you revise your writing. Below are the guiding questions to help you reflect on what you learn:

 

• What you learned as a tutor
• What you notice about other students’ writing
• What you notice about the writing of multilingual writers
• What you notice about your own writing
• The language of tutors and writers 
• Insights about language, academic writing, or tutoring
• How you helped other writers
• How other writers helped you

 

Part 2: Community Partner Progress Report

Please write a paragraph or two on your progress so far:

• What specifically have you done/written?
• What work will you need to do to be ready to present to Georgia on 3/18?
• What questions do you have for Georgia for your presentation?
• What work will you need to do to finish the project by 4/1?
• What support do you need from me (Beth)?

Blog #8

Blog #8: Community Partner Brainstorming and Writing Center Internship Reflection

Due Friday, March 1st, by 11am (or soon after your WC Internship)
Responses to your Peer Group due the following Monday by 11am
Reminder: We meet on Monday in the AML.
 

Two parts to this blog, to give you more time to respond to your partners:

Part 1: Reflection on Writing Center Internship (or submit your midterm reflection paper for English 302)

 

Writing Center Internship: Please describe what you did for your Internship this week: the writing you saw, the students you worked with, the concepts you discussed, etc. As before, you'll need to reflect on your experiences and how they will help you revise your writing. Below are the guiding questions to help you reflect on what you learn:

 

• What you learned as a tutor
• What you notice about other students’ writing
• What you notice about the writing of multilingual writers
• What you notice about your own writing
• The language of tutors and writers 
• Insights about language, academic writing, or tutoring
• How you helped other writers
• How other writers helped you

You may also use this space to reflect on the option Writing Center Tutor Training.

 

Part 2: Community Partner Projects

Fundraising group: Kaycee, Morgan, and Taylor

Poster/flier group: Michael, Lenard, and Jake
Educational tri-fold group: Kyle, Cody, and Josh
 

(Jordan—pick a group/project and then respond to the members in your group)

 

Questions for Part 2: What writing will you be responsible for with this project?  To answer this question, please write up what you worked on in class (also see questions below), what questions you have, who your audience is, what your purpose is, what research you will need to do, etc.  Your goal here is to go beyond what you already discussed in class, so be sure to go into some detail.  You can also use this space to suggest new ideas to your group members.  Of course, not everything has to be set in stone yet, so brainstorming is fine.  But do emphasize what writing/revising you as part of a group might/will do for this project.

 Community Partner:

2^nd Chance Animal; Georgia Martinell, Founder and Executive Director

Website – www.2ndchanceanimal.org

Twitter - @2ndchanceanimal

Facebook – Second Chance Animal Pullman

  

Response: For your response, you should continue the conversation your group member started in Part 2. Examples:

 

• What new ideas might you suggest that will help your group think about this project?
• What possible problems with the idea/project have you thought of (including possible ways of addressing those problems)?
• What additional questions do you have for the group, Georgia, and or me (Beth)?

Due: Respond to everyone in your peer group, (excluding yourself this time) by Monday morning at 11am.

 
Length: At least a paragraph—really use this space to keep brainstorming and/or refining ideas, so that on Monday you can get right to work in the AML.

Blog #7

Blog #7: Community Partner Brainstorming and Writing Center Internship Reflection

Due Friday, February 22nd, by 11am (or soon after your WC Internship)

Responses to your Peer Group due the following Monday by 11am

 

Reminder: We meet on Monday in CUB L43 to talk with 2nd Chance Animal!

 

Three parts to this blog:

Part 1: Reflection on Writing Center Internship (or keep revising your Jr. Writing Portfolio piece)

Writing Center Internship: Please describe what you did for your Internship this week: the writing you saw, the students you worked with, the concepts you discussed, etc. As before, you'll need to reflect on your experiences and how they will help you revise your writing. Below are the guiding questions to help you reflect on what you learn:

• What you learned as a tutor
• What you notice about other students’ writing
• What you notice about the writing of multilingual writers
• What you notice about your own writing
• The language of tutors and writers
• Insights about language, academic writing, or tutoring
• How you helped other writers
• How other writers helped you

If no students came to the Writing Center during your hour, then use this space to continue revising your Jr. Writing Portfolo or other piece of writing (see Part 2 below). Paste the original here, and then then revision; be sure to reflect on the changes and what you still want to work on.

 

Part 2: Community Partner Brainstorming

Community Partner:

2^nd Chance Animal; Georgia Martinell, Founder and Executive Director

Website - 2ndchanceanimal.org
Twitter - @2ndchanceanimal
Facebook – Second Chance Animal Pullman

Possible Projects:

 ·         Cats vs. Dogs Penny Wars Donation Jars

·         PSA’s for radio and newspapers

·         Flyers to post in the community and tri-folds to pass out at fund-raising events about what we do, our mission, pictures of the animals we have helped, contact information, etc.
·         Educational pamphlets about chained dogs, keeping animals outside or locked in a cars in extreme heat or cold conditions, the importance of spaying/neutering, etc.
·         Fund-raiser of any kind

Guiding questions for Part 2

Analyze your potential project for 2^nd Chance Animal.  Briefly discuss yourself as an audience member.  What part of 2^nd Chance Animal’s current materials do you find most effective?  Where might you suggest revisions/updates?  What questions do you have for Georgia?  What brainstorming ideas do you have?  Fundraising ideas?  What additional research might you have to do?  What do you hope to get out of this experience?

Notes from Class:

• Rhetoric is the art of persuasion.  How can we persuade the audience to meet 2^nd Chance Animal’s purpose?
• Logos (logic)—statistics, facts
• Ethos (Credibility) –research, cite sources
• Pathos (Emotion) –pictures of animals, sad, humor
• Purpose 
• Audience—college students, non-animal lovers, community members.  Others?
• Medium (best medium for your purpose)
• Topics: training, responsibility, patience, time, $, dangerous, neglect, health, animals supporting people, statistics, spaying and neutering, adopting from shelter, volunteering at shelter, donating money

Part 3: Revision of Previous Blog 
Choose a short section from your previous blog; then choose any concept that we've worked on in class.  Revise this short section according to your chosen concept and briefly reflect on how your revision improved the piece of writing.

Response: For your response, you should 1) continue the conversation the author started in Part 2. You should also 2) try to comment on their revised sentences in Part 3. Examples:

 

• Why do you think the revised paragraph is an improvement over the original paragraph?
• Can you suggest another revision?
• Can you suggest other ideas for Community Partner Project?

Due: Respond to everyone in your peer group, including yourself (for your own blog, either respond to one or both of your peers' responses or simply revise another part of your initial post), by Monday morning at 11am.

Length: Again, a paragraph is good. Try to work on choosing the right verbs and eliminating bulky modifiers in your response AND/OR having a variety of simple, compound, and complex sentences (feel free to use the strikethrough option to show us your revision process).

Blog #6

Blog #6: Reading Response and Writing Center Internship Reflection
Due Friday, February 15th, by 11am (or soon after your WC Internship)
Responses to your Peer Group due the following Monday by 11am

New Peer Groups for Responding:

Michael	Jordan	Josh
Jake	Morgan	Lenard
Kaycee	Kyle	Taylor
Cody

Three parts to this blog:

Part 1: Reflection on Writing Center Internship (or revise your Letter to the Editor)

Writing Center Internship: Please describe what you did for your Internship this week: the writing you saw, the students you worked with, the concepts you discussed, etc. As before, you'll need to reflect on your experiences and how they will help you revise your writing. Below are the guiding questions to help you reflect on what you learn:

• What you learned as a tutor
• What you notice about other students’ writing
• What you notice about the writing of multilingual writers
• What you notice about your own writing
• The language of tutors and writers
• Insights about language, academic writing, or tutoring
• How you helped other writers
• How other writers helped you

If no students came to the Writing Center during your hour, then use this space to revise a second part of your Jr. Writing Portfolo or other piece of writing (see Part 2 below). Paste the original here, and then then revision; be sure to reflect on the changes and what you still want to work on.


Part 2: Revision of Jr. Writing Portfolio or Previous Piece of Writing
Select a relatively short piece of writing from either your Jr. Writing Portfolio or another previous piece of writing (try to pick something that you have some interest in revising). The goal is to pick a piece of writing that was written a while ago, so you have some distance. Then paste a paragraph or two from this piece of writing and apply the concepts from Chapter 6 (use strikethrough or bold text when you make changes, so we can see the revisions). Focus on making connections between all your sentences.


Part 3: Reading Response to Ch. 6, pp. 37-41 of Style 
"Given the dynamics of written communication, the burden of clarity rests squarely on the writer. One way to bear that burden gracefully is to make clear and explicit connections between sentences and paragraphs" (p. 37).

Now reflect on how the concepts in Chapter 6 helped you as you revised your Jr. Writing Portfolio.  What did you change and why?  What did you keep and why?  What else from what we've learned in class did you revise?  Is there any part of this chapter that confuses you? As always, the more details you can give, the more helpful your responses will be to us and to you.

Length: For your reading response section, again aim for about 250 words or 2-3 paragraphs.

Response: For your response, you should 1) continue the conversation the author started in Part 2. You should also 2) try to comment on their revised sentences in Part 3. Examples:

• Why do you think the revised paragraph is an improvement over the original paragraph?
• Can you suggest another revision?
• Where is an example of two or more sentences where the author successfull demonstrates the concepts presented in Ch. 6?

Due: Respond to everyone in your (New!) peer  group, including yourself (for your own blog, either respond to one or both of your peers' responses or simply revise another part of your initial post), by Monday morning at 11am.

Length: Again, a paragraph is good. Try to work on choosing the right verbs and eliminating bulky modifiers in your response AND/OR having a variety of simple, compound, and complex sentences (feel free to use the strikethrough option to show us your revision process).