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Friday, August 30

What Are We Doing Today?

  • Today's Goals

  • Warm Up

  • Reading Discussion

  • Reading Response Discussion

  • Homework

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Today's Goals

Learning Outcomes:

  • Demonstrate their ability to collaborate effectively as members of diverse teams / groups of writers

  • Evaluate the ways in which they have become a more reflective (mindful, self-aware, thoughtful) writer.

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Key Terms:

  • Research as Learning / Information Literacy

  • Reflection, metacognition, transfer/expansion

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Habits of Mind: 

  • Engagement is fostered when writers are encouraged to make connections between their own ideas and those of others.

  • Curiosity is fostered when writers are encouraged to conduct research using methods for investigating questions appropriate to the discipline

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Kahoot Quiz

For our warm up today, we are going to play a quiz game! Partner up with at least one other person.  You can get into groups of up to three if that makes it easier.  

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  • Step 1: Make sure one team member has a phone access to the internet.

  • Step 2: In your browser, head to the site: kahoot.it

  • Step 3: Enter the pin number that is on the screen in the front of the room

  • Step 4: Enter a team name. Make up something easy!

  • Step 5: Enter player's nicknames.

  • Step 6: Begin the quiz game! You can use notes and work together....

Warm Up

Reading Discussion

Readings:

  1. Naming What We Know Threshold Concept 1.0

  2. ​Framework for Information Literacy's "Introduction"

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On the Google running document for reading discussions, write notes for our discussion. Be sure to summarize/explain your group's section, pick a quote to support the explanation, and figure out an example! For today's example, pull from the readings you've had from History!

 

In your groups, assign the following roles:

  • speaker 

  • writer

  • researcher

  • support

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Discuss the following in your group:

  • Group A: NWWK Discuss first two paragraphs​​​​

  • Group B: NWWK Discuss paragraphs 3&4

  • Group C: NWWK Discuss paragraphs 5&6

  • Group D: FIL First paragraph

  • Group E: FIL Second paragraph

 

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What do we mean by rhetorical situation?

How does this add to our conversation from Wednesday on Metaconcept and Threshold Concepts? 

Reading Response Discussion

  • How do we do this?

  • Where do I turn it in?

  • Can you find the Reading Response page?

  • Do you know how to use the memo template?

  • Do you really have to discuss ALL the concepts? 

  • What is the late work policy?

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  • Let's take a look at past examples...

Homework

a) Read (due by 9/4 class )

  1. NWWK TC 2.0 

  2. Genre in the Wild 

    1. This can be found in Blackboard>Readings & Templates>Readings>Genre​ in the Wild

    2. We are going to be reading a certain section based on reading groups

      1. What is a Genre​

        • "The term genre..." to "Individual writers in institutional settings usually have somewhat limited choices when it comes to genre.

          • Group _A__​

        • "Still, writers who are really at home in a particular setting..." to "But even in your writing course, you should start to become more aware of the genres..."

          •  Group _B__

      2. The genre does not stand alone: genre sets and systems

        • Group __C_

      3. How do people learn about the genres in a particular setting?

        • Group _D__​

      4. So am I just a robot?

        • Group _E__​

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b) Looking Ahead â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹

  • Reading Response #1 (due 9/1 by midnight)

  • Continue to familiarize yourself with the class webpage and syllabus!

  • Introductory Letter (due 9/4)

    • Complete your letter introducing yourself to me and your peers. This is a low-stakes informal piece of writing and will be a part of your engagement and participation grades for this class. So, don't stress about this assignment, but complete it to the best of your abilities and make sure that you are always putting your best foot forward. It is mostly a way for me to get to know you, and a way for me to gauge your goals, understandings, beliefs, and opinions about writing and history. â€‹

      • This letter should cover 3 subjects:

        • Information introducing and describing yourself,

        • Your understanding of what writing is, what research is, and what past experiences you have had with writing and research (positive, negative, etc.).

        • Your understanding of what history is and what your past experiences with history. 

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