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Monday, February 18

What Are We Doing Today?

  • Today's Goals

  • Warm Up

  • Reading Discussion

  • Wednesday's Discussion-Intersections Project

  • Homework

Today's Goals

Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate their ability to locate, read, evaluate, select and use (integrate) effectively information from appropriate sources with their own ideas

  • Demonstrate their ability to use their analyses of rhetorical situations to identify options and to make appropriate choices that will enable them to use writing to achieve specific purposes,

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Habits of Mind

  • Metacognition is fostered when writers are encouraged to use what they learn from reflections on one writing project to improve writing on subsequent projects.

  • Responsibility is fostered when writers are encouraged to act on the understanding that learning is shared among the writer and others—students, instructors, and the institution, as well as those engaged in the questions and/or fields in which the writer is interested.

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Key Terms

  • Composing Processes: planning, researching, drafting, sharing and responding, revising, editing, publishing, reflecting​​

  • Reflection, metacognition, transfer/expansion

Warm Up

  • What was your experience taking Exam 1? 

  • Which study activities/strategies were the most helpful? Which were least helpful?

  • Write down three/four strategies you could put in place to enhance your preparation and performance your next exam.

Reading Discussion

Video: DJ Shub - Indomitable ft. Northern Cree Singers (Official Video)

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Readings:

  • NWWK TC 5.4 (p.78-79)

  • NWWK TC 3.1 (p. 50-52)

  • "Framework for Information Literacy" Research as Inquiry (p.7)

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Group Discussion: Get into your reading groups and discuss the section you are assigned. Do the following for your section: 

  • Speaker

  • Writer

  • Researcher

  • Support

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  1. In your groups, take time to write down at least one sentence from the text that you found confusing. 

  2. As a group, try and break down the sentence into smaller parts and try restating the sentences as a questions. Also, find a connection to either the IA #1 or the Intersections research proposal. 

  3. Once you have a question for your question, try discussing and answering the questions. 

  4. Make sure your note taker writes down the questions and the answers you all come up with in the Google doc. 

  5. As a group, pick a music video which represents both reflection and identity...

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  • Group A: TC 5.4

  • Group B: TC 3.1 First 2 paragraphs

  • Group C: TC 3.1 Last 2 paragraphs

  • Group D: FIL Scholarship as a Conversation Title, bold text, and paragraph

  • Group E: FIL Scholarship as a Conversation Knowledge Practices & Dispositions

Wednesday's Class

Our first Compinar! (The coming together of both Composition and Seminar forces!)

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In preparation for Wednesday's class, you have 2 tasks: 

  1. Read through the Intersections: Situations and Genres description (tab: Assignments and Due Dates). Write out any questions you have concerning the project. If you don't have any questions or concerns, I'll assume you understand the project!

  2. Review the Research Proposal template found in our Blackboard. What questions do you have regarding this?

Homework

A) Read for Monday (2/25)​

  • "Framework for Information Literacy" Scholarship as a Conversation (p. 8)

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B) Looking Ahead:

  • Reading Response #6 is due this Sunday by midnight.

  • Discovery Log #6 is due this Sunday by midnight.

  • Portfolio Practice #4 due this Sunday by midnight.

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C) Need help? Come see me!

I have both Writing Center and Office Hour times we can meet. Let me know if you want to come by or how to make an appointment for the Writing Center! 

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