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Wednesday, February 27

What Are We Doing Today?

  • Today's Goals

  • Midterm Portfolio Workshop

    • Need help with links in the RO?​

    • How do you submit?

  • Conference 3/8 sign up

  • Midterm Portfolio Rubrics

    • Note: this rubric will be updated for this semester. This is merely an example of what Ive used in the past. ​

  • Homework

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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

  • Persistence is fostered when writers are encouraged to follow through, over time, to complete tasks, processes, or projects

  • Metacognition is fostered when writers are encouraged to connect choices they have made in texts to audiences and purposes for which texts are intended 

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Key Terms

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

  • Research as Learning / Information Literacy

Midterm Portfolio Workshop

Work on your Midterm Portfolio! Namely, the Reflective Overview (RO). 

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Be sure that you are aware that the Portfolio Practices go into the RO template!

  • You have 4 Portfolio Practices...there are 4 Learning Outcome sections on the template. 

  • Copy and paste and revise/edit on the template. Leave your original drafts on the portfolio practices running document so I can see your progress. 

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For the remainder of the class, work on something! Use this time to be productive and not leave yourself in a bind...

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Be sure that you are aware of everything you need to get done for the midterm portfolio. If you are struggling/feeling overwhelmed, talk to me! 

Homework

A. Midterm Portfolio Due by Monday's class (March 4th)

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B. Discovery Log #7 due with the Midterm Portfolio.

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C. Be sure you are aware of the research proposal coming up as well.

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​D. Be sure to sign up for a conference time.

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