Week 7 (2/25 - 3/1)

Choose ONE of the following reading responses:

Dawkins + Bryson: 2 Summaries (one for each reading) + Connections + Opinions

Smitherman: Summary + Connections + Consider the “Teacher’s Assignment” on page 192. What does Smitherman argue is the difference between “sloppy, irresponsible writing” and “sloppy, ‘correct’ writing”? + Opinions

Week 6 (2/18 - 2/22)

Only ONE opportunity for a reading response this week ...

Due Mon. 12/18 (McCloud + Bernhardt): 2 Summaries (one for each article) + Bernhardt characterizes the typical classroom essay as consisting of “full, declarative sentences, arranged in paragraphs with low visual identity” (36). Do you struggle with generating or reading this conventional, low-visual type of writing? Why or why not? + Opinions (NB: I encourage you to use some visual strategies when you produce this IWA. Play around with the font or the organization of your text. Use visual rhetoric to present your response in a unique way.)

Week 5 (2/11 - 2/15)

Choose ONE of the following reading responses:

For Mon. 2/11 (Stedman): Summary + Do any of Stedman’s annoyances look familiar? Identify at least one that you’ve been guilty of in the past. What will you do to correct this mistake in the future? + Imagine you are the instructor in a course just like ours. Choose the item from Stedman’s list that you think you would find most annoying when reading students’ papers. Why did you pick this one in particular? + Opinions

For Wed. 2/13 (Porter): Summary + QD #4 + AE #1 OR AE #2 + Opinions

Video: "Beyond the Red Ink"

Please watch this video before class on Friday, when we will discuss it briefly.