August 28, 2005
Assignment 1: Response to reading
Primary source:
Lewin, Tamara. "Writing in Schools Is Found Both Dismal and Neglected." New York Times 26 April 2003.
Background materials (available on the Blackboard course site):
Assignment:
Write a 500-word response to the Lewin article. In Howard Ch. 8, the "Questions for Critical Reading" (p. 33) should be useful for generating ideas. You do not have to answer all these questions! In fact, you don't have to answer any of them. They are just to help you figure out what you'd like to say about the Lewin text. Because the text to which you are responding is online, you'll also need to pay attention to the "Issues in Reading Online Texts Critically" (p. 34).
Design specifications: Follow recommendations in Howard Ch. 7.
Getting help
You can ask questions here, if you like, by using the "Comments" function. I'll answer these questions every day. More options for getting help are here.
Due: First draft September 6; final draft September 8.
Procedures for submitting final draft of your paper on September 8:
Place one copy in the Blackboard drop box; give me a hard copy.
From the Blackboard menu, choose "Tools"; then "Digital Dropbox"; then follow the directions for moving a file from your hard drive to the dropbox. Be sure to click buttons that say something like "submit" once you've transferred the file. Charlie, can you put more specific directions in a comment on this post?
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