Today’s reading is about moving to the organization and planning stage for your projects. I am not requiring any particular organization system, so you can use whatever works best for you. Don’t get hung up on this step. The goal…
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Awards for Professional Writing Majors & Minors
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Here are details on two awards (deadline: April 18) available for English majors and minors for work conducted in Professional Writing courses or internships: The Armstrong Family Foundation Award for Communication Design recognizes outstanding design in professional writing. The award…
Pitching Your Project
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Today, you will share your pitch with the rest of the class, following the list of questions on p. 56 of Writer/Designer. Remember this is just an informal chat with your classmates. No reason to be nervous. Just talk loudly…
Finding Assets for Project 3
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I have read and replied to all of the informal pitches that I received through last night. There is still much grading left to do, so try not to look at the gradebook for now. Meanwhile, you can continue concentrating…
Research for Project 3
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Because I will be in Indianapolis, class is working online this week (3/18 and 3/20). Office hours are canceled for this week. For Thursday, March 20, you will focus on gathering sources for Project 3. At the end of your…
Making Choices for Project 3
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Because I will be in Indianapolis, class is working online this week (3/18 and 3/20). Office hours are canceled for this week. For Tuesday, March 18, you will focus on what you will do for Project 3 (the content) and…
Story Remix Possibilities
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I’m still adding possibilities to this list, but I wanted to put it online to help you begin thinking about your projects. If you have an idea to add to the list, post a comment. You are free to choose…
Introduction to Project 3
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Today we will go over the syllabus changes and assignment for Project 3. We will also discuss the blog entries that you will write for each class session for the rest of the semester. As a reminder, class will not…
Day 2 of Project 2 Presentations
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Today we finish the five-minute presentations for Project 2. Your job during this session is to pay attention, since you may want to use these tools yourself in either Project 3 or 4. After the presentations, I’d like you to…