Weekly Assignment 6 - Due October 10 @ 11:59 pm.

On your blog, discuss: how will you apply our discussion of bias, objectivity, and point-of-view to academic writing outside of this class?

Weekly Assignment 5, Due Sunday 10/4 @ 11:59 pm

Read the article on "Yelp for People" from the Washington Post. On your blog, discuss the audience, context, and purpose of this app. Should the app be legal? You may want to consider the Boston Photographs reading and discussion as you tackle this prompt.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/09/30/everyone-you-know-will-be-able-to-rate-you-on-the-terrifying-yelp-for-people-whether-you-want-them-to-or-not/

Weekly Assignment 4 -- Due 9/27 at 11:59 pm

Write an Author's Note regarding your Observation paper. Describe what choices you made as you wrote your paper (style, tone, details included/excluded, etc). Include at least 4 different choices. Finish your note by asking for specific feedback. What comment would be most helpful for you as a writer? Is there a particular section you were unsure about? I will respond to your feedback requests as I grade your papers.

Please post your Author's Note on your blog by Sunday, 9/27 at 11:59 pm.

Weekly Assignment 3- Due 9/20 at 11:59 pm.

Have a "Reunion with Boredom" 
Spend 5 minutes totally bored. Turn off the lights (do this during the day if you are not a fan of the dark!), cell phone, TV, radio, etc. Notice what that experience is like.What feelings and thoughts arise?

On your blog, write a 150-200 word response detailing that experience.

Weekly Assignment 2

Self-Assessment Prompt

How has your education shaped your view of what it means to be a good writer?

Please type your response and submit digitally to your instructor. This is a timed writing assignment – spend 45 minutes in your writing process.

Please upload your work to the the "Program Assessment Essay 1" folder in the shared English 111 Google Docs folder. Please name the file "YourLastName_111x_Assessment1."

A Quick Guide to Using Blogger

Access your UA Google account by going to www.uaf.edu and clicking on "Webmail" on the right hand side of the navigation bar. Sign in with your UA credentials.

Once you are into your email account, click on the "waffle" on the top-right corner. This will open a drop down menu with different Google apps.

(Like this)

Click "More" and then "Even more from Google" at the bottom of the drop-down menu. Scroll down and find "Blogger" under "Social." Click that link.

Now you are in your Blogger Dashboard.

To create a new blog, click the "New Blog" icon. Create a title for your blog, such as your name or "English 111x (this can be easily changed later if you want). You also must enter a domain name. Try entering different combinations until you come up with a name that is available (this will be more difficult to change later, so choose something you can live with). Once you hit "Create Blog," you are ready to go.

If your blog has already been created and you just need to add a post, simply click on the orange icon with a pen in it to the right of the blog name. This will take you straight to the new post creator.

Once you have written a post, you have three options: publish, save, or preview. Pressing "publish" will make your post public right away. Pressing "save" will create a draft that you can access, edit, and publish later. Pressing "preview" will give you a chance to see what your blog will look like to your audience before you publish it.

To access more options on your blog, press the large "Blogger" icon on the top left side of your screen. This will take you back to your Blogger Dashboard (see picture 2). Now, click on the name of your blog. This will take you to your "Blog Overview."

Here you can find a lot of option and information for your blog. One important thing you will need to know is how to access saved drafts. To access a list of your posts, you have two options. Either (1) click on the "Post" icon situated at the top left side of the page, between the pen icon and the "View Blog" icon, or (2) click "Posts" on the vertical menu on the left.

On this page, you will find a list of all the posts you have written on your blog.

When you take your mouse to hover over the post name, three options will appear: "Edit," "Preview," or "Delete." Simply click "Edit" to continue working on your post.

Assignment 1

Start your blog and write a post introducing yourself (4-5 sentences). Email the link to me by Sunday at 11:59 pm. My email is cmfournier2@alaska.edu.