Sample Blog Post Containing a Citation

Here, I am writing about myself and my performance in the course.  Part of the learning which happened over the semester was my learning how to use the rhetorical triangle.  If you look at the post containing my rhetorical evaluation, you can see me writing about the rhetorical triangle ( http://globalconnectionlcfall2009.blogspot.com/2011/09/submitting-your-blog-address-and-other.html ).

Test Model Evaluation

So this is the last of the semester.  What have I learned which will stay with me.  In this paper, I will be looking at my learning in terms of oral communication, digital technology, rhetorical knowledge, and critical thinking, reading and writing.  Along the way, I will discuss my performance and some of the main ideas and skills which I think will stick with me as I move onto other courses and into my professional career.

Rhetorical Knowledge

In English 111, we studied rhetoric, but we didn't study rhetoric in near the depth we did in English 112.  In specific, I will be touching on audiences and what I've learned about the rhetoric needed to communicate well with an academic audience.  I will also look at the rhetorical triangle and how it can be used to understand different aspects of one's rhetorical situation.

I learned that all communication situations can be broken down into three basic components:  author, message, and audience.  I don't know just how many times you put up a copy of the rhetorical triangle, but I am betting hundreds of times.  It is all over my notes for your class (http://globalconnectionlcfall2009.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-list-of-blog-addresses.html).


Here is a sample link to a blog post (http://collegeprepfall2009.blogspot.com/2009/11/class-climate-survey.html).

Here is a sample link to a blog post.

Example Portfolio Containing Active Links to a Blog Post.

You have two options for creating an active citation in blogger: 1) you can create a link which is highlighted text; 2) you can paste in the link like this:

http://globalconnectionlcfall2009.blogspot.com/2011/09/week-three-assignment-links-are-now.html


Here's an example link to a google document:

https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AVOaVusL3ekKZGR4NThueDhfODAyZGI1YjdwZGQ

or you can use highlighting to tell the reader what they will see and make a link active.

No class of office hours, Tuesday, 15 November for Steve Brandon

Due to illness, there will be not be class or office hours on Tuesday, 15 November; instead, we'll hold today's class on Thursday, 17 November.

On Thursday, prepare and bring to class a copy of a *draft* of a section of your portfolio's reflective cover essay (250-500 words).  In the draft of this section, use only the sentence forms we've gone over in class.  The section should *review* what you've learned about yourself on a personal level/as a student this semester OR the major points you've learned about improving your writing and writing process.

Remember, you should write your portfolio in well developed, PEA (Point-Evidence-Analysis) paragraphs.  The point you make in each paragraph should concern your learning (learning outcomes are on the syllabus).  The evidence employed--remember, you can point to more than one piece of evidence to support the point you are making--should be evidence we share in terms of work you have done or to which you can point.  Analysis will be a short discussion of the elements of the evidence you consider significant in terms of supporting the point of your paragraph.  Make sure each paragraph has each element of PEA.

It doesn't take many of these paragraphs to get to 500 words.

Steve

My List of Blog Addresses

I have updated the Forum Tab with my most current links.  If you don't see a link to your blog next to your name on the forum page, you must speak with me.  If there's no active link to your blog on the Forum tab, I have no way of looking at your work nor does your group or fellow students in the class.  With nothing to comment on or on which to offer feedback, you won't be able to get the most out of the learning opportunities in the course nor will others in the course.

Steve

I have updated the Forum page with links to student blogs

I have updated the Forum page with links to student blogs, that is, for all who have shared their blog address with me.  Let me remind you, the blog is needed to share your work with me and to participate in later assignments which will use peer access as a basis of collaboration.

For all those who have shared their blog addresses and posted their work, my thanks.  You are building good ethos in the class.  For those who haven't, please take a moment to update your contact and consent information by visiting the Forum tab and following the link to share your contact information with me.

Steve 

Submitting your blog address and other contact and consent information.

I've placed a link to a form you can use to submit your blog's address and your other contact and consent information for ENG 111, OR you can simply click HERE.  To submit, you'll need the public web address to your blog and your VCCS email address.

I'm looking forward to reading what you've posted to your blogs and to activating links to your blog under the Forum tab.  These active links will allow some interesting self publishing within the class, and they will allow us to do online collaboration as the semester progresses.  In particular, blog links will prove invaluable to proofreading and review exercises and for allowing you to build an online portfolio of your work this semester.
See you in class tomorrow, that is, barring earthquake, hurricane, and plague.


Steve