Brittany’s English 207 Blog

1.      Reflective Introduction (to overall portfolio)

a.      Does it tell what’s in the portfolio

b.      Why you did the portfolio

c.       What the goal of the portfolio is

d.      Introduction of yourself to your reader

e.      Should invite your reader to read your portfolio

2.      Introductions to units/projects

a.      Does it include a description of the purpose/what you had to do for the unit/project?

b.      Does it explain what you chose to do for the unit/project?

3.      Is it complete (is all of the work included?)

4.      Are your 2 revisions included?

5.      Are the 2 revision reflections included?

6.      Organization: Is it easy to find information?

In your writing groups you came up with a list of possible literacies you might explore for your final project.  Below is a compiled list.

• Blogs
• Lesson plans
• Excel
• Power point
• Smart boards
• Communication
• blogs
• journals
• bgnews
• flicker
• imovies
• quicktime
• photoshop
• indesign
• microsoft office
• Presentations
• Verbal
• Teaching/Coaching
• Communicate with others
• Creating PSAs
• Organized
• Leadership
• Punctual
• Responsible
• Informational
• Personable
• Creative
• Developing relationships
• Interpersonal communication skills
• Event planning skills
• Leadership skills
• Computer skills
• Administrative tasks
• Technical skills
• Research skills
• Organizational skills
• Blogging
• Networking skills
• Writing skills
• People person
• Problem solving
• Conflict resolution
• Time Management
• Cavs’ knowledge
• Leadership skills
• Verbal skills
• Soccer skills
• Persuasive skills
• Computer skills

What do we know about resumes?

Resumes are part of the application process
ImportantL resumes are a gateway to getting your foot in the door.
Talk yourself up
Should be specific to job
Not only for jobs. May be used for scholarships, fellowships, volunteer opportunities, etc.
Quickly reviewed
About a page
Comes with a cover letter

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Below is the list of criteria we came up with that your rhetorical analysis should include.

• Understanding original author’s pupose
• A good thesis
• Answers why the choices were made.
• Answers what was the purpose of the PSA
• Includes a good introduction.
• Summaries the PSA
• Shows correctness
• Includes who is the intended audience of the PSA
• Discusses the importance of the PSA’s message.
• Is NOT a review.
• How is the PSA helping?
• INCLUDES SPECIFIC DETAILS FROM THE PSA!

Here is the Power Point from class today which included some thigns to consider as you work on drafting your rhetorical analysis.

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Some of you asked me to post the Power Point from Friday (3/20). Here is is.

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Today in class we talked about introductions in general and specifically as they relate to the rhetorical analysis.  Our discussion today was fruitful and below are some of the points that came up.

Introductions should:

• Introduce the topic
• Include a thesis statement.
• Give background information (if necessary).
• Grab the readers attention.

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Below is the list of criteria we came up with in class as well as some of the points raised in your blogs about what a PSA should do/what makes a good PSA.

• Talk to your audience, not at them.
• Convey a single message.
• Suggest change that is in the best interest of the public (v. trying to control them).
• Creative techniques should also be used to grab the attention of the audience and convey a resounding and meaningful message.
• Hit on an issue that audience can relate to.
• Eye catching
• Includes facts or research when appropriate.
• Uses rhetorical appeals.
• Addresses a specific audience.
• Is entertaining (if appropriate).
• Works to better or improve a community.
• Uses some kind of media (video, audio, etc.).
• Has a clear message.
• Teamwork.
• Is creative.
• Is well organized.
• Is well thought out.
• Has a single main focus.
• Includes a sponsoring organization(s).

Here is the list of criteria we came up with for the literacy narrative.  I will use these to help form peer workshop handouts and also in grading.

A literacy narrative should:

In class today we talked about narratives.  While you each blogged about your understandings and experiences of narratives, below is the list that we came up with during discussion after the in-class writing.

• Narratives tell a story.
• Narratives include events, dates, people, and ideas.
• Narratives can be in many forms including poetry, prose, dance, theater, etc.
• Narratives convey a message to the reader or viewer.
• Narratives include movies (and we listed some movies including Scary Movie and Forrest Gump).
• Narratives often include multiple events or interrelated events.
• Imitation is a factor that is important to narrative.
• Narratives help form our views of the world; the example from class was that if we’ve never been to Europe we may build an opinion of Europe based on narratives we are familiar with.

We also talked about samples of literacy narratives.  Some that we came up with included:

• Book-It where students are rewarded with free pizza for reading.
• Ohio Reads where high school students read to elementary students.
• Parents or guardians who may have paid/rewarded us as children for good grades/reading/etc.
• Scholarships for college.
• Summer reading programs at local libraries.