Welcome to ENGL300, a pure grammar course!!!
The purpose of this class blog is to save in-class discussion time by summarizing our readings and commenting on them on this site.
How it works:
Every student has to read the assigned text for each lesson, but only two students (one from each section) will write a 500-700 words summary. The text for reading will be hyperlinked to this blog, and also to our website, http://siu-voss.com/Fall2011_ENGL300.aspx.
Then, everyone will reply with a 100-250 words comment. The comment should be about the original research article you read, and not about how well the summary of your peer was done. Critical thinking is important.
Due dates:
The due dates will be posted in the header of each new blog thread. Your instructor has already created the headers for you. You just need to click on "Edit Posts" to write your summary when it is your turn to summarize an article. The responses by your peers are always due the next class session at the start of class.
How it will be graded:
The reading summaries (one per student) are worth 10 points, and each comment is worth 2 points. You only need to write 25 comments altogether. If we are exactly 25 students, that will be ideal; if we are more, you can leave out the additional 2-3 posts, or you can use them as extra credit points. If we end up with fewer than 25 students by the end of the semester, I will assign the left-over blogs for extra credit, so you can write your comments on them until you have 25.
New task for today: INTRODUCTIONS
This will be your first post on our blog -- and the easiest one: an introduction to yourself. Just post a few sentences you would like us to know about yourself, such as your major, your future goals, your hobbies, your anticipations of this class, your most favorite/least favorite grammar topic, etc.....
Please keep in mind that grammar and spelling will be graded on our class blog, not just content. If you send your comments from your phone, make sure you capitalize and don't use text speak.
Hello, I'm Dr. V, your instructor! I got my M.A. in translation and my Ph.D. in English in Germany. In 1997, I came to SIUC for one semester as an exchange student, after having studied in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Dijon, France. Then, in 2006, after the death of my father, I permanently moved to Carbondale and worked as a GA for the Associate Chancellor of Diversity, for the German department, and for the English department. I also got my Master of Arts in Teaching in 2007, and am a certified IL high school teacher for German, French, and English. I've been a lecturer in the English department since Fall 2007, and taught ENGL101, 102, 290, 300, and 485a. I'm also doing accreditation (NCATE), which gives you four Fridays off this semester due to my absence caused by conferences!!! I'm currently a doctoral student in Curriculum & Instruction, working with children with learning disabilities. Hope you enjoy this class, and can make use of some of the grammar tips and tricks you learn in your future career!!
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My name is Steven White and I am in my second year here at SIU. I am originally from Carbondale and have lived my entire life here. I am majoring in journalism and would hope to eventually be a sports writer of some sort. I am looking forward to is semester and hope to get to know everyone a little better by the end.
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