Welcome!

Hi folks – welcome to your class blog. Each week, you will be expected to check this blog for reading/writing assignments. Frequently, you will be asked to respond to readings or specific assignments on this blog; other times, you will be asked to turn in a typed assignment. When asked to write a blog response, you may respond to the posted assignment by clicking on the “comments” link at the top of this blog, under the blog entry title (until someone posts the first comment, it will read “no comments”). The assignments will vary – between responses to your readings and writing assignments. Your responses on this blog is worth 30% of your grade, so be sure that you check this blog before each and every class for updated reading assignments and any announcements I might post!

In order to respond to blog assignments, you MUST register with WordPress. For username, please just put your first name and last initial (or whole last name – whichever you prefer), so that I can give you credit for each post (if you list yourself as “metrogirl” for example, I will have no idea who wrote the post and therefore cannot give you credit). Also, please register with the email address that you most often check, as this will be the email address to which I will send acknowledgment of receipt and credit. At the bottom of the registration form, you can either choose to get your own blog or “just a username”. For this class, all that is required is a username; but if you’ve been wanting to start your own blog, then you can certainly do that (it’s totally up to you and has no bearing on this course).

Also, please take a look around the blog, and familiarize yourself with the additional resources, links, and pages that are available to assist you. For instance, on the right side, you will note that there are several links; these are websites or additional resources that I thought may be useful to you as you go through this course. As we continue to move through the class, I will continue to post links that will be helpful to you (whether in reading, writing, or discussing certain pieces of writing). Please check the links often.

For more information about the class and what is expected of you on this blog, please click on the tab at the top entitled, “About Class Blog,” and then post a comment indicating that you understand what will be required of you on this course blog.