Class Agenda 10.5

1. Blogging the Writing Center Observations

a. 10.35-10.50: First, take this time to read and review the blogs you've already written. Does your tone and content make sense to an outside reader? Have you completed at least two of your blogs? If you haven't, finish up!

b. 10.50-11.10: Comment on another student's blog. If you didn't get the chance to do this last week, CLICK HERE and look for your name. Follow the instructions for #2 on the Agenda.

If you ALREADY have left comments from that 9.29 Agenda, please leave comments on the following two blogs from previous classes. In your comments, introduce yourself briefly, explain what you think is the highlight of their observation, identify what 'do's and/or what 'don't's' they observed, and mention whether or not you've encountered similar strategies or 'errors' in your observations.

Brooke
Valbona

c. 11.10-11.30: Now return your personal blog. Tell your classmates what you believe to be the keys to a successful tutoring session. Refer to course texts AND student blogs (your own, your classmates, or former students) in your discussion whenever possible.


2. Moffett Review (11.30-12.00): The Peer Review teams teams are responsible for teaching the main ideas of the Moffett readings to the rest of the class:

Storm in the Mountains: Anayeli, Karen, Karina, Jennifer

Detecting Growth in Language: Britney, Bianca, Andrea

Teaching the Universe of Discourse: Tiffany, Melissa, Silvana

Harmonic Learning ("Not Wanting to Know," etc): Wynee, Ciriaco, Michelle

Active Voice (3-24): Wen, Jessica, Cindi

3. Dialogues

With a partner, please read your dialogue. Have your partner do the following things:

1) Count how many 'ideas' and/or perspectives are present in the dialogue. Remember, there should be as many different arguments about the chosen topic as possible. Have the partner underline each new idea or argument and place a * (star) in the column/margin next to the dialogue where that idea occurs.

2) Have your partner underline the parts of the dialogue that provide evidence that supports an argument or claim. Note how much evidence or how many claims support each argument.

3) Have your partner identify places where further research is needed to back up a point or provide more evidence. All dialogues will need to integrate research, however clunky or strange sounding, for the final revision. What needs to be 'proven'? What kind of evidence is needed to prove it?