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Week 1
8/26-8/30
Good morning! Now that you have attended the introductory class, you may still feel confused about what you’re supposed to do. Here is a list of next steps.
- Complete the mini essay assignment and turn it in right away using the prompt in the notes linked here. *Set up your GDrive account. * If you have not already done so.
2. Watch these videos:
Lesson 1.2: Annotating digital texts [text] and video
Lesson 1.3: Create your coursework (archive) and (workflow) *JUST UPDATED TO INCLUDE BOTH VIDEOS)
3. Read the entire syllabus and post one question by Thursday (11:59 pm). Follow these guidelines for your question.
4. Complete the reading, Ted Ed Lesson–plus discussion posts assigned in lesson–and Video watching assignment by Friday at 11:59pm. These are listed below:
Read: “Backpacks and Briefcases: Steps Toward Rhetorical Analysis”. The link may lead you to the whole textbook, but you only need to read the chapter titled “Backpacks vs. Briefcases.” You don’t need to answer the questions listed in the text at the end of the chapter. Rather, follow the process in the TedEd lesson and answer questions (about both the reading and the video) within the TedEd platform. You will need to register for TedEd to post with your name.
Lesson 1.1: Rhetorical analysis TedEd lesson
Watch: “The Human Insights Missing from Big Data.”
5. After Friday, write your workshop 1 assignment. Homework: Workshop 1 assignment
Phew! It seems like a lot of steps, but it will go by very quickly, and it will give us sturdy footing to write together.
