Class Report: Summer Bridge Technical Writing, Section C- 23 July 2015

Class began as scheduled at 0900 in PS 141. The class roster listed 27 students enrolled, unchanged since the last report. All attended, verified by sign-in sheet.

Discussion asked after concerns from previous classes before moving to treat interviews and concerns of academic integrity. Of note are changes to the D2L dropboxes, put in place to ease student confusion and staff work; they may be reviewed on D2L itself. Student participation was good.

Students are reminded that they have a homework assignment due on Sunday, as noted previously; other assignments are forthcoming. The Hinton reading may be discussed on Monday; review of it is advisable. That it may be discussed on Monday does *not* mean the schedule-assigned readings–the excerpt from the Norton Field Guide to Writing–are not to be read; keeping up with the assigned reading is recommended.

Enjoy the weekend. Return refreshed and ready to press on.

Class Report: Summer Bridge Technical Writing, Section C- 22 July 2015

Class began as scheduled at 0900 in PS 141. The class roster listed 27 students enrolled, unchanged since the last report. Twenty-four attended, verified by a sign-in sheet.

Class discussion reviewed questions from the previous class before treating concerns of upcoming assignments, the assigned reading, and serial or Oxford commas. Student participation was reasonably good.

Students are reminded that they have homework due by 2359 today, as well as an assignment due over the weekend. Assignment sheets and materials are available on D2L; a rubric for the weekend assignment is attached here as CEAT Interview Response Rubric.

Class Report: Summer Bridge Technical Writing, Section C- 21 July 2015

Class began as scheduled at 0900 in PS 141. The class roster listed 27 students enrolled in the section, three having dropped and one having added since the last report. All attended, verified by a brief written exercise.

Class discussion reviewed questions from the previous class before treating the homework assignments due tonight and Wednesday night. It moved on to address forensic, epideictic, and deliberative rhetorics, as well as concerns of register. Student participation was reasonably good.

Students are reminded that the first homework assignment is due before 2359 today, with another due tomorrow before 2359. Materials and directions for the assignment are posted on D2L. The rubric that will be used to assess both assignments, as well as the third such assignment (appearing later in the term), is attached as the CEAT Reading Response Rubric.

Class Report: Summer Bridge Technical Writing, Section C- 20 July 2015

Class began as scheduled at 0900 in PS 141. The class roster listed 29 students enrolled in the section as of 19 July 2015. Twenty-six attended, verified by sign-in sheet. Some note was made that class rosters have changed since initial notice; later reports will update enrollment to suit.

Class discussion introduced course documents, D2L, other online resources, the instructor, usage standards, and the first homework assignment, as well as treating Aristotle’s rhetorical triangle to begin features of writing. Student participation was adequate.

Students are reminded that the first homework assignment is due before 2359 on Tuesday, 21 July 2015. Materials and directions for the assignment are posted on D2L; rubrics are forthcoming and are likely to be discussed in class.