Welcome to English 1B

2011-08-06T14:00:00.000-07:00

You'll need to visit this website about twice per week since you are required to contribute to the discussions on a weekly basis. Specifically, each week you need to post one substantial comment of your own. The questions are found here, but the answers are to be posted on our other site, www.turnitin.com. Replying to other students there is completely optional and can add extra credit to your score (as long as you are having genuine debate and discussion, not littering my board).

This blog also lets you download important documents like the syllabus, assignments, and class handouts, and it has links to readings and other assignments. Always check the blog if you miss class.

How to Participate in Online Discussion
Your Required Original Post. Each week, you are expected to read the posts I've left about the material that we're studying for the upcoming week. You must post your response to www.turnitin.com by 5pm on the day of the upcoming class meeting. I won't give credit for anything posted later. Further, late posts will get mixed in with the posts of the current week and cause confusion, so please just do not post late.

Remember that unlike the social blogs you might be used to, here you're expected to write substantial commentary (about 150 words), supported by textual evidence and examples. You're also expected to read through the comments from other students to be sure you are not repeating something already said. It will be hard to be original if you wait to be the last to post, so try not to do so. Usually, you will be required to write one response per week.

Due Feb 27

Here's the first blog posting assignment...

We will use the first posting assignment to get used to the system. Just post a short message introducing yourself and mentioning either your favorite book or a book you've read recently that you liked. Tell us why you liked it.

Remember to post this response on the Discussion Board of www.turnitin.com, not here!

The reading assignment for next class is the first ten chapters of Jane Eyre. Reading these chapters will give you a sense of whether this is the right class for you at this time, keeping in mind that ordinarily you will only have ONE week to read this much material or sometimes more.