Monday, September 2, 2013

First Post


Assignment for Thursday, September 5:


1.  Create your blog.  Visit www.blogger.com and create an introductory blog.  Make sure that your blog address is created in the following format: www.lastnamewritingandrhetoric2.blogspot.com

2.  In 250 words (or more!) address the following prompts:
a.  WHO ARE YOU?  Where are you from?  What are your interests and hobbies?  Name a favorite artist (musical, fashion, visual, textual, or other medium.)  What do you like to do for fun?
b.  Why did you choose to come to Columbia? 
c.  What medium do you feel most comfortable expressing yourself in?  Painting?  Sculpting?  Text?  Dance?  Fashion?  Why?
d.  What do you hope to gain from this course? 
e.  What fears or concerns do you have about the class? 


3.  Read chapter one in Translating Culture:  Ethnographic Writing in the Composition Classroom (up to page 26.)  To do this, access the text here:  http://www.sbm.questionthequids.org/
Click on the "Introduction link" on the left side of the page.  This will take you to a short introduction.  On that page, click on the link on the bottom of the page that says "Continue to Chapter 1..."  From there, scroll down to page 12 (beginning of chapter 1) and read up to page 26. 
Make sure to write down at least two ideas/phrases that you found interesting or intriguing.

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