There are essentially two tasks for Thursday (8/28). First, to do the reading and take notes, and second, to post your first blog entry.
1) Reading and Notes:
- Read: Oler, "Of Woman Borg" (available for viewing and downloading in the WebCT Learning Module for "Week 1") and take notes using the following format (in your notebook):
- a) Describe, in 1-3 sentences, what you see as the main argument or overarching theme of the text/s.
- b) List at least 3-5 terms you feel are key for understanding the text/s or that are new to you.
- c) Formulate a list of comments and questions you have about the text/s. What did
you find especially interesting or thought-provoking? What did you find disconcerting or contestable? What didn't seem entirely clear? What questions did this text leave you asking yourself?
2) Blog #1:
- In order to complete this part of the assignment, you'll need to set up your Blogger account. You will receive an email *at your iastate.edu address* from Prof. VL (screenname "Pallaksch. Pallaksch") "inviting" you to be an author on the site - follow the instructions in the email to set up your account. Note that you will need to set up a Google account in order to use Blogger (there will be detailed instructions in how to do this in the email you'll receive). Be sure to let Prof. VL know promptly if you have any trouble setting up your account, especially if you have not received the "invite" email by Wednesday (8/27). Once you've set up your account, you can blog your first post:
- Post #1: In a short paragraph, introduce yourself and tell us what brought you to this class and what you're especially interested in exploring with regards to our topic. If you choose, you can also include comments or questions from the notes you took on the reading (as practice for next week, when you'll be posting an abstract of the week's readings that will take the form of the notes you took in Part 1 above, i.e. a) Argument, b) Terms, c) Questions/Comments.
- When you're finished with your post, type your name (as you'd like it to appear in the Members list) to the box "Labels for this post." Use this same label (and only this label) every time you post. That way, we'll end up with a list of members matched to their posts that is easy to navigate.
Any questions? Don't hesitate to email me!
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