January+11,+2009

****January 11 Agenda for Class Period****

 * Caption That! Exercise
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 * Syllabus The class will be using the wiki to access assignments, collaborate with each other on papers and projects, and to find reference information for the course.
 * Explanation of software needed. Please have all the software needed for the class installed by January 13. I will take 15-20 minutes of the next class period to troubleshoot if necessary.

****Homework****
1. Using your Delta email address please create a Weebly account by going to [|http://www.weebly.com]. Remember your password.

2. Using your Delta email account, please go to [|http://www.delicious.com] and create an account. Install the Delicious toolbar on your computer by going to []

3. Please read the following web pages which are from the online textbook, Rhetoric and Composition. __A ten point true-false quiz will be given over the reading.__


 * [|The Stages of the Writing Process]
 * Rhetoric and Composition/What is Rhetoric
 * Rhetoric and Composition/Planning and Prewriting

4. At [|Educator], go to Communication-->Discussion Board-->Forum January 13


 * You must post before January 13 at 12:30 PM!
 * After reading the above web pages, please post a 500 word response about the reading for this week. Make this response personal--focus on one of these ideas (5 points):
 * Does writing seem complicated and confusing to you? Explain why. Then look at the reading to see if there are any tips there that might help you become less confused.
 * Does the reading for this class period sound familiar? If so, what and why? How comfortable are you with the writing process?
 * Focus on terms that are unfamiliar to you. What are the new terms, what do you think they mean, and why do you think it will be important to know them.
 * Pick another way to respond personally to the reading that you are comfortable with.
 * When you come to class on January 13, you will spend the first 10 minutes of class responding to your classmates' posts.
 * Download and print the following document.[[file:Document.pdf]] Answer the questions honestly and completely. (5 points). When you enter class, please drop your surveys on my desk.