Reading and Writing are Superpowers*
This image of my annotations of Sherman Alexei’s “Superman and Me” will open to full size on a click, so you can actually see my annotations. NOTE: You can do the same on your images by setting the “Link To” setting of the image to “Media File.” Have a look at what I did to Read More …
If you’re one of those writers who fiddles with fonts and formatting instead of getting down to the business of writing. Or one who finds it hard not to check the Red Sox score or to ignore social media notifications while writing, FocusWriter is for you. FocusWriter is shareware (you pay what you think it’s Read More …
Follow the link to get to our Padlet space, where we’ll work together to annotate excerpts from Deborah Brandt’s, “Sponsors of Literacy.” Padlet, essentially, is an electronic bulletin board with unlimited “wall-space” for “sticky notes.” What I like about Padlet is the ability to collaborate with others. I also like that I can put any kind Read More …
When are office hours? I hold office hours every week in the Student Academic Success Center on Mondays from 1-1:45 and Wednesdays, right after class, from 11-12. You can also make an appointment with me. What are office hours for? Office hours are a chance for students to meet one-on-one with their professors without having Read More …
If you’re one of my ENG 122 students, you’re a contributing member of the site. As a contributor, you have the ability to create new posts for the blog. Use that ability to ask questions or share interesting material you’ve found with classmates. We’ll figure out more uses for this blog as we go.
By the time they arrive at college, every writer has internalized a slew of writing “rules” that they have learned from teachers, parents, fellow students, and others. What are the writing rules that you have inherited from others? Tell us a story about a time when the rules seemed to change on you.
Many first year writing students ask me how they can read faster and comprehend more. For some of these students, the problem is that they’re subvocalizing words, and using valuable brain bandwidth for decoding words that would be better spent making meaning and meaningful connections to the ideas in the text. Here’s SpeedReadingLounge.com’s Mark Ways’s guide Read More …
One of your classmates has an extra copy of Habits of the Creative Mind for sale for $10. If for some reason you don’t yet have one, this is a great chance to get a book you’ll need all year (in ENG 123 as well) at a great price. Send me an email, and I’ll put you Read More …
Here’s a great opportunity to exercise your creative writing chops and maybe win a prize! The Maine Women Writers Collection invites students, staff and faculty of the UNE community to respond to “A Gateless Garden” exhibit at the Ketchum Library Art Gallery this fall. Deadline for entries: November 1, 2016 How to participate: Visit “A Gateless Garden” in Read More …
Having a growth mindset helps students work more purposefully towards their goals. Coach yourself to have a growth mindset by asking these questions. Thanks to ICTEvangelist, @robfmac, and the people at MindShift for sharing. Leave a comment in which you tell a brief story about yourself that reveals the degree to which you possess a Read More …
