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Plan your draft in writing (write on a Google Doc; post on your ePortfolio): Describe the elements your first-year college student will need an introduction to in order to begin reading the body of your essay: minimally, they will need: to be introduced to the overall topic (be sure to re-read the Entering an Occupational Discourse Essay Read More …

While different fields and disciplines tend to do things a bit differently, in academic writing like the kind we’re practicing in this class there are certain introductory and concluding tasks that readers expect writers to complete. Introductions tend to: Establish a topic or area of inquiry and a reason for writing about the topic – Read More …

Today’s 12:30 class is canceled due to continued storm cleanup. It’s important for you to know that the course calendar continues as planned. You are expected to spend the 80 minutes from 12:30-1:50 doing the activity below that we would have done in class.  Also, you are expected to be prepared for Thursday’s class by Read More …

James Paul Gee is a Mary Lou Fulton presidential professor of literacy studies at Arizona State. Gee played a role in the formation of a new field that which is the field of “New literacy studies.” He studies language, learning, and literacy in an integrated way. He is in touch with the digital world and Read More …

The Digispace is now located in Decary 051 Hours 10am-12:30pm – Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. 5pm-8 – Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays

Reading Superman and Me – photos of multiple annotated pages plus reflection; instructions under Sept. 7 Literacy Narrative Prewriting – samples from throughout your prewriting process; instructions under Sept. 12 On Looking and Looking Again 1-5 – instructions under Sept. 14 Revision Plan – instructions under Sept. 28

Be sure to set your image links to “Media File.”  Click on the screenshot below to learn how.

When things get tough, be like Lily.