Assignment
Aaron
Evan
Maria
Davon
Shereen
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Blogging the Lab
If you haven't tutored...
There were some students that weren't able to tutor yet. You should set up a make-up appointment so that you don't fall too far behind. Procrastination won't work very well because you will fall behind in class discussions, fall behind in experience, set a tone for the semester, and ultimately discourage my ability to write you letters of recommendation in the future. Perhaps most practically, you won't be able to tutor on time. You will have to complete an alternative assignment while other students tutor. Having said this, it's only the first week and there's still plenty of time to develop a rhythm and find a four-week schedule that works for you.
To the entire class on the subject...
If more than one student hasn't completed his or her tutoring next week, I will not let our class out a little early anymore. There is no sense giving away time if that time isn't used properly.
Once you finish...
Please take the survey and complete the post-observation exercise.
Responding to students...
All your questions and concerns were absolutely right. Let's try and create a list of protocols for responding to student work so you can minimize your anxiety and be the best reader possible.
There were some students that weren't able to tutor yet. You should set up a make-up appointment so that you don't fall too far behind. Procrastination won't work very well because you will fall behind in class discussions, fall behind in experience, set a tone for the semester, and ultimately discourage my ability to write you letters of recommendation in the future. Perhaps most practically, you won't be able to tutor on time. You will have to complete an alternative assignment while other students tutor. Having said this, it's only the first week and there's still plenty of time to develop a rhythm and find a four-week schedule that works for you.
To the entire class on the subject...
If more than one student hasn't completed his or her tutoring next week, I will not let our class out a little early anymore. There is no sense giving away time if that time isn't used properly.
Once you finish...
Please take the survey and complete the post-observation exercise.
Responding to students...
All your questions and concerns were absolutely right. Let's try and create a list of protocols for responding to student work so you can minimize your anxiety and be the best reader possible.
TAKE THIS SURVEY!
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Post-Observation Assignment
Spend 15 minutes responding to a student blog from ENG 101. The assignment for the student blogs is HERE.
Then, respond to one student's blog each: address the student as a peer professional. Be sure to state upfront what you thought of the entire piece as a blog (blogs are ungraded, but evaluated for the skills students communicate). Then, specifically state what you think the student did well in the context of the assignment (you might refer to the assignment). Then, note what areas of the blog the student should consider revising. As you note these areas, literally tell the students what they should do differently. NOTE: Make sure the student blog entry that corresponds with the assignment - I tried to match them up, but make sure.
Blog Pairs
Janet
Kat
Davon
Wendy
Evan
Danielle
Aaron
Maria
Pam
Shereen
Example: Hi NAME, I'm a practicing Peer Tutor in Prof Rogers-Cooper's ENG 220 class. My name is NAME. I thought your blog was a wonderful start to ENG 101. I thought your summary and paraphrase skills were excellent because HAPPY LAPPY NOO. For example, when you wrote about LAPPY it was interesting because HAPPY. I do feel that you need to work on your citation, however, because NOO NOO. For your next blog, consider WOOKA WOOKA. Thanks for publishing your blog for readers!
Then, respond to one student's blog each: address the student as a peer professional. Be sure to state upfront what you thought of the entire piece as a blog (blogs are ungraded, but evaluated for the skills students communicate). Then, specifically state what you think the student did well in the context of the assignment (you might refer to the assignment). Then, note what areas of the blog the student should consider revising. As you note these areas, literally tell the students what they should do differently. NOTE: Make sure the student blog entry that corresponds with the assignment - I tried to match them up, but make sure.
Blog Pairs
Janet
Kat
Davon
Wendy
Evan
Danielle
Aaron
Maria
Pam
Shereen
Example: Hi NAME, I'm a practicing Peer Tutor in Prof Rogers-Cooper's ENG 220 class. My name is NAME. I thought your blog was a wonderful start to ENG 101. I thought your summary and paraphrase skills were excellent because HAPPY LAPPY NOO. For example, when you wrote about LAPPY it was interesting because HAPPY. I do feel that you need to work on your citation, however, because NOO NOO. For your next blog, consider WOOKA WOOKA. Thanks for publishing your blog for readers!
Observation One Assignment
For the next 15-20 minutes, please reflect on your observation in the Writing Center. Write a professional blog (first-person is fine!) that relates the following information to your reader:
- establishes why you went and what the Writing Center does
- anonymously reports on the experience with the following criteria in mind:
* describes your observation as an experience (what kind of student essays issues arose?)
* establishes what the tutor did in the context of our class (link to class ideas and texts!)
* evaluates what you thought was effective and ineffective about the session
- explains to your reader what you're expectations are for next time.
When you're finished, proofread your blog. Be sure that an outside reader would fully understand everything you've written.
Feel free to add in quotations/citations and/or ideas from class discussion.
- establishes why you went and what the Writing Center does
- anonymously reports on the experience with the following criteria in mind:
* describes your observation as an experience (what kind of student essays issues arose?)
* establishes what the tutor did in the context of our class (link to class ideas and texts!)
* evaluates what you thought was effective and ineffective about the session
- explains to your reader what you're expectations are for next time.
When you're finished, proofread your blog. Be sure that an outside reader would fully understand everything you've written.
Feel free to add in quotations/citations and/or ideas from class discussion.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Dialogues Revision: for Wednesday
For Wednesday students are making their dialogues "researchable." This means that each side in the dialogue should have two 'ideas' supported by research, and students should refer to that research in their dialogues (use footnotes, and practice MLA citations in the footnotes).
Today in class, students evaluated the arguments in the dialogues, determined whether both sides had equal evidence, and decided whether or not there was a legible debate with obvious 'ideas' at stake. They also gave each other suggestions for further research.
Students who didn't have their dialogues drafted two columns in their notes, where they wrote down the points that supported the two sides of their debate.
Today in class, students evaluated the arguments in the dialogues, determined whether both sides had equal evidence, and decided whether or not there was a legible debate with obvious 'ideas' at stake. They also gave each other suggestions for further research.
Students who didn't have their dialogues drafted two columns in their notes, where they wrote down the points that supported the two sides of their debate.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Blog: Tutoring Observation Expectations
What are your expectations for your observations? What are your feelings? What are you going to look for? What do you expect to happen? What do you expect to learn?
Start Tutoring! B-200!
Between now and next Wednesday, students should find a one-hour block of time to observe a Writing Center tutor. Students will observe tutors four times before they begin tutoring. They can meet this four hour total at any time, and in any way they choose.
For their observations, they will
- find a LaGuardia hour on the schedule that works for them
- tell the front desk who you are, and explain you're from Rogers-Cooper's ENG 220 Peer Tutor class
- sign in on the sheet they should give you
- introduce yourself to the tutor (or follow their lead)
- take notes during the session (tutoring style, student issues, interaction with tutor, etc)
- come prepared to class to discuss what you observed and blog about it.
The Writing Center is located in B-200. The link to the Writing Center homepage is HERE.
For their observations, they will
- find a LaGuardia hour on the schedule that works for them
- tell the front desk who you are, and explain you're from Rogers-Cooper's ENG 220 Peer Tutor class
- sign in on the sheet they should give you
- introduce yourself to the tutor (or follow their lead)
- take notes during the session (tutoring style, student issues, interaction with tutor, etc)
- come prepared to class to discuss what you observed and blog about it.
The Writing Center is located in B-200. The link to the Writing Center homepage is HERE.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Quiz Two
ENG 220
Professor Rogers-Cooper
Quiz 2
Professor Rogers-Cooper
Quiz 2
NAME:________________________________________________
Which theory underpinning tutoring
writing does each sentence best correspond to?
1. One never learns alone.
2. One should be able to point to where in the text she got her interpretation from.
3. The dictionary does not dictate to us the proper words, but tells us what words people have
used.
4. Learning needs to happen in an atmosphere that is anti-hierarchical and anti-individualistic.
5. If the tutee is not talking, then the session is not going well.
6. The best way to get the tutee to figure out what he wants to say in his paper is by
listening to him, not by talking yourself.
7. This poem means whatever I want it to mean.
8. The tutor and the writer should be talking actively so the tutee will get, through conversation,
a sense of what she will put in her paper.
2. One should be able to point to where in the text she got her interpretation from.
3. The dictionary does not dictate to us the proper words, but tells us what words people have
used.
4. Learning needs to happen in an atmosphere that is anti-hierarchical and anti-individualistic.
5. If the tutee is not talking, then the session is not going well.
6. The best way to get the tutee to figure out what he wants to say in his paper is by
listening to him, not by talking yourself.
7. This poem means whatever I want it to mean.
8. The tutor and the writer should be talking actively so the tutee will get, through conversation,
a sense of what she will put in her paper.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Buttons to Hit on Your Blog
"New Post" - You can find this on your main blog page and on your Dashboard page. This allows you to write a "new blog entry." This is different from creating an altogether new blog.
"Design" - Look at the top right-hand part of the screen. This button brings up the "Dashboard" button.
"Dashboard" - this allows you to create new blogs, to edit your posts, and other functions.
"Design" - Look at the top right-hand part of the screen. This button brings up the "Dashboard" button.
"Dashboard" - this allows you to create new blogs, to edit your posts, and other functions.
Email Me Your Blog Addresses
Email me your blog as the address appears from your "View Blog" page...Thanks!
First Assignment: Moffett Research
ENG 220 Research & Writing Assessment Paper
“The Ideas of James Moffett”
Research Question: What are the most important and enduring ideas James Moffett has contributed to the field of teaching writing?
This weekend you will write a 3-5 page paper answering this question based on researching James Moffett. There are two reasons we are doing this: 1) so the professor can get a sense of your abilities to both locate information on line and evaluate which information is appropriate to both the assignment and the context of teaching writing; and 2) so the professor can evaluate a sample of your writing before the end of the “drop” period. In light of reason 2, be sure to pay close attention to writing well. Be conscious of producing an error-free paper which has a thesis that answers the question, and uses topic-centered paragraphs which support your thesis and offer evidence from your research. You must also include a works cited page. Remember: this is a course that gives you the opportunity to tutor in the LaGuardia Writing Center. As the professor, I have a serious responsibility to assess your skills in these areas before I let you tutor. This difficult assignment is one of the ways I will do that.
HINT 1: Be attentive to the exact language in the title of the assignment. Do not present information that does not concern the exact words of the main question: What are the most important and enduring ideas James Moffett has contributed to the field of teaching writing?
HINT 2: If you do not know how to use the library search engines to look in Academic Search Premier, ERIC, or any other search engine that you might need, figure out how to get help. This assessment is, in part, a test of your resourcefulness—what do you do when you are presented with something that seems challenging or beyond your current knowledge base?
HINT 3: I have already conducted this search myself, and am aware of what will come up on Google when you search for Moffett using a variety of key words. I expect you to use the most informative of the online resources available to you, not just the first 1-2 things that come up on Google.
HINT 4: Because I have done this research already, I am already very familiar with the materials you will find. I will surely recognize any plagiarized material instantly, so do not plagiarize. If you plagiarize, you will not only fail the assignment but will be formally held accountable for cheating. Use summary, paraphrase, and quotation from your research to help you describe Moffett’s ideas, and always cite sources.
Good Luck!
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