"In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane."
Oscar Wilde
Week Three
Monday
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Labor Day, No Class
Wednesday
- Specific editorial discussion (those from course packet and those from dissection assignment)
- Homework:
- Read Grossman's "Meet Joe Blog," Kamiya's "The Death of the News," Sullivan's "Why I Blog," Janney's "Christmas Miracle," and Harris's "Death Threats Dog Female Bloggers" for Friday
- Continue to consider editorial topic/work on editorial
- Homework:
Friday
- Blogs, bloggers, and blogging discussion
- Example Blogs
- Personal Blog
- (Former) Campaign Blog
- Political Commentary (chosen via the 2006 Weblog Awards)
- little green footballs (conservative)
- Think Progress (liberal)
- Social Justice Blogs
- Topic-Oriented Blogs
- Homework:
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Work on editorial draft
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Read chapter two from SGCW
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Read both Lamott essays in course packet
- Email instructor at elizacuddy@gmail.com from new Gmail account
- PLEASE NOTE THAT MONDAY'S CLASS WILL BE HELD IN (TBA)
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CONFERENCES (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
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Paragraph Topic: Describe your experiences as a writer and as a student (there may not necessarily always be a correlation between the two). What do wish to focus upon in improving your own skills? Where are you most confident? Where do you believe you need the most work? Why? What do you hope to get out of this course?