Participate in Seminar or complete

Alternative Assignment.

Complete Reading and Learning

Activities.Complete the Quiz.

Complete the Learning Journal.

Participate in Discussion.

Preview Unit 4 Assignment and

begin writing steps

UNIT 3 TO-DO LIST

Grammar Review

Understanding the Writing Process

•Related Activities

•Remember to complete READING and ACTIVITIES (including your quiz) before you post to the DB

Complete these activities as early in the unit as possible

Quiz

Learning Activities

One of the ways that we often use personal writing is in communicating thoughts, concerns, ideas, and goals to those closest to us.

•In this journal, imagine that a friend, family member or personal acquaintance is thinking about returning to school to further his or her education or training.

Then, share what kind of personal document would be best for communicating this information.

•For example, would an email or a letter be more effective?

Once you have decided on a format, please write the personal document.

•What encouragement would you give him or her?

•Based on your own experience, what challenges might he or she face?

•What suggestions would you make about time management and setting goals?

Journal

Preview The Blog Assignment

See the list of websites from the Unit 2

assignment or visit the KU Library

Locate an article relevant to you and your field of

study.

Read the article and apply what you have learned about effective reading

and writing to take notes/complete a pre-

writing.

Using appropriate language for writing

personal documents to complete the following

Assignment.

Imagine that you have created a blog where you post about various issues

important to you and others studying in your

field.

•Write a 1 and 1/2 page double spaced blog post that educates your audience about an issue that the article you selected raises.

•Make sure you provide your audience with the author's name, title and a link to the article as well as a summary of relevant information from the article, but go beyond summary.

•Your submission should be organized into paragraphs, with a clear introduction, body paragraph(s) and conclusion.

•Utilize the 5-minute video from the KU Writing Center to format your paper

•Add to what the author says in some way (one way to do that is to disagree, or engage in debate, or explore a point further than it is addressed in the article).

•Be sure that you make clear to your audience why the issue you are informing them about is relevant to them in some way.

•For example, if you have a family member with a disease like diabetes, you might want to write a blog post explaining what you have learned about the importance of a healthy diet.

Complete the Unit 3 Learning Activities

•Preview the Unit 4 Assignment

•Take the quiz

Select an article relevant to your field of study

•Use a professional website or source

•You may use the same article you used for your Unit 2 Assignment

Read the article

•Apply what you have learned about effective reading and writing

•Use SQ3R or KWL

Fill out the worksheet

•Use the article to fill out the identifying information

•Take notes using the article as information for inspiration.

Generate as many topic ideas as you can.

•Pick your topic

•Pick the purpose and audience you want to blog about

Review the information on Pre-Writing in the Learning Activities

•Pick an activity that works for you

•Complete the pre-writing for the topic, purpose, and audience you want to blog about

Post notes and the pre-writing in paragraph form in the Unit 3 Discussion.

•3 paragraphs

•See the template

Participate by responding to at least two classmates’ initial postings.

•Continue to be engaged in the DB—post early, frequently, and with purpose!

•Review the rubric and gradebook feedback to ensure you are aware of expectations so you can meet and exceed them

Unit 3 Discussion

First Paragraph

Identify at least one potential audience and

purpose you could write about for the Unit 4

Assignment.

Why you would want to select that focus for your

Unit 4 Assignment?

Begin brainstorming or listing issues the article

raises that are important to you, your friends, or

someone you know who is studying in your field.

Share a link to the article you read as part of your Discussion Board post.

Second Paragraph

Share your actual brainstorming. Brainstorming

Can be in the form of

•Free Writing

•Mind Mapping

•Jot Lists

•Scratch Outlines

•Transcription of Voice to Text

Third Paragraph

Reflect on the brainstorming activity.

Did it work?

Why or why not?

What else might you need to do or do

differently to prepare to draft in Unit 4?

Unit 3 Discussion Template

Short for Weblog.

Think an online, public

journal

Highly personal to professional

Professional

Corporate blogs

Organization blogs

Expert blogs

Special Interest

Breaking News/Live

Blogging

Food Bloggers

Athletes

Personal

Personal Struggle blogs (The Mighty)

End of life blogs (Caring

Bridge)

Blog collections (The

Huffington Post)

What is a blog?

What if YOU wanted to share your knowledge this way?

What would your blog look like? What topics would you cover? How could you develop a group

of followers who read and benefit from what you have to say?

Do a Google search for blogs in your field

What did you find?

Who are these bloggers, what do they write

about, and what is their value?

What do they look like, focus on, and how do

you think the posts are created?

How can following blogs on topics you are

interested in and that are in your field be helpful

and educational?

What is a blog?

You are creating a blog entry. You do not have to build a full blog or actually post to a blog. Rather, you are writing a post as if you would post it.

What is a blog?

What is a blog?

•http://www.imsglobal.org/community/blog/help/english/What_is_a_Blog.htm

Information on Blogs from the KUWC

•https://kucampus.kaplan.edu/DocumentStore/Docs11/pdf/WC/Introduction_to_Blogging_July16_2013_RMH4NotesMP.pdf

Creating a blog post

•http://www.imsglobal.org/community/blog/help/english/What_is_a_Blog.htm#Creating_a_Blog_Post

Sample Blog Posts from the Internet

•http://www.marcandangel.com/2015/03/25/10-things-you-do-not-need-to-be-happier-in-life/

•http://blog.lumosity.com/turning-numbers-into-knowledge/

•http://thestandardedition.com/2014/12/05/dispatches-a-scottish-holiday/

•http://touristmeetstraveler.com/2015/jet-lag-remedies-go/

•http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Cool-Leather-Notebook-Jacket/

Questions?