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Paragraphs…

by | Nov 18, 2015 | The Crafted Word Blog | 24 comments

From what I have read so far, I have really loved the reflections. Hopefully, you have posted these to your blog, so every can see and read the diverse—but focused—way each of you has approached the assignment. There is one thing that many of you need to do—

Paragraph!!!

A big part of this reflection writing is for you to practice paragraph writing, to learn when you are shifting to a new thought and/or direction, and to do the proofreading and editing needed to make your reflection publishable: meaning, fit for people to read.

The document you turn in to iTunes U should also look good and be publishable.

I want you to write the reflections in class. Leave fifteen minutes for editing and publishing. This will give me a good idea of what a good production rate is for each of you.

As it is, I am asking you to write a bit less than fifteen words a minute. Not a lot, but not a little either. There is not a lot of room for screwing around.

So get to work…

In my Rocky story, Rocky is amply a metaphor for you guys writing without a rubric.

 

24 Comments

  1. Jack Folz
    Jack Folz on November 18, 2015 at 12:08 pm

    Good to know I will do that in class today

  2. Nathan Soukup
    Nathan Soukup on November 18, 2015 at 12:19 pm

    Ok, Thanks.

  3. Gray Hussey
    Gray Hussey on November 18, 2015 at 12:21 pm

    Thanks for the info Fitz

  4. Nico Bowden
    Nico Bowden on November 18, 2015 at 12:26 pm

    Thanks for the update

  5. Charlie Cribb
    Charlie Cribb on November 18, 2015 at 12:26 pm

    Thanks for the information.

  6. James Ewing
    James Ewing on November 18, 2015 at 12:28 pm

    Ok Fitz,,, thanks for the update.

  7. Henry Patton
    Henry Patton on November 18, 2015 at 1:12 pm

    Fitz, when you get into school, can I meet with you? Thanks.

  8. Colby Freeman
    Colby Freeman on November 18, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    I thnk I get what you’re saying on this, but I’m still a little confused. I ended up basing my writing on the “Team Writing Rubric,” which did help, though I’m still pretty lost.

    • John Fitzsimmons
      John Fitzsimmons on November 18, 2015 at 6:51 pm

      Use some of the example sentences to get yourself going. Write from the heart and your head will follow.

  9. Lucas
    Lucas on November 18, 2015 at 5:52 pm

    Sounds good!

  10. Abhinav Tadikonda
    Abhinav Tadikonda on November 18, 2015 at 7:27 pm

    Thanks for the info.

  11. Nick Beck
    Nick Beck on November 18, 2015 at 7:37 pm

    Thanks for the update, I just squeezed in 500 words during class!

  12. Charlie Hutchinson
    Charlie Hutchinson on November 19, 2015 at 9:49 am

    Ok thanks for the information.

  13. Liam Tasker
    Liam Tasker on November 19, 2015 at 11:10 am

    Sounds Great fitz.

  14. Nico Carere
    Nico Carere on November 19, 2015 at 5:20 pm

    Thanks for the update

  15. Matthew Gainsbkro
    Matthew Gainsbkro on November 19, 2015 at 5:37 pm

    Thanks Fitz, sounds good.

  16. Logan Renneker
    Logan Renneker on November 19, 2015 at 7:50 pm

    Sounds good Fitz! Thank you!

  17. Greyson
    Greyson on November 19, 2015 at 9:24 pm

    Thanks for the update and guidance.

  18. Hank Parker
    Hank Parker on November 20, 2015 at 9:35 am

    Thanks this will help

  19. Jake Magee
    Jake Magee on November 20, 2015 at 10:21 am

    Thanks for the feed back

  20. Arthur
    Arthur on November 20, 2015 at 11:14 am

    Thanks Fitz

  21. Colin
    Colin on November 20, 2015 at 11:49 am

    Thanks Fitz

  22. Max Ewing
    Max Ewing on November 20, 2015 at 3:21 pm

    I will continue to do my best with paragraphing. Thanks for the feedback, Fitz!

  23. Julian Yang
    Julian Yang on November 22, 2015 at 10:14 am

    Thanks Fitz