11/7 - Final Class! + Self-Eval Email Assignment

Wednesday 11/9 - Final Class:
In this class, everyone, including me, will make a short presentation of 1~2 min. to the whole class. The purpose of the presentation is twofold:

a) To share what you published or plan to publish. Explain the theme, genre, main characteristics and highlights of your pieces.

b) Share what you learned about yourself and yourself as a writer (which is the final blogging topic). What have you discovered about what you like to write, what you have found is difficult, how you've developed your skill for the process etc. How's your skill of choosing a theme/genre, getting a mentor text, using a writer's notebook, finding a time/place to write, drafting, sharing/getting feedback, revising, editing, publishing.

Friday 11/11 is the deadline for your Self-Evaluation and Reflection: In an email to me, please answer the following 5 questions:

1) How was your blogging of 20 topics, 100 words or more? Excellent, good, satisfactory or unsatisfactory? Were you able to thinking carefully about the topic and write your ideas thoughtfully even if roughly?

2) How was your publishing of 3 different genres? Excellent, good, satisfactory or unsatisfactory? Were you able to experience the process of writing and develop yourself as a writer?

3) How was your participation in the You class? Excellent, good, satisfactory or unsatisfactory? Did you actively attend and support other classmates through feedback and commenting on blogs or published pieces?

4) Based on the above, if you were me (the instructor Mark), what final course grade (A Excellent, B Good, C Satisfactory, D Unsatisfactory ~E) would you give yourself and why?

5) Finally, what was your impression of the YOU class? What was good for you? Also, how can it be better next year? I would appreciate your suggestions!