Putting the final touches on the semester

1. The home stretch
W R I T I N G I V
(HE285)
Prof. Dr. Ron Martinez
drronmartinez@gmail.com

2. What happens next?
• Rest of semester will be mostly centered on
writing conferences;
• Individual students will meet with me every class
day (about 20 minutes) to go over their blogs (3
students per day). Your scheduled day is the only
day you can meet with me for feedback
specifically about your blogs;
• While I am consulting on individual blogs, the rest
of the class can be working on their final papers.

3. How will you be evaluated in this
course?
• “Portfolio” assessment
• e-Portfolio
• Checklist of items comprising 50% of total
grade
• Midterm exam (15%)
• Final essay (30%)
• Participation (5%) – includes feedback (and
commenting on others’ blogs)

4. Your blogs
• 1.A text about yourself (this is just a brief intro on
the landing page)
• 2.The “money is happiness” text
• 3.The “5 things” text
• 4. Your midterm text
• 5. A 'naysayer-in-the-text' short text that
practices epistemic modality (see Week 12,
“Writing for the Reader in the Text”)
• 6. Your final post-graduate proposal papers
The final assessment of your blogs will be based on the quality of the text, but also on
other features relevant to the medium, such as hypertexting and images.

5. Blog consultation appointments
20/07
Carol
Marena
Rebeca
Daniele
26/7
Milena
Diego
27/07
Bianca
Sabrina
Leandro
Fernanda