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Narrative Self-Assessment

A reminder that your narrative self-assessments are due on Thursday.

Also, please make sure that I have your annotated bibliography by that time as well.

Presentations of Completed Projects

From Thursday, December 2 through Tuesday, December 14, members of our seminar will make presentations of their completed projects. This is an opportunity for each of you to tell the story of your inquiry and to share your insights and discoveries in an engaging way.

1. Gather the evidence of your work, including your project journal, annotated bibliography, and other writings, work samples, etc.

2. Review your work to date, with particular attention to the scope and depth of your exploration. Consider how your ideas have grown, how the focus of your project has shifted (or not), how you’ve overcome obstacles, and how you’ve deepened your grasp of your subject.

3. Think about the story you have to tell. (What have been the highlights of your journey? What have you learned? What is valuable in what you’ve discovered? How do you plan to make use of your findings?)

4. Write an outline or list of talking points.

5. Pull together any visual or auditory aids that will help you to tell the story of your project.

6. Rehearse your presentation. (Your presentation should be about 10-15 minutes in length. Please do not exceed 15 minutes.)

Upcoming Dates

A reminder that our class will follow this schedule in the weeks ahead:

Tues Nov 16 - Independent Work
Thurs Nov 18 - Seminar

Tues Nov 23 - Independent Work
Thurs Nov 25 - Thanksgiving (no class)

Tues Nov 30 - Seminar
Thurs Dec 2 - PRESENTATIONS BEGIN!!

Conference Time!

Please take a look at the conference schedule on the right. I look forward to meeting with each of you to talk about your projects. If you would like a longer session, let me know and we'll schedule something outside of class time.

Please update your blogs!

October 26-28

On Tuesday, October 26, we'll finish up the presentations.

Thursday's class (10/28) will be a time for independent work. Please make use of the time in the way that best allows you to move forward with your project. If you'd like to meet with me, I'll be in the classroom from 6-7:30 PM.

Seminar Preperation Sheet

This week I meat with the Seattel childres theater education director and got the information of the woman who dos the theater work at the Orion center, I also went to I.T . and set up my vidio jernal and will do the first intry tonight! I am realy excited about it. I chated for a second wit hAmy thone about her shdual so I can find a time to meet with her.

The sorces that were ude, Chris , Orion center childres thater and I.T.

Next week / Thursdeay I want a few intries in my gernal and a spred heet of who I have talked to who I still need to talk to and a complitationj of the infoemation I have gatherd.

What stands in the way of progress , not much but time and other peoples sheduals.

I can move forward by making meeting's with myself for the parts of the project that rely onjust mee documneting and recording and not actuley seeting up the meeting's witch at this point I am being proactive about.

In this weeks siminar I want to disscuss the change to my project and the excitment I have about it.

Presentations of Work-in-Progress

At the midpoint of your work on this project, it's time to share your work-in-progress in a 3-5 minute presentation. This is an important opportunity for you to take stock of what you've accomplished so far, invite feedback from your peers, and consider the next steps in your project. In addition, you will sharpen your ability to communicate your ideas in a concise, engaging way.

1. Review your work to date and reflect on the development of your ideas and the progress you've made toward your goals.
2. Think about the story you have to tell. (What excites you about this project? Where did you start? What challenges have you faced? What discoveries have you made? What lies ahead?)
3. Consider how to effectively communicate the essence of your project to people who are not necessarily in your field and may have limited information about your goals. (What do they need to know in order to understand your project? What might help them to understand?)
4. Write an outline or list of talking points.
5. Pull together any visual or auditory aids that will help you to tell the story of your project. (What evidence of your work so far would be helpful to communicate your ideas?)
6. Rehearse your presentaiton. (Your presentation should be about 3-5 minutes. Please do not exceed 5 minutes.)

Inspiration: Incomplete Manifesto for Growth

For inspiration, check out Bruce Mau's "Incomplete Manifesto for Growth": http://www.brucemaudesign.com/#112942/

Time Flies!

A couple of thoughts to send your way.

This is Week 6, so we are more than a third of the way through the fall semester. It's time to look at your progress toward your goal. Are you steadily moving forward? Are you holding yourself accountable? Are you a third or more of the way toward completing your project?

It's easy to say to yourself, "I need to work harder!" or "I need to manage my time better!" Frequently, though, that sort of self-flagellating doesn't do anything but make you feel bad.

Instead, each week, identify tangible tasks that you can undertake. Not, "I need to read more!" but "I will read 3 chapters of Whatever It Takes by Paul Tough and note my observations on my blog." Then, when you work on the next Seminar Prep Sheet, you can note that either you achieved what you set out to do or acknowledge that you didn't.

Use your Seminar Prep Sheet each week as a way to stop, reflect, acknowledge your accomplishments, and figure out which tangible tasks you're going to take on next.

Halp

Hey guys, so I've been working on my free writes and trying to gather something meaningful out of all the crap that comes out. I've found myself writing more poetry type stuff, or some sort of sensory/imagery shit. As you all know, my final project is to create some form of original writing, a short story or book of poems being 2 that I proposed.

My question for you all is, what would you rather read? A short story, or a book of poems? Which one do you think would do better if published? Why? I want to make a decision so that I can start to develop my writing in favor of one or the other (poems vs story telling), instead of just writing whatever and roaming in the wide open pastures of my mind. Please and thank you everyone!

Seminar prep sheet # 4

This week  I acomplished - Researching the litt corp program at the Orion center and getting a brake down of the work involved and the possition of GED tuttor for the youth , how long the position rus and the duttys other than tuttor the person has. Went to the writing center to talk about what tuttoering for the GED would be like, what I should do to prep if I were to get the possition. Serched some theater, we site's found them not very informative.

The sorces I consulted were the writing center , the Orion center and googel for the Seattel rep and the Seattel Shakes co.

By next week I want to have acomplished-MAking reakl headway on the resarch about hte theaters in seattel and there curent programs, talikg one on one with an Orion employe, and ploting out a prosal for the position if it is avalibel, also haveing mt interview wit the childrens theater.

The obstacels are always time and also a lack of knowing where to go to get the information I want about the theaters.
I can move forward by dedicating time on the weekend's due to my rehursal shedual.

In this week's siminar  Iwant to disscuss, still feeling like the project is multipronged but also thinking that is OK.

Adam's Blog

Hello everyone,
This is the invitation to my blog. So far, it has nothing but a rather striking template to give its emptiness something worth looking at. IT'S AT: http://adamatcornish.blogspot.com
Enjoy.
+I won't be in class today, I stuck at home fighting off the flu 8-(

A*

Annotated Bibliography

Remember that, on December 2, your annotated bibliography is due.

What is an annotated bibliography?
It's a list of the sources (books, journals, websites, periodicals, interviews, surveys, etc.) that you have consulted in your research, bibliographical information for each (i.e., author, title, publisher, etc.), and a summary and/or evaluation of each source. Depending on your project, your annotations may do one or more of the following:
- Summarize the source.
- Assess the usefulness and reliability of the source.
- Reflect on how the source fits into your research.

Your annotated bibliography should be in MLA form. (For examples, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/02/).

Work on your annotated bibliography as you go!
This is not a project to be done at the last minute. You should be working on your annotated bibliography each week as you explore sources. Your annotations should be included as part of your weekly seminar preparation sheets. Then, at the end of the semester, it's just a matter of tidying up and compiling what you've already done.

Dear Chris

If you happen to look at this before class tonight-
Q and Sam are switching conference times!

Thanks!

Am I doing this right?

Hello,
It still seems that I have not created my own blog yet. Is this the class page only?

Adam*

Prep sheet #2

This Week  I acomplished deciding that my project has two or more prong's. Meaning that I may acomplish securing a position with the childres thater befor  Iam finishd researching thae work that is considerd "out reach" in seattel , what I like , what  I dont ext.

The sorces  Iconsulted this week are: Chris Sumption, Ellie Makay, The class

By next week I want to haveemaild the childrens theater directior, and research and contacted in some way three of the activist's  Ihave on my list.

What obsticles stand in the way? TIME.

I can move forward by understanding the work the childrens thater do's and knowing what it would look like if i were to do an internship, i.e. what  Iwould have time to do beside's and what  Iwant to do with further research.

In this weeks siminar  Iwant to discuss research that has excited me.

Mah Blog.

It's up, and developing slowly but surely. View at your leisure.

http://literarypoopdeck.blogspot.com/
Don't let the URL fool you. It's LEGIT.

~Nicole Merat

catherine's quilting blog

can be found here

WE ALL HAVE A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE

Ray's blog: WE ALL HAVE A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE

My blog!

Hello!

My blog can be found at:

http://travelingpsychologically.blogspot.com/

My apologized for not linking sooner!

Ashley's blog:

Hey everyone,

This is Ashley who is investigating how to start an International Advertising Agency and I wanted to share my blog with all of you.

http://randomjstudies.tumblr.com/

Look forward to the semester!

The Nellie Chronicles

Hey all, this is Stacy. I've started my project blog, and all are welcome to read.

The URL is: http://nelliechronicles.blogspot.com/

Test-driving Blogger.com

THAT's RIGHT!......This is just a test-drive!

!!! WoW !!!

With writin' skilz like dis'..... I'd never
hafta worry 'bout college!

Q) Why DIDN'T the Cornish student cross the street?
A) Because Cornish is a GAME HEN