All assignments for this course must be written and submitted directly in Google Docs
This is good to note! A lot of my classes require me to submit my assignments in either pdf form or a word document, but I've always loved the commenting and collaborative nature of google docs! I know word has these functions, but I used google docs a lot in high school, and I prefer this program more!
As long as work has been submitted that fulfills all of the requirements of the assignment, work will receive at least a B grade. Work which demonstrates higher quality and/or demonstrates risk-taking in considering or implementing new ideas will be awarded an A.
I feel this will push me harder to be comfortable being uncomfortable with my writing. Sometimes, I believe I hold back in what I am writing, and stick within my comfort zone because I don't want to earn a bad grade. Knowing that if I take risks I might end up doing better, I feel like I will be more likely to push myself!
In this course I need you to be brave. You will read things that may make you uncomfortable. You will discuss difficult topics. This will stretch the boundaries of what you may think you are capable of to new levels.For us all to do this important work, we need to create a community where it is safe to try and safe to fail in front of one another
I love this! I feel like this will be a very vulnerable class for me, especially knowing that many of my classmates will see my annotations. However, I am going to try and make it a goal for myself to not only annotate what I'm comfortable with, but push the boundaries of what I'm comfortable annotating!
You might have experienced writing as a formulaic process with prescribed steps in the past. In this course the goal is not to give you a perfect equation for writing the perfect essay. The goal is to give you tools to create your own path towards a unique relationship with writing.
I feel this sums up most of my writing experience in high school pretty well. I feel like I always stuck to the "correct formula" because that's what I knew would get me the grade that I wanted. I look forward to pushing my comfort zone, and advancing my writing skills!