Welcome to our new CyberSpace! It is here that we will give ourselves a public audience. Writers need a public audience to create relevancy and accountability. This space will be used primarily for two things.
First, it will be used to discuss the books we are reading. We will make posts about what is happening in our personal reading book (summary), ask questions about our book, make predictions, and respond to the book (make connections to our own lives). You will be able to read about 19 different books, and hopefully you will find yourself with a list of books you want to read.
Second, we will also make posts about controversial issues. We will use this space to publicly defend our position on issues we discuss in class - such as smoking in public places, abortion, obscenity, capital punishment, school, beauty, and censorship. It is on this public space that we need to think carefully about our thoughts, proofread and edit our writing, evaluate our sources and provide evidence for our beliefs. This will make us better writers!
To add another level of engagement, we will also comment on each other's posts. This will make our experience more like a discussion and promote collaboration.
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