1st Assignment

Hello!
It was nice meeting everyone today, and I'm glad so many of you seem excited about your blogging!
I've attached a handout on how to create your blog (the 1st is saved in the 2007 format, and the 2nd is in 2003), so everyone should be able to open it.

Here are your first assignments:
1. Create your blog and email the blog title and URL. (This is due by Thursday, January 10th, 2 p.m.)
2. Create your About Me section on your blog.
3. Read pages 1-17 in the Norton and the handout I gave in class concerning Audience and Purpose.
4. Write a blog posting discussing how large of a role audience, purpose, and design currently play in your writing (as of right now).
5. Respond to at least two of your group members' blogs to continue this discussion.

The groups are as follows-
Group A-Anne, Amanda, Colin, Andrew
Group B-Alex, Ben, Michael, Eric
Group C-Amber, Tyler, Emily, Kristin
Group D-Monta, Nathan, Jamie, Gladys
Group E-Chelsea, Camille, Jake, Alec, Josh

Since this is the first time around, and it will take a bit of time to get your blogs and groups going, your assignments listed above (with the exception of emailing your blog information) are not due until Sunday, January 13th at 5 p.m. This means you should have posted responses to at least TWO of your group members by this deadline.

For those of you not in class today, unless you plan on dropping the course, we need to talk! Remember, there is no class this Thursday, January 10th.