Week 8

Dear all,

We are halfway through the semester, and reading and writing will continue, involving video viewing and composition. As mentioned earlier, you will compose your digital story based on your narrative essay. Therefore, whether you'll create an appealing digital story that is inviting to your audience and also satisfying yourself depends, first, on how sincerely you write your story and how delicately you illustrate the details with good flow, demonstrating that this story is truly special, memorable, and meaningful to you. 

Secondly, we will discuss how multimodal semiotic resources can be used for your expression. Before that, I'll try to finish a short presentation on "technologies of self" and depict why we have to do DST in a conventional reading and writing course! One 14-minute TED talk on "the power of personal narrative" will tell us even more convincingly that this task is necessary for all students. He'll mention three building blocks to help us find and build our personal narratives.

We'll view more examples, including pure images and videos for discussions and critique as practice and preparation for your own DST.

As we approach mid-term week, it's crucial to remind you that you will write an essay during the third hour. To ensure your full concentration and the integrity of the assessment, no computer, cell phone, or iPad is allowed on the table. You will start by brainstorming and outlining your ideas, and then you will complete the essay within 40 minutes. Both materials will be collected.

Lastly, since we have postponed the deadline for Essay#2, I will also give you one more week to do your log 6. 

See you tomorrow morning!