2. REFLECTIVE MEMO
As the syllabus says, and as I have repeated a few
times, each submission in this class should include a
writer’s memo. This should be an informal letter,
written by you, to me, about the project.
Some projects will have their own special questions,
but generally speaking, you’ll need to address five
things.
They are on the next slide.
3. MEMO
Things to put in your memo:
1) Anything you want me to know before I grade—
think of it as your chance to put an idea in my head.
2) Describe the process you went through writing the
essay– did you work a bit each night, all at
once, where did you write, for how long, in what
conditions, etc. In other words, think about the
actions/practices you undertook.
3) You should explain why you made the major
choices you made.
4) You should share what you think is
strongest and weakest in the draft as it is.
1) And, for fun, tell me what grade you’d
give yourself.
4. AND NOW… Niihka
Please now make sure you have your essay and your
memo saved.
For my sanity, please name your essay your last name
and the number 2 (e.g. mine would be
alexander2.doc). Name your memo your last name
and memo2 (alexandermemo2.doc).
MAKE SURE IT IS A .doc, .docx or .rtf BEFORE YOU
UPLOAD.
Have those files in a location you know how to
access– I recommend the desktop.
Login to Niihka.
5. When you get logged in to Niihka, pick
the tab for our class.
6. Then, from the menu down the
left side of the screen, pick
“drop box”
It’s about halfway down
7. Once on the next screen, you want to
click where it says “add” and scroll to
“Upload files.”
8. You then use the “browse” button to locate and
attach files. Make sure you also use the “add
another file” choice so you can upload your
memo as well.
9. When both of your files are set to upload,
click the “upload files now” button. And…
you should have success.
