1. Broad engagement
(midterm)
(Week 7)
W R I T I N G I V
(HE285)
Prof. Dr. Ron Martinez
drronmartinez@gmail.com

2. Today’s agenda
• Continue discussion around the importance of
the notion of “position” in academic essay
writing.
• Begin redraft of your first writing sample.

3. ‘Digital Literacy’

4. ‘Narrow Reading’

9. Midterm
• 700 – 1200 words;
• an expansion on the research you have already done;
• in the genre of ‘popular research communication’;
• written in Word, but put on blog (with appropriate
hyperlinking and images);
• will also be put through PaperRater.
• Due Tuesday, May 2nd by 18:00. Class on this day is
optional (I will be in class for consultations.)
• Your work will be graded on genre appropriateness,
effective use of images and hyperlinking, and general
care in vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, and style.

10. Conventional vs “Popular” Research
Communication

11. Today
• Post your “5 things” texts online to share with
the class.
• Talk to me about what you are planning to
write, and how your are planning to structure
it.
• (If time) Write your title and your first
sentence(s) of the midterm.