Unit 3

1. 
Participate in
Seminar or complete
Alternative
Assignment.
Complete Reading
and Learning
Activities.
Complete the Quiz.
Complete the
Learning Journal.
Participate in
Discussion.
Preview Unit 4
Assignment and
begin writing steps
UNIT 3 TO-DO LIST

2. Grammar Review
Understanding the
Writing Process
•Related Activities
•Remember to complete
READING and
ACTIVITIES (including
your quiz) before you
post to the DB
Complete these
activities as early in
the unit as possible
Quiz
Learning Activities

3. One of the ways that we
often use personal
writing is in
communicating
thoughts, concerns,
ideas, and goals to those
closest to us.
•In this journal, imagine that a
friend, family member or
personal acquaintance is
thinking about returning to
school to further his or her
education or training.
Then, share what kind
of personal document
would be best for
communicating this
information.
•For example, would an email
or a letter be more effective?
Once you have decided
on a format, please write
the personal document.
•What encouragement would
you give him or her?
•Based on your own
experience, what challenges
might he or she face?
•What suggestions would you
make about time
management and setting
goals?
Journal

4. 
Preview The Blog Assignment
See the list of websites
from the Unit 2
assignment or visit the KU
Library
Locate an article relevant
to you and your field of
study.
Read the article and apply
what you have learned
about effective reading
and writing to take
notes/complete a pre-
writing.
Using appropriate
language for writing
personal documents to
complete the following
Assignment.
Imagine that you have
created a blog where you
post about various issues
important to you and
others studying in your
field.
•Write a 1 and 1/2 page double
spaced blog post that educates
your audience about an issue
that the article you selected
raises.
•Make sure you provide your
audience with the author's name,
title and a link to the article as
well as a summary of relevant
information from the article, but
go beyond summary.
•Your submission should be
organized into paragraphs, with
a clear introduction, body
paragraph(s) and conclusion.
•Utilize the 5-minute video from
the KU Writing Center to format
your paper
•Add to what the author says in
some way (one way to do that is
to disagree, or engage in debate,
or explore a point further than it
is addressed in the article).
•Be sure that you make clear to
your audience why the issue you
are informing them about is
relevant to them in some way.
•For example, if you have a
family member with a disease
like diabetes, you might want to
write a blog post explaining
what you have learned about the
importance of a healthy diet.

5. 
Complete the Unit 3 Learning
Activities
•Preview the Unit 4 Assignment
•Take the quiz
Select an article relevant to your field
of study
•Use a professional website or source
•You may use the same article you used for
your Unit 2 Assignment
Read the article
•Apply what you have learned about effective
reading and writing
•Use SQ3R or KWL
Fill out the worksheet
•Use the article to fill out the identifying
information
•Take notes using the article as information
for inspiration.
Generate as many topic ideas as you
can.
•Pick your topic
•Pick the purpose and audience you want to
blog about
Review the information on Pre-
Writing in the Learning Activities
•Pick an activity that works for you
•Complete the pre-writing for the topic,
purpose, and audience you want to blog
about
Post notes and the pre-writing in
paragraph form in the Unit 3
Discussion.
•3 paragraphs
•See the template
Participate by responding to at least
two classmates’ initial postings.
•Continue to be engaged in the DB—post
early, frequently, and with purpose!
•Review the rubric and gradebook feedback to
ensure you are aware of expectations so you
can meet and exceed them
Unit 3 Discussion

6. 
First
Paragraph
Identify at least one
potential audience and
purpose you could write
about for the Unit 4
Assignment.
Why you would want to
select that focus for your
Unit 4 Assignment?
Begin brainstorming or
listing issues the article
raises that are important
to you, your friends, or
someone you know who
is studying in your field.
Share a link to the article
you read as part of your
Discussion Board post.
Second
Paragraph
Share your actual
brainstorming.
Brainstorming
Can be in the form of
•Free Writing
•Mind Mapping
•Jot Lists
•Scratch Outlines
•Transcription of Voice to Text
Third
Paragraph
Reflect on the
brainstorming activity.
Did it work?
Why or why not?
What else might you
need to do or do
differently to prepare to
draft in Unit 4?
Unit 3 Discussion Template

7. Short for
Weblog.
Think an
online, public
journal
Highly
personal to
professional
Professional
Corporate
blogs
Organization
blogs
Expert blogs
Special
Interest
Breaking
News/Live
Blogging
Food Bloggers
Athletes
Personal
Personal
Struggle blogs
(The Mighty)
End of life
blogs (Caring
Bridge)
Blog collections
(The
Huffington
Post)
What is a blog?

8. 
What if YOU wanted to share your knowledge this
way?
What would your blog look like? What topics would you cover?
How could you develop a group
of followers who read and benefit
from what you have to say?
Do a Google search for blogs in your field
What did you find?
Who are these bloggers,
what do they write
about, and what is their
value?
What do they look like,
focus on, and how do
you think the posts are
created?
How can following blogs
on topics you are
interested in and that are
in your field be helpful
and educational?
What is a blog?

9. 
You are creating a blog entry. You do not have to build a
full blog or actually post to a blog. Rather, you are writing
a post as if you would post it.
What is a blog?
What is a blog?
•http://www.imsglobal.org
/community/blog/help/en
glish/What_is_a_Blog.htm
Information on Blogs from
the KUWC
•https://kucampus.kaplan.
edu/DocumentStore/Docs1
1/pdf/WC/Introduction_t
o_Blogging_July16_2013_R
MH4NotesMP.pdf
Creating a blog post
•http://www.imsglobal.org
/community/blog/help/en
glish/What_is_a_Blog.htm
#Creating_a_Blog_Post
Sample Blog Posts from the
Internet
•http://www.marcandange
l.com/2015/03/25/10-
things-you-do-not-need-to-
be-happier-in-life/
•http://blog.lumosity.com/
turning-numbers-into-
knowledge/
•http://thestandardedition.
com/2014/12/05/dispatch
es-a-scottish-holiday/
•http://touristmeetstraveler
.com/2015/jet-lag-
remedies-go/
•http://www.instructables.
com/id/How-to-Make-a-
Cool-Leather-Notebook-
Jacket/

10. 
Questions?