Adrienne Jankens

"Good learners, like everyone else, are living, squirming, questioning, perceiving, fearing, loving, and languaging nervous systems, but they are good learners precisely because they believe and do certain things that less effective learners do not believe and do." -Postman and Weingartner (31)

Prior Knowledge, the About Me Page, and Easy Access

This weekend I spent several hours evaluating students’ work on Project 1: The About Me page, an exploration of their application of Gee’s concepts of primary and secondary Discourse and … Continue reading

September 22, 2013 · Leave a comment

Reflection 1

Originally posted on fg3869:
Chris Picard Mrs. Jankens English 1020 13 September 2013 Reflection 1             As my first project in a college level English class, the first project was…

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Reading Response 2 Yancey

Originally posted on zahramohammedblog:
Zahra Mohammed Adrienne Jankens Introduction to College Writing 9 September 2013 Reading Strategy: Rhetorical Questions 1.Reflection is built upon goal setting, revisiting, and embodying what has…

September 22, 2013 · Leave a comment

About Me

Student blog with excellent use of genre conventions and attention to detail. About Me. via About Me.

September 21, 2013 · Leave a comment

Reflection 1

Great example of student using specific moments from her writing and from sample texts to support her discussion of Project 1.

September 21, 2013 · Leave a comment

Reflection #1

Originally posted on david4gop:
So far, the first couple weeks of this Introduction to College Writing course has been enlightening.  I’ve done a lot of writing before now, but…

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Reflection 1

Nice use of specific details and examples in this reflection on Project 1.

September 21, 2013 · Leave a comment

Reading Response 3

Originally posted on English 1020:
Both texts proposed a reform of our current education system that fulfills standards based on the realistic needs of students, and humanity as a whole. Postman…

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Response Number Three

Originally posted on hunt3rnic0le:
Notes on Macrorie  -Is it possible to ever write an entirely original work? -Will there ever be a time when we are not forced to…

September 18, 2013 · Leave a comment

Reading Response 3

Originally posted on The Cooler themes are expensive:
In Macrorie’s text Macrorie seems to be pushing that when educators give learners detailed instructions for projects the learners are not able…

September 18, 2013 · Leave a comment