Welcome and Why I Write Assignment

Welcome to the class blog for WRIT 205 Spring semester 2012.  I’ll be building this as the semester continues, adding entries and reflecting on the work of the class, and I’ll be sending you here to find assignment prompts and relevant links as the semester continues.

            Your first assignment is to set up a blog specifically devoted to writing for this class and then write your first assignment for it.  I set this one up on blogger.com within a few minutes, and it’s free and easy, so I’d recommend it. Just click on the “create blog” button up at the top right hand of this screen and follow the directions.  (If you want to use a different spot than blogger.com I don’t care; there are also directions for doing this here: create blog directions  ). Once you’ve got your page set up, please write a blog entry titled “Why I Write,” and after you’ve written that entry, please send me an email with your URL and the title of the blog. Please have this assignment done by Monday afternoon.

      I'll be expecting you to check this blog on a regular basis. I'll post most of our writing assignments here, and I'll also post some of my reflections on the class and on your own writing. The best way to make sure that you know if I've posted or not is to become a follower of the blog. Then you'll be notified if there has been a posting.  You can become a follower in the upper right, or you can click right here and you'll be taken to the same place. I recommend this. I will also become a follower of your blogs, once they are up and running.