WR090
Skilled Writing through Inquiry:
A Community of Scholars Examines Sustainable Food |
Sustainable Agriculture
Thursday, June 28, 2012
What is sustainability?
Reflective Freewrite
• So, today is the second day of WR090.
Think about your strengths as a writer
and as a student. What comes to
mind? Write freely for 5 minutes.
Order of Business
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Syllabus Scavenger Hunt
Form Study Groups
Syllabus Questions
Break
Sustainability
The Portal
Homework Due on Tuesday, July 3rd
Syllabus Scavenger Hunt
• Work with a partner or two to find answers to
the Syllabus Scavenger Hunt. Introduce
yourselves to one another first. 
• When you are finished, hook up with another
group. Compare answers.
• Class discussion and questions
Study Groups
• Hook up with 2-3 other people and
exchange contact information. You’ll be
working with these folks for a few weeks.
• Your first group task is to come up with
questions about the Course Syllabus, the
campus, or life in general
Take a Break
But keep it short!
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Homework
Due Tuesday, July 3rd
• Purchase Aplia--Basic Writing 1, Flashdrive, 2 in. Binder
• Read Syllabus and bring 3 questions or concerns about it to
class with you
• Study for a Syllabus Quiz
• Complete an autobiography of yourself as a consumer of food
• Complete the Campus Places Assignment
• Get your portfolio together.