Today we will:

1. Review essential contact information for this class for any new students in class. We will be wikified later!

2.A students' learning process is key to their success in college. Every student wants to be successful in college....so lets find out how you learn thus helping bridge the Gap in the learning process.

Please click on this link and take this questionaire VARK A guide to Learning Styles . When you get to the end of the questionaire and your are give me your results. I want you to write down what you scored and where you scored what.

Example: Visual __________ <-- write score Aural__________ <-- write score.

3. Now I want you to examine the detailed Strategies for YOUR top two learning Models

*** We are going to take some time to see what kind of learner you are. From that, you will choose which pre-writing strategy you're going to use for this paper.

First, click on the following link, and fill out the questionnaire. Print out your results. VARK A guide to Learning Styles

According to which kind of learner you are, read and print out the learning strategies which fit your style, however many there are. Don't lose these because you will be using them all semester.

Visual Study Strategies

Aural Study Stratagies

Read/Write Study Strategies

Kinesthetic Study Strategies

4. Let's discuss your results. Hold on to these results we are going to come back to them all semester and today towards the end of class.

5. Let's get wikified! YEAH BABY!!!

We are going to create your wiki pages TODAY!!! Please go to now you have a choice...the University has a wiki page. AND I can create one there for you within a couple of min. But if you would like to use the one I am using (which is the best) There are a few steps to take.

Go to https://plans.pbworks.com/academic

Simple wiki rules.....pbworks NOT pmwiki

• to make a page. name it...highlight it then go to the side and click on the link "Insert a link to a new page. A menu will appear, and click okay. You have just created a new page. Save and all you have to do is click on that new link and you are ready to write on that page.
• NOW a must for me to be able to see you work you must add me as a writer on your page. SO go to the side of you wiki and add me as a writer. Use my fdziadek@aol.com address and add your seminar leader's address.   The whole idea of using this wiki is to protect your work and keep it private.  You have the power to keep  you work as private as possible. So no one but the people you want have access to your work. Your instructors need access to your work, but any one else is up to you.
• IF you want to attach a file from word or add a photo simply slick on images and files and follow prompts. It is that easy.
• Please use the following template to set up your front page.   You can copy and paste this from my wiki into  your wiki if you would like :)

Portfolio One S11
Portfolio Two S11
Portfolio Three S11

6. The Writing Process.

What it is and why it is important?

So we are going to start our brainstorming within our pre-writing stage next class.

There are different methods of brainstorming.

This presentation goes along with chapter 3 in your "Writing" text. pages 13-19.

Shall we list them darling(s)

• Freewriting
• Looping
• Journaling
• Clustering
• Cubing
• Listing
• Interviewing/Discussing
• Questioning
• Outlining
• Practice Topics 
• Drafting

7. Please choose two of these pre-writing techniques. For class Thurs, use listing. Make a list of the songs you are choosing to consider for your English and Seminar Portfolio.

HW: 1.Watch this Video. 2. Discuss the political messages being conveyed verbally and visually? Then examine why is this relevant to society and What has the government (Congress) done about it? Please create a link within  your portfolio and title it. Gasoline Video.  DO a ten min focused free write. 3. Also make a list of your political songs. Title it Listing E1