Lessons for Developmental Writing/Reading Hybrid Courses

Week Two:

This assignment is for collaborative writing platforms such as wiki on Moodle where students can work together to draft and edit an assignment.

Collaborative Group Activity Online:

1. Read the three short student essays available on this website:

http://legacy.lclark.edu/~krauss/culturecapsulesf2006/marghalaniweb/marghalani.html

2. As a group choose and discuss one difference or similarity between two cultures. Draft a topic sentence for a paragraph and write an outline.

3. Write a paragraph collaboratively describing in rich detail the difference or similarity between those two cultures.

4. Prepare to share your group's result with the rest of the class.

Assignment Timeline:

Wednesday: Read essays independently on the website for homework and be prepared to discuss the content with your group during the next class session.

Friday: The instructor will give you time during class to get into your assigned groups and complete step #2.

Monday: Complete the paragraph collaboratively on Moodle.

Wednesday: Complete step # 4.