Agenda/Lesson Plan for Today's Online Class (Week 6.2)

Below is the agenda/lesson plan for today's online class!  Also, here's a link to the survey that I'd like you to complete at the end of the madness.

Time	Activity	What I Want You to Do	Where to Find It/ Where to Post It and Other Misc Notes
12 – 12:05	Prepping for Today	Familiarize yourself with today’s materials and what I’m asking you to do with them.  Give this a solid look-over.	The important documents for today are this agenda/schedule (the lesson plan), the Google Doc for today (on G-Space), and your blog.
12:05 – 12:20	Journal Q&A	Answer these questions:  Q1. So, in the end, how’d your WP2 paper go?  What were you happy with?  What weren’t you?  Why?  Be specific! (Remember: this is fodder for your end-of-quarter metacognitive reflection) Q2. Which 2 or 3 comments that you received yesterday were the most helpful for you?  Why? Post your journal responses to your blog AND respond to two classmates’ posts (~75 words/response is fine.).	So you have time to respond to others, please post your journal responses by 12:10/12:15.
12:20 – 12:40	WP3 Introduction, Q&A	Read the WP3 Assignment Description, and then read it again.  (Seriously.)  After that, post any thoughts/questions that you have about it.  Also, feel free to check out the “Self-Referential” videos that I’ve posted on my blog—that’ll give you an idea of what I mean by “self-referential.”	The WP3 assignment description is on Gauchospace.  Post your thoughts/questions/reactions in the Google Doc “WP3, 6.2, Our Online Class,” in the table titled “Your Thoughts and Questions on WP3.” I’ll be responding to your questions too while you’re working on the rest of the activities, so don’t worry.
12:40 – 12:50	Brainstorming Genres Associated with Older/Younger Audiences	Think about what types of genres that different-aged audiences typically read/write?  List 5-10 genres that a younger audience (younger than you) typically reads/writes.  Try to get specific—ie, “Adventure Novels – 6th graders. List 5-10 genres that an older audience (older than you) typically reads/writes.  Try to get specific—ie, “a LinkedIn profile – recent college graduates.” Be original.  Get weird.  Think outside-the-box.	Two separate Google Doc tables: “Brainstorming Genres for Younger Audiences” and “Brainstorming Genres for Older Audiences.”
12:50 – 1:20	Watching Videos: Bob Ross Clips and the “Disney’s Artists” Movie	In some ways, for WP3, we’re going to be putting on our “artist’s shoes.”  These videos can help us think about artists’ “rhetorical decisions” and the “moves” that they make.   Before you begin watching the videos that are posted on my blog, look over the questions that I’ve posted above the videos. I strongly advise you to take notes on what you observe/think while you’re watching the clips.	My blog, videos on “Painting Trees.”
1:20 – 1:40	Reflection on These Videos	Please post a response to the questions on my blog above the Bob Ross/ Family Guy clip.  I also want you to respond to two of your classmates’ posts (~75 words/each). So you’ve got time to do that, please publish your post by ~1:33.	My blog, videos on “Painting Trees.”
1:40 – 1:50	Survey	Please fill out the quick anonymous survey that’s posted on gauchospace (and my blog too).  It’s about your experiences in today’s digital class.  This will help me better understand what’s working and what isn’t so that I can make any/all necessary improvements.  I want to learn how to make badass online classes “work” to their maximum potential, so any feedback you can offer me is huge.  Plus, if you’d like, you can use part of your responses here for your portfolio reflection.  If you want to do that, you should consider typing your answers on a separate MS Word file so you can save them.  (You won’t be able to retrieve your responses once you submit them.)	Gauchospace link: Survey on our Digital “WP3 – Day 1” Class.