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First-year Composition: Introduction Letter
Version 1 - Guidelines for Students | Donna Reiss |
Greetings,
By the due date and time on your Course Schedule, introduce yourself to your
classmates in a letter as described below. Submit to the BlackBoard Discussion
Board Introduction Letter to Classmates Forum. Compose your
introduction as an informal 500-750-word letter with a greeting and a signature.
I recommend composing all your Forum messages in a word processor and saving them
as files on your computer. That way you can edit, check spelling, and count words
as well as keep a backup copy. You can then copy-paste into the Blackboard Discussion
Board message area. Regards,
Donna Reiss
| Personal Introduction |
In your Introduction Letter, tell us about yourself, including the elements
below in any order you wish, but write paragraphs rather than a list:
- your name (and preferred nickname if you have one)
- your academic
interests and goals, including planned major
- your career interests
and goals
- reasons you are taking this class
- reasons
you are taking an online class
- your personal life and interests
(if you wish)
- an interesting or memorable detail about you
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| Reading and Writing
Background |
In your Introduction Letter, describe your
reading and writing background, including the elements below in any order
you wish, and write paragraphs rather than a list: - earliest
memories of reading and writing
- ways reading and writing have been
beneficial, enjoyable, challenging, and/or interesting
- types of
reading and writing you have done at work and elsewhere
- types of
reading and writing you do regularly
- how and where you compose:
settings, methods, materials and equipment
- how and where you read:
settings, methods, materials and equipment
- your definition of the characteristics
of effective writing
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| Submission Guidelines |
- Submit
your letter within the message box of the BlackBoard Discussion Board Introduction
Letter to Classmates Forum.
- Copy-paste your letter with your
word processor open in one window and Blackboard Discussion Board open in another
window.
- Use the message Preview feature to be sure your
letter reads as you wish: go Back to edit further and Submit when you are ready.
- Be
sure to submit to the designated forum at the BlackBoard Discussion Board
by the due date and time to ensure credit. You can return to your message, open
it and Modify it or Remove it. If you post in the wrong forum or thread, you can
copy the message and paste it in the correct forum. Submissions receive credit
when posted by the due date, according to the posting criteria, in the correct
forum or thread.
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modified and copyright ©24 May 2003
by D. Reiss
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