This semester, Brenton, my English 370 class has done reports recommending
career search software for the Counseling Centre, on-line writing lab set up
for the Learning Skills Centre, promotional strategies for the Health and
Wellness Centre, as well as critiqued the design and content of the
University's "Viewbook", and one group presented the radical idea to the
Ministry of Forests that Comandra stem rust be controlled by broadcast
burning. But the course I'm thinkiing of now is to be based on writing in
response to literature.
Like any teaching suggestion, letting the students select their own novels
has some drawbacks. I wonder if asking students to chose among a limited
number of novels would kill the enthusiasm etc. that Jaime is trying to
create/tap?
Jim Bell
University of Northern BC
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Prince George, BC V2N 4Z9
Phone: 250-960-6365
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> Kudos to Jamie,
>
> In fact, why not choose a context (a non-profit organization
> or a department on campus that needs some help) and write
> for them?
>
> This term we are working with my school's English as a Second
> Language program. We are getting fantastic writing opportunities,
> plus international issues, educational issues, technology,
> politics, the works....
>
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>
> On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, Jamie MacKinnon wrote:
>
> > Radical idea Jim: don't choose any novels for them.
> >
>
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