Welcome to your
Home on the Web!
For Writing 50, Winter Quarter 2006
Class Meeting Days: Monday and Wednesday 1-2:50 p.m.
If you are in Christopher Dean's Online Writing 50 class, for the winter quarter of 2007, then you are at a "home" you have in cyberspace.
This page has important links to your syllabus, materials we will be using in class, and websites that will be part of your work inside and outside of class. If you miss a class, contact a classmate, look at this page, and email me as needed.
Again, welcome, and if you need to contact me, then email me at cdean@writing.ucsb.edu. I look forward to working with you this quarter--both face-to-face and in cyberspace.
Links of the Moment for Writing 50
- Google Scholar: For tooling around the web and finding useful, reliable information.
- The Writing Program Page at UCSB: For information about our Writing Program at UCSB.
- CLAS Webpage: For information about tutoring and help in all your classes at UCSB.
- The Capital Community College Grammar Website: For information about grammar problems and getting grammar help.
- The Purdue Online Writing Lab Index of Writing Handouts: For help and handouts on everything you could think of dealing with writing.
- The Washington State Online Writing Lab: A place to get feedback on your writing.
- For Help with MLA and APA Bibliographies: Go to Noodletools.com, and click on the link labeled "NoodleBib Express." This will give you an APA or MLA option, and then you can fill in a form to get your citation for your "Works Cited" (MLA) or "References" (APA). Check it out at http://www.noodletools.com/. This link is brought to you courtesy of Casey Bartlett--thanks Casey.
Your Syllabus and Schedule:
Assignments:
- Researched Essay Assignment: Word, PDF
- Researched Essay Assignment Rubric: Word, PDF
- Research Proposal Assignment: Word, PDF
- Research Proposal Assignment Rubric: Word, PDF
- Research Notebook or Blog Assignment: Word, PDF
- Research Notebook or Blog Assignment Rubric: Word, PDF
- Resume Assignment: Word, PDF
- Resume Assignment Rubric: Word, PDF
Handouts and Materials for Class
Week One
- Week One Lesson Plans: Word, PDF
- Annotating Work: Word, PDF
- Anticipation Guide for Reich: Word, PDF
- Brainstorming for Research: Word, PDF
- Discussion of Reich: Word, PDF
- CAT for Day One: Word, PDF
- First Day Inventory Sheet: Word, PDF
- Getting to Know You Sheet: Word, PDF
- Goal Setting Work: Word, PDF
- Scavenger Hunt Sheet: Word, PDF
- Writing Sample for Day One: Word, PDF
- Links:
- Our Moodle site: http://moodle.id.ucsb.edu/
- Macrorie Reading: http://www.kristisiegel.com/engfish2.htm
Week Two
- Week Two Lesson Plans: Word, PDF
- Anticipation Guide for "The Lure of Hard Work: Word, PDF
- Definition of "The New Economy": Word, PDF
- Gig Online Discussion: Word, PDF
- "Lure of Hardwork" Writing: Word, PDF
- Peer Review for Proposal: Word, PDF
- Researchable Research Questions Work: Word, PDF
- Sample Research Proposal: Word, PDF
- WorldCat "How To" Word, PDF
- Links:
- Finding Search Terms with WorldCat: http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/dean/Upload-wr50-S06/FindingSearchTerms.doc
- Library Databases: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/eresources/databases/data-frames.html
- Our Moodle site: http://moodle.id.ucsb.edu/
- What is a "Researchable Research Question?": http://www.esc.edu/esconline/across_esc/writerscomplex.nsf/0/f87fd7182f0ff21c852569c2005a47b7
- Reading for Next Week: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/559/01/
- Reading
for Next Week:
- Purdue OWL Reading: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/559/01/
Week Three
- Week Three Lesson Plans: Word, PDF
- Bad Grammar Exercise: Word, PDF
- Citation Work: Word, PDF
- Final Editing of Research Proposal: Word, PDF
- Peer Evaluation of Questions: Word, PDF
- "The Summer of the Death of Hilario Guzman" Facts Sheet: Word, PDF
- Verifying
Ehrenreich: Word, PDF
- Census Report on the Service Industry: http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-25.pdf
- Citation Game: http://depts.washington.edu/etriouw/gameindex.htm
- Creating Good Interview and Survey Questions: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/559/06/
- Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com
- Grammar Jeopardy: http://www.uark.edu/depts/aeedhp/jdmhome/game/board.html
- How to Find an Expert Via The Web: http://lib.newpaltz.edu/databases/handouts/find_an_expert.html
- Library Databases: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/eresources/databases/data-frames.html
- Library Resources by Subject Areas: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/subjects/index.html
- Noodle Bib Express: http://www.noodletools.com/login.php
- Phpbb Site: http://secure.lsit.ucsb.edu/phpbb/index.php
- Our Moodle site: http://moodle.id.ucsb.edu/
- Purdue OWL Section on Creating Good Survey and Interview Questions: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/559/06/
- Sample Website to Evaluate: http://www.ehow.com/how_5836_find-home.html
- Short Sample Survey Monkey Survey: your survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=960732487933
- Survey Monkey Website: http://www.surveymonkey.com
- The National Agricultural Workers Survey by the US Department of Labor: http://www.doleta.gov/agworker/report9/toc.cfm
- Web Reliability Checklist: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/pro/courses/WebEvalNew.pdf#search=%22website%20and%20evaluation%20and%20
- Grammar Websites:
- Purdue Link: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
- Maimon Handbook: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070400555/student_view0/editing-999/
- Reading
for This Week:
- Purdue OWL Reading: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/559/01/
Week Four
- Week Four Lesson Plans: Word, PDF
- Citation Work Overhead: Word, PDF
- Library Assignment: Word, PDF
- Survey Overhead: Word, PDF
- Links
- Ethical Concerns and Surveying: http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/research/survey/com2d3.cfm
- Internet Journals: http://ucelinks.cdlib.org:8888/sfx_ucsb/a-z/default
- Library Databases: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/eresources/databases/data-frames.html
- Library Help for our class: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/classes/writingprog.html
- Library Resources by Subject Areas: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/subjects/index.html
- Noodle Bib Express: http://www.noodletools.com
- Plagiarism Bit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j5z7MNP4SU
- Short Sample Survey Monkey Survey: your survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=960732487933
- Strong Bad: http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail64.html
- Survey Monkey Website: http://www.surveymonkey.com
Week Five
- Week Five Lesson Plans: Word, PDF
- Beginning Your Paper: Word, PDF
- Identity 2.0 Previewing Work: Word, PDF
- In the Middle Work: Word, PDF
- Peer Evaluation Questions: Word, PDF
- PowerPoint Reading Directions: Word, PDF
- Presentation Sign Up Sheet (Blank): Word, PDF
- Sample Student PowerPoint: PPT
- Links:
- Electronic Books Through the UCSB Library: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/eresources/epubs/books-frames.html
- Identity 2.0 Presentation: http://identity20.com/media/OSCON2005/
- Library Homepage: http://www.library.ucsb.edu
- Our Moodle site: http://moodle.id.ucsb.edu/
- Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
- Survey Monkey Website: http://www.surveymonkey.com
Week Six
- Week Six Lesson Plans: Word, PDF
- Sample Paper for 2-15-07: Work Family Conflict: http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/dean/UploadWr50-F06/WorkFamilyConflict.doc
- Beginning Your Paper Work: Word, PDF
- Reading and Grading of Sample Paper: Word, PDF
- Sample PowerPoint by Chris: PPT
- Links:
- Hotlist on Starting a Research Paper: http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listresearchde1.html
- Library Homepage: http://www.library.ucsb.edu
- Our Moodle site: http://moodle.id.ucsb.edu
- Sample Papers:
- Roman Attitudes Towards Gladiators: http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/dean/Upload-wr50-S06/ResearchSample.doc
- Work Family Conflict: http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/dean/UploadWr50-F06/WorkFamilyConflict.doc
- Review of Literature: http://clem.mscd.edu/~broida/hps334/lit_review_example.html
Week Seven
- Week Seven Lesson Plans: Word, PDF
- Sample Paper for 2-20-07: Work Family Conflict: http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/dean/UploadWr50-F06/WorkFamilyConflict.doc
- Sample Paper for 2-22-07: Online Monitoring: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/writersref6e/lmcontent/ch07/PDF/Hacker-Orlov-MLA.pdf
- Linking Exercise Instructions: Word, PDF
- Opening to Your Paper Exercise: Word, PDF
- Reading and Responding to a Student Paper, One: Word, PDF
- Reading and Responding to a Student Paper, Two: Word, PDF
- Thesis Paragraph Work: Word, PDF
- Links:
- Hotlist on Starting a Research Paper: http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listresearchde1.html
- Library Homepage: http://www.library.ucsb.edu
- Linking Words List: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_transition.html
- Linking Words Practice: http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/570/pulp/hemp5.htm
- Our Moodle site: http://moodle.id.ucsb.edu
- Sample Papers:
- Roman Attitudes Towards Gladiators: http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/dean/Upload-wr50-S06/ResearchSample.doc
- Work Family Conflict: http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/dean/UploadWr50-F06/WorkFamilyConflict.doc
- Review of Literature: http://clem.mscd.edu/~broida/hps334/lit_review_example.html
- MLA Style Research Paper: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/writersref6e/lmcontent/ch07/PDF/Hacker-Orlov-MLA.pdf
Week Eight
- Week Eight Lesson Plans: Word, PDF
- Cover Letter Hints: Word, PDF
- Job and Internship Resources: Word, PDF
- Peer Review Reflections: Word, PDF
- Peer Review Sheet: Word, PDF
- Professional Résumés On the Web: Word, PDF
- Resume Assignment: Word, PDF
- Resume Assignment Rubric: Word, PDF
- Résumé Starter Overhead: Word, PDF
- Resume Work: Word, PDF
- Sample Cover Letter and Resume: Word, PDF
- Sample Student Résumé: Word, PDF
- Student Sample Résumé Number Two: Word, PDF
- Internship
and Job Links:
- For local internships: Gaucholink: https://ucsb-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?au=&ck=
- For national internships: http://www.internshipprograms.com/SearchInternships.asp
- For local jobs: http://www.santabarbarajobs.net
- For national jobs: http://www.monster.com
- Other
Links:
- Some Not So Good Résumés
- Good Résumé Advice from the Purdue OWL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResumeW
Week Nine
- Week Nine Lesson Plans: Word, PDF
- Cover Letter Format Guidelines: Word, PDF
- Cover Letter Hints: Word, PDF
- Cover Letter Introduction: Word, PDF
- Job and Internship Resources: Word, PDF
- Peer Review Reflections: Word, PDF
- Peer Review of Resumes: Word, PDF
- PowerPoint Wrap Up: Word, PDF
- Professional Résumés On the Web: Word, PDF
- Resume Assignment: Word, PDF
- Resume Assignment Rubric: Word, PDF
- Résumé Starter Overhead: Word, PDF
- Resume Work: Word, PDF
- Sample Cover Letter and Resume: Word, PDF
- Sample Student Résumé: Word, PDF
- Student Sample Résumé Number Two: Word, PDF
- Virtual Interview Instructions: Word, PDF
- Internship
and Job Links:
- For local internships: Gaucholink: https://ucsb-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?au=&ck=
- For national internships: http://www.internshipprograms.com/SearchInternships.asp
- For local jobs: http://www.santabarbarajobs.net
- For national jobs: http://www.monster.com
- Other
Links:
- Some Not So Good Résumés
- Good Résumé Advice from the Purdue OWL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResumeW
- Online Interview: http://www.western.edu/career/interview_virtual/virtual_interview.htm
Week Ten
- Week Ten Lesson Plans: Word, PDF
- Linking Words: Word, PDF
- Linking it Up Exercise: Word, PDF
- Review Time Instructions: Word, PDF
- Stump Your Neighbors Lab: Word, PDF
- Virtual Interview Instructions: Word, PDF
- Internship and Job Links:
- For local internships: Gaucholink: https://ucsb-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?au=&ck=
- For national internships: http://www.internshipprograms.com/SearchInternships.asp
- For local jobs: http://www.santabarbarajobs.net
- For national jobs: http://www.monster.com
- Other Links:
- Some Not So Good Résumés
- Good Résumé Advice from the Purdue OWL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResumeW
- Online Interview: http://www.western.edu/career/interview_virtual/virtual_interview.htm