1. Join the class wiki. To do this, go to https://rws511.pbworks.com/ Look at the top right corner of the web page for the words “To join this workspace, request access.” Click on the link, then enter your email address, and follow instructions to join the wiki.
2. Create a blog page that you will use to post much of the writing done in this class. I suggest you set up a Wordpress blog at http://wordpress.com/. When you have set up the blog, email me (cwerry@mail.sdsu.edu) your blog address.
3. On your blog post a brief description of yourself (your major, some interests or distinguishing experiences). What writing activities do you engage in outside of school (blogging, tweeting, journaling, etc.)?  How do you feel about yourself as a writer? 
4. Read the text by Thompson  (“Public Thinking”). After reading Thompson’s piece, how would you paraphrase his main argument in your own words?
   Identify what you see as the most important claims, and discuss an example of the evidence and a strategy he uses to support these claims.
   Consider how Thompson’s ideas from “Public Thinking” connect to your everyday life, or

to other texts you have read. Which examples were more relatable or more convincing to you?

5. Read Hafner & Jones’ “Mediated Me.” Identify a claim you thought was noteworthy or interesting, explaining why.