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Greetings, By the due
date and time on your Course Schedule, introduce yourself to your classmates in
a letter as described below and 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, 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, but write paragraphs rather than
a list: - earliest memories of reading and writing
- experiences
with reading and writing at work and elsewhere
- ways reading and
writing have been beneficial, enjoyable, challenging, and/or interesting
- 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
- your interest
in imaginative literature: fiction, poetry, and drama
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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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