Please be ready for next class on Tuesday. We are a bit behind because Mother's day holiday! Enjoy your weekend and have fun with the activities with freshies!
0. You will need to keep a portfolio and do self reflections. Please keep all of your notes/ work/ homework for your portfolio. It will be worth 10% and is due at the end of the term.
1. Self-reflection activity
Think of your own answer for these questions. (There are no correct answers. It will help you understand your own writing process.) You will receive a sheet to write your answers in class. อ่านคำถามและคิดเตรียมคำตอบไว้ค่ะ โน้ตคำตอบของตัวเองไว้แล้วค่อยมาเขียนตอบใส่ชี้ทค่ะ ไม่มีถูกผิดไม่ต้องคิดมากตอบสั้นๆพอค่ะ
(1) What do you hope to learn from this course?
(2) What are my strengths (what you feel you do well on paper) and shortcomings (what still gives you trouble) in writing before starting this course? How has your writing developed over the years?
(3) When you write an assignment for class or any important task, do you make many drafts?
(4) Do you prefer to write on paper or use a computer? Have you ever asked yourself why?
(5) What do you do before writing? Do you make an outline? Do you do any pre-writing activities such as free-writing, mind-mapping, brainstorming? Do you write a main idea first and expand on it?
(6) How do you start writing? Do you begin at the beginning or jump in wherever you have an idea?
(7) What do you do while writing?
(8) What do you do when you cannot think of a word in English to write? Do you write the word in Thai first or stop writing right away and look for the word in a dictionary?
(9) What kind of dictionary do you use?
(10) Do you always write in Thai first then translate to English?
(11) Would your answers for above questions be the same for writing in Thai?
2. You have some pre-reading to do. Please read this short selection called "Shitty first drafts" before you come to class. Write a short paragraph about how you feel after reading it. You can relate the article to your own writing experience if you want to. There's no format in writing this response. Feel free to write any thoughts or questions you have after reading the article. You can also think about the answers for the questions in the document. ให้อ่านบทความ และเขียนแสดงความคิดเห็น ข้อสงสัย โยงกับประสบการณ์ของตัวเอง ประมาณครึ่งหน้าค่ะ We will have a discussion about this in class