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Unit 5 Writers Journal

Unit 5 Writers Journal

Q For this unit's Writer's Journal, reflect on our discussion around Carr's article "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" (It might be a good idea to re-read the discussion at this point, so it is fresh in your mind.) Freewrite at least 300 words on any or all of the following questions: • What positions came up in our discussion? What major points did your classmates make? • What kinds of supporting reasons and evidence were provided? In other words, what were the arguments? • Group the arguments into loose camps or sides. If you had to summarize our discussion to an outsider, what would you say? • What points from Carr's article did the class seem to generally agree upon? • What points from Carr's article were most controversial? What were the sticking points, or the points of concern? • Were there sentences or phrases from Carr's article that multiple classmates quoted or referred to? If so, what were they? • What was your position on Carr's article? • How did you own perspective change as a result of our discussion? Use this journal entry as a way to get started on this unit's major writing assignment. You may revise or recycle in this unit's major writing assignment. And remember: your journal entry must be at least 300 words for full credit. Rubric EN 105 Online Writer's Journal Rubric EN 105 Online Writer's Journal Rubric Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriter's Journal Task/Prompt 15 pts The student has completed the assigned task or responded to the prompt in full. 0 pts The student has not completed the assigned task, or has not responded to the prompt. 15 pts Total Points: 15 PreviousNext

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One position that I think we all can agreed on was we need Carr’s definition of the word “stupid”. I don’t think it was used in a literal sense, but at the same time he did go the extra mile to make his case in the article he wrote. I think most of my classmates made the point that they agreed with Carr on our concentration when reading. We all seem to agree reading isn’t something we do verbatim anymore, and that we are sometimes easily distracted while reading on the internet. One of my classmates made a perfect point about rereading for understanding. I find myself rereading every article we have in class when it’s time to complete and assignment about the article.