I couldn’t believe I was looking into his eyes, and he was looking right back at me! My heart skipped a beat, I wanted to capture this moment forever, but being all in a fluster, I couldn’t think straight.Excitedly, I said, “Oh my God! I’m your biggest fan! I think I’ve watched every single thing … Continue reading An Unforgettable Meeting

Values - the most important value by which I wish to live byGrowing up Catholic, although I declare to no longer practice this, there are still many values from the bible I choose to live by, including many of the commands like thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not kill… although the thought has come … Continue reading Short story for FAW meeting 8/8/15

This week, use your journal to work on an introduction for Assessment 2 (Academic Essay). Consider how you will introduce your topic and your argument and and how you will set the scene for what you will deliver in your academic essay. ****************************************************************************************** The topic I've chosen for discussion in my essay is: In the … Continue reading Preparing for Academic Essay

This week, use your journal to write a page or so in response to one of the question's raised in the Eakin reading or to explore the implications of the Forbidden Lies documentary.Choose one of the following questions to respond to (your response does not need to be shared with the group): Do you have … Continue reading Topic 4 – Forbidden Lies

Write:This week, use your journal to record your ideas about what makes a good blog, in preparation for Assessment 3. Read at least two or three posts on different literary blog sites (a list of recommended sites is below, but if you have a preferred literary blog site, please use that). Make some notes on what worked … Continue reading Week 3 – Truth, Authenticity & Deception

Write: Start a journal (or a file on your computer) for this unit.Write (or type) in it every week, starting now, and keep all your work. The form of the journal is up to you. It is simply a place to keep together all of the writing you will be doing in this unit. You will be asked … Continue reading SP4 – Writing, deception and Authenticity – Week 1

Writing Assignment for module 1.1 TASK ONE Clicked on My Library tab Signed in When I found it took me to home page, I retraced my steps Re-clicked on Library tab Searched for Author's name Selected E-Reserve Typed keywords from title of book in search engine. Found it (type book author/title) TASK TWO I had … Continue reading SP3 – Assessment 1 – Learning Journal

Write: When you have analysed the argument in one of the articles from the "Read" section, write a short critique of the article in your journal. The following questions will help you to structure your critique: Does the writer state the argument clearly in the introduction? Is the position of the author largely subjective or … Continue reading Week 6 – Gentle Persuasion – Using Argument & Evidence

Write: For this week's writing exercise, you need to imagine that you are writing for a website that is aimed at persuading the public to donate to a charity or not-for profit organisation. Your contribution will consist of a short piece of writing to be positioned under the tab: "Donations". Choose a charity or not-for-profit … Continue reading Topic 11: Online Writing

Write: Complete the writing exercise for this week and keep a record of this in your journal. You may, if you wish, share your writing via the discussion board and ask others for feedback. Imagine you are the MC at an event and write a brief introduction to another speaker at the same event. You … Continue reading Week 5 – Writing exercise