Welcome to Fundamental Fulminations!

I am very happy to welcome you to the online space where we will fulminate over the fundamentals of English Language Arts. Hopefully you will find this forum a helpful addition to class activities where you can explore questions, challenges, and philosophies regarding ELA. In case you forgot, the protocol for using this blog is an follows:

You are required to post at least three entries and three comments on the course blog (http://fundamentalfulminations.blogspot.com/) in response to the NCTE Inbox (on the NCTE listserv; also found here) and the course readings. Due dates will be assigned on the second day of class. Each of you will be expected to read at least one item from the weekly Inbox that is of the most interest to you. When you are assigned to post an entry, your entry (of about a screen’s length) should directly address this item of interest. When you are assigned to comment on an entry, your comment (of about a half a screen’s length) should respond both the entry and the item in the Inbox it addresses. You are encouraged to incorporate course readings in your entries and participate more than the specified minimum since frequent online interaction will certainly enrich class discussion and written work.

The schedule is as follows:

Blog Schedule

Entries are due on the date listed. Comments (C) are due the day following. Commenters must address the entry posted by the person listed above their name (e.g. Carrie must comment on Keita’s entry by September 1st). Please note that only two entries and two comments have been scheduled. To meet the three entry/three comment requirement, you must contribute a third entry and a third comment on days (only those listed below) for which you are not scheduled.

August

31 Keita Abe

C: Carrie Douglas

Dana Lutters

C: Shawn Berger

Melissa Golio

C: Kellie Bolles

Vanessa Assis

C: Abby Gajewski

September

7 Cory Burton

C: Tim Robbins

Heather Siddle

C: Carissa Case

Kari Carelli

C: Steevi DiBernardo

Amanda Miller

C: Courtney Hayes

14 Carrie Douglas

C: Virginia Siskavich-Bosley

Abby Gajewski

C: Heidi Hanover

Chad Shennett

C: Anthony Smith

Emmanuel Veras

C: Melissa Golio

21 Courtney Hayes

C: Dana Lutters

Kaitlyn Lewis

C: Amanda Miller

Andrea Townsend

C: Travis Williamson

Kendra Woods

28 Tim Robbins

C: Heather Siddle

Chad Shennett

C: Virginia Siskavich-Bosley

Shawn Berger

C: Vanessa Assis

Heidi Hanover

C: Kaitlyn Lewis

October

5 Anthony Smith

C: Emmanuel Veras

Andrea Townsend

C: Cory Burton

Kellie Bolles

C: Travis Williamson

12 Kendra Woods

C: Keita Abe

Shawn Berger

C: Chad Shennett

Virginia Siskavich-Bosley

C: Amanda Miller

Kaitlyn Lewis

C: Vanessa Assis

19 Kellie Bolles

C: Andrea Townsend

Travis Williamson

C: Kari Carelli

Carissa Case

C: Dana Lutters

Courtney Hayes

C: Cory Burton

26 Steevi DiBernardo

C: Heather Siddle

Melissa Golio

C: Abby Gajewski

Tim Robbins

C: Carrie Douglas

November

2 Heidi Hanover

C: Emmanuel Veras

Dana Lutters

C: Kaitlyn Lewis

Anthony Smith

C: Courtney Hayes

9 Amanda Miller

C: Tim Robbins

Heather Siddle

C: Keita Abe

Kendra Woods

C: Chad Shennett

16 Virginia Siskavich-Bosley

C: Kari Carelli

Emmanuel Veras

C: Andrea Townsend

Abby Gajewski

C: Anthony Smith

Carissa Case

C: Heidi Hanover

Steevi DiBernardo

C: Shawn Berger

23 Travis Williamson

C: Kendra Woods

Keita Abe

C: Kellie Bolles

Carrie Douglas

C: Melissa Golio

30 Vanessa Assis

C: Steevi DiBernardo

Cory Burton

C: Shawn Berger

Kari Carelli

C: Carissa Case