https://courses.maine.edu/d2l/le/content/352652/viewContent/9334160/View
Milestone one does not have a submission box, so please include the link to your Google Doc in the comment box with the assignment. Remember to share the document so that anyone with the link can view it and give the link holder editing privileges. Failure to use the template and construct the work in Google will result in the milestone not moving forward.
Please note that unless noted within an assignment’s directions, any form of AI, including Grammarly and Microsoft Copilot, is not permitted in work intended to represent the original and authentic thinking and voice of the writer. The use of such programs, include AI humanizers, violates course academic integrity policies and, if used, may result in the filing of an academic integrity report. For more information, please see the following:
https://www.maine.edu/board-of-trustees/policy-manual/section-314/
Knowledge Check
Please use the template above to complete this milestone. Failure to use the template and to construct the work wholly in Google will result in the milestone not moving forward.
All the milestones after this one are creative writing assignments. For example, the next milestone is to write a poem in a style of your choosing. This particular milestone is a little different in that you will devise a plan for obtaining feedback on your creative pieces this semester.
Find a resource for writing feedback. Stephen King calls this his “ideal reader.” This should be a meaningful person you will ask to support your writing efforts this semester by offering constructive comments on your work. Answer each of the following in a sentence or two.
Who will be your “ideal reader” this semester?
Why did you choose that particular person?
How will you use that person to assist you in the construction of your work this semester?
Stephen King on his “ideal reader” –
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10etWXtgXae25kGF7la3rCypwBR2LpSO6/view?usp=sharing
You will revisit the idea of your “ideal reader” in the final assessment of the course when you reflect on your course experiences and speak to the role your “ideal reader” played in assisting you to improve upon your work throughout the semester.