Website PDF

Dear Roman Writers,

This is likely my last post until we reach Rome.

I've made a crude PDF of our website for you to have in case our wireless access is delayed:

https://www.skidmore.edu/~dcurley/writingrome/campus-only/handouts/Website%20backup.pdf

The document contains the Syllabus, the Itinerary, the Writing guidelines, and Site Report guidelines. I strongly suggest that you save a copy on your laptop or other device, and perhaps even go so far as to print a hardcopy and bring it with you.

I've added this document your pre-departure review checklist.

Bear in mind, though, that the official syllabus is on the web and is subject to some changes as our tour proceeds.

Travel well!

DC

Website Update: Resources

Dear Roman Writers,

I'm happy to announce that the final page of the Writing Rome website, Resources, is now live:

https://www.skidmore.edu/~dcurley/writingrome/resources.html

The page contains information on the following:

• Reading and Writing Rome, including travel information and our preparedness plan;
• The St. John's Rome Center;
• food and language; and
• transportation in Rome.

Much of this material you have seen before, either in class or during our OCSE orientation. This page puts it all in one place.

And with that, the website for Writing Rome 2015 is complete.

DC

Website Update: Writing

Dear Writers of Rome,

I'm thrilled to announce that the Writing page of the Writing Rome website is now live:

http://www.skidmore.edu/~dcurley/writingrome/writing.html

Here you'll find the following:

• objectives for the writing assignment;
• assignment descriptions, including guidelines for the solo excursions of your Giornali;
• a complete list of due dates; and
• the familiar writing tips.

I cannot urge you strongly enough to familiarize yourself with this page before departure. Our course is called Writing Rome, after all, and the writing assignments themselves are worth 40% of your grade.

Our Itinerary has also been updated to include the writing assignments.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

DC

Website Update: Site Reports

Dear Roman Writers,

Our Site reports page is now available on the official Writing Rome website. Please navigate on over and have a look.

The page offers, in addition to a rudimentary schedule of presentations, guidelines for successful reports as well as the evaluation form that the instructional team will use for grading purposes.

We suggest that you spend some time now looking over both the page and the form so you can begin, if only subconsciously, to plan ahead.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

DC/gs

Website Update: Syllabus

Dear Writers of Rome,

This post is to alert you that the Syllabus page of the Writing Rome website is now complete.

Please browse on over and read the page carefully and in its entirety. Not only does it discuss the breakdown of your Writing Rome grade, it offers lists of essential gear — both the things you should not leave home without and the things you must bring on our daily excursions in the city.

Let us know if you have questions.

DC/gs