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Break + final session in January

We finished Session 8 (Cross-Disciplinary Reading) last week. Our next and final session won’t be until January 14, 2026.

Between now and then, you have time to actually write. That’s the point of the gap—space to think, draft, revise without constant feedback pressure.

Your final paper (5000 words) is due January 28, 2026.

What to do during the break:

Take the experiments you’ve been trying (McEnerney approach vs. personal approach, risky moves, reader-centered strategies) and actually use them. Write your draft. Revise it. Let it sit. Come back to it.

The assignment from last session still stands: Try rewriting one section two different ways and see what you learn. But don’t bring all versions to the final session—that’s too much.

Optional individual consultations:

If you want to talk through a specific problem or decision point in your draft, I’m offering individual consultations online in my personal webex room on Wednesday, December 11 and 17, 10:30-11:30 (10-15 minutes per person or in the group).

This is completely optional. Come if:

  • You’re stuck on something specific
  • You need to talk through a structural decision
  • You have competing ideas and need to think out loud
  • You’re not sure if you’re on a track to anything really

Don’t come if:

  • You haven’t started writing yet (that’s fine—just start)
  • You want general feedback (save that for January)
  • You think you need permission to do something (you have permission)
  • You have general ISME questions

To sign up: Just write me an email with one sentence about what you want to discuss.

What to bring to the final session (January 14):

  1. Your draft (whatever state it’s in—doesn’t need to be done)
  2. One specific question or problem you need help with

Examples:

  • “My opening doesn’t create instability—where is the actual tension?”
  • “I’m writing for everyone and therefore no one—who ARE my readers?”
  • “This section feels like I’m just proving I read things—what work should it do?”
  • “I have two competing arguments and don’t know which is mine”

What the final session will be:

  • Small group troubleshooting on specific problems (not general feedback)
  • Quick check-ins on finishing strategies
  • Making sure everyone has a plan for the final two weeks

It will be a practical session to help you finish.

Use the break well. Write. Let it be messy. You have until January 28 to make it work.

See you January 14.


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OpenEdition schlägt Ihnen vor, diesen Beitrag wie folgt zu zitieren:
Victoria Mummelthei (9. Dezember 2025). Break + final session in January. Keine Disziplin – No Discipline. Abgerufen am 9. März 2026 von https://doi.org/10.58079/15azz


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