If you missed class today (which a lot of you did!), be sure to check Angel for your final essay assignment. I included it at the top of the Content Folder, just as its own file (meaning it's not in an additional folder). It's important that you open it and read it carefully, especially since part of the assignment is due on Monday.
In other news, if I do not currently have your Essay 4 (research essay), it's now officially late. Get it in my box ASAP!
As always, email me with any questions about the final essay. Have a great weekend, and I'll see you on Monday morning!
Friday, April 29, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Essay 4 due Friday!!
Just a reminder that the final draft of your essay 4 is due on Friday. Please staple the draft with my comments to the back of your draft. Did I mention the staple?
See you Friday!
See you Friday!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Essay 4 Reminders and Tips
I handed back your essay drafts today, and we spent the bulk of class discussing general feedback to the class as a whole. Nearly everyone who wrote a paper for me was in class today, so please let me know if you have any questions about my comments on your paper or about the ideas we discussed in class (MLA, organization, integrating sources, relying on your own argument, and linking large sections of your paper into a cohesive whole).
If you were not in class today, you're welcome to email me for initial comments before getting your paper back on Wednesday.
An Important Reminder for Wednesday
We are meeting in the Mawhinney Computer lab (M303--the same one we were in last week) for a work day. I'll be available to help you, read sections of your draft, or to answer any questions you might have.
Also, here is another link to the Norton MLA website.
If you were not in class today, you're welcome to email me for initial comments before getting your paper back on Wednesday.
An Important Reminder for Wednesday
We are meeting in the Mawhinney Computer lab (M303--the same one we were in last week) for a work day. I'll be available to help you, read sections of your draft, or to answer any questions you might have.
Also, here is another link to the Norton MLA website.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Instructor Draft of Essay 4 DUE
Don't forget that you need a complete draft of Essay 4 to turn into me on Friday. Be sure to staple your draft!
Email me with questions. I look forward to reading what you've written!
Email me with questions. I look forward to reading what you've written!
Monday, April 18, 2011
For Wednesday
Sorry about the confusion this morning! I thought my communication was more clear than it was. I do wonder how half of you managed to figure it out and half of you did not, but alas...
For Wednesday, you need to have a working draft of your essay plus a Works Cited page. Bring the Works Cited page as a hard copy, but bring the draft electronically. We will be reading each other's drafts electronically, so bring it on a USB drive, put it on your student drive, or email it to yourself.
And just so we're all on the same page for Wednesday, we'll be meeting in M303--the same room where we ended up (finally) today!
For Wednesday, you need to have a working draft of your essay plus a Works Cited page. Bring the Works Cited page as a hard copy, but bring the draft electronically. We will be reading each other's drafts electronically, so bring it on a USB drive, put it on your student drive, or email it to yourself.
And just so we're all on the same page for Wednesday, we'll be meeting in M303--the same room where we ended up (finally) today!
Friday, April 15, 2011
Important change to syllabus!!
Alert! Read this! Pay attention!!
On Monday, the course schedule says you need to have an electronic copy of your draft to do peer review. I want to SWITCH that assignment for Wednesday. What this means is that on MONDAY we will have a work day in the computer lab to look for sources, get help from me, and to work on writing your paper. We will do the electronic peer review on WEDNESDAY. The works cited page will still be due on Wednesday. In short, you don't have a specific assignment due on Monday, but you should STRONGLY consider gathering some initial sources so you can be ready to do actual work during class on Monday. Questions? Let me know!
On Monday, the course schedule says you need to have an electronic copy of your draft to do peer review. I want to SWITCH that assignment for Wednesday. What this means is that on MONDAY we will have a work day in the computer lab to look for sources, get help from me, and to work on writing your paper. We will do the electronic peer review on WEDNESDAY. The works cited page will still be due on Wednesday. In short, you don't have a specific assignment due on Monday, but you should STRONGLY consider gathering some initial sources so you can be ready to do actual work during class on Monday. Questions? Let me know!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Little Red Riding Hood
Daily Update
I spent today's class ruining Little Red Riding Hood for all of you! All right, I hope that's not true, but we did spend some time looking at various versions of the Little Red Riding Hood stories--most of which were somewhat different from the "traditional" folktale. We also looked at several images of Little Red--some of which were vastly different from the traditional. (In fact, do a Google Image search for "Little Red Riding Hood" and you'll be amazed at what you can find!)
The point of this exercise was to look at how you can use critical strategies to ask different types of questions that help you unlock new meaning in texts--even ones as familiar as "Little Red." Whether you're using New Historicism, Formalism, Feminist Theory, Postructuralism, or really any of the other strategies from Appendix A, the different questions those strategies pose allow you to see texts in new and interesting ways. Consider how you might use one of the strategies to help you focus your research essay.
Homework Reminder
Response Paper 10 is due on Friday. For this paper, I want you to write a 3/4 to 1 page (single-spaced, typed) paper where you propose your topic for your research essay. Let me know which text you're planning to work with and what "position" you hope to take in your argument. If you need more clarification, let me know.
Also, remember that we're meeting in the library for class on Friday: room C108. Please DO NOT be late!
I spent today's class ruining Little Red Riding Hood for all of you! All right, I hope that's not true, but we did spend some time looking at various versions of the Little Red Riding Hood stories--most of which were somewhat different from the "traditional" folktale. We also looked at several images of Little Red--some of which were vastly different from the traditional. (In fact, do a Google Image search for "Little Red Riding Hood" and you'll be amazed at what you can find!)
The point of this exercise was to look at how you can use critical strategies to ask different types of questions that help you unlock new meaning in texts--even ones as familiar as "Little Red." Whether you're using New Historicism, Formalism, Feminist Theory, Postructuralism, or really any of the other strategies from Appendix A, the different questions those strategies pose allow you to see texts in new and interesting ways. Consider how you might use one of the strategies to help you focus your research essay.
Homework Reminder
Response Paper 10 is due on Friday. For this paper, I want you to write a 3/4 to 1 page (single-spaced, typed) paper where you propose your topic for your research essay. Let me know which text you're planning to work with and what "position" you hope to take in your argument. If you need more clarification, let me know.
Also, remember that we're meeting in the library for class on Friday: room C108. Please DO NOT be late!
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