Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Project Work Time

SLC Notecards
Do the humanities notecards, show Lori by the end of class.

Project Work
Make progress!  You will need to have something substantial to show by Friday.  We will be doing critiques on Friday.

Essay Revisions
Keep working on your essays!

HOMEWORK

  1. Come to class tomorrow with ALL SLC Notecards and Evidence.  We will start class with practice SLCs.
  2. Work on your project and essay!

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Project Work and SLCs

Essay Update...
Essays are DONE!  All of you should have received your essays with feedback from me.  If you do not have MS Word, you may not be able to see all my comments.  If this is the case, let me know, and I'll print a copy for you.

SLC Notecards
See the handout linked above for the guidelines on your Humanities Notecards.  Please note the following due dates:

  1. Humanities Notecards:  Show Lori by the end of class, Wednesday.
  2. ALL Notecards and Evidence:  Bring to Humanities class on Thursday.

Project Work Time
-Essay Revisions
-Project Work
-SLC Notecards

HOMEWORK:
  1. Essay and Project:  Due by the end of class, Tuesday, 11/6.
  2. SLC Notecards and Evidence for ALL CLASSES:  Due at the start of Humanities on Thursday.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Essay Critique and Standards for Feedback

Essay Critique

  • 1 round of peer critique
  • Author Response:  3 revisions you plan to make
  • Show Lori

The handout linked above lays out what you need to do to your paper to get it ready for me.  Use this as a checklist, and please make sure you follow it carefully, lest you displease me!

HOMEWORK
Work on essay revisions.  2nd Draft Essay DUE: End of class, Friday.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Project Proposal Critique and RD Writing

Project Proposal Critique

  • 2 rounds of peer critique
  • Critique response
  • Show Lori your completed response and critiques when you are finished

Rough Draft Essay Time
This is your last chance to use class to work on your rough draft!  Use your time wisely. 

HOMEWORK
Finish Rough Draft Essay.  DUE: Start of class, PRINTED, Thursday.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Essay Rough Drafts and Due Date Changes

Revised Due Dates:
Due to student freak outs, high stress levels, and absences, the following due dates have been revised.  Please note that there will be NO extensions or exceptions made for these dates!

  1. Project Proposal:  Due at the start of class, WEDNESDAY.
  2. Essay Rough Draft:  Due, PRINTED, at the start of class, THURSDAY.
  3. Essay 2nd Draft:  Due, emailed to Lori, by the end of class, FRIDAY.

Rough Draft Work Time
Use the rest of class today to finish your project proposal (if you didn't finish yesterday), and to work on your rough draft essay.  Remember, you will only have an hour to work on it in class tomorrow, so the big push needs to happen today!

HOMEWORK
Work on your Rough Draft Essay.  DUE: Start of class, Thursday.  PRINTED.