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FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 11 BOTH SECTIONS: You need to upload your major papers and your presentation to Moodle. A link in our course will be there for you to do so. Just final drafts of all four papers. You also need to complete your department portfolio. Here are the instructions:. Basically you need to print out clean copies of your three best papers, one of which needs to be your research paper. Then print out your worst paper. Sign each of them at the bottom of the last page. Turn these in with a letter to me that addresses the things detailed in the handout. It is worth 50 points--5% of your grade--so it is important for you to do this. You are graded on the letter only, assuming you included the necessary papers, which are graded separately in your other portfolio for the class. These are due during finals week before you leave campus, any time before Friday at 4:00pm. Please leave them in the box outside my office door. BOTH SECTIONS: Retakes for the grammar test are at 8:00pm in the Writing Center, Thursday, Apr. 9. 10:30 In-class exam. Be sure to look over the before the exam. This will be the only thing you will be able to use during the exam. 11:30 Your take-home exam is due by class time on Friday. I will be emailing you your take-home exam, using your Alma mail account only, some time this evening. Bring it completed to class on Friday, when we will finish presentations.

FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 3 PORTFOLIOS ARE DUE! Be sure to go over all the requirements on the handout (on the "handouts" page of this wiki). We will meet in SAC 110 to work on presentations. Who goes Monday and Wednesday will be determined by lottery on Friday.

FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 Grammar test. Portfolios due Friday. Here is a link to some great grammar exercises: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/. The handout for the portfolio is on the "Handouts" page.

FOR MONDAY, MARCH 30 Monday is the last day I will accept any drafts that you would like me to look at. We will be studying Monday for the grammar exam, which is Wednesday. Your portfolios are due Friday, April 3

FOR TH/FR, MARCH 26,27 Conferences. No class Friday. See schedule below. Bring all parts of research to conference as well as revision of paper 3 if needed. Complete draft due by time of conference.

FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 Nothing due. Work on the analysis/evaluation section of your research paper, which is due in full at the time of your conference. Conference schedule is below. If you were absent and did not sign up, please find a blank time that works for you and add your name.

Conferences - Thursday March 26 In the Writing Center 11:00 am - Joe 11:15 - Lauren 11:30 - Matt 11:45 - Sarah 12:00 noon - 12:15 - 12:30 - 12:45 -

1:30 - Melissa 1:45 - Eric (if 6:30 is not availble) 2:00 - Rose 2:15 - 2:30 - Kristine 2:45 - Jon 3:00 - Jose 3:15 - LinLin 3:30 - 3:45 -

4:30 - 4:45 - 5:00 - Autumn 5:15 - Becky 5:30 - Nick 5:45 - Karen (if change is ok) 6:00 - Kendall 6:15 - Rose 6:30 -Eric Jobe (if change is okay) 6:45 -Kristin

7:30 - 7:45 - Maggi 8:00 - Ben 8:15 - 8:30 - Casey 8:45 - Gabe 9:00 - JJ 9:15 - Jane 9:30 - Tejesh 9:45 - LinLin

Friday, March 27 in SAC 334 9:45 - Brian 10:00 - Justin 10:15 - Kristin 10:30- Marvel 10:45 - Shane 11:00 - Angelina 11:15 - Jessica 11:30 - Forrest 11:45 - Corey H. 12:00 - Steve 12:15 - Colton 12:30 - Shaun

FOR MONDAY, MARCH 23 Reports are due. Please follow the directions in the handout and those I gave you in class. Doing this well means half your paper will be done; doing this half-ass means you still will have a lot to do and will get little feedback from me. Stay on top of things! If you missed class today, please find someone who was in class and get notes from him/her--you'll want them for your report.

FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 Annotated bibliographies are due. A sample is on the "Handouts" page--I recommend opening this sample and using it as a template so you don't screw up the formatting.

FOR MONDAY, MARCH 16 Research due. Please print out all the articles etc. you find and bring them to class so we can work on your annotated bibliography. Handouts for the Research paper and for quoting are on the "handouts" page.

FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 13 Meet in the library in the Smith room during regular class time. Research proposal questions due (see "research paper handout" on "handouts" page)

FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 - IN SAC 309 (NOT IN THE LIBRARY) Begin thinking about a research topic, which must be small enough to tackle thoroughly in 8-10 pages, big enough to discuss for 8-10 pages, and something relevant and interesting to you. Local topics usually work best. They also must be ARGUABLE--in other words, you must have an issue as your topic, not a person or a group or a thing.

NOTE: for those who missed class Monday, your portfolios are in a box outside my office for you to pick up any time.

FOR MONDAY, MARCH 9 Rough draft of Paper #3 due. Check out the handout for the assignment on the "handouts" page for guidance. Please bring a hard copy to class. You will need a hard copy.

FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 6 From the list below, choose 3 articles on the SAME subject. Write a one-paragraph summary of each article and bring your summary to class on Friday. On the "handouts" page is the handout for Paper 3. __Cheating__: “From Honor Above All” p138 “A Cheating Crisis in American Schools” p139 “An Educator’s Worst Nightmare” p142 “Their Cheating Heart” p145 __Same Sex Marriage:__ "Coming Out: ..." p 148 "Marriage Makes a Word of Difference" p 151 "The Homosexual Assault on Traditional Marriage"p 153 “Dearly Beloved” p154 “Lacey Woman Tells Tale of Denial at Bedside of her Dying Partner” p157 "The Message of Same-Sex Marriage" - 159 __Drinking Age:__ “The Teen Drinking Dilemma” p130 “There’s No Benefit to Lowering the Drinking Age” p132 “The Case Against…” p 134

FOR FRIDAY, FEB. 20 In-class essay exam. is the article that you need to read--read thoroughly--for the exam. Print out and bring with you to class. Portfolios are also due at class time.

FOR WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18 Grammar exam. I recommend studying your pre-assessment if you need to study. It will not be graded. Your portfolio is due Friday. The portfolio handout with details and rubrics is on the "handout" page

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK MONDAY 2:30 - Jose 3:00 - Rose 3:15 Joe 3:30 Justin 4:00 David 4 15 Jane TUESDAY (IN SAC 334) 1:00 - Matt R 1:15 - LinLIn 1:30 - Gavin 1:45 - Maricat 2:00 - JJ Randall 2:15 - Nick Loberg 2:30 - Steve Mack 2:45 - Zach 3:00 - Ben 3:15 - Kristine McNally 3:30 - Tejesh 3:45 - Mike 4:00 - Jay 4:15 - 4:30 - Gabe 4:45 - Emi Allen THURSDAY (IN THE WRITING CENTER) 7:00 Emily Hoke 7:15 - Tara Leddy 7:30 - Elizabeth 8:00 - Lexi Brewer 8:15 - 8:30 - 8:45 - 9:00 - Britni Patrick 9:15 - Tyler Pettit 9:30 - 9:45 - FRIDAY (IN SAC 334) 1:00 - Emily Adler 1:15 - 1:30 - 1:45 - 2:00 - Daniel C 2:15 - 2:30 - Rick A 2:45 - Christian 3:00 - Erika

FOR MONDAY, FEB. 16 Please print out both Wednesday's and Friday's chat--everyone. Go through and highlight or underline what you said (or just your name is fine) and bring this to class on Monday. Monday's class will be a review for the grammar midterm and the portfolio, so it is a very important day to be in class. Be there or be SOL! PS - Your "word definition" papers (rough drafts) are in a box outside my office. Come pick them up any time. You only have one week for revision!!!!

NOTE: For those of you who were "absent" from the chat session on Wednesday or Friday, you can still log on and add a few lines to the chat. Read what everyone said and then add your ideas.

FOR WEDNESDAY, FEB 11 AND FRIDAY, FEB 13 We will not have class in SAC 307, but will be having "virtual class". You may log on from any computer that has internet, even from California or Pakistan. Here are step-by-step instructions: 1. Find your name below in one of the groups 2. Click on your group number and title: attached will be an article. 3. Download and print this article. You must have a hard copy. 4. Carefully read and annotate this article. 5. Open and print out 6. Follow the instructions carefully for what to do before virtual class on Wednesday. 7. Meet us online promptly at the start of your class period: I will be taking attendance. 8. On Wednesday and Friday promptly at 10:30 or 11:30 (whichever class you are normally in), go to Moodle and click on your English 101 course link. 9. There you will find a link with your group number and title. Click on this. It will take you to a chat room. There you will follow the instructions on the handout for what to do while in the chatroom 10. Designate someone to print out your conversation

Groups (Second article in packet--the only one you need) 10:30 - Matt, Terry, Jessica, Ashleigh 11:30 - Kristin, Jose, Jane, Ben

(Last article in the packet--the only one you'll need) 10:30 - Nick, Sarah, JJ 11:30 - Joe, Lauren, Shane

10:30 - Brittany, Autumn, Justin 11:30 - LinLin, Rose, Shaun

(The 3rd article in the packet, by Susan Brownmiller) 10;30 - Kendall, Karen, Marvel, Daniel 11:30 - Corey H., Eric, Maggi

(The 2nd article in the packet) 10;30 - Forrest, Melissa, Kristine 11;30 - Colton, Tejesh, Jonathan

(Last article in the packet) 10:30 - Brian, Becky, Angelina 11:30 - Steve, Casey, Cory R., Gabriel

FOR MONDAY, FEB. 9 Please read pgs. 88-100 in DA. Within these pages are two essays, one by Mitch Albom and one by Thomas Sowell. Please be sure to read and annotate these essays carefully as we will be debating about them on Monday.

NOTICE: OFFICE HOURS THURSDAY CANCELED DUE TO EXTREME EXHAUSTION! FOR FRIDAY, FEB. 6 Rough draft of Paper 2 due. Bring hard copy to class.

FOR WEDNESDAY, FEB 4 Please go to the Oxford English Dictionary in the library and look up the etymology of your word. Do NOT use the online etymology. Write down a brief history of your word and bring it to class.

FOR MONDAY, FEB. 2 Please follow Activity 10, page 423 in DA, and write a 3-page, double-spaced, word processed paper arguing who you think is the most brutish, the doctor or the patient--or both or neither. You must have a definition of the word "brute" as well as several (at least three) substantial quotes from the text to support your view. You may not write about whether or not you think Selzer is racist, however, since we are focusing on word definitions.

FOR FRIDAY, JAN. 30 Please be SURE to read the essay "Brute" by Richard Selzer on page 420 in DA. Also be sure to annotate and read carefully as we will be working with this essay in class. Also I have posted sample papers on the handouts page. They may help you get an idea of what this paper can look like.

FOR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28 Be fully prepared to present. I'd like to get through all of them in the one class period. About 3 minutes or so is all. Remember, you need 1. a def. of the word "quality" 2. an example of how you would write a paper (organize it?) defending your definition using the strategy assigned to you 3. a visual aid that helps students understand how to organize a paper using your strategy

If I have not yet approved your word for you paper, email me pronto.

FOR MONDAY, JAN. 26 Please bring a proposal for Paper 2. Your proposal needs to have three things: One, the word you will be using. Two, your definition of that word. Three, why you are choosing this word. If you have more than one word you're considering, write up a proposal for each and I will help you choose. Here are some possible words--feel free to add yours as you decide. Wild Safe Knowledge Hate Spirituality Religion Silence Action Prejudice Freedom

FOR FRIDAY, JAN. 23 Please read the beginning of Chapter 3, pages 176-221, in DA.

FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, JAN. 21 & 22 There will be no scheduled class on Wednesday. Conference attendance is required. If you missed class Monday, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to add your name to a group below and contact the people in your group. Here is the you need to complete for each member of your group. Here is the schedule;

TUESDAY IN WC 7:00 LinLin Chen - 12lchen@alma.edu Lauren Davis - 12lrdavi@alma.edu Maggi Jarvis - 12mamarg@alma.edu Jose Jimenez - 12jhjime@alma.edu

WEDNESDAY IN SAC 309 10:30 Marvel Mulholland - 12mbeeb@alma.edu Brittany Miller - 12bjmill@alma.edu Daniel Carr 12drcarr@alma.edu Sarah Herberger - 12seherb@alma.edu

11:30 Brian Rabedioux - 12btrabe@alma.edu Corey Hopwood - 11cmhopw@alma.edu Casey O'Connell - 11cwocon@alma.edu Jon Ross - 12jtross@alma.edu Gabe Svobodny - 12gssvob@alma.edu

WEDNESDAY IN WC 3:00 Jessica Gauthier - 12jpgaut@alma.edu Joe Boahbedason - 12hjboah@alma.edu Ben Ward - 2bhward@alma.edu - 4:00 Justin Lugowski - 12jplugo@alma.edu Tejesh Patel - 12tspate@alma.edu Eric Jobe - 12eajobe@alma.edu -

6:00 Ashleigh Kivenen - 12alkivi@alma.edu Kristine McNally - kemcna@alma.edu Melissa Nelson - 12mlnels@alma.edu Rose Holland - 12rmholl@alma.edu

THURSDAY IN WC 12:00 (noon) Autumn Spears - 12mjspea@alma.edu Colton Little - 12cjlitt@alma.edu Shane Hetteger - 12srhett@alma.edu Shaun Jordan - 12sajord@alma.edu

2:00 Angelina Lowe - 12amlowe@alma.edu Kristin Blommer - 12klblom@alma.edu Cory Radak - 12djrada@alma.edu Steve Mack - 12sdmack@alma.edu

4:00 Becky Marton - 12rjmart@alma.edu Forrest Duvendeck - 12fwduve@alma.edu Karen Hopkins - 12kehopk@alma.edu Jane Vallejo - jvallejo@alma.edu

5:00 Kendall Jackson - 12kejack@alma.edu Matt Ruhlman - 12mjruhl@alma.edu JJ Randall - 12jjrand@alma.edu Nick Loberg - 12nplobe@alma.edu

FOR MONDAY, JAN. 19 First rough draft due of paper one (see handouts, unit 1). Full draft, please (meaning all 3-4 pages).

FOR FRIDAY, JAN. 16 Please bring three (3) magazine ads to class (in or out of the magazine). Please try to have three ads on the same kind of product (i.e. 3 shampoo commercials, three different brands of shampoo). EXCEPTION: Please do not choose car ads.

NOTE: WHEN YOU ADD TO THE WIKI, BE SURE TO VISIT THE STUDENT PAGES FOR YOUR HOUR, CLICK ON YOUR NAME, AND EDIT THE PAGE YOU MADE WITH YOUR NAME AT THE TOP LEFT. **__DO NOT MAKE A NEW PAGE__**. FOR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14 Complete group work and be ready to present in class on Wednesday. If you missed class, it is your responsibility to connect with someone from class and join his/her group and participate in the presentation.

FOR MONDAY, JAN. 12 Please read pgs. 15-31 in DA.

FOR FRIDAY, JAN. 9 Please read pgs. 12-15 in DA. This is about your first assignment, writing an opinion essay. After reading these few pages, write a proposal to me that briefly explains your topic and why you think this would be a good topic for your first paper. Bring this to class.

Also be sure to finish your wikipage: your picture and your Activity 2 response labeled "Journal 1).

FOR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7 Class will be held in SAC 110, the computer lab. Please read in "Discovering Arguments" (DA from here on) pages 1-5. Do Activity 2 on page 5. Bring to class.