Wednesday is the last day of class

Research papers are due on Wednesday.  Please attach first draft BEHIND the final draft.  You know the schtick.

Here's Monday's handout:

FINAL SELF REFLECTIVE ESSAY (last day of class 100 pts)  I will bring blue books

Length

In order to receive the full points, the essay should be a minimum of 3 pages in length.  However there is no maximum length.  It can be as long as you need to complete the task.

Overview

--You should reflect upon your progress as a writer throughout the semester.

--Identify your goals for your future improvement as a writer at the end of the essay.

--Reflect back on various assignments you have completed for this course and the concepts we covered through the class.  What did you learn as a result of doing these assignments or by applying these concepts to your own writing?

--You may want to reflect on what you learned completing the following assignments:

--A rhetorical analysis of “Diagnosing and Treating the Ophelia Syndrome.”

--The synthesis paper on Immigration Reform

--The research paper

--How true is the statement that the first step to writing is reading?

--What habits do you wish to practice in the next academic writing class?

Your self-reflective essay should be organized around a theme and should be written in paragraph form.  Do not organize your essay around this bulleted list.  These are suggestions.  Remember to think of audience and tone. You should explain assignments clearly as if you are writing to a general audience not JUST THE TEACHER.

NOTE:  This is a self-evaluation of your writing and not an evaluation of the teacher or the class.  Focus on your own writing experience and growth.

Conferences on Monday, April 8 and Wednesday, April 10th

Please show up at the appointed time for your teacher/student conference (100 pts.).  If you aren't on this list, email (louiseplummer@gmail.com) me and tell me when you'll be there.  Use a blank space.

We'll meet down at the west end of the hall from our classroom (where the tables and chairs are).

Monday, April 8:
12:00 Asha Booker
12:15
12:30 Ashley Drennan
12:45 Brad Liston
1:00 Jeff Junge
1:15
1:30 Michael Brinkerhoff
1:45 Christian Peterse
2:00
2:15 Terrell Williams
2:30

Wednesday, April 10:
12:00 Stefan Chevalier
12:15 Seth Robbins
12:30 Colton Henrie
12:45 Sydney Johnson
1:00
1:15Michael Findlay
1:30 Ryne MacPherson
1:45 Karli Rasmussen
2:00 Thomas Mahoney
2:15
2:30 Gabriel Famodu

10 extra points for getting help at the Writer's Lab at 208 LI.

No class today--April 1.

I have an ear infection that needs to be seen by the doctor, so I'm cancelling class today.  I'm so sorry. (The grundge continues).

Please bring the first draft of your paper on Wednesday (4 pages)--just one copy.  We'll work on some  details in class.  Be sure to have a Works Cited page.

Next week are conferences. Be sure to sign up on Wednesday if you haven't signed up.  100 points for conferences.

First draft of research paper is due Wed. April 3

At the end of class, I realized I had put down the wrong date for the first draft.  It is due next week, Wednesday, April 3.  It doesn't have to be finished--you can hand in four pages, but I do want a Works Cited page.

There is no homework due for Monday, but you should be working on your paper.  Also those who have not scheduled a conference time need to do so on Monday.  Conferences are 100 points.

FIRST FOUR PAGES DUE NEXT WEEK WEDNESDAY.  This is it--the end of the semester.
Keep up the good work!

Assignment for Monday, March 25

Bring to class 3 printed-out articles that you think you will be able to use in your paper.  We will work with these in class.  Please bring THE LITTLE PENGUIN HANDBOOK to class.  We will be using it also.

Come to class, people.  Do your work.  We're on the last leg.

Assignment for Wednesday, March 20

Type up your research topic in the form of a question (remember this is an argumentative paper).
Then write at least one pro and con answer to the question.

For example:

Thesis question:  How have email, texts and tweets influenced student writing in college?

Pro answer:  Students now write more outside of college than any generation before them (Stanford Study).
Con answer:  Students' ability to think through a problem has not increased.

Library 207

When we return from spring break (Monday, March 18), we will meet at LI 207 at 1:00.  This is 100 points.  Don't miss it.  You should also have picked a research paper topic.  If you still have no idea, google "research paper topics" and you'll find lists of subjects.  Pick one.  Anyone.