Today we completed Essay Exam 1: Synthetica. In the early class, most students had not emailed the essay to themselves as instructed. (See post Thursday, Marcy 3, 2011>) The consequences of this was that students had to type the templates and many ran out of time.

Those who ran out of time (in either class) have to make an appointment to complete Essay Exam 1 and Grammar Exam 1.

This is not homework and the exam or its instructions are not to leave the class. We have three-four more Essay Exams and one more 50-question Grammar Exam. The protocol is always the same, email the templates as an essay to yourself, all the templates unless instructed otherwise (as you were for Essay Exam 1).

For each exam, students will email me and print the essay out.

Homework:
1. Review Half the Sky Assignment Sheet. Decide on a question.

2. International Women's History Day, Tuesday, March 8--Students can share Essay 1--the essay about a woman you admire.

3. We can have the party at the end of the month, if tomorrow doesn't work. We haven't had much time to plan. Could students form a planning committee? Make sure there is a scholarly or academic aspect to the activities. Perhaps a brief history of the day and maybe a skit showing how women have contributed to world or global culture?

Let's have the party and skits on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Students can use Half the Sky as material for the skits; if this is the case we should talk so students are not repeating the same examples. We could have 3-4 presentations, as many as we have Lit Circles.