Essay 1 Due Today

In the early morning class we formatted the first essay assignment together. In the second class, I showed students how to assemble the essay and then email it to me.

The essay is due today.

1. Final draft, which includes: The essay followed by the Initial Planning Sheet and Outline. Do not forget your Works Cited page and the Bibliography page.

Each document has its own page. The header counts all the pages. You only need a heading on the essays.

2. Peer Reviewed essay. There were questions from They Say and from "Questions for Discussing Essays." Include both here with the essay with Microsoft Comment.

3. Cyber-Assignments

4. Reading Logs

Save the Essay 1 Portfolio. Copy and paste it in the email, and then attach it. Make sure the Subject Line in the email reads: Name, Class and Time, Assignment or in this case: Essay 1 Evolution of a Revolutionary

Copy yourself on the email.


Here are the four (4) cyber-assignments:

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 05, 2012

Cyber-Assignment for English 1A (8-8:50 AM due today or by class tomorrow); (11-11:50 AM Thursday's homework. Due tomorrow or by Friday.)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 06, 2012

Many students in the 11-11:50 AM were wandering in the Quad looking for the class. Normally on a Thursday, we do meet in A-232; however, Sept. 6, 2012, was a special day--we met in the COA Library for an orientation with Professor Jane McKenna.

I hope students found the orientation useful. The cyber-assignment is posted below. Modify it to suit your orientation. Professor McKenna had you look for articles on Nature Nurture not on the subject of our current query, Afeni Shakur, though she did show you how to do this.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Today in class we continued with our Lit Circles. Most students were able to continue with their discussions, some groups more lively than others (smile). There were a few students who are still catching up on the reading. Remember, the essay plan and essay are due next week.

Cyber-Assignments 

Post a reflection on the Lit Circle experience. Reflect on how it has affected your reading and writing related to the text. has it deepened your grasp of certain concepts? How do the various points of views expressed in the discussion expand your view of the material. Be specific.

Are there any aspects of the discussion which you think could go better? What are they and how do you plan to resolve this? Has there been any disagreement? How did this further your discussion or did it stop the communication? If the disagreement disrupted the conversation, how could this be better addressed in future discussions?

Reflect on how the discussion has affected your writing in preparation for the discussion. Talk about its uses re: the paper you will eventually write.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
Today students looked at Guy's argument through the lens of Graff and Birkenstein in They Say(14).

Post group responses to Exercise 1 on page 14. Homework is to post individual responses to Exercise 2 (14). If anyone wants to redo Exercise 1 individually using another term like "Raider's fans" this is fine. It would be extra credit.

Terms we looked at are: evolution, legacy, power, revolution, abscond, resistance