For Wednesday, June 1st

Due Wednesday June 1st:

1. Chapter Response for Chapter 6 (pp 109-140) (5 bullet points + response)

As one of your bullet points, make sure you understand reading "with the grain" and reading "against the grain" as explained on p 109.

2. Also, please read the following two articles in this chapter:

(1) "On Teenagers and Tattos" by Andres Martin, M.D. (pp110-113)

(2) "Why do Teenagers Get Tattoos? A Response to Andres Martin" by Sean Barry (student) (pp 127-129)

No Class on Monday, May 30th!

NO Class on Monday, May 30th! Have a GREAT Memorial Day Weekend!

For Friday, May 27th

Due Friday, May 27th:

1. Your Autobiographical Narrative (2-4 pages).

Please do two Chapter Responses as follows:

1. Chapter Response for Chapter 2, Concept 5: (pp 32-40) (Your 5 bullet points need to include: Freewriting, Focused Freewriting, Idea Mapping, Dialectic Talk and Playing the Believing and Doubting Game + a short explanation of each of these)

2. Chapter Response for Chapter 2, Concepts 6 & 7: (pp 41-48) (5 bullet points + response) (Just combine these into one response.)

For Wednesday, May 25th

Due Wednesday, May 25th:

1. Your revision of the pre-assessment essay + your original.

We will spend Wednesday on proofreading and grammar rules. I will also answer any questions you may have on your autobiographical narratives that are due on Friday.

*Just trust your own voice and tell me a story! You'll be fine!

Absences and Late Work

*Heads Up! You are only allowed two absences during the block, so hang with me! We still have a lot of work to get through. We will try to to keep a steady pace and get done.

*LATE ASSIGNMENTS: I will only accept late assignments ONE class period late for half credit. You can email the assignments to me the day they are due for full points.

*LATE ESSAYS: I will accept essays late, but you will lose 5 points (1/2 grade) for each class day late.

Have a good weekend, and I'll see you all Monday!

For Monday, May 23rd

1. I have changed the due date for your pre-assessment revisions. They will be due on Wednesday, May 25th. We need to have a grammar review session before you turn those in which we will do on Monday, May 23rd.

2. Also, you need to start thinking of a significant moment you want to write about for your Autobiographical Narrative paper. We will share a few more examples in class on Monday, but the final draft of this paper is due next Friday, May 27th!

Autobiographical Narrative Assignment

As discussed in class today (Friday, May 20th), you have the choice of writing one of the following two narratives:

1. Autobiographical Narrative

2. Turning Point Autobiographical Narrative

You will find both of these assignments posted in the "Class Documents" file.

The rough draft for this assignment will be due on Wednesday, May 25th, so start thinking about what you want to write about! Also in the "Class Documents" file, you will find various autobiographical narratives that we shared in class today.

For Friday, May 20th

Due Friday, May 20th:

1.Response to "Let's REPPEL" by Lorraine Wallace (6 bullet points--one for each letter in the mnemonic RAPPEL+ 6 short paragraphs--a short response explaining the importance of each letter)

*Also include at the end of your response, the REPPEL for your pre-assessment essay. In other words, apply REPPEL as shown at the bottom of page 5 of the article to your pre-assessment essay.

2. Your revisions for your pre-assessment essay will not be due until Monday. We will spend time in class on Friday reviewing punctuation rules. (I have prepared a grammar packet that will help all of you throughout the class.) *Remember if you are fixing a comma splice, you can't just pull the comma out. You have to put a period and capitalize the beginning of the following sentence. Class discussion on Friday will be helpful to all of you regardless of your grammar skill level. Also, don't start re-writing your entire essays! At this point, you are correcting errors.

*Most importantly, PLEASE remember that content is separate from punctuation! I enjoyed your stories! We just have some clean-up work to do!

New Additions!

The article "Let's RAPPEL" by Lorraine Wallace
is available in the Class Documents page.

Also a class calendar is available, and you can add it to your Google Calendar by hitting the little plus button at the bottom.

For Wednesday, May 18th

Due Wednesday, May 18th:

1. Chapter Response for Chapter 7 (5 bullet points + response)

This is your personal response, but your bullet points and response may include anything you learned from each of the four stories on pp 165-174 ("Phantom Limb Pain"--"No Cats in America!"--"Masks"--"Once Upon a Time").

2. Turn in your chapter responses that were due on Monday.

Where did Monday go?

I apologize for missing class on Monday, and I'm sorry for the short notice with the sign on the door. I was on my way to class but realized I couldn't make it, so I do apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused to any of you.

My Email Address

If you need to reach me, here's my email address:

margeehawks@gmail.com

For Monday, May 16th

Due Monday, May 16th:

1. Chapter Response for Chapter 1 (5 bullet points + response)

2. Chapter Response for Chapter 2: Concept 4 (pp 28-32) & Chapter 3: Concept 8 (pp 49-55)

(Just combine your chapter response for both chapter 2 & chapter 3) How? Include 3 bullet points for each chapter (6 total) and include a paragraph or two response for each chapter.

3. Read the following stories from chapter 7: (pp 165-174)

"Phantom Limb Pain"--"No Cats in America!"--"Masks"--"Once Upon a Time"

The Chapter Response for Chapter 7 will be officially due on Wednesday, May 18th, since some of you are struggling without a book. If you are waiting for your book, go to the library and check one out on reserve.

For Friday, May 13th

*Due today: Pre-assessment paper ("From this experience ________, I have learned ______")

You will turn in a hard copy of your essay.

*Have read chapter 1 in The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing

For Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Welcome to English 1010! Get ready to roll! :)

We will be meeting in room #206 in the library on Wednesday, May 11th at 3:00 PM. Please bring a flash drive (or have some other way to save your work). And most importantly, RELAX! You will be fine. I enjoyed meeting all of you yesterday and look forward to working with you this summer block!