Final grades have been posted. Use the chart below to determine your final grade.
650-800 = A
485-649 = B
400-484 = C
300-399 = D
Below 299 = F
Thank you for a wonderful semester. Enjoy the holidays!
Friday, December 16, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Exam
This is a reminder. The exam begins at 10:00 am on Thursday, December 15, 2011. We meet in our regular room. Laptops will be available. Be ready to compose the final copy of your essay. You MUST be physically present on the day of the exam in order to pass the course. Please bring a jump-drive so that you can print. The printer only works from the computer on the teacher's desk.
At 10:45, I will call those who still need to present the PowerPoints up to my desk to quietly present to me and to any others who may be finished with their exam.
Writers, you have until 11:45 to finish your work.
If you need another copy of the assignment, see me. I have a few extras.
Good luck!
Final grades will be posted on Friday afternoon. Check BlackBoard for messages.
At 10:45, I will call those who still need to present the PowerPoints up to my desk to quietly present to me and to any others who may be finished with their exam.
Writers, you have until 11:45 to finish your work.
If you need another copy of the assignment, see me. I have a few extras.
Good luck!
Final grades will be posted on Friday afternoon. Check BlackBoard for messages.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Class Work
1. Continue with the presentations. You must take no longer than four or five minutes. Thank you!
2. Exam information
Homework
1. Organize for your exam. You may bring notes and the outline of a draft to class next Thursday.
2. Exam date: Thursday, December 15, 2011. We meet in our regular room. Laptops will be available for your use.
English 101 Exam – Fall 2011
Note: You must be present the day of the exam. You may NOT e-mail the paper to me and then skip the class. Our exam is Thursday, December 15, 2011, at 10:00-11:45 am. We will meet in our regular room.
Inscribing a Personal Artifact
Don't let the title of this exercise fool you. Inscribing a personal artifact is not like ordering an engraved name plate to put on your suitcase, nor is it like your parents writing your address on the inside of your underwear. This is an exercise in personal archaeology—an opportunity to describe a personal object and explain what it says about you.
The following tips will help you complete the assignment below:
• Focus on an overall insight or impression. In the drafting process, you will probably clarify what your object says about you. Focus your description of the object around that insight or impression. All the details you decide to include should be relevant to that focus.
• Organize the description logically. You can structure your writing in many ways. You might describe each detail and explain what it says about you. You might describe the object entirely and then explain what it says about you. The details you choose first depend on your purpose. If you want to recreate the experience of seeing the object, for instance, you might begin with its most obvious feature and proceed to its least obvious feature.
• Provide vivid descriptions and sensory details. If you have a digital camera, you might include a picture of the object. Either way, you have to create it for us using words. As you describe it, consider letting your attitude toward the object show through in your choice of words and details (e.g., "This baseball glove is triple stitched and made of genuine Black Angus leather. It is so soft and supple that it folds together as flat as a book.").
• Conduct research. Find and share the history of the object. For example, if your object is a ring. Find out information about the first rings in history. What did they symbolize? Are there any famous rings? How does your ring compare to the rings in history emotionally and physically? Why are rings important? Keep track of your sources.
Assignment
To help you write, try asking yourself these questions:
• Would people's opinions of you come from the object itself? For example, is it rare, valuable, or collectable?
• Would their opinions come from its condition? Perhaps it's old and worn?
• What would people think about the object's significance within the culture? Would it label you as a certain kind of person?
• Would the artifact only have meaning for other people if they knew more about your individual life?
• How do other similar artifacts found in history relate to you and your object?
During the revision process, work on connecting what the object is with what it tells others about you. Include the researched information about the other such objects.
Include a Works Cited page and in-text citations. Use MLA formatting.
When you are finished, this paper should be 3-5 pages long.
1. Continue with the presentations. You must take no longer than four or five minutes. Thank you!
2. Exam information
Homework
1. Organize for your exam. You may bring notes and the outline of a draft to class next Thursday.
2. Exam date: Thursday, December 15, 2011. We meet in our regular room. Laptops will be available for your use.
English 101 Exam – Fall 2011
Note: You must be present the day of the exam. You may NOT e-mail the paper to me and then skip the class. Our exam is Thursday, December 15, 2011, at 10:00-11:45 am. We will meet in our regular room.
Inscribing a Personal Artifact
Don't let the title of this exercise fool you. Inscribing a personal artifact is not like ordering an engraved name plate to put on your suitcase, nor is it like your parents writing your address on the inside of your underwear. This is an exercise in personal archaeology—an opportunity to describe a personal object and explain what it says about you.
The following tips will help you complete the assignment below:
• Focus on an overall insight or impression. In the drafting process, you will probably clarify what your object says about you. Focus your description of the object around that insight or impression. All the details you decide to include should be relevant to that focus.
• Organize the description logically. You can structure your writing in many ways. You might describe each detail and explain what it says about you. You might describe the object entirely and then explain what it says about you. The details you choose first depend on your purpose. If you want to recreate the experience of seeing the object, for instance, you might begin with its most obvious feature and proceed to its least obvious feature.
• Provide vivid descriptions and sensory details. If you have a digital camera, you might include a picture of the object. Either way, you have to create it for us using words. As you describe it, consider letting your attitude toward the object show through in your choice of words and details (e.g., "This baseball glove is triple stitched and made of genuine Black Angus leather. It is so soft and supple that it folds together as flat as a book.").
• Conduct research. Find and share the history of the object. For example, if your object is a ring. Find out information about the first rings in history. What did they symbolize? Are there any famous rings? How does your ring compare to the rings in history emotionally and physically? Why are rings important? Keep track of your sources.
Assignment
To help you write, try asking yourself these questions:
• Would people's opinions of you come from the object itself? For example, is it rare, valuable, or collectable?
• Would their opinions come from its condition? Perhaps it's old and worn?
• What would people think about the object's significance within the culture? Would it label you as a certain kind of person?
• Would the artifact only have meaning for other people if they knew more about your individual life?
• How do other similar artifacts found in history relate to you and your object?
During the revision process, work on connecting what the object is with what it tells others about you. Include the researched information about the other such objects.
Include a Works Cited page and in-text citations. Use MLA formatting.
When you are finished, this paper should be 3-5 pages long.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Tuesday
Class Work
1. Submit your essay.
2. Complete an evaluation of the course. (10 minutes)
3. Begin presentations - take notes.
Homework
The exam topic has been changed due to time concerns. See Thursday's blog for the update.
1. Submit your essay.
2. Complete an evaluation of the course. (10 minutes)
3. Begin presentations - take notes.
Homework
The exam topic has been changed due to time concerns. See Thursday's blog for the update.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Thursday
Class Work
Today we are going to participate in the Honors Expo. Take an assignment sheet and head to the expo. See me at the end of class to submit your responses.
Homework
Finish your problem/solution argumentative essay. It is due on Tuesday. See the earlier blog posts for the guidelines.
Finish your PowerPoint. Be sure you save it on a jump-drive. Presentations begin on Tuesday.
Reminder: Our exam is Thursday, December 15th at 10:00 am. You must come to class to participate in the exam. You will not pass the class if you do not come to the exam. This is an EMCC policy.
Today we are going to participate in the Honors Expo. Take an assignment sheet and head to the expo. See me at the end of class to submit your responses.
Homework
Finish your problem/solution argumentative essay. It is due on Tuesday. See the earlier blog posts for the guidelines.
Finish your PowerPoint. Be sure you save it on a jump-drive. Presentations begin on Tuesday.
Reminder: Our exam is Thursday, December 15th at 10:00 am. You must come to class to participate in the exam. You will not pass the class if you do not come to the exam. This is an EMCC policy.
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