The Last Two Weeks of Class

It is very important that you come on time and be here for the last two weeks of class.  Bring whatever you need to write comfortably.  Feel free to bring dictionaries, cheat sheets, and to use the web.

Each week, you will write a timed, in-class essay.  On Tuesdays, you will pre-write and draft your thesis, body paragraphs, and introduction.  On Thursdays, you will draft your conclusion, and revise and proofread your completed essay.  As you complete your work each day, make a printout for me and for yourself, and make sure to save your work to your blog.

Over the two week period, you will produce two essays, and I will let you pick the one which will be read to decide if you'll repeat ENG 01 or move on to ENG 111.  There will be two readers for each essay, and some may have three.  The first two readers will reader your essay  and make their recommendation 01 or 111.  If they agree, then that will be your recommended course for next semester.  If the readers disagree, the a third reader will be brought in to break the tie.  Regardless, those who have stayed in the class will receive either a "R" or a "S."  The "U" grade, for unsatisfactory work, is off the table for those who have kept working. 

If for some reason you miss a class over the next two weeks, you will have the option of making up the class the week of finals.

Class Climate Survey

Some time this week, you will receive an e-mail message in your JSRCC e-mail account from sender name "Class Climate Survey" inviting you to participate in an online survey. This is the college's request for you to evaluate my performance as your instructor. You will receive a separate e-mail message for each course section in which you are enrolled.


Each e-mail message contains a password-protected link to the online survey, specifically identifiable by instructor name, course number, and course section. By clicking this link, your password is automatically recognized, and you are able to respond anonymously to the survey.


The survey itself is very bare-boned, just fourteen questions, so please do it as soon as possible, and feel free to add commentary wherever possible. Thanks in advance for your participation.


See you tomorrow in our normal classroom in 117 Massey.

Mke Sure to Do the Assignments Over Break

It is very important that you get the practice discussed in the assignments this week, as on 1 December, you will do the prewriting and drafting discussed above for your first timed essay which will "count" toward your grade for the course.  Come in Tuesday rested and prepared to write.

As always, get in touch with me with any questions.

Steve

Please get in touch if you need me today, Tuesday, 17 November

While I won't be keeping physical office hours or holding classes today, I am no longer sick.  I'm sitting out the 24 hours post fever recommended in the guidelines for H1N1 to make sure I'm not contagious.  I'll be at home working on the computer, and I'll be happy to respond to email or phone calls, 262-8585, that is, if you have any questions or concerns.

Steve

Class and office hours cancelled, Tuesday 17 November

The good news: We will have class on Thursday, and I'll resume my regular office hours on Wednesday.


The bad news: According to the doctor, my symptoms are consistant with H1N1, so I'm home until 24 hours after my last fever, which returned Sunday afternoon and evening.

I know all students are heartbroken when a day of class is cancelled; but, the truth is, I miss you. I miss teaching, and I have a BAD case of cabin fever.

Since I won't be there tomorrow to support any new assignments with lecture and discussion, I won't add any new assignments. Just make sure to have finished the assignments already posted to the website, and do be in class on Thursday.

Steve

Your assignment and reading for the 17th are posted.

I have posted your assignments and reading for what is due the 17th.  Make sure to read my notes on proofreading and to practice them over he weekend.  Just because I am sick with what looks like the flu does not mean you cannot learn on your own.  So read the proofreading notes and proof read two of the essays you have recently drafted.

Steve

No class tomorrow, 12 November.

No class tomorrow.  I will post reading and notes on proofreading skills, which you should read.  I will have these posted by mid-morning on the 12th.  Apply one or two of the techniques I post to the essays you are drafting.  Your goal is to find proofreading techniques that work for you.

From what the doctor has said, it looks as if I have the flu. 

Sorry for missing you.

Ste