First of all, I decided to postpone the group presentations for an extra week — you’re welcome . So, we’ll talk about them on Monday and get into groups for it so you’ll have about 2 weeks to get them together. Second, since your Rhetorical Analysis papers are not due until 11:59 pm on Monday, [...]

Make sure you have the following done for class on Wednesday: Read GL 227-248 about peer editing (it might be useful to read this before you actually do the editing). Complete the 3 Peer Reviews. Make sure to have the Peer Review Sheet completely filled out and ready to give to the owner of the [...]

On Monday in class, we’ll be going over how to put everything together for your first paper, the Rhetorical Analysis. I know it feels like you aren’t there yet and don’t understand what is required – that is perfectly okay (I do have a reason for throwing you in the deep end like this). Now, [...]

Note: There is no class on Monday, Jan. 17th because of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. We will be MEETING in the library in LI 207 (so go there rather than to class first). Assignments: Read GL 105-124 about finding and evaluating sources. Older/Green Bar DK: Read DK 38-77, 82-86, 148 about finding and [...]

List 2 or more topics that you are thinking about this class’ research paper. If you want to get several of your required peer comments out of the way early, now would be a great time. Just read over the list of topic ideas and then ask questions about them by replying to that comment. [...]

This post is for commenting and discussing about the reading and assignments that are due on the 12th. Your reading assignment: GL 25-46, 125-137 DK 114, 126-127 And, the sources for the C student paper (on Blackboard). After logging into Blackboard and this class, go to the Rhetorical Analysis Paper folder. Then, the sources you [...]

For your first set of assignments, you have the following due. Read Green and Lidinsky pages 1-8 and 11-24. Also read pages 80-81 in the DK Handbook. Register for this blog and then comment on the reading in this posting. Complete the Questionnaire sheet and bring it to class with you. Send me an email [...]

Wow, too many “20s”. Anyway, welcome to my class. This will be a tough semester, but I know that if you apply yourself, learn from your mistakes, and rewrite often, that you will be better prepared for college-level writing and researching. I also work on preparing you a bit for life outside the “hallowed four [...]