Workshops to Make Up Hours

If you need to make up hours, you can join my English 0750 classes for their workshops.  We meet Monday/Wednesday according to the following schedule:

• 8:30-10:20, ST 14A
• 1:00-2:50, MS 308

Workshops will be held on Monday, 11/30; Wednesday, 12/2; and Monday, 12/7.

Week 13 Participation Credit

To earn this week’s participation credit, please read this blog entry list of 10 Technology Must-Haves for College and post a comment here with an addition or alteration to that list.  Is there something you could not live without that the authors have left off the list?  Is there something they include that you think is frivolous?  Post your comment by noon this Friday, November 27, to receive the one-hour participation credit for this week.

Revision Deadline

As explained previously, one of the requirements to pass the class is to earn a total score of 21 or higher on the five essays combined.  You must have this accomplished by 8:00 pm next Wednesday, December 2.  Failure to do so will result in a failing grade for the course.  In order to ensure that you have earned the required score by the deadline, you will need to submit your final revisions for scores to me by Monday, November 30.

Six Words to Make Up Hours

Another option to make up attendance hours is a writing exercise.  Smith Mag, an online magazine for writers, has a project called Six Word Memoirs; the idea is to write a life story in exactly six words.  You can do this to make up some hours.  Go to the Six Word Memoir website and create a free account.  Then post up to six separate six-word memoirs.  Then email me with the link to your profile so I can read your work.  You will earn one half-hour of attendance credit for each entry, up to three hours of attendance credit.

Week 12 Participation Credit

For this week’s participation credit, take this extremely brief survey about the essays you intend to revise for the portfolio.  Be sure to include your name to earn this week’s one-hour participation credit.  Surveys complete by 11:59pm this Saturday, November 21, will earn the participation credit.

Earning Wednesday’s Hours

Since we will not meet together this Wednesday, 11/18, you will need to do the following to earn that day’s attendance hours:

• Read over the last objective for English 0950 and post a comment here explaining which part of this objective is the most difficult for you.

Comments posted by 8pm this Saturday, 11/21, will count for the two hours of attendance for this Wednesday.

Portfolio

Now that you have completed all five essays, it is time to assemble the final graded project for English 0950, the Portfolio. The Portfolio consists of revised versions of three of your essays. Select the essays that you feel best reflect your work in this course, and revise each substantially. These revisions will be based on my previous comments, your classmates’ feedback, and your own rereading of your work.

The purpose of the Portfolio is to see what you have accomplished in this course and prove that you are ready for English 1101 and other college-level writing situations. This also acts as the final exam for this course, demonstrating your ability to revise your own writing in meaningful ways. You must submit a passing Portfolio in order to pass the class.

We will conduct revision workshops over the next few class periods to work on the essays that you will include in your Portfolio. Bring to class the essays you will be revising to receive feedback from your classmates.

Before you submit your Portfolio, you need to make sure you have met the other criteria for passing the class: you need to earn at least 65 hours of attendance & participation and you must have a total score of 21 or higher on your five essays. I will not accept your Portfolio unless you meet these two requirements.

To submit your Portfolio, staple hard copies of the three revised essays together and bring them to class. Your Portfolio is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, December 9.

Changes to Schedule

Due to a series of meetings that I need to attend next week, we will not meet as a class on Wednesday, November 18.  I will post information on earning that day’s attendance hours, and we will discuss that in class on Monday.