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FOR FINALS WEEK We will spend the first hour doing presentations--every must present, so be ready. We will spend the second half doing your in-class writing exam. Bring paper and pen if you want to handwrite. Otherwise you may use the computer. Also bring your department portfolio. It is technically due anytime before you leave, but I'd like it by your exam time if you can. 1:30 class - ENG 101.14 - Tuesday, April 20, 2 - 4 pm 2:30 class - ENG 101.11 - Monday, April 19, 7 - 9 pm

note: GRAMMAR RETAKE - TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 4PM - MEET IN MY OFFICE AND WE'LL FIND A SPACE

FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 16 You will have the entire class period to work on your visual argument. A retake for the grammar exam will be Tuesday at 4:00 pm. If this time does not work for you, please let me know and we'll arrange something else.

FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 Nothing due, but we will begin your visual arguments. Those whose papers we're using will want to bring a copy of your research paper. While it may feel like we're winding down and attendance might feel less important, that couldn't be further from the truth! It's crucial for you to be in class for these presentations, which are 5% of your grade. Don't leave your partner hanging!

FOR MONDAY, APRIL 12 Portfolios due. Please see detailed handout for this on "Handouts" page Grammar exam. Please study!!!!! By the way, I had the exam time wrong for the 1:30 class--I have it corrected below. Whew! (Thanks Bobby).

FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 9 Nothing due. FYI the finals schedule is as follows: 1:30 class - ENG 101.14 - Tuesday, April 20, 2 - 4 pm 2:30 class - ENG 101.11 - Monday, April 19, 7 - 9 pm

FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK No class Friday--Good Friday. And have a Happy Easter. No class Monday - conferences as scheduled below. If you have not yet signed up because you missed class, please just add your name to any empty space.

MONDAY APRIL 8 12:15 - Jennifer Pearson 12:30 - Tom Erickson 12:45 - Karoline Lukowski 1:00 - Andrea Woody 1:15 - Alejandro Orellana 1:30 - Scott Klein 1:45 - Chelsea Jenson 2:00 - Bobby Kramer 2:15 - Erka Schnepp 2:30 - Eric Plisko 2:45 - Greg Needham

3:30 - Heather Clements 3:45 - Annalise DeYoung 4:00 - Lara Hernandez 4:15 - 4;30 - Emily Martin 4:45 - Ashley Bernklau 5:00 - Megan Ballentyne 5:15 - Shannon Pratt 5:30 - Keri Kraker

6:30 - Danielle Hicks 6:45 - Bryant Wilsom

TUESDAY, APRIL 6 3:00 - Michael Lenneman 3:15 - Ryan Cramer 3:30 - Will Johnson 3:45 - Michael McDonald 4:00 - David Tobey 4:15 - Mina Hami 4:30 - Greg Silverthorn 4:45 - Collin Hoyer

5:15 - Brandon Newton 5:30 -Andrea Woody 5:45 - Lance Jongekrijg 6:00 - Anna Buschle 6:15 - Cameron Barrett 6:30 - 6:45 - 7:00 - 7:15 - 7:30 - Christopher Bilski

FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 A9 (report) is due! Please take the time to do this well. If you do, you'll nearly be done with your research paper!

FOR MONDAY, MARCH 29 Nothing is due, but your report (A9) is due Wednesday, Please email yourself a copy of A8 (annotated bib with evals) so you can work on your report in class Monday.

FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 26 A8 due. Please refer to the Unit 5 handout for specifics. Please also bring your research (the six from your bib) to turn in as well so I can verify your sources and check for (unintentional, of course) plagiarism.

FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 A7 due (annotated bib) of the six sources you will be using for your research paper. Be sure to read carefully through the Unit 5 handout. Please bring your A7 to class Wednesday, along with the sources.

FOR MONDAY, MARCH 22 Please print out your "paper" from last week, highlight your name each time you had an entry, and bring it to class for me to grade. Also please bring all your research. We will be working with it, so it is important for you to have it with you.

FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17. We will be meeting as a class, but virtually--not in SAC 307. Log into Moodle and I will consider you present. Be sure to get started before the time class is to begin--I'm sure you noticed that it takes some time to get things going. Your research--all 18-20 articles--is due Wednesday as well, but since I will not be there to collect it, you don't need to bring it to me. Be sure the work is done, however, especially since your annotated bib is due in one week. Even though I will be gone, I will check my email regularly, so if you need me please contact me through email. I won't likely check it as often as usual, but I will try to get back to you within a day.

FOR MONDAY, MARCH 15 We will meet back in SAC 307 and chat there. Please come prepared. On the "Unit 4" handout is a detailed list of the things you need to cover in your chat: go over this list BEFORE coming to class and have written down what you will say. Remember, I am grading you on what you say here. Also, before you begin research for your research paper, please read the handout I have put on the "handouts" page of the wiki called "Researching". We will go over it in class in more detail, but it does specify how to go about your research, so you will want to read through that before you begin.

Some due dates: Revisions of your movie review were due today, Friday March 12. I will no longer accept revisions. If you need further help, go to the Writing Center Your completed research is due Wednesday, March 17 in class. Please have it printed out--all 18-20 sources--and bring them to class A7 (annotated bibliography of your six final sources) is due Wednesday, March 24 (see Unit 4 or 5) A8 (analysis and evaluation of those six sources) is due Friday, March 26 (see Unit 4 or 5)

FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 12 We will not meet in SAC but in the library in the Smith room for library/research orientation. Be sure to have your rhetorical analysis (logos, pathos, ethos, assumptions, overgeneralizations, insights, audience, purpose) of your two articles from the DA book done by Monday when you will chat online and do a rhetorical analysis in your group. If you are not prepared, trust me: it will show when you begin to chat.

FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 1. Read Albom and Sowell, pages 86-100 in DA. Annotate and be ready to discuss. 2. A5 is Due. Summarize your two group articles, print them, and bring them to class. Also be sure to complete your group outline on your wiki page--and be logged in when you do so. 3. Topic proposal for research papers due. Must have three topic options and a paragraph about each: what you know, what you want to know, and why you chose this topic.

GO TO STUDENT PAGES TO LINK TO GROUP PAGES.

FOR MONDAY, MARCH 8 Nothing is due. Have a wonderful break. Rewrites of your film review are due Monday, March 15.

FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY, FEB. 22 AND 23 There will be no regular class Monday as we will be doing group conferences. Below is the schedule. If you are not on this schedule, please add your name pronto, then email the others in your group with a copy of your paper attached and ask them to do the same for you. After you have read each paper from your group, download the and complete one worksheet for each person in your group. Please bring the paper with comments and the completed worksheets to the conference.

HERE IS THE SCHEDULE. **__NO MORE THAN FOUR__** PEOPLE PER GROUP PLEASE MONDAY, FEB 22 IN SAC 308 1:30 Jennifer Pearson, Bobby Kramer, Scott Klein, Chelsea Jensen 2:30 Erika Shnepp, Heather Clements, David Tobey, Alejandro Orellana 3:30 Lara Hernandez, Tom Erickson, Mina Hami, Analise DeYoung 5:30 6:30 7:30 Megan Ballantine, Danielle Hicks, Ryan Cramer

TUESDAY, FEB 23 IN SAC 203 3:00 Cameron Barrett, Michael Lenneman, Andrea Woody, Will Johnson 4:00 Shannon Pratt, Brandon Newton, Bryant Wilson, Michael McDonald 5:00 Karoline Lukowski, Collin Hoyer, Anna Buschle, Eric Plisko IN SAC 308 7:00 Ahsley Bernklau, Greg Needham, Myles Haney, Keri Kraker 8:00 Lance Jongekrujg, Emily Martin, Christopher Bilski

FOR FRIDAY, FEB. 19 We will finish panel discussions/presentations. Rough draft of paper 3 (film review) is due. Bring 3 hard copies to class, one for each of the other members of your group

FOR WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17 P3s are up (panel discussions). Everyone should be ready to go, although we won't likely get through them all. Rough drafts of Paper 3 (film review) due Friday. Revisions of paper 2 for me due Friday as well. Here is the writing prompt from class if it helps you write or prepare for your presentation (or both): Film is the only medium that allows us—in two short hours—to laugh, love, and live, to grieve, fear, and learn while we sit passively and munch on popcorn. Its popularity is dependent on its ability to briefly get away from and simultaneously reflect on our own lives. Think about your own film in relation to this statement. How does your film fit into this idea? What does your film make you feel? How does your film allow you to get away? How does it force you to reflect on your life? What can you learn?

The presentation rubric is on the "Handouts" page

FOR MONDAY, FEB. 15 More time to plan for your "panel discussion." If you'd like an idea of what these are like, go to YouTube and type in "Siskel and Ebert" for older movies and "Ebert and Roeper" for newer movies. These all begin with a summary of the film and some clips, but then they discuss the film and what works or doesn't. This is kind of what you'll be doing. Rough draft of Paper 3 due Next Friday the 19th.

FOR FRIDAY, FEB. 12 A4 - your annotated bibliography for your film reviews - is due. Here is a sample annotated bib to help you. (there are no film reviews in this sample)

NOTICE: If you plan on revising your first paper for me to look at a second time, it is due Wednesday at class time. Please bring your revision and the first draft with my comments on it. I will not accept revisions of the first paper beyond Wednesday, Feb. 10 unless we have arranged otherwise.

FOR WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10 Please come watch the class film tonight at 7:00 - 8:45 pm in the Smith Room of the library. If you cannot make it, it will be your responsibility to see it for yourself. (We'll be watching "About a Boy" with Hugh Grant and Toni Colette). Also read pgs. 349 - 360 in DA (about writing a film review).

FOR MONDAY, FEB. 8 Paper 2 rough draft due. Please be sure this is a complete draft (3-4 pages). Also be sure to watch/re-watch your chosen movie over the weekend and take notes. Our Movie Night is Monday, Feb. 8 at 7:00 pm in the Smith Room in the Library. Be sure to come!

FOR FRIDAY, FEB. 5 A3 is due. This is your "Brute" assignment. Basically you need to give your own definition of the word "brute" and then argue for that definition using the text to support your argument. Also keep in mind that your rough draft of Paper 2 (your word definition paper) is due Monday of next week.

__NOTE: if you want to revise your Paper One and get a draft to me (your second draft), you must have your draft to me one week from today: Wednesday, Feb. 10.__

FOR WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3 Please go to the library, find the Oxford English Dictionary (the librarian can help you) and look up the history of the word you have chosen for your paper. When you find your word, you likely will not understand what you read--only copy the parts you do understand (probably about 5% of it). Bring to class. Also please read "Brute" by Richard Selzer on page 420 in the DA textbook. Annotate, analyze etc and be sure you know the essay for class. Bring your book to class.

FOR MONDAY, FEB. 1 P2 (presentations on argument strategies) due. Please see your student page for you group if you were absent. If you were absent, it is your responsibility to contact your group members and find out what you need to do.

FOR FRIDAY, JAN. 29 Paper One is due. This is your Opinion paper. See Unit One Handout for questions. Please print and bring to class.

FOR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27 A2 IS DUE!! Please revise your summary, add your analysis, and print this out for class Wednesday. More specific instructions are on the

FOR MONDAY, JAN. 25 Please write a summary of the article/blog you chose to write about for A2 (see unit one handout). For help with summarizing and what I expect, see page 97 in DA. Print and bring to class, along with article.

FOR FRIDAY, JAN 22 Please print, annotate, and analyze for logos, pathos, and ethos the article that your group chose in class on Wednesday. Also please re-read the "Unit One" handout: look specifically at A2 - your second minor writing assignment. So from there go to the webpage where the blogs are that we have been reading for class ([|Dennis Baron's "The Web of Language"]). Choose one of these blogs or any related article (there are links to many language-related articles) to use for A2. Please print this article and bring it to class as well. So you need: 1 article printed, annotated, and analyzed that was chosen by your group, and 1 article/blog printed that you want to use for your second minor writing assignment.

FOR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20 (NO CLASS MONDAY - MLK DAY) Got the pages wrong for the last reading--sorry about that (old edition). So for Wed. read pgs. 15-34 in DA and annotate the last article, pgs. 32-34. Bring to class Wed. Have a safe weekend.

FOR FRIDAY, JAN. 15 Please read pgs. 12-27 in Discovering Arguments (DA from now on). For the article pgs. 25-27, read carefully and write down any time you notice an instance of logos, pathos, or ethos in the article. Also read (if you haven't already) the blog linked to on the "Readings" page of this wiki and respond to the questions I ask in the "Discussion" tab above the link on the same "Readings" page.

FOR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13 Please finish your personal wiki page if you have not already done so. Also read the blog linked on the "readings" page. Your first assignment will be to respond to the reading, so make sure you read it!

Welcome to the English 101 wiki space! All upcoming assignments will be here as will all handouts, including the syllabus. You will want to become familiar and comfortable with this wiki right away.