[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rK6BjJaAjY&w=400&h=315]Well, other than the fun things you had planned, there are some assignments for my classes, so don’t get too comfortable . . .

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Welcome back from the break!

English 106 (non-WISE)

This week we will be working on some basic essay structures.  On Wednesday, we did a diagnostic essay for the English Department.  If you were not present, please submit a 30 minute essay via Engrade “Turn In” for credit on this assignment.  The topic is posted in the Turn in.

On Friday, we will be talking about how to write an essay the Dr. K way!  🙂  See you there!

English 106WS (WISE Sections)

In WISE English we discussed the Slave Narrative Project.  We will be meeting in the WISE lab on Friday to make an avatar, and we will be meeting in the WISE lab on Monday to visit the Slave Ship in SecondLife.

Please remember to visit the Slave Narrative Database to find a slave narrative for your project.  You will need to pick a slave narrative before January 25th.

Regular 106 (non-WISE)

We are working on prewriting.  Please complete the following for homework:

• Join in on a freewrite on the discussion board in Engrade (keep it G-Rated, please!).
• Try a mindmap.
• Read Steps to Writing Well (441-48 ) to prepare for short diagnostic essay on Wednesday when we return from the holiday.

WISE Sections

We are working on the Slave Narrative, beginning with Olaudah Equiano.  Please complete the following homework:

• Read The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Chapters 1-3.
• Take Quiz on Engrade.
• Click through Prezi on Olaudah Equiano.

I am currently working on the syllabus for our English 106 class.  I will post it soon.

Dr. K

Many of you may be thinking about making up some work now that you have finished most of your finals.  I will be accepting work until the end of finals week, which is Friday.

Of course, Friday, I start my Shabbat, which lasts until Saturday night (so I probably won’t notice if it is turned in sometime on Saturday).

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Merry Christmas! • Happy Hannukah!

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These are the items that need to be turned into Dr. K by the end of finals week.  If you have any revisions for work turned into InSite, please e-mail me and I will clear the old paper out of InSite so that you may update the paper with your revision.

Here’s the Overall Breakdown of your Grades:

Papers and Bibliographies               60%

Quizzes and Tests                            10%

E-Portfolio  (WordPress)                 20%

 Attendance                                       10%

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OK.  I have been working on a model blog for you to look at for English 202.

It’s not completed yet, but . . . if you want to watch me as I build it, you are welcome to it.

You will find it here.

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Although the Final Exam Schedule does not apply to my classes, I thought it might be nice to have it in a place you can easily find it.

So, here it is: Final Examination Schedule Fall 2011

Your final paper for English 105WS is a reflection paper.  Here is the topic.  Please spend 30 sustained minutes writing the rough draft, and have it on computer or paper for peer response on Monday.

Think about the writing you have done this semester.  What has been the most important lesson you have learned as you have written for this class?  How has this been different from other classes you have written for?  How do you feel about yourself as a writer?

Please write 1-2 pages for the rough draft, and 2-3 pages for the final.