2/18/11

Today, we discussed two poems by William Blake and got our essay prompt for the unit. Your homework for Wednesday is:

Choose a theme and find three poems you will be using in your anthology. Make a copy of those poems to turn in on Wednesday.

2/16/11

We learned how to read poetry today!!!

March 18 will be your midterm exam.

Homework for Friday:

• Remember, your Instructor's Draft of your short story paper must be turned into to Turnitin.com AND to me (in a hard copy). I expect to see revision from your first draft.
• Read William Blake's "The Chimney Sweeper" and "London"
• In a blog, paraphrase these two poems.

2/11/11

'Twas peer review day!

A reminder for future peer reviews. Here are some things you should look for in your partner's paper:

• Introduction
• Thesis
• Transitions
• Sources
• Topic Sentences
• Organization
• Conclusion
• Is there anything that shouldn't be there that is?
• Is there anything that should be there that isn't?
• Does the paper analyze something? Does it go beyond a summary?

Don't forget, our first exam is on Monday! I know you're all super excited ;-)

2/9/11

Today we had some exciting news! Extra credit opportunities and cheat sheets, oh my! If you were absent today, make sure you get your cheat sheet on Friday.

We also learned about MLA. Sorry that was so boring, but it had to be done. But it's over with! Yay! I will put the PPT up on D2L tomorrow, after I've gone through it to fix the changes. Note to self: don't make teaching materials at two o'clock in the morning.

Lastly, our first exam is on Monday. Friday, we will review grammar and have our peer review. Make sure to bring a print copy of your essay to class. You will need it for your peer review partner.

See you all on Friday!

2/7/11

Today, we talked about what is expected in a literary analysis and how to structure a formal paper. We also discussed the final two stories of this unit, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and "Harrison Bergeron."

Homework for Wednesday:

• Keep working on your paper
• Bring in your scholarly source. Wed. is MLA day and we will cite them in class.
  

Remember, we are meeting in the library (room 323) on Wednesday.

Homework:

• Read "The Ones Who Walk Away form Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Read "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
• Blog your responses
• Read "Tone and Style"