English 1301 with Nikki Slack!

Here’s the rubric I will be using when I grade your essays:
PROCESS – 40 points

Includes any outside pre-writing activities, such as notes on theme, thesis, supporting evidence, and/or the in-class citations we did in groups (3 pts)
Includes 1st draft (10/16) with reflection memo (9 pts; 3 pts)
First draft’s peer review and teacher comments (5 [...]

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Alright, it’s been over a month since the due date and I am still missing plagiarism essays from:
Ylyana G
Cass H
Matt H
Chris O
Marty S
I am completely embarrassed that it has taken so long to get these essays to Gretchen. My plan is to bring all essays with me when we visit Gretchen Trkay in the [...]

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Because there’s so much going on Tuesday, I thought I’d make a brief list of things to do for Tuesday’s class:
 -First draft of Maus essay WITH REFLECTION MEMO!  ALWAYS A REFLECTION MEMO!
-Rewrite of Literacy Autobiography (if you opted to do so)
-Extra credit comic project (including written explanation of it)
-Read They Say/I Say Chs. 6-7

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Here is information about the library display case project–a special, optional opportunity for you to earn up to 75 extra credit points!  Library Display Case Project 

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Instead of writing summary/responses or synthesis responses to the assigned readings from now on, come to class each day with reading notes instead.  Here are some guidelines for what I am looking for:

There is (or should be) a direct connection between what you think when you read, what you write in your reading notes, and [...]

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Remember to bring a new, revised draft of your literacy autobiography on Thursday!  Think about the feedback you got during peer reviews today.
If you did not bring me your plagiarism essay, be sure to do so by Thursday.  You will still get 5/10 points if you turn it in on Thursday.  After that, you still [...]

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Over the weekend, expect an email from me about your literacy autobiography map. I’ll give you feedback about the direction you’re heading in!
Tuesday you must have a complete first draft of your paper. This means 4-6 pages, not a paragraph, an outline, or even 3 pages. 4-6 pages. Complete. I will ask you to leave [...]

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Because of major time constraints, I was not able to go over the Academic Integrity 101 post-test in section .042 today.
Please complete this post-test essay and hand it in to me on Tuesday, September 18.
Turning this assignment in on time will count as a daily grade.  If you do not get it to me on [...]

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You’ll notice two discussion questions below this entry for the Tannen and Rodriguez readings due Thursday.  Remember that while you are not required to respond to every question I post, you must respond to five blog discussion questions this semester (worth 5 pts each).  You need to respond to the question by class Thursday in order [...]

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Check out the links to the right; I added pages with the Oral Presentations and Summary-Responses guidelines.

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