Writing the Final

I give you the prompt, and you write your final essay.

Please pick up graded papers on Monday, if you want to see them.

See you next quarter!

Count Day

Please arrange all your papers, with their colored rubric, on your desk.

Then fill out the white handout I will be giving you. And count your pages. If the count comes VERY close to 25, I'll count again.

If you need to take the final, you should read either one of the following articles (found in The Bedford Guide) before class tomorrow:

"Be Cool to the Pizza Dude" by Sarah Adams pages 615 to 616.

"NFL: Dodging the Concussion Discussion?" by Frank Deford pages 573-574.

Computer Programming students who need to take the final: On Friday, come down to Lab 073 at 11:10 to take the test with another section of the class.

Problem/Solution Due

You hand in your Problem/ Solution with Sources.

You hand in your daybook.

You have time to work on Short Project #4, due tomorrow.

Homework:

1. Finish Short Project #4.  Make sure that each letter is clearly organized and proofread.

2. Bring all the graded final versions of your papers. Here's what you should have:

Legos   green

Kickstarter     blue

Long Summary/ Evalulation  tan

IP Review    gray

Problem/ Solution   salmon

Review Your Choice   goldenrod

Common Assessment Essay  (+1)   cream

(Problem/ Solution with Sources)  lilac

(Letters)   yellow

Please keep the colored grading rubric with the graded paper for Count Day.

Short Project #4

Today you get the assignment for Short Project #4 and you have time to work on P/S with Sources as well.

First, I return papers.

In your daybook: 

Please look over the grading rubric for the Short #3 and answer these questions:

1. What did you do well in this paper?

2. What did you do poorly, if anything?

3. Whenever you talk/write about something written by someone else, what does your audience NEED TO KNOW?

Now the timed writing:

1. How was writing under time pressure different for you?

2. Was your score a surprise, or generally what you expected?

Now, you read the assignment sheet for Short #4. When you are done reading, answer these questions:

1. What do you have to do to meet this assignment?

2. List the 5 categories that make up your grade.

3. How do you format this paper?

4. Come up with 3 things that curious people do and list them.

Example Letters:

Here's a source of wonderful letters:  http://www.lettersofnote.com/

See especially this letter of advice,  and this letter of advice .

And for a letter to a younger self, this is a gem. (Warning: adult material.) If you start it, finish it.

Homework:

1. Finish your Problem/ Solution with Sources and work on Short #4.

Problem/ Solution with Sources

This week's schedule:

Monday: Upload your Problem/ Solution with Sources draft in Turnitin in Moodle. Check the percent  of match (~10%) to make sure that your paraphrasing is done well.

Tuesday: I assign Short Project #4. You have class time to write.

Wednesday: The Problem/ Solution with Sources paper is due. You have time to write. I collect daybooks.

Thursday: Short Project #4 is due. We count pages.

Friday: The final.

Monday: Come by my office if you wish to pick up any graded papers.