Today we began workshops on the profile assignment. Complete the steps on page 243 of CTW. Your draft must be revised and posted to Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, March 4th. 

HMWK: "Peer Commentary" on CTW 243.

Today was the last day devoted to drafting the profile assignment.

HMWK: Bring 3 copies of your draft for peer-workshop tomorrow.

Today we looked at CTW pages 240-242 to review the different strategies that the authors of the model profiles used. We also looked at the bottom of 243-244 for introduction strategies.

HMWK: Bring 4 copies of your profile assignment for Wednesday's peer workshop

Today was a get-ready-for-the-profile-interview day. We researched and wrote questions.

HMWK: Read book and prepare for profile.

Today we (1) discussed the qualities of a profile, (2) viewed a video profile, and (3) went over the assignment steps from the book.

HMWK: Arrange your profile interview, work on the initial research, and read through the interview and observation pages in chapter 15.

Today we discussed the profile assignment; students had some time to work.

HMWK: On Tuesday we will discuss The Call to Write (214-249). By Wednesday, you should have arranged for meeting with a representative of your profile paper's agency/club/organization. 

Today we met in the Adobe lab, and I assigned the profile paper. We will be adapting it to make it work for our community.

HMWK: Read pages 214-238 in A Call to Write for tomorrow.

Yesterday we had a snow day.

Today students (1) turned in reflection letters for the seeing paper, (2) began responding to peer's papers on Blackboard, and (3) worked on the Little, Brown book's sentence structure readings and exercises.

HMWK: Blackboard responses and Little, Brown book's sentence structure readings and exercises.

 Today students (1) turned in seeing papers and prewriting and (2) worked on reflection letter.

HMWK: Reflection letter due tomorrow

 Today we (1) completed workshop group work, (2) worked on the seeing paper, (3) registered for the Turnitin.com class and (4) learned how to submit papers to the Blackboard discussion group.

HMWK: Seeing paper due to Turnitin and Blackboard on Sunday evening; bring a hard-copy to class on Monday

We were in the Adobe lab. Students committed to nonfiction books, met with workshop groups, and worked on seeing papers.

Today students worked on their seeing papers in their workshop groups.

HMWK: Seeing papers

Today we discussed tomorrow's writers' workshop and worked on seeing papers.

HMWK: Bring 3 copies of one or two seeing paper pieces for the workshop.

I was not here yesterday. Students looked through nonfiction book possibilities and worked on seeing papers.

Today students (1) took a trial Blackboard quiz, (2) looked through an expanded booklist, and (3) worked on seeing papers.

HMWK: Peer edit over one or two parts on Thursday.

Today we had a dorm day (with a few conferences) for seeing essay work.

HMWK: Seeing essay parts

 More conferences and seeing paper work in the lab.

Today we were in the 231 lab where we (1) received a rhetorical devices packet and (2) worked on brainstorming seeing paper topics.

HMWK: Seeing paper topics and conference preparation

Today we (1) discussed Dillard's "Seeing" more and (2) received the Seeing Paper assignment.

Today we began discussing the questions over Dillard's "Seeing."

 Today we worked in the Adobe lab on (1) seeing entry #4 and (2) Epsilen registration and group formation.

HMWK: Read Dillard's "Seeing" and complete the questions. Try to answer question 1 on the Epsilen forum.

 Today we (1) shared an excerpt from one of the Seeing entries and (2) discussed TCtW 154-159.

HMWK: Continue reading and working on the questions over Dillard's "Seeing." We will meet in the Adobe lab tomorrow.

 Today we (1) discussed TCtW up through the graphic memoirs, (2) received Seeing entry #3, and (3) received "Seeing" and its accompanying questions.

HMWK: Seeing entry #3; read "Seeing" and complete the questions for Monday, 1/23.

Today we (1) briefly discussed the Marsh piece, (2) received Little, Brown books (5 of you received The Call to Write), and (3) enjoyed dorm time.

HMWK: Seeing entry #2 and read TCtW 146-159.

 Today we discussed memoir and the readings.

HMWK: Read 135-146 and complete seeing entry #1

Today Terry Lentz from UT met us in the library to open UTAD accounts. Students submitted rhetorical analysis papers.

HMWK: Read 129-134

Today we met with Dr. Tony Edgington. He gave an overview of the class, answered college questions, and showed the online resources we will be able to access soon. Students turned in their literacy event papers.

HMWK: TCtW 25-39, including "Exercise" on 37-39

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Today we went over the course description and goals. Read Chapter 1 of The Call to Write for tomorrow.