10/23/09--Homecoming Weekend!

Reminder: Class for Friday October 30th will begin at 6:00 for pre-scheduled individual writing conferences until approximately 8 p.m. After that time I will be available in 307 for additional help until about 9:15 p.m or until all questions are addressed.

Tonight:

• We covered material on the handout included below in a previous post.
• Met in small groups to participate in a writing workshop to work on our thesis statements for Project II.
• Worked on sentence fluency and rhythm by practicing combining sentences using many smaller sentences.
• Examined and discussed questions I consider in assessment and questions for students to consider as they complete their drafts.
• Explored a strategy to use to highlight areas of strength and weakness on the upcoming Project II draft conferences next week.

Homework:

• Project II drafts due No Later than 5p.m. Thursday October 29th! This will give me time to assess and make notes on your drafts before our conferences on Friday.
• Bring your own copy of Project II draft with X's and squiggly lines as outlined in the handout distributed this evening.

Conference Schedule:

• 6:00--David Garcia
• 6:10--Allison C.
• 6:20--David L.
• 6:30--Sam G.
• 6:40--Tina V.
• 6:50--Nilaja S.
• 7:00--Tim T.
• 7:10--Abdulla Q.
• 7:20--Aliza J.
• 7:30--Briama K.
• 7:40--Omari K.
• 7:50--David Giordano
• 8:00--Joey M.
• 8:10-9:15 or so--Open conference/writing time.