No blog response this weekend...

...Just finish your papers and LOP.

Have a good Thanksgiving!

p.s. In case you want to use the rubric as a checklist as you finish your final drafts, here it is (I will have copies for you to staple onto your essays on Monday):
http://www.sartuno.com/classdocs/English100_Paper_5_Rubric.doc

Week 15 Announcements

--Your extended draft is due this Wed. I would recommend bringing in 4 or more pages--the more you bring in, the more you'll get feedback on (and the less you'll have to do over the weekend!).

--Finish the Anne Lamott article "Overtures" and Ch. 93-98 of LOP (expect a quiz on the "Overtures" article)

--no blog response-->just focus on your Paper #5 draft

--Since it's the day before Thanksgiving, class "potluck"! Feel free to bring snacks to share on Wed. :)

Additional Notes about Paper #5
1) To keep your paper from sounding like an "All About __ Career" paper, be sure to link every topic to how it relates to your specific career plans. Thus, in every body section, instead of just saying "this is the schooling required," comment on how the schooling required influences (or doesn't influence) your decision.

2) When you include your interview in your Works Cited, follow this format:
Achibe, Mary. Personal Interview. 21 Nov 2009.

3) When you include your assessment in your Works Cited, follow this format:
Kuder, Inc. "Kuder Career Assessment with Person Match." 15 Nov 2009. Web.

Post #12 & Reminders

For your new blog response, write one well-developed paragraph in response to the following question:
Why do you think Yann Martel includes Ch. 92 in LOP?

Reminders:
--All the HW on the calendar for this weekend will stay the same.
--I will give extra credit to the first three people who e-mail me their 2-page drafts by Friday morning.

If you're looking for more sources on careers:
--Go to fullcoll.edu
--Click on library in the left column
--Click on SEARCH in the left column
--Click on The Web
--Click on Internet Links by Subject
--Scroll down and click on Career and Job Information
--You can search any of these links, but your librarian has recommended the Occupational Outlook Handbook and the O*Net links.

Class notes, HW, & EC

Ideas for body sections to put into your outlines:
http://www.sartuno.com/classdocs/E100Paper5BodySectionBrainstorm.doc

HW for tonight:
--After reading (or at least skimming) through your sources, draft a tentative thesis statement (it's okay if if changes later) and an outline for your paper.
--Complete all the reading on the calendar, but skip the visual portfolio
--No blog response

Extra Credit:
I'll give 5 points extra credit--whether I use your draft in class or not--to the first 3 people who e-mail me their 2-page draft by Friday morning. (The rest of you, your 2-page draft is due next Monday.)

Week 13 HW & Reminders

Homework:
1) Read LOP, Ch. 88-89
2) Read through sample research paper and be prepared for a quiz on it
3) Type up your list of sources with all publication info in Works Cited format & be prepared to write on them during class (you will have to answer questions like "Why do you think your 3rd source is credible?" "How is your 2nd source relevant to your specific topic?")

Reminders:
1) COME TO THE LIBRARY 11/16 FOR CLASS.
2) If you decide to drop, Friday, 11/20, is the last day to drop the class.

Read These Tips RE: Paper #5:
http://www.sartuno.com/classdocs/TipsForPaper5.doc

HW Announcements

Between now and next Wednesday, be sure to complete the following items:
--> Keep up with all reading on calendar--expect to write on these on Wed.
--> Do Supplemental Media assignment and be prepared to present it to the class on Wed
--> Prewrite, 2 research questions, and 3 potential sources per question for Paper #5

In case you missed the handouts, here they are:
http://www.sartuno.com/classdocs/Supplemental_Media_Assignment.doc

http://www.sartuno.com/classdocs/Paper5Prompt.doc

Don't forget that there is no school on Monday! Have a good long weekend. :)

New Blog Response

For tomorrow' class, make sure that you've kept up with all the RA and LOP readings. You'll be writing on those readings in class. No blog response tonight!