12.15.2003
Hey All. Watch your email inboxes for a message from me regarding the answers to the final.
Thank you all for the best 110 I have had yet! Have a safe, relaxing break.
Thank you all for the best 110 I have had yet! Have a safe, relaxing break.
12.13.2003
Heather -
Did I watch Ryan and Trista's Weddding!? OF COURSE!!! Bob was the shit.
I thought it was funny when Ryan's "old" friends were pissed that Bob was being the Game Show host. It was retarded. But oh well.
Did I watch Ryan and Trista's Weddding!? OF COURSE!!! Bob was the shit.
I thought it was funny when Ryan's "old" friends were pissed that Bob was being the Game Show host. It was retarded. But oh well.
12.09.2003
Hey all.
Yea.. this semester has F L O W N by. And, you know what, I think this was my best/favoritest 110 to date. I actually only got frustrated with my syllabus once (instead of the whole time) and many of you calmed me down when I thought I was doing a crappy job. Thanks. I like feedback.
I am looking forward to:
-No more of my own classes to take, just thesis research and writing.
-Christmas.. not because of presents but because I like that feeling when a house just has those little lights on. Plus, I love pumpkin pie and watching the Chevy Chase "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" movie. It's a tradition to watch that at our house and laugh until we pee.
-Almost a month off to read, sleep, and put together a rockin' 120 syllabus.
-New Year's Eve. We are thinking of having a party at our place, maybe.
-January. My birth month.. Super Bowl..
-a "Spring" semester because that means by the end of it it will be WARM.
I hope you are all doing alright. I stressed out big time for every finals week.. the best advice is to sleep to de-stress. Then get up, drink Mt. Dew and hit the books WITH friends.. that makes it fun plus they can put into words what you don't "get"...
Our final essay thingie will be fun. I guarantee it. Seriously.
Yea.. this semester has F L O W N by. And, you know what, I think this was my best/favoritest 110 to date. I actually only got frustrated with my syllabus once (instead of the whole time) and many of you calmed me down when I thought I was doing a crappy job. Thanks. I like feedback.
I am looking forward to:
-No more of my own classes to take, just thesis research and writing.
-Christmas.. not because of presents but because I like that feeling when a house just has those little lights on. Plus, I love pumpkin pie and watching the Chevy Chase "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" movie. It's a tradition to watch that at our house and laugh until we pee.
-Almost a month off to read, sleep, and put together a rockin' 120 syllabus.
-New Year's Eve. We are thinking of having a party at our place, maybe.
-January. My birth month.. Super Bowl..
-a "Spring" semester because that means by the end of it it will be WARM.
I hope you are all doing alright. I stressed out big time for every finals week.. the best advice is to sleep to de-stress. Then get up, drink Mt. Dew and hit the books WITH friends.. that makes it fun plus they can put into words what you don't "get"...
Our final essay thingie will be fun. I guarantee it. Seriously.
12.03.2003
12.01.2003
Hey all. Check your email for an announcement about the cancellation of class this coming Tuesday (Dec. 2).
Erin.. create a fact sheet and then use your technology fee to make copies for everyone in class.. that's about 23 people... :-)
Erin.. create a fact sheet and then use your technology fee to make copies for everyone in class.. that's about 23 people... :-)
11.20.2003
Paper #3 only has to be 4 - 6 Pages!
"Silly students, Trix are for teachers."
"Silly students, Trix are for teachers."
11.19.2003
Hey all.
As far as these Final Presentations go, the list of the options and bonus things are in the syllabus... and, really, these Final Presentations are not meant to even look like a paper. For the "research a country" one.. just produce a fact sheet (examples in our book!) of whatever facts YOU find interesting: entertainment, clubs, prices of Nikes, etc. The last HUGE paper is Paper #3 (4 to 6 pages please! not 2.5 or 3.76 pages), and the last small paper is the Final In-Class Essay on the last day of class. I think I will assign our very last Writing Assignment (WA#11) tomorrow in class.
So, in conclusion, after this week we have the following going on (all this is in your syllabi too!! Did all of you lose those already?)::
--Group Conferences Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving week. 12-4pm each day. 20 minutes long. 3-4 people in each group.
--Paper #3 is due by noon on Wednesday of Thanksgiving week.
--Final Presentations Dec. 2- Dec. 11. About 7 presentation openings per day. 10 minute slots.
--Class Evaluations on Dec. 9.
--Final In-Class Essay on Dec. 11.
--Pick up Paper #3 in class on Dec. 11 as well.
As far as these Final Presentations go, the list of the options and bonus things are in the syllabus... and, really, these Final Presentations are not meant to even look like a paper. For the "research a country" one.. just produce a fact sheet (examples in our book!) of whatever facts YOU find interesting: entertainment, clubs, prices of Nikes, etc. The last HUGE paper is Paper #3 (4 to 6 pages please! not 2.5 or 3.76 pages), and the last small paper is the Final In-Class Essay on the last day of class. I think I will assign our very last Writing Assignment (WA#11) tomorrow in class.
So, in conclusion, after this week we have the following going on (all this is in your syllabi too!! Did all of you lose those already?)::
--Group Conferences Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving week. 12-4pm each day. 20 minutes long. 3-4 people in each group.
--Paper #3 is due by noon on Wednesday of Thanksgiving week.
--Final Presentations Dec. 2- Dec. 11. About 7 presentation openings per day. 10 minute slots.
--Class Evaluations on Dec. 9.
--Final In-Class Essay on Dec. 11.
--Pick up Paper #3 in class on Dec. 11 as well.
