Author: Professor Sean Scanlan (Page 1 of 4)

END OF SEMESTER SCHEDULE

***NOTE: there is no final exam in this class***

May 9 Mon:

Discuss Homework: author quotes, student quotes, and beginning to Reflection Essay

Discuss ways to correct the sample RAB–handout

In-class conferences

Homework due Wed: 20 corrections to RAB

May 11 Wed:

Due today: 20 corrections to RAB for 20 points–chart and new version printed

In-class conferences

Homework for Monday: First page of Reflection Essay

May 16 Mon:

Due today: First page of Reflection Essay

Peer Review of Reflection draft

Homework: finish revising all parts of the Final Portfolio:

1–IH revision doc sheet–typed and all process work

2–RAB revision doc sheet–typed and all process work

3–Refection Essay

POINTS FOR END OF SEMESTER:

UNIT 3: 140 points

20–Coffeehouse 4–Documentation sheet IH

20–Coffeehouse 5–Documentation sheet RAB

20–Revisions printed–IH

20–Revisions printed–RAB

60 Reflection Essay

Participation: 35–attendance based

Extra Credit:

Coffeehouse 6: last week schedule – 10 points added to Partic

Last day extra credit on 5/23 — 5 points added to Partic

NOTE: MAY 17 is  Prof. Scanlan’s last office hours 1-2 via Zoom.

NOTE: MAY 17 IS  THE LAST DAY TO DROP WITH A “W”

May 18 Wed:

Final Portfolio (Unit 3) is due in class. There are no exceptions to this deadline. Early submissions are encouraged.

May 23 Mon:

Last day of class. Extra credit points will be awarded for coming to class

RAB Student Example for Fixing:

RAB corrections assignment

1–Freewrite

2–Paragraph Handout review

3–Quiz 2 discussion

4–Individual help with body paragraphs (5 points)

HOMEWORK: 

A–select quote from handout

B–select and be able to defend one quote from your own work (for reflection essay)

C–Begin letter style reflection essay–first three sentences

–Freewrite

–Paragraph worksheet as group work

–Individual help

–HOMEWORK: Revise at least two body paragraphs–Intellectual Home essay–and then print new draft and revise Documentation sheet as needed. Bring to class on  Wednesday. I think 1 hour of concentrated work should be enough.

-Freewrite

-Quiz 2

-Quotes

-Homework: Coffeehouse 4 (20 points): Fill out the Revision Documentation for Unit 1–Intellectual Home essay

-Freewrite

-Unit 2 discussion–return RAB

-Information on Print sources

-Parts of a Book: Basic Parts: Front Matter; Body; Back Matter

Major parts: front cover, back cover, spine, Title (sub title), author, blurb, ISBN

Front Matter: End Papers, Title Page, Copyright Page, Table of Contents, Dedication, Epigraph, Preface/Foreword

Body: Intro, pages, Epilogue/conclusion

Back Matter: Endnotes, Bibliography, Acknowledgements, Index, End Papers

HOMEWORK: Prepare for Quiz 2 on Wednesday: Conditional sentences; Comma Rules with Quotations; Works Cited order for online Academic Journal; EC: Book Parts

Agenda:

-Freewrite–open topic

-Unit 3 instructions

-MS Word help

-Two handouts on corrections

-Group Work

HOMEWORK: enjoy spring break

MS Word Refinement Instructions:

Step 1: File—>Options

Step 2: –>Proofing

Step 3: –>Grammar and Refinements

Step 4: –> Settings. Check almost all the boxes!

Step 5: Recheck or just keep typing.

Agenda:

–Freewrite

–MS Word settings

–Fix sentences

–Group work

HOMEWORK:  Revise IH essay first paragraph and bring in before and after copies. Also, underline all verbs in the first paragraph.

Hi  Class,

Fridays are not working out–I have too many meetings at the same time. So, I’m shifting Friday’s time to Thursdays from 11-12.

Please note new link and details on the right sidebar.

Best,

Prof. Scanlan

**Note: I put today’s notes in Notepad

Freewrite: If you had another week to work on Unit 2, what would you like to accomplish?

Comma Confidence: Handout on OpenLab

Sentences: The series sentence; The narrative sentence

Group Work: This activity is meant to show us all that our writing should be flexible and welcomes change and improvement.

Homework: For Monday,

1–bring in a printed copy of your intellectual home essay–with or without my marks.

2—Fix the sentences on the handout: “What Makes Good Writing” (pay attention to changing verbs to action verbs and work on commas; you may revise or rewrite the sentence any way you wish)