Tuesday 10.16

What we did in class today:

Sorry guys, sick today (actually all weekend).

Hopefully you were able to complete the assignment in class–read “The Prison” (155) and answer these–The Prison reading questions.

 

HW:

• We are finally switching over to a new platform.  Check your email for the invitation to participate in a class at Canvas.instructure.com.  Click on the link to get started.  It will take you to the course, you can look around, but make sure you accept the invitation.  Otherwise, you’ll remain pending. Announcements, assignments, etc  will be here from now on.
• The test on the 4 stories will be on Thursday.

 

Thursday 10.11

What we did in class:

• Finish discussing “The Lady in the Looking Glass: A Reflection” (Looking Glass class notes)

HW:

• Study the four short stories
• Test on Tuesday:  M/C, short answer, essay

Friday 10.5

What we did in class:

• Reading Check (quiz)
• “Sredni Vashtar”:  Questions? Similarities? Discuss.
• “The Lady in the Looking Glass”: Questions? Similarities?  (need to finish up with this story)

HW:

• Read these two articles:
  • The Supernatural Story
  • Reflections on the Self

Wednesday 10.3

What we did in class today:

• Discussed and took great notes on your Wharton group insights from Monday’s questions
• Began Saki’s “Sredni Vishtar”
  • On a sheet of paper, record questions that you have about the short story
  • Briefly describe the similarities between the stories of Hawthorne, Wharton and Saki

HW:

• Read the Saki Bio and background (we’ll finish the story on Friday)
• Stay on track by reading “The Lady in the Looking Glass: A Reflection” by Woolf
• Virginia Woolf Bio
• Watch Who Killed Mrs De Roppif you like
  • Parts 1-4 (2007 BBC–the middle of Part 3 and into Part 4 is “Sredni Vishtar”) begin at 7:29 min

Monday 10.1

What we did in class:

• Wharton group work activity:  In your groups, find specific examples, scenes, quotations (with page numbers) of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

HW:

• Read  “Sredni Vashtar”
• Read the Saki Bio and background

Tuesday 9.25

What we did in class today:

• Picked up new scholarships
• Announcements for Discussion Board:
  • Cite your references (even if you’re reading Sparknotes, cite it!)
  • Zeros will be given for plagiarized discussion boards
• Reading Quiz (you have 1 week to make this up if you have a legitimate absence)
• Discuss Hawthorne’s “The Hollow of the Three Hills”

HW:

• Discussion Board #5 this week
• Read Wharton Bio; Wharton bio 2  (first 4 pages at least); Read “The Moving Finger” (Stories of Ourselves)
• Guiding questions for “TMFinger”

 

Friday 9.21

What we did in class today:

• Wrapped up discussion of A Passage to India
• Took Part I test on Passage (clicker test)

HW:

• Submit Passage Assessment Part II to turnitin.com by 11.59 pm Sunday (Want to see the sample we looked at in class?  Check out the Quick Links tab and look for Cambridge AS Level Stories of Ourselves)
• Read Hawthorne’s “The Hollow of the Three Hills” pp1-4 in Stories of Ourselves
• Read Hawthorne: background information
• Be prepared for possible quiz

Wednesday 9.12

What we did in class today:

• Discussed in detail the Structural Analysis rough draft–with examples from the class
• See Quick Links tab for examples of structural analyses
• Notes–Passage to India

HW:

• Work on rough draft of WA#3–revise, revise, revise.  2nd iteration of rough draft is due Friday, 9.14 for peer editing
• Want examples of a Structural Analysis?  Check out the pdf on  the Quick Links tab

Announcements:

• Date for turnitin.com final of WA#3 changed:  you may either submit it on original date (7am, Friday 9.14) or 11:59 pm, Sunday 9.16)
• Hard copy and all drafts, due in class Wednesday 9.19
• take home TEST questions  to be handed out on  Wednesday, 9.19 (due to turnitin.com on Sunday 23 @ 11:59pm
• Clicker TEST on Passage–Friday, 9.21
• No Discussion Board this week!

Monday 9.10

What we did in class today:

• Rough Draft of Structural Analysis WA#3 is due in class (this counts as a grade):
  • peer edit for:
    • parallelism
    • compound sentence
    • 3+ quotations
    • 1 extended quote
    • correct MLA citations, formatting
    • present verb tense
• Notes–Pt I of Passage to India

HW:

• Work on rough draft of WA#3–revise, revise, revise.  2nd iteration of rough draft is due Friday, 9.14 for peer editing
• Want examples of a Structural Analysis?  Check out the pdf on  the Quick Links tab

Announcements:

• Date for turnitin.com final of WA#3 changed:  you may either submit it on original date (7am, Friday 9.14) or 11:59 pm, Sunday 9.16)
• Hard copy and all drafts, due in class Wednesday 9.19
• TEST on Passage to India: Wednesday, 9.19
• No Discussion Board this week!

Thursday 9.6

What we did in class today:

• Created Remind101 on our cell phones: dial 308 225-5017 and text @farland4  (for per 4); @farland6 (for per 6); @farland8 (for per 8)
• Reviewed college essay tips and sites–click here for samples 
• Peer edited UF college app essays (this was a grade)

HW:

• Discussion Board #4  (due on Sunday 11:59 am)
• Work on rough draft of WA#3–Structural Analysis (handout from 9.4) due Monday Sep 10
• Want more info on how to structure a Structural Analysis?  Check out the pdf on  the Quick Links tab