Friday
The portfolios will be read on the 15th, so students have to have their file completed by Decemeber 10. Essay #4 is also due on that date.
Today the instructor gave a quiz over some of the most basic errors that have been covered in class but that students are still making. There were, however, 9 As, 3 Bs, 1 C and two Fs.
After the quiz, the instructor returned papers for Essay 4 and a few other essays.
The instructor went over grades that had not been recorded and made the additions or corrections.
She took rough drafts for Essay #4. Of 17 students in attendance, only five submitted a rough draft.
To do for next class:
Work on Essay #4.
Wednesday
The instructor handed out file folders for the portfolio and the students put their papers together.
Students should bring their rough draft for Friday. See the link below to the assignment. In addition, any student who has a late paper should turn it in between now and Dec. 10.
Students who have not done the exercise at writershelp.com should do the three commas exercises. They are:
Exercise: Major uses of the comma 1
Exercise: Major uses of the comma 2
Exercise: All uses of the comma
Monday
The instructor returned most of the expatriate papers. She told students that Wednesday would be spent getting the portfolio together and they should bring all their papers to the next class.
In addition, she discussed the assignment for Essay #4. The RD is due on Friday. This essay must have in-text citations and a Works Cited.
