Someone left their Lester book in the classroom. I have it. E-mail me if you can't find yours.
Thursday
The instructor showed students the play being presented by The Theater Project at UCC. She described the paper they would be writing (link at right).
We scheduled poetry roundtables.
There was a reading check on the first half of Ch. 5. The instructor has to check with a librarian about whether the photographs are primary or secondary sources.
Students handed in outlines. The instructor will review them over spring break.
There is an additional poetry research assignment will be given after spring break.
To Do for Next Class:
Finish poetry papers, obtain necessary media, and be ready to present on your date.
Work on research paper
Tuesday
The instructor asked how students were doing with the specialized search engines that was the assignment from Lester. Some students reported no success while others found one or two items. The instructor told students that sometimes the material is not easily seen and has to be searched for, particularly on sites that are associations.
Students were given class participation points for having their research for both the research paper and the poetry project. In addition, the instructor read off a number for what students had accumulated by doing critiques of others' MLA Annotated Works Cited.
To follow up on the wordiness and conciseness exercises at writershelp, the instructor handed out a paragraph that needed to be edited. We looked at Emily's work on the overhead doc cam.
The instructor returned Annotated Works Cited with comments.
We figured out who has to take the midterm, which is scheduled for March 24. The instructor read off the names of those with perfect attendance. Students who have attendance do not need to come to class on that date.
To Do for Next Class:
Thesis statements at writershelp
Research paper outline
Poetry paper outline
Read half of Lester, Ch. 6 (please check your notes--I may have said Ch. 5 in class but I meant Ch. 6)
Be prepared for a possible quiz on the first half next Thursday.
