Notebook/Binder components - final

Here is everything that needs to be in your notebook/binder when you turn it in tomorrow/November 13th:

In Front of the Tabs:
Syllabus

Notes:
Notes for each class you attended and a message saying which ones you had excused absences for

Handouts/Printouts:
Raider Writer Handout
Diagnostic Handout

Assignments:
Brief Assignments 1-9
2 Critiques

Drafts:
Draft 1.1

Other:
Single In-Class Writing Activity - 9/4/2008
Single In-Class Writing Activity - 9/11/2008
Single In-Class Writing Activity - 9/18/2008 (section 67 only)

Notebook Components

This is the list of everything that should be in your notebook thus far. I will update it from time to time in a new post to show you what assignments should go in which sections of the notebook. If you have an excused absence on a given day, then you need to put a note in your notebook saying when you were absent and what work you missed as a result. That way, I can not count the assignments and notes due that day against you. Occasionally, there will be an assignment that one section of class will do and not the other. In that case, I will put the section number next to that assignment. Students in the other section will not have to worry about including that assignment in their notebooks since they won't have been asked to do it in the first place.

Anyway, without further ado, here are the sections and assignments that should be in them:

In Front of the Tabs:
Syllabus

Notes:
Week 1 - 8/28/2008
Week 2 - 9/4/2008
Week 3 - 9/11/2008
Week 4 - 9/18/2008

Handouts/Printouts:
Raider Writer Handout
Diagnostic Handout

Assignments:
Brief Assignment 1 - The Diagnostic and Reflection
Brief Assignment 2 - Summary
Brief Assignment 3 - Paraphrase
Brief Assignment 4 - Evaluating Sources

Drafts:
Nothing yet

Other:
Single In-Class Writing Activity - 9/4/2008
Single In-Class Writing Activity - 9/11/2008
Single In-Class Writing Activity - 9/18/2008 (section 67 only)

Welcome!

Welcome to 1301, Everybody!
We're in for a great semester, at the end of which you all will be ready for 1302, so let's get to it!

This blog will mainly serve to remind you of what we are going to be doing in class along with what assignments are due and when. It will also have general information that you might find useful, like links to helpful websites and information about upcoming events. If you come by and check the blog once a week before class, you should be a good shape. Feel free to comment after any entry - just remember, the best way to reach me will always be through e-mail.

Your first assignment is the Diagnostic Exam. We use it to help find out how much grammar you know already and what you might need to brush up on. While it is a completion grade, please do your best!