Due on Turnitin.com before our final class. Worth 10% of your final grade — doing really well on this can make a big difference. The official STW syllabus states: In this essay, students make arguments about how their writing has improved, using course objectives, specific quoted examples from your STW work, and analysis of those examples. This [...]
5-minute formal presentations. Schedule your oral presentations (use the arrow buttons to navigate to the right date, and click a button labeled “5-min presentation”). The rubric will be the same as the 2-min version: Length: 5 min Topic: Your term paper Depth: Use of sources, academic tone, etc. Voice: Loud and clear; not too fast [...]
5-minute formal presentations. Schedule your oral presentations (click a button labeled “5-min presentation”). The rubric will be the same as the 2-min version: Length: 5 min Topic: Your term paper Depth: Use of sources, academic tone, etc. Voice: Loud and clear; not too fast Body: Minimal fidgeting, good eye contact, professional appearance Note the addition [...]
Class does not meet. To receive attendance credit, schedule and complete a satisfactory 15-minute office visit on the 18th, 21st, or 22nd. Update, Nov 14: I’ve stretched the appointment time slots to 15 minutes, in the hopes that we’ll have a bit more time to strategize about your revisions.
Last-minute prep for today’s Celebration of Wriitng (3:30-5:30)