Monday, December 3, 2012

Final Drafts: Remaining Due Dates


  • Assignment for Saturday, 12/8 (due by 11:59 p.m.):
    • Submit E2D3 (your final, most-perfect draft) to the Turnitin folder named "Essay 2, Draft 3 - Persuasive - FINAL (All Sections)."
      • Update based on my E2D2 editing comments (which will be ready to view shortly). Also update based on my E2D1 content comments, if you haven't already.
      • As with the final draft for Essay 1, go further with your editing. You now know the types of formatting and editing matters by which to update your final draft. Comb through the essay, sentence by sentence, to make sure that you submit the cleanest and best draft possible.
        • You can also review my editing comments for E1D3 to get a clear idea of what areas to focus on while updating Essay 2.
      • Add to the final draft one semicolon, one colon and one dash or pair of dashes (all properly used).
      • Be sure to fulfill all assignment instructions. You can find those instructions in an earlier blog post.
  • Assignment for Monday, 12/10 (due by 11:59 p.m.):
    • Submit E3D2 (your final, most-perfect draft) to the Turnitin folder named "Essay 3, Draft 2 - Argument/Analysis - FINAL (All Sections)."
      • Update based on your classmates' feedback. For this draft, you will focus on both content and editing matters while updating.
      • Add to the final draft one semicolon, one colon and one dash or pair of dashes (all properly used).
      • Again, make sure to fulfill all assignment instructions. You can find those instructions in an earlier blog post.

I expect every single student to meet these due dates. 

Assignment for 12/7 (and Final Exam Information)

Assignment for Friday, 12/7:
  • Reread and annotate Turkle's "Can You Hear Me Now?" Research terms and concepts within the text. Along with your printout, bring to class three discussion points.
  • Also bring back to class these readings:
    • Johnson's "Watching TV Makes You Smarter"
    • Stevens' "Thinking outside the Idiot Box"
    • Goldwasser's "What's the Matter with Kids Today?"

Additional notes:

  • For our 12/7 class, we will meet at 8 a.m. in Drescher 203 (the computer lab). Please bring your flash drive.
  • Make note of the date/time for your class final: Friday, 12/14, 8-11 a.m. Every student must attend this session and complete the final exam. There will be no exceptions.

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