11.21 - 11.28

1. Continue revising your drafts. Please post your proposal justification to your blog no later than Monday, November 24th by 9:35am. Your justification section connects your solution to the problem. In other words, you want to explain why your solution is the best. Identify how doing actions x, y, z as dictated by the solution will lead to consequences a, b, c -- which will help solve the issue at hand. Your justification section draws heavily on the skills learned in your evaluation essay. Use an evaluative thesis to.

Remember: we do not have class on Monday, November 24th. Instead, I will have open office hours on a drop-in basis, though it would be ideal for you to schedule a time that is convenient for you if you know you would like to meet on Monday from 9:30a-1:00p.

2. Your proposal is due on Tuesday, November 25th by 11:59PM. (And yes, I will begin grading at midnight.) Turn in your final draft to Turn It In. You do not need to turn in a hard copy or any drafts -- I've already looked at them! :)

3. There is no class on Wednesday, November 26th or Friday, November 28th, due to the holiday. 

4. By Monday, December 1 at 9:35am, you will need to post Blog #4. Please do not forget to respond to another person's blog post as well.

5. For your proposal presentation, you will come to class on either Monday (12.1) OR Wednesday (12.3). You do not need to come to class on both days. This short, informal, 5 minute presentation is included in your final grade for the proposal.

Monday Presentations: Megan, Elena, Peggy, Alexis, Shelby, Louis, Sabrina, Amanda, Christele
Wednesday Presentations: Alex, Duke, KC, Sarah, Paul, Patrick, Nick, Tom, Dave

For more information on the presentation, please review this guide.

5. Please sign up for a conference time slot.
Conferences will be held on Friday, December 5th. We will review your absences, writing skills, grade(s), completion of activities/homework, the Challenge Assignment, and Digital Porfolio. We will determine, together, the point value earned throughout the semester for your writing process points.

Conference time slots are limited, so please, if you know that you can ONLY meet during regular class time, please sign up as quickly as possible. If all available time slots are filled up, you must contact me immediately so that we can reschedule on an additional date/time.

6. Your Challenge assignment is due on Friday, December 5th. Please bring in a typed, hard copy of your assignment to your conference. Also, turn in the assignment to Turn It In.

Please complete Challenge Check-In #3 by Monday, December 8th by 9:35am.

7. Don't forget your final Writer's Help exercises (WH 7 Homework)! These are also due by Monday, December 1st by 9:35am. (These exercises were hand selected to help you write the Challenge essay, so don't wait on them!)


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Due dates at a glance:

Monday, November 24th - Justification Blog
Tuesday, November 25th - Proposal
Monday, December  1st - Blog Post #4
Monday, December 1st - Writer's Help 7
Friday, December 5th - Challenge
Monday, December 8th - Challenge Check-In #3 Blog

Class dates at a glance: 

Monday, 11.24 - no class, open office hours
Wednesday, 11.26 - no class, holiday
Friday, 11.28 - no class, holiday
Monday, 12.1 - group 1 presentations (group 2 no class)
Wednesday, 12.3 - group 2 presentations (group 1 no class)
Friday, 12.5 - no class, conferences
Monday, 12.8 - LAST DAY OF CLASS! WOOHOO! COME TO CLASS, BABIES!