Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Agenda for 16 December 2015


1. Annotated Bibliography due
2. Bias and reliability
3. Discuss “Airborne Toxic Event”

Friday, 18 December
1. Instructor review

2. Essay #4 Work day

Monday, December 14, 2015

Agenda for 14 December 2015


1. Essay #4 Assignment
2. Reliability and bias discussion
3. Essay #3 Due
                Submit to Turnitin.com by midnight tonight
                Will lose 10 points for every class it is late
4. Final exam discussion
5. Senior survey

Wednesday, 16 December 2015
1. Annotated Bibliography due
                Submit to Turnitin.com by midnight on Wednesday
                Will lose 10 points for every class it is later
2. Discuss Part II: The Airborne Toxic Event

Friday, 18 December
1. Work day for Essay #4

2. Instructor review info

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Agenda for 10 December 2015


1. Ann Bib review
2. Persuasive essay intro

Next class, 14 December
1. Essay #3 Due

2. Assign Essay #4

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Agenda for 8 December 2015


1. Peer review for Essay #3

Next class, 10 December 2015
1. Rough Draft of Annotated Bib due

2. Intro Essay #4

Friday, December 4, 2015

Agenda for 4 December


1. Socratic Seminar

Next class, Tuesday, 8 December
Peer review of Essay #3

                Hard copy must be brought to class

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Agenda for 2 December 2015


1. Work day for Essay #3 and Annotated Bibliography assignment
2. Review topics individually

Next class, 4 December 2015
Socratic Seminar on Part I

Tuesday, 8 December
Peer review in class on Essay #3

Thursday, 10 December
Rough Draft of Annotated Bibliography due
Essay #4 Assigned

Monday, 14 December
Essay #3 Due
Submit to Turnitin.com by midnight

Wednesday, 16 December
Annotated Bibliography due

Submit to Turnitin.com by midnight

Friday, November 20, 2015

Agenda for 20 November 2015


1. Informal discussion of White Noise

Next class, 24 November 2015
1. Work day on Essay #3 and Ann Bib

                With computers

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Agenda for 18 November 2015


1. Essay #2 Revisions Due
2. RA review
3. WN RA- 40 minutes
HW: Informal Discussion Questions

Next class, Friday, 20 November
1. Informal Discussion Ch. 1-10

Tuesday, 24 November

1. Work day for Ann Bib or Essay #3

Monday, November 16, 2015

Agenda for 16 November 2015


1. Intro Annotated Bibliography
2. Ann Bib assignment
                Submit and review on Schoology

Next class, Wednesday, 18 November- Early Release
                Essay #2 Revisions Due
                Discuss Chapters 2-11
                White Noise Rhetorical Analysis Essay


TOPIC AND THESIS DUE ON WEDNESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER BY MIDNIGHT ON SCHOOLOGY

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Agenda for 12 November 2015


1.  Go over Essay #3
                Assignment sheet
                Rubric
2. Powerpoint
                Short example



3. Discuss Ch. 1-5 of WN

Monday, November 9, 2015

Agenda for Monday, 9 November 2015


**Check for WN book.**
1. Review “The Falling Girl” short story
2. Annotate for postmodern themes
3. Review themes and annotations found
HW: Read Ch. 1-5

Next class, Thursday, 12 November
1. Assign Essay #3, Cause and Effect
2. Lesson/assignment

3. Discuss Ch. 1-5

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Agenda for 5 November 2015


1. Postmodernism notes
2. Discuss short story

Next class, Monday, 9 November 2015
1. White Noise book due
2. Intro Don Delillo and more post-modernism


Revisions for Essay #2 Due Wednesday, November 18

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Agenda for 3 November 2015

1. Re-write synth essay
2. Essay #2 conferences

Next class, Thursday, 5 November

Intro to Postmodernism
Postmodernism short story

"White Noise" due on Monday, 9 November

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Agenda for 27 October 2015


1. Review synth essay and sources
2. Re-write synth


Next class
                Continue discussing synth prompt
                Re-write synth essay


Reminders and Info
                Grades are updated
                9 weeks grades don’t matter, because it is a semester course

                Copy of White Noise by Monday, November 9

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Agenda for 13 October


1. Discuss evidence
2. Write FSCJ essay -50 minutes
                Write in pen
                Write only on one side of the paper

Next class, 15 October
Essay Revisions due
Synthesis essay
                To prepare for Essay #2 and how to synthesize sources

Monday, October 19

                Re-write FSCJ argument essay

Friday, October 9, 2015

Agenda for 9 October 2015


1. Hand back Essay #1
                Review MLA format
                Assertion, evidence, commentary review
2. FSCJ rubric
3. Argument essay practice and discussion

Tuesday, October 13
    Argument Essay in class

Essay #2 due on October 19


Revisions of Essay #1 due Thursday, October 15

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Agenda for 7 October 2015


1. Review rubric for Essay #2                                              
2. Peer edit of Essay #2
                Essay #2 due on Monday, October 19
Next class, Friday, 9 October
                Prompt practice
                FSCJ rubric
Tuesday, October 13

                Write FSCJ essay

Monday, October 5, 2015

Agenda for 5 October 2015


1. Socratic seminar
                
Next class
                Hand back Essay #1
                Peer review of Essay #2
                                MLA format

                                4 reliable, in-text citations

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Agenda for 1 October 2015


1.  Continue argumentative paragraph discussion and assignment

Monday, October 5
Socratic seminar

Wednesday, October 7
Peer review of Rough Draft

Friday, October 9
Argument essay practice

                Prompt practice and review FSCJ rubric

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Agenda for 29 September 15


**Questions on Essay #2?**
                Rough Draft due Wednesday, Oct. 7, Peer review day
1. How to incorporate quotes
2. Argumentative paragraph

Next class
                Socratic Seminar II
Reminders

                Essays to be returned by Wednesday, October 7

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Agenda for 23 September 2015


1. Collect Essay #1
                Make sure you submit it to Turnitin.com by midnight tonight
                Both digital and hard copy must be turned in to be considered on time
                Ten points will be deducted for each class until both are turned in
2. Comparison and Contrast essay
                Notes
                Activity

Next class

                Essay #2 introduction

Monday, September 21, 2015

Agenda for 21 September 2015


1. Hand back rhetorical analysis essay
2. View Sheena Iyengar video and Malcolm Gladwell video
                Complete PASTA or rhetorical triangle for each video
                What do each of them say about choice?
                What are some similarities and differences between what they say
                                3-4 differences
3. Next class
                Essay #1 due, due on Wednesday, September 23, by midnight on Turnitin.com

                Essay #2 assigned

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Agenda for 17 September 2015


1. Peer review
Make sure you spend a lot of time responding to the papers, this is the only feedback they will receive
Next class
                Discussion of Art of Choosing
                Practice RA paragraph
Reminders
                Should have completed the survey by now, only 5 students have done it

                Essay #1 Final Draft due Wednesday, September 23

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Agenda for 15 September 2015


1.  Pictures at 11 am
2. Socratic seminar
3. Hand back RA essays
Next class
                Essay #1 rough draft due
                Peer review

Final draft for Essay due on Wednesday, September 23

Friday, September 11, 2015

Agenda for September 11, 2015

1. Check for Art of Choosing book
1. Finish debate presentations
2. Socratic seminar notes and rubric

3. Hand out Socratic seminar questions

Next class
                Pictures at 11 am
                Socratic seminar on chapters 1-3
Reminders
                You should have your research for Essay #1 completed
Thursday, September 15 is peer review, you must bring a rough draft to class that day to participate in the peer review session.
                The rough draft must include:
                                4-5 pages of typed work
                                An honest attempt to put the essay in MLA format

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Student Survey

The student interest survey is now available on the sidebar.

Please complete the student interest survey by Tuesday, September 15.

Thanks.

-M

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Agenda 9 September 2015

1. Debate presentations due in class

Next class
   Discussion of Chapters 1-3 of Iyengar's Art of Choosing
   View videos of Iyengar and Gladwell
   Introduce Socratic seminar rubric
   General discussion of AoC

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Agenda 2 September 2015

1. Finish RA essay notes
                Revise RA essay
2. Narrative and Description Discussion and review
3. MLA format
                Notes
                Exercise
Next class and reminders
                Work day for debates on computers
                Wednesday, September 9: Debates in class

                Informal discussion of AoC on Friday, September 11
                           **Need to have book and have read chapters 1-3.**

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Agenda 31 August 2015


1. Essay #1 Narrative assigned (found on Essay Assignments page)
2. Debate assignment (found on Rhetorical Analysis Resources page)
                4 September-Debate Work Day, in class
                9 September-Debates given in class
2. Read Jennifer Price’s essay and prompt (15 min)
                Mark for rhetorical devices-individually
                Write a thesis-with partner (on one piece of paper)
                Write one body paragraph-with partner (on one piece of paper)
3. Review RA essay power point with notes sheet

4. Make revisions for thesis and body paragraph with partner

Next class:
                MLA format requirements and practice
                Narrative and Description notes

                Iyengar's book is due: Friday, 11 September

**Make sure all DE info is turned into me ASAP. You will be dropped from the class if it is not turned in BEFORE Thursday, 3 September (per Ms. Kirkendall).**



Friday, August 28, 2015

The student interest survey is now available on the right side of the page. Please complete this before Friday, September 4.

You should also sign up for Schoology, Turnitin.com, and Remind by Friday, September 4.

If you haven't already, please turn in your syllabus permission form by next Friday.

Basically, all sign up info is due on Friday, September 4.

-M

Monday, August 24, 2015

Welcome

Welcome to Ms. Mustard's ENC1101 website. On the right you will find various information that will help you throughout the semester. Please check it regularly as it will change frequently.

Please complete the Student Interest Survey by Sunday, August 30.

I will be posting information, assignments, and rubrics here. So please visit when you are absent.

See you soon.