Wednesday, December 12, 2007

 

Edited narrative--both classes

I have edited the narrative for those students who are failing the course and for the confused. All students can include a grade justification, so read the revised narrative just in case. I gave students copies in class this afternoon. I'll make them available at my office for everyone else.

Also, if you are behind, write one essay for the Evolution of a Revolutionary. It needs to be between 2-3 pages. Many students are responding to the questions as if they are freewrites; the essays need to exhibit a mastery of the writing process in content and form. Edit the essay before posting. I need to see the separate paragraphs. If you'd rather email the essay responses to me and I can post them with comments and grades, I don't mind. Several students have not turned in their research essays. I should have read them all by now. If you have not revised the essays and resubmitted it for a grade, do so. The portfolio is not supposed to contain essays I have not seen before. You cannot submit and essay for the first time there. There are many students who I haven't seen in a while who are still on my grade roster. Several popped into the English 201 afternoon class today late and left early.

Many students had the aptitude to earn an A in this course, who are now going to squeak through with a C, if as I said, the research essays, the midterm, and Evolution of a Revolutionary essay, and one other essay, which can be from another course, plus the portfolio essays are turned in.

The other academic essay has to use research and have a works cited page in MLA format. In the afternoon class students wrote an essay based on one of the New Heroes programs. Chesi, Michael, Debbie and Jessica arrived on time and were able to complete the assignment. Other students came in too late to write this essay, so they responded to one of the prompts given for the Guy book.

None of them were completed in time. We then went to my office and I showed the students who missed Monday's class samples of digitized student portfolios.

Portfolio Checklist2, Fall 2007 FOR A C GRADE

Name_________________________________________________________________________________

Class________________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address______________________________________________________________________

Phone number and email address_______________________________________________________

In your portfolio include three-four essays that reflect the range of your writing. These essays should include the revisions, essay planning sheets, and peer comments. Do not give me original work. All essays should be digitized. Freewrites and reading logs can be submitted as copies. Do not give me original work. One of the essays can be an academic essay from another course.

Essay 1
The introduction to the portfolio asks students to think about the semester and what skills and/or knowledge have they gained which they plan to use in their lifelong pursuit of knowledge and education.

Essay 2
The second essay has students look at the writing process and discuss their own writing process: the topics chosen, the information used, revision strategies, writing as a process. This should include a definition of the difference between editing and revising and a value statement on the place for both in composition.

I am really interested in discourse about audience and how that shapes or determines how the writer approaches her topic.

I am also interested in discussion of the revision process, and whether or not seeing writing as a work in progress or a draft, liberates or stagnates the creative process. (Students are to use examples from their writing to illustrate these points.)

I'd also like students to think about and give at three specific ways how they have grown as writers and thinkers this semester. Each essay should be minimally 1-2 pages (250-500 words).


Grade Justification
What grade do you think you earned in the course? If you have a strong argument with proof: graded work. I will consider it.


Your essay and the attached copy of a completed grading sheet are the evidence.


Do you have any questions about writing or anything else?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Teacher Research
Can I use you writing in teacher research projects? I will give you full credit and inform you of its use. Indicate Yes or No. Please circle one.

Evaluation
In a third response evaluate the semester: teacher, textbooks, assignments, methodology, etc. Please be frank and feel free to offer suggestions.

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