Final Action List

• Email the Self-Assessment to me by noon EST on Friday, December 10; I will not accept late letters for any reason.

Action List for Tuesday, December 7, 2010

• Email Essay Three to me anytime after class today until 6:00 PM on Monday, December 6, 2010; I will not be able to accept late essays for any reason.
• Remember that DWA #15 will be held during class; I will introduce the final writing assignment, and we will do lots of free writing for it.

Action List for Thursday, December 2, 2010

• Begin drafting Essay Three.
• Email drafts of any body paragraphs you would like us to go over in class (anonymously) by 6:00 PM on Wednesday, December 1.
• Remember that DWA #14 will be held during class.

Action List for Tuesday, November 30, 2010

• Email DWA #12 (a two-hundred word description of what you are planning to write about for Essay Three) to me by noon EST on Friday, November 19, 2010 (it can be as an attached document or in the email itself).
• Email the Optional Revisions of Essays One and Two to me by noon EST on Tuesday, November 23; I will not accept late revisions for any reason.
• Remember that DWA #13 will be held during class.

Action List for Thursday, November 18, 2010

• Prepare for in-class writing and idea generating for Essay Three (you may wish to bring your laptops).
• Remember that DWA #11 will be held during class.

Action List for Tuesday, November 16, 2010

• Read "The Ubiquitous Censor: Artists and Writers on Self-Censorship" (PDF).
• Prepare for Reading Quiz #11 (the final quiz!).

Action List for Thursday, November 11, 2010

• Read "Pitfalls in Fighting 'Nigger': Perils of Deception, Censoriousness, and Excessive Anger" (PDF).
• Prepare for Reading Quiz #10.

Action List for Tuesday, November 9, 2010

• Read "'Not a Pretty Picture': Four Photographers Tell Their Stories About Child 'Pornography' and Censorship" (PDF).
• Prepare for Reading Quiz #9.

Action List for Thursday, November 4, 2010

• Read "Taboos, Trust, and Titillation: Teens Talk About Censorship" (PDF).
• Prepare for Reading Quiz #8.

Action List for Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Email Essay Two to me anytime after class today until noon EST on Friday, October 29, 2010; after that, the late policy as stated on the syllabus applies (and do not forget that Professor Garrison needs a paper copy in his mailbox in Auerbach Hall by the same time on the same day or his late policy applies).  There is no other work to do for class on Tuesday.  Just rest up and show up ready to get going on the next (and final) unit.  And it will be Election Day, so vote!

Action List for Thursday, October 28, 2010

• Email a copy of any paragraphs you would be willing to have u go over in class; I must have theses by 8:00 PM on Wednesday, October 25.
• Bring as complete a draft as possible of the joint essay to class; it can be in hard copy or on your computer, but it should be as close to done as possible.
• Bring A Writer's Resource to class.

Action List for Tuesday, October 26, 2010

• Prepare the opening paragraph of your essay including your thesis statement. Bring one printed copy of this (typed, doubled-spaced) to your AUCW class on Monday, October 25. It is due at the start of class, and Prof. Garrison is going to count this as a quiz.
• Bring whatever you have done on this essay to class either in hard copy or on your computers for a mini-writing workshop; try to have at least one or two body paragraphs to look at (we're going to discuss incorporating evidence and developing topic sentences).
• Ignore what the syllabus says about readings and a reading quiz; I will be giving you an updated syllabus next week (no major deadline changes).
• Bring A Writer's Resource to class.

Action List for Tuesday, October 19, 2010

• Conduct some sort of brainstorming, freewriting, or other planning activity for your next essay; start making decisions about which texts you will talk about and why.

Action List for Thursday, October 16, 2010

• Read Avoiding Plagiarism.
• Remember that DWA #6 will be held during class.

Action List for Tuesday, October 11, 2010

• Read from The Ladies' Guide in Health and Disease by John Harvey Kellogg (PDF).
• Prepare for Reading Quiz #7.

Good luck on your AUCW exam on Monday!

Action List for Thursday, September 9, 2010

• Read "Class in America--2006" by Gregory Mantsios (PDF) and "Assimilation" by Sherman Alexie (PDF).
• Prepare for Reading Quiz #6.

Class Canceled for Thursday, September 30, 2010, and Action List for Tuesday, October

After our class today, I was hit with some pretty bad coughing, which left some wheezy breathing.  I was able to see my doctor after lunch, and she confirmed a pretty severe case of bronchitis.  I now have the most powerful antibiotics I've ever taken along with an inhaler, cough syrup, and all kinds of other things (but nothing unfortunately that will make me loopy and think I'm in a Britney Spears video like on Glee tonight).

So, I have decided to cancel class for Thursday, September 30.  I have spoken with Professor Garrison, and we're going to introduced the joint essay in his class on Monday, October 4.  We're going to stick with the schedule for our class.  Still read chapter 11 from A Writer's Resource.  It's about writing arguments, which is what your next two essays will be, so it is important, and we'll go over parts of it over the next few weeks.  I will give everyone full credit for DWA #5 that we were going to do in class that day.

For Tuesday, October 5, 2010, please do the following things.

• Read The Other Wes Moore (pgs. 146-82); that's the rest of the book.
• Prepare for Reading Quiz #5.

That's it.  You may want to check the general course schedule and read ahead if you have time because we do have a bit more reading than usual the next few weeks.  It's nothing big, but it's always good to know what's coming.

And take care of yourselves!  Get some sleep, take some vitamins, and stay hydrated.  That's what I'll be doing.

Action List for Thursday, September 30, 2010

• Read A Writer's Resource, Chp. 11 (pgs. 126-39).
• Remember that DWA #5 will be held during class.

Action List for Tuesday, September 28, 2010

• Email Essay One anytime after class today until noon on Friday, September 24; after that, the late policy described on my syllabus applies.
• Read The Other Wes Moore (pgs. 108-45).
• Prepare for Reading Quiz #4. 
• Be prepared to write for a good chunk of class, so bring your laptop or plenty of paper.

Action List for Thursday, September 23, 2010

• Read A Writer's Resource, Chps. 7-8 (pgs. 73-97).
• Bring as complete a draft of essay one as possible to class (paper copy or on your laptop) for DWA #4.