Moving right along . . .

Boy, have I been working hard. I barely had time to scribble this message in the wet concrete for you. Check your email and the gradesheet.

Update your personal gradesheet and your own Grade Analysis Worksheet. Lots o' numbers (funny thing in an English class, right?) but they can help you figure out where to exert your efforts to get the best return on your time and energy. Don't forget to read the good paragraphs that are appearing in the Medallion Zine.

By Monday, we'll have completed 316 points (or just slightly less than 1/3 of the course work). That will include the points for discussion group participation for the last three weeks.

On Monday, we'll shift from writing paragraphs to writing essays (which are, after all, just collections of paragraphs). Rest up!

See how you're improving!

I have asked some students who have written good paragraphs to publish them in the Medallion Zine. (I have included a couple of paragraphs from last year about those dangerous consumer products, so the data is slightly different.) Take a minute to read them! Maybe on this next assignment, I'll ask you to publish your paragraph too! Kudos to these writers.

I have also updated the web-based gradebook
so you can see how you're doing. Check your email for a message from me (sent 9/13) with your "secret code." I have also posted a class-wide "Grade Analysis Worksheet" so you can see how much the whole class is improving. Check the Archives for links to these and other documents I have posted this semester.

All about emergency room visits

You're published! Read your own paragraph and those written by others in the Zines. Don't limit yourself to just your section. Some paragraphs are just great!

Yesterday, I sent out several email messages to you detailing your progress in this class, including one email with your "secret code" which will identify your line on the class grade spreadsheet. You can check your scores there against your own personal spreadsheet (MyENG101Grades.xls) available in the course folder and see how you are doing. The spreadsheet includes points as of Monday. All these tools are available in the archives linked on the right.

Use all this information to devise a strategy for improving your writing in this class (and your grades). What's the plan? Once you have come up with some ideas, share them in your section's discussion group (College Life | Developing a Success Strategy).

If you need to do some catching up, make sure to do it this week, by midnight on Sunday, September 16th.