Plans for Last Day of Class (December 12)

First, I have to go to the doctor at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning. It is possible that I won't be back in time for class. Thus, this is how we are going to do class.

You may use our classroom as needed. The room is available to students in my class.

1. The question for the makeup paper is this:

Each year the freshman reading program at WSU must select a book that is appropriate for all incoming freshman. Some of the things the program considers are length, interest, and importance of the information in the book. Books should be about 300 pages, written to spark interest, and on subjects of current relevance. This year, you have read two books in English 105: Cod (Mark Kurlansky) and The Perfect Storm (Sebastian Junger). Write an essay in which you recommend one of these books for next year's freshman reading program --- and at the same time make it clear why you don't choose the other. Your essay should include a brief (2-3 sentence) explanation of the main information in each book. You should include a thesis sentence that makes it very clear which book you are recommending and which one you are NOT recommending. Your work should be well paragraphed and should be edited only by you. Pay attention to the issues we've worked on in class, particularly verb issues.

Instead of doing this as an in-class, we will do it as an out-of-class. I want you to write (type) this paper tonight and turn it in to the door of my office by tomorrow at noon.

2. I have put your rewrites of the third in-class on Cod on the door of my office. You may pick them up there.

3. I will put the final writing (about Huxley) on the door of my office tomorrow afternoon. You may pick it up there by 5 p.m.

4. You should put your final rewrite of the paper about an endangered species on the door of my office by 5 p.m. tomorrow so that I can grade it.

5. I will put the graded final rewrite of the paper about an endangered species as well as the makeup writing on the door of my office by Monday.

6. I will be in my office on Monday morning to sign papers for students who want me to sign a paper for the Junior Portfolio.

It is regrettable that I can't be in class tomorrow, but I must go to the doctor. Sorry!

Liz