Final Examination

Greetings, classes. I hope you're working hard on those rough drafts! I wanted to let you know that I have the 411 on your final exam. I'll post it here, but also remind you in class for the next two weeks.

Final Exam: ENGL 1B
Saturday, May 14, 2011
10:00AM - 12:00PM
WSQ 207

For those who don't know, Washington Square Hall is clear on the other side of campus from most of my classes, just off 4th Street. We're in the biggish lecture hall on the 2nd floor. I will be there fifteen minutes early, but know that there is a 1A class in that room beforehand. I'm okay if you show up exactly on time, or even a couple minutes late. We will begin at 10:15 at the latest.

My reading from last Thursday

Today, Monday April 18, 2011

Dear class,

After having met with some of you last week in regards to your research papers, I've decided that class today should give way to an extended office hour.  I will be in my office during class time, and anyone who wishes to drop in with concerns about your research paper, topic, or current research, should stop in and see me.

Yes, this is partly because I'm feeling poorly, but not poorly enough to stay home when there is work to be done.  Bring your bibliographic entries on Wednesday.

~Prof. Peter

For Monday

For this coming Monday, April 18, you are reading Loot or Find in your book.  I want you to write up a bibliographic entry for Loot or Find, as if you were using it in an essay and were doing a works cited list.  Here's a link that can help get you started if you're lost:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Bring this entry to class on Monday and we'll go over MLA format and the like.  We'll also talk about possible resources for your research.

This should go without saying.

You are required to bring your book to class every day.  You should bring your book to class.

Proposal Format

For our next in class essay and our research paper, we're going to follow a specific format that you can take with you to any job, career, or passion that you decide to puruse.  That format is proposal.

Simply broken down:

1. Identification of the problem (Introduction)
2. Solution proposal (Thesis Statement) -- this is part of the introduction
3. History/Background of problem (You must show that the problem actually exists)
4. Details of proposal (Give specifics for how proposal will be implemented)
5. Feasibility (Show how you will make proposal work and how likely it is to succeed)
6. Address possible objections (Anticipate problems and deal with them ahead of time)
7. Conclusion (last chance to sell it)

For your in class essay on Wednesday, April 6, you will be asked to detail three or four out of these seven.  So if you haven't already, (and I did ask you to over break) you need to choose a specific problem in education and a specific solution to that problem.

Remember to bring a blue book.

~Prof. Peter