at least five pages...

A big thank you to Jorge for sharing his essay with us.  It's always very useful to be able to hear and see how other writers approach their themes.  Do note that you should revise your photographic essay.  My comments were intended to get you to stretch a bit as you do this.  Have the revision of this essay by March 30.

While working on your revision, you also need to be taking care of your third essay.  Line up your interviews and have transcriptions and notes to use as primary sources.  The first draft of this essay is due March 25.  I will provide a completion grade for the work you bring to class.  In order to earn an A, you will need to have at least five pages of typed text with you.  Please plan accordingly.  

This coming Tuesday, March 23 is a catch up day.  Take the time you would normally spend coming to class, working on your draft and also on your revision.  

Don't forget to keep reading Three Cups of Tea.  By next week you should have read through Chapter 17.  Expect some kind of quiz when we see each other on Thursday.

Brainstorm

Class Activities
Today we will spend a good portion of the class mapping out three possible scenarios for the future.  I will provide some newsprint and markers; the aim is to provide a visual map of three possible futures.  The map should help you visualize your third essay.

As I think further about this last essay, I want to add a couple of other requirements.  You should do some primary research.  These sources should include the following:

• An interview with a family member, significant other, or close friend and their thoughts on your three potential paths.
• Notes from a meeting with one of our academic advisors regarding your particular transfer process and what you need to do to graduate.

Thinking of Next Steps

We move to our third essay.  This one focuses on well-being as we look toward the future.  The topic arose from a conversation with Carlos Hernandez concerning his plans after MDC.  Here's the theme:

Develop a five-page essay with at least five sources detailing your future plans.  Most of you are planning on continuing  your studies.  Explore your options; look for at least a couple of schools that may serve your needs.  Identify potential scholarships.  Make this paper as useful as possible.

Draft # 1--Due March 23 (Needs to be at least five pages.)
Final Draft--Due April 6

In other course related news,  note that I will be going back and checking missing labs next Thursday.  This is your one chance to make up missing work.

We have a Roots in the City service-learning event this Saturday from 9-12 noon.

Half Way Point

Class Activities

• Peer Editing Checklist and sharing of essays.
• Short grammar quiz.
• Discussion of Three Cups of Tea (focusing on Chapter 12).

Homework

Complete the following in MyWritingLab:

• Parallelism (Getting Started with the Essay)
• Essay Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles (Getting Started with the Essay)

Catch up with any missing lab assignments.

Read through Chapter 14 of Three Cups of Tea for Tuesday.

Important Links for the Photo Contest

Here are the two links we went over in class.  Remember that you will need to print the form and also mat your photographs.

• Rules
• Form
• Pearls Art Supplies

Working with Images: Essay #2

Class
Today we will work on turning the brainstorm into an essay.  We will look at the photographs for the essay and consider the contest rules.  I will answer any questions regarding the Motivation Research revisions.

Homework
In MyWritingLab:

• Summary Writing 
• Pronoun Case
• Commas
• Semicolons, Colons, Dashes, and Parenthesis

Read through Chapter 12 of Three Cups of Tea