Moving forward . . .

Today Ali asked me about some deadlines, and I realized that we need this updated schedule. The deadline for your FD is March 3!

Here's our upcoming schedule:

Feb 19
Turn in RD2
Discussion (leaders)--on "A Soldier's Thoughts" (link below under "Tuesday's Class" post)
Review, catch up
HMWK:
1. By Saturday, post your latest RR on our blog (as a test)
2. Before Tuesday, read the RR posts and respond with a short paragraph (connections, ideas, links, etc.)
3. Read from ND (Intro and Ch. 1—just to page 21); do RR of the info so far; Leaders?

Feb 24
Get back your RD2
Partners assigned
Go over comment-guidelines
Discussion (leaders)
Consider: do you want to add ND ideas to your essay?
HMWK:
RD3 (4 complete pages)—e-mail to partner, e-mail comments back, copy me on all messages
FD is due March 3
Finish ND Ch. 1; do RR; Leaders?

Feb 26
Discussion (leaders)
Begin North Country
HMWK:
RD3 e-mailing, FD

Mar 3
turn in FD
Watch North Country
HMWK:
Do RR on the movie—but just post it on the blog before Tuesday at 5 p.m.; Leaders prepare to discuss movie by reading the posts

Mar 5
Discussion (leaders)
Intro to Narrative Essays
Six-word memoirs
Review of our theme(s)/texts
HMWK:
Post a six-word memoir on the blog
Post a six-word response to someone else’s memoir
Read the Narrative Essay description again and freewrite for 20 minutes
Read e-Reserves (Fence); do RR; Leaders?

Mar 7
Discussion (leaders)
More Narrative Essay stuff
HMWK:
RD1 (3 complete pages)

Mar 9
Peer Review
Catching up, time? writing exercises
HMWK:
RD2 (4 complete pages): we'll discuss the deadline for this as a group