ENGL002 -- PORTFOLIOS!

Portfolios are due November 24th. Before you know it, it will be November 24th. What worries you the most about your portfolio? Explore a little what makes you anxious about it. Then,  write about what you can do to minimize your fears so that you don't become overly worried but instead feel confident about the portfolio you submit on the 24th. Write about what are you can do to ensure that your portfolio reflects your very best writing.

ENGL002 -- Deadlines!

In the "real" world, missed deadlines have very real consequences.

Some of you may have experienced this by not paying a bill on time and having to pay a large fee; some of you may have experience with this in other ways. In this class, missed deadlines mean missed opportunities--I don't accept late assignments.

What is it that makes meeting deadlines so difficult? For this blog, write about yourself and your experience and attitude towards deadlines. Do you meet them? Miss them? Ask for extensions? Why? If you do miss them, what can you do to change because you already know, that not getting your work done on time for this class isn't going to get you the grade you hope to earn.

Please remember to read carefully and follow the blogging guidelines I've post in the files on our MyMC course page. And remember the deadline!

ENGL101A Resolutions Redux

The first assignment you wrote this semester was about academic resolutions -- New Year's resolutions so to speak. Reread your essay. Then reflect on what you wrote. How are you doing? Are you keeping your resolutions? Some? All? None? How's it going? If you are keeping them, how's that working for you? If you aren't, why aren't you? What are you going to continue doing for the rest of the semester? What are you going to change up? What will you do the rest of the semester to be successful at the end of the semester? Write at least one well-structured and developed paragraph. Remember to review the blogging guidelines on our MyMC course page.

ENGL101A -- Due Oct 9

Your next blog assignment -- due Tuesday, Oct 9th -- is to select a song and punctuate it following the punctuation rules we have been working on this semester. Think not only about the four comma rules, but also about compound sentences, complex sentences, and correcting run ons, comma splices, and fragments. Remember to use the tools that you have -- handouts, class notes, class notes posted on MyMC, your textbook, and anything else we have relied on for using correct punctuation. Have fun with it.

Accelerated ENGL002 -- Last Blog?

Here we are at the end of the semester -- it came so quickly. For your last blog of the semester (you can continue to blog after this class ends), reflect about the past 6+ weeks. Think about what you would tell a friend who is considering taking this accelerated course and isn't sure whether to sign up for it or not. What advice would you give? Suggestions? Potential pitfalls? Warnings? Write this blog as if you were talking to a friend who is considering taking this class next semester. What would you say?

ENGL002 (20945) Thoughts on Reading a Graphic Novel

By now, you should have finished reading the graphic novel Persepolis, which is not only a graphic novel but also a memoir. What are your thoughts on reading a graphic novel. Do you like it? How is it the same as a regular novel? How is it different? What did you enjoy about the novel? Is there anything you find frustrating about it? For this post, write your impression of reading Persepolis for a writing class. Please write at least one well-formed paragraph with a topic sentence, major and minor details. Make sure you proofread it carefully (from hard copy) before posting it.