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=ANNOUNCEMENTS=

Conference Schedule
(12/4/2013)

11:00: Emily 11:20 Sarah 11:40 John 12:00 Erin 12:20 Dan
 * Wednesday, 12/4**

9:00 Lindsay 10:40 Mysti 11:00 Nate
 * Thursday, 12/5**

11:00 Kayla 11:20 Julia 11:40 Taylor 12:00 Cassie 12:20 Christina 2:00 Krista 2:20 Jack 2:40 Allison
 * Friday, 12/6**

Gradebook
(12/2/2013) I have updated [|gradebook] to reflect the changes to the course grade fomula (as outlined below).

Schedule update
(11/22/2013) As we talked about in class, I have cancelled the final exam to allow you to focus only on Essay 4 and to give you a little more time to complete it. The essay will be due during the exam period, on Wednesday, 12/11. Without the exam, course grades will break down as follows:


 * Class participation, including attendance, response papers, quizzes, etc. (12%)
 * Practice writings (16%)
 * Essays 1-3 (50%)
 * Longer critical essay (22%)

Corrected pdf of "Daddy" criticism
(11/19/2013)

How to quote poetry
(11/18/2013)

[|Guidelines for quoting poetry in a paper.]

Practice Writing 4
(11/18/2013)

I've updated the requirements for Practice Writing 4, which is due Monday, 11/25.

Billy Collins on teaching poetry
(11/10/2013)

[|How should poetry be taught?]

**Essay 3 deadline extended** (11/3/2013)

Essay 3 will be due on Wednesday, 11/6.

Handouts on integrating quotations
(10/11/2013)

[|Integrating Quotations from a Literary Text into a Literary Analysis Paper (pdf]) from the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin
 * Excellent handout on integrating quotations**

[|Using Quotations on Literary Analysis (pdf)]
 * Helpful on the mechanics of integrating quotations**

"Using Quotations Effectively," Literature (1172-1179)
 * Don't forget the textbook**

What is 10 on 1?
(10/5/2013) Here is a powerpoint that explains the 10 on 1 exercise.

Readings for Wednesday
(9/23/2013) In addition to the short story, read the following for Wednesday: 1) "Narration and Point of View," 2) "Theme," and 3) "The Value of Argument."

Rubric for Paper 1
(9/22/2013) Here is the rubric I will be using to evaluate writing in this course.

Reading for Monday
(9/13/2013)
 * Special Topoi for Literary Interpretation

Commercials for Class Wednesday
(9/10/203)
 * [|Classic Folgers commercial]
 * [|Sonic commercial]

Reading for Wednesday
(9/9/2013)
 * Read** [|"Aristotle's Ideas about Tragedy" (pdf)]; [|Outline of Aristotle's Theory of Tragedy]

Another version of the "You Ain't Never Liked Me" scene from //Fences//
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Scenes from Fences
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"The Kiss" (dialogue from the story)
(8//29/2013)

[|Kate Chopin, "The Kiss" (online)]

Salutations!
(8/17/2013) Welcome to our class wiki. We will be using this site as a hub for information about the class, as well as a place where you can share your writing and collaborate.

What is a wiki? [|Wikipedia] is one, for example. Here is an example of an educational wiki. For quick intro to wikis, watch this video: []