In Class Stuff

Have you been able to make/see some connection between all the reading in here? Do you find yourself skipping most the reading? If so, how come?

Reading? I don't think I've read anything for this or our last class actually. Mad at me?

Aside from that all powerful notion of a grade, why do you come to class? (If it's only for the grade, please say that).

I come more for the credit than for the grade. If I get any sort of good grade it's a side issue, they don't put grades on your degree.

Is it possible to describe at least two important things you've already learned or taken from our class? If yes, what are they? If no, does that trouble you?

I wouldn't pinpoint anything I've learned specifically. This isn't a science class after all. I'd say what I've taken from this class and the last one is a broadening of my writing skills. That may be, however, because I haven't written papers in a few years. I'd also attribute to this class a refocusing of my energies on school. Before I took a class with you I was kind of wandering through academia, taking easy classes to avoid a class where I might have to work.

What would you really like to see change in our class after spring break?

I would like to see a buffet of some sort, preferably a golden corral style steak buffet, but whatever you can whip up on your limited budget is fine.

Has this class affected your writing?

It has affected my writing in the sense that I haven't done much outside of it, and the writing I have done has improved through the practice.

My pedagogical approach might be overly relaxed. I'm not interested in being a police officer or forcing you to grapple with the world of language with the same passion as I do. Does my approach negatively or positively impact your work? And how so? Do you get distracted by others who want to approach the class differently than you?

Ironically, I think your approach negatively impacts my work. That is, I tend to not get things done until absolutely necessary, and your relaxed approach exacerbates this tendency as I done ever feel as if you'll come down on me for not getting stuff done in time. That said, I've never worked well for teachers that have come down on me, and I seem to work just fine for you. So maybe I'm wrong.

Early Self Evaluation

Grading Policies:

• Drafting Credit (50 pts): You receive drafting credit for all of the in-class and out-of-class work you do to complete your five original papers. Full credit will be given when you submit your first and second drafts on time, participate in your peer-review sessions, and attend any required conferences.

• Blog/Fast Writes (25 pts): You will receive full credit for each fast write when it is completed on time and shows that you have thoughtfully engaged with the assignment. This can be a fun and easy 25 points. Late entries, entries that are lame and only a couple of sentences long, or entries that fail to address the heart of the assignment will not receive credit.

• Participation (25 pts): Your participation grade will take into account your attendance, your in-class participation, and your participation in the class’ on-line discussion threads. You are allowed to miss 3 class sessions (the equivalent of a week of class) without penalty; for every absence after the first three, I will deduct two points from your overall participation grade. If you are a quiet student who feels uncomfortable speaking in large class discussions, you can still earn all of your participation points by making frequent, thoughtful posts to our WordPress site

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I've deducted 7 points for having not finished up the second final draft (although I'm close and really should have turned it in long ago)

I've deducted 2 points because I just don't know if I've made all of the fast-writes or not, but I know I've done most of them at least.

I've given full participation credit because I have missed very few classes, and I'm the most badass student you have.