Hoping everyone's Easter holidays have been pleasant, I now have the unpleasant (for you) task of announcing that I will be holding office hours on Tuesday, April 26 from 15.00 to 17.30.
You should look for me in one of the following places.
201b (copy room)
209b (my office)
313ab (computer room)
I should leave info on where I am on 209b. But keep looking around, I'll be there.
poniedziałek, 25 kwietnia 2011
niedziela, 17 kwietnia 2011
Assignment for this week
Articles! And not everyone's favorite grammatical articles, but news articles! Here's what you have to do:
1. Go to The Onion.com.
2. Choose an article. For the purposes of this assignment, don't choose a video. But watch them anyway.
3. REPLY TO THIS POST to claim your article. Just comment with your name, which class, and the name of the article. People in different classes can do the same article, just not in the same class. If you see your article already listed here, sorry, you've got to pick another.
4. Print it out the article and bring it to class.
5. Look up any vocabulary that may be new to you. Mark the word and write down the definition. Brownie points for the person with the best new word (or the most)!
6. Be prepared to present a 1-2 minute synopsis of the article to the class. Try to retain the spirit of the article and mention the major points. Quotes are fine, especially to show the tone of the article, but try not to use more than three max.
Easy enough. We'll also be doing a writing exercise, so brainstorm things you would want to write about if you were writing an article in a similar style. But don't hurt any nerve cells; we'll do more of this in class.
Have fun! And remember to comment here to claim your article from The Onion.
1. Go to The Onion.com.
2. Choose an article. For the purposes of this assignment, don't choose a video. But watch them anyway.
3. REPLY TO THIS POST to claim your article. Just comment with your name, which class, and the name of the article. People in different classes can do the same article, just not in the same class. If you see your article already listed here, sorry, you've got to pick another.
4. Print it out the article and bring it to class.
5. Look up any vocabulary that may be new to you. Mark the word and write down the definition. Brownie points for the person with the best new word (or the most)!
6. Be prepared to present a 1-2 minute synopsis of the article to the class. Try to retain the spirit of the article and mention the major points. Quotes are fine, especially to show the tone of the article, but try not to use more than three max.
Easy enough. We'll also be doing a writing exercise, so brainstorm things you would want to write about if you were writing an article in a similar style. But don't hurt any nerve cells; we'll do more of this in class.
Have fun! And remember to comment here to claim your article from The Onion.
wtorek, 12 kwietnia 2011
Office Hours Before Easter
Since everyone's now properly terrified of the looming May 16 deadline, here's a reminder of office hours -- with revisions for these two weeks only! Note that both Mr. Farris and I will NOT be in town the week after Easter, so no office hours then.
Wednesday 4/13 (regular hours)
1200-13 (Gabster, 214)
1515-1615 (Farris, 209)
Thursday 4/14 (NEW, this week only!)
1600-1730 (Gabster, 214)
Monday 4/18 (NEW, this week only!)
12ish-1400 (Farris, 209)
Tuesday 4/19 (regular hours)
1515-1615 (Farris and Gabster, 209 and 214)
Wednesday 4/20 (regular hours)
1200-13 (Gabster, 214)
1515-1615 (Farris, 209)
Tuesday 4/26 and Wednesday 4/27
NO OFFICE HOURS
Office hours resume on May 4 when we come back after Constitution Day.
Wednesday 4/13 (regular hours)
1200-13 (Gabster, 214)
1515-1615 (Farris, 209)
Thursday 4/14 (NEW, this week only!)
1600-1730 (Gabster, 214)
Monday 4/18 (NEW, this week only!)
12ish-1400 (Farris, 209)
Tuesday 4/19 (regular hours)
1515-1615 (Farris and Gabster, 209 and 214)
Wednesday 4/20 (regular hours)
1200-13 (Gabster, 214)
1515-1615 (Farris, 209)
Tuesday 4/26 and Wednesday 4/27
NO OFFICE HOURS
Office hours resume on May 4 when we come back after Constitution Day.
poniedziałek, 11 kwietnia 2011
Angry lecture time!
As winter follows fall and sunrise follows sunset, my annual stern "get the lead out and get working!" lecture is followed by my annual angry "class attendance is not optional!" lecture. Prepare your looks of boredom and faux regret, cause here it comes...
Most of you cannot afford any absences at this point. Some of you (you know who you are) are very close to the edge of having to do extra assignments to get a signature (or not getting the signature at all).
Expect a stern talking to tomorrow and consider yourself having gotten a yellow card (and the ref is just itching to send somebody off)
Yes, you, especially you!
Most of you cannot afford any absences at this point. Some of you (you know who you are) are very close to the edge of having to do extra assignments to get a signature (or not getting the signature at all).
Expect a stern talking to tomorrow and consider yourself having gotten a yellow card (and the ref is just itching to send somebody off)
Yes, you, especially you!
poniedziałek, 4 kwietnia 2011
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