Archive for January, 2007

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You really don’t want to know…

Hey y’all,
So, we’re going to see if we can finish off Oedipus today. We’ll pick up in Part 2 and try to get to the denouement. If we’re not done before 20 minutes before the end of class, we’ll have to cut it of in order to…
Check thesis statements. In your small groups, you’ll [...]

Welcome Essay Funners

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Hey y’all,
Welcome. This is the website I use to keep things moving, so I want to point out a few things you’ll need to keep track of here.
We’ll look at the syllabus, the schedule, the essays, and some of the general expectations involved.
Then, once you’ve set up your blog, you’ll write your [...]

Gimme a …

Do you cal it pop, soda, or Coke?  Check it out…
New Semester, y’all…Whoohooo!

First on the agenda.  What did you always want to know but don’t yet? We’ll do a 10 minute blog post on this and then share our answers.   This is meant to help us make some decisions on what we’ll do for [...]

Last class…

Hey kids,
It’s our last class…and it’s short–80 minutes. Here’s my plan.

I want to introduce you to a form called the heroic couplet: 2 lines, each ten syllables long that rhyme. Try it out yourself.
Then I wanted to make sure that you had a chance to blog about your experiences in this class. [...]

Janie and Mary

The last class of the semester…enjoy your 3 day weekend, but first…

In small groups, we’ll insert quotes, events, and ideas from chapters 7-8 onto your theme sheets.
Your small groups will answer the following study questions and drop one copy into my drop box.
After some time discussing our answers, we’ll get to the in-class compare/contrast [...]