Friday, October 31, 2014

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20141031

Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 106. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Eleven attended, verified informally.

Class focused on final review of the TInst. Student participation was good.

Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 106. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Twelve attended, verified informally.

Class focused on final review of the TInst. Student participation was reasonably good.

Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 106. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Twelve attended, verified informally.

Class focused on final review of the TInst. Student participation was good.

Class Report: ENGL 2415, Section 005; 20141031

Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 23 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Eighteen attended, verified informally.

Discussion asked after work on the conference-length paper before treating Blake. Student participation was good.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20141029

Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Fourteen attended, verified informally.

Discussion asked after progress on the TInst and EAR before discussing usage and document formatting. Student participation was somewhat subdued.

Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Fifteen attended, verified informally.

Discussion covered much the same materials as had that in Section 004. Student participation was adequate.

Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Sixteen attended, verified informally.

Discussion covered much the same materials as had those in earlier sections. Student participation was good.

Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20141029

Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 23 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Twenty-one attended, verified informally.

Discussion asked after thoughts on the submitted expository essay and introduced the conference-length paper before treating Blake. Student participation was reasonably good from some students, although others appeared to be fighting off sleep or illness.

Monday, October 27, 2014

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20141027

Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last report. Sixteen attended, verified informally.

Discussion asked after progress on the EAR and the TInst (the latter of which is due in a week). It then treated points of usage such as homophones and genitives. Student participation was somewhat low, not unexpectedly for the subject matter.

Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since the last report. Sixteen attended, verified informally.

Discussion covered much the same topics as had that of the earlier section. Student participation was better.

Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last report. Fifteen attended, verified informally.

Discussion covered much the same topics as earlier classes', although the specific points of usage discussed differed. Student participation was good.

Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20141027

Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 23 students enrolled, a decline of one since the last report. Nineteen attended, verified informally.

Discussion asked after progress on the expository essay (which is due 29 October 2014) before treating last week's work and concerns of paratext. Student participation was good.

Friday, October 17, 2014

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20141017

Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class. Seventeen attended, verified informally.

Discussion asked after progress on the TInst and EAR before offering more practice for next week's evaluation exercise. Student participation was adequate.

Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since last class. Thirteen attended, verified informally.

Discussion treated much the same materials as had the earlier section's. Student participation was reasonably good.

Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class. Seventeen attended, verified informally.

Discussion treated treated much the same materials as the earlier sections'. Student participation was good.

All Sections
Students are advised that, while class will meet as usual, there will be no reports next week. There may also be some delays in grade posting.

Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20141017

Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 24 students enrolled, a decline of one since last class. Sixteen attended, verified informally.

Discussion asked after progress on the expository essay before addressing haiku. Student participation was reasonably good.

Students are advised that, while class will meet as usual, there will be no reports next week. There may also be some delays in grade posting.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20141015

Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Sixteen attended, verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion asked after progress on the TInst and EAR before offering more practice for the evaluation exercise. Student participation was relatively good.

Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fifteen attended, verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion covered much the same materials as had that of the earlier section. Student participation was reasonably good.

Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Sixteen attended, verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion covered much the same materials as had that of the earlier sections. Student participation was reasonably good.

Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20141015

Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 25 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Twenty attended, verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion asked after progress on the expository essay before treating more poetry. Student participation was good.

Monday, October 13, 2014

Class Reports: ENGL 3323. Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20141013

Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Fifteen attended, verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion asked after progress on the TInst and EAR before practicing for the upcoming evaluation exercise. Student participation was adequate.

Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Sixteen attended, verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion covered much the same materials as had been the case for Section 004, albeit with a different video example. Student participation was good.

Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Thirteen attended, verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion covered much the same materials as had been the case in earlier sections, albeit with a different video example. Student participation was good.

Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20141013

Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 25 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Twenty-one attended, verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion asked after progress on the expository essay before discussing poems and preparing for the upcoming explication exercise. Student participation was good.

Friday, October 10, 2014

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20141010

Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class. Ten attended, verified by a quiz.

Discussion asked after progress on the TInst and EAR before practicing technical document evaluation on a 1916 US Army signal manual. Student participation was less than expected.

Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since last class. Fifteen attended, verified informally.

Discussion covered much the same materials as had been the case for Section 004. Student participation was adequate.

Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class. Fifteen attended, verified informally.

Discussion covered the same materials as earlier sections. Student participation was good.

Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20141010

Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 25 students enrolled, unchanged since last class. Nineteen attended, verified informally.

Discussion asked after progress on the expository essay before discussing poetry, including Shakespeare's Sonnet 20. Student participation was reasonably good.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20141008

Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fourteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion asked after progress on the TInst and EAR before treating concerns of format and content for the former. Student participation was adequate.

Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Sixteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion covered much the same materials as had been covered in Section 004. Student participation was relatively good.

Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Several students entered late; eighteen were counted as present, following course policy stated on page 3 of the course syllabus.

Discussion covered much the same materials as had earlier sections. Student participation was somewhat less than usual.

Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20141008

Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 25 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Twenty-two attended, as verified by a quiz.

Discussion asked after progress on the expository essay before discussing individual poems and touching on concerns of sound within poems. Student participation was relatively good.

Monday, October 6, 2014

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Secitons 004, 006, and 007; 20141006

Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fifteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion asked after final thoughts on the IP before asking after progress on the EAR and TInst. It then referred back to an earlier class activity that has attracted attention. Student participation was good.

Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Seventeen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion covered much the same materials as had been true of Section 004, although it treated the regular course readings to a greater degree. Student participation was good.

Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion followed the model of that in Section 006. Student participation was good.

Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20141006

Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 25 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Twenty-two attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion asked after progress on the expository essay before treating assigned readings. Student participation was good.

Sunday, October 5, 2014

A Note about Page Limits

Note that this report comments about the effects of messing with formatting to meet page length. Even Judge Barbier agrees, the "tactic would not be appropriate for a college term paper."

Don't run afoul of Barbier. Follow formatting directions.

Friday, October 3, 2014

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20141003

Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 106. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fourteen attended, verified informally.

Class was taken up with a final review/workshop of the IP. Student engagement with the activity was generally good.

Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 106. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Sixteen attended, verified informally.

Class was taken up with a final review/workshop of the IP. Student engagement with the activity was generally good.

Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 106. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since last class meeting. Fifteen attended, verified informally.

Class was taken up with a final review/workshop of the IP. Student engagement with the activity was generally good.

Class Report: ENGL 2413, Section 005; 20141003

Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 25 students enrolled, a decline of one since last class meeting. Eighteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion asked after the completed annotated bibliography and introduced the expository essay before discussing poetic analysis and works of John Donne. Student participation was relatively low.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Class Reports: ENGL 3323, Sections 004, 006, and 007; 20141001

Section 004
Class began at 11:30am in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Fourteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion asked after progress on the IP / EAR before introducing the TInst and treating numeracy through Joanna Wolfe's February 2010 CCC article "Rhetorical Numbers: A Case for Quantitative Writing in the Composition Classroom." Student participation was relatively low.

Section 006
Class began at 1:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 208. The class roster listed 18 students enrolled, a decrease of one since the last class meeting. Seventeen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion covered much the same material as had been true of Section 004. Student participation was adequate.

Section 007
Class began at 2:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 306. The class roster listed 19 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Fourteen attended, as verified by a brief written exercise.

Discussion covered the same materials as earlier sections'. Student participation was good.

Class Report: ENGL 2453, Section 005; 20141001

Class began at 12:30pm in Morrill Hall Room 301. The class roster listed 26 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Twenty attended, as verified by a quiz.

Discussion covered concerns of poetry, treating individual pieces. Student participation was relatively good.