Class Reports, ENGL 1113.006 and ENGL 1113.007, 20140430

ENGL 1113.006 began as scheduled at 11:30am in Classroom Building Room 108. The class roster listed eighteen students, unchanged since last class meeting. Twelve attended.

ENGL 1113.007 began as scheduled at 12:30pm in Classroom Building Room 122. The class roster listed sixteen students, unchanged since the last class meeting. Thirteen attended.

Discussion continued to focus on explication of Bisson's "Billy and the Spacemen" in preparation for the final exam. Some twenty minutes of class time was given to a quiz, through which attendance was assessed.

Class Report, ENGL 2543.002, 20140430

Class began as scheduled at 9:30am in Morrill Hall Room 202. The class roster listed fourteen students, unchanged since last class meeting. All attended.

Discussion centered on Johnson and the differences between descriptive and prescriptive lexicography. Commonalities of criticism of Paradise Lost were noted, as well.

Attendance was assessed via a quiz.

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Class Reports, ENGL 1113.006 and ENGL 1113.007, 20140428

ENGL 1113.006 began as scheduled at 11:30am in Classroom Building Room 108. The class roster listed eighteen students, unchanged since the last class meeting. Thirteen attended.

ENGL 1113.007 began as scheduled at 12:30pm in Classroom Building Room 122. The class roster listed sixteen students, unchanged since last class meeting. Fourteen attended.

Both sections discussed the final exam reading, Bisson's "Billy and the Spacemen." A quiz and student evaluations are forthcoming.

Attendance in each section was assessed informally.

Class Report, ENGL 2543.002, 20140428

Class began as scheduled in Morrill Hall Room 202. The class roster listed fourteen students, unchanged since last class meeting. Thirteen attended.

After a visit by a particularly special guest, discussion touched on the conference papers recently submitted and concerns of the summative exam (to be administered next Monday) before treating Pope.

Attendance was assessed informally. A quiz is expected for Wednesday.

Class Reports, ENGL 1113.006 and ENGL 1113.007, 20140425

ENGL 1113.006 began as scheduled at 11:30am in Classroom Building Room 108. The class roster listed eighteen students, unchanged since the last class meeting. Twelve attended.

ENGL 1113.007 began as scheduled at 12:30pm in Classroom Building Room 122. The class roster listed sixteen students, unchanged since the last class meeting. Twelve attended.

Discussion in both sections opened with questions about student impressions of the evaluation essay that was to have been submitted before class began. It moved thence to discuss the final exam assignment sheet and Terry Bisson's "Billy and the Spacemen." The story will inform the final exam; students are urged to have a copy, which can be gotten from the OSU library databases and which will be the topic of discussion for much of next week.

Attendance was assessed informally.

Class Report, ENGL 2543.002, 20140425

Class began as schedudled at 9:30am in Morrill Hall Room 202. The class roster listed fourteen students, unchanged since the last class meeting. Ten attended.

Discussion opened with comments regarding the just-submitted conference-length paper. It moved thence into discussion of Addison and The Spectator.

Attendance was assessed informally.

Class Reports, ENGL 1113.006 and ENGL 1113.007, 20140421

ENGL 1113.006 began as scheduled at 11:30am in Classroom Building Room 108. The class roster listed eighteen students, unchanged since the last class meeting. Twelve attended.

ENGL 1113.007 began as scheduled at 12:30pm in Classroom Building Room 122. The class roster listed sixteen students, unchanged since the last class meeting. Eleven attended.

In both classes, discussion opened with comments regarding the upcoming final exam. It moved thence to address student concerns regarding the evaluation essay due on Friday before student broke off into small groups to conduct one final peer review session.

Attendance in both sections was assessed informally.

Class Report, ENGL 2543.002, 20140423

Class began as scheduled at 9:30am in Morrill Hall Room 202. The class roster listed fourteen students, unchanged since the last class meeting. All attended.

Discussion opened with questions about student progress on the conference paper, due Friday. Afterward, it moved to a discussion of Swift, cannibalism, anthropophagy, and colonialist tropes. Readings for 25 and 28 April were swapped; Friday's reading will be the Addison materials in the course textbook instead of the Pope, and the Pope will be treated Monday.

Attendance was assessed informally.

Class Reports, ENGL 1113.006 and ENGL 1113.007, 20140421

ENGL 1113.006 began slightly behind schedule (due to instructor error) at 11:35am in Classroom Building Room 108. The class roster listed eighteen students, unchanged since the last class meeting. Thirteen attended.

ENGL 1113.007 began as scheduled at 12:30pm in Classroom Building Room 122. The class roster listed sixteen students, unchanged since the last class meeting. Fifteen attended.

Discussion in both classes asked after student progress on the evaluation essays due Friday. Students were told to bring hard copies of their drafts to class on Wednesday for a final peer review session. From there, discussion moved to treat issues of tone, working from examples derived from earlier student submissions for instructor review.

Attendance in both sections was assessed via riddle quiz.