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FOR MONDAY, OCT. 15 One more day for grammar practice. I HIGHLY recommend that, over the weekend, you go through any papers you can get your hands on and practice finding error. If you have any struggles, bring them to class to share and work through. Last chance before the test!

FOR FRIDAY, OCT. 12 Keep bringing papers for us to look over and work on grammar and punctuation issues.

FOR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10 Bring sample papers again--we'll keep working on them together and separately for grammar issues.

FOR MONDAY, OCT. 8 We begin Unit 5--the last unit. Bring every single sample paper you have, and bring a handbook if you can get your hands on one.

FOR FRIDAY, OCT. 5 test.

FOR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3 Bring papers of your own. We will be practicing conferencing, and it works best if you practice with something you have personally written. Be sure to keep practicing commenting on papers for Friday's test.

FOR MONDAY, OCT. 1 Please bring your collection of student papers to work on in class. If you have extra copies, feel free to bring them for me and/or others to look at and help you with feedback as well. We'll do more commenting. If you will not have student papers, please let me know in advance and I will bring some for you--but this is only an emergency option!!

FOR FRIDAY, SEPT. 28 Rubrics and metarubrics due in Moodle by classtime.

FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26 We'll be doing more grade norming. Bring anything you'd like us to grade norm as well--copies for all if you can. (there are 8 of us total).

__**NOTICE:**__ Due to illness (mine) we won't have class today. We were going to spend the hour working on your rubrics, so we really shouldn't be too far behind. We'll spend a bit of time Monday on them if you have questions; otherwise just work on them over the weekend and bring them with you to class Monday. If you have more urgent questions, feel free to email them to me. Have a good weekend and be safe.

FOR FRIDAY, SEPT. 21 We'll be working on rubric-making in class, so bring your assignment(s) that the rubric will be for.

FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19 Unit 2 work is due. Please turn in digital copies on Moodle. There is a "Drop Assignments Here" link and a "Drop Metacommentary Unit Two" link--please include both your assignment(s) and your metacommentary, saved as lastname_assignment.doc and lastname_metaassignment.doc. If you don't have Word and use Works, please save your document as a .rtf.

FOR MONDAY, SEPT. 17 No homework in particular. However, having as much done as possible on your assignment(s) will be helpful for you as class on Monday will be workshop time. The more you have done, the more feedback you can get. For those who missed class Friday, the handouts for class in on the handouts page titled "Assignment Guidelines Handouts"--be sure to read these and apply them to your assignment(s). The second makes a good guideline for your metacommentary as well.

FOR FRIDAY, SEPT. 14 Bring to class either three (or more) writing assignments that you have collected from various teachers or friends--or bring ideas for your own assignment you'd like to create. Your journals for project one (theory) are to be completed and polished by Friday: I'll grade them over the weekend.

FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12 Please read Cambourne's piece "Toward and educationally relevant theory of literacy learning" and take a look at his "Framework" (bring to class) and write a journal entry on your journal page. Be sure to date your entry. Bring three questions to class for discussion.

FOR MONDAY, SEPT. 10 Please read Matsuda's piece "Process and Post Process" and write a journal entry on your journal page. Be sure to date your entry. Bring three questions to class for discussion.

FOR FRIDAY, SEPT. 7 Please read Maxine Hairston's piece "The Winds of Change" (in "Handouts and Readings") and write a journal entry on your journal page. Be sure to date your entry. Bring three questions to class for discussion.

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