Wednesday, August 31

Distributed course syllabus, discussed goals and strategies for the course overall.
Shared the class blog.
Book groups formed to discuss summer reading books; students shared 1--2 entries from their journals, discussed their impressions of the central message of the book.  (Will need to report to the class after wrapping up the discussion tomorrow; I will collect the journals then.)

HOMEWORK

Students should remember to bring their summer reading books and their journals again tomorrow for use in class.

All students are STRONGLY urged to bring a 3 ring binder to class daily.

Tuesday, August 30

COLLECTED published newspaper clippings of letters to the editor.

Referring to their response journals and to their summer reading books, students wrote a timed, in-class essay on the theme of their book.

COLLECTED finished essays for a score.

HOMEWORK

Students should remember to bring their summer reading books and their journals again tomorrow for use in class.

All students are STRONGLY urged to bring a 3 ring binder to class daily.

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