late Nov. - early Dec. due dates for Adv. Comp.

This is the second in a recent series of posts to help you "sort out" the many upcoming due dates in Adv. Comp. These assessments and other requirements are due between the final progress report deadline yesterday (11/15/16) and the end of the first full week in December ...

Monday, Nov. 21

• blog - formative check
• turnitin.com markup quiz 1

Tuesday, Nov. 22

• AoF outline

Monday, Nov. 28

• turnitin.com markup quiz 2

Tuesday, Nov. 29

• first few pages (2.5 - 3.5) of AoF essay in draft due

Thursday, Dec. 1

• ALL sources due in Noodletools (16 notecards)

Friday, Dec. 2

• turnitin.com markup quiz 3

Tuesday, Dec. 6

• FULL version of AoF draft due for peer-critiquing

Sunday, Dec. 11

• AoF essay due at 11:59 PM

information regarding redos and retakes for all of my classes

updated - Oct. 17, 2017

Students,

Now that the end of the quarter is upon us, I want to share some information regarding redos and retakes for all of my classes and all of my sections.

As with my colleagues in the English Dept., I will (of course) honor the redo/retake policy as articulated by our Dept., which is included in all of my syllabi as well as available here.

Once you have reviewed the policy you will notice I expect you to notify me of your intent to redo or retake within two days of your score posting in Aspen. Just to be clear, I do not expect you to notify me within two days of the due date of the summative assessment but, rather, within two days of seeing your grade in the portal. Once you have notified me, you will have ten days to redo or retake and this timeframe includes any out-of-class redo/retake steps, including but not limited to meeting with me during a mutual free period.

Furthermore, I ask that you notify me of your intentions to redo/retake in writing via email. We will discuss the particulars of these emails in class, but I do expect you to include an appropriate subject line, your name, your class, and your section. Stay tuned for more details!

a busy end to a busy quarter in adv. comp.!

I want to share some clarifying details regarding the end of the quarter push for due dates and such. Here are the relevant dates (in bulleted form), and these dates are also accurately reflected in Aspen as well.

• deadline to post college admissions essay to turnitin.com - Sunday, Oct. 16 @ 11:59 PM
• deadline to post final draft of the Rhetorical Analysis Essay - Sunday, Oct. 23 @ 11:59 PM
• additionally here are the dates "along the way" for the RA assignment
• BOTH Article A and Article B (from Arts & Letters Daily)  - Wed., Oct. 5 @ class
• pre-writing question set - Tue., Oct. 11 @ class
• rough draft (a complete draft) - Tue., Oct. 11 @ class
• deadline to finish reading your "expertise book" - Fri., Nov. 11 @ end-of-class

Think of a Great URL for Your Blog

You will begin blogging soon, and, so, you need to think of a clever URL for your blog. We will use the Google blogging platform Blogger, and your URL will be _____ .blogspot.com. Like mine is drjonessclassnotes.blogspot.com.

So ... come up with something creative, something that express you for those first several letters of your own URL. I'll give you three examples.

First, one of America's most influential bloggers is a guy named Andrew Sullivan (you can google him), and he made a name for himself when he wrote for The Daily Beast. In fact, he became so influential that he started his own blog called The Dish. Now, I'm sure you get the reference, right? The Urban Dictionary defines "the dish" as "the scoop only bigger." Mr. Sullivan is a clever guy! (Unfortunately, The Dish ended continuous publication last June.)

Second, former Houston Chronicle reporter Jenny Lawson runs a blog she's dubbed The Bloggess. She's not a "goddess" she's the "bloggess" -- cha-ching! Oh, and she wins lots and lots of awards too for her scathing, sarcastic humor.

Third, two years ago I had a student named Melanie, and she named her blog "Peanut Butter and Melly." Her URL reflected this accordingly.

Hopefully, these examples illustrate and, well, inspire. Pick a strong name as it will "brand" your blog.