May 15-19
There's no school Friday, May 19. It's Malcolm X Birthday observance in the Peralta College District. Do something revolutionary today...study for your exams next week. Check your syllabus to see when we meet. English 201 10-11, our exam is on Monday, May 22. The day of the final you will present your research essays. If you have any questions please ask in advance. Practice your presentation before class and time yourself. You cannot read your essay. Keep the presentations to 5-10 minutes, 15 max.

Portfolios (All)
Print the check-list on a sheet of paper and list your grades next to the assignments. The check-list is your table of contents.

In a soft-binder please include the following:
Name
Mailing Address
Course Number
E-mail address

1. Introduction: The introduction should discuss your past 18 weeks of study. Include your expectations and whether or not they were met. Compare and contrast your writing then and now with specific examples of how you have improved. Talk about what you have learned that has affected your attitude towards reading and writing, plus skills you plan to incorporate into your lifelong pursuit of learning (250-500 words).

2. Chose 2 essays (include all your drafts and peer reviews)that reflect your writing ability and discuss their merits from the perspective of a reader and a writer, also discuss your revision process (250-500 words. Do not compile the two essays.)

English 201 include all of your WWT Essays; plus your chapter essays for Narration, Examples, Description, Compare Contrast, Process, etc., plus your responses to chapter questions and/or narrative responses.

English 1A include your DIJ essays (10-12).

Both Classes: Midterm or Crash essays, Love essay

English 201: Emmitt Till Essay, Civil Rights Movement Essays, Bush's State of the Union, Children of the Movement Essays, and final essay(assignment given Wednesday, May 17)

English 1A: Response to Bayard Rustin, Ready for Revolution Essays

Research Essay: Planning sheet, outline, first draft, final draft

Presentations of research: Include an abstract or a short summary. Make copies for students

Extra Credit Assignments
Freewrites
Class Notes
Any last minute revisions: How many, What essay

Portfolio comments and grade
Course Grade

Your evaluation of course: Please be frank in your evaluation of teacher, methodology. texts, assignments, and anything else you'd care to comment on.

Ask any questions you might have for me about your writing or anything else.

Can I use any of your work in teacher research? I will let you know if anything is published and give you copies, and of course compensate you if I am paid.

My website: www.wandaspicks.com