Birthday Celebration During Finals

Aby, Meynard - May 19
Ed - May 20

*If you have a birthday this week or this month, please let me know, so that we can wish you a Happy Birthday wish, too.  :)

FAREWELL DR. RIVERA AND CLASSMATES - Tues., May 20 - Sec. 7

Post your final goodbye entry.  It has been a pleasure having all of you as students.  I will certainly miss all of you, but I am confident that you will use the writing skills/strategies that you've gained to continue to write effective essays.  Good luck!

Best regards,
Dr. Rivera

FAREWELL DR. RIVERA AND CLASSMATES - Wed., May 21 - Sec. 9

Post your final goodbye entry.  It has been a pleasure having all of you as students.  I will certainly miss all of you, but I am confident that you will use the writing skills/strategies that you've gained to continue to write effective essays.  Good luck!

Best regards,
Dr. Rivera

Argumentative Essay Guidelines

Argumentative Essay Guidelines:  Source 1 ~  Source 2 ~ Source 3

Reflection - Writing and Reading Something Worthy - May 15 - Sec. 7

Writing and reading something worthy is important.  Interpret the poem above.  In addition, share your thoughts about today's activities.

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Reflection - Writing and Reading Something Worthy - May 15 - Sec. 9

Writing and reading something worthy is important.  Interpret the poem above.  In addition, share your thoughts about today's activities.

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Reflection - Reading, Writing, and Thinking - May 8 - Sec. 7

Reading, writing, and thinking go hand in hand.  Interpret the quote above.  In addition, share your thoughts about today's activities.

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Reflection - Reading, Writing, and Thinking - May 8 - Sec. 9

Reading, writing, and thinking go hand in hand.  Interpret the quote above.  In addition, share your thoughts about today's activities.

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Robert Makus Critical Essay Prize

Visit this URL:  http://www.uog.edu/news-announcements/robert-makus-critical-essay-prize-aka-%E2%80%9Cthe-makus-prize%E2%80%9D

This is a $100 annual cash prize awarded at the end of spring semester for the best critical essay written by an undergraduate or graduate student at UOG. Students currently enrolled full or part-time in any UOG college or program may submit one essay per year.
The prize essay should be thoughtful and cogently argued, perhaps clever and/or profound. Interdisciplinary thinking is preferred, but not required. The essay should be more or less comprehensible to college-educated specialists and non-specialists, relatively free of jargon, and stay true to the inventive spirit of the essay, not the research article. Footnotes are welcome, if needed, but should be kept to a minimum.*

¨     Submission Deadline: April 15, 2014 by 4:00 p.m.
¨     Submit essay to Deb Respicio in DEAL office for receipt acknowledgment (time stamp). The DEAL office is located on the 2^nd floor of the English & Communications Building.
¨     Format is Chicago Style, double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman.
¨     Length should be 10-15 pages, 8 ½ x 11 paper (hardcopy submission only).
¨     Author’s Name should be printed on top, left-hand corner of first page.
¨     No co-authored essays accepted.
¨     The prize will be awarded at the CLASS Annual Awards Day, May 16, 2014.
¨     If the judges determine that there is no prize winner, the contest will resume the following year. Submitted essays will not be returned, and rejected submissions will not be acknowledged. The only person to hear from the judges is the prize winner.
¨     All essays will be rigorously vetted for plagiarism.

*For more insights into the nature of the essay as a distinct genre of writing, see Theodor Adorno, "The Essay as Form," New German Critique, 32:151-171 (1984). This same essay, which sets the gold standard for essay writing, is published in Theodor Adorno, Notes to Literature, Vol. One, trans. Shierry W. Nicholsen (New York: Columbia UP, 1991), 3-23. Other informative works on the essay include G. Douglas Atkins, Tracing the Essay: Through Experience to Truth (Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2005), and Robert Con Davis’s “Back to the Essay,” available online as a PDF http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/sites/default/files/static/docs/davis-undiano-back-to-the-essay.pdf
______________________
Robert “Bob” Makus (died July 14, 2002) was a fellow doctoral student with C. S. Schreiner in the Hermeneutics cohort under Dr. Joseph Kockelmans at Pennsylvania State University.  Bob died of cancer soon after beginning his teaching career in philosophy at University of San Francisco. He was a philosophical writer of exceptional promise and carried himself with dignity unto the moment of his untimely demise. Dr. Schreiner has established the prize in memory of his friend and colleague.
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Reflection - Test #4 - Sec. 7 - April 29

Discuss your thoughts on taking Test #4. Were you prepared for it? If so, what strategies did you use as part of your preparation? If you were not prepared for it, what will you do next time to ensure that you do well on the test?

Reflection - Test #4 - Sec. 9 - April 29

Discuss your thoughts on taking Test #4. Were you prepared for it? If so, what strategies did you use as part of your preparation? If you were not prepared for it, what will you do next time to ensure that you do well on the test?

Reflection - Time & Problem Solving - Sec. 7 - April 24

Visit this URL: http://www.studygs.net/shared/mgmnt.htm Was this academic resource helpful? Explain.
In addition, describe your thoughts of today's activities.

Reflection - Time & Problem Solving - Sec. 9 - April 24

Visit this URL: http://www.studygs.net/shared/mgmnt.htm Was this academic resource helpful? Explain.
In addition, describe your thoughts of today's activities.

Reflection -Test #3 - Sec. 7 - April 17

Discuss your thoughts on taking Test #3. Were you prepared for it? If so, what strategies did you use as part of your preparation? If you were not prepared for it, what will you do next time to ensure that you do well on the test?

Reflection -Test #3 - Sec. 9 - April 17

Discuss your thoughts on taking Test #3. Were you prepared for it? If so, what strategies did you use as part of your preparation? If you were not prepared for it, what will you do next time to ensure that you do well on the test?

Reflection - Revising and Editing - Sec. 7 - April 10

Visit this URL: http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/style-and-editing/revising. Discuss the importance of revising and editing.

In addition, discuss your thoughts on today's class activities.

Reflection - Revising and Editing - Sec. 9 - April 10

Visit this URL: http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/style-and-editing/revising. Discuss the importance of revising and editing.

In addition, discuss your thoughts on today's class activities.

Reflection - Test #2 - Sec. 7 - April 8

Discuss your thoughts on taking Test #2. Were you prepared for it? If so, what strategies did you use as part of your preparation? If you were not prepared for it, what will you do next time to ensure that you do well on the test? In addition, discuss your thoughts of today's activities.

Reflection - Test #2 - Sec. 9 - April 8

Discuss your thoughts on taking Test #2. Were you prepared for it? If so, what strategies did you use as part of your preparation? If you were not prepared for it, what will you do next time to ensure that you do well on the test? In addition, discuss your thoughts of today's activities.

Reflection – Writing the Controlling Idea/Organizing and Developing Support - Sec. 7 - April 3

Visit this URL: http://www.umuc.edu/writingcenter/onlineguide/chapter2-10.cfm Now that you are well familiar with a controlling idea/organizing and developing support, discuss a topic sentence that would be good to explore for the Spring Break.

Example: Yesterday, I had an unusual fiesta experience at the Field House.

Please note that the above topic sentence enables the audience to inquire what kind of experience you've had and why it was unusual.

In addition, discuss your thoughts on today's class activities, including your essay brain stretcher picture.

Reflection – Writing the Controlling Idea/Organizing and Developing Support - Sec. 9 - April 3

Visit this URL: http://www.umuc.edu/writingcenter/onlineguide/chapter2-10.cfm Now that you are well familiar with a controlling idea/organizing and developing support, discuss a topic sentence that would be good to explore for the Spring Break.

Example: Yesterday, I had an unusual fiesta experience at the Field House.

Please note that the above topic sentence enables the audience to inquire what kind of experience you've had and why it was unusual.

In addition, discuss your thoughts on today's class activities.

Reflection - Common Mistakes in Writing - Sec.7 - March 20

Visit this URL: http://my.ilstu.edu/~jhkahn/writing.html to review some common mistakes of English grammar, mechanics, and punctuation. Did you find this resource to be useful? Why or why not?
In addition, discuss your thoughts on today's class activities.

Reflection - Common Mistakes in Writing - Sec. 9 - March 20

Visit this URL: http://my.ilstu.edu/~jhkahn/writing.html to review some common mistakes of English grammar, mechanics, and punctuation. Did you find this resource to be useful? Why or why not?
In addition, discuss your thoughts on today's class activities.

Reflection - Run-On Sentences - Sec. 7 - March 13

Visit this URL: http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000011.htm Why should we avoid run-on sentences?

In addition, discuss your thoughts on today's class activities.

Reflection - Run-On Sentences - Sec. 9 - March 13

Visit this URL: http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000011.htm Why should we avoid run-on sentences? In addition, discuss your thoughts on today's class activities.

Reflection - Common Mistakes in Writing - Sec. 7 - March 6

Visit this URL: http://my.ilstu.edu/~jhkahn/writing.html to review some common mistakes of English grammar, mechanics, and punctuation. Did you find this resource to be useful? Why or why not? In addition, discuss your thoughts on today's class activities.

Reflection - Common Mistakes in Writing - Sec. 9 - March 6

Visit this URL: http://my.ilstu.edu/~jhkahn/writing.html to review some common mistakes of English grammar, mechanics, and punctuation. Did you find this resource to be useful? Why or why not? In addition, discuss your thoughts on today's class activities.

Reflection - Test #1 - Sec. 7 - March 4

Discuss your thoughts on taking Test #1.  Were you prepared for it?  If so, what strategies did you use as part of your preparation?  If you were not prepared for it, what will you do next time to ensure that you do well on the test? In addition, discuss your thoughts of today's activities. 

Reflection - Test #1 - Sec. 9 - March 4

Discuss your thoughts on taking Test #1.  Were you prepared for it?  If so, what strategies did you use as part of your preparation?  If you were not prepared for it, what will you do next time to ensure that you do well on the test? In addition, discuss your thoughts of today's activities. 

Reflection – Argumentative (Persuasive) Essay – Sec. 7 - Feb. 25

Visit URL: http://mnrivera1.com/Four_Major_Essays.pdf  In your own words, discuss what an argumentative essay is. View the topics listed. Discuss which argumentative topic you would select and why? Please note that this will also be reviewed for Test #4. Further reflect on today’s overall activities.

Reflection – Argumentative (Persuasive) Essay – Sec. 9 - Feb. 25

Visit URL: http://mnrivera1.com/Four_Major_Essays.pdf   In your own words, discuss what an argumentative essay is. View the topics listed. Discuss which argumentative topic you would select and why? Please note that this will also be reviewed for Test #4. Further reflect on today’s overall activities.

Reflection - Rubric for Writing - Feb. 20 - Sec. 7

See the rubric below as you compose your essays. Ensure that you meet the criteria listed for composing, style, sentence formation, usage, and mechanics.

Discuss your thoughts on today's activities (re: argumentative/persuasive essay, editing, etc.)

Click on the image above to get a clearer picture of the rubric.

Reflection - Rubric for Writing - Feb. 20 - Sec. 9

See the rubric below as you compose your essays. Ensure that you meet the criteria listed for composing, style, sentence formation, usage, and mechanics.

Discuss your thoughts on today's activities (re: argumentative/persuasive essay, editing, etc.)

Click on the image above to get a clearer picture of the rubric.

Introducing the EN100-07 Team!

Introducing the EN100-09 Team!

Reflection - Expository (Informative) Essay - Feb. 18 - Sec. 7

Visit URL: http://mnrivera1.com/Four_Major_Essays.pdf In your own words, discuss what an expository essay is. View the topics listed. Discuss which expository topic you would select and why? Please note that this will also be reviewed for Test #3. Further reflect on today’s overall activities.

Reflection - Expository (Informative) Essay - Feb. 18 - Sec. 9

Visit URL: http://mnrivera1.com/Four_Major_Essays.pdf In your own words, discuss what an expository essay is. View the topics listed. Discuss which expository topic you would select and why? Please note that this will also be reviewed for Test #3. Further reflect on today’s overall activities.

Reflection - Narrative Essay - Feb. 13 - Sec. 7

Visit URL: http://mnrivera1.com/Four_Major_Essays.pdf In your own words, discuss what a narrative essay is. View the topics listed. Discuss which narrative topic you would select and why? Please note that this will also be reviewed for Test #2. Further reflect on today’s overall activities.

Reflection - Narrative Essay - Feb. 13 - Sec. 9

Visit URL: http://mnrivera1.com/Four_Major_Essays.pdf In your own words, discuss what a narrative essay is. View the topics listed. Discuss which narrative topic you would select and why? Please note that this will also be reviewed for Test #2. Further reflect on today’s overall activities.

Reflection - Descriptive Essay - Feb. 11 - Sec. 7

Visit URL: http://mnrivera1.com/Four_Major_Essays.pdf In your own words, discuss what a descriptive essay is. View the topics listed. Discuss which descriptive topic you would select and why? Please note that this will also be reviewed for Test #1. Further reflect on today’s overall activities.

Reflection - Descriptive Essay - Feb. 11 - Sec. 9

Visit URL: http://mnrivera1.com/Four_Major_Essays.pdf In your own words, discuss what a descriptive essay is. View the topics listed. Discuss which descriptive topic you would select and why? Please note that this will also be reviewed for Test #1. Further reflect on today’s overall activities.

Reflection - Feb. 4 - Sec. 7

Share your thoughts regarding today's activities. (Re: Writing Process: Stage One, Exploring/Experimenting/Gathering Information)

Reflection - Feb. 4 - Sec. 9

Share your thoughts regarding today's activities. (Re: Writing Process: Stage One, Exploring/Experimenting/Gathering Information)

Reflection - Jan. 30 - Sect. 7

Share your thoughts regarding today's activities. (Re: Kinds of support for text-based writing, descriptive essay review)

Reflection - Jan. 30 - Sect. 9

Share your thoughts regarding today's activities. (Re: Kinds of support for text-based writing, descriptive essay review)