English 201: Grades are Updated

I’ve updated your grades in Desire 2 Learn to reflect your fourth and fifth paper project grades.  At this point, the grade you see in Desire 2 Learn will be the grade you receive in the course.  I’ll post the grades to WebAdvisor in the next two days, so please do let me know if I’ve made any errors with your grades.

Thanks for all your hard work this semester!  I learned quite a bit from your various research topics!

English 101: Grades are Updated in D2L

I’ve updated grades in D2L…  so the grade you see in D2L is the grade you will more than likely receive in the course.  The grade might change if you haven’t yet handed in your final project or if I have made any errors.  I’ll be double-checking the grades until this Saturday, so please do contact me if anything looks amiss.

Thanks for all your hard work this semester!  You all made 101 a lot of fun for me!

Finals Week Office Hours

• Monday and Tuesday – 10:00 – 1:00
• Wednesday – 11:00 – 1:00

Please, please, please stop in to pick up any old projects you haven’t received!

All Classes: Throw Pies at Your Professors!

From the Sociology and Human Service Club:

Save Christmas, Get the Grinch! Today [December 11] in the Student Union Lobby from 1:00 – 3:00!

All of your favorite BHSU faculty and staff have agreed to play the part of The Grinch this year, and your job is to save Christmas from them… by getting them with a whipped cream pie!

The prices are $2 for 1 pie, and $5 for 3 pies. All the money raised will go toward buying Christmas presents for children at the Artemis House. So you really will be saving Christmas this year by getting the Grinch!
(besides, what a great way to kick off finals week)

In case it makes a difference… here is a list of a few of our “Grinches” this year:
-Richard Raridon
-Dr. Jane Klug
-Mike Jastorff
-Dr. Groce
-Dr. Lamb
-Dr. Johnson
-Dr. Marker
-Dr. Stillson
-Dr. J Hess
-Dr. Awbrey

All Classes: Paid Summer Internship

Know any Journalism, Communications, or English majors interested in a paid summer internship in Rapid?  Let me know, and I’ll pass along the relevant details.

All Classes: Twilight Lecture

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Both Twilight fans and Twilight haters: you might find Dr. Colmenero-Chilberg’s lecture interesting.  Click the thumbnail on the left for more information.

English 201: Grade Rehabilitation

Click “read more” for a little help on improving your final grade.

English 101: Extra Credit Opportunities

Click “read more” for a few chances at extra credit.

English 101: Reminders from Class on Friday, December 4

Click “read more” to double check that you’re ready for class on Monday!  All available on the reading and assignment schedule… but I thought I would post it here for convenience.)

English 201: Reminders from Class on Thursday, December 3

Click “read more” for a few reminders from class on Thursday.

English 101: Information About the Final Exam

Click “read more” for information about the final exam.

All Classes: Computer Help

Academic Earth is a website that publishes lectures from universities.  This lecture about computers covers some of the basics that many of us – beginners or old hacks – might not know.

All Classes: Citations Guides and Generators

While it might be a little late in the semester to post this, I still think this information will be helpful.

The question any English teacher gets the most from her students is: “How do I cite this?”  And the easiest way to answer that question goes: “Figure out which style your teacher expects, find the appropriate style guide, look up the source, and then copy the example.”

If you’re looking for shortcuts – as students who are crunched for time often are – the following links might be useful.

MLA style citation guide – if you’re old tech, this website is quite handy.  It condenses a lot of the information from the MLA style guide into a single page.

Easybib.com – this is a helpful website that creates different citations for the various citation styles.  You choose the style you’re supposed to use, enter the information, and then the cite will create your bibliographic entry.  If you use the generator, I strongly suggest you double check the citation against a style guide.

MLA Citation Generator – like Easybib.com, this website will generate citations for you… just only in MLA form.  Again, double check your work.

The Bibliograph – If you know what a Boomarklet is, then you’ll find this helpful.  Here’s the description: “Once it’s in your toolbar and you’ll be generating MLA bibliography entries on the fly from Amazon.com book pages and select types of Web sites.”

All Classes: Clever Video about Procrastaination

Have a great Thanksgiving Break!

English 201: Notes/Reminders from Class on Tuesday, November 24

What’s Due Post Break:

When you come back from your Thanksgiving holiday, you’ll need to have your final draft of paper IV ready to submit in class as well as posted to Turnitin.com.  Further, you’ll need to bring all your work from Unit IV to class so I can collect a homework grade.

We’re Starting the Last Unit:

We’re starting the last (yay!) and final unit on Tuesday, December 1, so you might want to take a look at the new paper assignment on the documents and handouts page.  You might have noticed that the assignments on your semester schedule are all “TBA.”  Check the documents and handouts page: I’ve posted the schedule.  Please do note that (1) the final draft is due in class on Thursday, December 10 and (2) you’ll need a few extra supplies (scissors, tape, and highlighters) throughout the unit.

Paper #3 and Grades:

If you were in class today (Nov. 24), you received your third papers back.  If not, stop by anytime during office hours to get your paper.

By Wednesday late afternoon/early evening, your grades will be updated in Desire to Learn.  Check your grades, and do let me know if anything looks amiss.

Thanks for all your hard work this semester!  Have a great break!