Lessons, 2-6 October 2017

English 1301

Angelina College

YOU and some old guy

Week of 2 – 6 October 2017

 

1. Monday and Tuesday:

 

A. Test

 

B. I will be pleased to take a last look at your rough drafts.

 

C. Please don’t bring me your draft if you have changed nothing about it

 since I read it last week.

 

2. Wednesday and Thursday:

 

A. The final draft of your descriptive essay is due at roll call.  No excuses

 – “It’s in my car.” / “My mother’s bringing it.” / “I was printing it in the

 library.”  / “It’s in my girlfriend’s truck which broke down and is in a

repair shop in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.  Really!  You can ask my

mother!” Any of these can be true, but they are not excuses - you were

given this assignment two weeks ago.

 

B. Introduce persuasive writing

 

Some miscellaneous notes:

 

A. That head may not be down and those eyes may not be hidden in your

 hands.  If you are that tired you should be home; if you are that sick you

 should be in the nurse’s office.

 

B. If you cannot write a simple declarative sentence you cannot succeed in this class.  I hope and believe some of the curious assemblies of words I read last week were due to carelessness.

 

Until you can demonstrate control, avoid beginning sentences with verb phrases, i.e. “Walking into the room, the wall on the right is painted green.” Walls do not walk into rooms; indeed, they do not walk at all.

 

C. Demonstrate initiative – while the old instructor is working with another student that is your time to review your own work and that of others, not idle.  A successful college student, like a successful worker, does not need constant supervision.  Passivity is your enemy.