In-Class Workshop

FIRST HOUR WORKSHOP: THINKING THROUGH ESSAY TWO

First, all students should email the professor at jrcqueens@yahoo.com like this:

Subject: Essay One Comments
Message: Your Name

Students should use this class to concentrate on three things: 1) beginning their draft for essay two (if they haven't started already); 2) going over comments on essay one, and noting whether or not they'll revise; 3) Finishing their LIB 110 Production Team documents.

Drafting Essay Two

Go over the essay two assignment.  Then scan the following website and note all the various emotions they could explore in the assignment (take notes):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emotions

Then students can turn to page 12 in the Hacker text. Note the section on annotation. Then turn to page 13. After reading about "listing," students should produce a "brainstorm" about possible directions for essay two. Some students may want to "cluster" their list afterwords. 

Next, students can formulate a tentative thesis. This doesn't have to be the thesis students keep throughout, but it will be the thesis for the working draft. Students always are strongly encouraged to revise their thesis statements. 

Begin to sketch a plan. How will you support the thesis? Begin to locate passages in Fast Food Nation. Also consider Food, Inc. 

Students are encouraged to draft as much of their essay as possible in the first hour of class.

 SECOND HOUR WORKSHOP: ASSESSING ESSAY ONE & LIB 110 PRODUCTION TEAMS

After reading the comments they received on their essays, students should write a letter to the professor that addresses the following issues:

- Do they understand the professor comments?
- Do they plan to revise the essay for a higher grade? If so, what is their timetable for revision? What will they prioritize for revision?
- If they are required to revise, do they understand why? What is their timetable for revision? What will they prioritize for revision?
- If students did not turn in an essay, they must make a mandatory meeting with the professor during Office Hours within the next seven college weekdays.

LIB 110 Production Teams

After writing their letters to the professor, students should gather into their teams and finalize their LIB 110 documents. At the end of the hour, students should turn in the completed form and send the professor any attached matter. Students should also turn in a brief paragraph explaining what they personally did to work on the assignment in the past week.

If a group is unable to turn in the document and its supporting material by the end of class, the group needs to submit an action timetable for how they will get the required documents to the professor in the next 24 hours. All groups or students who cannot turn in the documents within this time-frame must sign a piece of paper acknowledging that they have risked their project and grades for LIB 110.