(T.S Eliot)
Dear Class,
Welcome to your Test #1 week, and our first week learning about modernism.
Reflecting on Week 5:
There was quite a bit of reading and writing to do last week, and I loved seeing your posts examining themes, symbols, how to achieve happiness, and what can be learned by studying Bishop Latour, Father Vaillant, and Death Comes to the Archbishop. I look forward to revisiting your posts at the start of this week and grading all of the Week 5 work by Thursday. Here is my class-wide feedback for the Week 4 work submitted:
- Please use third person voice, present tense as you discuss literature, MLA format, and correct grammar and punctuation. If you lose points on your small assignments, evaluate whether or not you have followed these guidelines. Email me if you are confused about why you received a specific score.
- Make sure to follow instructions. Double check the instructions.
- Paste your submissions in the comment box instead of attaching them. The ONLY times you will attach documents are when you post your essay drafts in your Peer Review Discussion boards and when you submit your final Essays 1 and 2. You'll attach them then because your peers and I will embed comments on your work. I don't embed comments on your small assignments or tests, so please paste them. I know the directions for small assignments say to attach documents, but please don't.
- The quality of your writing is improving as you work to craft your submissions carefully.
Looking Forward to Week 6:
The most significant challenge of the week will be crafting a strong Test #1 essay, so let's talk about that first:
- First things first: After reading through this Announcements page, the Introduction page, and Test #1 Preparation page, click on the Test #1 Instructions page, print out the questions, and begins outlining essays for each of the questions. You may take the test any time during Week 6, but know you need to be done by 11 pm on Saturday evening, and the test is (supposed to be) timed--you have two hours to complete it. This test is great preparation for taking the GRE, if you see that in your future.
- I will score your Test #1 essay according to the four categories listed on the Test #1 Preparation page: Content, Organization, Language, and Source Integration. Note that you need to use MLA formatting for everything in our class.
- My hope is to grade your Test #1 essays by the Thursday of Week 7 so you can see how you fared on the exam before submitting your Essay #1.
- I-Learn 3 calls Test #1 a quiz. Please don't treat this assignment like a quiz. It is worth 100 points, and requires your time and diligence. As of this evening (Saturday), the test isn't timed. Please limit yourself to two hours.
- The instructions are vague for the "Modernism in Prufrock" assignment. Treat the writing assignment like Test #1, where you demonstrate strong content, organization, language, and source integration. But balance your time appropriately. Test #1 is worth 100 points, whereas the Prufrock assignment is only worth 10 points.
- Be sure to complete a thorough peer review this week. Peer Review assignments will be posted in Peer Review Discussion Board #1 on Monday morning. Follow the directions I have posted there carefully to serve well and earn full points.
- Remember to post on at least two days in Questions for Your Classmates.
- There is no reading quiz this week!
- Also, it is time for mid-term reviews. Please be sure to fill one out to help me know what is working well for you so far, and what might need improvement.
In the adult session of Stake Conference tonight, a woman I respect very much declared something to this effect: "When I look backward, I get depressed. When I look forward, I feel anxiety. But I can feel peace and faith and hope right now." This made me think of Elder Holland's dinosaur picture from last conference, and the talk that went with it.
What are you doing to move forward with hope and peace?
You are in my prayers, and I can't wait to see what you create this week!
Sincerely,
Sister Bowen
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