Once again, just to be sure

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2008

Important!!
Hi, Everyone.

So, today we had our first round of conferences and chats and the like, and now I want to follow up with you about our schedule. (Some dates have been changed.)

1. For NEXT Wednesday (the 15th), you should type up a "plan" for your Documentation project. Remember that this is NOT your research paper; it is an oral history, or a film, or a piece of art, or a website, or a series of photos THAT YOU MAKE in order to document an example of social injustice. On the schedule, it says that this has to be done Oct. 22. That's not totally true. It really has to be done by the last week of the term, but you'll also be busy with your Research Paper and other stuff. So, next Wednesday, I want a typed plan of what you will do: who you will talk to or what you will photograph (or whatever) . . . and how you will proceed.

2. Your RN 12 (based on the handout I give you during our conference) will be due Wednesday, also. The discussion leaders will be: Jazmin, Sapana, and Janette.

3. The directions for our next and final short essay, the Bridge Essay, are in the syllabus. I will also talk about during class next Wednesday. The essay will be due on Monday, October 20th.

4. These are your tasks: read the Rock the Junta handout, type a proposal, work on the Bridge Essay, work on your Documentation project.

5. You might want to review the Doc. Proj. guidelines in the syllabus, as you think and plan.

6. ON MONDAY OCT. 13: The following people will give art presentations: Evie, Jessica, Huda, Connie. Fernando and Chintan will be following up with original works (for just a moment, seriously).

7. Because we got sooo behind (my fault), there are less good discussion leadership opportunities. If you have not led a discussion yet, you have a few options: a) lead us on Oct 31, b) create a journal reading and question that you think connect to any of our themes, c) create a link and question for the blog.

8. Thanks for your patience as we reorganize and shuffle. Thanks, also, for all your work and thoughtful observations.
POSTED BY FALL WRITING AT 3:41 PM