Mon. Feb. 18th

• Pre-reading questions in notebooks
• Intro to "Rick Hansen: Man in Motion"
• Read above memoir aloud
• Copied and worked on questions (overhead) & journal entry
• Checked rough copy draft for "Thank-you letter" -- Good copy due: Wednesday

Friday, Feb.15th

• Reading (newspaper)
• Reading Response
• Thank-you letter to influential person in your life. Rough copy is due Monday. Do not worry about the format for the rough copy. Must be in proper format for the good copy.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope everyone has the chance to spend some time with their loved ones this evening!

• Finished watching the movie "My Left Foot"


• Writing Portfolio: "My Left Foot" chart -- challenges & how Christy overcame them
• Journal Entry #1 -- "My Left Foot"

For a bank mark

• Research the history behind Valentine's Day. Write me a few lines explaining how "Valentine's Day" came about. Pass into me at the beginning of class tomorrow for a bank mark.

Feb.13, 2008

• 45 minute class due to weather
• Continued watching "My Left Foot"

Tue. Feb 12

• Passed in "All About Me Autobiography"
• Homework check "My Left Foot"
• Corrected questions together -- "My Left Foot"
• Began to watch movie "My Left Foot"

Welcome Eng 421A 2008!

Hello all,

As this is my first post of the semester, I will have to post a brief update of what we have accomplished thus far. I hope everyone is enjoying their "storm day"!

Wednesday, Feb. 6th

• Icebreaker activity
• Course outline
• Expectations/rules
• Types of Essays notes
• "All About Me" assignment due: Monday (now Tuesday, Feb. 12)

Thursday, Feb.7th (shortened class due to exam review)

• Went over last days notes
• Passed out textbooks Sightlines (unfortunately not everyone has their own text...yet!)

Friday, Feb.8th

• Pre-reading activity (overhead) "memoir"
• Talked about our preconceptions about "intelligence" -- judging people on first impressions/physical disabilities.
• Read aloud "My Left Foot" Sightlines pg.71
• Discussion
• Copied questions from overhead -- worked on for the rest of class -- due Monday.