Homework Due Wednesday, February 9
February 7, 2011
Note: The deadline for essay #1 has been pushed back to Monday, February 14.
Part One: Write a complete rough draft of essay #1. In MLA format. Print the sucker out.
Part Two: On a separate sheet of paper, write a one or two sentence description of the purpose of each paragraph of your essay. This sentence should address issues such as:
- What is the paragraph doing?
- Why is the paragraph in this particular location in the essay?
Your sheet of paper should look something like this:
Summary
- This paragraph introduces the essay that I am summarizing and provides relevant background information that my reader will need to know in order to understand the essay I am summarizing, the topic, and the summary itself.
- This paragraph…
- …
Response
- Etc. etc. etc………
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English 102 Home Base 
So is this the homework that is due on the the 14th? or is this homework due tomorrow?
Due tomorrow. Rough draft plus the paragraph-purpose thing, which we will use as part of a peer review project in class tomorrow.
“I try to write the homework assignments due Wednesday to take approximately 1-1.5 hours to complete.”
The original assignment (that was assigned and handed out two weeks ago) due tomorrow before the extension was the final draft of the paper, rather than just a rough draft. If you would like to discuss my assignment scheduling with me, please do talk to me before or after class or in my office hours. I imagine that if you are having difficulty writing 3-5 pages for this essay after Monday’s homework and our class discussion, that there is an issue of needing more instruction on a particular aspect of your writing. If you remain anonymous, I am unable to address this need, which will be more productive for you as the student and me as the instructor.