Spring Fever?

Hello Everyone,

The end of the quarter is quickly approaching, and it seems that some of you have come down with serious cases of "spring fever," "senioritis" and the like. There are a number of you who have missed several class meetings in a row. So here's your friendly reminder: if you've been absent for more than a week, it's important that you contact me and let me know whether or not you'll be coming back. Also remember that if you've missed more than one or two classes, you've probably lost your attendance/participation points, which means that you will have to do very well on your remaining assignments if you want to pass the class.

I hope to hear from you soon!

ML

A Friendly Reminder

Saturday and evening students, please remember that you are expected to devote your lab time to class work and that lab computers should be used only for tasks related to class assignments. The same policy applies to students with their own laptops. Please know that you may lose points for attendance/participation if you are spending significant portions of your lab period socializing with other students, instant messaging, checking My Space, etc. At this point in the quarter, you should all have plenty of work left to do. If you are uncertain as to what you should be working on, please see Barbara or me immediately for clarification.

English 98 and 99 students: remember that you should be working on your chapters/quizzes on your own. If you need help, see Barbara or me. There is no reason for several students to be gathered around a computer when one student is taking a My Writing Lab quiz.

Thank you for your understanding,

ML

Last Day to Drop is Tomorrow

Hello All,

This message probably doesn't pertain to anyone who will actually read this, but I thought I'd let everyone know that tomorrow is the last day to withdraw from classes. If you happen to be reading this and you are one of those students who disappeared weeks ago (or who never turned up at all), please be advised. If you do not withdraw by tomorrow, I will submit a grade of '0.0' for you at the end of the quarter, which will affect your overall GPA and your financial aid status.

Again, this message need not concern most of you who are reading it. I've simply posted it, as they say, "for the record."

No Class Today, January 28

Hello All,

The college opens at 10am today, which means that we will NOT be meeting. You should proceed directly to your 10:00 class (if you have one) when you arrive today. Assuming there's no more snow, we will meet at the usual time tomorrow. Check here and on the Pierce College website for updates.

This Week's Work (Saturday Students Only)

Here's what you should be working on this week:

English 98

Continue working on grammar chapters and quizzes.

English 99

Continue working on grammar chapters and quizzes. Continue reading The Beggar King (at least one chapter per week). Complete your Unit One paragraph (if you haven't already) and prepare for Unit Two by reading the essay "Enough is Enough" (starting on page 545 of The Writer's World).

English 101

Select one of the mini-observations you did last week to turn into a full-length paper. Begin a rough draft. Use the "Guide to Writing Observation papers" in your book for ideas. You'll be able to continue working on this during class next week.

English 103

Continue locating sources for your final Works Cited list (which should be completed by the end of the day next Saturday).

Email me with any questions!

Meredith

Today's Class

Good morning all,

I hope this message reaches at least some of you before you leave home this morning. I became quite ill last night and am still not quite functional, so I'm going to make a last-minute change and have today be our holiday off. We will not be having class today. To make sure we don't fall behind, I WILL be holding class on Presidents' Day weekend.

If you get this message and you do come in today, please give any assignments that are due to Barbara so that I can retrieve them on Tuesday. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me at meredith.al.lynch@gmail.com I'm not expecting to be out of bed until this afternoon, but I'll get back to you as soon as I can. If you do get this message and don't go to school, you may e-mail your work (JUST THIS ONCE) as a Word attachment. I believe that only English 99 and 101 have papers due today.

Later today (or maybe tomorrow) I'll also update this blog with your assignments for the coming week.

Thanks for your understanding. I'll see you next week.

Meredith

Presidents Day Weekend (Saturday Students)

Several of you had asked about whether or not we'd be having class on Saturday, February 16th. I asked about this and was told that it was my choice. I was initially leaning toward having class to make sure we didn't fall behind, but then I heard about a workshop being held that day that I'd like to attend. So, for purely selfish reasons, I've decided that we WON'T meet that day. I'm going to assume that everyone's okay with this. We WILL be meeting tomorrow (January 19th). I could have chosen to take tomorrow off instead of February 16th, but I found out about that too late to let everyone know. Also, I think the February date works better as a kind of mid-quarter "mental health day" for all of us.

See you tomorrow!