It really shows. Essays will be written to the length indicated on each assignment. They are more formal than journals in that they usually have a thesis, or a direction, with a unified rhetorical intent. You will do further research to revise one of the essays for your portfolio. Please do not produce a separate title page for your essay.
Essays are due on the dates indicated on the course schedule.
You will create a portfolio of your best work of the semester, including one researched revision of one of your first 5 essays and a self-evaluation essay, as well as your other corrected essays and any journals you think are representative of your work this semester. We'll review your portfolios at our exit conference. Any absences will put you behind, so don't miss unless you absolutely can't help it. If you disrupt class by answering a cell phone or beeper page, you'll be counted absent for that day. For each of the following sets of chapters write one journal, at least 3 typewritten or 4 handwritten pages in length.