Welcome back from Spring Break

Welcome back.  I hope you return rested, safe, and ready to hit the ground running.

Remember, your reflective essay must be posted to your blog or ready to hand into me by Thursday, 25 March at the beginning of class.

25 March is the last day to withdrawal from a class with a grade of "W."  In doing your mid-term reflective essay, you've discovered that your learning or performance warrants a grade of a "D" or an "F," then you should consider withdrawing from the course.  While a withdrawal may impact your standing as a full-time student, a "W" on your final transcript looks much better than a "D" or an "F."  "D"s don't transfer, but they may count toward graduation in most AA majors.  If I can answer any questions to help with this decision, write.

Remember, your reflective essay should shoot for four or five pages in which you review your performance in the class with an eye toward improvement, argue for the grade your performance and learning warrant, and--most important--use fully developed PEA paragraphs to reflect on what you have learned this semester and to provide examples, evidence, and analysis from your work which help "prove" your learning.  You'll be writing a similar reflective essay at the end of term as a cover essay for your final portfolio.

Also remember that the final draft of your King research paper/rhetorical analysis is due on 1 April.