Final Essay Due 10/16-10/18!

Students,
Thank you to those who have already turned in your final essays.

Those of you who have yet to turn in your essay, remember that you can email it sooner than the final deadline of Friday's class (10/18/13).

MAKE SURE YOUR ESSAY INCLUDES A WORKS CITED (BIBLIOGRAPHY) SECTION IN MLA FORMAT!  I have referred you to the Purdue Online Writing Lab for formatting/info guidelines (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/).  Please be sure to check that you have included this before you give me your final essay.  If I can't verify your information, it will negatively impact your essay's possible score.

KEEP IN MIND:

Your essay must include an INTRODUCTION, SUPPORTIVE PARAGRAPHS and a CONCLUSION.

You must include MLA formatted in-text citations and a Works Cited/Bibliography section.  (These are not the same thing.  Make sure you have done both.)

Your paper should be double-spaced, 12-point font with 1-inch margins.

Include an original title.

Make sure your information is on the paper.  (If I don't know who wrote it, I won't be able to give you the grade you earned.)

Good work and good luck.

Up for discussion... (10/11/13)

Please read and respond to the following article.  Use complete sentences and good grammar!  Your individual responses should be at least a paragraph long.  Your responses to one another can be any length.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/07/switzerland_0_n_4038031.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

Samurai Jack 2 & 3

The first episode of Samurai Jack we watched today was "Jack and the Scotsman."  Write a response to the episode.



We are introduced to one of the assassins after Jack in "The Tale of X-9."  Does your perspective change?  Is Jack still a "good guy"?  Is the assassin really a "bad guy"?  What do you think of Jack, of X-9 and of the episode?  Does the point of view of the storytelling have an effect on how you interpret the story?

Both responses are due at the beginning of class on Friday.  Be sure to have your assignments ready to turn in!

Samurai Jack 1

Here's the link to the Samurai Jack episode we watched today, "Jack and the Ultra-Robots":  Click me!

Remember, you want to link what you see to real world issues and events.  Respond to the episode.  This is a minimum of one double-spaced page, DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS ON WEDNESDAY!

EXTRA CREDIT: Divide by 0

As an extra credit option, please create your own original short work of fiction around the scenario of dividing by zero.  Browse the internet for additional context if you are unfamiliar with this concept.

Write in complete sentences, using good grammar and mechanics, and fill at least two pages (double-spaced).  Email it to me at n.brooksdevita@hccs.edu or turn in a printed or handwritten copy by Monday, October 7, 2013.

Have fun! 

Regarding Attendance

Dear Students,
This week, attendance has been quite low. 

Please be aware that absences in excess of 6 hours of instruction (that's 3 classes) may result in you being marked as non-attending.  If you have not discussed your attendance issues with me and worked out a solution, you may find this negatively affects your student record. 

Students who receive a failing grade for excessive absences will have an FX on their transcripts.  STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE AN FX MUST REPAY THEIR FINANCIAL AID AND MAY HAVE TROUBLE OBTAINING IT IN FUTURE.  Please don't do this to yourself. 

Be in touch with any changes and emergencies.  You can reach me at n.brooksdevita@hccs.edu.

Up for discussion... (10/4/2013)

Imagine that you are the creator of the newest letter of the English alphabet.  What is the letter you have invented?  What are its uses?  What does it sound like?  What does it look like?  What are the rules that apply to it? 

Be original.  Do not use existing letters from other systems.  Use complete sentences and good grammar!