All classes: we looked specifically at yesterday's post (Thursday, Oct. 4), because it has the specific turnitin.com time instructions and the formatting requirements for your essay that's due on Monday. Most of the class time on Monday will be devoted to the peer response process, and you must have your typed essay with you in class in order to participate.
1st and 3rd: we started talking about Beowulf, with slow progress for so many "starter ideas." We worked with the Prologue and Section 1 but did not even get to 2. I'll give you a target schedule on Monday, I hope, but for now, nothing new. Just have your essay submitted online and with you in class.
5th: Students got the Beowulf text from the bookroom, finished the portion of the Anglo-Saxon quiz that we didn't have time for on Wednesday (and then the counselor was in class on Thursday), and began to read the text. We didn't really have time to talk about it.
FOR MONDAY
No new reading. Just the personal essay!
One clarification: it's okay if your draft is a little longer than it should be. Often first drafts are a little bit wordy, and making your language cleaner and crisper is part of the process.
- If you are NOT submitting your essay as an actual college application, 500-650 words will be fine.
- IF you ARE submitting it "for real," know the official word limits:
- Common Application (any topic): 500 words
- University of Washington: 500-650 words
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