1) Bonus Test. 2) Fake Assignment, Part 2, Due in Class = I'll hand out the document that is linked to show some of my own examples. 3) P2 work time = Rough draft of P2 due next class time!
*We'll save the video by Sir Ken Robinson for Monday; we may watch it after or before completing some Peer Review for P2 so bring a rough draft of that paper/project.

Below: Something funny I found on Facebook this morning:

(p.s. It's Bismarck.)

1) "Ticked Off Tuesday On Wednesday" Bits & Pieces. 2) Hand in Library sheets. 3) Animoto Videos. 4) Fake Assignment for Friday = I'll hand out a guide and create some of my own examples to show students how to complete the activity. On Friday = a possible Bonus Test, a video by Sir Ken Robinson, a look at parenthetical citations (w/the Fake Assignment?), and P2 work time.

Fake Assignments? What?
Yes, it's true. I have an idea. *gasp* What it entails is this = Basically, putting citations together is like a dissecting an alien for students. Maybe some would do better at the dissection, especially if the alien's brains look like the frogs we played with in high school Biology. Anyhow, it's a foreign freakin' concept to everyone but me, or so it seems. I think, and I assume, that students really DO know and COULD know how to maneuver these suckers if they had the pieces in front of them. They are sometimes too lazy *double gasp* to look for the pieces. So, what if the pieces came from their own heads AND they got to be CREATIVE with the pieces? Hmmm... It might work, and it might blow up at me, but I'm going to try *drum roll please* having the students create Fake Sources and, therefore, Fake Works Cited Pages. Yes. All related, of course, to their P2 Topics (in both classes - English 110 & English 120 - maybe?).

The assignment would require students to create 10 Fake Sources*:
1-An article of some kind (journal, magazine, newspaper).
2-A book.
3-A web site.
4- A web page within a web site.
5- Dictionary definition.
6- Personal interview.
7- TV show.
8- Movie.
9- Email message.
10- Map or Chart.

Point Breakdown: 3pts per correct source citation creation (30pts) + 5pts for placing it all alphabetical = 35pts.
*And I'll hand out an MLA/APA guide for this assignment too, but they can always use the "interwebs."

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= Library Day.
Meet us at the library. There will be two handouts to complete before the next class time related to this Library Day (& Research, etc.). Yep. Don't forget to complete the Animoto Video Trailer for your P2 topic for next class time, too, and put it in the correct spot in eCompanion.

Reminders first: P1.5 Due tonight before midnight. And the revision of P1.
Handouts next: P2 handout and Chelsea Handler's interview with Katie Couric.
Videos: Sir Ken Robinson's “Bring on the learning revolution!”? “The Story of Stuff"? Or save for next week?
Then: Purple handout with the graphic organizers.
Then: Have them try out a few sites: mashpedia, sweetsearch, sortfix, twurdy.com & qwiki.com! Read this too, perhaps.
On Friday: Library Day (there will be an attached activity).
Next Wednesday: Animoto Video Trailer - place URL in correct spot under the unit for P2.
p.s. Don't forget to Sign up for a Topic...

 1. Hand in assignments (G.C. Ad and My Words). 2. Bits and Pieces (prep for P2). 3. Intro to P2. (Yes, we have overlap with the redo of P1 and P1.5, but I know you can handle it). 4. Videos ("Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics" - TED.com; "Rethinking Education," and "The State of Wikipedia."). 5. Sign up for a Topic - do not duplicate what others are researching. 6. For Wednesday: Delicious.com (optional) and Wikipedia page to print.

On Wednesday: Hand in revised P1 & P1.5 (before midnight)... look at Katie Couric's interview with Chelsea Handler, watch "The Story of Stuff" video, fill out purple handout (graphic organizers), try out some different search engines, and then find out what's happening Friday and next Wednesday (intro to Animoto).

Ever notice how those who NEED to read something - don't - and those who don't need to - DO? Weird, man. Okay, today in class:
1. Hand in George Carlin Visuals/Pictionary activities w/page numbers on 'em (pages 168-216 needed to have been read & used).
2. Video on George Carlin from Qwiki?
3. Video(s) on interviews (funny, but bad one on YouTube and possibly more Dave Chappelle?).
4. Talk more about P1.5 = where should they be for next class time?
5. My Words due for next class time, but we're going to switch it up. [wordia.com... www.knoword.org?]
6. The last of George due for next class time + a reading activity (of course... probably an advertisement).
7. Bonus "Spelling" Test.

I wonder if assigning these reading activities makes them actually READ the material or if they are reading the first page and just using that for their activity. I suppose in the future, I could somehow incorporate the beginning, middle, and end of a reading.

+ Hand in "George Carlin & the Imaginary Interview" project.
+ Bits & Pieces = Brainstorming for P1.5.
+ Introduction to P1.5.
+ Videos of Dave Chappelle's interview on Inside the Actor's Studio (YouTube).
+ New updated chart to hand out.
+ Second Try at P1 - letter to hand out.
+ Second-to-last assignment dealing with George Carlin assigned for Friday. It deals with pages 168-216.

English 120: Writing Conferences in my office, Monday/Wednesday/Thursday. To switch your meeting time, check the sign-up sheet on my office door - please do not email me.
English 110: No class (long story about a meeting mix-up), but there is an assignment (dealing with George Carlin) due for Wednesday. P1 was due this last Saturday; we start P1.5 on Wednesday.

1. Bits&Pieces for attendance & writing practice. 2. Hand in Steve Carell essays. Look at some? 3. George Carlin comic strips - hand in. 4. Discuss P1 - any issues? Have a student show how to use the Dropbox. 5. What's up for next Wednesday (no class Monday = long story about a meeting thing): more George Carlin to read + activity. 6. Videos: Sir Ken Robinson. 7. See me at the end of class with any P1 questions/issues.