As I have now had 2 negative rapid tests, am feeling better, and will receive PCR results tomorrow morning, we WILL have regular class tomorrow morning.

Please remember to SUBMIT YOUR DRAFTS via the peer review portal on Blackboard BEFORE class time (I have double checked that the time is correct this time, the submission portal will close at 9:45, to give y’all a buffer period).

If you want to discuss your drafts in-person with classmates again, upload it here on the course site with “second draft” in the title.

Note about grades

I’ve begun catching up on grades, including inputting 0s into Blackboard. So, a couple things:

• You are still welcome to complete any assignment that you have a 0 for, and I will grade it as if it was completed on time.
• Blackboard only lets me create one form of calculating total grade. Therefore, the overall grade you see on Blackboard is being calculated using the “participation counts” option, since most people chose that one. If you did NOT choose that option, your actual grade is different than what displays. Once we get more non-participation grades in, I’ll give you updates on your actual grades.

Dear Writers,

I made two mistakes in preparing the materials for next week, but they have both been fixed now.

1. You should now be able to upload your essays into Blackboard (only do this if you are choosing the “Anonymous” peer review option). Previously, you were only able to write responses to the peer review questions.
2. I had forgotten to add something to the Week 3 Agenda that IS on the course calendar – your first batch of rhetorical devices assignments. They are there now. Sometimes, we will be doing exercises from the book, and other times, I will ask you to do another activity (analysis of examples you find in the world). These are graded on completion – if you do it, 2 points, if you halfway do it, 1 point. These are also graded for everyone regardless of what grading option you chose.

Please take some time to explore this CUNY Academic Commons course site. Use the menu to explore the course information, activities, and help. As the course progresses, you will be adding your own work to the Student Work section.

Join this Course

Create a Commons Account and then go here and click “Request Membership” to join this course.

While you can view and comment on this site without joining, you will need to be a member in order to post your own work.

Questions

If you have any questions, reach out via email ([email protected]) or come to office hours!