Sophomores - Work for the Week of October 15th

Due Monday October 15th
Minutes:  Razwan M., David Y., Matthew B., 
Reading HW: 
HW: Please present notes that display you have brainstormed ideas for your next paper due this Friday.

Due Tuesday October 16th
Minutes Radhika K., VOLUNTEER?, VOLUNTEER?
Reading HW: Please read the following post and its comments.
HW: Please type up the first draft of your paper.  Be sure to read your work aloud and mark up your first draft by underlining sentences that might sound confusing or awkward.  You do not need to modify these sentences.  Simply identify them and their awkward tone.  Bring this draft into class, we will be focusing on how to modify our sentences to make them increasingly comprehensible.    

Due Wednesday October 17th
Minutes:  Jacky L., Brian C., VOLUNTEER?
HW: Please type up the first draft of your paper.  Be sure to read your work aloud and mark up your first draft by underlining sentences that might sound confusing or awkward.  You do not need to modify these sentences.  Simply identify them and their awkward tone.  Bring this draft into class, we will be focusing on how to modify our sentences to make them increasingly comprehensible.    

Due Thursday October 18th
Minutes: VOLUNTEER?, Andy Zou, Leina S.
Reading HW: Review the comments I've given you on your first major assignment.  Attempt to understand and catalogue your mistakes so that you do not make these mistakes again.  Please review this document which explains how to read your essay comments.
HW: Purchase a folder for your many writing assignments.  Revise your draft by using your graded assignment.  Find the mistakes you've made on your first paper and be sure they do not occur on this current draft.  Bring this draft into class.


Due Friday October 19th
Minutes:  Karandeep A., Jared May, Andrew G.
Reading HW: Please finish Sophocles' Oedipus the King.  We will be using an online version found here and here. 
HW: Do you think Oedipus' punishment is appropriate?  Is his self-inflicted wound appropriate?  Please explain why in both cases.  I'd also like you to analyze the final exultation of the chorus as it speaks rather directly to our assignment.  What example of duality exists in the chorus' final words?


Due Monday October 22nd
Minutes:  VOLUNTEER?, Tommy Sun, Ava Wang