Blog 11 due April 10th with 2 responses due April 12th

We are coming to the end of the "in school" portion of this class...

You are now beginning part two of this class-go into it strong with your head held high and your expectations of your project positive.  You have from now until May 19th to dazzle me...do so by choosing the correct path out of the forest. (photo credits Bent)

This is the last full week of class before April vacation.  Next week we have a four day week, and yes folks there is a blog that week with responses due during vacation (wouldn't want you to forget about me).

This week is entirely dedicated to you working on your research paper because we all know that draft one is due Thursday for in class peer edits.  What I would like you to reflect on this week are the following questions:

1. Why in the world do teachers ask students do to research and then write about it, (torture is not an option for responding-Jack)?

2. What has been your approach to collecting information and writing this first draft, (besides me forcing you to create an annotated bibliography)?

3. In thinking back over these first 10 weeks (one week was vacation) of class, what have you learned about yourself?

4. What skills, if any, have you discovered or honed here that will help you be successful in college next year, or out in the real world next year?

5. Explain one thing that has not worked well in this class for you...this can be an assignment, a particular week, working towards your project, time limits, freedom, your motivation???? You tell me, as this will help me improve the class for next year.