UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE (major assignments, see calendar for daily work/homework)
- Monday 8/5 at 11:59 - Summer assignment for How to Write a Sentence due to turnitin.com
- Monday 8/12 - The Great Gatsby Summer Reading Test
- Thursday 8/15 - Vocab.com DUE and Vocab Quiz
- Monday 8/19 - Letter of Recommendation final draft DUE
CLASS RESOURCES (ongoing, more to come)
- Syllabus - please complete the following short surveys related to class policies;
- Turnitin.com access codes and registration instructions
- How to Write a Sentence PPT with passages and examples
- Meacham’s “Keeping the Dream Alive” (here is the layout from the magazine)
- Gatsby and Social Positioning Theory and Social Capital PPT
- Vocab List 1 is drawn from Meacham's article
- Letter of Recommendation Essay
- Assignment
- Tips for Brainstorming and Planning
- NYTimes "Letter of Recommendation" - collection of columns
- NYTimes editors on the "Art of the Recommendation"
- Thinking About Creativity
- Going beyond your first (predictable) idea - This American Life on typical college essays (start at the 6-minute mark but the first bit is pretty funny as well)
- Three Levels of Creativity from Burris Research
- Great TED playlist on creativity
- Revision and Proofreading Workshops
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