The third textbook report (E.P.) is due on Wednesday, March 21st.

Saturday, April 21st, 2007, from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m., Barnes & Noble is hosting a wonderful book-signing for the release of Dr. Carmen Acevedo Butcher's Hildegard of Bingen: A Spiritual Reader. That's right here in Rome near Panera's, yes! If you come and sign in to document that you were there, you will get extra credit on your final writing final (portfolio). You must stay at least long enough to be friendly and smile at me because I will be nervous and will need a friendly smile or two. Okay?! Okay!

April 11th is the last day you can submit a re-write for a re-mark and a re-grade.

Done! Your first graded writing exercise is due on Wednesday, January 17th, at 11:00 a.m.! That is the two-page double-spaced description of someone you are passionate about! Please do not turn in first drafts!

Please turn in your rewrites of assignment #1 at your leisure. If you made lower than an A, I highly recommend that you take the time and make the effort of rewriting. Your rewrite must be turned in two weeks before your final exam date if it is to be re-graded. If it is not turned in two weeks before your final exam date, it can still be revised and turned in as part of your final portfolio. Do come by! Many students have already come by or have e-mailed me or both!

The teacher of the year party was January 21st, 2007, at High Acres, from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Free food! Mr. Thomason on the piano! It was a wonderful community event!

The first textbook report (E.P.) was due on Wednesday, January 24th.

The "Still Life" assignment (assignment #2) is due on Wednesday, January 31st!

The revision of your "Still Life" (using the peer-editing) is due on Friday, February 2nd.

The editing quiz is on Wednesday, February 7th.

On Friday, February 9th, your critique of a singularly good piece (excerpt) of non-fiction is due. Your analysis must be one page double-spaced. You may xerox, type up, or print out the piece/excerpt that you are analyzing. Both must be turned in. You will be reading them in class on Friday, so please practice so that you will be scintillating and not at all boring! Thanks! This analysis will count towards a class participation grade.

The second textbook report (E.P.) is due on Wednesday, February 21st.