Homework for this week

For tomorrow, please read "Studios are Pushing Big Oscar Winners as Oscar Contenders."

For our conferences, please come prepared to discuss your reflective essay for Project 4.

For Thursday, bring three copies of project 4 for our peer workshop.

Homework for Tuesday, Nov. 11 and this week's conferences

For tomorrow please read "Making the Case for Teaching our Boys to ... 'Bring Me Home a Black Girl'" which I handed out in class today. If you were not there, please email me and I will send it to you as an attachment.

For this week's conferences please bring your thesis and your sources for Project 4.

Homework for Thursday, November 6

We were so caught up with poverty, the election and where we're meeting for the W;t events that I forgot to tell you what your homework was. And yes, I am sorry to say that I just remembered!

The homework is to read the samples in our textbook for Writing to Solve Problems. The pages are 316-323.

Homework for Tuesday, November 4

Read pages 309-315 from our textbook and the scenario sheet for Project 4.

Instructions for Margaret Edson's W;t Presentations Next Week

There will be no conferences next week. You will instead attend one of these events (you are of course welcome to attend both!)

November 5

7 pm. Showing of the movie, W;t, starring Emma Thompson, at the Long Center
in Downtown Lafayette. Buses will be shuttling students to the Long Center
from the west door of Stewart Hall starting at 6 pm. You can also take the trolley downtown. The buses will return you after the movie. Refreshments will be served. The movie, refreshments, and transportation are free.

November 6

7:30 pm. Scenes from W;t, staged by the Purdue Theater Department, with
lecture and commentary from Margaret Edson. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. There will be a book signing with Margaret Edson, so bring your copies of the play if you want them autographed! (This is also free).