READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009

Don't forget to blog! This week's be due as usual by midnight, Monday, March 30, 2009.

For this week's reading assignment, please read The Book of Salt, by Monique Truong.

Important!! The 4-Page Reflective Essay Evaluating the English Major will be due in class today, and must also be submitted online via Turnitin.com!! Guidelines below:

Reflective Essay Assignment In an essay of at least four double-spaced pages (Times New Roman, 12 point), discuss your expectations of the English major and the extent to which your experience in the USD English Department has met these expectations. Your essay should address the quality of the instruction and of the advising that you have received as a student in the USD English Department. Comments on other aspects of the undergraduate English program are welcome. Students seeking secondary teaching certification in Language Arts should also comment specifically on the English major as it relates to the teacher education program.

Your essay will be evaluated based not on the views you express but rather on the extent to which your work meets the standards of the essay form. To that end, be sure to introduce and conclude your essay. Establish priorities and organize your material accordingly. Support general claims with specific evidence. Use language appropriate to a formal essay (no contractions or slang), and format your paper in MLA style.

This assignment must be submitted to Turnitin.com by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, and provided as hard copy in class on that day.

Note: An essay evaluating the English major is a required assignment in all sections of Senior Capstone. Essays are collected and reviewed anonymously as part of the annual assessment of the program.

Important!! An introduction, outline, and bibliography of your final paper will be due on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Make sure to let me know if you have questions/concerns about your final project, or have questions/concerns about any of the comments I provided on your paper topic proposals.