Next Week Nov 25-29

1) Your second midterm will take place on Tuesday Nov 26 in class.
2) No homework is due, however the material covered this week will be due on Thursday December 5.

Homework this week

Section 4.4 due Thursday Nov 20.

Office hours cancelled

Office hours are cancelled today Nov 13 and Friday Nov 15.  I have some medical issues to deal with and these were the times I could get.  I'll be available Thursday afternoon, if you need to speak to me.

Homework next week

Sections 4.3 and 4.4, due Thursday 11/14

On peer editing of the essays

1) Some people seem to think that it's impolite to express an opinion about what is wrong or what is unclear with their partner's essay.  Just the opposite is true, you are helping them to think and to express themselves more clearly.  It's also hard work for you, and requires thought and effort to understand what your partner was trying to say but didn't, and what s/he should have said but didn't.

2) In the future, I think it would be better if I run the peer editing in an anonymous way--collect the drafts myself, replace the name with a number and distribute it myself.  Look for it.

Office Hours and Class on Tuesday

I'm scheduled to be a workshop all day Tuesday.  Therefore:
       a) Class will be taught by a substitute teacher.
       b) My office hours on Tuesday are cancelled.  Instead I'll have office hours 11am-Noon today.

Homework for next week, 11/4/2013-11/8/2013

Section 4.6, due as usual on Thursday