Welcome to a new year, a new semester

Welcome Fudan students to the Spring 2007 semester.

I look forward to meeting you in the classes I will be teaching;

• College English ENGL110017, Section 06: Wed 9:55 to 11:35 & Friday 3:20 to 5:00
  
• Academic Writing ENGL110006, Section 01: Thursday 8:00 to 9:40
  
• Academic Writing ENGL110006, Section 02: Thursday 9:55 to 11:35
  
• Academic Writing ENGL110006, Section 03: Thursday 1:30 to 3:10
  

To Fudan Academic Writing Class

To change the order of Blogger items in your portfolio blog, follow these steps

1. Log in to your Blogger account
   
2. Click the Edit button for the item you want to change
   
3. Click the Post and Comment Option located at the bottom of the editing box
   
4. Change the time and/or the date to reset the order of the item
   
5. Click Publish Post
   

Set the time and/or date so that your portfolio begins with your introduction and ends with the reading log. The final order of items should look like this.

1. Introduction
   
2. Cover Letter
   
3. Essay draft one
   
4. Essay draft two
   
5. Essay draft three
   
6. Timed-writing
   
7. Reading log
   

Thanks to Allan for finding out how to do this.

Academic Writing Class: Portfolio Guidelines

Writing Portfolios are to be completed by 9:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 28. Final grades will be weighted as follows:

• 80% Writing portfolio
  
• 10% Final timed-writing
  
• 10% Class attendance and homework
  

The criteria weighting for papers in the portfolio:

• 30% content
  
• 20% organization
  
• 20% language
  
• 20% vocabulary
  
• 10% mechanics
  

Portfolio item weighting:

• 10% Introduction
  
• 30% Essay
  
• 10% Reading log
  
• 30% Timed-writing
  
• 20% Cover letter
  

Portfolio Items

1. Introduction. A brief piece in which you tell your readers who you are.
   
   
   
   • Name
     
   • Background
     
   • Major
     
   • Education objective(s)
     
   
   
2. Essay draft one. Include comments from peer group partners. Make no changes after posting this draft.
   
3. Essay draft two. Make no changes after posting this draft.
   
4. Essay draft three. This is the final draft.
   
5. Reading log. Select one of the reading logs you posted to the Nicenet Conference. Edit it to identify and correct as many errors as you can.
   
6. Timed-writing. Select one of the three timed-writings you did. Make no changes in this paper; it must be exactly what you wrote in the alloted time period.
   
7. Cover Letter. This is a reflection piece in which you discuss your writing in this class. For descriptions and samples of cover letters, see the links below:
   
   
   
   • Tracy Duckart's Instructional Website at Humboldt State University
     
     
     
     • Cover Letter Instructions
       
     • Sample Cover Letter One
       
     • Sample Cover Letter Two
       
     
     
   • Temple University Writing Center Sample Cover Letters
     
   
   

Test One Details

Overview

• 15 % Writing (Wednesday, November 1
  
• 20 % Listening (Friday, November 3)
  
• 10 % Reading (Friday, November 3)
  
• 35 % Vocabulary (Friday, November 3)
  
• 10 % Cloze (Friday, November 3)
  
• 10 % True/False (Friday, November 3)
  

Wednesday, November 1: during regular class period

• Writing ( 15% ). Write an essay of at least 180 words in 45 minute.s following a writing prompt.
  

Friday, November 3: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

• Listening (20%). 20 multiple choice questions (Possible forms: short dialogues/mini talks/dictation)
  Students should bring their receiver (radio/mp3, etc.) to do the listening; it will be broadcast via campus radio.
  
  
• Reading comprehension (10%). Five multiple choice questions on a passage of 500 words.
  
  
• Vocabulary (35%). 35 multiple choice questions; Vocabulary includes both texts A (the list of "new words and expressions) and B (the list of “words and phrases to learn), units 1-4
  
  
• Cloze (10%). Ten blanks to fill in a passage of 250 words.
  
  
• True/False (10%) 10 statements about the content of passages 1-12 in Reading Course Book
  

Next Book Club Meeting

The next Book Club meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 24 from 3:20 to 5:00 p.m. in Teaching Building 3, Room 405.

We have secured this room for the remainder of the semester and will meet there every other Tuesday from 3:20 to 5:00 p.m.

Book Club News

Hello Fellow Book Club Members,

If you have not already done so, register to join the Book Club Web site. There are new resources there to enhance our understanding and enjoyment of To Kill a Mockingbird: vocabulary and study questions for several chapters, discussion forums for the posting of questions and comments, and Web links to sites that give information on Harper Lee, the author, mockingbirds, and chapter summaries and commentaries.

Book Club Meeting, Tuesday, October 10

The Book Club will meet from 3:20 to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 10 in Room 208 of Teaching Building 3.

At this meeting we will decide whether to divide the group into two. One hundred students have purchased the book. If most of them show up for the meetings it will be difficult to find a large enough room and to hold discussions. Online discussions would also be too large to have a meaningful exchange.

The story will be introduced and some background information provided. We will also meet the main characters of the book.

We will deterine a day and time for the next meeting.