New school year 2011!

Welcome to Essay Writing class 2011! I hope you had some time to relax during the spring break, but as we all know, it's been an unusual time in Japan, to say the least. I hope your family members are all safe. We will keep a close watch on the news of the nuclear reactor in this class, but hopefully that situation will be resolved soon, too.

Let's take a moment to write a comment about our thoughts on the disaster in the comment box below. If you like, you can talk about what you were doing when the disaster struck. You may also reflect on the condition of the victims and perhaps recommend some measures we can take to help them.

Essay Writing Schedule - 2011

Essay Writing Schedule
Rm. 403 木 1st Period - School Year 2011
Kevin Miller ▪ Office 121, Bld. 6
26 classes

1. April 7 - Introduction; policies; grading; Essay #1 assigned - My Special Thing
2. April 14 - Essay #1 draft due ✉
3. April 21 - Essay #1 draft returned for corrections ✎
4. April 28 - Essay #1 final due ✉; Essay #2 assigned – Comparison
✪ Holiday – May 5
5. May 12 - Essay #2 draft due ✉
✪ No morning class – May 19
6. May 26 - Essay #2 draft returned for corrections ✎
7. June 2 - Essay #2 final due ✉; Essay #3 assigned – How to …
8. June 9 - Essay #3 draft due ✉
9. June 16 - Essay #3 draft returned for corrections ✎
10. June 23 - Essay #3 final due ✉; Essay #4 assigned – Opinion
11. June 30 - Essay #4 draft due ✉
12. July 7 - Essay #4 draft returned for corrections ✎
13. July 14 - Essay #4 final due ✉
✪ Summer Break!
14. Sept. 22 - Essay #5 assigned – A Change in Me Essay
15. Sept. 29 - Essay #5 draft due ✉
16. Oct. 6 - Essay #5 draft returned for corrections ✎
17. Oct. 13 - Essay #5 final due ✉; Essay #6 assigned – Issue w/ Data
18. Oct. 20 - Essay #6 draft due ✉
19. Oct. 27 - Essay #6 draft returned for corrections ✎
✪ Holiday – Nov. 3
20. Nov. 10 - Essay #6 final due ✉; Essay #7 assigned – Res. Review
21. Nov. 17 - Essay #7 draft due ✉
22. Nov. 24 - Essay #7 draft returned for corrections ✎
23. Dec. 1 - Essay #7 final due ✉; Essay #8 assigned – Narration
✪ No class – Dec. 8
24. Dec. 15 - Essay #8 draft due ✉
25. Dec. 22 - Essay #8 draft returned for corrections ✎
✪ Winter Break – Dec. 29, Jan. 5
26. Jan. 12 - Essay #8 final due ✉

✉ = you give me or send me an essay; ✎ = I return an essay to you for corrections
9 absences = FAIL; all essays must be completed to pass this course