Announcement regarding the return to classes!

Okay, given the..... unusual course that this semester has taken and given a June return to classes (I know it might not happen, but we have to plan as if it will) I'm setting out a few tentative policies.

Spoken presentations.

If you have not done the general interest presentation yet, then try to be ready on our return to class or at the latest two weeks thereafter (since there won't be class on June 11...).

We won't do any academic presentations in class (or at most I might do a demonstration to show how it should differ from the general interest presentation).

We will look at academic presentation outlines in class and people might be asked to speak for a few minutes about their topics.

We will also look at writing outlines in class. I will remove the names of students before we look at outlines (you may identify yourself or remain anonymous while we look at it).

Try to get at least one outline (of the three formats - essay, review, letter to the editor) in acceptable form before classes end (in July?)

I know I'm behind in giving you feedback on outlines but it's very... frustrating to try to figure out what feedback to give as problems that could be resolved in 30 seconds or less require email transactions....

You don't have to finish any written assignment before the exam but any work you do on beginning and/or finishing the written assignments will only help your final class grade.

If, for whatever reason, classes do not restart the first week of June then.... I don't know, I just don't know....

 

As always, take care, stay healthy and wear your masks (over your noses too!)