Some housekeeping

Here are a couple of housekeeping reminders:

• Don't forget to bring your record of blogging to class. If you do, you need to email me the information ASAP.
• For those who had facilitator and artistic response roles for group choice, don't forget to submit your second papers!
  
• Rather than using the SASE method of returning finals, I'll email within a week to let you know your grade on the final and any comments that will help clarify the grade.
• By your final session (today for section 001 and Thursday for section 003), you should have received all assignments back with feedback. If you haven't, there's been a glitch. (Although I sent them, it seems like a number of people didn't get their Uglies responses back.) Please email me and I'll resend whatever you are missing. (Be specific about which paper you are missing.)
  

After grades are in I'll go through your feedback forms and post at least one more time to let you know how I'll use your feedback in my teaching next semester! (And I'm very happy to continue our discussions on this blog. I keep my "subscriptions" even after the class ends!)

Final exam

Hi everyone,

Our session next week will be our final exam. To study, I would suggest reviewing genre definitions and criteria and looking through power points from class (I just posted the ones that weren't up). As a reminder,

• When you come into class I'll hand you a picture book and an exam.
• Read the book, cover to cover, paying attention to the text and illustrations. (Remember that things like the publication date, author's notes, presence/absence of references, etc. may be important in your evaluation.)
• Respond to the questions on the exam, drawing on specific examples from the book, definitions from class, etc.
  
• Your responses will need to be concise and demonstrate what you've learned this semester. Your job is to evaluate/interpret, not just summarize/describe the book!
• If you would like your exam returned to you, please bring a self-addressed stamped envelope.
  

Other things to remember:

• If you haven't handed in the log of your blogging activity, please bring it to class.
  
• The second half of the facilitator and artistic responses for the group choice book are due before class.
  

If you have any questions, will you post them here so that everyone can read the answers?