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Tuesday, January 27

As I write this on Tuesday morning, we are officially back to normal operations. Things are not quite “normal” yet for many of us:

  • Very extreme cold (plus wind chill) is our future for several days, so protect yourself.
  • If you are a commuter, I expect you to make your own decision about whether you can safely drive to campus, and if you don’t think it’s a good idea, please email me. Between the cold weather and the possibility that country roads still aren’t clear, driving might be a challenge.
  • I am not 100% sure I will be able to make it to campus. I haven’t been outside my apartment since Friday, and I live on a dead-end street at the very edge of the City of Mansfield. (I can see the line from my bedroom window, about fifteen feet from my bed.) It is a street with many apartments, home to hundreds of people, but we really are the edge of the world. No snow plowing yet. I will do my best, but my car is not made for pushing through deep snow. Watch your email to see whether I need to cancel class.

About that Peer Editing

I assume that some of you could not get to a printer on Tuesday to print out rough drafts, so here is how we will do the exercise on Wednesday:

  • Instead of handing copies around, we will gather in groups of three students or so. One will read their rough aloud and the other two will comment.
  • I will try to get to campus early enough on Wednesday to print copies of this feedback form. If that doesn’t work, I will at least bring up a copy of the form on the projector.
  • If you can print copies of your rough, please bring two of them. Students in the past have commented that printed copies are helpful because sometimes it is difficult to hear the reader.
  • Yes, this does count as a quiz grade. You will get credit for bringing in your rough draft.

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