EXCL

Hi All! :) Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!

Some of you may have noticed that you begin work with the EXCL classrooms beginning tomorrow (one begins a bit later). You will find the materials for this in NG 999. If you can, try to post the materials gradually according to what they are currently working on. Look at your assigned classroom's syllabus/course schedule and determine when they are working on what (narratives, resumes, ect.). These classes work on different things at different times (so, while one EXCL course might be working in narratives, a different section might be working on resumes during that time).

As you also may have noticed, you are in the EXCL classrooms until May! This is a great opportunity to work with students for a longer period of time and really assist the EXCL program. Let me know if you have any questions!

Please Note: Last semester, in Alicia's EXCL section(s), she created a "study group" for each student within the classroom. This created a private space for each student to submit their work. Some students were uncomfortable submitting drafts for all to see in the regular conference area. You are more than welcome to follow in Alicia's footsteps and do this. She had a lot of participation in her sections.

Also, these students will quite possibly be submitting entire drafts for you to look over. While most of our guest lecturing involves helping students with the process of compiling an essay (and usually involves small chunks of writing), EXCL students need feedback on full drafts some of the time. They will submit large essays. Try to remember the higher order concerns they will need help with when faced with a longer essay. Higher order concerns would be: clear thesis and/or argument, well developed paragraphs with topic sentences, ECT.

If you are unfamiliar with some of their assignments, please take the time to read through their classroom materials and syllabus and the materials David created in NG 999.

As always, let me know if you have questions! You will see that I am leaving notes to you in the Google calendar. If you are unsure about what materials to use, don't hesitate to email us! You can also look at the syllabus in most classrooms to see an explanation of the assignment details. If David doesn't have materials made for a certain assignment, he can whip some up pretty fast (I've witnessed it...it's like magic).

We are in for a busy semester :-) Happy guesting!

Michelle