I then collected their 3rd drafts, their proposals, and the last 2 Viewpoints that I had them write about the Archives and the Writing Process so I could really see what they wrote. While I gave them credit and skimmed through their 3rd drafts, they had to write me a persuasive letter about why I should let them have a day off on Wednesday of the upcoming week. I told them they had to use at least 3 of the persuasive styles.
I then introduced my students to an activity about organizing a paper. I had three different historical feature articles that were cut up by paragraph and mixed up. Students had to put the paper back together in whatever manner they thought made the most sense. They then had to reflect on what they learned from the activity and then look at the organization of their own papers. The students seemed to like the activity and did fairly well, however I think all of them had at least one or two paragraphs in the wrong place.
At this point, we were almost out of time. I reminded students about their homework. They had to finish project 2 and have it ready to turn in on Monday. They also had to write a draft of their complaint letter to someone on campus.
At the end of class, instead of doing my normal individual consults, I did consults with all of the students for a kind of midterm checkup. Basically, I just quickly gave them an update on their attendance, their participation, and their "grade." The students complained a little, but I thought it was a good way to make sure that they all knew where they stood in my class and where they need to be to finish.
Overall, it was a good day. I felt like we should have moved a little faster, but I think the students also enjoyed having a little slower day. Plus, I felt good when I left, which always signals to me that I had a pretty good day.
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