Best Expos Teacher?

rualum
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:02:05 +0000

I’m trying to remember the timing for the 14 week class. You write a total of 5 papers, 1 midterm (lenient grading) and 1 final (lenient grading). The first 2 papers do not ‘count’ but don’t waste those opportunities to do your best and get constructive advice from the teacher. Most people tend to fail those first 1 or 2 papers. They want to shake you up and make you take the class seriously.

The last 3 papers count. They will count your best 2 sustained grades. So if you get a C B B+ you will get a B for the semester. Did you watch ‘the expos 5?’ I thought it was a good video about the expos experience.

I always say this but it’s important: listen to your teachers comments and clues about the texts you are reading. They do try to be helpful. My son would say, “I don’t know what to write about!” and I would say, well what did your teacher discuss in class? That would give him a start on his writing.

Revise, revise, and don’t summarize!

ps I am guessing that with a 6 week schedule, you will do a rough draft and final draft per week. Usually this is rough draft week 1, final draft week 2. So you have to keep up on the reading and writing.