Some Reminders
November 9, 2007(1) Do not erase your previous versions or any of my comments.
Remember that your portofolio needs to contain all of your drafts and that you will also be graded on your progress, so I need to remember how “bad” your writings were to compare to how wonderful they have become 
(2) Don’t use a new post to publish your rewrites.
Please, rewrite your papers under the same entry by cutting and pasting your lastest work under COMMENT. Also, remember that we have lots of students writing on the blog. If you revise an older post, I will not get to know about it unless you write me informing of the changes. Simply open up another entry and call it REMINDER. Then, inform me which paper(s) you have worked on and want me to take a look at.)
(3) Click on your name under Categories to find your entries.
Due to the overwhelming number of posts, it was getting harder and harder for students to find their own entries. All you need to do is to find your name under Categories and only your entries will be shown.
Note: Obviously, for this feature to work, you will need to click under your names when you write your new posts.
Have a great weekend you all.
Rick
PS: We are approaching the end of Week 2, which means that you should have a minimum of 4 entries posted and commented under your name. Some of you have all 4; some others have even more than that. Congratulations on all the effort you have been putting into the course.
However, some of your have only 2 or 3, and there are people with only 1 entry. Unfortunately, for these people, I cannot handle more than two entries per student a week for several reasons:
(1) it is physically impossible for me to comment on more than two writings per student a week for administrative reasons. As a teacher, I reserve a certain time to give my students feedback during the week. If all my students turn in several late assignments at the same time, I will not have the time to dedicate to my comments as I would if you turned them in on the due date. Besides, you are graded for meeting your deadlines as well. Please, refer to your folder for details;
(2) writing is not learned by doing bulks of entries in one sitting. Writing is a process and every time you write a piece, you learn from doing it. Furthermore, lessons take time to sink in, so many assignments turned in at the same time defeats the entire purpose.
