1) Eduardo, Garrett, Nico, Brandi
2) Maria, Brandon, Steven, Lauren
3) Haley, Cecilia, Andra
4) Erin, Evan, Kelvin, Kari
5) Zach, Vishal, Tim, Sarah

Now attached in the "Projects" section is the "Pre-Conference Worksheet." As I said in class, the conference times are for you, not for me. Please come to your conference prepared with a printed copy of this worksheet filled out. Because this will be our first week of conferences, our conferences will probably revolve around your goals and concerns for the semester. You will need to print and fill out one of these sheets for every conference you come to.

Next up, I want you to write a summary of the same exact story using a single sentence.

I want to see you type some summaries of the stories we have read. Please click "Add Comment" and type a summary that is one paragraph in length.

Every semester, students across America are asked to sit down and take a writing class. Roughly 1% percent actually feel (or act) as if it is worthwhile. The most common remark, "Why do I need to learn how to write?" is painful for many reasons. So I present to you a growing list of justifications for this class:

1) Writing at a college level is very different from writing at a high school level. If for no other reason than to get good grades in college, this course is here to prepare you for writing papers in countless other classes over the next 4 years of your education.