English 421Y

I made a mistake on the week 8 calendar and repeated a reading. Instead of reading chapter 6 again, please read chapters 36, 37, and 38 in TH. I apologize for the mistake.

I have two adjustments to the project three deadlines. First, I have to move up the deadline for Project Three: Step Six - Collaborative Project Evaluation Form from Monday, August 10 to Sunday, August 9 at midnight. I do not like moving up deadlines, but grades are due at noon on August 10, so I need all the forms before that date. The form is attached to this blog post and the project three page. To make up for the shorter Step Six deadline, I am moving the white paper deadline until midnight on Saturday, August 8.

I have decided to extend the deadline for Project Three: Step One to Monday, July 27 at midnight. I realized that some of the groups need more time to formulate their project, and I'd rather get good proposals at the start which will lead to better projects down the line. Also, I'm going to have to be away from the computer tonight and tomorrow, so I wanted to be available to answer questions on Sunday and Monday before the project was due. Of course, your groups are free to post your proposals anytime between now and Monday. The Gantt chart is still on Monday along with the proposal.

Below are links to each group's wiki for Project Three. The wikis are an optional way for group members to communicate by adding new comments or files to the wiki. Simply click "Add New Comment" to contribute to the wiki.

• Group One
• Group Two
• Group Three
• Group Four

Here are the groups for project three. I advise you to get into contact with your group members as soon as possible by whatever means works best for you. Groups are each provided a wiki on the site (linked in the group labels below) that allows any user to add a comment.

Group One

• Greg Patera
• Katelyn Zak
• Scott O'Malia
• Perry Palmert

Group Two

• Jessica Turner
• Paul Tripp

I am very pleased with the work being done in the course so far. Many of the reading responses I've seen include specific references and interesting insights on the readings. The discussion among students has also been constructive, especially the informal peer review that many students did on their own initiative last Friday. I'm also impressed with how many people are titling their blogs and files according to the directions (this seems small, but it is often an uphill battle with students.) You're doing great work - keep it up! I'm very impressed.

As you're thinking about starting project one, I anticipate some questions about which software students should use for design. I'm fine with any software choice students make, and I am not requiring or banning any softwares. As a design tool, I recommend Adobe In Design, which is on all school computers. It is fairly sophisticated, though not especially easy to use. Of course, some of you may not have access to in-design, which is understandable.

Welcome to the website for English 421Y! My name is Ryan Weber, and you can call me Ryan (I'm available at rpweber@purdue.edu - please feel free to contact me. I will attempt to respond within 24 hours, and almost always sooner). Please feel free to explore the site and take a look around. The Course Description and Handouts pages should be very useful.

This page allows students to ask any questions that may have about the course. Feel free to ask any questions you want by posting it in the comments below. I will usually reply within 24 hours. Also, I may add questions here that are routinely asked through email. Check this space if any questions arise about the class.