If you did not turn in your journal...

you must give it to me ASAP. Thank you. Read the next two posts for additional reminders.

Last Reminders for Your Final Paper

Be sure to look over the assignment for the final paper (posted to the right) to see everything you need to put in your folder of materials. Remember, you're not just turning in the final version of the paper; you're turning in all of your work on the final paper, including the sources you consulted, in a folder of materials. The paper is due Wednesday, June 9, by 3:30 pm.

Formatting the Works Consulted Page

For assistance in formatting the Works Consulted page, use the Knight Cite citation service. Be sure to select the type of source on the left hand margin of Knight Cite before entering the citation information. This will not be helpful, however, for sources from databases such as ProQuest, Galenet (Twayne's Authors Series), and JSTOR.

For sources gathered from those kinds of databases, refer to p. 140 of your Pocket Style Manual.

Once again, your works consulted page should be organized alphabetically by the author's last name. Click here for a sample page. This sample page is titled Works Cited; yours must be titled Works Consulted.

The list can take some time to format, so you should not leave it for the last minute. Give yourself up to an hour to put the finishing touches on this page.

For Wednesday, 5/26 and Thursday, 5/27

Be sure to bring whatever you have for your final paper--put it on a flash drive, email it to yourself, or bring your laptop. We will spend a good part of class working on it. You may also find it helpful to bring your Pocket Style Manual.

Class on Friday (5/14) and Monday (5/17)

For homework, read Act IV, scenes 1-3, and scene 5 up to line 95 (skip scene 4). Do not write a journal entry. Instead, answer three questions for the character you were assigned in class for the character committee report. (The handout is posted to the right.) I made a mistake about Ophelia--in class, I told you she does not appear in this reading, but she does in fact appear in scene 5, so you should still answer three questions about her in your journal.

Also, bring to class whatever you have written for your final paper (e-mail it to yourself, put it on a flash drive, etc.). We will spend about half the class working on the final paper; the complete draft is due Tuesday (5/18) and Wednesday (5/19), and is worth 20% of the final paper grade.

Permission Forms Reminder

Friday, May 7, is the due date for your permission form to see Fences at Syracuse Stage on May 19. Turn in your form with $10 in cash or a check payable to MPH. If you need an extra permission form, click on the link posted to the right.

Change in due date for the draft of the final paper

Because of the AP exams, the draft of your final paper is now due Tuesday, May 18 (Day 5), and Wednesday, May 19 (Day 6). You will notice May 19 is the same day as the trip to Syracuse Stage; I will expect to receive your draft either before our departure or after our return to campus.