Wednesday, January 16 2008

It is cold this morning, and there is talk of enough snowfall overnight to actually accumulate! I think I should have moved further south, somewhere warmer, maybe Hawaii??

Yesterday I did some actual teaching in the Eng 101 class I am TA'ing for. I learned a lot from the experience, and though I was not effective, I think I managed to help the students gain some deeper awareness of the article we were discussing. Strangely enough, I am feeling eager to tackle the next project (next Tuesday)which is talking about the main features of a science article, and talking about the use of passive and active voice. I may have trouble avoiding my preference for the use of passive voice, while acknowledging it is hated in English classes.

Today is a quiet class day. I have some office hours followed by my Contemporary Southern Lit class.