Calendar Post for August 26

• Purchase Stephen Reid's The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers (8th edition), otherwise known as the PHG, and read “Responses to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change” (see p. 176-188 or a handout posted to drop.io). For each response, find a sentence (or two) that encapsulates the main idea of which the writer aims to convince us. Underline the sentence or write it out in your notebook. Do the other things you tend to do when you read closely (underline key passages, write questions and reactions in the margins, et cetera).

• Do the same for the Washington Post and BBC articles that update our understanding of the IPCC's findings. (In preparation for Friday, you can also begin reading Pollan’s “Why Bother?”)

• Become familiar with our blog. If you’re there on Tuesday night, you might download the Academic Summary assignment handout from drop.io.

• Follow our blog’s instructions on how to gain access to the Writing Studio and upload a profile photo. Use the temporary password "CO150" in accepting Writing Studio invitations. Then choose a unique password and update your account information.

• If you receive an invitation to the Writing Studio at your Google Apps for Colorado State University account and wish to keep that e-mail address for purposes of our class, simply update your account at the Writing Studio and skip the e-mail to Raul requesting an invitation.

• On Wednesday, be prepared to introduce the partner you met in class on Monday.