Calendar Post for September 30 and October 2

• In preparation for our upcoming collaborative assignment, post three specific, compelling research questions (and topics) to our Writing Studio forum and bring your post to class on Friday.

• Using opportunities for revision suggested by your peers in Monday's final workshop, and after consulting our assignment sheet one last time, finish drafting your Open Letter. You may turn in this assignment on Wednesday, September 30 or Friday, October 2. Again, it should include:
  
  I. One hard copy of your Open Letter in a sealed, business-size envelope, with postage ($0.44) and a proper address. If you would prefer to affix a typed address to your envelope, e-mail Raul the address as you would like it to appear (on a sticker to be provided on Wednesday).
  
  Note that our earlier post links to guidance on how to address your letter, but you will still need to seek out the Washington, DC, street address of your letter recipient, usually by clicking on "Contact Us" at his or her office's website.
  
  II. One stapled hard copy of the same letter attached to envelope with a paper clip.
  
  III. The workshop summary note(s) your peer(s) provided you in class on Wednesday or via e-mail.

• Finish critically reading Thomas P.M. Barnett's "Six Ways to Cool Down Over the Climate-Change Security Scare" as well as John M. Broder's "Climate Change Seen as Threat to U.S. Security." Both texts have been posted to drop.io, and you should bring them to class.