Calendar Post for October 7

• Instead of meeting in our usual classroom on Wednesday, we will meet in Morgan Library classroom EIL1, at our usual time, for an orientation to the library's research tools. Before attending the orientation, please visit the CSU Libraries' C150 page and complete steps one through four under "Before you come to the library." That page also offers a map marking classroom EIL1 in yellow. A handout on additional research help offered by Amy Hoseth, otherwise known as the "Latte Librarian," has been posted to drop.io.

• At our Writing Studio forums page, by Wednesday, please post a 150 to 200-word summary of the interview you conducted with a fellow inquiry group member on October 5 or via e-mail. Questions that might guide your interview have also been posted to drop.io. The Writing Studio forums page displays these instructions:

Please pay careful attention to way you represent this person by proofreading your summary before posting it. Then print your post and bring it to class on October 7 for your group's review. Finally, by October 9, you should respond to the post (click "Reply") that describes your orientation toward your group's question at issue with another post: tell us whether the writer has accurately described your perspective and background.

• In lieu of class on Friday, October 9, we will be participating in the English Department's "reading days," which allow students to focus on studying for a day rather than attending class. Our reading day comes at a good juncture, as we'll be focusing on individually annotating five sources over the coming week in support of the group inquiry assignment. See a sample posted to drop.io for guidance on composing annotations, and watch for a handout outlining the full assignment to be posted this week.