Assignments

  • Leadership Survey due 9/2, 8pm
  • Weekly Autobio Writing Assignment due weekly on Thursdays
    • Week 1: N/A
    • Week 2: due 9/1
    • Week 3: due 9/8
    • Week 4: (Extra Credit for those who wrote a bio, no penalty for those who did not; media assignment is due 9/22)
    • Week 5: bio 9/22, media assignment due 9/22
    • Week 6: due 9/29
    • Week 7: N/A (midterm due)
    • Week 8: N/A (because I changed the readings)
    • Week 9: due 10/20
    • Week 10: due 10/27 via email
    • Week 11: due 11/3
    • Week 12: due 11/10
    • Week 13: due 11/17
    • Week 14: N/A
    • Week 15: due 12/1
    • Week 16: due 12/8  NONE due (presumably, you're working hard on your final papers)
Instructions for your Final Biography Term paper due via email Tuesday, 12/20, 8pm (please send your file as a PDF named "2016FA-sxg-YourLastName.FirstInitial-FinalBio").

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