Today we had a visitor, Professor Sherrone Smith who was evaluating me for the tenure position I am seeking. She came in as students shared their initial plans for the midterm, based on one of the many questions developed over the past week by students in English 1A and English 1B. If you missed class, you want to stop by my office today and pick up a handout in the bin outside my office. Remember, there is no class tomorrow for students in the Peralta College District.

Carroll mentioned that she watched the film Biggie and Tupac on-line, so when she sends me the URL, I'll post it on the blog.

Announcements
Thursday, October 25, at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th Street, Oakland, there will be a panel about the Black Panther Party from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Visit http://alpha.dickinson.edu/oha/pdf/2007finalprogram.pdf. There might be other programs your like to attend, such as the workshop on Stanley "Tookie" Williams on Saturday, October 27.

I encourage you to attend. I plan on attending the 10/25 event and perhaps the one on 10/27. The conference is free for the community Dr. Curtis Austin assured me, so if you have any trouble, mention his name.

In class today we also talked about the Elements of Style reading.

The Midterm

Thursday, October 25, 9-11 we will meet in L-234, the Writing Center to write our essays. Bring your Dyson notes, the planning sheet, your books, your outline, etc.
The essay is to be 3-5 pages long. Your primary sources are Michael Eric Dyson's Holler If You Hear Me, Tupac's songs and poetry, and one scholarly reference. This reference could be the full-length article or a book referenced by Dyson in his notes.

For students who want to access the COA databases off campus you need to visit the library and get the access code from the librarian at the reference desk. Bring the hardcopy to class Thursday. Please include this reference in a bibliography.

Late work
I am accepting late assignments for the next three weeks or through November 12. This includes blog assignments.