The FinEx was administered at 1030 on 12 December 2016. The class roster showed 20 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. All sat for the exam. Grades for the exercise and for the course will be reported to the University system once calculated. (Note that course grades include attendance, which online scores do not.)

For those interested, the answer to the riddle is “horn.”

An overall report about the semester is forthcoming.

It has been a good term, overall. To those students I’ll not see again, good luck! To those I will, I look forward to it!

After addressing concerns from and questions about the previous class meeting, discussion asked after the FinPap, which was to have been submitted before class began, as well as the FinEx before turning to the end of Shakespeare’s sonnet sequence.

Students are reminded of the following due date:

• FinEx (in person in the CCAC Theater at the assigned time: 1330 on 12 December 2016)

The final regular class meeting began as scheduled, at 1435 in Weir 109. The class roster listed four students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. All attended, verified informally. Student participation was good. No students from the class attended office hours since the previous class meeting.

After addressing questions and concerns from the last class meeting, including the quiz, discussion asked after the upcoming FinEx before returning to the assigned readings: selections from Don Quixote.

Students are reminded of the following due date:

• FinEx (in the regular classroom from 1030 to 1230 on 13 December 2016)

The final regular class meeting began as scheduled, at 1100 in Weir 202. The class roster listed 12 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Nine attended, verified informally. Student participation was somewhat subdued. No students from the class attended office hours since the previous class meeting.

For the final regular class meeting, discussion asked about final thoughts regarding the C/C, which was to have been submitted before class began. Time was also spent in formal discussion of the FinEx before discussion broke off in favor of a quiz.

Update: The answer to the riddle is “fire.”

Students are reminded of the following due date:

• FinEx (in person during the assigned exam period: 1030-1230 on 12 December 2016)

Class met as scheduled, at 1000 in Weir 110. The class roster listed 20 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. All attended, verified through the quiz. Class participation was reasonably good. Two students attended office hours since the previous class meeting.

After addressing concerns from and questions about the previous class meeting, discussion treated the FinPap and FinEx before turning to the week’s reading, selected sonnets.

Students are reminded of the following due dates:

• FinPap (to be submitted online before the beginning of class time on 7 December 2016)
• FinEx (in person in the regular classroom at the assigned time: 1330 on 12 December 2016)

Class met as scheduled, at 1435 in Weir 109. The class roster listed four students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. All attended, verified informally. Student participation was good. No students from the class attended office hours since the previous class meeting.

After addressing questions and concerns from the last class meeting, including the quiz, discussion asked after reflections about Ppr 2, which was to have been submitted. It then spent some time addressing the upcoming FinEx before turning to the assigned readings: selections from Don Quixote.

Students are reminded of the following due date:

• FinEx (in the regular classroom from 1030 to 1230 on 13 December 2016)

Class met as scheduled, at 1100 in Weir 202. The class roster listed 12 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Ten attended, verified informally. Student participation was somewhat subdued. One student from the class attended office hours since the previous class meeting.

After the conferences of last week, discussion asked about thoughts regarding the C/C. Time was also spent in formal discussion of the FinEx.

Students are reminded of the following due dates:

• C/C FV (online before the beginning of class time on 7 December 2016)
• FinEx (in person during the assigned exam period: 1030-1230 on 12 December 2016)

Class met as scheduled, at 1000 in Weir 110. The class roster listed 20 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Seventeen attended, verified informally. Class participation was subdued. Office hours figures are set off by last week’s conferences.

After addressing questions and concerns from the last class meeting, discussion asked after progress on Ppr 2. It then returned to assigned readings before adjourning in favor of a quiz.

Students are reminded of the following due dates:

• Ppr 2 (submitted online before the beginning of class time on 5 December 2016)
• FinEx (in the regular classroom from 1030 to 1230 on 13 December 2016)

Class met as scheduled, at 1100 in Weir 202. The class roster listed 12 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Eleven attended, verified through the quiz. Student participation was reasonably good. No students from the class attended office hours since the previous class meeting.

As noted in the previous report, class time today was taken up with student conferences.

Students are reminded of the following due dates:

• C/C FV (online before the beginning of class time on 7 December 2016)
• FinEx (in person during the assigned exam period: 1030-1230 on 12 December 2016)

Throughout the week, all students attended. Participation in conferences was generally good.