The second to last meeting .. outlines are finished, we need to complete the final projects by next week Tuesday noon.

I need you to review the outlines posted by your peers. Some make immediate sense, and will generate a great paper. Others are predictably dysfunctional. When reviewing the outlines, answer the following questions for each student's posted outline:
1. Does the proposed outline meet the demands of the topic?
1.1 If yes, how is that accomplished?
1.2 If no, what needs to happen now?
2. Look at the paragraphs of the body text. Are the proposed steps logical, comprehensive enough, and adequate to serve the thematic statement from the introduction?
3. Does the conclusion make sense? Does it reflect a progression of thought and consideration in the main body? Does it propose to draw meaningful conclusions?
After you have answered these questions for each outline, pick one student with an outstanding outline, one middle, and one poor outline. Seek out the students and tell them what you think about their outlines and topics. Do not be shy or too polite: we are working on quality enhancement, not on kindness and politeness. We must all be open to suggestions. Help the student with a poor outline improve her/his outline. Learn from the student with the best outline, and try to get better than the one in the middle with your own work.
After each student has talked to three classmates, go and make adjustments to your own outline. Next week, the entire paper is due at noon on 4-24.

We will meet in Miller Center 206 again next week.

During the hours of our final on Wednesday, May 2nd (not mandatory to attend), I will be in LH 116 from 5-7 PM. I will not first come to MC206.