Re: That storm

[mcarroll@GROG.RIC.EDU]

Hi Paula,

Glad you're OK. We had big rumbles in Rhode Island, a twister sighting in
Worcester, MA, and two people killed  when a tree landed on their car. Bad
enough, but not even close to the devastation the storm left on its way
here.

Meg Carroll
mcarroll@grog.ric.edu

On Tue, 2 Jun 1998 Paula.Gillespie@marquette.edu wrote:

> Martha, thanks for asking.  We did have a monster storm here, and it
> affected a huge area, not just Wisconsin.  It came through Sunday at 3
> a.m. and there are still thousands of people without electricity because
> the damage was so widespread.  I was lucky.  My home, Marquette, my whole
> community was spared.  We were without power overnight, but that was a
> minor inconvenience compared to what many experienced.  That storm moved
> east, making big trouble wherever it went.. Are the rest of you ok? 
> 
> Paula Gillespie
> Marquette University
> 414-288-3590  paula.gillespie@marquette.edu
> 
> On Mon, 1 Jun 1998, Martha Cooley wrote:
> 
> > Paula,
> > This is similar to the Cornell system of note taking.  I have found 
> > that it is great for all students to use as a means of getting down 
> > to the essence or heart of the material in any class, and we teach 
> > it in our Freshman Year Experience class.  Of course, I  love 
> > using it for essays.  Did I hear that your area had storm damage 
> > the other day?   How are you? It is hot down here; I think  we 
> > missed our regular spring. 
> >  PS We either send the paper to be recycled or cut (in fourths or 
> > halves) and staple them together for note pads! 
> >  Martha Dale Cooley
> > 
> > > From:          Paula.Gillespie@marquette.edu
> > > Date:          Fri, 22 May 1998 11:22:38 -0600 (CST)
> > > Subject:       Re:editing skills
> > > To:            wcenter@ttacs6.ttu.edu
> > > Reply-to:      wcenter@ttacs6.ttu.edu
> > 
> > > Ask writers to print a copy of their drafts with a wide left margin.  In
> > > the margin, do what Ann Berthoff calls glossing: write out the main
> > > argument and the purpose of the paragraph.  If that's hard to do, maybe
> > > the paragraph needs to be re-thought.  Then ask writers to read the
> > > glosses to see if they are satisfied with their organization.  
> > > 
> > > So far, how many copies of this draft have we asked students to print?
> > > Any suggestions for papier mache projects the students can work on with
> > > all these drafts?
> > > 
> > > Paula Gillespie
> > > Marquette University
> > > 414-288-3590  paula.gillespie@marquette.edu
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
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