Two Additional Members in Need of a New Group.

In reviewing the class this week, I found a rather sad group of two, David Lacks and Markeysha Eleazer , valiantly struggling to complete assignments with little help from the remaining members of their group, who seem to have disappeared. Their group name says it all, that is, "In Need of Adoption." [By the way, if you are members of this group, are not David or Markeysha, and you plan to finish the course, you need to get in touch with my ASAP.]

As with Ashley's case, I am offering the groups who take in David and Markeysha five points extra credit on their final grades just for adopting them. If David and Markeysha and their new groups succeed in getting them caught up and their succeeding in the class, I'll tack on five more points of extra credit, for a total of one full letter grade. Both students are good students. They are much further along than was Ashley, who had folks who had to bail on her fairly early, and there's not much of a gamble in taking David and Markeysha on as group members.

Fine print: This offer is valid for only a limited time, and the Overachievers have already taken on Ashley, so they don't qualify for yet more credit. If a group takes in both David and Markeysha, they don't come with cumulative extra credit points, that is, you won't end up with two letter grades extra credit.

So? Do your classmates a needed favor. Improve your group's ethos with the professor. Heck, improve your ethos with the professor. Gain some extra points toward a higher grade, and improve your opportunities to learn. Get a higher class participation score. Adopt either David, Markeysha, or both.

Let me know which group(s) get(s) whom, and update your group contact information in the google doc, "Class List, ENG 111... ." Finally, let me know how I can help integrate these new members.

Steve