Category Archives: comps

Job Movie Project Results Are In

Posted on 2008/04/23 by ngilmour

The voting was CLOSE.? Every one of the nine movie proposals got some votes, and both winners won by a margin of ONE VOTE.? (Yes, you Floridians, I’ve already recounted.)? I’m not going to post the titles here yet, as … Continue reading →

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The Last Revision Meeting!

Posted on 2008/04/22 by ngilmour

In twenty minutes I meet with four students, and my teaching semester will be over.? I’ve still got portfolios to grade and comps to wrap up, but it’s a milestone nonetheless. I’m looking forward with great anticipation to May 28.? … Continue reading →

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Halfway to Liberty

Posted on 2008/04/16 by ngilmour

Twenty papers down, fifteen to go.? I went well over the halfway mark yesterday, and providing that nothing drastic comes up this afternoon, I should be able to close within half a dozen papers or so of the finish line … Continue reading →

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Boethius and Alfred

Posted on 2008/03/26 by ngilmour

I led discussion in our Old English seminar and held my own with the big ax-swinging Anglo-Saxonists.? That’s always a nice feeling.? Now the next few weeks are going to be low-maintenance for me in there–each student has one discussion … Continue reading →

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Almost Finished

Posted on 2008/03/24 by ngilmour

I’ve got about seven more papers to grade in this set, and I’ll be done once again (until April 8, that is).? As often happens with the third paper, some folks rose to the challenge and wrote really great research … Continue reading →

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A Good Break

Posted on 2008/03/14 by ngilmour

Spring break is almost over, and it seems as though I just got into it.? I think I struck a good balance this week: I did some work around the house, read a fair bit for my comprehensive exams, got … Continue reading →

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Two Months and a Week

Posted on 2008/03/11 by ngilmour

Two months and a week from now my written comps begin.? I’m strangely calm about it; I’ve still got about eight or ten plays I want to read and a couple long poems, and I have some serious review after … Continue reading →

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Revision Day

Posted on 2008/03/04 by ngilmour

Class was a short one today, largely because so many in my classes didn’t have substantial enough drafts to take much time revising.? Such are the dangers of asynchronous revision. On the other hand, I am glad that I’m done … Continue reading →

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