12/13

Mandatory Class Meeting

Final Exam (Departmental Purposes)

• Bring Green Scantron
• Bring Pencil

FINAL GRADES WILL BE ISSUED

NOTE: If you are still working on revisions: Friday 12/15/17 is the last day to submit. is the last day to submit.

FINAL WEEK

Portfolio's Due:

• Combine all work done during the semester in a folder
• Separate Response Papers and Essays
• Download the Index under Portfolio Assignment / Assigned Readings
• Put your name and class information and print it out
• Do reflection short essay: 1 pg. also located in the folder
• Make sure that you're doing the right one:  ENGL 100 or INRW0304

All assignments and or revisions must be completed by 12/15

Evaluations

EVEN IF YOU HAVE PASSED YOUR TSI, PLEASE DO YOUR COURSE EVALUATIONS!!
Make sure to complete evaluations by 12/08/17
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12/4

Final Essays Due:

• Persuasive essay. Include proper intro as discussed in previous discussions. 
• Must include Thesis, Topics, and Academic Sources.  
• Must include parenthetical citations within the essay as well as a Works Cited or References page.
• If I chose a topic for you, those can be found under the assigned readings section
• LATE papers will be deducted 1 full letter grade

5 pages
At least 1 source (JSTOR, EBSCO), can have secondary sources also.
12 pt font
Times New Roman
APA Style
Works Cited/References

NOTE: If you passed your TSI Exam and you want a P grade.  You don't have to do the final paper but you need to bring a copy of your test scores next week. Then you can opt out of my class.

Evaluations

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12/4

TSI Testing Week

• 11/27 - 11/29
• No Class Meeting 

12/4

• Final Essay Due
• 12 pt Font / New Times Roman / Double Spaced 
• 1 source (EBSCO, JSTOR)
• Works Cited 

11/20

Practice Test Instructions:

• Find practice test under Files > Assigned Readings
• Write answers on a green scantron sheet (found at the book store)
• Write with pencil
• Scantron will be turned in for departmental purposes

Find 1 academic source related to your research:

• Must be from EBSCOhost or JSTOR
• Print it out and bring it to class
• Bring the rest of your essays for workshop as well

11/13

Mandatory Class Meeting
Write: 1 pg abstract on possible final research project


NOTE: I will be meeting with each individual to discuss grades before final Drop Date Next Week

11/6

No Class Meeting
Attending funeral services throughout the day
Last Article Reading: Sommers
Write: One page response

TSI Registration

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Select: Mid-Valley Campus

Promo Code: ENGL2017MVC

Nov. 27 - 29th

10/30

Read: Margret Kantz "Helping Students Use Textual Sources Persuasively"
Write: 1 pg response

10/25

Read: School As Inquiry by Steven Wolk
Write: 1 page response

NOTE: Late essay's will be deducted one letter grade each class day not submitted

10/23

Gender Studies Essay
DUE: 10/23/17

• 3 pages
• 1 source (JSTOR, EBSCO)
• APA Style
• Works Cited

10/16 Update

No class today. I came down with a minor cold. We will continue Wednesday. Make sure to read Woman Hollering Creek.

10/16

Abstract: Write abstract of half a page on something you'd like to write about dealing with gender.

• You can use the following websites in order to think about it:

VICE

• The Atlantic
  The New Yorker
  New York Times

Read: Woman Hollering Creek
Write: 1 page response

10/11

GENDER STUDIES LESSON

We will discuss: "Movimientos de rebeldía y las culturas que traicionan" by Gloria Anzaldúa
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Write: 1 pg response

Define the following:

• Feminist Theory
• Queer Theory
• Marxist Theory
• Double Standards
• Patriarch vs Matriarch 

Breath In Inquiry: Here are some suggested websites you might find interesting and newsworthy

VICE
The Atlantic
The New Yorker
New York Times

10/4

Read: Alice Gillam "Learning Through Response" and answer the following questions.

Alice M. Gillam Citation Assignment

Answer the following questions according the article:

Example: Show me a different way to cite the Peter Elbow citation in APA style.

Answer: Tutoring has taught her to see early drafts as “half full” instead of “half empty,” a perspective Peter Elbow (1973) calls the “believing game” (147-90).

1.       Show me a different way to cite the Karen Spear citation in APA style

2.       Add end citations to page numbers ending with (29). APA style

3.       Show me a different way to cite the Anne Ruggles Gere citation in APA style

4.       Change from MLA to APA style according to Gillam article:

“Cognitive psychologists call this phenomenon "metacognition," the ability to monitor one's own thinking processes. Current studies of cognitive development suggest that metacognition is "a major factor in mental ability because people who are aware of how they think perform better than those who are not" (Gere 95)

9/27

Read:

• "Indian Camp" by Earnest Hemingway
• "Never Marry A Mexican" by Sandra Cisneros

Write:

• 1 page response on both short stories (Half/Half)

Note: Stories can be found under Assigned Readings (Short Stories)

9/25

1. Answer the following and turn in as "Haberman Response"

2. What’s the first thing you thought about when you read the title "Pedagogy of Poverty Versus Good Teaching?

3. Define: SOCIOECONOMIC & SOCIOCULTURAL

4. What is Pedagogy of Poverty according to Haberman?

5. Elaborate on: Authoritarian and directive nature of the pedagogy of poverty is deceptive about who really is in charge READ 3^rd Column on page 292

- Interpret reading and provide analysis

6. Elaborate on: Good TEACHING with a focus on Sociocultural/Socioeconomic conditions
- How does this apply to you?

9/18 Updated

No Class Today
Moving presentations to Wed. 9/20
I expect them to be done along with your group essays
If you were absent I expect you to present by yourself
No excuses

9/18

Group Assignment:  Read "Pedagogy of Poverty Versus Good Teaching" - Martin Haberman

Presentation: 5-8 min 

Begin to critically analyze the text (construct/build meaning). 

You are not summarizing the essay to present. 

Pick something specific within the article that you wish to discuss as a group.  

You have the autonomy of presenting anyway you want

Medium:

• If you are using multi-media, please bring device to use in class that can be used with projector(ex. laptop computer)
• If using power point, save in USB drive
• If using YouTube, keep to minimal (1-2 min tops)
• If handing out material, please make sufficient copies

Rubric:

• Everyone must participate
• I will be providing FEEDBACK for each individual group
• ORIGINALITY of presentation will be taken into account
• Looking for thoughtful ANALYSIS and interpretations of the TEXT (Article)   

Essay: Due 9/20

• 3 pages /  You can split this up between group members
• I don't want three separate response papers
• I want a unified paper / cohesive / organized essay
• Construct meaning, use your writing experience, use discussions in class to guide your paper
• Use academic related information that we have used in class if you want (Pedagogy/Meta-cognition//Standardized Testing/Rhetorical Reading) 

9/13

Read: Haas & Flowers article

Group Activity:

• Read assigned subsections of text according to your group
• Give me the main highlights in each section
• You can list them in outline form
• Give me at least 6 things
• Everyone must participate

Under Discourse: Post your group findings 

INTRO: ME

Group 1: What is “Good Reading?” (p. 169)

Group 2: Student Case Study (P. 171)

Group 3: Strategies for Constructing Meaning (p. 174)

Group 4: The Role of Rhetorical Reading (p. 181)

9/11

Read: Downs & Wardle article

• pgs. 552 - 563

Write:

• 1 page response
• Write "1 true sentence" - Hemingway 

9/6

Read: All readings are located under the Assigned Readings page

• Kelsey Diaz "Seven Ways High School Prepares You For Failure" 
• Anne Lamott "Shitty First Drafts"

Write: 1 pg response

Welcome

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