Last Class Meeting EXAM 12/11

The department is having me give a departmental final examination.  No need to worry, this will be much like our pretest.  I need everyone to attend our last meeting.

Please make sure to:

• Bring a scan-tron
• Bring a pencil
• Bring your final portfolio

Class 12/09 BRING PORTFOLIO

Response Paper Order:

1. Writing Made Easy CH 1 & 2
2. Diaz Response
3. Haas & Flowers Response
4. Secret Lion Response
5. Woman Hollering Creek Response
6. Kantz Response
7. Writing Deficit Response
8. Gasland Response

Essay Order:
1. Writing Experience Essay 1
2. DPS Checkpoint Essay 2
3. Gender Studies Essay 3
4. Economy Essay 4
5. Environmental Essay 5
6. Reflective Essay 6

• Please make sure you have a divider in your portfolio, hole punched, with ALL OF YOUR DRAFTS
• Include any other supplemental writing assignments as well.

Finals Week / Academic Calendar ENGL 200

We have two weeks remaining in the semester, and at this point you should be done with all of your assignments.  DO NOT WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO HAND IN YOUR ASSIGNMENTS.


Academic Calendar (Next Two Weeks)


12/04    Wednesday 

• I will be available on our regular meeting days starting at 8AM
• Please take this time to get with me on a 1 on 1 basis so that we can work on your revisions

12/09    Monday

• I will be available on our regular meeting days starting at 8AM
• Please take this time to get with me on a 1 on 1 basis so that we can work on your revisions

12/11    Wednesday (LAST MEETING)

• THIS IS OUR LAST SCHEDULED MEETING
• TURN IN YOUR PORTFOLIO with cover letter

12/16    Monday

• GRADES DUE

No Class 11/27 / Essay 6

Assignment Essay 6

• Reflective Essay
• 3 pages (Citations if needed)
• Due 12/2
• Bring Portfolio
• Create a Separate Cover Letter for your Portfolio

 

 

Cover Letter Information:

 

In this letter I want you to tell your story of ENGL 200. 

Where did you begin?

Where did you end up?

What happened along the way?

Look at your portfolio, your progression, what kinds of things did you learn?





 

 

 

Essay Information:

You may want to answer or consider some of the following questions:

About Writing

 

What do you know about yourself as a writer that you didn't know before?

What strategies have you learned to make you writing more effective?

What have you learned about composing, rhetoric, revision, about yourself?

About Our Topics

Do you view the world differently through literacy? (Consider some of the writing topics we discussed throughout the semester)
What did you enjoy?  What did you not enjoy?
What are your short goals in terms of writing and advancing to ENG 1301?

Class 11/25 ENGL 200

We are towards the end of the semester with one more paper due.  I want everyone to start revising your essay's and putting together your portfolio.  Here is the assignment for the week.

• Take some time to revise all your essays and turn them during class.
• Bring your portfolio to class on Monday 11/25 with essays & response papers included

FYI:  I have included a Microsoft Word document in the Reading's List for those of you that are having problems citing.  Please check it out if you need to.

To those of you that have not been attending class, 

It is urgent that you notify me of your plans.  At this point, it is too late to drop the class, please avoid failing the course and make plans to either talk to me individually, or by email.

Thank you.  

11/20 Essay Due

Environmental Essay Due

• 3 pages
• 2 citations (works cited / parenthetical citation)

If you are turning in revisions, make sure that you indicate what draft it is:


Example:

Jesse Reyna
ENGL 200
Environmental Essay (Second Draft)


                                            Building Parks and Community Identities

Class 11/18

Hi everyone, I apologize for not making it into class, personal reasons. Keep your response papers, watch the videos, and most importantly, bring your abstracts to class next time. We will continue where we left off

Class 11/13 ENGL 200

 I've graded and handed out all papers that have been turned in.  If you have any questions please email me so that we can discuss your progress.  jareyna3@broncs.utpa.edu

We will begin a discussion on environmental studies next week.  Think about a subject you would like to address for your next paper.  The assignment for next class period will be the following.


Watch these two short videos first, then watch the documentary:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY34PQUiwOQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uti2niW2BRA

Watch documentary here: GASLAND: a film by Josh Fox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQcIAhG49y8

• Provide 1 page response on documentary.
• Provide 1/2 page abstract on environmental study you would like to examine
• Be ready to discuss material
• WATCH THE VIDEOS / If I notice people haven't watched the video's, I will issue a written exam during class.

Class 11/11 ENGL 200 and Abstract

• 1/2 page abstract on your writing topic on the economy (Post on this blog) EVERY ONE NEEDS TO POST!!!
• Due by Friday 3 PM

Assignment for 11/11

• 3 Page rough draft on your topic (with 2 sources) 
• Provide works cited page and parenthetical citation

We had an awesome class today, Keep it up!! Good luck and good writing!!

Class 11/06/13 (ENGL 200)

We will begin a discussion on the socioeconomic conditions relevant to our community.  The assignment for this week is to bring a local newspaper, review, or article, and tie it in to something relevant in the economy.  Read the article and we will discuss it in class

Here is the writing assignment:

• Bring newspaper article, read it, and we will discuss it in class
• Writing Prompt::  You often hear about the economic deficit in the media.  Think about a difficulty in your past that you had with money; your own kind of deficit to say the least.  Give me a one page explanation about this deficit.  What was this experience like?

NO Class 10/30 (ENGL 200)

We will not be having class tomorrow.  I was planning a discussion on research methods tomorrow but luckily I was able to schedule an orientation with the library for MONDAY NOV. 4 from 8:30 to 9:30 A.M

Again NO CLASS TOMORROW.


MEET NEXT WEEK
Date: MONDAY NOV. 4
Time: 8:30 - 9:30
Place G-270 (Mid-Valley)

Bring response papers for Kantz article as we will be discussing it after the presentation.

Class 10/29 (ENGL 200)

• Read Kantz article on research
• Response paper 1 FULL PAGE. (talk about something specific in the article)

Abstract Due Friday 10/25 (ENG 200)

Assignment: 

• 1/2 page abstract proposal (Gender paper topic)  DUE FRI 10/25 by midnight
• Post on this blog

Assignment: 10/28

• 2 full pages of your paper dealing with gender studies

If you have any questions please post on this blog below.  Good luck, and good writing.

Class 10/23 ENGL 200

Continuing on with our genre studies conversation.  I want everyone to start thinking about your "place" as a male or female.  We talked about how some of us are wives, sons, daughters, fathers etc.  We only scratched the surface of what it means to be an individual based on our gender.  I want you to start examining things around you; the way things work.  How are men and women viewed in our society, media, work, sports, entertainment etc... ???  Beginning thinking about things like "double standards", "patriarch" , "sexuality" in these mediums.  Familiarize yourself with these terms so that you have a clear understanding about your next writing topic.

Key Words:  Gender Studies, Patriarchy vs. Matriarchy, Double Standards

Assignment:

Read: Woman Hollering Creek by Sandra Cisneros (Found In Readings Link)

Provide 1 FULL PAGE response

Start thinking about a subject you would like to explore for your next writing assignment.

FYI:  For those of you interested in writing about economics, let me know about a specific subject that you're interested in.  Unfortunately their too many political arenas that we can discuss in order for me to focus on one particular thing, and for that I apologize in advanced.  

Playing catch up!! Grades ENGL 200

• We will discuss the readings during class 10/16.

HOMEWORK 10/21

• I will give you back your drafts with my notes so that you can revise for a better grade during class.
• This will be the only time I will accept late work for some of you. (I will only accept one draft for a final grade, since the assignment is late already)
• If you have all your assignments then you're good for the weekend.  If you haven't, then you have some work to do.
• Read CH. 21  p. 371 (Writing First)
• Pick a subject you want to talk about for our next writing assignment.   The ECONOMY or GENDER ROLES in THE FAMILY (We will choose in class)  

DPS Checkpoint Wrap Up Assignment for 10/14 (ENGL 200)

Here is the latest on the DPS checkpoints.  Click on these two links:

http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/article_7e331de2-2eea-11e3-bb97-001a4bcf6878.html

http://riograndeguardian.com/colonias_story.asp?story_no=21


I want to thank everyone for your contributions and research both in and out of class.  I really enjoyed our discussions, your passion, and conviction for your beliefs.  I look forward to your presentations.

The last part of this assignment will be to include some of the research you have done in a letter that you will address to state representative Terry Canales.  The assignment is mandatory but if you do not wish to send the letter, please let me know

• Assignment: 1-2 page letter addressed to State Representative Terry Canales (Include Research)
• Read: Lamott (Shitty First Drafts) and Gilliam Article/s
• Read: Alberto Rio's "The Secret Lion" (Provide 1 page critical response)

BE READY TO DISCUSS ALL READINGS! 

No Class Tomorrow 10/7/13

10/07/13 No class.  I am currently out of town.  We will not be have class tomorrow.  Please get with your groups and be ready for your presentations on Wednesday.  I apologize in advanced for the inconvenience.

Assignment for Wed. 10/9/13:

• Presentations
• Read Ch.20 Complex Sentences (Writing First Book)
• Read Haas & Flowers article (Provide a 1 page response to the article)
• We will present, and talk about rhetorical strategies according to Haas & Flowers

Assignment 10/7 ENG 200

We have had a preliminary discussion about our subject. (DPS Checkpoints)  We understand the main argument that DPS is making.   "Make the roads safer by checking for driver's licences and insurance."

Your research and questions should stem from our discussion in class.  What about the other questions that we have?  What about undocumented people?  What about this issue of sharing our information?  What about the socioeconomic consequences that have arisen because of this issue?  Your research should try to answer some of these questions.

I also wanted you to do some research on systems of government.  I wanted you to look up authoritarianism for example.  How are these types of legal searches correlated to an autocratic society.  You can also research other systems of government and attempt to tie it to our discussion. 

"How much money is the state making with all these warrants, vehicle citations etc... ?"  --> Think about it in the capitalist mode of government for example.

Assignment:

Presentation:  I'd like to see a powerpoint / Present the information that you talked about in your drafts individually

Research:  The actual law ( Are we pretty much screwed? Are there holes in the law?)

Cite: 2 Sources.

Good luck!!

Assignment 10/2

Assignment: 2-3 pages First Draft on DPS Checkpoint issue
Read: CH 19,20 Writing First / CH 3,4 Writing Made Easy
Bring: Scantron and #2 Pencil

Here is a link for the latest on the RGV DPS Checkpoints
http://www.themonitor.com/opinion/columnists/article_a4c47f22-27d4-11e3-bd29-0019bb30f31a.html

The Blog is Up and Running!!

I've fixed the issue with the blog, syllabus and course outline is now available.

For next class period 9/30/13:

HAVE YOUR BOOKS!!

1. Read Ch. 1&2 WME (Writing Made Easy Book)
2. Read p. 401-414 WF (Writing First Book)
3. Read Diaz article (Click on the link on the blog)

Assignment:

• Response paper on one of the readings.  (I think you will find the Diaz article interesting.)
• 1 page / 12 pt font / Double Spaced / No spacing before or after 

Welcome Everyone!

I want to take this opportunity to welcome everyone to our class forum.  I will be integrating our readings, announcements, workshops, assignments, and discussions on here; so it would be wise if everyone begins to browse and familiarize yourselves with the page.  I look forward to meeting everyone.  Look for more updates soon!