W6 - Lorenzo will be holding class Friday

Students,

Thank you for following the blog and keeping informed. I will be instructing the English 1100 course Friday 9/25/09.


We should be finishing our movie and if time allows, reviewing our research findings.

We will find someway of making up our lost time.

The best to you,

Ms. Lorenzo

W6 - Thursday - Lorenzo will not be in

Students,

I will not be in today.

We will continue movie Friday. Please continue research movie topic.




Please, no tweets, texts, calls today - must rest. See you Friday.

9/22/09 - Lorenzo will not be in

Lorenzo's students -

Home today with cold/flu. Please excuse my absence and proceed with your existing assignments:

Reading:
WI 5&6,
JK essay #2,

Researching :
Movie - Amazing Grace - http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/downloads.php (go to the resource section of the movies web-site and review "A valuable tool to learn about abolitionist, William Wilberforce before viewing the film" ) - We will continue the movie Wednesday. Our week 6 schedule on the blog: http://alorenzo1100fall2009.blogspot.com/ will be one day behind.
Please - no calls or text messages today - will be resting.

Ms. Lorenzo.

W6 Preview

Monday - Movie

Tuesday - Movie

Wednesday - Recap of weeks 1-5 - using tools/student papers/blog

Thursday - Writing and grammar assignment

Friday - Writing and review of chapters 5&6

Note: Evening movie night is cancelled for the week.

Online Requests
View course blog and become a fan.
View my Twitter - see if you have missed any tweets.Please be patient as I work out the glitch in posting comments on course blog.

Course Journal Directive (repeat)
Inside cover - put your full name and all course online information.Put day and date at the top of every entry.
Write course lecture under the 'housekeeping' area.
Write in pen.
Write neatly.
Only course topic in Journal.
Put homework notes and group activity notes in journal.

Class Behavior
First let me say I'm very happy with our behaviour and relationship.
Do not visit other sites or with your phone, while professor is directing the course.
Do not come in after 9:05 - you will not be allowed to enter.
Do bring documented support when asking for an excused absence.
Do participate in group activities.
READ - READ - READ your chapters.

W5 - Lunch with the Professors

You are Invited

To

First Grade Posting Celebration

To: All English/African American History, Learning Community Members

From: Dr. Giddings & Professor Lorenzo

Date: Friday, September 18, 2009

Where: CSU Cafeteria

Time: 11:50am - 1:00pm

Why: To celebrate our first five weeks and first grade posting.

W5- Preview

Monday: JK, Journal Review/Update (small group exercise) - Pre-exam drill, Gidding's Chapter 16 weekend reading review (small group exercise)
Tuesday: Gidding's Mind Map, Outline, Draft due for check off
Wednesday: Same as Wednesday.
Thursday: Gidding's project - final check off, ENGLISH EXAM
Friday: Lunch with the Professor - CSU Cafeteria (11:50 -1:00) * Attendance mandatory even if you do not have meal plan.

Note: The two primary activities during week five are: Gidding's Chapter 16 Journal & English Exam.
Learning Tools: Refer to blog directives for each assignment - tools are listed within each post.
Deadlines: No exceptions to either activities deadlines.

Important Notices:
Finish reading the last essay of 'The Bottom of The River' on your own.
Informative Essay will be returned in Week 6.
Journals will be reviewed in week five.
First posting of students grades occur Week 5.
Professor will send notices to Student Services, if student receives a D letter grade for the five weeks of academic study.

W5 - Quiz (first grade post to system exercise)

SELF DIRECTED - STUDY GUIDE

Note: Classroom quiz is to be completed to earn a passing grade for the first grade posting of the semester (9/19/09)

Directive:

1. Students must comment to this post after reviewing content. Grade will not be earn without this step being completed. Comment post must read, 'I have reviewed this post prior to taking the classroom quiz."
2. Professor reserves the right to hold the Quiz either Weds or Thursday of the 5th week. If an excused absence is not agreed to prior to Tuesday of the first week, the student will receive a falling grade.
3. Bring sheets of lined paper to class for exam answers
4. This is a closed text/blog/google search/journal quiz.
5. Students should have reviewed all of the learning tools identified in week 4 classroom.


Sample quiz questions:

1. What is the objective of the course?
2. Provide a graphic of MLA format (first page)
3. Provide a graphic of APA format (face sheet)
4. Provide the structure of a five paragraph Essay
5. Identify three essay types reviewed during weeks 1/2/3/4
6. What are the primary themes in Jamaica Kincaid's essays?
7. Why did Jamaican Kincaid change her name?
8. Who is a contemporary of Kincaid?
9. List three pre-writing activities
10. List three pre-reading activities (Lecture - How to Read a Book)
11. Display the correct format of documentation in an APA paper when siting a web site document.
12. Define Chicago style research method and when it is used.
13. Recall three vocabulary terms from first vocabulary drill.
14. Tell me something not covered in these above questions that you know you know.

Note: Detailed questions requested. Sampling does not mean that all these questions will be on the quiz or that the question(s) will be 100% written as it is on this post.

Week Five Preview as it relates to quiz (overall week 5 preview will be posted later):

Monday - Overview of journal entries.
Tuesday - No quiz work
Wednesday - Quiz -- Instructor reviews journals
Thursday - No quiz work
Friday - Lunch with the Professor - CSU Cafeteria - 11:50 - 12:50

Note: Quiz will be performed during normal classroom period. Quiz is submitted on the instructors desk at the end of the course - no leaving early.

W4/5 - Giddings Journal/English Assignment

9/11/09 - Friday

Directive: This is a collaborative assignment (History/English). Students will earn a letter grade in each related course.

Assignment Tools:

1. History Text
2. History Syllabus
3. English (WI)
4. English Course Journal
5. MS Word
6. Flash drive
7. Class Exercise (small group/individual/large group)

W4 - Friday

Note: Students instructed to bring History text to class

1. Preview Reading - Chapter 16 of Dr. Giddings text
2. Prereading Outline - result of group review (Themes/Data/Preexisting Knowledge)

Week 5

Note: Assignment Post provided on Monday of week 5. Students may work ahead of schedule. Faculty will sign off on each step. Dr. Giddings will not except assignment without English sign-0ff.

Students develop:

1. Mind Map
2. Key Terms
3. Outline
4. Draft (Written/Typed)
5. Typed Draft
6. Final Paper

W4 Preview 9/08/09 - 9/11/09

Monday - Holiday
Tuesday - Day 16:Turn in Journal Entry #2, Review weeks 1/2/3, Discuss Dr. Giddings Journals
Wednesday -Day 17: Preview of chapters 3& 4 =WI, Finish reading essay #10 = J.K.
Thursday - Day 18:Discuss grammar rules
Friday - Day 19: Journal Entry #3 - Argumentative

W3 - Library Visit & Online Classroom 9/4/09

Hello Fellow Learners,

As assigned - today (9/4/09) students of English 1100 (9:00 am & 12:00 am) are scheduled to visit the library and be online to collect research/data (activity attached to course assignments: Journal Entry #2 and Jamaica Kincaid prereading activity).

Note: For those students who have appointments with Lorenzo today - please be on time and recognize that visits are limited to 20 minutes.

9/1/09 - Tuesday - No Classroom

9/1/09 Tuesday



Ms. Lorenzo - No Classroom period.

View blog for today's activity.

Read your chapters...work on Journal Entry #2, catch up on your daily housekeeping material.