Day 2
Today in the 11-11:50 class, the chancellor of the Peralta Community College District came by! I was so excited to see Dr. Ortiz. The students were not as impressed (smile). But Dr. Ortiz to a professor is like President Obama coming by to say hi.
The door was locked. He asked if that was my policy. It's not, but the lock sticks sometimes and to unlock it is often a labor-intensive activity. Many students walked in late. The class is only 50 minutes. Try to come on time and if you do not have 50 Essays see if it is on reserve in the library. I have not put a copy there, but it might be there already. Also, many of the essays are on-line.
Check in advance to see if it is.
Homework is to write a summary of the Malcolm X essay. In the text, the essay is on page 257. The essay in the book, also an excerpt from The Autobiography of Malcolm X, is longer, so you will not be able to summarize it in 100 words. Do so in 250. In both summaries, include a direct citation.
Also write a Works Cited section or page of the essay. Bring the summary to class tomorrow. In one class, (9-9:50 a.m.) we read Joan Didion's essay Why I Write. So your summary is that essay. For attribution, look on-line and find where it is published for your citation.
Students need to get their books. We are already using them. In Hacker we looked at the sections on summary, paraphrases, thesis sentences and tupes of sentences.
I gave students handouts: Leo: Thesis Sentences; Initial Planning Sheet; Grading Rubric. We reviewed the first one. We will review the IPS and the Rubric tomorrow. We will also review how to post comments on the class blog.
If you know how already. you can respond to the syllabus at that post. If not, wait until tomorrow for clarity. We are following the syllabus.
In the 11-11:50 a.m. class, bring your thesis sentences developed tomorrow to class to share in groups with the summaries. You will post your summaries on the blog tomorrow as well.
Some students are having trouble accessing their email. I will post the emails here as well. Yesterday's email was an updated syllabus and a link to Email Etiquette. Here is a link to the article: http://www.usnews.com/
I suggested students who are not able to access their accounts, ask one of their classmates to forward the emails to them.
The door was locked. He asked if that was my policy. It's not, but the lock sticks sometimes and to unlock it is often a labor-intensive activity. Many students walked in late. The class is only 50 minutes. Try to come on time and if you do not have 50 Essays see if it is on reserve in the library. I have not put a copy there, but it might be there already. Also, many of the essays are on-line.
Check in advance to see if it is.
Homework is to write a summary of the Malcolm X essay. In the text, the essay is on page 257. The essay in the book, also an excerpt from The Autobiography of Malcolm X, is longer, so you will not be able to summarize it in 100 words. Do so in 250. In both summaries, include a direct citation.
Also write a Works Cited section or page of the essay. Bring the summary to class tomorrow. In one class, (9-9:50 a.m.) we read Joan Didion's essay Why I Write. So your summary is that essay. For attribution, look on-line and find where it is published for your citation.
Students need to get their books. We are already using them. In Hacker we looked at the sections on summary, paraphrases, thesis sentences and tupes of sentences.
I gave students handouts: Leo: Thesis Sentences; Initial Planning Sheet; Grading Rubric. We reviewed the first one. We will review the IPS and the Rubric tomorrow. We will also review how to post comments on the class blog.
If you know how already. you can respond to the syllabus at that post. If not, wait until tomorrow for clarity. We are following the syllabus.
In the 11-11:50 a.m. class, bring your thesis sentences developed tomorrow to class to share in groups with the summaries. You will post your summaries on the blog tomorrow as well.
Some students are having trouble accessing their email. I will post the emails here as well. Yesterday's email was an updated syllabus and a link to Email Etiquette. Here is a link to the article: http://www.usnews.com/
I suggested students who are not able to access their accounts, ask one of their classmates to forward the emails to them.
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