Month: May 2020
ENG1121, Class Session 5/21/20
Hello, dear students!
Well, we’ve come to the end of the road–at least for this particular semester. I’ll be reminding you of important deadlines and the like below, but first, I want to say a few things:
We’ve been through an experience this semester that has been challenging, frustrating, and, for many of us–if not all–depressing. All of those emotions (and any I haven’t mentioned) are totally valid. I’ve had conversations with many of you over the semester, and during each one I’ve tried to say (however awkwardly) how awesome you are and how impressed I am with you. Even if I haven’t spoken to you one-on-one, I still want you to know I think these things about each of you. Seriously.
I hope all of us will have a chance to catch our breath for a moment when this semester is finally closed and let ourselves feel strong in the knowledge that we’ve survived a moment of unparalleled time in recent history. It’s not over–not by a long shot–but we’ve weathered some serious shit thus far. (I hope I don’t get in trouble for using that term!)
I’m honored to have been able to facilitate your writing and get to know each of you a little bit through the work you’ve created this semester. I’ve learned about soccer, genetic engineering, nursing, religion, fast fashion, and online fighting games, to name just a few of the topics you’ve shared with me.
I also want to keep in touch. I love running into my students in the halls of City Tech long after they’ve been in my class. I hope we’ll be in physical halls again soon, but until that happens, we’ll have to run into each other in virtual halls by other means. My personal email address is jessica.penner@gmail.com. I do Twitter occasionally and Instagram. Email me if you want my handles.
Okay, I’ll stop and get down to particulars:
Final Portfolios
Please save the PDF files EXACTLY as I show in the Final Portfolio Assignment document.
For example, if I submitted a Final Portfolio assignment, my files would look like this:
1_Jessica Penner, Final Reflection
2_Jessica Penner, Revision Paragraphs for UX and UX
3_Jessica Penner, U1 Writing Assignment
4_Jessica Penner, U2 Writing Assignment
5_Jessica Penner, U3 Writing Assignment
6_Jessica Penner, U3 Process Essay
7_Jessica Penner, Selected Journals
Note the numbers–PLEASE number each file!
This helps me grade more efficiently, and is something that’ll help your overall grade, because if you do not follow these instructions, I will take 10% off your Final Portfolio grade.
There are many other details to the Final Portfolio. If you haven’t already please look at this document I’ve posted on OpenLab.
REMEMBER THE DUE DATE: MAY 21, 2020!
Send the files in one email to tuesthurseng11211@gmail.com, NOT my City Tech email address!
I’ve been generous on deadlines this semester because of the situation we’ve all been through, but this deadline is real, folks, because I have to turn in grades soon after this date. I don’t have time to locate you and your portfolio.
If you don’t turn in a Final Portfolio by 11:59 PM on May 21, 2020, you’ll lose 400 points (this is worth 30% of your overall grade).
Even if your Final Portfolio isn’t complete or as finished as you’d like, know that this is the agony of any writer–student or otherwise–we never feel it’s perfect, so submit what you’ve got by May 21!
If you have questions or concerns, contact me and we can talk during the class office hours (Thursday, 2:30 – 4 PM). I can work in other times, but you’ll have to email me in advance.
Know that I rarely check my email late at night, so if you have a burning question, ask me before 9 PM.
Please note: This question shouldn’t call for an answer that you can find on the Final Portfolio Assignment sheet, so check there first.
I cannot grant extensions, so do not ask for one. Again, even if it’s not complete, turn what you have in by Thursday night.
Final Grades
Grades must be posted by all City Tech faculty by May 28, so your grade for this class will be up soon after this date. I have 60+ students’ portfolios to grade, then I have to calculate grades, etc., so there’s a lot that has to happen between the last day of class and that date. I post all grades at once, so please don’t expect your grade to be up any sooner than this.
One more time…
Stay safe & well!
ENG1121, Class Session 5/19/20
Hello, dear students!
We’re almost finished with this, ah, shall we say, daunting semester! Just a few more things to work on before we’re through…
Two things to talk about today: U3 Website/Process Essay and Final Portfolios!
U3 Website & Process Essay
I mentioned in an email on Friday that I’ve evaluated your U3 Website and Process Essay. I’ve put my comments and the grade (100 points possible) in the comment section of your post on the class website.
Overall, I was impressed by how well everyone did on this project–both the websites and the essays were nicely done and showed your devotion to the assignment and willingness to be honest about the process. Well done!!!
A few of you either had issues with the posted website (some of the links just led to a bunch of text) or you didn’t post both the website and the essay in the same post. I have commented on those individually. In order to receive the credit for this project, I need to see both in the same post and be able to view the website as you designed it. If you’re having trouble with this, contact me during office hours and we can talk.
Final Portfolios
Students are sending their Final Portfolios early to me, and while I totally commend them for being early, I’ve had multiple conversations with those who’ve not followed the instructions for naming the files.
Please save the PDF files exactly as I show in the Final Portfolio Assignment document. ONE example: 1_Student Name, Final Reflection
And so on with the other files.
Put YOUR NAME in place of Student Name, but remember the # and the _.
This helps me grade more efficiently, and is something that’ll help your overall grade, because if you do not follow these instructions, I will take 10% off your Final Portfolio grade (which is worth 30% of your class grade).
There are many other details to the Final Portfolio. If you haven’t already please look at this document I’ve prepared and posted on OpenLab.
REMEMBER THE DUE DATE: MAY 21, 2020!
I’ve been generous on deadlines this semester because of the situation we’ve all been through, but this deadline is real, folks, because I have to turn in grades soon after this date.
If you don’t turn in a Final Portfolio by 11:59 PM on May 21, 2020, you’ll lose 400 points from your overall grade.
If you have questions or concerns, contact me and we can talk during the class office hours (Tuesday and Thursday, 2:30 – 4 PM). I can work in other times, but you’ll have to email me in advance.
Stay safe & well!
Akeeme Black, Final Reflection
Akeeme Black, U3 Website and Process Essay
Akeeme Black, General Analysis and Focused Analysis
ENG1121, Class Sessions 5/12/20 and 5/14/20
Hello, dear students!
Two very important things are covered in this post:
- Peer Review of the Final Reflection
- Discussion of the Final Portfolio
Peer Review of the Final Reflection
I’m assuming you all are working on the Final Reflection today, because that’s the piece of the Portfolio that will be the most work. If you haven’t begun the Final Reflection, look at the document on OpenLab and don’t waste any more time!
The Rough Draft of the Final Reflection is due by 11:59 PM Thursday, May 14. I’ll be emailing each Group a copy of the Final Reflection Peer Review worksheet with the following subject line: “Group #, Final Reflection.”
You may have to review two or three reflections, so do not wait on working on this assignment!
Hit “Reply All” so I and your group receive your rough draft (this will count for your participation points for Tuesday).
You must review each member of your group’s Final Reflections by Saturday, May 16 (this will count for your participation points for Wednesday). Email both the writers’ and me a copy of your peer review.
DO NOT send anything to my City Tech account! I will not count any participation points for items sent to that account. Send everything to: tuesthurseng1121@gmail.com!
Discussion of Final Portfolio
As I’ve mentioned before, we don’t have a Final Exam for this class, but we have a Final Portfolio. The Final Portfolio includes:
- Final Reflection
- U1 Writing Assignment (Discourse Community)
- U2 Writing Assignment (General & Focused Analyses of a Genre)
- U3 Writing Assignment (Website based on either U1 or U2)
- U3 Process Essay (Based on U3 Experience)
- Selected Journals
There are many details to the Final Portfolio, so please look at this document I’ve prepared and posted on OpenLab. It states what is included, how many revisions are needed, how it must be saved/submitted, and how it will be evaluated.
READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY AND LONG BEFORE THE DUE DATE: MAY 21, 2020!
If you have questions or concerns, contact me and we can talk during the class office hours on Tuesday from 2:30 – 4 PM. I have a meeting on Thursday at 3 PM, so I’ll have that day’s office hours from 1:30 – 3 PM. I can work in other times, but you’ll have to email me in advance.
Stay safe & well!
