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Next Steps — Work you are doing before our next Zoom meeting on Apr 29

For Apr 29, you are doing two things. 1) continuing to write in your regular diaries. and 2) Creating a new document in Google Docs on your Skills/Interest. This is  a work in progress for UNIT III. Look in the MENU above for this site and you will see a new listing there called GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER. In the orange shared SKILL folder you will create a Document with the following nomenclature: YOURLASTNAME_YOURFIRSTNAME_Skill . I already created a Sample Document there to give you an outline of the format. To summarize: our next step will be to share some skill/interest/pursuit that we have had during our confinement — something that gives us joy or makes us feel interested in life and in bettering ourselves. We also discussed that part of this next step will be to do some research and learn more about this skill/interest.

At preset there is no length limit or minimum on this assignment. It is a work in progress. It is, however, required as part of your UNIT III grade. Due date: I expect EVERYONE to have started this document by Wednesday Apr 29.

We will discuss our work on Wednesday. Check back for a Zoom meeting link. Our next meeting will be April 29 at 1:00PM. 

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Announcement from Prof. S. Meeting Scheduled. Please Read.

Hi Class. I have decided that in order for us all (myself included here) to get on track we need to connect in a real class time, so I am setting up a Zoom Meeting for Monday, April 27 at 1:00PM. I am making attendance mandatory to be sure that we all are on the same page.  Bring your coffee/tea/lunch and be prepared to write and share. Meeting Agenda and Link to Join below:

AGENDA for CLASS APR 27, 1:00PM-1:40PM on Zoom

Arrival. MUSIC; say “good afternoon” / announce your presence in Chat. Attendance Taken.

 Real-time writing Excercise(s). Be prepared to write in limited time frame (just like in class) to a prompt given by the Prof. (approximately 5-10 minutes)

Moment of Silence for those we have lost or those close to us whom we wish to honor.

Circle-Time reading and sharing what we wrote. (Students read)

Discussion. Brief Presentations by Professor of next steps to satisfy requirements for UNIT 3

Open Forum 

1:40PM  Goodbyes and planning of next meetup*

*Zoom only allows us to meet for 40 minutes and may cut us off. Apologies in advance if this happens.

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S Schmerler is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: S Schmerler’s Zoom Meeting 1101
Time: Apr 27, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9424075048?pwd=cXBmelBVSFZySDNlNFo5dWQzYXV2Zz09

Meeting ID: 942 407 5048
Password: lunch

 

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My Lovely Diary

Alondra Vences

1101-361

Prof. Schmerler

 

Section 1 : Extended Diary Excerpt

 

Diary Entry 1

April 3rd, 2020- Gravesend, BK. New York.

1:21 a.m.

Dear Diary,

I’ve been going crazy at home. I’ve literally done nothing, I honestly have no energy. I really wish this never happened. I thought it would be fun to stay at home and do online school work. But it’s the worst! I went to bjs today with my mother and there were so many people there. Everyone’s lives are really changing and it’s crazy! My dad is working at the hospital and he’s completely scared. My brother has become a complete germaphobic. I just want to go out already!

 

Diary Entry 2

April 5th, 2020- Gravesend, BK. New York

6:50 p.m.

Dear Diary,

I’ve started to work again today. I guess I’m “essential” lol. I work at a Mexican restaurant and it’s been so busy! But I’m glad I got to finally leave the house. I was super bored at home. But I’m actually kinda scared of being outside. My parents don’t even want me going to work but I really don’t want to ask them for money. I passed by my grandma’s house earlier to drop something off for her since she can’t go outside, I obviously didn’t go inside her house. So I spoke to her through her window! I miss my family so much! I just want to hug my little cousins. But we all have to remain patient.

 

Diary Entry 3

April 8th, 2020- Gravesend, BK. New York

2:30 p.m.

Dear Diary,

I’m feeling lazy today but I have to go to work in a couple of hours. My dad is starting to get a little sick and my mom is super worried. He has a cough. I really hope it’s just a cough. He works in the emergency room which is where all the new corona patients arrive. Both my brother and dad have to take their temperature day and night. They also have to write it down. My mom makes sure we keep our house clean. She keeps a box full of alcohol wipes to clean our phones. My dad brings a lot of things from the hospital for us such as hand sanitizer and face masks. I’m really thankful for my dad. He really shouldn’t be working so much especially during this time. Every time we sit and eat at the kitchen counter he’ll tell me his stories about the patients there (btw he’s just a housekeeping worker). I can’t imagine what it’s been like in the hospital right now.

 

Diary Entry 4

April 9th, 2020- Gravesend, BK. New York

10:26 a.m.

I woke up so early today for the first time in forever. My sleeping schedule is so messed up. I ate breakfast with my parents and then I started my laundry. I hope today goes by fast because I’m tired of being bored. I should be doing school work but I seriously have no motivation. My sister has been leaving the house to see her boyfriend so I really don’t know what I’m going to do today! I’ve been in contact with both Yesenia and Tazz and we keep each other updated. It’s Thursday today and all I’ve been entertaining myself with is make up and tiktok. I’ve been obsessed with tiktok. I don’t understand why people don’t like it. It’s so addicting and I got so many views which got me hype

Jahzeel Terrelonge ,English 1101 361

March 23- April 2, 2020

My indoor diary, 2020 NYC

 

Section 1 : Extended diary expert

MARCH 23,2020 – CROWNS HEIGHT, Brooklyn , NY

12:00 pm

Dear Diary,

I am writing this work because I just woke up , WOW! this is unbelievable I just got two email from two of my teachers telling me that I missed class early in the morning , so I run to go take a shower now realizing that I’m really taking online classes and  not just being home and getting a passing grade , LIFE IS NOT EASY. I am writing this while looking through my window thinking if this how the world going to starting to be or I’m still not fully wake as yet.

 

MARCH 24, 2020 –  Crowns Height, Brooklyn , NY

3:00 pm

Dear Diary,

It’s Tuesday and I got no class so I went to bed extremely late because for once I don’t got to go to work but instead write about my day which is better then going to work. I am writing this to keep myself up to date with everyone , I’m doing very well still not sick which is good, I need me a haircut already but the barbers are close poor me I miss going outside but once I stay inside nobody won’t see my hair .  Now that I’m about to finish this piece of writing let me go check on other classes I miss and see if I could keep up to date after I play some GTA ONLINE …LOL

MARCH 25,2020 – Crowns heights,Brooklyn, Ny

12:00pm

I can’t believe to this day I really woke up at 7:45am to go my classes for today and already I am going back for my 15 mins of sleep so I could wake up for my 8:00 am class .  I started doing this writing piece at 12:00 p.m because I just finish my second class and this my only free time so best I finish up this work. Today was so exhausting the more the days count by I’m getting to like this online class because I think it’s kinda the same as my usual class just that if I don’t understand a topic I’ll just browse the internet to gain my knowledge on a topic .

MARCH 26,2020-Crowns height,Brooklyn , Ny

3:45pm

Its Thursday, My sleep schedule is so mess up now I start sleeping when I usually be already awake for class staying up playing games all day and watching never felt so good before because now everybody online having fun .  I’m going to go outside and I’m checking  if I got everything and then when I walked outside every single soul walking this world have a mask so I quickly run to the store to get a mask and buy some groceries because now a days I be checking my fridge every minute thinking I’m hungry but truly I be just bored of eating the same thing.

MARCH 27,2020- Crowns height-Brooklyn ,Ny

9:45 am

I woke up for my class but I guess I’ll just make my life and just finish my English work before I go to my other class . My day started off  good today because I had enough sleep and I’m so ready to have my one class today but before Amma go get something eat before even though this like my seventh time going to the kitchen to make something eat in the last two hours.

March 28,2020-Crowns height,Brooklyn ,Ny

2:00pm

Woke up not so long ago and started making dinner for myself.  I never felt like getting out of bed but I rather get something to eat before I even go to sleep so I got up and go take a shower and brush my teeth then I make rice and peas with stew chicken and Mac and cheese and trust me it was BUST!!! I then was happy that I got up to make something eat then straight after I finish my assignments and go straight back in my bed.

March 29,2020-Crowns height,Brooklyn , NY

8:00 am

It turns out I never went back to bed from yesterday after I went into my bed , I was up all night in group calls with my friends and on social media and it’s funny because I can’t see them in person no more so I got to get a custom to the new ways because we can’t go out no more to play ball or nothing like that but we could play video games all day.

March 30,2020-crowns height ,Brooklyn ,Ny

5:00 pm

dear diary ,

Its coming to the end of this month and there is no sign of opening back but aye my job still paying me thank god because I need me some summer school that’s even if summer still keeping . I heard rumors talking about getting $1200 for unemployed workers and already i  need that money no matter the case . I had classes today but I missed all of them bad start off for the new month coming but I’ll make it up In my up coming classes I hope.

March 31,2020- crown heights,Brooklyn,Ny

8:00am

dear diary ,

I love staying home but I think I’m getting lazy because I’m going from sleeping to kitchen but aye I made it for the new month due to the Covid 19 which is now outrageous in numbers so I hope all my friends and people are staying home and be safe from this virus because it’s really deadly and I’m  hoping everybody is strap up before going against because everyday your life is at risk more then usual, so I make sure my house is full of food to server for another week.

April 1,2020- Crowns height, Brooklyn, Ny

10:00 am

dear diary ,

Its April fools day and it’s also a special month for

me because this is my mother birth month which means she’s getting older but I don’t care because she stills seems young to me no what and to start off the day I’m about to fool someone before I get fool.

April 2, 2020-crown height, Brooklyn,Ny

12:00 pm

dear Diary,

Woke up and went to finish my  online assignment not really much to do in my house but I’m still happy no matter what because when this is all over I am going to hate going back to school I can tell but since I didn’t eat anything from this morning I’m going to get something eat and go straight back to bed or play some video game if I feel like.

SECTION 2: REFLECTIONS AND ANALYSIS OF DIARY READING

I choose “ The diary of a wimpy kid” by Jeff Kinney. I chose this diary journal because I never really read books and back in the days not too long ago when I usually spent weekends with my auntie while she does the chores everybody had to read a book and the diary of a wimpy kid was the only book with pictures so I usually read it but I was small of age so I never really read to understand so now that I’m a college student I’m really happy to read this story again with my sense of knowledge now. By reading this book it brings back memories it felt as if I was his imaginary friend listening to every words he said figuring out that he hid a very honest person towards anything he said. The author uses such imagery to give a sense of pictures to give this whole story a Picture with every action he done to make me feel a sense that I was there. In the diary he speaks about all the good , bad, and ugly and the tone me of his voice changes throughout all the scenes and chapter which works really perfect to give the audience that sense of feeling . The whole diary would impact anybody with all them pictures and change in tone and the fact the tone swings in each different scene in different times.

Section 3: Reflection on Unit 2 and grade

In unit 2 things and times change so quickly  because we started off with a good start at school doing our work but things started to changed when we heard we got to start doing online classes since this covid 19 increases each and every day so we got to move to online classes. Overall though even though I’m not in class my professor Schmerler is doing her best to make us understand the work by making videos and also explains the work step by step and even giving examples also she even let us use open lab so if I don’t understand something I could learn off my fellow classmates and even if I still didn’t understand I could simple email her and I’m back on track with the class again . For this unit I wouldn’t give my self less that “B plus “ because  I do all my work but I don’t be replying to people which I’m starting to do now  but rather I’ll like to get a “A” because we got to try our best in these classes while home so the effort we put out means a lot because some of us got parents that won’t even make you feel comfortable doing work .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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