Essay prompt for retake exam (September 10, 2021)

Here is the prompt for the essay portion of the retake exam. Enjoy!

Essay prompt for June 22, 2021 Group 2 (9:45-11:15)

Here is the prompt for group 2 (9:45-11.15).

Enjoy!

Essay exam tomorrow (June 21, 2021)

 A quick heads up.

The exam will be carried out in the teams that you've been having class with me in.

I will start the session a few minutes early and give a quick instruction or two at the time the class is to begin.

The prompts will be available on the teams site (on that page) and on the blog. I will remove them from the blog before the class is over and each group will have different prompts.

One of the prompts is a scenario and the other is a list. 

You will write by hand : (  with your camera on. I will have my camera off most of the time but will be at the computer. If you have a question speak up and/or send a note and I will address it.

When you're done, take a picture of your essay and send it to teams. I will acknowledge when I've received it and then you can leave...

Good luck!

Class Materials for June 15, 2021

 For this week the only thing to download is this (I will try to expand it for next week).

Most of the class will be small groups speaking on topics from prompts.

See y'all in class!

Class Materials for June 08, 2021

 Nothing to download ahead of time. I will try to post notes after the lesson.

See y'all in class!

Homework Assignment for Next Week (June 08, 2021)

 Here is the homework assignment (instructions therein).

You may do this singly, doubly or triply. 

The deadline is June 06, 2021 at 20:00.

The link to post the assignment can be found below the jump (Click where it says 'Czytaj więcej').

Class Materials for June 01. 2021

These week you'll need this.

There will also be an assignment posted after the lesson.

See y'all in class!

What to do for the rest of the semester - poll

Okay I set up a doodle for people to vote.

The link is here. You should be able to vote for more than one option.

If you have a suggestion not on the list you should be able to leave that at the doodle anonymously (or leave an anonymous message to this post).

No particular deadline but the sooner there is feedback, the better.

Let me know what you want!

Class Materials for May 25, 2021

 Nothing to download this week.

We will look at the rest of the proposals from the last homework.

Any time leftover will be spent on short speeches.

 You should already have both of those, the links are a reminder of what they are.

See y'all in class!

Class Materials for May 18, 2021

This week, there's nothing to download before the lesson. There might be afterward.

See y'all in class!

Homework assignment for May 11, 2021

As I mentioned before, there will  be no class tomorrow (May 11, 2021).

But there is a homework assignment!

You may work alone or with one or two other students.

The deadline is May 16, 2021 at 20.00

The link to post your assignment is below the jump (click where it says 'Czytaj więcej').

Class Materials for May 04, 2021

There is nothing to download before the lesson this week.

It would be good if you have the ability to write things down (and send them during class).

See y'all in class!

Class Materials for April 27, 2021

We'll be doing speeches on these cues this week (you should have them already).

See y'all in class!

Next week's assignment

I'm not ready with the notes after class but I did want to post this so you can start.

Here are the cues for the short speeches we'll be doing next week.

Enjoy!

Class Materials for April 20, 201

For this week you should have this (which you should already have).

Also, there will be a post after the lesson.

See y'all in class!

Class Materials for April 13, 2021

For this week, you need two things.

The first is this on American and Polish realities.

The second is this about the proposal (the format of the essay section of your final exam this year).

At this stage you may do the proposal by yourself or with one or two other students.

The link for posting your proposal (deadline April 18, 2021 20.00) is below the jump (click where it says 'Czytaj więcej').

Class Materials for April 07, 2021

Nothing to download (yet). 

There will be a link after the lesson.

See y'all in class!

Additional posting after class

 If you want to submit a proposed systematic metaphor (with a list of reality statements) then see the link below the jump (click where it says 'Czytaj więcej').

Also....

Class Materials for March 30, 2021

For this week, we'll be continuing to go over Matching Realities (which you probably already have).

See y'all in class!

Class Materials for March 23, 2021

 

This week, we'll be going over this on matching realities.

And remember our new and improved Teams locations...

Ethno III group 3 Farris (at 8.00-9.30)

Ethno III group 2 Farris (at 9.45-11.15) 

See y'all in class!

 

Class Materials for March 16, 2021

 Nothing new to download.... just this from last week.

Be ready to talk and answer (and ask) questions about the three stories.

And remember our new and improved Teams locations...

Ethno III group 3 Farris (at 8.00-9.30)

Ethno III group 2 Farris (at 9.45-11.15)

See y'all in class!

After Class Links

Here are the paragraphs we went over in class with some notes.

Here is the assignment for next week.

Read it. Then write 3 (three) questions for each story and post them (link below).

Remember these should be questions that could be used to start a conversation about the topic and/or keep it going. 

 

Generally, these should be WH questions and not yes/no questions... 

yes/no question – answer is ‘yes’ or ‘no’ 

WH question – answer requires more information (what, who, when, how, why, how many/much) about the contents of the story.... not “what do you think about....?”

At least two of the three questions for each story should be wh-questions

 

Students may work alone or in groups of two (2) or three (3).

 

The dealine is Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 20.00

Finally if you want to revise your review (given what we covered in class about writing in third person only or about reviewing a specific work and not a genre) then feel free and also to then post it at the same link as the questions.

Always be sure to include your name and group number.

Link below the jump (Click where it says 'Czytaj więcej').

 

New Semester New Groups on Teams!

Okay, this week I've made the attendance lists for the new groups.

They are very creatively named:

Ethno III group 2 Farris

Ethno III group 3 Farris

You should already be added there. 

Nothing to download (yet). There will be an assignment after class.

See y'all in our new digs tomorrow!

No class this week.... see you March 09, 2021

No class this week. See you on March 09, 2021.

Class Materials for February 09, 2021... and Homework!

For this week you'll need this homework assignment. We'll talk about it in class.

The deadline is February 28, 2021 at 20:00. This is another individual assignment.

We'll also continue to go through your reaction paragraphs.

Link for where you should post the assignment is below the jump (click where it says 'Czytaj więcej').

See y'all in class!

Class Materials for February 02, 2021

 Here are the paragraphs I looked at during class. I include the original paragraph and the paragraph after editing (with topic in bold and point of view in italics in the topic sentence).

As always, if I didn't go over your paragraph in class please feel free to contact me and we can set up a meeting to discuss it.

There are some general writing tips at the end.

This week there's nothing to download. I'll download some stuff after class but not before.

See y'all in class!

Class Materials for January 26, 2021

 For this week, you'll need two (2) things.

First, the text about Satir modes (from last week you probably already have it).

Secondly, a short writing assignment (deadline this Friday, we'll talk about it in class next week).

Nb. you can only do this assignment by yourself. Each student should submit their assignment separately.

The link to post your assignment is below the fold (click where it says 'Czytaj więcej').

See y'all in class!

Class Materials for January 19, 2021

 This week, you'll need two (2) things.

This is the first (the questions for the article on China and social media). You should already have it.

This is the second, an introduction to Satir Modes.... (you don't have this already).

See y'all in class!

China Questions

 Here are the questions on the China story. For next week, choose three or four of the questions and be ready to answer them in class.

I've changed my mind about the second assignment so just be ready with your answers to the China questions.

See y'all next week!

Class Materials for January 12, 2021

 Nothing to download this week, just show up.

See y'all in class!

Link for question assignment

Write three (3) questions for each story that we covered in class today (see link here) that could be used to start a conversation about the topic and/or keep it going. 

 

Here's the full link to the story about the Chinese government promoting lockdowns on social media.

 

Generally, these should be WH questions and not yes/no questions...

yes/no question – answer is ‘yes’ or ‘no’

WH question – answer requires more information (what, who, when, how, why, how many/much) about the contents of the story.... not “what do you think about....?”

At least two of the three questions for each story should be wh-questions

 

Students may work alone or in groups of two (2) or three (3).

 

The deadline is Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 20.00.

 

When you're done, see the link below the fold (click where it says 'Czytaj więcej').

Class Materials for January 05, 2021

Welcome back!

This week, you'll need this.

See y'all in class!