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Class Report: ENGL 062.12192, 20 May 2017

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After addressing questions from the previous class meeting and online, discussion turned towards concerns of the essay as a form, including theses and supporting argumentative structures. It also treated assignments for the week.

Students are reminded of the following assignments’ due dates, following the initial comments on the session:

  • Essay 1 Draft, online before 0059 on 22 May 2017
  • Reading Lab: Outlining and Mapping, online before 0059 on 22 May 2017
  • Reading Lab: Supporting Details, online before 0059 on 22 May 2017
  • Reading Lab: Next Reading (I), online before 0059 on 22 May 2017
  • Week 3 Discussions, online before 0059 on 8 May 2017

The class met as scheduled, at 0900 in Room 107 of the San Antonio campus. The class roster listed eight students enrolled, a decline of one since the last class meeting. Of them, five attended, verified through direct question. Student participation was improved. No students attended office hours after the meeting.

Class Report: ENGL 135.12184, 16 May 2017

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After reviewing questions from the previous class meeting and before and acknowledging delays in grading arising from recent instructor travel, discussion covered concerns arising from assigned readings. It then turned to consider upcoming assignments.

Students are reminded of some upcoming assignments, noted in an earlier post:

  • Research Proposal, due online before 0059 on 22 May 2017
  • APA Module, due online before 0059 on 22 May 2017
  • Week 3 Discussion Posts, due online before 0059 on 22 May 2017

Class met as scheduled, at 1800 in Rm. 107 of the San Antonio Metro campus. The class roster listed 14 students, unchanged since the last meeting; eight attended, verified by direct question. Student participation was reasonably good. No students attended the most recent previous office hours.

Class Report: ENGL 135.12184, 9 May 2017

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For what should have been the second class meeting, discussion spent time covering in brief some of the concerns that would have been addressed during the abortive first meeting–introductions to the instructor and course, as well as overviews of rhetorical situations–before turning to assigned coursework.

Students are reminded of some upcoming assignments, noted in an earlier post:

  • Source Summary, due online before 0059 on 15 May 2017
  • Information Literacy Module, due online before 0059 on 15 May 2017
  • Week 2 Discussion Posts, due online before 0059 on 15 May 2017

Class met as scheduled, at 1800 in Rm. 107 of the San Antonio Metro campus. The class roster listed 14 students; eight attended, verified by direct question. Student participation was reasonably good. No students attended the most recent previous office hours.

Class Reports: ENGL 1302, Sections 02 and 03–Final Exam Week

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For the week, each section met only once: Section 02 met on Tuesday, 9 May 2017, at 1030 in Weir 111, while Section 03 met on Monday, 8 May 2017, at 1030 in Weir 111. Rosters were unchanged since the last class meeting; Section 02 listed 14 students, while Section 03 listed 16. Thirteen students from Section 02 and all from Section 03 sat for the exam. No office hours were offered.

Performance will be discussed in a forthcoming report, along with results of the survey from the Spring 2017 term that have not yet been compiled.

Class Report: ENGL 062.12192, 6 May 2017

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For the initial class meeting, discussion offered introductions to the instructor and to the class. It also offered a brief overview of structures of language before turning towards concerns of usage and assignments for the week.

Students are reminded of the following assignments’ due dates, following the initial comments on the session:

  • Reading Lab: Active Reading Strategies, online before 0059 on 8 May 2017
  • Reading Lab: Path Builder Diagnostic, online before 0059 on 8 May 2017
  • Week 1 Discussions, online before 0059 on 8 May 2017

The class met as scheduled, at 0900 in Room 107 of the San Antonio campus. The class roster listed nine students enrolled. Of them, seven attended, verified through direct question. Student participation was restrained. No students attended office hours after the meeting.

Class Reports: ENGL 1302, Sections 02 and 03–5 May 2017

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For the final class meeting of the term, discussion addressed questions from earlier in the term and attended to the ChEss, for which the due date had been extended until the end of the calendar day against earlier instructor absence. A brief survey concluded the meeting.

Information about the FinEx is available on the website at long last.

Students should please note that office hours will not occur during exam week. Additionally, the instructor will be heading to a conference later in that week, so contact opportunities will be limited as the semester closes out.

Section 02 met as scheduled, at 1000, in Weir 111. The class roster listed 14 students enrolled, unchanged since the previous regular class meeting.  Twelve attended, verified through survey submission. Student participation was reasonably good. Two students from the class attended office hours since the previous regular class meeting.

Section 03 met as scheduled, at 1100, in Weir 111. The class roster listed 16 students enrolled, unchanged since the previous regular class meeting. Fourteen attended, verified through survey submission. Student participation was reasonably good. Two students from the class attended office hours since the previous regular class meeting.

Class Reports: ENGL 1302, Sections 02 and 03–1 May 2017

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A family emergency called the instructor away today. As a result, classes will not meet today. Updates will be posted as available, but it is exceedingly unlikely that a quiz will be on offer during the week.

As a special notice, the following terms are to be considered eligible for inclusion on the FinEx: Freytag’s Pyramid, In medias res, Interwoven Plot, Poststructuralism, Structuralism.

Students are encouraged to 1) review items for the FinEx and 2) work on the ChEss. Due dates are unchanged.

Class Reports: ENGL 1302, Sections 02 and 03–28 April 2017

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After treating concerns from the last class meeting and before, discussion asked after thoughts about the ChEss. It then returned to assigned readings, trying to get through more of Malory.

Students are reminded of the following due dates:

  • ChEss FV (online before class begins on 5 May 2017)
  • FinEx (in the regular classroom at 1030 on 8 May 2017 [for Section 03] or 9 May 2017 [for Section 2])

Information about the FinEx remains in development.

Section 02 met as scheduled, at 1000, in Weir 111. The class roster listed 14 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting.  Twelve attended, verified informally. Student participation was good. Three students from the class attended office hours since the previous class meeting.

Section 03 met as scheduled, at 1100, in Weir 111. The class roster listed 16 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Fourteen attended, verified informally. Student participation was good. One student from the class attended office hours since the previous class meeting.

Class Reports: ENGL 1302, Sections 02 and 03–26 April 2017

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After treating concerns from the last class meeting and before, discussion asked after thoughts about the ChEss. It cross-updated each section before returning to assigned readings, trying to get through more of Malory.

Students are reminded of the following due dates:

  • ChEss FV (online before class begins on 5 May 2017)
  • FinEx (in the regular classroom at 1030 on 8 May 2017 [for Section 03] or 9 May 2017 [for Section 2])

Information about the FinEx remains in development.

Section 02 met as scheduled, at 1000, in Weir 111. The class roster listed 14 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting.  Thirteen attended, verified informally. Student participation was good. Two students from the class attended office hours since the previous class meeting.

Section 03 met as scheduled, at 1100, in Weir 111. The class roster listed 16 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Fourteen attended, verified informally. Student participation was good. One student from the class attended office hours since the previous class meeting.

Class Reports: ENGL 1302, Sections 02 and 03–24 April 2017

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After treating concerns from the last class meeting and before, discussion asked after thoughts about the ChEss, the RV of which was to have been submitted before class began. It then returned to assigned readings, trying to get through more of Malory.

Students are reminded of the following due dates:

  • ChEss FV (online before class begins on 5 May 2017)
  • FinEx (in the regular classroom at 1030 on 8 May 2017 [for Section 03] or 9 May 2017 [for Section 2])

Information about the FinEx remains in development.

Section 02 met as scheduled, at 1000, in Weir 111. The class roster listed 14 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting.  Ten attended, verified informally. Student participation was reasonably good. Two students from the class attended office hours since the previous class meeting.

Section 03 met as scheduled, at 1100, in Weir 111. The class roster listed 16 students enrolled, unchanged since the last class meeting. Fifteen attended, with one marked absent due to excessive tardiness, as verified informally. Student participation was good, if distracted. One student from the class attended office hours since the previous class meeting.