We made it!
Now you'll be able to catch some sleep on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Today:
1. We will listen to Mengxi's presentation.
2. Have a class wrap-up
3. You'll evaluate the class and my teaching performance
Make sure both the final draft for your Individual Research Paper and the Reflective Paper have been submitted on Dropbox.
I will be working in grading your IRPs and Reflective Papers this week and hopefully sometime next week I will be able to send you your final grade through email.
As always, you are welcome to ask me anything you feel doubtful about by sending me an email.
Have a wonderful summer!
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Day 42: Oral Presentations (cont.)
Today we will listen to the presentation of the following students:
9:05-9:12 Luxi
9:13-9:20 Xiao
9:21-9:28 Yiqi
9:29-9:36 Jignu
9:37-9:44 Xu
9:05-9:12 Luxi
9:13-9:20 Xiao
9:21-9:28 Yiqi
9:29-9:36 Jignu
9:37-9:44 Xu
Friday, April 27, 2012
Day 41: Oral Presentations (cont.)
Today we will continue with the presentation of IRP reserach:
9:05-9:12 Yitao
9:13-9:20 Bofan (Changed requested by Xiao)
9:21-9:28 Hejun
9:29-9:36 Shilin
9:37-9:44 Judy
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Day 40: Oral Presentations on the IRP
Today we will listen to our first five presenters:
9:05-9:12 Ryan
9:13-9:20 Xin
9:21-9:28 Bryan
9:29-9:36 Xueyi
9:37-9:44 Kedao
Please, do not be late because we need to start as soon as possible.
9:05-9:12 Ryan
9:13-9:20 Xin
9:21-9:28 Bryan
9:29-9:36 Xueyi
9:37-9:44 Kedao
Please, do not be late because we need to start as soon as possible.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Day 38 and 39: Individual Conferences
Objective: To have an individual meeting so students can ask questions related to their individual IRP drafts or about other aspects of the course.
I will be conducting this meetings on Thursday, April 19, Friday 20, Monday 23, and Tuesday 24.
Please come to the day and time scheduled for you (Check the Individual Conference Sheet I sent you as an attachment yesterday).
We will meet as a class again until next Wednesday, April 25, when we will listen to the first five oral presentations.
I will be conducting this meetings on Thursday, April 19, Friday 20, Monday 23, and Tuesday 24.
Please come to the day and time scheduled for you (Check the Individual Conference Sheet I sent you as an attachment yesterday).
We will meet as a class again until next Wednesday, April 25, when we will listen to the first five oral presentations.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Day 37: Preparing Oral Presentations
Objectives
* To identify what elements make an oral presentation successful.
Please present your Peer Review sheets.
Quick review of what we have been doing, where we are and what is coming.
I. Don't forget that your IRP's second draft is due Friday, April 20th.
A. When revising your first draft don't forget to check if you have
1. followed the assignment instructions
2. followed your outline
3. used at least three sources
4. written your in-text citations correctly following the APA format
5. written a Reference page
6. complete conclusions
II. On April 19th, 20th, 23rd and 24th I will having individual conferences with all of you. Please select a day, a time, and prepare for the conference.
III. On Wednesday, April 25th, Friday April 27, and Monday, April 30th, we will have the oral presentations of Individual Research Papers. Prepare carefully, it is 10% of your grade.
IV. Preparing your Oral Presentations
What is important about an oral presentation? Discuss and write down your ideas.
Rubric: These are points in which your presentations will be evaluated.
Death by PowerPoint
Presentation Skills
V. Write a brief outline of you presentation (you can use your IRP outline as a reference). Talk to a partner about your plans for your oral presentation.
Decide when you will be presenting. First, I will take volunteers, then the next positions will be filled out through a raffle.
Assignments:
1. Work on your Individual Conference Sheet.
2. Bring Peer Review Sheet to present to me on the day of your individual conference.
3. Friday, April 20th, midnight: Upload IRP's second draft.
4. Oral presentations will start on Wednesday, April 25.
5. Reflective Essay is due the last day of classes.
6. Individual Research paper is due last day of classes (upload and hard copy)
* To identify what elements make an oral presentation successful.
Please present your Peer Review sheets.
Quick review of what we have been doing, where we are and what is coming.
I. Don't forget that your IRP's second draft is due Friday, April 20th.
A. When revising your first draft don't forget to check if you have
1. followed the assignment instructions
2. followed your outline
3. used at least three sources
4. written your in-text citations correctly following the APA format
5. written a Reference page
6. complete conclusions
II. On April 19th, 20th, 23rd and 24th I will having individual conferences with all of you. Please select a day, a time, and prepare for the conference.
III. On Wednesday, April 25th, Friday April 27, and Monday, April 30th, we will have the oral presentations of Individual Research Papers. Prepare carefully, it is 10% of your grade.
IV. Preparing your Oral Presentations
What is important about an oral presentation? Discuss and write down your ideas.
Rubric: These are points in which your presentations will be evaluated.
Death by PowerPoint
Presentation Skills
V. Write a brief outline of you presentation (you can use your IRP outline as a reference). Talk to a partner about your plans for your oral presentation.
Decide when you will be presenting. First, I will take volunteers, then the next positions will be filled out through a raffle.
Assignments:
1. Work on your Individual Conference Sheet.
2. Bring Peer Review Sheet to present to me on the day of your individual conference.
3. Friday, April 20th, midnight: Upload IRP's second draft.
4. Oral presentations will start on Wednesday, April 25.
5. Reflective Essay is due the last day of classes.
6. Individual Research paper is due last day of classes (upload and hard copy)
Day 36: REVISING
Today you will stop being writers and become readers. You will read what one of your peers' first draft and comment on his/her writing.
What are some goals of peer reviewing:
Exchange papers with someone you feel comfortable with and proceed to read their IRP. Read it once before you make any comments.
Homework:
It is time to write your IRP second draft. This draft should be as complete as possible. Please, go over the revising done by your peer and make changes accordingly. This second draft should contain a title page, a reference page, correct in-text citations, should be written in Times New Roman, 12 font, double space. It should be no less than six pages.
Dateline for the presentation of 2nd draft is Friday, April 20, 12:00 midnight. I will go over your drafts on the weekend and give you some feedback.
Final draft will be presented on last day of classes, Wednesday, May 2, 9:00 AM. Upload on Dropbox. This final draft must be complete and exhibit revision based on feedback given by peers and instructor.
What are some goals of peer reviewing:
1. To see how others are writing
2. To help students think critically about their own work and others'
3. Identify a gap between writer and reader (is everything clear? Did the message get sent?)
4. To gain strategies for interactions with others and texts
5. To practice revision strategies
What to say when you give feedbackExchange papers with someone you feel comfortable with and proceed to read their IRP. Read it once before you make any comments.
Homework:
It is time to write your IRP second draft. This draft should be as complete as possible. Please, go over the revising done by your peer and make changes accordingly. This second draft should contain a title page, a reference page, correct in-text citations, should be written in Times New Roman, 12 font, double space. It should be no less than six pages.
Dateline for the presentation of 2nd draft is Friday, April 20, 12:00 midnight. I will go over your drafts on the weekend and give you some feedback.
Final draft will be presented on last day of classes, Wednesday, May 2, 9:00 AM. Upload on Dropbox. This final draft must be complete and exhibit revision based on feedback given by peers and instructor.
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