Final Week

12/13

• Mandatory Meeting
• Turn in portfolio for final grade
• Work on departmental final exam (for dept. purposes only)
• Bring scantron/pencil

12/15

• Last day to submit any revised essay
• If you turn in any revised essay, grade will be posted the following Monday on jagnet
• Will check portfolio
• We will watch a film and say our goodbyes

Note: Luis Peralez, Tristan Echavarria, Luis Garza I need you to email me ASAP. 

It was a pleasure having you in class. Good luck.  Keep working hard on your drafts. This is just a step in the next chapter of your academic life.  

Organize Portfolio

Assignment: Organize your portfolio

• Print Index Page (Under Assigned Readings) with your name and class information
• Separate portfolio into sections (notes, response papers, essays, etc.) 
• Include all work submitted throughout semester 

Write: Short Reflective Essay (1-2 Pages)

• Tell me what you have learned in class, the most important thing. (Be Specific)
• How has your writing changed
• How did you view reading and writing before, how do you view it now?
• How do you plan to use what you learned in the future?

No Class 12/1

No class today
Will post assignment on blog

11/29

Research Paper Due

• 4 pages
• 2-3 sources (JSTOR, EBSCOhost, Books, Journals)
• One source can be from the following (The New Yorker, NPR, The Atlantic)
• Include parenthetical citations
• Works Cited page
• Provide heading / Double Spaced / 12 pt font / New Times Roman
• Must have thesis, must have argument, topic sentences
• Must provide academic research

If you have not completed your research abstract (summary), click on the comments section below. Tell me your topic, some information related to your sources. I want to be able to guide your research but I can't do that unless I know what you are going to write about.

More TSI Dates

I am extremely proud of everyone, regardless if you passed or not!!  For those that want another crack at it. Here you go.  Lets get to work, review, study, lets hustle this test!!

Set up  your testing date:

TSTC Harlingen: Click Here 

UTRGV: Click Here


Note: It looks like it's easier to sign up for it at TSTC

11/22

Assignment:  Write one page abstract of subject you want to discuss for your research paper

• ·         Include topics that you want to discuss
• ·         Bring me 3 ACADEMIC sources that are related to your topic
• ·         Use the library
• ·         2 source must come from JSTOR/EBSCOhost/Books/Journal Articles
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• Read your sources, print them out, and have them ready for next class period

• ·         Do not use Wikipedia, or general internet sources
• ·         I will allow you to use NPR, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Vice as 1 of your sources
• ·         I will check sources and collect abstract next class period

Los TSI Passers!!! Congrats!!

Wooooo!!!! The following students have passed their writing TSI:

Esteban Taffola
Shanise Alanis
Berenice Ramirez
Samantha Rosales
Rose Perez

Lets also hear it for the following people!!!! :

Krystal Alegria
Marco Gonzales
Gissel Reyes

So far so good!!!    Lets get some more on this list!!!


NOTE: Please check with your advisors for Spring classes since your passing the TSI writing affects some of your upcoming course work.  We are going to miss ya'll.  Planning an end of semester fiesta, stay tuned for that.