Hello Scholars,
Please note that you must turn in your Final Essay Exam in the Final Essay Exam module by 11:59 p.m. tonight. This counts for 30% of your final weighted grade, and no submissions will be accepted after midnight. You will have had three days to complete the exam. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me as soon as possible.
Good luck!
Yolande
Hello Scholars,
The Final Exam opens on 12/12/2020 at 12:01 a.m. This means that if you stay up after midnight tonight, you will be able to see the questions. You can find the Final Exam in the black sidebar if you scroll down to the “Other Information” section.
I will be on zoom tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. for office hours in case anyone has any remaining questions about the Final Exam or any other work from this semester.
Please remember, the Final Exam will close on 12/14/2020 at 11:59 p.m. Until then, you will be able to go in and out of the module, but after midnight on 12/14 it will close.
Good luck!
Yolande
Hello Scholars,
Please take some time this week to check whether you have any remaining work to hand in for this class. By now, you should have submitted three finished essays on Blackboard, poste a Voicethread or video version of your “Where I’m From” poem on BMCC OpenLab, and contributed to at least three discussions. Please check your weighted grade, and if you see any discrepancies, please let me know ASAP.
The Final Exam, based on the Burkeman and Emerson readings, will open on December 12th at 12:01 a.m., and close on December 14th at 11:59 p.m. You will have the entire three days to write and submit your essay. You can write it in Word or Google Docs (don’t submit a Google document or a Pages document), and save it as a Word document and submit it in the Final Exam space, which you should be able to see on the left sidebar in Blackboard. Please make sure you submit in the assignment space and not in the comments section.
Here is the Final Exam Study Guide, which you can download: 101-study-guide-fall-2020.pdf
I will be available all week to answer any questions, and I will be in zoom on Saturday December 12th for office hours between 8 a.m and 9:40 a.m. However, I cannot answer questions specifically about how to answer the Final Exam questions after you have read them.
Have a great week!
Yolande
Hello Scholars,
We are approaching our final week of classes.
Please meet me tomorrow (Saturday December 5th) in zoom at 8 a.m. to hear important information about your Final Exam, and to have another look at the Final Exam Readings.
Please remember to attend any of the following workshops that fit into your schedule. If you have already attended any of these workshops, please bring your notes to class to share with your colleagues.
See you in class!
Yolande
Hello Scholars,
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Our next meeting will be December 5th. This will be our final meeting before the Final Exam becomes available on December 12th.
By December 4th, please post your final draft of Essay 3 in the Assignments section. I will give comments and I will change the criteria for grading since you won’t be revising this essay.
Before we meet on December 5th, please re-read the Emerson and Burkeman essays, and please do your best to attend one of the final exam workshops in the attached schedule.
If you have missing work, please arrange to meet with me before our next class so we can make a plan
See you in class,
Yolande
Hello Scholars,
Please have a look at the schedule of workshops centered on the Final Exam readings. I highly recommend that you make your way to one of these. They will provide invaluable insights into the readings and how to interpret them for the final exam.
I will see you all tomorrow at 8 a.m. at the usual place. The zoom link will be posted in Blackboard.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at ybrener@bmcc.cuny.edu or text me at 917-650-0515.
See you in class!
Yolande
Hello Scholars,
This week, please read and annotate the Adichie and Smith readings in Module 10. Please post your proposal in the Essay 3 Discussion Board. This is the only thing that is due this week. The first draft of Essay 3 is due December 4th.
Please find time this week to have re-read and continue annotating the Final Exam readings by Emerson and Burkeman. As you do so, think about the Final Exam Talking Points:
We will talk more about these next Saturday.
Have a great week,
Yolande
Hello Scholars,
Today we are meeting in zoom at 8 a.m. to discuss Essay 3 on the Adichie and Smith readings. Essay 3 will have the option to create multimodal content rather than a straight essay. Please bring your questions and comments to class.
See you in class,
Yolande
Hello Scholars,
This week, please do the following:
1. Post your first draft of Essay Two in the Assignments Section and in the Essay Two Discussion Board by 10/31 at 11:59 p.m. Please respond to at least one peer’s draft by 11/04 at 11:59 p.m.
2. Before 11/07 at 8 a.m. please read and annotate both the Emerson and the Burkeman essays. Please do the following:
1. Choose one favorite quote from each.
2. Make each title into a question that explores the theme of the essay.
Have a great week and see you next Saturday at 8 a.m.
Hello Scholars,
Today, October 24th, we will meet on Zoom at 8 a.m.
We will discuss the Tan and Jordan readings, and talk about the first draft of the second essay, which will be due this week.
I look forward to seeing you all in class.
Sincerely,
Yolande
P.S. If you notice any links not working, or miss a part of class, and need help explaining what is due, please contact my by email at ybrener@bmcc.cuny.edu or text me at 917-650-0515 any time.
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