In case of absence, or if class is
ever cancelled due to circumstances beyond Instructor control, students are
still expected to complete and submit all assignments shown on this Calendar
page if possible.
Week 2:
24-28 January, 2011
Monday:
Assign
Organization Report.
Counts for 10% of your grade.Due by Apr. 22.
View Organization List.
1. Join a student organization
by
Feb. 15.
Preferably, this
organization should have something to do with your major!
Turn in name of organization Feb. 16.
2. Note your participation in
Minetracker by March 11.
3. Turn in your report,
as described above,
by April 22 or before,
detailling your participation in the organization (what meetings you
attended, what activities you participated in),
to the class dropbox. This counts for 10% of your grade.
Assign
Campus
Event Reports. Due by March 4 (#1) and May 2 (#2). View
http://www.utepspecialevents.com/ Discuss
the culture of engagement: Why it is important to get involved in student activities, organizations and social activities (Homecoming, MinerPalooza, etc.) and why extracurricular activities will help
you develop leadership skills. Student-organized activities (e.g., student organizations, clubs, events, etc.) Discuss Student Development Center, and how to
feel an increased sense of belonging to UTEP.
Public speaking activity—declamation. [Applies to theme / discipline]
[Public speaking]
Wednesday:
Work Group 12 will discuss Progymnasma 2.
Narrative:
Humans tell stories.
(NPR)
Brief intro to
rhetoric.
Antagonistic
and non-antagonistic rhetoric.
Students will examine personal and social transition issues affecting college
success, that could include topics such as academic expectations, high-risk
behaviors, and relationships.
Temptations and difficulties to overcome.
Discuss High Risk behaviors.
(You should have a printout of this.)
How to drop a course--please don't, but if you must,
do it this way!
Course Drop Form.
What the hell do professors
want?
Discourse communities and expectations. The “Three for One” deal: the expectation of three hours of study-time for
every hour in
the classroom. Attendance, excuses and absences.
Student physical and mental health. Morale, nutrition, sleep and
university activities. Avoiding inappropriate timesaving tools.
In-class exercise:
Do you have a transportation
plan "B"? (Writing practice).
Secrets of genius-level online research: academic vs. popular level sources.
Using
http://www.mobilecampus.com,
register your mobile phone for emergency and important messages. (Borders
Activity 6.1)
Friday:
Library experience. Find and check
out one book related to your subject!
Monday::
1.
Read
Kennedy
(click for link)
96-7 (example: A DRAMATIC NARRATIVE CONCERNING
THE ROSE), and 136-39 for instructions.
2. Read
Borders chapter 1, Getting
to Know Your University. pps. 1-15.
3. Read about
Extra Credit
Workshops.
Wednesday:
1,Briefly
respond to
"risky behaviors"
Discuss the two or three behaviors (listed or not) that are the most dangerous
for your college career, and what you will do to avoid the risks involved. Bring
response to class Monday-this is confidential and will not be
discussed in class.
2.
Read
"Active
Shooter," be ready to
respond.
3. Read "how to calculate your GPA"
Friday:
1 Do.Borders Activity 1.2
This activity counts
as quiz #1. Due next week,(Provide a print-out).
2. Do Progymnasma 2. [Applies to theme / discipline]. See page 97 of
Kennedy for example.
3.
report. [Academic success strategies—note taking] [Critical thinking]
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Progymnasma
2: Narrative. In a brief, fat-free one or two paragraph narrative,
tell a story designed to convince your fellow first-year students to agree with
the semester thesis. Use the example on page 97 of Kennedy (A
DRAMATIC NARRATIVE CONCERNING THE ROSE)
as a guide for style and length.
This could be
either:
1. A true
story of overwhelming success won by you or by some actual person who followed
this thesis; or,
2. A story of
what you expect to happen in your own case if you follow this
thesis. (NOTE: do not neglect the negative in this story, i.e., that
it might be a lot more work than just doing the minimum required to
pass, that you will not have much time left over for other things,
etc. But strongly convince your readers that the sacrifice will be
worth it at the end.)
Post this
narrative on your own Wiki.
 In
each of my courses, I need to make 100% sure that I finish the
semester knowing more about the subject than what the
professor demands or is teaching.
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