Grades

Dear Students:

Online grade submission for Spring 2020 is now active.  Our published deadline is Monday, May 18^th; however due do COVID-19, grading will be open until Monday, May 25^th .

Note: I had to backtrack grades due to late submissions. Some students may be hearing from their counselors.  I will try to have all grades submitted within the next 24 hours. I do apologize about the delay.  Due to the extenuating circumstances this semester students will also have the option for a grade revision. I will post more information on that soon as well. 

J. Reyna

Note: some grades have been posted, check your STC JagNet

Missing Essays

The following students are missing grades because you didn't complete them or you didn't attach the essay correctly. You will receive a zero if these are not submitted properly through SafeAssign (Microsoft Word Document). Re-Submit ASAP. Incomplete essays have been graded below a passing score.

Note: If you did not complete the full assignment, I suggest you finish before grades are due.

1st Period: 
Banksy Essay (10%):
Alexia Abrego (not turned in)
Avalos, Virginia (incomplete)
Castaneda, Averi (incomplete)
Garza, Victoria (incomplete)
Guerra, Alejandro (incomplete)
Noriega, Caleb (not turned in)
Rodriguez, Nathan (not turned in)
Ruiz, Jonavin (not turned in)
Tijerina, Daysha (not turned in)

Final Essay:
Abrego, Alexia (not turned in)
Castaneda, Averi (incomplete)
Garza, Victoria (incomplete)
Noriega, Caleb (incomplete)
Rodriguez, Nathan (incomplete)
Ruiz, Jonavin (incomplete)
Valdez, Kobe (incomplete)

2nd Period:
Banksy Essay (10%):
Briales, Cecilia (not turned in)
Castillo, Kelsey (not turned in)
Mejia, Angel (not turned in)
Ramirez, Carlos (not turned in)

Final Essay (30%):
Briales, Cecilia (not turned in)
Franco, Rey (incomplete)
Ramirez, Carlos (not turned in)
Arce, Angela (incomplete)
Guerra, Francisco (incomplete)
Castillo, Kelsey (incomplete)
Guardiola, Jacqueline (incomplete)
Mejia, Angel (incomplete)

3rd Period:
Banksy Essay (10%):
Guerra, Bryan (not turned in)
Lara, Eli (not turned in)
Martinez, Clarissa (not turned in)
Guerrero, Andrea (incomplete)

Final Essay (30%):
Lara, Eli (not turned in)
Guerrero, Andrea (incomplete)
Martinez, Clarissa (incomplete)
Salinas, Nikolas (incomplete)
Thomas, Hanna (incomplete)
Perez, Samantha (incomplete)
Andaverde, Janice (incomplete)


5th Period
Banksy Essay (10%):
Mata, Lesly (not turned in)
Rodriguez, Bryan (not turned in)
Salinas, Zael (not turned in)
Stroop, Faralyn (incomplete)
Valdez, Garek (not turned in)
Nunez, Krystyne (incomplete)

Final Essay (30%):
Mata, Lesly (not turned in)
Salinas, Zael (incomplete)
Gudino, Jaelah (incomplete)
Costilla, Ivan (incomplete)
Valdez, Garek (unable to upload file)
Garza, Manuel (incomplete)
Nunez, Krystyne (incomplete)
Rodriguez(incomplete)

6th period:
Banksy Essay (10%):
Cantu, Leonel (not turned in)

Final Essay(30%):
Cantu, Leonel (not turned in)
Morua, Ernesto (incomplete)
Requenez, Arianna (incomplete)

5/13 FIN

Or Click Here for Video Lecture

Wrapping up the semester:

• Check your Blackboard email (some of you don't have grades because you didn't attach your essay submissions correctly)
• Watch the video
• Take Departmental Final (on Blackboard/Course Content)
• Due by: 5/17

5/12 Final Week

Grades will be posted by the end of the week (Grades are due Monday 5/18)

• I need everyone to check their Blackboard email.  I have sent emails to some of you and I haven't heard back.
• I will be posting a final video
• Decided to give you credit for the last two response papers

If you have a quiz/s to make up, write a response paper on the following article:

• Click Here
• How does the article relate to discussions dealing with rhetoric? 
• If you need to make up two quizes/write two pages
• Post under discussion in Blackboard  
• DUE BY 5/15

5/6 Final Essay Submissions

I have been receiving essays via my Blackboard email.  I need everyone to submit via SafeAssign

• Watch the following video if you haven't submitted through SafeAssign
• Click Here

4/27 Final Essay

Final Essay Prompt:

• Click Here
• Due: 5/4
• Video Lecture

Note:

• Post whether you would like a zoom conference or email on semester grades?
• I might wait to get all of your grades before I zoom, in order to get your final grades (FYI)
• POST IN BLACKBOARD (Discussion board)
• Those missing quiz grades, I will assign responses in order to make up the quiz/s

4/20 Announcement

I will be posting a short video discussing final essay and grades, so check back on this blog post.

Quick announcement:

• Concerns about drops: most of my classes have maintained a decent grade point average, if I have not contacted you already then you should be doing fine in my class (there were issues with attendance but that is no longer relevant) 
• Update on blackboard submissions: grade on second essay should be available to you this week along with feedback 
• My immediate concern is that everyone is doing well health-wise, and that your families and friends are doing good also.
• We will be wrapping up the semester soon
• Given the extenuating circumstances we are going through, I have considered making some adjustments to some assignments
•  Again check back for my short video

4/13 Final Lecture

Rogerian Model of Argument

• Click Here
• Make sure to check each Monday from here to the end of term for any updates

4/1 Response 6

I’d like to see more interaction on the blog. Let me know how you’re doing and answer the following questions:

• Post your response under your appropriate class tab in the blog (1st Period, 2nd Period... Etc...)
• Due by Sunday 4/5

How are you coping with schoolwork and social distancing during this pandemic? Has this been a big change for you? What has this crisis taught you about the things we normally take for granted? Write a one page response and post it on the blog. Will count for response 6.

3/30 Greetings Update

Hope everyone is doing well, staying in, being safe, practicing self distancing. The following is a video on updates on the second half of the class format.  If you have any questions, please send me a message below. More UPDATES soon, please check blogger regularly.

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3/22 Essay Submissions via Blackboard

How to video on how to submit your essay via Blackboard
Click Here

• If you have any questions, post comment below

3/19 UPDATE: LAPTOPS & Computers

As per your local high school technology department:

I am needing to know which students DO NOT have laptops/computers to work online from

• Please include your name, class information
• I need this information ASAP 
• Stay safe, more updates to follow

3/17 Video Lecture and Power Point

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Power Point

Essay 2

Watch the following doc:
Banksy Documentary

Essay 2

• Click Here For Essay Prompt
• Provide An Outline Toulmin Model 
• Pick two Banksy Works of Art (Include them at the end of your essay)
• Upload on Blackboard (Course Content / Submit through SafeAssign)
• Due: 3/23

Supplemental Videos Links:

Saving Banksy

Who is Banksy?

3-9 to 3-13

Read: CH 2

• pgs. 50-86
• Omit exercises (in yellow) and essays (green)

Quiz Wed. 3/11

Read The Following Article:

Click Here

Response Paper Due: 3/11

2/24

Group Presentations:

• Be working on your group projects
• We will take quiz Wed. and start our presentations
• Do not waste your time
• IF you have any questions send me a blog post.

2/19

OUTLINES DUE

• include group members names
• one hard copy will be turned in

Watch The Following Videos:

• We will discuss these videos along with our group case study

Student Picking Up Trash

Ice Agent Shoots Man

Philando Castile

Presentation/Essay Prompt

Click Here For Presentation Prompt

Click Here For Essay Prompt

2/10

Compose your own version of "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou (will count as 1 response paper)

• Keep the same thematic elements in mind for your poem
• Minimum of 4-5 stanza's (abcb)
• Please be original and have fun with this
• Type out your poem and we will read them next time in class
• Must have 4 basic ingredients of an argument 

2/5 - 2/7

We will finish our lecture on Ch. 1


Group Argumentative Response Due: 2/7

• Work on this as a group and turn in one page
• Make sure to put all names on the response
• Make sure to put class information on paper

Poem Due: 2/7 (tentative date)

4 Basic Ingredients of an Argument

Using the two videos you watched over the weekend discuss the four basic ingredients of an argument. As a group discuss and point out the following:

1.  Relevant Information

2.  Convincing Information

3.  Challenging Views

4.  Pattern of reasoning

CH. 1 Quiz: Tentative (next week)

Junior Workshops

For those of you that are out on your junior workshops. You will have to arrange to reschedule your quiz this week on Wed. 7th period.  Responses are still due.

1/27 - 1/31

Read: CH 1 p. 2 - 49

• Take notes
• Watch these bios: 
• Maya Angelou https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyHqafC740Q&t=191s
• Malcolm X https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUWHKSuodB4

SYLLABUS QUIZ: 1/27

Part 1

Watch the following videos:

• Print the Poem: Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
• Write a 1 page response on both videos (half on one video, half on the other video)
• Pay attention to the oral delivery of each presenter
• What are some of the themes presented?
• Why is the conversation or presentation relevant? 
• What kind of evidence is provided?
• What are some of the challenging views?
• Lastly how do the presenters express their reasoning?
• WRITE IN ESSAY FORMAT, NOT QUESTION AND ANSWER

Dr. Maya Angelou

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qviM_GnJbOM

Malcolm X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-X9yMnhM6w

Part 2

Compose your own version of "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou (will count as 1 response paper)

• Keep the same thematic elements in mind for your poem
• Minimum of 4-5 stanza's, at least three lines per stanza
• Please be original and have fun with this
• Type out your poem and we will read them next time in class
• DUE: NEXT WEEK TENTATIVE DATE (I will let you know in class) 

Also, please be ready to discuss Malcolm X's interview as it relates to the Ch. 1 notes on arguments.

Welcome

I want to take this opportunity to welcome everyone to our class forum. I will be integrating our readings, announcements, workshops, assignments, and discussions on here.  It would be wise if you begin to familiarize yourselves with the page. I look forward to meeting everyone. Look for more updates soon.