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Monday,  September 16

What Are We Doing Today?

  • Today's Goals!

  • Meet with Wooster!

  • Blue books are due today!

  • Exam I Prep-Chronologies

  • Exam I Prep Schedule 

  • Reminders

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Today's Goals

Learning Outcome:

Demonstrate competence of knowledge related to the learning community discipline(s) in a public forum.

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Habit of Mind:

Responsibility is fostered when writers are encouraged to recognize their own role in learning;

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Exam I Prep- Chronologies

Go back through your lecture notes. Look at the headings and subheadings for each major lecture topic. Then, look at the major events, social, political, and economic changes that took place during a particular time period. You may even look at the laws that were passed as a result of those changes. **Note: Please be aware that the Chronologies section could help you organize your essay**

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Consider: Cause and effect. What caused a particular event/ change to occur and what was the effect? What series of events caused a certain response?

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Example: 

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Topic: Stages of slave movement from Africa to America

______ Middle Passage

______ Capture

_______ Deportation to coast

______ Sale

______ What is missing?

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Workshop 

In groups, work on one of the chronologies. Be sure to look at notes and actually take your time doing this! 

Meet with Wooster!

Communicating and interacting with professors is an important part of college success. To encourage you to do this and perhaps remove some of the anxieties involved (I had these too!!!), sometime between next Monday (9.16) and Friday (9.20) you will (in groups of 4-5 and no larger/NO EXCEPTIONS) be going to visit Dr. Wooster in his office.

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Office/Student hours are for students- with no appointments required. Faculty are available to visit with you and address any issues or concerns you may have. That being said, please do not get on your cell phone to avoid conversation. You are an adult and capable of having a conversation! Break through the awkwardness!

  • As I assigned this and recognize that it will cause you to mesh several schedules, you are not required to come and visit me. However, just as with any part of this semester, if you want to come and see me, I will be more than happy to chat with you! I am like a piece of furniture in this place, I am always there!​

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So, what is the purpose?

  • The goal is to meet your professor and learn a little about more about him. Look around his office and ask some questions. These questions can be about class, college, the upcoming quiz/exam, or anything that interests you (i.e. sports team, favorite historical figure, field of study, whatever).​

  • Where/ when can you find Dr. Wooster?

  • Office location: Faculty Center 269

  • Student Hours: Monday 9-9:45 am, 11-11:45 am, and 4-5:15 pm Wednesday 9-9:45 am, and 12:30- 2pm, Friday 9-9:45 am, and 11-11:45 am​

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Post- Visit Reflection

  • After your visits, answer the following questions below that describes your visit.

  • What was his office like? (clean, messy, artwork, pleasant, dark, layout, etc.)?

  • What did you/your group ask him? What were his responses?

  • Do you think this experience made it any easier to go see a professor if you need/want to? Why or why not?

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This assignment must be complete and turned in at the beginning of Seminar on Monday, September 23rd. This will be due in the Blackboard Discussion forum: Meeting with Wooster! â€‹

  • Hint: After I have given you credit for this activity, keep a copy of this assignment, you might want to use it for your Learning Community E portfolios which we will discuss later. :)

Reminders...

  • Read: What should you be reading for Wednesday's Reading Quiz?​

    • History reading quiz #2 is scheduled for Wed. Sept. 18th and will be over Documentary History text reading called, "The Law of the Land" pages 12-16 and Article I Section 8 of the Constitution on pages 20-21. Take notes as you read! Doing so will focus your reading. Remember, 2 copies of the text for History 1301 are on course reserve at the library under Wooster's name. All you need is your Sandollar ID, and you can check it out for up to three hours.​

  • What is coming up on the calendar?

  • What do you have to do for Writing & Rhetoric?

  • Email me or come by and see me if you have any questions! My email is bernadette.flores@tamucc.edu. Where can you find my Student Visiting Hours or Writing Center hours?

  • D) I will not have my Student Hour tomorrow from 2-3pm. I will be there at 3pm. Let me know if you want to come by!

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