Sunday, December 30, 2012

Final Deadline Wednesday night.


Hi Everyone

 

The last reflection should have been written and uploaded to your blog in the last class before the holiday.

 

I have not checked yet it but will be doing so this Thursday morning. If you have not yet uploaded everything, please make sure that you do it before Thursday 3 January, 2013.

 

I hope that you are having a great holiday.

 

Happy New Year

 

Frankie

 

PS Please make sure that all your friends know about this deadline.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

13 December Class

Hi Everyone

Your essays have been marked by 1103 teachers. Roger Say is the team leader. The essays are with him. They will be given back to you in class tomorrow, Please correct them in class time and then put them back in the box on my desk.

Make sure that you have:-

  • Your name on the marking rubric
  • The first draft
  • The final essay
These must be stapled together - no folder.
If the essay is not returned to the box, you will get zero!

Have a great holiday.

Best wishes

Frankie

Monday, December 10, 2012

Grading rubric for final essay


LSC 1103 – Individual assignment

Marking criteria for Final submission

 

 

Name: _________________________________________ ID ___________

 

Section ___________________                                                            

 

 

 

 

 Task Completion                            score _____ /50

 

·         500 - 600 words for final draft  ( typed in correct format)

·         Draft handed in on time

·         The student has edited and revised Draft report

·         The student covers each section in detail

·         Correct information

·         Written in student’s own words

·         No copy and pasting

·         Final report has been proofread

 

 

 

Writing                level                     Score _____/40

 

·         Score 15 if the writing band is below 5:00

·         Score 20 if the writing band is  5.00

·         Score 25 if the writing band is 5.25

·         Score 30 if the writing band is 5.5

·         Score 40 if the writing band is 5.75 +

 

 

 

Referencing                                       Score _____/10

 

·         The student cites at least 4 sources

·         The student includes all his sources in the bibliography

·         The student is using correct APA formatting

·         An inline citation is used

 

 

Score out of 100 =

 

 

 

Note:

 

 Copy and pasting is not allowed. This is plagiarism and can lead to dismissal from the college.

You will receive a mark of 0 and referred to the Supervisor.

 

 

 

 

 

Your draft essay and final blog post

Hi Everyone

We are all amazed - my father has made an incredible recovery and is now starting to make us laugh and even order us around!!

I will be back next week.

Hopefully, another teacher will mark your draft essay and get it back into the box by Thursday so that you can then make any corrections and submit the final draft on the first day after the holiday. Please remember, that if you do not correct your first draft you loose marks.

For your final post on your blog you must write this final reflection. The final blog mark is worth 15%. Please do it in class time this week.


A reflective Reflective Statement of 250 words on how you got on with the two projects. You should look at areas like:-
 

1             How you found the sources

2             Any problems with finding suitable information

3             Any difficulties with websites

4             Difficulties with time management

5             Problems with writing everything in your own words

6             Problems with referencing and how you found Bibme

7             Your overall reflection on the LSC 1103 course.
 
 
Thank you for all working hard and getting your work finished by the dealines.
 
Have a wonderful holiday
 
Frankie
 
 

Thursday, December 6, 2012

9th - 13 Dec

Hi Everyone

As I expect you all know by now. I went home to England for a short holiday to see my family but my father who is ninety-four was rushed to hospital. We have now brought him home to die as the hospital can do no more. Therefore, I will not be in class next week.

You are very lucky because we had completed all the classwork on time and you now just have to complete the final essay and write a final reflection for the blog regarding what you have learnt on the Academic Reading and Writing Course.

Steve Alison, the supervisor of the Academic Reading and Writing Course knows everything about the deadlines for your coursework. He will be checking to see that the hardcopy of tyour final essay is in the correct box on my desk on Sunday.

You must come to class next week on time with a charged laptop as Steve Allison will be coming around to do the course evaluations. Remember what I said to you - sometimes the things that you think are hard, actually turn out to be the best for you in the end!

As I will not see you before the break, I hope that you have a lovely holiday and return refreshed to start the new semester.

Warm regards

Frankie

P.S.
Ali, please see Julie Wallace or Patricia Burnett regarding the rewrite of your essay.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Classes this week


Hi Everyone

I hope you had a lovely National Day weekend.

Good News! You do not have to come to class this week.

However, you must complete your essay with the bibliography and have the hardcopy in the correct box on my desk by Sunday 9th December.

Please make sure that you include all the relevant information.
 
Regards

Frankie


 

Monday, November 26, 2012

Class on 29th Nov

Hi Everyone

You do not have to come to class on 29th Nov but you must have:-


Your section name and ID
  • A quality first paragraph
  • A clear thesis statement
  • Four references in APA format in the biliography


  • If you have put it in the box already.......
    • If you have plaigiarized take it out of the box.
    • If you have written about a different subject, take it out of the box.
    • If it is thrown together in five minutes and very poor English take it out of the box

    You will not get your mark unless you give me quality work with the four references.

    Wednesday, November 21, 2012

    Academic R+W classes today - 22 Nov

    Hi Everyone

    Please write  the first paragraph of your essay - The Story of Stuff - today.

    Make sure that you have a hardcopy of your essay - with your section, name and ID on it before your first class next week.

    Make sure that you have :-
    • A quality first paragraph
    • A clear thesis statement and
    • Four references in APA format in the biliography

    Please give it to me at the beginning of your first class next week. If you do not do the first draft on time - it will not be marked and you will loose marks.

    You do not need to come to class but I will be in the library if you need any help at all.

    Happy studying

    Frankie

     

    Sunday, November 18, 2012

    Vocabulary Quizzes Deadline

    The deadline for all the vocabulary quizzes on
    BB Vista is midnight Saturday 24 November.

    Tuesday, November 13, 2012

    CLZ (the two extra students)



    Please come and pick up your draft essays from my desk. If I am not there they will be on the computer. Workstation 6

    You need to rewrite by Sunday - be careful of plagiarism.

    Zero for your essay? Kicked out of college?




    Plagiarism = 0% and visit to the supervisor

    Many students will be receiving 0% for their essay and also going to see the supervisor and may even be asked to leave the college if they do not rewrite there essay by Sunday.

    Many students have plagiarized - some students even have the same essay!

    CLZ I will be in the library at 9am tomorrow. Please make sure that you pick up you corrected papers.

    If I have missed any of your plagiarized sentences in your draft - be sure I will find them when I correct the final one. So get rid of them before Sunday.

    Sunday, November 11, 2012

    Deadlines for LS 1103




    Deadlines for LS 1103 Academic Reading and Writing.

    As you have a holiday on Thursday I will extend the deadline of your final essay until Sunday 18th Nov.. I hope to have the drafts marked by Monday 12. I will post on the blog telling you when to pick them up from my desk.

    Summary resits are next week – if you have missed a summary please send me an email.

    The deadline for Vocabulary Quizzes is November 22. You must have completed all 12 by then.

     

    Nov 11
    Individual Assignment deadline
    20%

    Final project introduced.
    11
    Nov 18
    Summary resits
    Find suitable sources confirmed by teacher. Start paragraph 1
    Deadline for Vocabulary quizzes
    12
    Nov 25
    Deadline for paragraph 1
    Deadline at end of week. Work will not be checked if not handed in on time.
    13
    Dec 2
    Deadline for paragraph 2
    Deadline at end of week. Work will not be checked if not handed in on time.
    14
    Dec 9
    Final project completed draft
     
    Complete final section + bibliography Draft will not be checked if not handed in on time.
    15
    Jan 7
    Final project deadline
    30%
    Portfolio deadline
    Submit Final project
    16
    Jan 14

     

    Saturday, November 10, 2012

    LSC 1103 Final Project


    LSC 1103                                          Final Project           

     

    The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard demonstrates the problems that consumerism is having on our planet.  We are all concerned about global warming, but no one wants to actually stop consuming. Our consumerism uses up resources, pollutes the planet, poisons humans, destroys species, keeps people in poverty, and contributes to global warming—all without making anyone happier.

    Write an eight hundred word essay outlining the problems caused by consumerism and discuss possible solutions. Include at least one paragraph which describes the situation in the UAE. Mention the UAE’s carbon footprint and discuss reduce, reuse and recycle and pollution reduction.

    ·         Write an interesting (high-level) introduction. You may mention the Story of Stuff video.

    ·         Identify the problems associated with consumerism. (You should have five subheadings)

    ·         Discuss the possible solutions.

    ·         Describe what is being done to reduce the problem in the UAE.

    ·         Write a strong conclusion.

    ·         Bibliography: There should be a minimum of 4 sources. For higher grades                                                you would be looking at 6 - 8 sources.

    ·         There must be four in-line citations. Use APA format.

    Write between 600 and 800 words approximately.

    The more work you put in the higher the likely grade.

    Any plagiarism will result in a mark of zero for this assessment.

    The Story of Stuff


    Please make sure that you bring a charged laptop and a headset to class.
     
    The Story of Stuff

    Name_________________________                             ID ________________________

     



    (Story of Stuff, full version on YouTube) 

     

    Access the webpage above and answer the questions below.

    1.  The 5 stages of the system of how stuff moves or “the materials economy” are:

    1. _______________________________________________

    2. _______________________________________________

    3. ______________________________________________

    4. _______________________________________________

    5. _______________________________________________

    2.  According to Annie Leonard, extraction is a fancy word for ______________________________________________________________.

    3.  How many decades has it taken to use up 1/3 of our natural resource space?  ______________

    4.  In this system, if you don’t own or buy a lot of stuff, you don’t have _______________________.

    5.  Why would people, especially women of reproductive age, take jobs working in factories where they can be pretty sure there are toxic chemicals? _______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

    6.  What is an “externalized cost”?  ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

    7.  What percent of the items that you got for Hanukkah or Christmas will still be in use in June? ______

    8.  President Eisenhower said that the American economy’s ultimate purpose is to produce more goods.  Why is an economy based on producing more goods a problem?  ________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

    9.  “Planned Obsolescence” is another word for _____________________________________________.

    10. With “perceived obsolescence”, we think that something is no longer useful to us because ________ ____________________________________________________________________________________.

    11.  On average, about how many advertisements do we see in one day?  _________________________

    12. Consumption mania exploded in the 1950s.  According to the video, what started to decline at the same time? __________________________________________________________________

     13.  What has happened to the average house size in America since the 1970s? ____________________

    14. The average American produces 4 ½ pounds of garbage a day!  What happens to this after we put it out on the curb for pick-up?
                    a. _________________________________________________________________________

                    b. _________________________________________________________________________

    15.  Why is incinerating or burning our garbage so bad? _______________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

    16. Why is recycling our waste not enough?

                    a. ____________________________________________________________________________

                    b. ____________________________________________________________________________

    17.  What does Annie Leonard suggest is a way that we can solve the problem of waste? _____________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

     

     

     

    Part 2

    Use the information to add a 150 - 250 word report describing The Story of Stuff.

     

    The Story of Stuff is a short documentary about how ‘the materials economy’ had led to waste and pollution in the modern world. In her video, the producer links the causes and consequences of overconsumption. I will now review her most important points.

     

      

     

     

     

    Tuesday, November 6, 2012

    CFI and CLZ Draft Essay deadline Nov 8th midday.


    Draft Essay

    Your draft essay - 600 words with references and inline citation is due tomorrow.

    This is a research project - make sure that you have reseached other articles - do not just use the introductory videos that I gave you.

    Make sure that you really understand and use examples of Web 2.0 in the classroom.

    http://edudemic.com/2011/11/best-web-tools/

    Please make sure that you give me a hardcopy.


    You also loose marks on your final essay if you have not given a draft essay.

    CFI you only have one hour as Mark wants you for Physics at 10:00am.

    Regards

    Frankie

    Monday, November 5, 2012

    CFI Nov 6

    Good Morning

    Please meet meet me in the library near Starbucks at 9am.

    Make sure you bring eveything you need to complete your essay.

    Frankie

     

    Saturday, November 3, 2012

    CLZ Nov 4 class

    Hi CLZ

    Today you do not have to come to class but you must finish your 600-word essay with at least four references.

    I have a meeting outside of college but hopefully I will be back by one o'clock. If you have any problems call me and I will meet you in the library.

    The draft copy of your essay must be printed and given to me on Thursday.

    Best regards

    Frankie
     

    Wednesday, October 31, 2012

    BLZ (Nov 1)

    Hi Everyone

    You have missed two classes because of the holiday, so you must come to class. Please meet me near Starbucks in the library at the start of the class.  Bring everything you need to write your assignment.

    Attendance will be taken. Please do not be late.

    Regards

    Frankie

    CFI (Nov 1)

    Hi Everyone

    I hope you thought that the Cultural diversity exam was easy!

    As you have an important Physics exam tomorrow, I am going to give you independent learning time to complete the first draft of your assignment. So you do not have to come to class or to the library.

    Dont forget that the essay must have at least four references and one inline citation.

    I will be in the library if anyone needs any help.

    Good Luck in your Physics exam

    Frankie

    Monday, October 29, 2012

    CFI Tuesday 29 October

    CFI Tuesday 29 October

    I hope that you have all had a great Eid.

    Please meet me at Starbucks in the library at 9.00.  Attendance will be taken so please do not be late.

    You will be writing your assignment so bring everything tht you need.

    Cheers

    Frankie.






     

    Saturday, October 27, 2012

    Your first blog grade


    I am about to upload your first grade for your Academic Reading and Writing e-portfolio onto the gradebook.

    ·         If you have a low mark, please check what you should have uploaded, upload it and then send me an email saying what you have uploaded. (Don’t forget your section and URL)

    ·         If you have a zero it is because you have not given me a URL or it is not working – so send me one that is

    ·         The grade book will be locked on 30th Oct - so make sure that you send it before midnight on 29th Oct.

    ·         Please BB messenger all your classmates about this

    Saturday, October 20, 2012

    Blog checklist - deadline Thursday

    Your blog should have all of this by Thursday at the latest:-


    · Title should have your name and ID

    · You should have an introduction to yourself or an account of your summer holiday.

    · A photo

    · APA quiz

    · Two summaries with corrections

    · A reflection

    · Your preparation notes for assignment 1

    Assignment 1 Deadlines and Marking Rubric


    Individual Assignment Deadlines 20%



    You should also have given me a hardcopy of the first paragraph of your assignment 1.

     

    Here are the deadlines.

     

    6
    Oct 14
    Part 1 Portfolio 5%
    Reflection on summaries, and Bibme. All classwork papers including handouts, drafts and rewrites to be included
    7
    Oct 21
    Complete section1
    Individual Assignment
    Deadline at end of week. Work will not be checked if not handed in on time.
    8
    Oct 28
    Complete section2
    Individual Assignment
    Deadline at end of week. Work will not be checked if not handed in on time.
    9
    Nov 4
    Draft report submitted
    All sections completed plus cover page plus bibliography.
    10
    Nov 11
    Individual Assignment deadline
    20%

    Final project introduced.

     

     

    Web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 Tools in the Classroom

     

     

    Preparation for Assignment 1

     

    1.    How many of these logos do you recognize?

          What are they?

     


     

     

     

    You are going to write a report about the development of the use of Internet especially the classroom.

     

    Describe Web 1.0

    Describe Web 2.0

    Describe Web 3.0

     

    What are the differences between 1.0 and 2.0?

     

    Why is Web 2.0 going to revolutionize education?

     

     

    Discuss the possible problems caused by the digital divide. Make recommendations to teachers about how to overcome the digital divide and utilize the technical knowledge of their students. (Critical thinking gets extra marks – think out of the box!)

     

     

     

     How many of these logos do you recognize?

     

     

     


     

     

    Watch these four videos taking notes as you watch and then post the notes to your blog.

     

    Title  

    Preparation for Assignment 1

     

    Subtitles

     

    A Vision of K-12 Students today


           Explaining Web 2.0


          Social Networks and the Web 2.0 Revolution


                       Web 2.0 and Language Learning


     

          

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    YouTube - A Vision of K-12 Students Today


     


     

     

    YouTube - Explaining Web 2.0


     


     

     


     

    YouTube - Web 2.0 for EFL / ESL Teachers


     

     


     

    YouTube - Web 2.0 & Language Learning#at=41


     

     

     

     

     

     

     Online tools and applications - Go2web20#tag:e-learning+tag:teacher+tag:student


     

     


     

     

     

     

    Do you use any of these ?

     


     


    Screen clipping taken: 6/16/2010, 10:31 PM

     

     

    Use this as a checklist

     

    ·         An introduction

    ·         Definition of Web 2.0

    ·         Explain why it is different from Web 1.0

    ·         Why is Web 2.0 considered to be a revolution in education?

    ·         Briefly explain Web 3.0

    ·         Why do many teachers not use interesting technology in the classroom?

    ·         What are the possible consequences of teachers not using appropriate technology?

    ·         Conclusion

    ·         Is your essay between five and six hundred words?

    ·         Bibliography

     

    Do not cite the videos that I gave you for preparation in your bibliography

    You may find the article A Digital Dinosaur who Dares helpful and you may site it as you fifth resource.

     

    Referencing                                       Score _____/10

     

    ·         The student cites at least 4 sources

    ·         The student includes all his sources in the bibliography

    ·         The student is using correct APA formatting

    ·         An inline citation is used

     

     

     

     

     Evolution Web 1.0, Web 2.0 to Web 3.0 - YouTube


    Screen clipping taken: 10/4/2011 3:58 PM

     

     

     

     

    LSC 1103 – Individual assignment

    Marking criteria for Final submission

     

     

    Name: _________________________________________ ID ___________

     

    Section ___________________                                                            

     

     

     

     

     Task Completion                            score _____ /60

     

    ·         500 - 600 words for final draft  ( typed in correct format)

    ·         All relevant information included

    ·         Draft handed in on time

    ·         The student has edited and revised Draft report

    ·         The student covers each section in detail

    ·         Written in student’s own words

    ·         No copy and pasting

    ·         Final report has been proofread

     

     

     

    Writing                level                     Score _____/30

     

    ·         A score of 5 for an overall writing band below  band 5.25

    ·         A score of 10 for 5.25

    ·         A score of 20 for 5.5

    ·         A score of 30 if the writing band is 5.75 or more

     

     

    Referencing                                       Score _____/10

     

    ·         The student cites at least 4 sources

    ·         The student includes all his sources in the bibliography

    ·         The student is using correct APA formatting

    ·         An inline citation is used

     

     

    Score out of 100 =

     

     

     

    Note:

     

     Copy and pasting is not allowed. This is plagiarism and can lead to dismissal from the college.

    You will receive a mark of % and may be referred to the Supervisor.