Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Week 1


Welcome to College English 11

Faculty of Education & Arts           

Course Instructor:   Ms. Annette Cooper M. Ed.

E-Mail Address:    cooperannettebz@yahoo.com or cooperannettebz@gmail.com                                   
                                                     
                                
Required Text:   Wyrick, Jean. Steps to Writing Well. 10. Boston:: Thompson Wadsworth, 2008. Print The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford UP,
           
 Recommended Text: The Little, Brown Handbook. 11th ed. New York: Pearson, 2009.                                                          
                                               
I am pleased to note that both sections of the class will be running this semester. All students who registered late will be receiving an email from me as soon as I receive complete enrollment documentation. 

On Wednesday January 16th 2013 we will be viewing the "The Great Debaters" 
Actors: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Damien Leake, Gregory Nicotero, Brian Smiar .

Note that the run time for this movie is 124 minutes. We will begin promptly at 5:30 in order to accommodate both classes.

Please consider the following questions as you view the movie.  
1.      What do you think the Movie is about?(Respond prior to viewing)
2.      How does this movie relate to College English 11 and our Belizean Society?
3.      In your opinion what is the main purpose of this exercise?

Your responses are to be submitted as blog comments on this blog. (Questions will be re-posted individually- Respond under each)

You will also be required to write a brief summary of “The Great Debaters" that will be turned in via Engrade.com and posted on your personal blog.


I applaud all the students who have already registered for their Engrade account and urge you to create your personal blog as soon as possible. 

I have included some youtube videos to help you.

1. Create an Engrade account.


2. Create a blog using blogger 



Please remember my comments on professional email accounts.

Enjoy your day. I look forward to seeing you in class on Wednesday.

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