Thrive
On what date did you have your thrive orientation with your parents at USC and on what date did the program start?
June 13 (orientation) and June 22 (first day)
What were the word limits for your writing pre-assesment? Minimum and maximum.
400-600 words
What was the first reading you had for this class?
Ronald Takaki, “Auhtor’s Note: Epistemology and Epiphany”
What's Cristina's computer wallpaper?
Her dog
Which team won the 2 Truths 1 Lie? Yellow or blue?
It was a tie
What was our first room?
DMC 205
The three big writing assignments you have to do for this class.
The epistolary essay, the literary analysis essay, the annotated bibliography.
What was the longest reading? Title, author, or just describe what it was about.
"The Genius of Toni Morrison’s Only Short Story" by Zadie Smith.
What are our first and last names?
Cristina Dinu and Gregory Coleman.
Which scholar missed our first day of class?
Alex
What were all the treats you got for perfect attendance so far?
Insomnia Cookies, boba, Porto's pastries, and Frozen Yogurt.
What are the three steps for doing literary analysis that you were taught when we read "Samuel" and "We Real Cool"
observation->analysis->interpretation
What were all 3 poems we read in Unit 2? Title or Author are okay
"We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks; "H Mart" by Elyse Sasajima and "Daystar" by Rita Dove
At what academic institutions do your 2 instructors teach during the academic year?
Dr. Coleman: English Department at Concordia University Texas
Cristina: Literature Department at UC San Diego
Who are the students in our class who wear glasses everyday almost?
Jade, Sydney, Adi, Chris, Remiah
What 4 Thrive events have you participated in since the program started?
Access Granted: Apply & Thrive - A College Access Event, Mock Admissions Workshop, College Fair, Essay-chella.
What is the 4-letter acronym Cristina taught you for the paragraph structure? What did each letter stand for?
MEAL M- main idea, topic sentence
E - example/evidence
A - analysis of the evidence
L - link to your main argument
What are all 4 short stories we had to read in Unit 2? Title or author are okay
"Recitatif" by Toni Morrison,
"Samuel" by Grace Paley,
Amy Tan "Fish Cheeks",
"The Story of an Hour" By Kate Chopin.
When are our office hours? Days and hours.
Tuesday and Thursday in the last 30 minutes of lunch break: 12.45pm to 1.15pm.
How many students are in our PM class?
What are the 4 stages of your stipend, after how many days does your stipend get affected, and by how much?
0-4 days full stipend
5-9 days $100 deduction
10-14 days $200 deduction
15-more not eligible for stipend
What are the 9 steps of getting to a final draft? (The final draft is the 9th step)
Generative writing, Drafting, Peer-review, Revision, First reviewed draft, Faculty review, Second Revised Draft, Copy editing, Final Draft.
What are all the first 6 readings that you have done in class for Unit 1? (before your epistolary essay 2nd draft was due) Title or author are okay
Ronald Takaki, “Auhtor’s Note: Epistemology and Epiphany”;
Beverly Tatum, The Complexity of Identity: "Who Am I?";
Sandra Cisneros "Only Daughter";
Jhumpa Lahiri "Rice";
Gloria Anzaldúa "Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to Third World Women Writers"
Ocean Vuong, "A Letter to My Mother That She Will Never Read"
What did your 2 intructors lie about in our 2 thruths 1 lie game?
Cristina: 3 Tattoos
Dr. Coleman: Where he had his heart attack
Who are the students who have perfect attendance for our class as of yesterday? (Lateness or leaving early does not count as an absence)
Carlos, Abraham, Eunice, Danalie, Chris, Jade