Wednesday was the end of the semester for all Sabir English classes. It was a privilege meeting all of you and I want to wish you much success!
The presentations this week were outstanding: Roy's Coral Lee Brown, Steve's Rev. Cecil Williams, Hui Peng's, Richard's, Machelle and Jesus', Miyoshi's, Alex's, Nurallah's, Donna and Arjun's, Tilla's and others. The team presentations were a pleasant surprise.
It was nice when students from other classes came by to sit in on another classes' presentations too.
Some of the writing for the research essay was also noteworthy, like Walter's, Helen's, Yu Chi's.
I apologize for giving you too much writing this semester; it's no wonder you were swamped. All I can say is I was over zealous, but your writing definitely showed improvement from early essays to later ones. Don't forget to read widely this summer and practice reading aloud, it really helps your writing. Read aloud to someone, and don't forget to look those words up you can't pronounce, ask a person who knows, or call the public library. Keep the phone number handy, next to your desk.
When the semester began I wasn't certain if I could navigate the terrain toting 17 units, plus working on a special project for the fall. Thanks for bearing with my foibles. I appreciate your understanding...I know I wasn't always coherent.
But we made it. The last final, Wednesday night, was at a restaurant in the Fruitvale; we shared a meal and talked about the semester. The weekly English class at this point was down to five, so we'd all heard the research essays read aloud more than once, so there was no need to present.
One member of the English 1A class lost her dad this week; she came to class Wednesday afternoon anyway to turn in her portfolio. I am amazed at how seriously students take their work. We want to offer her our condolescences.
Another student told a classmate she was dropping the class. That deadline passed almost a month ago. Other students didn't show for the final, or call. That was strange. Some students, dispite what I told them 18 weeks ago, lost their graded assignments, so they have no proof to support a passing grade. My grades are due Friday. Most of you know whether or not if you are passing, but if you want assurances: Call me or e-mail me: (510) 748-2131 or wanda_sabir@yahoo.com.
Don't forget to contact me between May 30-June 16, to arrange a time to pick up your portfolio.
I'll probably see many of you around this fall, some as soon as next week during Intersession.
Peace and Blessings
Wanda Sabir
Posted by englishcoa
at 2:23 AM PDT
Updated: Thursday, 25/05/2006 2:24 AM PDT
