Welcome to our First-Year Seminar website. Every week, I will update our class plans. Our weekly class plans will include: What we’ll be doing in the classroom together–an outline of my lesson plan will give you a sense of what to expect in class. Any relevant announcements pertaining to our Learning Community. Important information about assignments and projects. Occasional announcements… Read More
Making an Appointment for Office Hours Book your office hours appointment using my MS Bookings Page. Appointment availability includes: Monday 12 -1 Wednesday 12-1 Friday 11-1 If you need to meet during at a time outside of the established hours, please contact me, and we can find a time that works for both of our schedules. Our office hours will… Read More
Hi! My name is Mary Hood Luttrell, and I’m so excited to be your First-Year Seminar instructor this semester! You may call me Mary, Professor Hood, or Professor Luttrell (whichever you are most comfortable with). Hood is my maiden name, and Luttrell is my married name, and I am still known by and answer to both. I have been living in Corpus Christi and… Read More
UNIV 1101: First-Year Seminar ITexas A&M University – Corpus ChristiFall 2020 Instructor Name: Mary Hood LuttrellEmail Address: mary.hood@tamucc.eduScheduling WebEx Office Hours: Click here.Virtual Office Hours Link: Click here.Office Location: N/AGoogle Voice Phone Number: (512) 981 – 5449 Course Information: UNIV 1101.351 TIME MW 10:00 – 10:50* LOCATION BH 127** Course Information: UNIV 1101.350 TIME MW 2:00 – 2:50* LOCATION BH… Read More
Class Plan for Tuesday, February 18, 2020 . . . Meeting Our Peer Mentor! Today we will hear a short presentation from our Peet Mentor Jessie Baza! You have been receiving lovely and information emails from her–she is a great resource for our class! Completing Music Sentence Stems Activity . . . but first, a survey! We will get into… Read More
Class Plan for Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Announcements Concert review formatting–there are no formatting requirements listed on the Concert Reviews, but simple, standard academic formatting is preferred: Paragraphs rather than bullet points You may write paragraphs in order of the questions asked Times New Roman, 12-point font, double spaced See more tips here Listening Assessments–Are you remembering to do them?… Read More
Class Plan for Thursday, February 13, 2020 Review of MUSI Terms Concluding the Renaissance! (for now…) Music Sentence Stems (Cont.) If you haven’t already done so, take time to complete your music sentence stems. Get together with your group. Each group member should complete ONE set of sentence stems that aren’t their own while listening to the music. Listen to… Read More
Class Plan for Tuesday, February 4, 2020 “I Know“ Do you know? Tiny Desk Feedback I am halfway through grading the Tiny Desk Concert reviews. So far, I’ve noticed a few areas for improvement that are common across several reviews. You’ll want to consider these when you’re writing your concert reviews for Dr. Pool. Have you included specific observations about… Read More
Class Plan for Thursday, February 6, 2020 Proposals are due in class today! Song choices and proposals (hard copy) are due in class today. Seminar Activity Music Listening Exercise: “Hello” by Adele. What Is a Listening Log? An important part of the research process for your group project is to listen to the two pieces of music several times so… Read More
MUSI 1306 Don’t forget–Listening Assessment 2 is due this Sunday by 11:59 Start Thinking about When to Attend a Concert Below are two links for scheduled concerts. These should help you in planning for which concerts you want to attend. Check these daily as the schedule changes often. Music Department events: http://cla.tamucc.edu/events/music.html Performing Arts Center Events: http://pac.tamucc.edu/events.html Seminar Tiny Desk Concert Review… Read More