University of Puerto Rico at Ponce

English Department
ENGL 4021 M03 MINUTES
Meeting Date: January 21st, 2021

Call to Order:

A regular meeting of the Course ENGL 4021 M03 of the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce was held
remotely via Google Meet video conference on January 21st, 2021. The meeting convened at 9:00am,
Professor LeCompte presiding and Estefania Santos Mas, secretary. All students attended except:
Jonathan Fraticelli Rodriguez, Rafael Lopez Rivera, Adamaris Maldonado Irizarry, Eduardo Ramirez
Andujar and Genesis Suriel Jaquez.

Approval of Minutes:

Minutes of the January 19th, 2021 meeting were approved as distributed to members of the course.

Matters Discussed:

1. Professor LeCompte began the class discussing the importance of writing fluency, and gave us
our first free writing exercise. Topic of the day: “If you could eliminate a species of insect from
the face of the earth, which one would be? Why?”

2. The professor discussed our first technical document, the Minutes, and explained the main
components.

3. Professor LeCompte also presented one of the projects we will be working throughout the
semester, the Portfolio. She highlighted the following sections:
a. Free writing.
b. Minutes.
c. Vocabulary.
Assignments:

1. Professor LeCompte assigned us to review all the opened Moodle sections.

2. The professor also asked us to buy a wooden mouse trap.

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 10:27 am.

Submitted by:

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Estefania Santos Mas, Secretary Date of Approval

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 University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
English Department
ENGL 4021 M03 MINUTES
Meeting Date: January 21st, 2021

Call to Order:
A regular meeting of the Course ENGL 4021 M03 of the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce was held
remotely via Google Meet video conference on January 21st, 2021. The meeting convened at 9:00am,
Professor LeCompte presiding and Estefania Santos Mas, secretary. All students attended except:
Jonathan Fraticelli Rodriguez, Rafael Lopez Rivera, Adamaris Maldonado Irizarry, Eduardo Ramirez
Andujar and Genesis Suriel Jaquez.
Approval of Minutes:
Minutes of the January 19th, 2021 meeting were approved as distributed to members of the course.
Matters Discussed:
1. Professor LeCompte began the class discussing the importance of writing fluency, and gave
the first free writing exercise. Topic of the day: “If you could eliminate a species of insect
from the face of the earth, which one would be? Why?”

2. The professor discussed the first technical document, the Minutes, and explained the main
components.

3. Professor LeCompte also presented one of the projects we will be working throughout the
semester, the Portfolio. She highlighted the following sections:
a. Free writing.
b. Minutes.
c. Vocabulary.
Assignments:
1. Professor LeCompte assigned to review all the opened Moodle sections.

2. The professor also asked to buy a wooden mouse trap.

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 10:27 am.
Submitted by:

______________________________________ _____________________________
January 26 , 2021
Estefania Santos Mas, Secretary Date of Approval
 University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
English Department
ENGL 4021 M03 MINUTES
Meeting Date: February 9th, 2021

Call to Order:

A regular meeting of the Course ENGL 4021 M03 of the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce was
held remotely via Google Meet video conference on February 9th, 2021. The meeting convened
at 9:03am, Professor LeCompte presiding and Tania Báez Pérez, secretary. All students
attended except: Rafael Lopez Rivera.

Approval of Minutes:

Génesis P. Suriel Jaquez and Aryam A. Torres Torres presented the minutes of the meeting
held on February 4th, 2021 and were approved after corrections.
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Matters Discussed:

1: Professor Lecompte began the class by taking an official attendance of all the students
present. temple
2: The professor discussed the agenda for February 9th, 2021. She stated that instead of free
writing the students will be taking a comprehension quiz from 9:15am to 9:30am. I in
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3: Professor Lecompte then briefly summarized chapter one of the book Pocket Guide to
Technical Communication and emphasized on the topics she acknowledged as most important.
The topics discussed were:

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Knowing the difference between academic, personal and technical writing.
b. The knowledge a technical writer should possess.
c. Five examples of technical documents.
d. The nine steps to better writing.

4: The professor assigned the students to read chapter two of the book Pocket Guide to
Technical Communication, stating that the students will be quizzed the following class.

Adjournment:

The meeting adjourned at 10:26am.

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Tania Báez Pérez, Secretary Date of Approval

 University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
English Department
ENGL 4021 M03 MINUTES
Meeting Date: February 9th, 2021

Call to Order:

A regular meeting of the Course ENGL 4021 M03 of the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce was held
remotely via Google Meet video conference on February 9th, 2021. The meeting convened at 9:03am,
Professor LeCompte presiding and Mariliz M. Oliveras Febles, secretary. All students attended except:
Rafael López Rivera.

Approval of Minutes:

Minutes of the meeting held on February 4th, 2021 presented by Aryam Torres Torres and Génesis P.
Suriel Jaquez were approved after corrections.

Matters Discussed:

1. Professor LeCompte took attendance of the students present.

2. The professor presented the agenda for February 9th, 2021 and assigned a quiz from 9:15am to
9:30am. The students had 4 minutes to answer each question.
3. The professor then discussed chapter one of the book Pocket Guide to Technical Communication,
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c) Reader of \
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d) The nine steps to better writing

4. Professor LeCompte assigned for next class on February 11th, 2021 chapter two of the book Pocket
Guide to Technical Communication.

Adjournment:

The meeting adjourned at 10:26am.

Submitted by:

_______________________ February H, 2021

_____________________________
Mariliz M. Oliveras Febles, Secretary Date of Approval
 University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
English Department
ENGL 4021 M03 MINUTES
Meeting Date: February 9, 2021

/Call to Order:

A regular meeting of the Course ENGL 4021 M03 of the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce was held
remotely via Google Meet video conference on February 9, 2021. The meeting convened at 9:00am,
Professor Le Compte presiding and Eduardo O. Ramírez Andújar, secretary. All students attended except
Rafael Lopez Rivera.

Approval of Minutes:

Minutes of the meeting held on February 4, 2021 were approved after corrections.

Matters Discussed:
1. Professor Le Compte instructed the students to take a quiz on chapter 1 of the Pocket Guide titled
Writing Process or

a) The quiz was scheduled to open at 9:15 a.m. and close at 9:30 a.m.
b) This activity substituted the “free writing activity” of the day.
2. The professor continued to discuss the chapter’s content and stated that the section titled Writing
in Groups is not going to be included on the test.
3. The professor reminded us of the importance of the reader when it comes to technical documents
and our role as potential technical writers. Whiting the topics discussed were:
a) The diverse needs of the reader: organize a reader matrix to aid with determining these needs.

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b) Before writing a technical document. A brief purpose statement will help writers organized
aqi their information and determine their target audience.
4. The professor assigned to the class to read chapter 2 of the Pocket Guide titled: Structure and be
prepared to be quizzed on the chapter’s content.

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 10:26 am.

Submitted by:

_______________________________ February II, 2071

__________________________
Eduardo O. Ramírez Andújar, Secretary Date of Approval
 University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
English Department
ENGL 4021 M03 MINUTES
Meeting Date: February 11, 2021

Call to Order:

A regular meeting of the Course ENGL 4021 M03 of the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce was held
remotely via Google Meet video conference on February 11th, 2021. The meeting started at 9:00am,
Professor LeCompte presiding, secretary and Alex A. Garcia Baez. All students attended.

Approval of Minutes:

Minutes of February 9th, 2021 meeting Ee

was approved after correction.

Matters Discussed:

1. Professor Le Compte started showing the agenda for the meeting class.
The agenda was:
a) Quiz number two (9:15am – 9:30am)
b) Discussed chapter two of the book: Pocket Guide to Technical
Communication.
c) Documentary. Assinqned matching the documentary
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2. Students took a quiz about chapter number two. It consisted %in two questions.
3. The professor discussed the topics of chapter two of the book: Pocket Guide to i technical
icommunication. The topics of this chapter discussed were:
a) Structure Rule 1, 2, and 3
b) ABC Format and their
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c) Page design rules 1,2,3 and 4
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the next test.Pa These material will be included in the next test .

4. Le Compte assigned for the next class on February 16th, 2021 to watch the documentary “The
Future of Food” and answer the guide questions that will guide the discussion of the
documentary. It is posted in the academic platform (Moodle).

Adjournment: The meeting ended at 10:29a.m.

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_______________________ February 16 2021

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Alex A Garcia Baez, Secretary Date of Approval

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