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Course Syllabus
Engl 0347 Grammar & Composition for Foreign Speakers II
CRN:63100 – Spring 2011
Semester with
Course Reference
Number (CRN)
Instructor contact
information
M. Teresa Di Tore, M.A., Adjunct Professor
E-mail: maria.di@hccs.edu
Office phone: 713-718-6678
Office Location
and Hours
FAC 310
Please feel free to contact me concerning any problems that you are
experiencing in this course. You do not need to wait until you have received a
poor grade before asking for my assistance. Your performance in my class is
very important to me. I am available to hear your concerns and just to discuss
course topics. Feel free to come by my office anytime during these hours.
Central Campus – Room: Fac 304 Time: 12:00 - 2:00 pm | Tues./Th
Course
Location/Times
Course Semester
Credit Hours
(SCH) (lecture,
lab) If applicable
Credit Hours
3.00
Lecture Hours
3.00
Laboratory Hours 1.00
Total Course
Contact Hours
64
16 weeks
Course Length
Type of
Instruction
Lecture
Course
Description:
An advanced course in English grammar and composition designed to help the
foreign student who already has some elementary skills in English grammar and
composition. This course is a continuation of ENGL 0346, and focuses more on
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advanced grammar and essay writing.
Course
Prerequisite(s)
PREREQUISITE(S):
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A satisfactory score on CELSA or
completion of ENGL 0346 with a "C" or better grade.
Academic
Discipline/CTE
Program Learning
Outcomes
1. 1. serves international students on a visa after fulfilling IEP requirements 2.
serves permanent U.S. residents, undocumented residents, and citizens 3.
places students with the HCCS language assessment test, CELSA 4. offers 16week (Fall and Spring) and 10-week (Summer) semesters 5. prepares students
for academic course work and other college classes 6. allows students to take
certain other college classes with AESL courses 7. has a part-time schedule , 4
or 5 hours per course each week 8. gives students non-transferable college
credits 9. prepares students for ENGL 1301, state-mandated THEA writing, and
workplace writing 10. registers students with CELSA placement test scores at all
HCCS campuses
Course Student
Learning
Outcomes (SLO):
1 to 4
Apply the principles of writing as a process.
Adopt the essay structure.
Differentiate among rhetorical styles.
Demonstrate knowledge of advanced grammar usage and structure in
sentences.
Learning
Objectives
1.1 Apply pre-writing strategies such as brainstorming, word maps, and
outlining to create and organize ideas;
1.2 Develop revision and editing skills;
1.3 Write multiple drafts.
2.1.Design the essay format: margins, indentation, spacing;
2.2 Produce an introduction with a clear thesis statement, clear and limited
topic sentences, supporting body paragraphs, and a conclusion;
3.1.Compose an in-class a narrative or response;
3.2 Compose an in-class comparison/contrast essay;
3.3.Compose an in-class cause/effect essay;
3.4 Compose an in class argument essay;
3.5 Compose an in-class final exam essay.
4.1 Identify and model the use verb tenses and passive voice;
4.2 Identify and model the use of prepositions including verb-preposition
combinations;
4.3 Identify and model the use of comparatives and superlatives;
4. 4 Identify and model the use of coordinators, subordinators, and logical
connectors;
4. 5 Identify and model the use of adjective clauses;
4. 6 Identify and model the use of adverb clauses;
4. 7 Identify and model the correction of sentence structure: run-on, fragment,
and comma splice errors;
4. 8 Identify and model the correct use of agreement: parallel structure, subjectverb, and pronoun-antecedent.
4. 9 . Identify and model the correct use of articles.
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Instructional
Methods
Student
Assignments
Lecture
reading, writing, and grammar from the textbooks and supplemental material
Student
Assessments
Compositions 1,2
Compositions 3,4
Grammar quizzes
Practice Essays
Final Essay
Final Grammar Exam
15%
30%
10%
5%
25%
15%
Instructor's
Requirements
Homework and Practice Essays
The course calendar lists all of the reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary exercises
and that will be done. Most of which will be homework. While
doing all the homework and attending class is not a complete guarantee of
success, it is certainly true that not doing it is a guarantee of failure.
You will note that there are writing assignments called 'practice essays'
consisting of a minimum of 300-500 words that will be collected and graded. The
purpose of these essays is to prepare you for the in-class essay. They must be
typed and handed in on time. The in-class essay is timed. This is done to prepare
you for other courses where you may have to write essays or answer test questions. In
addition, this course is supplemented with a grammar book.
All practice essays must be typed. You must use 12 pt. standard font and have one inch
margins . The paper must be double spaced and it must be stapled. When possible, these
practice essays will be written or at least begun in the computer lab on our assigned day.
Additional computers are available in the Macintosh Interdisciplinary Lab
(JDB 203-204), in the library, and in the Learning Hub 102. There is also a computer
lab in FAC 302 and in the ESL/FL language lab in FAC 305 (generally only available from
11:15-12:00). Open labs, except FAC 302 and 305 require a "printer card" to pay for
anything you print out. These can be obtained in the library. The cost of printing is 10
cents per page.
In Class Essays
Students write five in-class essays during the semester counting the final
exam essay. They must be written on loose-leaf lined paper, on every
other line (double-spaced). Pencil (only for the exams) may be used.
When you write, do so legibly because if I cannot read your writing, that will be counted
as an error. While the in-class essay is graded, no grades are
recorded until you have typed the in-class essay and corrected your errors. In other
words, your grade is a zero for the in-class essay until a second
draft is done. If you do not return it typed and corrected, you will
receive a zero as a grade for that in-class essay. Note that 5% is deducted from
your grade for each day an essay is late, whether this is the practice essay or the
revised in class essay.
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Course Calendar for ENGL 0347- Spring 2011 Tuesday/Thursday Classes
Important Dates:
Jan. 18
Classes begin; drop/add/swap fee may apply ($15.00)
Jan. 19
Last day to drop/add/swap
Feb. 21
President’s Day-NO CLASSES
March 14-20 Spring Break-NO CLASSES
April 14
Last Day for Administrative/Student Withdrawals (by 4:30)
April 22-24
Easter Holiday-NO CLASSES
May 8
Instruction Ends
May 9-15
Final Exams
May 20
Grades available
Unit &
Reading
In-Class Instruction
Grammar Homework
Dates
Homework
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Unit One
1/18 & 20
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Unit One
1/25 & 27
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Unit Two
2/1 & 3
HW: 1/20: pp.
2-7, Comprehension check p.
5,Inference p. 6,
Voc. Study p.7
Begin Unit 2:
HW:1/25: Part
2 pp. 37-39
Comprehension
check p. 39
HW: 1/27
Voc. Study p.
41-B
HW: 2/1
Part 3 pp. 4243, do essay
discussion
HW:2/3
Part 4 pp. 5152, do essay
discussion
Intro to the AESL program and 0347 course;
Diagnostic assessment (these assessments will
not be graded nor returned)
Unit 1:
Coordinating Conjunctions pp. 8-11
HW: 1/25 pp. 11-12 Practice A & B
Writing paragraphs pp. 14-23
Presentation: Will & going to pp. 30-32
HW: 1/27 pp. 18-21, A, B, & C (topic and
supporting sentences) & Practice Concluding
sentences pp. 23-24
The Writing Process pp. 25-29
Presentation: Present Perfect pp.50-53
HW or lab: online vocabulary quiz-Unit one
Unit 2: ( The narration essay)),
Writing sentences with subordination
conjunctions, pp. 43-50
HW 2/3: pp. 47-49 B, C & D
Presentation: Present Perfect Progressive pp.
70-72
Unit 1 Past tense
Homework 1/20:
Act. 1 & 2 pp. 5-6
Homework: 1/25
Used to: Act. 4 & 5 pp.8-9
Present Tense
Act. 2 & 3 pp.14-15
HW: 1/27
Unit 1 continued
Will & Going To
Act. 2 & 3 & 4 pp. 33-36
Begin Unit 2: Present
Perfect HW: 2/1: Act. 1,2,
3, & 4 pp. 65-67
Grammar Quiz # 1 from
Unit 1 ( including
conjunctions);
Unit 2 continued
HW: 2/8- Present Perfect
progressive
Act. 1,3 & 5 pp. 72-75
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Unit Two
2/8 & 10
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Unit Four
2/15 & 17
Begin Unit 4
(Cause & Effect)
HW: 2/22
Part 4 pp. 120124, do essay
organization
pp. 122 & 125-
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Writing Essays-Narrative, pp. 51-58
HW: Writing Assignment p. 62-Practice Essay
1 due: 2/15 (typed/doubled spaced)
Unit 3: Writing sentences with transitions, pp.
78-86; HW: 2/10:Practice: Linking Transitions
& transitions, pp. 82-83
pp. 83-84 Fragments, Run-ons and Comma
Splices; HW :2/17 pp. 84-86 A & B
Presentation: Using Parallel Structures
Presentation: Past Perfect pp.77-79
HW: 2/22 pp. 111-112 Answer the Questions
In class Essay 1 (Narrative Essay)-Bring
lined letter size paper, pencils, erasers,
stapler and dictionaries (the only
electronic dictionary allowed is a
machine translator).
Sentence Combining pp. 113-115
HW: 2/24 pp. 116-120
Begin Cause or Effect Essay, pp. 120-127
Presentation: Transitive/Intransitive Verb
Unit
Four
2/22 & 24
Rewrite of in class Essay 1 due 3/1
(typed)
HW: 3/1 Writing Assignment p. 127Practice Essay 2 due 3/4 (typed)
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Unit four
3/1 & 3
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Unit Five
3/8 & 10
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Unit Five
3/22 & 24
Begin Unit 5
HW: 3/3
pp. 137-141, do
Comprehension
check pp. 139141; Inference
p.141
HW: 3/23
pp. 161-163;
Essay Discussion
& Expressing
Opinions
HW: 3/29
pp. 175-179
Presentation Passive Voice: pp. 159-162
Discuss pp. 137-141
Vocabulary Study pp. 142-143
Presentation: Relative (adjective) Clauses, Part
3 p. 144, pp. 145-149
HW 3/8: pp. 149-151; A,B,C, & D
In Class Essay 2-Cause or Effect
Relative Clauses continued pp. 152-157
HW 3/10: pp. 153-155 A, B, & C; pp..158
Presentation: passive with modals pp. 172-173
Opinion Essay, pp. 161-164
HW: 3/29 p. 165 (or provided by teacher):
Practice Essay 3
Presentation: Articles pp. 202-204
Presentation: Comparative/Superlative pp.
233-235
Rewrite of essay 2 due 3/31
HW 2/22: Past Perfect &
Progressive, Act. 1,2, & 3
pp. 80-82; Act. 1,2, & 3 pp.
86-89
Using parallel structures,
(handouts provided by the
teacher)
Begin Unit 4:
HW: 2/24
Transitive/Intransitive Verbs
Act 1 pp. 155-156, Act. 4 pp.
157-158
Grammar Quiz # 2 from
Unit 2 (including
transitions, Fragments,
Run-ons and Comma
Splices)
Unit 4 continued HW:
3/3: Passive Voice: Act. 2, 4
& 5 pp. 163-166, Act. 2 pp.
169-170, Act. 3 pp. 170-171
HW: 3/10 Modal Verbs
(review in Unit 3) p. Act. 5
p. 105, Act. 5, p. 113, Act. 4
pp. 123-124; Act 2 p. 129,
Act. 4B p. 133
Passive With Modals
HW: 3/22 Act. 1, 2 & 3 pp.
174-175
Comparative/Superlatives
Unit 5
HW: 3/24: Articles
Act. 2 p. 204, Act. 5 A & B p.
207; Unit 6-HW: 3/31
Comparative/Superlative
pp. 235 -237 Act. 1, Act. 2,
Act. 3
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Unit Five
and
Unit 6
Begin Unit 6
Unit 6-Writing Compare/Contrast Essays
pp. 191-197 (block method)
Compare/Contrast (point by point)
pp. 198-200
HW 4/7: p. 187 B. and Practice Block and
Point-by-Point p. 200
Practice Essay 4 due 4/17
Grammar Quiz # 3 from
Unit 4 (including Relative
Clauses, punctuation,
and parallel structure)
Continue Unit 5
HW: 3/31 Articles
Act. 6 p. 208-209
pp. 182-183only circle the
conjunctions
Part 4
p. 191-192, do
Essay discussion
In Class Essay 3 (Opinion Essay)
Presentation: Prepositions pp. 214-216
Unit 6
Prepositions, HW. 4/12
Act. 2 A & B p. 217
Act. 3 p. 218
Act 2, 3 & 4 pp. 22 & 223
3/29 & 31
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Unit 6
4/5 & 7
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Unit 6
4/12 & 14
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Unit 6
4/19 & 21
Connectors of Contrast p. 182-187
Online vocabulary quiz Unit 6
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4/26 & 28
Rewrite of Essay 3 due
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5/3 & 5
Rewrite Essay 4 due
Write Final Essay- December 9th
5/10 or
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Final Grammar Exam
In Class Essay 4 (Compare/Contrast)
Grammar Quiz #4Including relative
clauses
HW: Final Exam Review
Review for Final
Grammar Exam
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HCC Grading
Scale
A = 100- 90
4 points per semester hour
B = 89 - 80:
3 points per semester hour
C = 79 - 70:
2 points per semester hour
D = 69 - 60:
1 point per semester hour
59 and below = F
0 points per semester hour
IP (In Progress)
0 points per semester hour
W(Withdrawn)
0 points per semester hour
I (Incomplete)
0 points per semester hour
AUD (Audit)
0 points per semester hour
IP (In Progress) is given only in certain developmental courses. The student must
re-enroll to receive credit. COM (Completed) is given in non-credit and continuing
education courses. To compute grade point average (GPA), divide the total grade
points by the total number of semester hours attempted. The grades "IP," "COM"
and "I" do not affect GPA.
Students who have completed English 0347 and show that they are ready for the
next level (ENGL 0349) with a final average of 70% or higher will receive a letter
grade of A, B, or C. Students who are not ready for English 0349 may receive a
grade of IP. The IP grade is not a good or bad grade; however, it means "IN
PROGRESS" and requires the student to take English 0347 again because the
student will benefit from another semester in 0347 to learn all of the skills that are
taught in this course. However, if a student repeats 0347 after receiving one IP, a
letter grade must be given (A, B,C, or F upon completing the course for the
second time).
Instructor
Grading Criteria
Grades for written work will take into account: content, logical sequencing, use of
transitions, the thesis statement, topic sentences and support, range and
sophistication of vocabulary, complexity of sentences, grammar, spelling, and
punctuation, and length.
The Final Exams
The final exam consists of two parts: a comprehensive multiple-choice grammar
section based on the grammar in the textbook and the grammar book, AND an
essay that is similar to one of the compositions that is written during the semester.
The essay exam will be given on the last day of class, and the grammar exam on
the final exam day. See your course calendar for the time and date of the final
exam. You will need a scantron for the 50 question grammar exam. A student
who fails both the essay and grammar final will have to repeat ENGL 0347. If a
student has a passing average for the course but fails both parts of the final
exam, the instructor will meet and review that student’s work with the Assistant
Chair for Academic ESL to determine if that student needs to repeat.
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Instructional
Materials
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Destinations 2: Grammar for Academic Success by Herzfeld-Pipkin
Destinations 2: Writing for Academic Success by Herzfeld-Pipkin
Online site to accompany Destinations 2: http://elt.thomson.com/destinations
Then do the following: click on Destinations 2, then click on the tab
“Companion Web Sites. Next, click on Student Site then Unit Vocabulary
Quiz. When you finish, click on “End Quiz”. A new page will open which
allows you to send the results to your instructor if the instructor wishes.
An English-English dictionary (The COBUILD Dictionary or the Longman
Dictionary of American English have been ordered for you, but you may buy
another American English dictionary); Note: Students will not be permitted
the use of any electronic devices during exams. This includes electronic
translation machines unless the machine is a stand alone.
All handouts/reading packets;
Pens (two colors), highlighters, a pencil, and an eraser, white-out, and stapler
Scantrons;
A flash drive;
A 1 3-ring notebook containing:
 Lined paper (standard size-8.5 by 11 inch);
 All previous handouts;
 All homework assignments;
 All graded work.
HCC Policy Statement:
Access Student
Services Policies
on their Web site:
Services to Students with Disabilities
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric,
vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must
contact the Ability Services Office in Room 102 Learning Hub, or call (713) 7186164 to make necessary arrangements at the beginning of each semester. Your
instructor is authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the
office of Ability Support Services.
Academic Honesty
A student who is academically dishonest is, by definition, not showing that the
coursework has been learned, and that student is claiming an advantage not
available to other students. The instructor is responsible for measuring each
student's individual achievements and also for ensuring that all students compete
on a level playing field. Thus, in our system, the instructor has teaching, grading,
and enforcement roles. You are expected to be familiar with the University's
Policy on Academic Honesty, found in the catalog. What that means is: If you are
charged with an offense, pleading ignorance of the rules will not help you.
Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in
fulfilling course requirements. Penalties and/or disciplinary proceedings may be
initiated by College System officials against a student accused of scholastic
dishonesty. “Scholastic dishonesty”: includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a
test, plagiarism, and collusion.
Cheating on a test includes:
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Copying from another students’ test paper;
Using materials not authorized by the person giving the test;
Collaborating with another student during a test without authorization;
Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in
whole or part the contents of a test that has not been administered;
 Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered.
Plagiarism means the appropriation of another’s work and the unacknowledged
incorporation of that work in one’s own written work offered for credit.
Collusion mean the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing
written work offered for credit. Possible punishments for academic dishonesty
may include a grade of 0 or F in the particular assignment, failure in the course,
and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from the College System. (See
the Student Handbook)
HCC Policy Statement: Class Attendance
Class Attendance - It is important that you come to class! Attending class
regularly is the best way to succeed in this class. Research has shown that the
single most important factor in student success is attendance. Simply put, going
to class greatly increases your ability to succeed. You are expected to attend all
lecture and labs regularly. You are responsible for materials covered during your
absences. Class attendance is checked daily. Although it is your responsibility to
drop a course for nonattendance, the instructor has the authority to drop you for
excessive absences.
If you are not attending class, you are not learning the information. As the
information that is discussed in class is important for your career, students may
be dropped from a course after accumulating absences in excess of 12.5% hours
(10 hours) of instruction (F-1 students should particularly take note of this so as
not to affect your visa status). The ten hours of class time would include any total
classes missed or for excessive tardiness (being late twice or, leaving early is
counted as an absence). Remember: Class attendance equals class success.
HCC Course Withdrawal Policy
If you feel that you cannot complete this course, you will need to withdraw from it
prior to the final date of withdrawal (November 18th,2010). Before, you withdraw
from your course; please take the time to meet with the instructor to discuss why
you feel it is necessary to do so. The instructor may be able to provide you with
suggestions that would enable you to complete the course. Your success is very
important. Beginning in fall 2007, the Texas Legislature passed a law limiting first
time entering freshmen to no more than SIX total course withdrawals throughout
their educational career in obtaining a certificate and/or degree.
To help students avoid having to drop/withdraw from any class, HCC has
instituted an Early Alert process by which your professor can “alert” you and HCC
counselors that you might fail a class because of excessive absences and/or poor
academic performance. It is your responsibility to visit with your professor or a
counselor to learn about what, if any, HCC interventions might be available to
assist you – online tutoring, child care, financial aid, job placement, etc. – to stay
in class and improve your academic performance.
If you plan on withdrawing from your class, you MUST contact an HCC counselor
or your professor prior to withdrawing (dropping) the class for approval and this
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must be done PRIOR to the withdrawal deadline to receive a “W” on your
transcript. If you do not withdraw before the deadline and stop coming to class,
you will receive an F or an IP (see below) as your final grade.
Repeat Course Fee
The State of Texas encourages students to complete college without having to
repeat failed classes. To increase student success, students who repeat the
same course more than twice, are required to pay extra tuition. The purpose of
this extra tuition fee is to encourage students to pass their courses and to
graduate. Effective fall 2006, HCC will charge a higher tuition rate to students
registering the third or subsequent time for a course. If you are considering
course withdrawal because you are not earning passing grades, confer with your
instructor/counselor as early as possible about your study habits, reading and
writing homework, test taking skills, attendance, course participation, and
opportunities for tutoring or other assistance that might be available.
Use of Camera and/or Recording Devices
As a student active in the learning community of this course, it is your
responsibility to be respectful of the learning atmosphere in your classroom. To
show respect of your fellow students and instructor, you will turn off your phone
and other electronic devices, and will not use these devices in the classroom
unless you receive permission from the instructor.
Use of recording devices, including camera phones and tape recorders, is
prohibited in classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices, and other locations where
instruction, tutoring, or testing occurs. Students with disabilities who need to use
a recording device as a reasonable accommodation should contact the Office for
Students with Disabilities for information regarding reasonable accommodations
Classroom Policies
As your instructor and as a student in this class, it is our shared responsibility to
develop and maintain a positive learning environment for everyone. Your
instructor takes this responsibility very seriously and will inform members of the
class if their behavior makes it difficult for him/her to carry out this task. As a
fellow learner, you are asked to respect the learning needs of your classmates
and assist your instructor achieve this critical goal.
To this end All cell phones, pagers, Ipods, or any other electronic devices that may cause
a distraction in class must be turned off. No laptops are permitted to be used during class.
You may use an electronic dictionary (stand alone) with the sound turned off. You are not
permitted to leave class to answer or return calls unless an absolute emergency; doing so
will be counted as a tardy. If a student is using a cell phone at any time during the class
period, I will remind the student about the policy once. After that, I will ask the student to
leave class and mark him or her absent.
Students are expected to arrive to class on time with ALL THEIR MATERIALS
INCLUDING THE TEXT BOOKS. (you will not be permitted to share after the first
week of class). In addition, students will be marked tardy if they arrive late.
Returning late from a break or leaving class early counts as being tardy. Being
tardy twice will equal one absence (whether ten minutes or one hour). If you miss
five classes (5 absences) you can be dropped without notification and will,
therefore, be out of compliance if you are an F-1 student. If a student misses a
class, it is his or her responsibility to see the instructor about the work that was
missed.
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