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El Camino College: Spring 2011
English B - Introduction to the Composing Process
Section 6160 Monday
9:15 -11:20 a.m. in H 315 (computer lab)
Wednesday 9:15 -11:20 a.m. in H 316
Instructor: Ms. Jennifer Annick
Phone (310) 660-3593 x 5193
Email jannick@elcamino.edu
Office Humanities 321H
Office Hours Monday
11:30 a.m - 1 p.m.
Wednesday 11:30 a.m - 1 p.m.
Required Materials available at ECC Bookstore:
English Essentials- 2nd edition by John Langan & Beth Johnson (about $35):
must be NEW or have ALL answers removed
English B packet with Ms. Jennifer Annick on cover (about $3)
Baseball in April and Other Stories by Gary Soto ($7)
PC formatted flash drive - REQUIRED for computer lab work (about $15)
3 ring binder with paper, your own stapler, 882-E scantron for final exam, hi-lighter, #2 pencil
Course Description
“Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul into even your smallest tasks. This is the secret of success.” – Swami Sivinanda
I am committed to you. I want you to commit to your success. This class is designed to strengthen your ability to express
yourself clearly in speaking and writing about literature and your life and to make choices that will benefit you in school and
life. You will learn to write and to read with greater speed and understanding so you gain confidence academically.
The 3 credits given for successfully earning a P (Pass) in ENGL B are based on the Carnegie unit:
for every hour in class, you are expected to do two hours of work outside of class!
Follow the 5 Ps: Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance!
Student Learning Outcome
Write a 200-350 word descriptive, reflective, or narrative paragraph(s) that has gone through multiple revisions
and responds to a text discussed in class. Paragraphs should include a clear topic sentence and provide
supporting details. Paragraphs should be logically organized and focused. Paragraphs should use basic rules of
grammar, spelling, and punctuation so that a reader can understand the writer’s ideas; they should also be
double spaced and follow MLA style for indentation, heading, title, and font.
Follow the ABCs!
Anticipate! Before class begins, hand in work, open your binder, turn on computer…
Be your best! Eat well, get rest, and take the time to do your work well.
Create solutions! Ask for help. If you are absent, get and do the missed work.
Course Objectives
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1 Read and apply critical thinking skills to pre-collegiate texts for the purposes of writing and discussion.
2 Apply appropriate strategies from the writing process to create, compose, revise, and edit drafts.
3 Demonstrate ability to participate in draft-review activities, such as peer review and one-on-one tutorials.
4 Plan, write, and revise paragraphs based on personal experience and observations, including a topic sentence and
supporting details, and avoiding grammatical and mechanical errors that interfere with meaning.
5 Write and revise summaries of, and personal responses to, short magazine or newspaper articles.
6 Compose a variety of sentence types and edit them for correct grammar, appropriate word choice, and accurate spelling.
Course Grading
Attendance, preparation, and participation
840 Points
60
Student profile & quiz, getting books
20
Reading questions, presentation, quizzes
140
Grammar exercises: online & English Essentials homework
100
Papers (outlines, 1st draft, 2nd draft)
350
Partner quiz, midterm, and final exam
170
To receive a grade of Pass (P), you must earn over 73% or 613 points and prove you can write a short
academic paper that passes the Student Learning Outcome and rubric for ENGL B.
To calculate your grade: 1 Add all the points you have earned.
2. Divide by all the points possible to that point.
3. Multiple by 100 = your %
Course Evaluation
Attendance and participation: Keep track of your attendance each day on this syllabus.
Students must be in class, on time, on task, alert with their heads off the desk, with their own books, and
participating appropriately and respectfully. Please treat others as you want them to treat you. Please turn off and put away
all electronic devices, music and sunglasses before class begins. No texting or work from other classes is allowed during
our class time. No personal grooming. All language, topics, and essays must be appropriate to an academic setting.
Positive body language and attention to any speaker is required! Like the lottery, “You have to be in it to win it.”
MYTH #1 College is cool because you don’t have to attend class.
FACTS: Missing more than three classes = You are dropped from class.
- After the first absence each 5 weeks, you lose 10 points from your attendance grade.
- Do NOT schedule appointments during class time.
- There are no ‘excused’ absences. However, please talk with me about emergency situations or extreme illness.
- If you are absent, you must contact a classmate and come to the office for any handouts you miss
BEFORE the next class meets so you aren’t even further behind.
MYTH #2 Not much happens the first week of class.
FACT: If you miss the first or second day of class, you will be dropped from the class.
MYTH #3 If a student has a good reason, it’s okay to be a little late or leave a little early.
FACTS: After the first tardy or early leave each 5 weeks, you lose 10 points from your attendance grade.
-Missing more than thirty minutes of class = absence
- If you are tardy, you must see me after class for the “tardy party” to be marked present
- Be courteous. If you leave early, you must let me know before class begins.
MYTH #4 It is okay to use electronic devices, text and surf the web during class.
FACTS: It is rude to everyone to not be fully focused on class.
- If you are checking or using any electronic device, you will be asked to leave class and be marked absent.
PLEASE NOTE:
If you are absent for just one day, do not call. Instead, follow the syllabus assignments and contact a classmate:
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Name _________________________Phone number(s) _______________________ Email ______________________
Name _________________________Phone number(s) _______________________ Email ______________________
If you are absent two classes in a row, you should contact me!
If you are absent three days in a row and do not contact me, I assume you want to be dropped from our class.
Homework: Responses are graded on thoughtfulness, completeness, formatting and proofreading.
This class is designed to train you as a college student. Only two assignments will be accepted late with no
penalty. Those assignments must be turned in the next class with the NQA (No Questions Asked) half sheet in this
syllabus stapled on top. After that, late work can only earn up to half credit and will only be accepted the next class.
No makeup work is given for missed work. If you know you will miss a class, you can turn in work early for full
credit. All assignments must be completed before class starts and handed in during the first 5 minutes of class or it is late.
3 Ring Binder You must have your syllabus, the packet and then all handouts in the order given to you in the rings
of the binder. Please have a separate section for your notes which should have a date and heading.
Quizzes and Exams All quizzes and exams are cumulative and may include questions on writing, grammar, and
reading. You must have the required book on your desk to be eligible to take the quizzes.
Grammar exercises
Online exercise directions are in your English B packet. To complete those exercises, you must score 80% or
better. Student advice: “If you do it carefully, it really helps.” English Essentials exercises should be completed as we
review grammar.
Lab time If you are not focused during the lab time, you will be asked to leave and it will be counted as an
absence. Save all work as Microsoft.doc so your disk will work in the ECC labs.
Papers are worth 100 points. You will be given instructions for each paper. You must complete each step to earn
a grade. All drafts must be typed in 12 point font, double spaced, stapled once, and use the MLA format we learn in class.
Please staple all steps in the left corner in the order to have the paper evaluated:
1 completed outline checked by instructor or tutor on due date (10 points)
If absent, you must see me during office hours or meet with a Writing Center tutor
2 1st draft (10 points)
3 peer editing sheet carefully completed with proof that questions and answers were used in 2nd draft
If missing, incomplete, or not used to revise your paper, you do not get a grade for the 2 nd draft
4 2nd draft (50 points) You will sit with me or a tutor as we go over you paper together in terms of the scoring
rubric below.
5 To get your grade for the 2nd draft, complete a 3rd draft due at the beginning of next class
with the changes and additions you made highlighted.
Revisions must include any changes suggested by me or the tutor to the topic sentence(s), addition of
specific details, lengthening the paper, and/or improving grammar or spelling.
If you miss or skip more than three corrections or suggestions, you will not receive a grade.
2nd draft SCORING RUBRIC
Grading
Criteria
A
Superior
45- 50 points
B
Very Good
40-44 points
C
Satisfactory
35-39 points
D
Weak
30-34 points
F
Poor
10-29 points
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Topic sentences
have a strong,
clear topic and
point. Paragraphs
are well-organized
and have a strong
conclusion.
Topic sentences have
a clear topic and
point.
Topic sentences
have a topic and
point.
Paragraphs are
organized and have a
conclusion.
Development
& Support
Paragraphs have
specific and
relevant
supporting details.
Paragraphs have
specific supporting
details even if they
are not always
relevant.
Paragraphs are
somewhat
organized and may
or may not have a
conclusion.
Paragraphs have
some supporting
details, but they
may be too general,
repetitious or
irrelevant.
Grammar,
Mechanics,
& Usage
Word choice is
appropriate, and
words are spelled
correctly.
Most words are used
appropriately and
spelled correctly.
Purpose &
Organization
Paragraphs have
few grammatical
or punctuation
errors so that a
reader easily
understands the
writer’s ideas.
MLA
Format
MLA format is
followed
correctly.
Topic sentences
announce the topic
but do not give a
point. Paragraphs
are unorganized
and/or lack a
conclusion.
The topic and point
are never stated.
Paragraphs have
few supporting
details, and they
are general,
repetitious and
often irrelevant.
Paragraphs lack
supporting details.
Word choice and
spelling may be
confusing at times.
Words are
frequently misused
and/or misspelled.
Words are misused
and spelled
incorrectly.
Paragraphs have
minor grammatical
and punctuation
errors, but a reader
can understand the
writer’s ideas.
Paragraphs have a
few errors in
grammar and
punctuation that
might prevent a
reader from
understanding one
or two of the
writer’s ideas.
Paragraphs have so
many grammar and
punctuation errors
that a reader often
has trouble
understanding the
writer’s ideas.
Paragraphs have so
many grammar and
punctuation errors that
a reader cannot
understand the writer’s
ideas.
There are only a few
minor errors in MLA
format.
There are some
errors in MLA
format.
There are many
errors in MLA
format.
Paragraphs are
unorganized and lack a
conclusion.
MLA format is not
followed.
0 points: The paper is late, plagiarized, or did not follow the writing process.
Some papers may not fit these categories exactly. This rubric is intended to be applied to an end-of-the-semester writing
assignment. We will work toward these goals in each paper assignment.
Plagiarism Using someone else's ideas or words from any other source including the Internet or copying someone
else’s writing without giving credit is academic theft. The consequences are severe: a zero on the assignment, failure in the
course, suspension, and/or dismissal from ECC. The solution is simple: use the MLA format including parenthetical
references and page numbers from the book, see me, the tutor, or the Writing Center, and do your own work.
Non-discrimination Policy “The policy of the El Camino Community College District is to provide an
educational and employment environment in which no person shall be unlawfully denied full and equal access to, the
benefits of, or be unlawfully subjected to, discrimination on the basis of ethnic group identification, national origin, religion,
age, sex, race, color, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or retaliation in any program or activity that
is administered by, funded directly by, or that receives any financial assistance from, the State Chancellor or Board of
Governors of the California Community Colleges. The policy of the El Camino Community College District also provides
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for an educational and employment environment free from unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and
other verbal or physical conduct or communications constituting sexual harassment.”
Resources
The Writing Center located in Humanities 122 offers help with writing. You can meet with a tutor, use on-line
tutoring, type your papers, or do Hacker grammar exercises. Log in and out using your student ID number. All work must
be academic. No appointment needed. You must bring the assignment page for essay help. (310)660-3593 x3873.
Computers and printers for students are available in The Writing Center and the LMTC in the East Lower Level
of the Library.
The Special Resource Center and ADA provides for testing for academic accommodations. If you have a
documented disability and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please let me know. You may speak to me after
class, during office hours, by phone or e-mail. Your privacy will be protected. You are also encouraged to contact the
Special Resource Center on campus (310) 660-3295 to discuss what services are available. If you have had trouble learning
successfully, contact these specialists about possible enrollment in Educational Development 29.
The Textbook Depot (on the main floor of the library at the periodicals/ reserve window) has many of the
textbooks used in ECC classes. You may borrow these books for two hours, but you must use them in the library.
Student Health Center (located next to the Pool) offers free or low cost doctor appointments, psychological
counseling, HIV and STD testing, blood tests, pregnancy tests and immunizations. (310)660 3593 x3643
Office Hours Please use this time for extra help, to check grades, for questions or to makeup missed quizzes. You
do not need to make an appointment. You can also call or leave a message that I will return by the next scheduled office
hours.
Advice from former students:
“Come to school every day because if you miss a day you miss a lot of work.”
“Turn in work on time.”
“Stay on top of you work. Don’t fall behind.”
“Listen in class.”
“Do all of your homework because it helps.”
“Be on time.”
Notes This syllabus and the assignments, like life itself, are subject to change. If these guidelines do not fit your
expectations, please speak to me immediately to consider better options for you. I look forward to working with you!
Extra Credit: Show to Ms. Annick after class or during office hours for 5 points each by Week 15:
____ Current public library card
____ Voting in local election (voting stub as proof)
____ Annotating (thoughtfully underlining or commenting in margins) in stories
____ During Week 14 or 15, buy or borrow one of the great books below and show Ms. Annick
to be prepared to read even more: Letters My Mother Never Read, Cut, or Holes
Assignments and class schedule
Please bring English Essentials and the book we are reading to every class.
“Story titles” are from Baseball in April
EE = English Essentials This grammar homework will checked twice during the semester.
To follow this schedule: In plain type are the topics that we cover together during class that day.
In italics at the bottom of each box is homework (HW) due at the beginning of the next class.
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Week
Mondays
1
2/14 Tardy Absent Present Early leave
2/16 Tardy Absent Present Early leave
English program & Syllabus overview
Index cards- questions & introductions
Begin Baseball in April “Seventh Grade” p 52-59
Check It Out form
author background
http://www.garysoto.com What’s up,FAQs & photos
- computer lab
Points
i book Paragraph Overview
Wednesdays
Points
annotate story (marking and commenting in the
book as you read)
Figurative Language worksheet
similes & metaphors
http://www.fcps.edu/LibertyMS/sandfordsite/PowerPoint_pr
esentations/Practicing%20Similes%20and%20Metaphors.p
pt
ibook: narration
Paragraph 1 assigned (narrative) & outlined
Homework
Purchase English Essentials, Baseball in April,
English B packet & flash drive bring to class
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Complete student profile & Syllabus quiz ___/10
( at the end of this syllabus)
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2/21 Presidents’ Day – no classes
Homework
Finish reading & annotating “Seventh Grade”
Continue paragraph 1 outlines – due 2/28
2/23 Tardy Absent Present Early leave
Grammar: Subjects and Verbs EE p 38 & ibook
Youtube Schoolhouse rock verbs
Consistent verb tense EE p 264 & 274
Word Choice EE p 234 Slang & Cliches
Review ENGL B packet
Review outlines
Word overview ENGL B packet p 2 & 3
MLA formatting
Homework
Read & annotate “Broken Chain” p 1-12 by Wednesday
Finish outline
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2/28 T=Tardy A= Absent
Meet tutor _________________
Review MLA format
Outlines checked
drafting
P
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3/2
T
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P
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Peer editing modeling
Peer editing: Paragraph 1
Grammar: Run-ons EE p 102 & 281 &
ibook: run-ons & comma splices
http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/ppt/run-ons.pps
Online grammar exercises introduced
Review stories & annotating
Begin Baseball questions Set 1
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HW typed & printed 1st draft & flash drive___/10
HW Answer Baseball question Set 1
(in this syllabus)
___/20
Do EE p 108 & 110
2nd draft with peer editing completed with steps stapled in
the order given on syllabus
___/50
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3/7
T
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3/9
T
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Paragraph 1 evaluated
Revision
On-line & EE grammar exercises
Story presentations assigned (Record grade at week 12)
Your date ____/____
“Title” ____________
Sample presentation form
Grammar: Fragments EE p 81 & 91 & ibook
http://www.chompchomp.com
ibook: description
Paragraph 2 assigned (description) & outline
Read “Subway Station”
HW To get grade on your 2nd draft, revise and
reprint Paragraph 1 final draft with steps stapled
in the order given on syllabus page 3 & with
changes hi-lighted
HW finish outline
____/10
Do EE p 46, 89 & 97 follow directions carefully!!!
Read & annotate “Baseball in April” p 13-22
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3/14
T
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P
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Outlines checked
Drafting
On-line & EE grammar exercises
Youtube: The Karate Kid
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3/16
T
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P
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Partner grammar quiz & review
___/20
Presentations
Peer editing: Paragraph 2
Grammar: Commas EE p 122 & ibook
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ppt/commas.pps
HW typed & printed 1st draft & flash drive___/10
HW 2nd draft with peer editing completed with steps stapled
in the order given on syllabus
___/50
Read & annotate “The Karate Kid” p 69-80
Do EE p 129 & 130
3/21
Read & annotate “Mother and Daughter” p 60-68
by Wednesday
3/23
T
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P
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T
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Paragraph 2 evaluated
Revision
E
Attendance & participation
Absences (- 10 for each after 1st) = - ___
Tardies (-5 for each after 1st) = - ___
___/20
Baseball Set 2 questions
Quiz: Baseball in April stories from weeks 4 & 5
___/20
Presentations
Grammar: Commas review p 124 & 128
Capitalization EE p 163 & 311
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ppt/capitals.pps
EE homework check
___/25
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ibook : process
Paragraph 3 assigned (process) & outlining
Progress report grade through Week 6
______/______
HW Answer Baseball question Set 2
___/20
HW finish outline
___/10
To get grade on your 2nd draft, revise and reprint
Paragraph 2 final draft with steps stapled in the
order given on syllabus page 3 & with changes hilighted
Finish all EE homework CAREFULLY!
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3/28
T
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P
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3/30
Outlines checked
1st draft checked at end of computer lab
On-line & EE grammar exercises
HW Finish online grammar part I
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4/4
T
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P
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T
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Grammar: Proofreading EE p 326-327
Midterm info & review
Packet p 4
Online grammar 45-1, 42-1, 31-1
___/25
HW typed & printed 1st draft with flash drive
4/6
T
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Peer editing: Paragraph 3
Revision
Midterm: Grammar & writing
Progress report conferences
HW Review for midterm
HW Read & annotate “The No Guitar Blues” p 43-51
2nd draft with peer editing
4/11
4/18
___/50
___/50
4/13
Spring break : Read!
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___/10
T
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Paragraph 3 evaluated and revised
Read & annotate Gary Soto article
Spring Break: Enjoy!
4/20
T
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presentations
Review midterm
Grammar: Homonyms EE p 154 & 304 -308 & ibook
(groups: brainstorm list)
http://www.lexington1.net/technology/instruct/ppts/LAppts/3
5/homoph.ppt
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ibook: illustration
Paragraph 4 assigned (illustration) & outlining
Writing essays EE p 5
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HW To get grade on your 2nd draft, revise and
reprint paragraph 3 final draft with steps stapled
in the order given on syllabus page 3 & with ALL
changes hi-lighted
HW finish outline
4/25
4/27
T
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P
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Begin online grammar 2nd half
Outlines checked
Drafting: 5 paragraph paper
Youtube: La Bamba
___/10
Do EE p 159 & 310: follow directions carefully!
T
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P
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Reading quiz
___/20
Presentations & marbles
Grammar: Apostrophes EE p 133, 291 & 293 & ibook
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ppt/apostrophe.p
ps
Review who/which/where/when/that
begin movie Slumdog Millionaire
worksheet: character names and questions
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HW Read & annotate “La Bamba” p 81- 89
HW typed & printed 1st draft & flash drive
5/2
5/4
T
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Peer editing: Paragraph 4
revision
On-line & EE grammar exercises
T
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___/10
E
presentations
Attendance & participation
Absences (- 10 for each after 1st) = - ___
Tardies (-5 for each after 1st) = - ___
___/20
Grammar: Parallelism p 173
Proofreading p 326-331
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HW Do EE p 141 & 295 carefully!
HW 2nd draft with peer editing
Read & annotate “The Marble Champ” p 90-96
Do EE p 183 & 184
5/9
5/11
T
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P
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T
A
P
___/50
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Paragraph 4 evaluated and revised
On-line & EE grammar exercises
Reading quiz
___/20
Presentations
Your presentation grade
___/20
ibook: comparison & contrast
Paragraph 5 assigned (comparison & contrast) & outlined
Continue movie
HW To get grade on your 2nd draft, revise and
reprint Paragraph 4 final draft with steps stapled
in the order given on syllabus page 3 & with
changes hi-lighted
HW finish outline
Answer Baseball question Set 3
____/10
___/20
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Read & annotate “Growing Up” p 97-107
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5/16
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5/18
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Outlines checked
Drafting
Check EE homework
Grammar: Pronoun problems EE p 196 & 205 & ibook
http://www.lexington1.net/technology/instruct/ppts/LAppts/3
5/Pronouns.ppt
Proofreading EE p 332-333
finish movie
HW Finish all EE homework CAREFULLY___/25
HW typed & printed 1st draft with flash drive
5/23
5/265
T
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P
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Peer editing: Paragraph 5
Revision
On-line & EE grammar exercises
HW on-line grammar part II
15
T
5/30
T
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___/10
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Final exam information
Grammar Review: packet p 4 back
Proofreading EE p 334-336
Practice exam questions
Paragraph outline
___/25
HW 2nd draft with all steps including peer editing
Note: This paper will not be revised.
6/1 T
MEMORIAL DAY
A
P
___/50
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Attendance & participation
___/20
Absences (- 10 for each after 1st) = - ___
Tardies (-5 for each after 1st) = - ___
Total grades including extra credit
Review for final exam/paragraph outline
no class
Paragraph 5 evaluated: This paragraph is not revised.
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY WORK IS ACCEPTED.
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6/6 T
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Final Exam: Grammar & Writing
6/8
___/100
Grades posted at my office Hum 321H
during class time
____/840