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English Department CCCCD
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ENGLISH 1301 LABS
The lab component for English 1301 provides a variety of opportunities to enhance your
thinking and writing ability. All students enrolled in English 1301 must complete 16 units (not
all from the same area) of lab work in order to fulfill the requirements of the course.
Approximately 30 minutes of your time constitutes one lab unit; however, lab credit is also
determined by the instructor, the length of an exercise, and the intended goal of the exercise.
Your course instructor will prescribe certain types of labs to meet your individual needs
and will give you credit for assignments related to the course. Your instructor will assign
various due dates for various types of labs. The Writing Center consultants will sign your
sheet for each session of consultation, usually a 30- to 45-minute appointment. The staff at the
Alternative Learning Center (ALC) desk will stamp the appropriate computer program and
video areas when you show an attendant that you have completed the exercise. If you attend
seminars, the instructor conducting the seminars will sign on your lab sheet.
Lab Credit can be earned by using the following resources:
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Computer Programs
Video Programs
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CD ROMs or Exercises on Web
Special Assignments
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Word Processing Programs
Writing Center Consultation
Your lab work will help you in the following ways:
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Improve your writing style
Help you generate content for the paper
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Improve the structure of the paper
Provide info. about research methods
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Help you revise the papers
Develop appropriate study skills
LOCATION OF LABS
ALC
Writer’s Resources
The New Century Handbook
Supershell
Culture and Grammar Series
LRC (Circulation)
Materials reserved by instructor
I Found A Dollar Walking Home
Who’s Afraid of Grammar
Expository Writing
The Final Touch
Writing Center
Paper Consultations
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LRC (Media Services)
Elements of Style
Seminars
Visit the Information Desk at any
campus for seminar location
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
The New Century Handbook – CD or Web access code included with Handbook.
A comprehensive resource that shows students how to plan, compose, and revise; how to do
research and formulate arguments; and how to improve sentence skills. The exercises help
you to recall and understand the key facts and concepts presented in the text. Print each
scored exercise and present to your instructor for credit. (Note: Some instructors compile
quizzes after students have completed exercise areas and award credit for passing quizzes.)
Exercise area to Complete
Date Due
Score
Instructor
Lab Credit
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Supershell – Located in the ALC
A program offering tutorials and exercises related to grammar, usage, and style. 1 unit for each
exercise with 80% minimum score. Show an attendant your score to get a stamp.
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Writer’s Resources – Located in the ALC
An Interactive Multimedia program that provides: basic grammar skills, the construction of
sentences, paragraphs, essays, and traditional rhetorical patterns.
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Culture and Grammar Series – Located in the ALC
Contains 4 different software programs that teach grammar points within the context of a
culture’s literature, music, and art. 1 unit for each part of this program.
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VIDEO PROGRAMS
I Found a Dollar Walking Home – Located in the LRC (Checkout Desk)
A video program designed to take the tedium out of grammar instruction. A combination of
clear instruction and carefully structured exercises will help you identify and correct common
sentence errors: concise expressions, modifiers, parallelism, pronoun agreement, fragments,
comma splices, run-ons/fused sentences, subject/verb agreement, dangling modifiers. 2 units
for watching this entire video.
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Writings Writing 2 vols. Located in the LRC (Checkout Desk)
Two video programs. 1 unit for watching each video.
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The Final Touch – Located in the LRC (Checkout Desk)
A video program that explains the methods of achieving clarity, emphasis, and variety through
editing, rewriting, and polishing: concise expressions, style, wordiness. 1 unit for watching
entire video.
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Communication Skills: Who’s Afraid of Grammar – Located in the LRC (Checkout Desk)
1 unit for watching entire video.
Communication Skills: Expository Writing - Located in the LRC (Checkout Desk)
1 unit for watching entire video.
WRITING CENTER CONSULTATION
2 units for each visit (usually 45-minutes).
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Assignment / Area to work on
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INSTRUCTOR ASSIGNMENTS AS LABS: JOURNALS,
RESPONSES TO READINGS IN TEXT, GRAMMAR QUIZZES, INCLASS ACTIVITIES, ON-CAMPUS EVENTS, CURRENT ARTICLES,
CONFERENCES WITH INSTRUCTOR, ESSAY DRAFTS,
REVISIONS, ETC.
Instructor determines the assignments and the units of lab credit.
Assignment
Due Date
Lab Credit
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STUDY SKILLS
SEMINARS
These one/two-hour sessions are offered near the beginning of the semester. Seminar
schedules are available at the Information Center on all campuses. 2 units for each seminar.
Date
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Title of Seminar
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Student’s Signature:
I have completed the lab work indicated on this Lab Sheet.
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Signature
Date all Labs must be completed
* Note: A minimum of 16 units is required.
Revised 9/03 LC
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