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MCC Students, ENGL 0960 1B
RC Hoover, Instructor, ENGL 0960 1B
February 8, 2016
Weekly Agenda for Week 1
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 For Winter Quarter (15/WI), ENGL 0960 1B meets TTh, Dec 3,
2015 through Feb 25, 2016. Class begins 12 noon. Class ends
2:55PM.
 Students must attend a class before Wed, Dec 16, 2015
 Note 1: Wed, Dec 3, Classes Begin
 Note 2: Wed, Dec 16, Census Date/Tenth Day
 Note 3: Thu, Dec 24-Sat, Jan 3, Break
 Other Announcements
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AGENDA FOR WEEK 1 (See Note 1)
Tue, Dec 1 break
Thu, Dec 2 ENGL 0960 1B Session 1
 Day 1 pkt out
o Hardcopy part
 Cover Sheet
 Advice from Previous ENGL 0960 Students
 Class Syllabus, Winter Quarter 2015
 Class Agenda, Winter Quarter 2015
 The Writing Process
 Example of Memo Format
 Example of Essay Format
 Prompt for First Day Writing Sample
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Online part (see http://faculty.mccneb.edu/rchoover/)
 review Day 1 pkt (both parts)
 Reflection 1 pkt out
o Reflection 1 Assignment Sheet
o Reflection 1 Check Off
o Reflection 1 possible good thesis map topic sentence
o Brainstorm assignment sheet
o Reflection 1 Brainstorm Doe Example
Hoover, February 8, 2016, ENGL 0960 1C Agenda Week 1, Page 2
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o Plan of Ideas assignment sheet
o Reflection 1 Plan of Ideas Doe Example
o Reflection 1 Doe example grdr
review Reflection 1 task and grading criteria
discuss required reply to instructor email to each
student's @mail.mccneb.edu account (MCC My Way)
preview reading due next session: McWhorter pp 10+.pdf
First Day Writing Sample due by end of class for full
credit
Fri, Dec 4: due by 11:59:59PM:
 For half-credit, First Day Writing Sample; full credit was
due in class on Thursday
AGENDA FOR WEEK 2 (See Note 2, Note 3)
Tue, Dec 8 ENGL 0960 1B Session 2
 introduce 10 minute write; read sentence from write
 McWhorter pp 10+.pdf due, be prepared to discuss
o Exercise 1.5 (page 10)
o Exercise 1.7 (page 12)
o Exercise 1.11 (page 17)
 review Reflection 1 task and grading criteria
 confirm students understand
o Brainstorm Assignment Sheet
o Plan of Ideas Assignment Sheet
 workshop on meeting content and format expectations for
o Reflection 1, Writing Process, Brainstorm memo grdr
o Reflection 1, Writing Process, Plan of Ideas memo grdr
Thu, Dec 10 ENGL 0960 1B Session 3
 do ten minute write; read sentence from write
 discuss Reflection 1, Writing Process, tasks
o student questions for instructor
o instructor questions for students
 workshop on
o Reflection 1, Writing Process, Brainstorm memo
o Reflection 1, Writing Process, Plan of Ideas memo
Fri, Dec 11: due by 11:59:59PM (2 items):
 Reflection 1, Writing Process, Brainstorm memo grdr (proper
format, complete)
 Reflection 1, Writing Process, Plan of Ideas memo grdr
(proper format, complete)
RCH