Date: Class-1 January 22nd (Kyle) and January 24th (Porcupine)
Class Information
Today’s Special Words:
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Ice breaker
Syllabus
Autobiography
Journal
Plagiarism
Time management
In-Class Writing Activities:
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Students took class notes.
Students took the
Grammar Pretest.
Students filled-in time
management Weekly
Schedule to find out when
they have time to study
and do assignments at
home.
Students started work on
their Journal Page due
next class.
Students filled-in the
Guide to Gathering Facts
for your Autobiography.
Students started their
Autobiographies (due end
of next class).
Lesson Plan
Course: _Freshman English I_
1:00-1:55
2:00-2:55
3:00-3:55
Introduction to Freshman English I
Discussion of Plagiarism: In-class
Continue working on Autobiographies…
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Syllabus
Attendance requirements and
Grades
Key-boarding Requirement
Available tutoring: Student Support
Services (455-6027)
Materials for class:
1“binder (three ring)
Red pen (for marking papers)
Pencil or Pen (for taking notes)
Notebook paper
Lesson Plan Sheets
Application for Library Card
Ice-breaker
Grammar Pretest (Hand-out)
discussion accompanied by (Handout)
about what plagiarism is and how to avoid
it as a college student.
on your journal entry that will be due next
class.
Time Management: In-class discussion of
how to make the best use of the time that
you can devote to going to college. Fill-in
Weekly Schedule (Hand-out)
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Must include 5 vocabulary words +
meaning + sentence
1 page, double-spaced
Handed in next class
Journal entries may also include:
1. Notes from class
2. Assignments
3. Ideas for assignments
4. Thoughts, daydreams
5. Ideas for personal poetry
or stories.
6. Personal poetry or stories
7. Jokes or sayings
End of Class Instructions for Students:
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Introduction to Writing
Autobiographies:
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Weekly Journal Page: (Hand-out)
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*If you finish your autobiography, then work
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Examples of Autobiographies
(Hand-out)
Guide to gathering information for
writing your own autobiography
(Hand-out) Hand in Xerox copy by
end of class.
Example Title page (Handout)
In-Class Assignment:
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Complete Guide to Gathering Facts
for your Autobiography.
Write your own Autobiography
Autobiography due at the end of
next class.
Be sure that you have handed in both
a copy of your Weekly Schedule and
the Grammar Pre-test.
Be sure that you have completed the
Guide to Gathering Facts for your
Autobiography and handed in a copy.
Be sure to ask if you have any
questions about writing your
autobiography.
Assignments for next class:
1. Prepare Journal Page to turn-in at beginning
of next class.
2. Although students will be allowed some
time in the next class session to “type” their
autobiographies on the college center’s
computers, each student needs to have their
Autobiography basically written before they
come to class. (Autobiographies should
include a Title Page.)
Reading Assignment:
Chapter 24 in textbook: Rhetorical Methods