English 081/091
Fall 2009
Ted Uhlman
Tuesday, Thursday
tuhlman@ccp.edu
9 – 10
10 – 10:50
11 – 1:50
Rm BR-23-J
Learning Lab
Rm S-2-7
Course Description and Goals
The first in a series of integrated courses that develop reading and writing skills in English. Development of
vocabulary, study, life and cultural skills; critical thinking; reading comprehension; basic grammar; and sentence
structure. Writing of narrative, descriptive and simple expository paragraphs and short essays, letters and simple response
to reading.
Required Materials
You are required to purchase the following materials for this course:
1. Catalyst 1
(Jones & Kalback)
2. Grammar In Context 1
(Elbaum)
3. Longman Dictionary of American English (4th Edition)
(Pearson Longman)
4. A spiral notebook for class notes
5. STANDARD WHITE THEME PAPER
6. A folder for all your completed papers
Learning Lab Class
An added two-hour per week Learning Lab class is an important part of English 081/091. In lab class, you get more
reading and writing practice. Students must attend Learning Lab class. Your schedule tells you the time/place for lab
class.
To Pass This Course
In order to pass this course and move up to English 082/092:
1. COME TO CLASS. You are permitted two weeks (four classes) of absences (excused or unexcused).
2. TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE BEFORE YOU ENTER CLASS.
3. DO THE WORK. You must complete all your assignments. If you are absent, you need to find out what you missed.
4. ASK QUESTIONS. Be responsible for your learning. If you don’t understand something, ask me in class or see me
during my office hours (see top of the page).
5. DEMONSTRATE SUFFICIENT PROGRESS IN READING EXAMINATIONS AND IN FIRST DRAFTS OF
YOUR WRITING to enable you to succeed in English 082/092. YouThe most important thing is the FIRST DRAFT
of your in-class writings, but other tests will also let you know how well you are doing. There will be Reading tests,
and Grammar tests as well as Writing tests. To succeed in English 082/092, you should receive passing grades on
reading exams and first drafts of writing by the end of this semester. To pass the course, you should maintain an
overall passing average in all of this work. At the beginning of the semester, you will also write a Diagnostic
Composition (which will NOT be graded).
6. Absence is not an excuse for not completing assignments. If you are absent, call another student to find out
what was done in class and assigned for homework.
7. Do not eat, drink, or chew gum in class. I can’t do it, so neither can you. Water only is allowed.
Special Needs
Community College of Philadelphia wants to meet the special needs of any students. If you have a handicap or disability
of any kind, please let me know during the first week so that I can help you succeed in this class.
Grading writing ability is highly subjective. Grades will be based upon
the in-class paragraphs. Homework completion and appropriate class
participation are important and will help you succeed, but the most
important criterion for passing the class is the teacher’s subjective
judgment about your ability to write at the next level.
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Schedule
Date
Sept. 8, 10
Sept. 15, 17
Sept. 22, 24
S 29, Oct 1
Oct. 6, 8
Oct. 13, 15
Oct. 20, 22
Oct. 27, 29
Nov. 3, 5
Nov. 10, 12
Nov. 17, 19
Nov. 24
Dec. 1, 3
Dec. 8, 9
Dec. 15,
16-22
Essays
Catalyst – Chapter 1 Part 1
Grammar - Lesson 4 – Singular and Plural; Articles and
Quantity Words; There Is, There Are
Catalyst – Chapter 1 Part 2
Grammar –Lesson 1 - Present Tense BE; Prepositions
of Place; This, That, These, Those
Longman - A1 - Finding words, Red Key Words
Catalyst – Chapter 2 Part 1
Grammar – Lesson 2 - Simple Present Tense
Longman - A2 - Checking Spelling, Finding Meanings
Catalyst – Chapter 2 Part 2
Grammar – Lesson 3 - Frequency words; Prepositions
of Time
Longman - A3, A4 - More Than One Meaning
Catalyst – Chapter 3 Part 1
Grammar – Lesson 5 - Possession; Object Pronouns;
SUBJECT Questions
Longman - A4, A5 - Thesaurus Boxes
Catalyst – Chapter 3 Part 2
Grammar – Lesson 6 - Present Continuous Tense
Longman - A5, A6 - Collocations
Catalyst – Chapter 4 Part 1
Grammar – Lesson 8 - Simple PAST Tense
Longman - A6, A7 - Prepositions, Idioms
Catalyst – Chapter 4 Part 2
Grammar – Lesson 7 - FUTURE Tense
Longman - A7, A8 – Etymology, Parts of Speech
Catalyst – Chapter 5 Part 1
Grammar – Lesson 9 – Infinitives, Modals, Imperatives
Longman - A9 - Word Families; Count & Non-Count
Nouns
Catalyst – Chapter 5 Part 2
Grammar – Lesson 10 - Count and Non-count Nouns;
Quantity Words
Longman - A10 - Irregular Plurals, Compound Nouns
Catalyst – Chapter 6 Part 1
Grammar – Lesson 11 – Adjectives; Noun Modifiers;
Adverbs
Longman - A11 - (In)transitive Verbs Irregular Verbs
Catalyst – Chapter 6 Part 2
Grammar – Lesson 12 – Comparatives; Superlatives
Longman - A12 - Phrasal Verbs, Modals,
(No Class on Thursday)
Catalyst – Chapter 7 Part 1
Grammar – Lesson 13 - Too and Either; Tag Questions
Longman - A13, A14 - Pronunciation
Catalyst – Chapter 7 Part 2
Grammar – Lesson 14 - Verb Review
Longman - A14 – Stress, Syllables and Hyphens
1
(in Class)
2
(at home)
3
(in Class)
4
(at home)
5
(in Class)
6
(at home)
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Grammar Test Lessons 1
–5
7
(in Class)
Reading Mid-Term Exam
8
(at home)
9
(in Class)
10
(at home)
11
(in Class)
Grammar Test Lessons 6
– 10
12
(at home)
13
(in Class)
14
(at home)
15
(in Class)
Study Day and Final Exams
First Day Test,
Review Syllabus,
Buy Books
Grammar Test
Lessons 11 – 15
Reading Final Exam
Writing Correction Sheet
These are the codes that will be used to correct your papers. If you have any questions, please ask.
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MEANING NOT CLEAR
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CAP
CON
COND
FRAG
MOD AUX MOAX
NO
NUM
PAR
POSS
PREP
PRO
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REF
REL
RO
RP
SP
SVA
THS
TST
VB
VC
VT
WC
WF
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ADJECTIVE
ARTICLE
ADVERB
CAPITALIZE
CONJUNCTION / CONNECTOR
CONDITIONAL
SENTENCE FRAGMENT
MODAL / AUXILLIARY
NOUN
NUMBER
PARALLELISM
POSSESSIVE
PREPOSITION
PRONOUN
PUNCTUATION
PRONOUN REFERENCE
NOT RELEVANT
RUN-ON SENTENCE
RELATIVE PRONOUN
SPELLING
SUBJECT - VERB AGREEMENT
THESIS
TOPIC SENTENCE
VERB
VOICE (ACTIVE OR PASSIVE)
VERB TENSE
WORD CHOICE
WORD FORM
WORD ORDER
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