Class Act English 122
Fall 2007

 

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Ancient Castle Ruins on Lock Ness Scotland

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Weekly Assignments

Week 12: Nov. 12: Chapter 10 Argument

Arguemtentative Essay Due December Friday, Dec. 7

Week 11: Nov. 5: What's Going on this Week? No Hacker exercises. Last Grammar Quiz.

Week 10: Oct. 29BOO

Week 9: Oct. 21: What's up for this week:

Friday Oct. 25: Writing the Evaluation Essay

 

  • Friday Critical Analysis Essay (Writing Evaluation)

Week 7:Oct. 10: What's going on this week:

Checklist for Revision

Week 6: Sept. 24: This Week in English 122:

  • Work Due: Summary Response and Hacker Punctuation Exercises

Monday: Review Commas and Semicolons

Tuesday: Meet in Michener Library at circulation area. We will be in one of the classrooms on 3rd floor (303 or 335)

911 Punctuation Help

  • Punctuation Review: Reading: Hacker p. 244 http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/writersref6e/Player/Pages/Main.aspx
    • Do these Hacker Exercises: (50 Points)
      • P1-1 Major uses of the comma
      • P2-1 All uses of the comma
      • P3-1 Semicolon and comma
      • P4-1 Colon; Semicolon; Comma
      • P5-1 Apostrophe
      • Any one other exercise for extra credit
    • Be sure to print out your scores
    • Log on using first and last name and provide my email address
    • Due Friday Oct. 5: SUMMARY /RESPONSE ESSAY
    • Black Board quiz will begin Monday, October 8 at 8:00 A.M. and end Wedneday, October 10 at 11:55 P.M.
  • Wednesday: continue punctuation review
  • Friday: Begin next Essay. Read Chapter 6:Investigating in Reid text, p. 286. More to come on the next essay.

Week 5 : Sept. 24: This Week in English 122:

  • Read Chapter 5 in Prentice Hall Guide to Collge Writing "Reading.
    • Read Deborah Tannen's Essay page 323 "How Male and Female Students Use Lanaguage Differently."
    • Read student responses to her essay pp 217-222
    • Lecture notes on the Summary/Response Essay
    • Summary. Response Power Point
    • See Outline Patterns for this essay in Reid text: p. 210-211
    • Choose one of these essays from Learning Dynamics to read for your response essay:
      • "Possible Lives" by Mike Rose p. 44
      • "Keeping Close to Home: Class and Education" by Bell Hooks p. 75
      • "Mutiple Intelligences" by Howard Garner p. 94
      • "The Common School nd the Common Good." by E.D. Hirssch, Jr. p. 102
      • "On Discipline" by John Holt p. 110

A final note: I am posting your grades as I grade assignments on Black Board. If you note an error that I have made, please notify me.

Grading Scale for Memory Narrative and Summary/Response 50 points

50-45 A

44-40 B

39-35 C

R-Revision necessary. Schedule a conference in my book to come discuss how to revise your essay.

You can also use the Writing Center for assistance on your work or see me during the drafting stage.

Week 4: Sept. 17: This Week in English 122:

Week 3: Sept. 10: What's Happening in English This

  • Grammar Review Lesson #1: Writing Effective Sentences
  • Narrative Essay Due Friday, Sept 14. Schedule appointments in the Writing Center or with me.
  • Lecture Notes: Writing Better Sentences
  • Study Sheet for Effective Sentences
  • Effective Sentence Power Point Presentation
  • Sentence Exercises:
    • Take Diagnostic Pretest A A Writer's Reference site: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/writersref6e/Player/Pages/Main.aspx Follow the instructions to log on and to have your results put in the instructor's gradebook. You will be instructed to enter my email address: ann.rasmussen@unco.edu
    • Do these exercises:
      • S2-1
      • S3-1
      • S4-1
      • S6-1
    • Due Sept. 19
    • Take Effective Sentence on Black Board by Wednesday, Sept 19. Test opens Monday, 8:00 A.M. Test closes at 11:55 P.M.

    Week 2: Sept. 4:

  • Read Chapter 4: Remembering in Reid text, p. 105
  • Learning Dynamics read
    • "Learning to Read and Write," by Frederick Douglass, p. 16
    • "Corla Hawkins," by Jonathan Kozol, p. 32

Assignment: write a 3-5 page Remembering Essay. DUE: Friday Sept. 14

Week 1: Things to do this week:

  • Log on to Black Board: See Instructions Below

Lecture Notes for Friday, Sept. 1: What Makes a Good Essay

 

Week 2: Sept. 5: Read chapter 4 in Reid text: Writing Memory. Assignment: Due Sept. 15 a 3-5 page narrative recalling a friend, place, or event that had significance in your life: a life changing event. Notes and example narrative essays.

1. How to log onto or create your account on Black Board:

  • Your username will be the first 8 characters of you Bear Email
  • Your password will be your URSA password--NOTE: this password will expire every 90 days, so you will have to create a new password. For technology help, call the help line: 351-help or 351- 4357.
  • Once you have logged onto Black Board, you will find the English grammar quizzes and the library quiz by clicking on "Assignments" in the menu.
  • Keep these suggestions in mind as you take the quizzes:
    1. Use a high speed internet connection to assure a good connection. AOL users will be disconnected after 30 minutes on AOL. You will not be disconnected from Black Board, so you will continue to work, but the work you have done after the 30 minutes will not be saved. Use one of the many computer labs on campus.
    2. At the end of each exam, be sure to click the "Submit" button to save your work. You may have to scroll down if the button located in the lower right hand corner of the screen does not show.
    3. Do not use the "back" button in Black Board. Doing so will disconnect you from the database and your responses will be lost. The tests will be set to open once.
    4. Decide when you will take the test, commit to take the test in one sitting because test parameters will be set so that students can open test only once. In other words: No Peeking.
    5. Read each question carefully.
    6. Email me if you have questions or difficulties.

 

Other things of Major Importance

1. Students must print all course handouts from the English 122 web site. Print before class so that you have necessary materials to complete the day's activities.

2. Purchase your books for this class from the Book Stop located at 931 16th Street (corner of 10th Ave. and 16th). Also purchase stapler, other office supplies to hand in professionally need assignments.


a. Spiral notebook for writing journal and class notes
b. Storage device of some sort: USB memory stick; disks--whatever your computer requires

3. Schedule conferences to discuss course work, writing difficulties, selecting a major, or other related problems and concerns.

4. Send an email or call if you miss class. Remember there are no excused absences. Students may miss 3 classes before their grade will be affected.

Email Me

351-2198. Leave a voice message with your name and number and a brief message. Please speak slowly and clearly, especially when you leave your phone number.

 

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