Jeannine Stanko Class Sections/Time/Location Section: BC72
Dates: 8/19 12/8
Days: Tuesdays
Time: 6:30 9:40 PM
Room: N307 Ice Breaker Choose a classmate that you dont already know. Ask this classmate the following questions. You will be introducing this person to the rest of the class so make sure to write down their answers! 1. What do you want to be when you grow up? 2. What is your favorite Disney movie? 3. If you were an animal, what would you be and why? 4. If you could visit any place in the world, where would you go and why? 5. What is something that greatly annoys you? Instructor Information Jeannine Stanko 724-396-4158 jstanko@ccac.edu
Office Hours: MTW by appointment Office Location: Writing Lab
Class website: www.english100barbados.weebly.com
Materials & Resources Miller, George. The Prentice Hall Reader. 10 th ed. Boston: Prentice Hall, 2012. Print.
Internet capability
Flash drive
Tutoring Options: The Learning Assistance Center and the Learning Commons provide free tutoring to registered CCAC students. Online services are available through smartthinking.com Learning Outcomes Write effective paragraphs and short expository essays that employ unity, coherence, completeness, and order Apply editing skills Apply basic skills in critical reading and thinking Shape writing by an awareness of audience, purpose, and tone Use and credit sources responsibly and appropriately Produce 5-7 multi-paragraph essays, some of which include reading-based writing, 14-18 pages of writing for the semester Listed Topics Sentence structure, grammar, spelling, and punctuation Paragraph development, unity, and coherence Thesis sentence development, evaluation, and placement Plagiarism and proper citation conventions The Writing Process Editing and proofreading Computer format Quotation, summary, paraphrase Writing for audience, purpose, and tone Primary vs. secondary sources Evaluating basic library holdings and internet sources Differentiating between academic, professional, and informal writing Evaluation Grading scale A = 100-90% B = 89 80% C = 79-70% D = 69-60% F = 59% or below Students must earn a C grade or better to register for the next course in this discipline or to use this course as a prerequisite for a course in another discipline.
Tests & Quizzes 18% of final grade Quizzes(4) - 80 points each Grammar Final 50 points Writing Final (2-3pgs) 50 points
Presentation 10% of final grade Writing chapter presentation Must be done in groups (max 4 per group) Description Compare/contrast Classification/division Process cause & effect Argument Pre-writes, Plans 10% final grade Pre-writes & Plans (1-2pgs each), 100 points total
Attendance 22% Students are expected to attend every class. Each class is worth a portion of your final grade. Rough drafts, peer reviews, in-class work, and quizzes cannot be made up. If you choose to come to class unprepared, you will be marked absent. For example, in order to participate in the peer review process, you must have a completed rough draft. Rough drafts are due the class before submissions no exceptions. You will be considered late if you arrive after I have taken roll. Lateness or early departure of 20 or more minutes counts as a complete absence. After three late entries or early departure, coming in late or leaving early will count as an absence. Missing three classes will result in class failure. After missing three classes, your grade will drop one letter grade every time you miss class.
Essays 40% final grade Essay #1 (1-2pgs) 100 pts (narrative or description) Essay #2 (2-3pgs) 100 pts compare/contrast or classification/division Essay #3 (2-3pgs) 100pts Process or cause & effect Essay #4 (2-3pgs) 100pts argument annotated bibliography
Total 400 points
Mulligans Each quiz and essay can be redone once Due before next quiz or essay If absent for a quiz, the mulligan is forfeited. If an essay is submitted after its due date, the mulligan is forfeited. Further instructions for mulligan submission described in syllabus Essay Submission Must be submitted at beginning of class! Late papers forfeit mulligan Essays will not be accepted after mulligan deadline Computer problem is NOT an emergency. Email essay option Attach & copy/paste into body Must be received before class on due date I will respond for your reassurance (text!) A plagiarized essay will result in failure of assignment!
Electronics Must be turned off & out of sight
Texting or engaging in social networking Computer/internet activities during instruction Receive an absence for class period
No personal calls or bathroom breaks Inform about emergencies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-uaFsE5xSM
Disclaimers Disruptions talking during instruction or student Q&A Refer to Student Handbook for acceptable/unacceptable behavior Disciplinary policies & procedures of college CCAC makes every effort to provide reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. Questions about services and procedures should contact the Office of Supportive Services. During the semester, reasonable changes to the course outline may be academically appropriate. Students will be notified of these adjustments in a timely manner. Class Website can access through Blackboard Can access directly www.english100barbados.weebly.com
Questions?
Diagnostic exam Fill in the scantron bubble that corresponds with your answer. Does not count as a grade, but is a factor in your final exam. English 100 BC What is the moral? A dramatic ballad singer studied under a strict teacher who insisted that he rehearse day after day, month after month the same passage from the same song, without being permitted to go any further. Finally, overwhelmed by frustration and despair, the young man ran off to find another profession. One night, stopping at an inn, he stumbled upon a recitation contest. Having nothing to lose, he entered the competition and, of course, sang the one passage that he knew so well. When he had finished, the sponsor of the contest highly praised his performance. Despite the student's embarrassed objections, the sponsor refused to believe that he had just heard a beginner perform. "Tell me," the sponsor said, "who is your instructor? He must be a great master." The student later became known as the great performer Koshiji. If a child says he wants to be a professional basketball player, what must the child do?
If a student wants to be a good writer, what must the student do? Parts of Speech Noun name of a person, place, thing, or concept A Noun is a Person, Place, or Thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0m89e9oZko Pronoun word used in place of a noun Rufus Xaviar Sarsasparilla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVSr4bsVIpM Verb usually expresses action or being Verb: Thats Whats Happening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvBKnZ6u0jA Exercise 1.1 Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs 1. The mathematician John Allen Paulos claims that too many Americans do not understand basic mathematical ideas. verb 2. Paulos calls this lack of understanding innumeracy. noun 3. Innumerates may not grasp the idea of probability. verb Exercise 1.1 Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs 4. Failing to understand the likelihood of an event may cause poor judgment. noun 5. Unreasonable fears for example, of being killed in a terrorist attack may paralyze citizens who dont appreciate how unlikely such an event is. Pronoun 6. A related misunderstanding is the failure to realize how common coincidences are. verb Exercise 1.1 Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs 7. For instance, the chance of two strangers on an airplane having acquaintances in common is surprisingly high. noun 8. In addition, probability shows that in any random group of twenty-three people, there is a 50 percent chance that two of them share a birthday. pronoun Exercise 1.1 Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs 9. People unfamiliar with rules of probability may be dangerously gullible. verb 10. Educational reforms and a systematic attempt to show the fun side of math could help Americans overcome their number resistance. Noun Hacker Chapter 8 Active verbs Whenever possible avoid the passive voice and use the active voice Makes writing crisper, more lively, more concise Avoid or replace be verbs be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been
The fly ball was caught by Hernando. Hernando caught the fly ball.
Hacker Chapter 8 Active Verbs Use the active voice unless you have a good reason for choosing the passive. In active, the subject does the action In passive, the subject receives the action Mostly scientific writing
The settlers stripped the land of timber. The land was stripped of timber by the settlers. Hacker Chapter 8 Active Verbs Replace be verbs that result in dull or wordy sentences As a rule, choose a subject that names the person or thing doing the action. Ex. E.5 Strong, Active Verbs 1. Big crowds are drawn to annual Fashion Week events in American and European cities. Annual Fashion Week events in American And European cities draw big crowds. 2. Shows by new and established designers are attended by photographers, journalists, models, and celebrities. Photographers, journalists, models, and celebrities attend shows by new and established designers. Ex. E.5 Strong, Active Verbs 3. Many people in the audience have model-thin bodies and photogenic faces. Many people in the audience show off their model-thin bodies and photogenic faces. 4. Often haute couture shows with their expensive, trend-setting fashions are the highlight of the event. Often, haute couture shows with their expensive, trend-setting fashions entice the largest numbers of eager spectators. Ex. E.5 Strong, Active Verbs 5. Haute couture garments are not expected to be worn by ordinary people. Designers do not expect ordinary people to wear haute couture garments. 6. Haute couture creations are frequently more like works of art than mere outfits. Designers frequently consider their haute couture creations as works of art rather than mere outfits. Ex. E.5 Strong, Active Verbs 7. Such clothing can be worn in public only by runway models. Only runway models can wear such clothing in public. 8. Other people seem ridiculous in haute couture clothes. Other people attract ridicule in haute couture clothes. Ex. E.5 Strong, Active Verbs 9. Clothes can be draped more easily on models who have very thin bodies. Dressers can drape clothes more easily on models who have very thin bodies. 10. Some people are more impressed by the spectacle than by the clothes. The spectacle impresses some people more than the clothes. Parts of Speech Adjective modifies a noun or pronoun usually answers questions such as Which one? What kind? How many? Articles a, an, and the also adjectives Unpack Your Adjectives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmRBRnyfjFw Adverb modifies a verb , an adjective, or an adverb usually answers questions such as When? Where? Why? How? Under what conditions? To what degree? Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXwE1dVDHP0 Exercise 1.5 Adjectives & Adverbs 1. How well do American students compare with those in other industrialized nations? adverb 2. A student who receives the best education the United States offers is likely to be very prepared. adjective 3. However, many students, especially those in poorer neighborhoods, get substandard training. adjective Exercise 1.5 Adjectives & Adverbs 4. Education professionals agree that the US educational system has problems. adjective 5. Unfortunately, they cannot agree on what to do to solve this problem. adverb 6. One proposed solution involves nationwide standards. adjective Exercise 1.5 Adjectives & Adverbs 7. With nationwide standards, students across the country would be responsible for learning the same curriculum as all other students in the United States. adjective 8. Students could prove they had met the standards by performing satisfactorily on a standardized test. adverb Exercise 1.5 Adjectives & Adverbs 9. Supporters of this method claim that standards would force students to master knowledge before being promoted or graduating. adjective 10. Some opponents argue that students learn more easily when teachers are able to use their own judgment about the curriculum. adverb Parts of Speech Preposition indicates the relationship between the noun or pronoun that follows it and another word in the sentence Busy Prepositions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmz8mM-nPtM Conjunction connects words or word groups Conjunction Junction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AyjKgz9tKg
Exercise 1.6 Conjunctions & Prepositions 1. For about the last twenty years, physicists have been analyzing chaos. preposition 2. In spite of common perceptions, chaos may not be completely random. preposition
Exercise 1.6 Conjunctions & Prepositions 3. The operations of some incompletely understood biological systems brains, for example may thrive in the gray area between order and chaos. preposition 4. Some physicists believe that apparently chaotic behavior may actually act according to patterns. preposition
Exercise 1.6 Conjunctions & Prepositions 5. If chaos is somehow systematic, it is nevertheless tremendously complex. preposition 6. Finding the patterns of chaotic behavior is sometimes possible, although identifying them is difficult. preposition
Exercise 1.6 Conjunctions & Prepositions 7. One difficulty lies in determining the type of model appropriate for a given complex system. preposition 8. Understanding these complex systems not only is interesting in theory, but also has potential practical uses. conjunction
Exercise 1.6 Conjunctions & Prepositions 9. One group of physicists has tried to understand the abstractions of chaos theory and make concrete gains from their knowledge. conjunction 10. As part of an attempt to predict its future behavior, they are studying the complex and chaotic system known as the stock market. preposition
Prepositions Can you end a sentence with a preposition? Where are you at? Where are you? She displayed the good humor shes known for. She displayed the good humor for which she is known. I want to know where he came from. I want to know from where he came. Prepositions She is a person I cannot cope with. She is a person with whom I cannot cope. If the restructured sentence sounds contrived and unnatural, simply rewrite the sentence: It is behavior I will not put up with. It is behavior up with which I will not put. It is behavior I will not tolerate. ALSO BAD!!!! The source uses a variety of people to show what happiness is.
This is how people are.
Never end in a be verb! Sample essay Read Preface pages 1 46 (How to Read an Essay, How to Write an Essay, How to Revise an Essay) Read definitions of point of view (pg. 583), agreement (pg. 577) and pronouns (pg. 583) (6:30PM class) For next Tuesday... Writing Sample Prompt Due Tuesday Choose 1 of the following. Relate an experience that caused you to learn something about yourself. Describe either an annoying/obnoxious person or a pleasant/courteous one. Compare your values and priorities today to those you held in high or middle school. Explain what you consider to be the three most important qualities of an instructor, teacher, or boss Explain how to be a successful student. Explain the causes of a bad day you recently experienced. Argue for or against animal testing.