Today you may do one of three things during class time. I’ll walk around and talk with you, but please also call me over to ask questions or discuss writing ideas.
(1) Work on your blogs. Focus a post on working with one of several writing skills: compare something; define a term; employ a summary/analysis of some other text you’ve found online.
(2) Gather in groups to discuss writing ideas for the paper. In groups of 2 or 3, get together and discuss writing topics and directions for the short article assignment. Some things to talk about: What things does the paper seem interested in covering? What do you value about those things? What are some topics or sub-topics that you might be interested in contributing to? How could you practically make that topic work as an essay? What might be your unique “angle” on that topic? What things must you research for this article? Where might you find that research?
(3) Begin researching, drafting, and outlining a potential article idea.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Short Newspaper Article Assignment
In this assignment, you will write a short newspaper article for North of Center. The paper is a free bi-weekly geared to giving news and commentary related to the Lexington community and its environs. You may choose to write to already covered topics—local sports, local happenings, music, film, an editorial—or you may choose to go “off topic” and write on topics not yet covered in the paper. Remember, newspaper articles tend to be both timely and specific. The more general your topic, the less successful it will be. Write on something that you feel the community and audience might be interested in or need to know about.
Essays should be between 700 and 1000 words in length and have a title. Acceptance and publication in the paper constitutes an automatic “A” and will result in 3 Extra Credit Points added to other grades.
Note: You may choose to write to a different paper, with a different audience, but you must have the different paper approved by me at least 1 day in advance of turning in the paper. (Informing me is not approval—I must approve it.)
Basic Guidelines:
--700 and 1000 words in length
--have a title
--typed in 12 font (Times New Roman font), double spaced, and have 1 inch margins all around
--turned in using a folder that contains a marked-up rough draft and an unmarked final draft
I will grade you on your ability to follow the basic guidelines and engage with the following principals: awareness of audience (in choosing your topic), writing in complete sentences, using active sentences, defining any key terms, developing coherent and full paragraphs, utilizing elements of summary, analysis, narration, description, definition, and/or comparison in your essays, and developing a clearly stated context in which to place your topic.
Due Dates
Rough Drafts are due Wednesday/Thursday, March 3/4.
Essays are due Wednesday/Thursday, March 10/11.
Essays should be between 700 and 1000 words in length and have a title. Acceptance and publication in the paper constitutes an automatic “A” and will result in 3 Extra Credit Points added to other grades.
Note: You may choose to write to a different paper, with a different audience, but you must have the different paper approved by me at least 1 day in advance of turning in the paper. (Informing me is not approval—I must approve it.)
Basic Guidelines:
--700 and 1000 words in length
--have a title
--typed in 12 font (Times New Roman font), double spaced, and have 1 inch margins all around
--turned in using a folder that contains a marked-up rough draft and an unmarked final draft
I will grade you on your ability to follow the basic guidelines and engage with the following principals: awareness of audience (in choosing your topic), writing in complete sentences, using active sentences, defining any key terms, developing coherent and full paragraphs, utilizing elements of summary, analysis, narration, description, definition, and/or comparison in your essays, and developing a clearly stated context in which to place your topic.
Due Dates
Rough Drafts are due Wednesday/Thursday, March 3/4.
Essays are due Wednesday/Thursday, March 10/11.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Summary/Analysis Assignment
Here's a reminder about your Summary/Analysis assignment.
Write a short paper that incorporates a summary and analysis. First, you will choose a text to summarize and analyze. This text can be a photo, a neighborhood, in-class readings that I have handed out, or something from North of Center. There are other options as “texts” can be anything we read and interpret. Second, you will summarize the text, noting key issues or components of it. Finally, you will analyze how the text by looking closely at a specific aspect of it in order to make some larger point.
Remember, by analysis, we mean a breaking down of the entire issue into parts so that you may enlighten the reader as to how the article works—or in some cases, where and why and how you feel it does not work.
Basic Guidelines:
--800 and 1100 words in length
--have a title
--typed in 12 font (Times New Roman font), double spaced, and have 1 inch margins all around
--turned in using a folder that contains a marked-up rough draft and an unmarked final draft
Rough Draft is due Wednesday, February 10.
Essays are due Wednesday, February 17.
I will grade you on your ability to follow the basic guidelines and engage with the following principals:
Create an effective summary that leads to detailed analysis; the use of complete sentences; the development of coherent paragraphs; the ability to incorporate elements of narration, description, definition, and/or comparison in your essays.
Write a short paper that incorporates a summary and analysis. First, you will choose a text to summarize and analyze. This text can be a photo, a neighborhood, in-class readings that I have handed out, or something from North of Center. There are other options as “texts” can be anything we read and interpret. Second, you will summarize the text, noting key issues or components of it. Finally, you will analyze how the text by looking closely at a specific aspect of it in order to make some larger point.
Remember, by analysis, we mean a breaking down of the entire issue into parts so that you may enlighten the reader as to how the article works—or in some cases, where and why and how you feel it does not work.
Basic Guidelines:
--800 and 1100 words in length
--have a title
--typed in 12 font (Times New Roman font), double spaced, and have 1 inch margins all around
--turned in using a folder that contains a marked-up rough draft and an unmarked final draft
Rough Draft is due Wednesday, February 10.
Essays are due Wednesday, February 17.
I will grade you on your ability to follow the basic guidelines and engage with the following principals:
Create an effective summary that leads to detailed analysis; the use of complete sentences; the development of coherent paragraphs; the ability to incorporate elements of narration, description, definition, and/or comparison in your essays.
Blog Assignment
In case you need an update, this is the Blog assignment that was passed out with your last packet of readings.
Your blogs are a running assignment; you will be graded on them at two points during the semester, mid-term and end-of-term. I expect blogs to be “practice” for your more formal writing assignments (newspaper and classroom writings). When we discuss, say, descriptive paragraphs and narrative, the blogs offer you a way to practice writing these things (rather than just talking about them).
Ideally, your blog work will provide you with a topic for your longer research paper (5-7 pages) that you will complete at the end of the semester. Ideally, you will be able to use some of your blog entries as research for your longer essay.
At the bare minimum, I expect on average 1 blog post per week; at the minimum, each post should, on average, comprise 2 fully-developed paragraphs that are coherent. This means that they attempt to stick to 1 idea, which is emphasized by using a topic sentence. This is the bare minimum (ie, you can expect a 70). The more you write, the higher your grade will go.
Your blogs are a running assignment; you will be graded on them at two points during the semester, mid-term and end-of-term. I expect blogs to be “practice” for your more formal writing assignments (newspaper and classroom writings). When we discuss, say, descriptive paragraphs and narrative, the blogs offer you a way to practice writing these things (rather than just talking about them).
Ideally, your blog work will provide you with a topic for your longer research paper (5-7 pages) that you will complete at the end of the semester. Ideally, you will be able to use some of your blog entries as research for your longer essay.
At the bare minimum, I expect on average 1 blog post per week; at the minimum, each post should, on average, comprise 2 fully-developed paragraphs that are coherent. This means that they attempt to stick to 1 idea, which is emphasized by using a topic sentence. This is the bare minimum (ie, you can expect a 70). The more you write, the higher your grade will go.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
First 6 Week Semester Outline
This outline is for my Monday/Wednesday classes. If you are in a class that meets Tuesday/Thursday, simply add one day to the dates listed below. This is both a document of where we're going and where we've been (and a list of the skills that I expect you to be responsible for in your writing.)
Semester Outline
Week 1: Introductions and Sentences
JANUARY
11 IC: Blog Set-up
HW: Set-up blog by end of week. Choose topic/focus and title for blog. First posting due Week 2.
13 IC: Syllabus and “success” in the class; main and subordinate clauses (p. 148-64)
HW: Read on Active Reading in Handbook (p. 346-51) and “What is the WTO?” (handout)
Week 2: Reading
18 IC: NO CLASS: Labor Day
HW: Blog Work (continuous)
20 IC: Active Reading (346-51)
HW: North of Center
Week 3: Summary and Analysis
25 IC: Summary and Analysis (p. 346-57)
HW: Blog Work (continuous)
27 IC: Summary and Analysis, cont’d
Week 4: Description and Contrast
FEBRUARY
1 IC: Examples, Illustrations, and Description (p. 44-46)
Blog work on descriptions, summary, analysis
HW: Read “Science’s Rule Book Keeps us All Safer” (Lutz)
Blog Work (continuous)
3 IC: Comparison, classification, and definition (pp. 47, 49-50)
HW: Read “Food is Good” (Bourdain)
Week 5: Revision
8 IC: Narration and Process paragraphs (pp. 45-46)
Blog work on narrative, process, comparative, or definition entries
HW: Complete Draft of Summary/Analysis paper
10 IC: Peer Review
HW: Complete Final Draft Essay 1
North of Center
Week 6: Completing Essay 1; Starting Unit 2: Sentences
15 NO CLASS: President’s Day
HW: COMPLETE ANALYSIS PAPER
17 IC: ANALYSIS PAPER DUE
HW: BLOG WORK (continuous)
Semester Outline
Week 1: Introductions and Sentences
JANUARY
11 IC: Blog Set-up
HW: Set-up blog by end of week. Choose topic/focus and title for blog. First posting due Week 2.
13 IC: Syllabus and “success” in the class; main and subordinate clauses (p. 148-64)
HW: Read on Active Reading in Handbook (p. 346-51) and “What is the WTO?” (handout)
Week 2: Reading
18 IC: NO CLASS: Labor Day
HW: Blog Work (continuous)
20 IC: Active Reading (346-51)
HW: North of Center
Week 3: Summary and Analysis
25 IC: Summary and Analysis (p. 346-57)
HW: Blog Work (continuous)
27 IC: Summary and Analysis, cont’d
Week 4: Description and Contrast
FEBRUARY
1 IC: Examples, Illustrations, and Description (p. 44-46)
Blog work on descriptions, summary, analysis
HW: Read “Science’s Rule Book Keeps us All Safer” (Lutz)
Blog Work (continuous)
3 IC: Comparison, classification, and definition (pp. 47, 49-50)
HW: Read “Food is Good” (Bourdain)
Week 5: Revision
8 IC: Narration and Process paragraphs (pp. 45-46)
Blog work on narrative, process, comparative, or definition entries
HW: Complete Draft of Summary/Analysis paper
10 IC: Peer Review
HW: Complete Final Draft Essay 1
North of Center
Week 6: Completing Essay 1; Starting Unit 2: Sentences
15 NO CLASS: President’s Day
HW: COMPLETE ANALYSIS PAPER
17 IC: ANALYSIS PAPER DUE
HW: BLOG WORK (continuous)
Monday, February 8, 2010
Spring 2010 Syllabus
Danny Mayer ENG 101 J010, J012
Spring 2010 ENG 101 J022, J024
E-mail: Danny.Mayer@kctcs.edu
Office Hours: M/R 12-2, T 1-2 Office: 247 Oswald Building
Mailbox: AT 101 Division Offices: AT 101 & 102
Phone: 246.6486 (Office) Division Phone: 246.6340
Assistant Dean: Diana Martin, AT 201C, 246.6286
Course Texts:
Hacker, Diana. Rules for Writers, 6th ed.
An active blog on Blogger.com
In-class handouts
Two folders—one to hold handouts and readings, the other to use when handing in your various writings.
ENG 101 course blog: http://bctceng101.blogspot.com/
Course Definition
English 101 provides further instruction in drafting and systematically revising essays that express ideas in Standard English. This includes continued instruction and practice in reading critically, thinking logically, responding to texts, addressing specific audiences, and researching and documenting credible academic sources. NOTE: Credit is not available by special examination. ENG 101 and ENG 102 may not be taken concurrently. Prerequisite: Appropriate writing placement score or ENG 091.
Strategies for Success
Look around at your classmates. On average, about half of you will not complete this course. Many of you will stop showing up to class; many of you will fall behind in your studies. Some of you will not engage with the course content and teaching style; a small amount of you will have life circumstances contribute to your not completing the course.
So how to be successful in this class?
First, an “A” is not a mark of success. For some of you—those who have not spent much time reading and writing on your own—a “C” may mark success. We all come from different backgrounds and are prepared differently for the experience of taking a writing (or biology or math) class. Here are some strategies that will help you be successful in my classroom.
(1) Attend class. If you skip class regularly—more than 4 times throughout the semester—then you have missed out on a significant amount of course material. Reading and writing is practice. Your attendance gets you to a space where you can practice with a teacher and engaged classmates available to inspire and help you along the way. If you do not come to class, you will perform poorly in this class.
(2) Participate in class. You learn less by simply hearing me discuss reading and writing. Successful students will come prepared to talk, to think critically every class period, and to ask questions that are both “on” and “off” the topic of the day. An engaged student participating in class will work to get their voice heard in class. Presence is not participation.
(3) Do assignments. You will write and read quite a bit in this class; at various times in the semester, you will be doing a lot of reading; likewise, at various times in the semester you will be doing a lot of writing. This is a writing and reading class; if you put off this work until the last second, you will be less successful.
(4) Be self-motivated. This point cannot be stressed enough. This class will ask you to research, read and write on topics of your choosing. Defining what topics are of importance to you, and sticking with those topics as you do the hard work of learning more and writing on your topic is essential. If you like to be told by your instructor what to do, you will have a difficult time being successful in this class. I expect students to be self-motivated and to ask questions and be curious. Do that.
Grading
All writing assignments must be completed for you to pass this course.
Blog Writing (20%): You will be required to keep and maintain an online blog. In this blog, you will develop a single theme through regular blog postings. Blogs will also act as “trial runs” for practicing the writing concepts we discuss in class. I expect blogs to be set up by the second week of classes and for you to contribute to your blog regularly—at least once a week (a bare minimum). I will grade your blog at two (2) points during the semester—near midterm and at the end of the semester—and each grade will comprise 10% of your final grade, for a total of 20% of your course grade.
You must email me your blog web address so that I may access and read your blogs. This is your responsibility. Failure to do so will mean that I cannot grade your blog, which will result in a “0.” It will also mean that you have not completed all writing assignments and therefore will not pass this course. Make sure to send me this information immediately.
Newspaper Writing (30%): You will write two articles for a local newspaper, North of Center. One article will be a shorter piece, between 600 and 800 words, which will comprise 10% of your final grade. The second article you write will be a feature piece, between 1500 and 2000 words in length, which will comprise 20% of your final grade. (Note: You may choose to direct your article to a different magazine or newspaper, though you will need to get permission from me before you start writing.)
Research and Analysis Writing (30%): You will compose two types of documents traditionally found in college writing classes. The first, an analysis paper, will be 600-800 words in length. This assignment will comprise 10% of your final grade. The second writing will be a research paper that requires you to document your research using MLA format. This paper will be 1500-2000 words in length and count 20% toward your final grade. The topic of your research paper may derive from your blog writing. That is to say, in the research paper you may transform your more informal online writing from your blog into a more formal college-level research paper.
Participation Grade (20%): Active participation is important to the functioning and success of this class. I will grade your participation at two (2) points during the semester—near midterm and at the end of the semester. Each grade will count 10% toward your final grade. Participation includes regular attendance, being visibly prepared for class (readings done, drafts completed), and actively participating in classroom activities.
Approximate Due Dates of writing and participation grades:
Analysis Paper (10%) Week 4 Research Paper (20%) Week 10
Short Newspaper Writing (10%) Week 6 Newspaper Feature (20%) Week 14
Blog Pt. 1 (10%) Week 8 Blog Pt. 2 (10%) Week 16
Participation Grade Pt. 1 (10%) Week 8 Participation Pt. 2 (10%) Week 16
Grading Scale: 100-90=A 89-80=B 79-70=C 69-60=D Below 60=E
Attendance: I expect you to attend every class; if you cannot make class, I expect you to do two things, in this order: to check my ENG 101 blog to see if you missed any important announcements or handouts, and to meet with me in person in my office. I am uninterested in why you've missed class—we've all got our reasons, and I allow up to two absences per grading period without negatively affecting your grade.
The Classroom
I expect you to show up to class every day prepared. This means that I expect you to have read and be prepared to discuss any readings we may have. I don't mind calling on you. On days when we have rough drafts due, I expect you to arrive with a complete draft in hand. Doing activities not related to class will result in an absence for the day. In other words, I expect for you to focus on this class during classtime and to arrive prepared to contribute to the class's daily activities; failure to do these things will negatively affect your participation grade. Finally, please be considerate to your classmates, who may hold different worldviews than you.
Late Papers
I do not accept late work. Prepare yourself for the inevitable printer failure, email snafu, etc. by completing your work well in advance of an assignment's due date. No excuses.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is a serious academic offense and will be dealt with according to the policies set forth in KCTCS Code of Student Conduct. Sanctions include failing the assignment, reducing the course grade, and/or failing the course.
Withdrawal Policy:
Withdrawing from the course before midterm does not require the instructor’s permission. After midterm, the instructor’s permission is required, but is given at the instructor’s discretion. To obtain the necessary signature, a student should take the official form to the instructor before the last day of that class. Generally, the best time to contact an instructor is just before or just after the scheduled class meets. In all cases, the responsibility for withdrawing from the course is the student’s. The instructor is not allowed to assign a “W” grade unless you officially request it. Students who simply stop attending the class will receive an “E” grade (failing).
Student Rights and Responsibilities:
All rules and regulations set forth in the current edition of the KCTCS Community College Code of Student Conduct will be followed in this course. The Code of Conduct is available online at: http://www.kctcs.edu/student/studentcodeofconduct.pdf.
Reasonable Accommodation:
Students with disabilities who require accommodations (academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids or services) for this course must contact a staff member in BCTC's Disability Support Services (DSS) office, 103 Oswald Building. The DSS phone number is 246-6530. Please do not request accommodations directly from the professor or instructor.
(Gen Ed) Course Objectives:
Communicate Effectively: Speak and write using Standard English; develop basic computer skills to research and write informed essays; learn collaborative peer review skills
Think Critically: Demonstrate problem-solving through interpreting, analyzing, summarizing, and/or integrating a variety of materials into the writing process; connect classroom learning to the world outside the classroom
Learn Independently: Use appropriate search strategies to find, evaluate, and use research effectively; think creatively to generate paper topics; make choices based upon awareness of differing perspectives.
Examine Relationships in Diverse and Complex Environments: Recognize relationship of individual to local, regional, national, and planetary communities through class discussion and student writing.
Spring 2010 ENG 101 J022, J024
E-mail: Danny.Mayer@kctcs.edu
Office Hours: M/R 12-2, T 1-2 Office: 247 Oswald Building
Mailbox: AT 101 Division Offices: AT 101 & 102
Phone: 246.6486 (Office) Division Phone: 246.6340
Assistant Dean: Diana Martin, AT 201C, 246.6286
Course Texts:
Hacker, Diana. Rules for Writers, 6th ed.
An active blog on Blogger.com
In-class handouts
Two folders—one to hold handouts and readings, the other to use when handing in your various writings.
ENG 101 course blog: http://bctceng101.blogspot.com/
Course Definition
English 101 provides further instruction in drafting and systematically revising essays that express ideas in Standard English. This includes continued instruction and practice in reading critically, thinking logically, responding to texts, addressing specific audiences, and researching and documenting credible academic sources. NOTE: Credit is not available by special examination. ENG 101 and ENG 102 may not be taken concurrently. Prerequisite: Appropriate writing placement score or ENG 091.
Strategies for Success
Look around at your classmates. On average, about half of you will not complete this course. Many of you will stop showing up to class; many of you will fall behind in your studies. Some of you will not engage with the course content and teaching style; a small amount of you will have life circumstances contribute to your not completing the course.
So how to be successful in this class?
First, an “A” is not a mark of success. For some of you—those who have not spent much time reading and writing on your own—a “C” may mark success. We all come from different backgrounds and are prepared differently for the experience of taking a writing (or biology or math) class. Here are some strategies that will help you be successful in my classroom.
(1) Attend class. If you skip class regularly—more than 4 times throughout the semester—then you have missed out on a significant amount of course material. Reading and writing is practice. Your attendance gets you to a space where you can practice with a teacher and engaged classmates available to inspire and help you along the way. If you do not come to class, you will perform poorly in this class.
(2) Participate in class. You learn less by simply hearing me discuss reading and writing. Successful students will come prepared to talk, to think critically every class period, and to ask questions that are both “on” and “off” the topic of the day. An engaged student participating in class will work to get their voice heard in class. Presence is not participation.
(3) Do assignments. You will write and read quite a bit in this class; at various times in the semester, you will be doing a lot of reading; likewise, at various times in the semester you will be doing a lot of writing. This is a writing and reading class; if you put off this work until the last second, you will be less successful.
(4) Be self-motivated. This point cannot be stressed enough. This class will ask you to research, read and write on topics of your choosing. Defining what topics are of importance to you, and sticking with those topics as you do the hard work of learning more and writing on your topic is essential. If you like to be told by your instructor what to do, you will have a difficult time being successful in this class. I expect students to be self-motivated and to ask questions and be curious. Do that.
Grading
All writing assignments must be completed for you to pass this course.
Blog Writing (20%): You will be required to keep and maintain an online blog. In this blog, you will develop a single theme through regular blog postings. Blogs will also act as “trial runs” for practicing the writing concepts we discuss in class. I expect blogs to be set up by the second week of classes and for you to contribute to your blog regularly—at least once a week (a bare minimum). I will grade your blog at two (2) points during the semester—near midterm and at the end of the semester—and each grade will comprise 10% of your final grade, for a total of 20% of your course grade.
You must email me your blog web address so that I may access and read your blogs. This is your responsibility. Failure to do so will mean that I cannot grade your blog, which will result in a “0.” It will also mean that you have not completed all writing assignments and therefore will not pass this course. Make sure to send me this information immediately.
Newspaper Writing (30%): You will write two articles for a local newspaper, North of Center. One article will be a shorter piece, between 600 and 800 words, which will comprise 10% of your final grade. The second article you write will be a feature piece, between 1500 and 2000 words in length, which will comprise 20% of your final grade. (Note: You may choose to direct your article to a different magazine or newspaper, though you will need to get permission from me before you start writing.)
Research and Analysis Writing (30%): You will compose two types of documents traditionally found in college writing classes. The first, an analysis paper, will be 600-800 words in length. This assignment will comprise 10% of your final grade. The second writing will be a research paper that requires you to document your research using MLA format. This paper will be 1500-2000 words in length and count 20% toward your final grade. The topic of your research paper may derive from your blog writing. That is to say, in the research paper you may transform your more informal online writing from your blog into a more formal college-level research paper.
Participation Grade (20%): Active participation is important to the functioning and success of this class. I will grade your participation at two (2) points during the semester—near midterm and at the end of the semester. Each grade will count 10% toward your final grade. Participation includes regular attendance, being visibly prepared for class (readings done, drafts completed), and actively participating in classroom activities.
Approximate Due Dates of writing and participation grades:
Analysis Paper (10%) Week 4 Research Paper (20%) Week 10
Short Newspaper Writing (10%) Week 6 Newspaper Feature (20%) Week 14
Blog Pt. 1 (10%) Week 8 Blog Pt. 2 (10%) Week 16
Participation Grade Pt. 1 (10%) Week 8 Participation Pt. 2 (10%) Week 16
Grading Scale: 100-90=A 89-80=B 79-70=C 69-60=D Below 60=E
Attendance: I expect you to attend every class; if you cannot make class, I expect you to do two things, in this order: to check my ENG 101 blog to see if you missed any important announcements or handouts, and to meet with me in person in my office. I am uninterested in why you've missed class—we've all got our reasons, and I allow up to two absences per grading period without negatively affecting your grade.
The Classroom
I expect you to show up to class every day prepared. This means that I expect you to have read and be prepared to discuss any readings we may have. I don't mind calling on you. On days when we have rough drafts due, I expect you to arrive with a complete draft in hand. Doing activities not related to class will result in an absence for the day. In other words, I expect for you to focus on this class during classtime and to arrive prepared to contribute to the class's daily activities; failure to do these things will negatively affect your participation grade. Finally, please be considerate to your classmates, who may hold different worldviews than you.
Late Papers
I do not accept late work. Prepare yourself for the inevitable printer failure, email snafu, etc. by completing your work well in advance of an assignment's due date. No excuses.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is a serious academic offense and will be dealt with according to the policies set forth in KCTCS Code of Student Conduct. Sanctions include failing the assignment, reducing the course grade, and/or failing the course.
Withdrawal Policy:
Withdrawing from the course before midterm does not require the instructor’s permission. After midterm, the instructor’s permission is required, but is given at the instructor’s discretion. To obtain the necessary signature, a student should take the official form to the instructor before the last day of that class. Generally, the best time to contact an instructor is just before or just after the scheduled class meets. In all cases, the responsibility for withdrawing from the course is the student’s. The instructor is not allowed to assign a “W” grade unless you officially request it. Students who simply stop attending the class will receive an “E” grade (failing).
Student Rights and Responsibilities:
All rules and regulations set forth in the current edition of the KCTCS Community College Code of Student Conduct will be followed in this course. The Code of Conduct is available online at: http://www.kctcs.edu/student/studentcodeofconduct.pdf.
Reasonable Accommodation:
Students with disabilities who require accommodations (academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids or services) for this course must contact a staff member in BCTC's Disability Support Services (DSS) office, 103 Oswald Building. The DSS phone number is 246-6530. Please do not request accommodations directly from the professor or instructor.
(Gen Ed) Course Objectives:
Communicate Effectively: Speak and write using Standard English; develop basic computer skills to research and write informed essays; learn collaborative peer review skills
Think Critically: Demonstrate problem-solving through interpreting, analyzing, summarizing, and/or integrating a variety of materials into the writing process; connect classroom learning to the world outside the classroom
Learn Independently: Use appropriate search strategies to find, evaluate, and use research effectively; think creatively to generate paper topics; make choices based upon awareness of differing perspectives.
Examine Relationships in Diverse and Complex Environments: Recognize relationship of individual to local, regional, national, and planetary communities through class discussion and student writing.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
First Post of Spring 2010 Semester
Hi Classes,
This is the first post of the Spring 2010 semester (about 2 weeks late). On this blog, I will post your class schedules, assignments, model student essays, and any other things that might be related to the class.
To your right is a list of blogs for each class. I've entered in all the Monday/Wednesday classes and will have the Tuesday/Thursday classes entered by the end of the week. Take some time to cruise through these; you might want to follow some of your classmates' blogs.
Danny
This is the first post of the Spring 2010 semester (about 2 weeks late). On this blog, I will post your class schedules, assignments, model student essays, and any other things that might be related to the class.
To your right is a list of blogs for each class. I've entered in all the Monday/Wednesday classes and will have the Tuesday/Thursday classes entered by the end of the week. Take some time to cruise through these; you might want to follow some of your classmates' blogs.
Danny
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