ACDV B80: FOUNDATIONS OF COLLEGE WRITING AND READING

SYLLABUS
HANDOUT PACKET MATERIALS
HANDOUT PACKET COVER
ENGRADE (View your grade.)
PLATO
TURNITIN.COM
REMIND (Text Messages)
 GRAMMAR PRACTICE
EXTRA CREDIT
ENRIQUE'S JOURNEY

Homework and HANDOUTS

Thurs. 12/1
Reminder: Essay revision (final exam part 1) due 12/8 (20 points)
Tues. 11/29
Essay revision (final exam part 1) due 12/8 (20 points)
Tues. 11/22
  1. Bring all graded essays on Tues. 11/29
  2. Study for Practice Final on Tues. 11/29 (Students who receive an A do not need to take the grammar portion of the final.)
Thurs. 11/17
  1. Unit #4 Plato assignments and notes due 11/22
  2. Read pg. 222-278 EJ and take Reading Quiz #7 on Engrade due 11/22
(Journal #9 will be completed in class on Tuesday.)
Thurs. 9/22
  1. Essay #1 rough draft due 9/27 (part of Essay #1 grade)
  2. Compound Sentence or Not? pg. 109 HP due 9/27 (2 points)
  3. 2nd page of SQ3R Worksheet #2 pg. 24 HP due 9/27 (15 points)
Tues. 9/20
Essay #1 outline pg. 61 HP due 9/22 (part of Essay #1 grade)
Thurs. 9/15
  1. 1st pg. of SQ3R Worksheet #2 pg. 23 HP for "All By Themselves" due 9/20 (15 points)
  2. Verb Tense Shifts pg. 91-92 HP due 9/20 (4 points)
  3. Chapter Review One #1-15 only pg. 137-138 GGB due 9/20 (3 points)
  4. Chapter Review Two #1-20 only pg. 138-139 GGB due 9/20 (4 points)
PowerPoint: Literary Elements
Tues. 9/13
  1. Check Engrade due 9/15 (5 points) (10:30 class only)
  2. Brainstorm for Essay #1 due 9/15
Additional Handouts: Essay #1
PowerPoint: Plagiarism and The Writing Process
Thurs. 9/8
  1. Read and take notes on "Subject-Verb Agreement" pg. 12-17 GGB due 9/29 (5 points)
  2. Chapter Review One pg. 18 GGB due 9/13 (3 points)
  3. Subject-Verb Agreement pg. 81-82 HP due 9/13 (3 points)
Additional Handouts: MLA Format Packet
Tues. 9/6
  1. Organize and staple Unit #1 notes (SQ3R, email etiquette, simple sentences, & paragraph structure) due 9/8 (20 points)
  2. Reminder: Unit #1 Plato assignments due 9/8 (25 points)
PowerPoint: Cornell Notes and Paragraph Structure
Thurs. 9/1
  1. Journal #1 (Introduction Email) due 9/6 (20 points)
  2. Ex. 3 pg. 8 GGB (The Great Grammar Book) due 9/6 (2 points)
  3. Study for Grammar Quiz #1 on 9/6 (10 points)
  4. Extra Credit: Preposition Puzzle pg. 159 HP (Handout Packet) due 9/7 (2 points)
PowerPoint: Email Etiquette
Tues. 8/30
  1. Course Introduction (if not completed in class) due 9/1 (10 points)
  2. SQ3R Worksheet #1 using "Why Johnny Can't Write..." (if not completed in class) due 9/1 (15 points)
PowerPoint: Effective Note-Taking and SQ3R
Thurs. 8/25
  1. Unit #1 Plato assignments due 9/8 (25 points)
  2. Create Engrade account (if not completed in class) due 8/30 (2 points) (Email me for access code if you were absent.)
  3. Create Turnitin.com account (if not completed in class) due 8/30 (2 points)
Additional Handouts: Plato, Originality Report
Tues. 8/23
  1. Scavenger Hunt due 8/25 (10 points)
  2. Read syllabus and be prepared for a quiz on 8/25 (5 points)
  3. Read and annotate "Finding Fame" (See me during office hours for handout) and complete prewriting to prepare for Diagnostic Essay completed in class on 8/25 (10 points)
Additional Handouts: Assignment Calendar, Course Calendar, and Student Planning Calendar