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ACDV B80: FOUNDATIONS OF COLLEGE WRITING AND READING


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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
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