CALENDAR NOTE: Readings must be read prior to the class period for which they are assigned. Writing assignments are due on the date indicated. "RW" refers to the Rules for Writers and “BB” to course Blackboard site. You are responsible for bringing your textbook and/or copies of the Blackboard readings with you to class. Be sure to bring a copy of the most recent draft of the latest essay with you to every class for in-class peer review/revision work.
English 217 Intro to Critical Theory Updated 29 December 2010 Spring Semester, 2010 MWF Instructor: Darby Lewes, Professor of English (Office D324) Office: (570) 321-4114 Home: (570) 547-7010 Email: lewes@lycoming.edu Course Information English 217 is an introduction to literary criticism as a discipline, which provides training in writing critical papers and familiarization with major literary genres and critical schools of thought. Prerequisite: English 106 or consent of instructor. In order to do well in this class, you must Attend class regularly. Since class participation will make up a considerable portion of the final grade, students with more than three undocumented absences will receive deductions from their final grade:
· Imagine you are an instructor who received the article in an assignment, and the student claims to have written the article, but plagiarized. · Submit the article to the Plagiarism Checker and view the results. · Post a 200- to 300-word response to the Individual forum by Week 4 Day 3 the following questions: · What were the results of the overall similarity index? · As the faculty member, what would be your course of action toward the student? · How would you describe to the student why plagiarism is dishonest?
ENG 101—English Composition I English Department Fall 2011 10-week Session Catalog Course Description: This college transfer course emphasizes the study of composition in conjunction with appropriate literary selections, with frequent theme assignments to reinforce effective writing skills. A review of standard usage and the basic techniques of research are also presented. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 or ESL 110, RDG 100 or ESL 100 or equivalent placement test scores. Credit Hours: 3 Department website: www.midlandstech.edu/edu/ed/english Desire2Learn Login Page: https://elearn.midlandstech.edu Note: ALL students in this class are required to use a D2L course website for handouts, notes,
SOC 101-80: 74730 Introduction to Sociology Fall 2012 August 21- December 20 TTH 1:00-2:15pm Room 5207 SY-HEC Instructor: Israel Cardona-Gerena Telephone: 619-644-7784 E-mail: icardona@swccd.edu Office Hours: The instructor is available immediately after class for students requiring individual assistance. Other times, by appointment. Course Description: Introduction to concepts and generalizations about human group and individual behavior in an attempt to better understand interaction, social relationships, groups, and the reciprocal influences of society on individuals and individuals on society. Required Book: Andersen, Margaret L. and Howard F. Taylor (2012). Sociology: The Essentials.
What is your biggest concern right now about using Web Tycho? This is my first class with UMUC so I want to make sure I establish a good patern for using the the Web Tycho site. I do like the fact that the site has all the assignments available for planning which allows you get ahead of schedule if you events coming up that will not all you to work on your class during the week. That's it! Remember--submit the answers to these questions in your assignment folder and then email me a note to let me know you are finished with the orientation
If you have English second semester, you should still turn in your assignments by that same Wednesday. Your individual teacher will likely require other work, such as quizzes or projects, from the readings as well. Feel free to contact one of the English instructors during the summer if you have questions. Everyone will read both the How to Mark a Book and How to Read like a Professor excerpts on the BHS web page. You will also be required to read one of the novels and an excerpt listed under your upcoming grade level.
ESL 63 Summer 2014 Instructor: Kathy Fehder email: kfehder0001@kctcs.edu Office hours by appointment ESL 63 Foundations of College Writing III 55F1 (3794) Tuesday and Thursday 12:00-3:20pm SEM 235 Description of Course: Satisfactory completion of ESL 62 or assessment placement is required for taking this class. ESL 63 is a developmental non-credit writing course designed to help students prepare for ENG 101. The course focuses on writing effective, coherent, multi-paragraph essays. Students will concentrate on content and organization in essay writing. They are required to use the computer for essay assignments.
I couldn’t understand why I had to read so much in the first week. However I fought through the readings and discovered that my preferred model of argumentative writing was the classical model. I also found I could understand the appeals of the Toulmin model and the Rogerian model. With this in mind I examined the essays in the reading clusters trying to identify the use of these models. This helped me to develop both as a writer and thinker because I had to try and understand where the writers where going with their arguments and the techniques they used to appeal to their readers.
As the days went by I learned more activities to do and fun activities to help the children learn. By my third week I was writing lesson plans and learning what the correct benchmarks were to make sure that my lesson plan consisted of each section we needed for teaching the children. Now time came for me to actually teach a lesson to the children and the lead teacher as an assistant to me. The Children were responsive to me during my lesson they were eager to tell me what they knew and what they had learned the week before. There were many things I needed to learn and do in the classroom still.