GED Preparation 071 & 072: Writing & Reading, Spring 2009

Instructor: Jason Norris, MA

Times: Tuesday 12:30PM – 3:20PM

Room: R-109

E-mail: Jason.norris@bellevuecollege.edu

Office: R-230K, by appointment

Mailbox: R-230

 

 

 

Course Goal:

 

To advance your reading and writing abilities to the highest possible level and to increase your confidence both as a student and as an intellectual.

 

 

 

Course Objectives:

 

You will:

 

  1. use a writer’s process (mapping, writing, revising, editing).
  2. write brief essays that sustain a clear point of view.
  3. write with increased control of grammar.
  4. learn to use college level vocabulary appropriately and accurately.
  5. learn reading strategies and increase your literal and inferential comprehension.

 

 

 

Methods:

 

  1. Individual and group work.
  2. Class discussion.

 

 

 

Text:

 

Bliss, Pamela, and Virginia Lowe. Foundations: Writing. Chicago: McGraw-Hill, 1993.

 

 

Supplies:

 

Writing Materials, Dictionary, and Portfolios (to be discussed).

 

 

Class Policies:

 

Please see Arts & Humanities web page for complete information on policies: http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/studentinfo.asp.

 

General class policies include, but are not limited to,

 

  1. Be courteous and respectful to others.

           

            This means:     A. Avoid behaviors that are off task and/or impolite.

                                    B. Keep disruptions to a minimum.

                                    C. Turn off phones and radios.

                                    D. Pay attention and participate.

                                    E. Arrive and depart at the appropriate times.

 

(Please know that if you really need to talk with someone or do something that will distract your classmates, you are welcome to step outside of the class at any time and for any reason, but please do so quietly.  This goes for using the restroom, too.)

 

 

 

Class Credit:

 

You will receive credit by participating in class activities and completing assignments.

 

 

 

Attendance:

 

You will most likely pass this course, and with flying colors, if you attend class regularly, participate, and do your best. (Perfection isn’t necessary.)  However, 10 or more absences will result in your inability to pass this course.  Tardiness and premature departures may also result in an absence, so do your best to arrive and leave at the appropriate times.

 

 

 

Accommodations:

 

Please see me after class if you have special accommodations from the Disability Resource Center.