Instructor:
Office: R230G Message Phone: 425-564-2440
Office Hour:
Required Texts and Supplies: Patterns by
8 ˝ x 11” white paper for all work
8 ˝ x 11” spiral notebook
red or green pen for editing
Outcomes
At
the end of this course students will be able to
- Write more quickly and
easily
- Demonstrate the ability
to recognize weaknesses in their own writing
- Edit their own writing
to correct many basic mistakes in grammar and punctuation
- Revise their own
writing to improve style, clarity, and flow
- Understand the
explanations in college English handbooks
Activities
- 10 Perfect Sentences
- Sentence Combining
Exercises
- Editing/Proofreading
Exercises
- Freewriting, journaling, short
papers
- Homework practices from
the textbook
- Self-evaluations
Assignments and
Grading
This course is graded
Pass/Fail. To pass this course, you must
earn at least 400 out of 500 points.
Attendance
50 points (1 for each day)
10 P.S. 100 points
Sentence Comb. 50 points
Edit/Proof ex. 50
points
Writing 100
points
Patterns pract. 100
points
Self-evals
50points (25 for each)
Attendance
Attendance
will be taken at the beginning of each class.
I expect to begin class on time each day. If you are late, you will receive only ˝
point for that day. Be considerate of
your classmates and help create a positive learning environment by being on
time and ready to begin work at
If
you must be absent from class, get in touch with one of your classmates to find
out what you have missed. I cannot
contact students who are absent and fill them in about make-up work. If you are absent the day an assignment is
due, it is your responsibility to turn the assignment in the day you return to
class.
Expectations
You
will do a lot of work during class and are also expected to do at least five
hours of work at home each week. Please
come to class prepared to ask questions, demonstrate what you have learned, and
work with your classmates. The classroom
will be a place where you can actively practice what you are learning
and get feedback and help from classmates as well as the instructor. This will not be a “warm body” class—we are
all responsible for making it a success.
With open minds and good attitudes, this should be easy.
I
expect all people in the classroom to treat each other with respect. Please read the Bellevue College Student Code
in the Student Handbook.
I
expect you to present your own ideas in your own words. I will not accept any writing which includes
someone else’s ideas, words or facts unless you have used quotation marks and
cited your sources. If you have
questions about plagiarism, I will be happy to answer them.
For
additional information on student procedures and expectations, consult the Arts
& Humanities website: http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/artshum/policy.html.
If you require accommodation based on a documented disability, have emergency medical information to share, or need special arrangements in case of emergency evacuation, please see me as soon as possible. Students with disabilities who have accommodation needs are required to meet with the Director of Disability Support Services to establish their eligibility for accommodation. If you would like to inquire about becoming a DSS student, you may call 564-2498 or go in person to the DSS program office in B132.
SCHEDULE Daily assignments will be given in class. This schedule will be changed if needed to
make sure everyone is learning.
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MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
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Sept. 22 |
23 Sent. Comb. |
24 Freewrite
(class) |
25 Edit/Proof |
26 Freewrite
(class) |
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29 Freewrite
(class) |
30 Sent. Comb. |
Oct. 1 Freewrite
(class) |
2 Edit/Proof |
3 Freewrite
(class) |
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6 Freewrite
(class) |
7 Sent. Comb. |
8 Freewrite
(class) |
9 Edit/Proof |
10 NO CLASSES |
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13 Freewrite
(class) |
14 Sent. Comb. |
15 Journal (home) |
16 Edit/Proof |
17 Journal (home) |
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20 Journal (home) |
21 Sent. Comb. |
22 Journal (home) |
23 Edit/Proof Self Eval |
24 Journal (home) |
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27 |
28 Journal (home) Sent. Comb. |
29 |
30 Journal (home) Edit/Proof |
31 |
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Nov. 3 |
4 Journal (home) Sent. Comb. |
5 |
6 Journal (home) Edit/Proof |
7 |
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10 |
11 NO CLASSES |
12 |
13 Journal (home) Edit/Proof |
14 |
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17 Short Paper |
18 Sent. Comb. |
19 |
20 Edit/Proof |
21 |
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24 Short Paper |
25 Sent. Comb. |
26 |
27 NO CLASSES |
28 NO CLASSES |
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Dec. 1 Short Paper |
2 Sent. Comb. |
3 Last day to turn in 10 PS |
4 Edit/Proof |
5 |
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8 Self Eval |
9 FINAL |
10 |
11 |
12 |