English 104 Syllabus Las Positas College

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English 104 4 Units Spring 2008

Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Week 1 August 20-22 Date Classes begin Wednesday, Possible Earned August 20 Lab Orientation and assignment Orientation/ Syllabus Diagnostic In-class Essay 25

Blackboard Orientation* 20

Student Information Response* 13 Farewell to Manzanar [FTM] Pre-reading Assignment 25

to be assigned Instructor Assignments Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Week 2 August 25-29 Date Week 2 Possible Earned LAB Orientation and Assignment 20 for M/T students Materials Check 10 Participation 10 Annotation Assignment (Hard/Strong/Weak Lines) 25 Farewell to Manzanar [FTM] Assignments 1 (journal/critical 25 thinking/annotation) (Chapters 1-5) View Plagiarism Powerpoint Presentation and Complete Plagiarism Assignment 25 to be assigned Instructor Assignments Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Monday, SEPTEMBER 1- HOLIDAY Date Week 3 Possible Earned Week 3 September 2-5 Sentence Structure 20 pages 1-23 Checkpoint *Items are done in class on Blackboard English 104 English 104 Syllabus 6/6/2018 page 1 English 104 Syllabus Las Positas College page 2 Participation 10 Diagnostic Essay Conference Sheet (Begin 25 Individual Meetings)

Plagiarism Test* 50 Farewell to Manzanar [FTM] Assignments 2 (Chapters 6-11) 25 Preview Sentence Structure pages 25-34 Real Writing Ch. 9: “Narration: Writing That Tells Stories” pages 107-120 to be assigned Instructor Assignments Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Week 4 September 8-12 Date Week 4 Possible Earned . Sentence Structure 20 pages 25-34 Checkpoint Participation 10 Farewell to Manzanar [FTM] Assignments 3 Chapters 12-17 25

Essay 1 100 Preview Sentence Structure pages 35-47 (moved from week 5) to be assigned Instructor Assignments Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Week 5 September 15-19 Date Week 5 Possible Earned Sentence Structure 20 pages 35-47 Checkpoint (moved from week 6) Participation 10 Farewell to Manzanar [FTM] Assignments 4 Chapters 18-22 25 Preview Sentence Structure pages 49-58 (moved from week 6) to be assigned Instructor Assignments Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Week 6 September 22-26 Date Week 6 Possible Earned Sentence Structure 20 pages 49-58 Checkpoint Participation 10

*Items are done in class on Blackboard English 104 Syllabus 6/6/2018 page 2 English 104 Syllabus Las Positas College page 3 Essay 2 Pre-reading Journal 10

How To Write A Reading Response Essay 2 Summary and Reading Response 25 Real Writing: Topic and Thesis Statement Chapter 4 pages 41-55 Preview Sentence Structure pages 59-67 to be assigned Instructor Assignments Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Week 7 September 29-October 3 Date Week 7 Possible Earned Sentence Structure 20 pages 59-67 Checkpoint) Participation 10 Real Writing: Supporting your Point Chapter 5 pages 56-64

Essay 2 100 In-Class Checkpoint: Sentence Structure Practice Sentences pages 69-70 10 to be assigned Instructor Assignments

*Items are done in class on Blackboard English 104 Syllabus 6/6/2018 page 3 English 104 Syllabus Las Positas College page 4

Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Week 8 October 6-10 Date Week 8 Possible Earned Review for & take 100 Sentence Structure Test Participation 10 Essay 3 Pre-reading Journal 10 Essay 3 Summary and Reading Response 25 to be assigned Instructor Assignments Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Week 9 October 13-17 Date Week 9 Possible Earned Check your Sentence Structure Test grade and Re-take Sentence 100 schedule a time to re-test if necessary. Structure test if you received less than 70 points on the first Sentence Structure Test Real Writing: Making a Plan Chapter 6 pages 65-72 Preview Real Writing: Fragments Chapter 21 pages 287-305 to be assigned Instructor Assignments Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Week 10 October 20-24 Date Week 10 Possible Earned Real Writing: 20 Fragments pages 287-305 Checkpoint Participation 10

Essay 3 100 Preview Real Writing: Run-Ons Chapter 22 pages 306-322 to be assigned Instructor Assignments Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Week 11 October 27-31 Date Week 11 Possible Earned Real Writing: Run- 20 Ons pages 306-322 Checkpoint Participation 10 Real Writing: Writing the Research Essay *Items are done in class on Blackboard English 104 Syllabus 6/6/2018 page 4 English 104 Syllabus Las Positas College page 5 Chapter 19 pages 248-271 Preview Real Writing: Quotation Marks Chapter 38 pages 566-574

Documentation Assignment 25 to be assigned Instructor Assignments Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Week 12 November 3-7 Date Week 12 Possible Earned Fragments and Run-Ons Test* Real Writing Quotation Marks pages 566-574 Checkpoint Participation 10 Essay 4: Pre-reading Journal 10 Essay 4: Summary and Reading Response 25 Preview Real Writing: Word Choice Chapter 20 33 pages 503-513

Incorporating Quotations Assignment 25

to be assigned Instructor Assignments Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Monday, November 10—HOLIDAY Date Week 13 Possible Earned Week 13 November 11-14 No lab 20 Real Writing: Word Choice Test* 50 Essay 4 100 to be assigned Points Points Instructor Assignments Possible Earned Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments 50 Week 14 November 17-21 Date Week 14 Real Writing 10 Quotation Marks Test Participation Real Writing: Commas 20 Chapter 36 pages 543-557 Real Writing Commas pages 543-557 50 Checkpoint Commas Test to be assigned Reading Skills Review

*Items are done in class on Blackboard English 104 Syllabus 6/6/2018 page 5 English 104 Syllabus Las Positas College page 6 Instructor Assignments Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Week 15 November 24-25 Date Week 15 Possible Earned (HOLIDAY November 26-28) No Lab Required (Make up work) Preparation for Essay 5/ Practice Final

Final Exam Standards Real Writing: Apostrophes Chapter 37 pages 558-565 Real Writing: Apostrophes Chapter 37 20 Apostrophes Checkpoint

Instructor Assignments Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Week 16 December 1-5 Date Week 16 Possible Earned Apostrophes Test 50

Participation 10

Review Preparation for Essay 5/ Practice Final Essay 4 In-Class Revision and Reflection 50 200 Essay 5: In-class Practice Final

Instructor Assignments Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Week 17 December 8-12 Date Week 17 Possible Earned Make-up lab Real Writing: Revising Chapter 8 pages 89-103 Conferences on Essay 5 25

In Class Revision 25 Class Assignments Due Lab Assignments Points Points Week 18 December 15-16 Date Week 18 Possible Earned Conferences Essay 5 No Lab 25

In Class Revision 25

Instructor Assignments Finals DECEMBER 17-23 Points Points *Items are done in class on Blackboard English 104 Syllabus 6/6/2018 page 6 English 104 Syllabus Las Positas College page 7 See your instructor for the day/time of your final exam Possible Earned

1,000 Final exam

*Items are done in class on Blackboard English 104 Syllabus 6/6/2018 page 7