English 1A: Composition |
 Jimmy Santiago Baca, author of A Place to Stand |
 Terry Tempest Williams, author of Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place |
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Instructor |
Contact Information: Office hours: by arrangement Please note that I do not regularly check voice mail. Email is the best way to reach me. |
Date, Time, & Place |
This class meets entirely online. This means the class website is our "classroom." Students will be required to complete assigned readings, writings, online discussion, short assignments, and projects each week. There will be weekly due dates (assignments will be due on Mondays and Fridays), but students may log on to complete work at any time during the week. Students are required to meet all assignment due dates and to participate regularly and continually in the class. Expect to work online for at least fifteen hours each week—about the same amount of time you would spend in a traditional class. Please let me know immediately if you are having problems, as an online course can be confusing at first. Important: If you do not log into the class by Thursday, September 6, you risk losing your place to a student on the waiting list. |
Description English 1A College Composition |
This course prepares students to think, read, write, and research at the university level. Students practice writing with an emphasis on expository essay and read prose selections and two memoirs as models of high-quality writing and topics for discussion. This course helps you develop essential tools to think critically about the connections between language, literature, and society. Upon completion of English 1A, students should possess the ability to perform satisfactorily in college courses that require writing. Students learn to express strong opinions with clarity and conviction, and with individual style and creativity. Work required: Lecture/Forums & Short Assignments 30% 150 pts (ongoing weekly) 1 Research Paper 20% 100 pts |
Mandatory Moodle Orientation |
The Gavilan Library will offer several orientations to online courses during the two weeks of the semester. If you have never taken an online course, this orientation will provide critical information to help you succeed in this class. If you are absolutely unable to attend an orientation on campus, please contact me by Quickmail through the classroom. Students are responsible for learning how to navigate and utilize the Moodle online classroom, and for arranging access to computer and internet. (Class orientation to be scheduled and announced on this page). |
Required Texts |
Some of these books are available at the Gavilan College Bookstore under my name, the course name, and section number. Please check syllabus to see what you will need to read in each book and for specific assignments in them. • Patterns for College Writing by Kriszner & Mandell (Tenth Edition) • A Voice in the Wilderness: Conversations with Terry Tempest Williams edited by Michael Austin (Utah State) • A Pocket Style Manual by Diana Hacker (Fourth Edition) -- unless you already have a guide to college writing and documentation
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Recommended Text |
• a college edition dictionary (American Heritage, Webster's, Oxford.) |
| Syllabus | For more details, see the class syllabus. Syllabus will be visible beginning Tues, September 4, 2007. |
Last updated:
August 22, 2007
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