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GE 1416 English Composition. Ms. Isaacson. Instructor Information: Chelsea Isaacson e-mail: [email protected] website: http ://isaacsoncourses.wordpress.com/ phone: 713-724-4522 Office Hours: 3:30-6pm M, T, Th. Point Break Down. Rules of the Classroom. Respect - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
GE 1416English CompositionMs. Isaacson
Instructor Information:
Chelsea Isaacsone-mail: [email protected]
website: http://isaacsoncourses.wordpress.com/phone: 713-724-4522Office Hours:3:30-6pm M, T, Th
Point Break DownRequirements Percentage Points Break Down
Daily Exercises (Participation) 20% 200 points 5.6 pts daily
DOL 2.8 pts
Ticket out the door 2.8 pts
Attendance 10% 100 points 2.8 pts daily
Essays 25% 250 points
Descriptive 3% 20pts ea.
Narrative 3% 25pts ea.
Crime Scene Report 3% 30pts ea.
Informative 3% 75 pts ea.
Persuasive 3% 100 pts ea.
Assessments and Pop Quizzes 25% 250 points tba
Midterm 10% 100 points
Final Assessment 10% 100 points
TOTAL 100% 1000 pts 1000 POINTS
Rules of the ClassroomRespect
◦Yourself◦Facility ◦Others◦Materials◦Myself
You are now Professionals, not students!
SyllabusDescriptionTextbookCourse ObjectivesMethods of InstructionResourcesRequirementsCourse Evaluation
◦Grading system◦Midterm◦Final
Student Evaluation of Instructor
Course OutlineDescriptive Paragraph (1-2 pgs)
◦Week 1Crime Scene Report (expository)
◦Week 2Narrative Paragraph (2-3 pgs)
◦Week 3-4Informative Essay (3-4 pgs)
◦Week 5-8Persuasive Essay (5-6 pgs)
◦Week 9-12
AttendanceMust be here for 75% of class at
leastParticipation and Attendance (30%)DOL at beginning of class (30 min)Ticket out the Door at the endHomework is due at beginning of
class or subtract a letter grade for each day late. (30%)
12 weeks only! Must be present or will miss a lot of info.
Make-up Absences
12 week course◦Fail after 20% missed(12 hours of class/6
days)◦Can only make up 2 days and erase those
days missed with the Registrar
Can come to another session that day
and will not count towards 2 days.
No FINAL, if no Absences!
1. Give me your email2. You will receive an email3. Click on link in email4. Username is email5. Create a password you can
remember!6. Log in and look at your grades
anytime.
Listening and Reporting Exercise
1. On your note card write answers to the following:
where are you from Favorite hobby One short term goal you have for the future Something unique about you Family Dream job
2. Turn in your note card3. You will be given a card- find that
person it belongs to
Why are you here?
Following Directions
GrammarAdjectives
◦Words that describePrepositions
◦Show relationship to something else (location)
Conjunctions◦connect
Interjections◦Express emotion
Adjectives
Apple ActivityExercise: “Think outside the box”
◦Describe a baseball in 3 words Cannot use round, leather, or hard
◦Describe a banana in 3 words Cannot use yellow, long, or soft
◦Describe your text book in 3 words Cannot use heavy, thick, or big
Prepositions Show location and relationship to
something else.
Volunteer activity◦Use the chart of prepositions in the
textbook
Discover Ideas
Free write
Brainstorm
List
Day 2: TuesdayReview Adjectives and Prepositions
Conjunctions
Grammar Rock “Conjunction Junction”
Fanboys= For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Connect Sentence Parts
Types of Conjunctions
Correlative Conjunctions
◦Both/and◦neither/nor◦either/or◦not only/but also
Types of Conjunctions cont…
Subordinating Conjunctions ◦ Subordinate clause cannot stand alone and is less
important than main clause.
1. Because he ______________, ____________.2. Even though _______________, ______________.3. As long as ________________, ____________.4. _________________ before you ______________.5. I will _________________ today in order that
____________ gets done.6. He will ______________ if I ______________.7. After the storm ___________________.8. Once I get my check _____________________.9. The crew waited until _______________________.10. Though the alarm went off ____________________.
“Getting Our Feet Wet” Questions to ask to begin writing…
◦ What is your purpose?◦ Who is your audience?◦ What is the project?◦ How can I get interested in the project?
The writing process (5)1. Discover Ideas2. Organize Ideas3. Draft4. Revise5. Edit6. Proofread
Organize IdeasI. Bullsharks
I. HabitatI. MapII. Types of waterIII. Where in water
II. DietI. How muchII. What they eatIII. How often they eatIV. When do they eat
III. TraitsI. PersonalityII. Habits
IV. AnatomyI. ColorII. Size III. shape
Interjections Express emotion
and excitement!!!
Comma or exclamation point
◦ Well,◦ Wow!◦ Yippee!◦ Hey!◦ No!◦ Yes!◦ Oh!◦ Ouch!◦ Yow!◦ Darn!◦ Aww!◦ Help!
“Introducing the Paragraph”What is a paragraph?How to write a topic sentenceDeveloping body paragraphsWriting concluding sentencesOrganizing body paragraphsAchieving coherence through
connecting sentencesSelecting a title
What is a paragraph?Collection of related ideasClearly connected to a main pointIntroBodyConclusionTransitions
Topic sentences Limit the topicMake a clear statementUse specific word choices250-300 words/ 20 sentencesWrite your own topic sentence for
your descriptive paragraph◦Have a partner look it over
Developing the Body ExamplesDetailsExplanations Sensory details
◦Feel◦Hear◦Smell◦Taste◦See
Relevant, sufficient, clear
Homework for Tuesday
Topic Sentence and Title for Descriptive Paragraph
Due Tuesday before you leave: 20 sentences or 250-300 words rough draft descriptive paragraph
ReminderGrammar quiz = 50 pts
◦First hour minutes of class◦Adjectives, Conjunctions, Interjections,
and Prepositions
Homework = 5.6 pts◦Must turn it in when class starts or only
get partial credit.
Descriptive Paragraph due Thursday= 90pts◦Typed 20 sentences or 250-300 words