The Writer's World: Paragraphs and Essays
Assignment Information:
For online students, a ll assignment information is located inside ASSIGNMENTS in Blackboard. In ASSIGNMENTS, the user will find links to each week's work. A learning module and an assignments link is located within each of those links. The student should read the information in the learning module before attempting the assignments posted for each week. On campus students will follow the same schedule although do not have to use BB unless there is a need.
Addendum: Grammar Readings are voluntary, non-graded reading assignments posted for each week in your Weekly Calendar and Assignment Schedule. It is recommended that you do the readings and take the self-tests for each chapter; however, you may choose not to do them. You have self-tests and answer keys available in ASSIGNMENTS. You may even choose not to do the grammar readings and self-tests; however, in that case you should be aware that if your writing regularly demonstrates weaknesses in these areas, your grades are likely to be below passing, in which case you will have to re-take the course. We will also be doing some grammar activities at another web site.
Forums: Discussion forums are completed in the class Discussion Board and are less formal discussions which relate to the current week's learning module. Peer Review forums are designed for use in small groups, and their purpose is to provide a place where group members may respond to each other's writing.
Emergency Information: For all meetings on campus: In the event of a bomb threat, tornado, or fire, students and staff may be asked to evacuate the building or move to a secure location within the building. Evacuation routes for movement to an external location or to a shelter within the building are posted at the front of the room. Students should review the maps and make sure that the exit route and assembly location for the building are clearly understood. If you have a disability that may require assistance during an evacuation, please let your faculty know at the end of the first class.
Students with disabilities: Students who have documented disabilities that require reasonable accommodation must send me the forms that state the need for accommodation and explain what particular accommodations will be needed. I will not be able to provide accommodation unless you submit the appropriate documentation. Our counseling department will prepare these accommodations based on your testing, which may not be more than 3 years old. If this is your case, please email or speak to me privately, and I will be happy to provide you with guidance.
Grammar Readings are posted in red for online and in italics for printed copy. Grammar readings actually include a variety of writing issues, not just grammar, including such topics as punctuation and spelling. The schedule of grammar readings posted in your calendar below are required weekly readings and will be tested.
Writing Assignments and other Due Dates: You will also see assignment deadlines and other important dates in the schedule below. Please keep an eye on your schedule each week.
If changes are made to the following schedule, they will be announced in Blackboard. The schedule is also available at the end of your Course Outline, which is posted in Course Documents.
January 12 through January 18: Week One
• Classes begin January 12
• Contact instructor via email at tcstart@tcc.edu and send the message for the instructor from the DTLS web site. You will have to read through the material posted there and follow a link or two. It really is there, but you have to find it!
• Read Chapter One: "Exploring." Paragraph 1 is to be posted in your discussion Board and will also be turned in to me for evaluation--- introduce yourself.
• Complete initial post for Discussion 1 in Discussion Board (DB) by Monday, 11:59 pm.
January 19 last d ay to add or change class for a Sixteen-Week Course
January 15 through January 21: Week Two
· Read Chapter Two: "Developing" Begin Paragraph 2
· Grammar Reading : Chapter 16, "Simple Sentences," and Chapter 17, "Compound Sentences"
January 28 last day to withdraw and receive a refund
· I will report students who have never attended or participated in a class by January 27 (5:00 p.m.) and will process student delete form.
January 22 through January 29: Week Three
• Read Chapter Three: "Revising and Editing" Begin Paragraph 3
• Week Three Writing Assignment in DB.(Begin edit of paragraph 2/ Learning to Revise and Edit) by Thursday, 11:59 pm
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• Grammar Reading : Chapter 18, "Complex Sentences" and Chapter 19, "Sentence Variety"
January 30 through February 4 : Week Four
• Read Chapter Four: "Illustrations" Paragraph 3 completed and 4 begun
• Upload Week Four Writing Assignment in DB by Thursday, 11:59 pm
• Grammar Reading : Chapter 20, "Fragments and Run-ons" and Chapter 21, "Faulty Parallel Structure"
February 5 through February 11: Week Five
• Read Chapter Eight: "Definition" Revise paragraph 4
• Upload Week Five Writing Assignment in DB by Thursday, 11:59 pm
• Grammar Reading : Chapter 22, "Present and Past Tenses"
February 12 through February 18: Week Six
• Read Chapter Five: "Narration" Edit Paragraph 4.
• Read Chapter 13: "Writing the Essay"
• Please read learning module for Week Six.
• Discussion 6 due Thursday, 11:59 pm
• Grammar Reading : Chapter 23, "Past Participles," and Chapter 24, "Other Verb Forms"
February 19 through February 25 Week Seven
• Read pages 198-201.
• Post Essay Plan for your Narrative Essay by Tuesday, 11:59 pm
• Post Responses to your group members' Narrative Essay Plans by Thursday, 11:59 pm
• Turn in Paragraph 3 by Thursday, 11:59 pm
• Complete responses for Discussion 7 by Thursday, 11:59 pm
• Grammar Reading : Chapter 25, "Subject-Verb Agreement," and Chapter 26, "Tense Consistency"
February 26 through March 4: Week Eight
Midterm: On Campus March 4/ Online March 2-5 from 9 am to closing of lab--- test must be taken in Virginia Beach unless you request by February 19. Hours for labs: http://www.tcc.edu/students/testingcenters/ Test will consist of some grammar questions (Chapters to Week 7) and a paragraph.
• Read "Old Time Pueblo Work," pages 546-7.
• Continue on Draft of the Narrative Essay/Post and comment on other papers in your classmates.
• Grammar Reading : Chapter 27, "Nouns, Determiners, and Prepositions," and Chapter 28, "Pronouns"
Spring Break March 8-13—no class
March 12 through March 18: Week Nine
• Read Chapter Six: "Description"
• Read pages 203-208.
• Post Narrative Essay by Thursday, 11:59 pm
• Post Responses to Discussion 9 by Thursday, 11:59 pm
• Grammar Reading : Chapter 29, "Adjectives and Adverbs" and Chapter 36, "
• Editing Paragraphs and Essays"
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• October 29: Last day to withdraw without academic penalty from a Sixteen-Week Course
March 19 through March25: Week Ten
• Read "Aunt Tee," page 586 and "Bound Feet," page 548. Begin Descriptive Essay, Post Essay Plan by Thursday.
• Grammar Reading : Chapter 31, "Exact Language," and Chapter 32, "Spelling and Commonly Confused Words"
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March 26 through April 1: Week Eleven
• Read Chapter Eleven: "Cause and Effect"
• Read pages 227-230
• Post Responses to your class essay plans by Thursday, 11:59 pm
• Grammar Reading : Chapter 33, "Commas"
April 2 through April 8: Week Twelve
• Read pages 552-553. Upload draft of essay to Group Discussion Board and comment on classmates by Thursday.
• Complete responses for Discussion 12 by Thursday, 11:59 pm
• Grammar Reading : Chapter 34, "The Apostrophe, Quotation Marks, and Titles"
April 9 through April 15: Week Thirteen
• Read Chapter Nine: "Classification"
• Read pages 217-222
• Post response to Discussion 13 by Thursday, 11:59 pm
April 16 through April 22 Week Fourteen
• Grammar Reading : Chapter 35, "Capitalization and Other Punctuation Marks"
April 23 through April 29 : Week Fifteen
Complete semester---Final Discussion 15
Last day of instruction: April 29
On Campus exam date: Tuesday May 4 at noon and Thursday, May 6 at 8 am/ online exam available May 4, 9 am, until May 7 at close of testing center. Online may meet with on campus students. If you wish to test anywhere other than Virginia Beach , I must know in advance of May 1. http://www.tcc.edu/students/testingcenters/
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