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GE 1416 English Composition

GE 1416 English Composition . Ms. Isaacson. Instructor Information: Chelsea Isaacson e-mail: chelsea.isaacson@remingtoncollege.edu 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

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GE 1416 English Composition

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  1. GE 1416English Composition Ms. Isaacson

  2. Instructor Information:Chelsea Isaacsone-mail: chelsea.isaacson@remingtoncollege.eduwebsite: http://isaacsoncourses.wordpress.com/phone: 713-724-4522Office Hours:3:30-6pm M, T, Th

  3. Point Break Down

  4. Rules of the Classroom • Respect • Yourself • Facility • Others • Materials • Myself • You are now Professionals, not students!

  5. Syllabus • Description • Textbook • Course Objectives • Methods of Instruction • Resources • Requirements • Course Evaluation • Grading system • Midterm • Final • Student Evaluation of Instructor

  6. Course Outline • Descriptive Paragraph (1-2 pgs) • Week 1 • Crime Scene Report (expository) • Week 2 • Narrative Paragraph (2-3 pgs) • Week 3-4 • Informative Essay (3-4 pgs) • Week 5-8 • Persuasive Essay (5-6 pgs) • Week 9-12

  7. Attendance • Must be here for 75% of class at least • Participation and Attendance (30%) • DOL at beginning of class (30 min) • Ticket out the Door at the end • Homework 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.

  8. 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!

  9. 1. Give me your email 2. You will receive an email 3. Click on link in email 4. Username is email 5. Create a password you can remember! 6. Log in and look at your grades anytime.

  10. Listening and Reporting Exercise 1. On your note card write answers to the following: • where are you from • Favorite hobby • One short term goal youhave for the future • Something unique about you • Family • Dream job 2. Turn in your note card 3. You will be given a card- find that person it belongs to

  11. Why are you here?

  12. Following Directions

  13. Grammar • Adjectives • Words that describe • Prepositions • Show relationship to something else (location) • Conjunctions • connect • Interjections • Express emotion

  14. Adjectives • Apple Activity • Exercise: “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

  15. Prepositions • Show location and relationship to something else. • Volunteer activity • Use the chart of prepositions in the textbook

  16. Discover Ideas • Free write • Brainstorm • List

  17. Day 2: Tuesday Review Adjectives and Prepositions

  18. Conjunctions • Grammar Rock “Conjunction Junction” • Fanboys= For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So • Connect Sentence Parts

  19. Types of Conjunctions • Correlative Conjunctions • Both/and • neither/nor • either/or • not only/but also

  20. Types of Conjunctions cont… • Subordinating Conjunctions • Subordinate clause cannot stand alone and is less important than main clause. • Because he ______________, ____________. • Even though _______________, ______________. • As long as ________________, ____________. • _________________ before you ______________. • I will _________________ today in order that ____________ gets done. • He will ______________ if I ______________. • After the storm ___________________. • Once I get my check _____________________. • The crew waited until _______________________. • Though the alarm went off ____________________.

  21. “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) • Discover Ideas • Organize Ideas • Draft • Revise • Edit • Proofread

  22. Organize Ideas • Bullsharks • Habitat • Map • Types of water • Where in water • Diet • How much • What they eat • How often they eat • When do they eat • Traits • Personality • Habits • Anatomy • Color • Size • shape

  23. Interjections • Express emotion and excitement!!! • Comma or exclamation point • Well, • Wow! • Yippee! • Hey! • No! • Yes! • Oh! • Ouch! • Yow! • Darn! • Aww! • Help!

  24. “Introducing the Paragraph” • What is a paragraph? • How to write a topic sentence • Developing body paragraphs • Writing concluding sentences • Organizing body paragraphs • Achieving coherence through connecting sentences • Selecting a title

  25. What is a paragraph? • Collection of related ideas • Clearly connected to a main point • Intro • Body • Conclusion • Transitions

  26. Topic sentences • Limit the topic • Make a clear statement • Use specific word choices • 250-300 words/ 20sentences • Write your own topic sentence for your descriptive paragraph • Have a partner look it over

  27. Developing the Body • Examples • Details • Explanations • Sensory details • Feel • Hear • Smell • Taste • See • Relevant, sufficient, clear

  28. Homework for Tuesday • Topic Sentence and Title for Descriptive Paragraph Due Tuesday before you leave: 20sentences or 250-300 words rough draft descriptive paragraph

  29. Reminder • Grammar quiz = 50 pts • First hourminutes 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 20sentences or 250-300 words

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