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ADV 100

ADV 100. Week 1. WELCOME. Jackie Hill – Instruction Librarian, Moye Library; Assistant Professor of Library Science B.A. in English, Wake Forest University Masters in Library Science, East Carolina University Certificate of Advanced Study in Library Science, East Carolina University.

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ADV 100

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  1. ADV 100 Week 1

  2. WELCOME • Jackie Hill – Instruction Librarian, Moye Library; Assistant Professor of Library Science • B.A. in English, Wake Forest University • Masters in Library Science, East Carolina University • Certificate of Advanced Study in Library Science, East Carolina University

  3. Ground Rules • Books for each class are handed out in the classroom • Attendance! • Parking permits • Breaks – you decide • Food/Drinks • Cell phones • Syllabus/Assignments • Lectures/Classroom activities

  4. Meet and Greet Time • Complete Name • Preferred Name • Where do you work? • How long have you been there? • Why did you choose MOC? • What would you do if you won the lottery? • Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

  5. Books For This Class • New Beginnings: A Reference Guide for Adult Learners • The St. Martin’s Handbook

  6. New Beginnings • Read pages 1 – 3 • Choose 1 question from the Assessing Your Strengths block and write a paragraph- pg. 3 • Must be at least 5 sentences • Make sure your name is on the paper • Will be handed in

  7. New Beginnings (Continued) • Read pages 3 – 10 • Friends and Family • Supportive or not • Helpful or challenging • Other • Classroom Protocol • What did you expect • Consider this class another family • Each one of you bring something unique to the class

  8. New Beginnings (Continued) • Classroom Do’s and Don’ts • Participation is a must • Part of your grade • Classroom Discussions are important • No one really likes the class clown • Number of participations each night • Be prepared for class each session • Don’t procrastinate • Rely on your syllabus • Arrive on time • Turn assignments in on time • Making mistakes

  9. New Beginnings (Continued) • Getting Your Work Done (pages 11 -12) • Prioritize • Organize • Know yourself and what you can handle • Look at the big picture • Identify helpful resources • Know when to say “no” • Asking questions

  10. New Beginnings (Continued) • Paragraph 2: Write a paragraph to summarize what you have learned from this chapter • Must be at least 5 sentences • Make sure your name is on the paper • Will be turned in **That completes the first chapter**

  11. Mount Olive College Website

  12. Adult Learners • Feelings/thoughts • Difference between traditional and non-traditional students • Family • Responsibilities • Time – is there every enough? • Support – find a “study-buddy”

  13. Get to Know One Another • Group Assignment • Split into groups • Pick a recorder for your group • Take 10 minutes to complete this assignment • Generate a list of 25 things your group has in common • Be Creative • Make sure your list has some less obvious characteristics (You all drive a white car, you’ve all been to Disney World, You all have 2 children, etc.)

  14. St. Martin’s Handbook • Scan pages 1 – 12 • Overview of top 20 most common errors • Great resource to review • Great examples for each error • Rules do change • Always remember who your reader is going to be: your audience

  15. Paragraphs • What is a paragraph? • Central component of a paper • Definition: a group of sentences that forms a unit; it is the unity and coherence of ideas among those sentences that makes a paragraph a paragraph.

  16. Paragraph (Continued) • Every paragraph in a paper should be: • Unified – sentences should all refer to the main idea or thesis of the paper. • Coherent – sentences should be arranged in a logical manner and should follow a definite plan for development. • Well-developed – every idea discussed in the paragraph should be adequately explained and supported through evidence and details that work together to explain the paper’s controlling idea.

  17. Sample Five-Paragraph Essay • Sample taken from the English Tutoring and Writing Center at Gallaudet University • http://depts.gallaudet.edu/EnglishWorks/writing/fiveparagraph.html

  18. Taft College Online Writing Lab “The Three Africas” Sample five paragraph essay

  19. Homework: • Complete your readings • Complete page 15 in the New Beginnings (NB) book • Complete exercise 2.1 (pages 26-27) in the St. Martin’s Handbook (SMH) • Complete exercise 7.2 (page 114) in the SMH • Writing assignment – choose a topic from exercise 5.2 on pages 62 -63 in the SMH • Must be a 5 paragraph essay

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