August 25, 2015What is the average salary in the United States for a person with a bachelor’s degree?A. $32,478B. $46,159C. $58,613D. $62,782E. $70,426Compared to $31,283 for a high

school graduate!

Today’s Learning Objectives:

This class is practically impossible and will take more from you than any other class you have taken before (and probably more than any class you will take after)

You are more likely to be successful in this class if you work as a team

Questions about the Class Please write every question you

have about the class on the handout

Compare with the person sitting next to you

As a pair, compare with another pair

Number off to make eight groups

Syllabus Scavenger Hunt You will have three minutes

at each station to answer as many of your questions as you can

Please do not touch the paper!

Compare with Your Group See if your group found answers

to questions that you didn’t Think about other questions that

popped up Make a list on one piece of

paper per group of unanswered questions

Bring the list to me

Answering Questions As a Class

Do you have the answer to any of the questions on the board?

Do you have any questions about the answers that we need to add?

HANDOUT: SYLLABUS

Consider the Cost/Benefit Carefully!

This class is unique and I want you to think long and hard about your participation in it

You will be challenged and pushed to your limit, but you will have a lot of support

Ultimately, the responsibility for learning in this class falls on the student’s shoulders

Your goal should be developing as much as possible as a reader and writer, not simply passing

Costs The class is 3 hours a day, 2 days a week

for 16 weeks=96 hours in a classroom For each class hour, you should be

committed to 3 hours of time outside class=18 hours a week outside of class THAT’S A PART-TIME JOB!

Demanding workload

Benefits The class is 16 WEEKS rather than 3

SEMESTERS! You have the opportunity to move directly

into English 101A (transferrable English) after one semester

ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE IF THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH

THE COSTS!!!!!

Syllabus Agreement Do not do this right now! Read through the syllabus on your own Make sure you understand the difficulty

and the level of commitment you will need to have

Initial and sign where indicated and bring the agreement back Thursday

This is your first homework assignment and it will count as an assignment

HANDOUT: SYLLABUS AGREEMENT

HANDOUT: GETTING TO KNOW YOU

BREAK

Survival

You and your companions have just survived the crash of a small plane. Both the pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash. It is mid-January, and you are in Northern Canada. The daily temperature is 25 below zero, and the night-time temperature is 40 below zero. There is snow on the ground, and the countryside is wooded with several creeks criss-crossing the area. The nearest town is 20 miles away. You are all dressed in city clothes appropriate for a business meeting.

SurvivalYour group of survivors managed to salvage the following items:1. a ball of steel wool2. a small ax3. a loaded .45-caliber pistol4. a can of Crisco shortening5. newspapers (one per person)6. cigarette lighter (without fluid)7. extra shirt and pants for each survivor8. 20 x 20 ft. piece of heavy-duty canvas9. a sectional air map made of plastic10. one quart of 100-proof whiskey11. a compass12. family-size chocolate bars (one per person)Your task as a group is to rank the above twelve items in order of importance for your survival. List the uses for each. You have five minutes.

Survival In a group, agree on the ranking

of the items. You MUST come to an agreement

as a group. Rank the items and explain your

rationale. You have fifteen minutes.

SURVIVAL EXPLANATION

LIST YOUR TOP FIVE ITEMS ON THE BACK OF YOUR

GROUP PAPER

SURVIVAL RANKINGS AND RATIONALE

• To award points,   look at the ranking numbers on this answer sheet. 

• Award points to each team’s top choices according to the numbers here. 

• For example, the map would earn 12 points, while the steel wool would earn 2 points.

• Lowest score wins (and survives).

YOU HAVE SURVIVED A PLANE CRASH WITH THESE

PEOPLE…

…NOW SURVIVE THIS CLASS!

Survival Debrief Please answer the questions

honestly Your group will not see your

answers! We will work on this for five

minutes. Jot down quick answers to remind

yourselfDue Thursday

BREAK

Team-Building Exercise Get into new groups of four Build a pyramid out of the paper cups without

touching the cups with your hands or any part of your body (even if a cup falls over or on the floor)

We have only one rule: YOU CAN ONLY TOUCH YOUR STRING NO TOUCHING THE RUBBER BAND NO TOUCHING THE CUPS NO TOUCHING OTHER GROUP MEMBERS’ STRINGS

Each person hold onto one of the strings that is attached to the rubber band

Asking for Help You cannot succeed in this class without

help Sometimes asking for help is difficult

because we are proud Your assignment in the first two weeks is to

ask for help You can ask a peer, a PASS leader, an

instructor in the LRC, a Writing Mentor, me, or anyone else who is a resource

You can ask for help with any aspect of the class and you will have to tell me about your experience next Thursday

BEGIN TO LEARN EVERYONE’S NAMES

We will have a quiz next Thursday!

INSTAGRAM AND REMIND.COM

Today’s Learning Objectives:

This class is practically impossible and will take more from you than any other class you have taken before (and probably more than any class you will take after)

You are more likely to be successful in this class if you work as a team

Usually you will use the iClicker to tell me how well we did with the objectives, but today, just let me know as you leave.

Homework Get the book and materials Syllabus Agreement Getting to Know You

handout Survival Debrief Study for the syllabus quiz

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