GE 1416English CompositionMs. Isaacson

Instructor Information:

Chelsea Isaacsone-mail: chelsea.isaacson@remingtoncollege.edu

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