Student Learning Outcomes for English 062 Online (Basic Writing Skills)

Student Learning Outcomes for English 062 online (Basic Writing Skills)

Fall 2011

Week 1 / This is what you will learn:
o Familiarity with Blackboard courseroom
o MLA format test
o Expectations about college-level reading
o Orientation toward academic writing style
This is what you will do:
1. Cruise the courseroom and read every file you can.
2. Correct and submit MLA format test (open for weeks 1-2-3).
3. Read p. 562-565 to learn how to handle the reading assignments.
4. Read p. 5-143 for review (open for weeks 1-2-3).
5. Download and learn from “What is Academic Writing?” / Points
MLA format test (5)
Week 2 / This is what you will learn:
o Subjects and verbs
o Fragments and run-ons
o Regular and irregular verbs
o Syllabus and course policies
o Tips to succeed in this course
o College-level reading and discussion
This is what you will do:
1. Read the first set of four GMP chapters and answer the questions.
2. Download and learn from “Fragments and Run-ons.”
3. Take the corresponding GMP quiz for each chapter once.
4. If the GMP score is not 9 or 10, study and then take it a final time.
5. Read syllabus and take Syllabus Scavenger Hunt quiz (open weeks 1-2).
6. Read Wisdom Wall.
7. Read “I Became Her Target” and participate in RR #1 (open weeks 2-3). / Points
4 GMP
Quizzes (10 each = 40)
SSH quiz (15)
RR #1 (5)
Week 3 / This is what you will learn:
o Subject-verb agreement
o Pronoun agreement and reference
o Pronoun types
o Adjectives and adverbs
o College-level reading and discussion
This is what you will do:
1. Read the second set of four GMP chapters and answer the questions.
2. Download and learn from “Subject-Verb Agreement” and “Pronouns.”
3. Take the corresponding GMP quiz for each chapter once.
4. If the GMP score is not 9 or 10, study and then take it a final time.
5. Read “I Became Her Target” and participate in RR #1 (open weeks 2-3). / Points
4 GMP
Quizzes (10 each = 40)
RR #1 (5)
Week 4 / This is what you will learn:
o Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
o Capital Letters
o Numbers and Abbreviations
o Apostrophes
o College-level reading and discussion
o Review of topic sentences and thesis statements
o Review of standard paragraph development
This is what you will do:
1. Read the third set of four GMP chapters and answer the questions.
2. Download and learn from “Modifier Errors” and another on “Apostrophes.”
3. Download and learn from the lecture on Apostrophes.
4. Take the corresponding GMP quiz for each chapter once.
5. If the GMP score is not 9 or 10, study and then take it a final time.
6. Read “How to Make It in College, Now That You’re Here” and participate in RR #2 (open weeks 4-5).
7. Read Chapter 6 on exemplification.
8. Download and learn from “Topic Sentences and Thesis Statements” and another on “Standard Paragraph Development.”
9. Write and submit Paragraph #1 on exemplification. / Points
4 GMP
Quizzes (10 each = 40)
RR #2 (5)
Para #1 (10)
Week 5 / This is what you will learn:
o Quotation Marks
o Commas
o Other Punctuation Marks
o Commonly Confused Words
o College-level reading and discussion
This is what you will do:
1. Read the fourth set of four GMP chapters and answer the questions.
2. Download and learn from “Don’t Be Confused!” and another on “Comma Trauma.”
3. Download and learn from the lectures on commas, quotation marks, other punctuation marks, and the “Brief Overview of Punctuation.”
4. Take the corresponding GMP quiz for each chapter once.
5. If the GMP score is not 9 or 10, study and then take it a final time.
6. Read “How to Make It in College, Now That You’re Here” and participate in RR #2 (open weeks 4-5). / Points
4 GMP
Quizzes (10 each = 40)
RR #2 (5)
Week 6 / This is what you will learn:
o Review of 16 GMP chapters
o College-level reading and discussion
This is what you will do:
1. Review and prepare for the Midterm Exam on the 16 GMP chapters.
2. Read “Propaganda Techniques in Today’s Advertising” and participate in RR #3 (open weeks 6-7).
3. Read Chapter 8.
4. Download and learn from “A Quick Review of Topic Sentences.”
5. Write and submit Paragraph #2 on description. / Points
Midterm (20)
RR #3 (5)
Para #2 (10)
Week 7 / This is what you will learn:
o Active and Passive Voice
o College-level reading and discussion
o Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses
This is what you will do:
1. Download and learn from “Active and Passive Voice.”
2. Read “Propaganda Techniques in Today’s Advertising” and participate in RR #3 (open weeks 6-7).
3. Download lecture on “Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses.” / Points
RR #3 (5)
Week 8 / This is what you will learn:
o Comparison or contrast
o Consistent verb tense
o College-level reading and discussion
This is what you will do:
1. Read Chapter 11.
2. Download and learn from “Consistent Verb Tense.”
3. Read “What’s Wrong with Schools?” and participate in RR #4 (open weeks 8-9).
4. Write and submit Paragraph #3 on comparison or contrast. / Points
RR #4 (5)
Para #3 (10)

After the midterm, this is the second half of the course:

Week 9 / This is what you will learn:
o College-level reading and discussion
o Introductions for essays
This is what you will do:
1. Read “What’s Wrong with Schools?” and participate in RR #4 (open weeks 8-9).
2. Download and learn from “Introductions for Essays.” / Points
RR #4 (5)
Week 10 / This is what you will learn:
o College-level reading and discussion
o Definition
o Hyphen Use
This is what you will do:
1. Read “Here’s to Your Health” and participate in RR #5 (open weeks 10-11).
2. Read Chapter 12.
3. Write and submit Paragraph #4 on definition.
4. Download lecture on “Hyphen Use.” / Points
RR #5 (5)
Para #4 (10)
Week 11 / This is what you will learn:
o College-level reading and discussion
o Conclusions for essays
o College-level essay development
o Paraphrase, summarize, and quote
o SafeAssign practice
This is what you will do:
1. Read “Here’s to Your Health” and participate in RR #5 (open weeks 10-11).
2. Read Chapters 15, 16, and 17.
3. Download and learn from “Paraphrase, Summarize, and Quote.”
4. Download and learn from “Conclusions.”
5. Upload a document for SafeAssign practice. / Points
RR #5 (5)
SafeAssign (5)
Week 12 / This is what you will learn:
o College-level reading and discussion
o Essay practice
This is what you will do:
1. Read “How Can Cyberbullies Be Stopped?” and participate in RR #6 (open weeks 12-13).
2. Write and submit Essay #1 (open weeks 13-14).
3. Submit essay to SafeAssign to qualify it for grading (open weeks 12-13). / Points
RR #6 (5)
Essay #1 (30)
Week 13 / This is what you will learn:
o College-level reading and discussion
o Parallelism
o Sentence punctuation patterns
This is what you will do:
1. Read “How Can Cyberbullies Be Stopped?” and participate in RR #6 (open weeks 12-13).
2. Download and learn from “Parallelism.”
3. Download lecture on sentence punctuation patterns. / Points
RR #6 (5)
Week 14 / This is what you will learn:
o College-level reading and discussion
o Essay practice
This is what you will do:
1. Read “The Professor is a Dropout” and participate in RR #7 (open weeks 14-15-16).
2. Write and submit Essay #2 (open weeks 14-15-16).
3. Submit essay to SafeAssign to qualify it for grading (open weeks 14-15-16). / Points
RR #7 (5)
Essay #2 (30)
Week 15 / This is what you will learn:
o That feasting with family and friends is a great way to celebrate Thanksgiving.
This is what you will do:
1. Catch up if you need to do so. / Points
Holiday!
Week 16 / This is what you will learn:
o College-level reading and discussion
This is what you will do:
1. Read “The Professor is a Dropout” and participate in RR #7 (open weeks 14-15-16). / Points
RR #7 (5)
Week 17 / This is what you will learn:
o Comprehensive review of course since midterm
This is what you will do:
1. Review grammar since midterm and take final exam (open weeks 17-18). / Points
Final (20)
Week 18 / This is what you will learn:
o Grammar review
This is what you will do:
1. Take final exam if not already completed.