SYLLABUS FOR ECC ENGLISH 80 ~ Section 6025 ~ FaLL 2008

M:Lab12:45- 1:46 p.m. Rm H203/Lec H204 1:49-2:50 ~ W:Lec12:45-2:50 p.m. Rm_H204

INSTRUCTOR INFO: MRS. BURRUSS (OR MRS. “B”)  (310) 532-3670 ~ EXT. 4404

Messages USUALLY checked within 48 hours M-W throughout the semester.

Please call any time you want to; this is a voicemail system.

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My rules are the way they are to protect the learning environment of the classroom. Please follow them to give everyone respect and the chance to do the best that they can!

If you plan to drop the class, PLEASE notify me and your study buddies! I am here to help you!

CLASSROOM POLICIES (Please see the ECC Student Code of Conduct for more information):

RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER is my pet peeve!

  • LANGUAGE AND DISCUSSION MUST BE APPROPRIATE
  • STUDENTS MUST NOT BE A DISTRACTION TO OTHERS
  • NO PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES, ACADEMIC OR OTHERWISE
  • NO UNNECESSARY NOISE OR DISRUPTIONS DURING CLASS OR LAB TIME ~ CLICKING PENS, CELL PHONES, TEXTING, MUSIC/HEADSETS, etc. Personal Headsets may be used for Computer Reading Programs only!
  • PHONES LEFT ON MAY BE ANSWERED BY ME!
  • POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES FOR LACK OF RESPECT
  • REPORT FILED ON PERMANENT RECORD WITH THE DEAN OF STUDENT SERVICES
  • SUSPENSION FROM CLASS
  • BEING DROPPED FROM THE COURSE.

FOOD AND DRINK ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE CLASSROOM OR COMPUTER LAB. ROACHES LIKE CRUMBS!

  • A SPORTS WATER BOTTLE WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE CLASSROOM ONLY
  • STEP OUTSIDE THE DOOR OF THE LAB TO DRINK WATER

CHEATING (INCLUDING PLAGERISM) WILL NOT BE TOLERATED

  • ZERO ON THE ASSIGNMENT or TEST
  • BEING DROPPED FROM THE COURSE
  • A FORMAL RECORD OF THE INCIDENT WILL BE FILED WITH THE DEAN OF STUDENT SERVICES.

REMEMBER, COPYING WILL NOT RESULT IN LEARNING OR A FEELING OF PRIDE FOR YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. ALLOWING A STUDENT TO COPY FROM YOU KEEPS THE OTHER STUDENT FROM LEARNING, THEREBY HURTING THEM, NOT HELPING THEM.

The student who does the work learns!

CLASS MEETINGS: CLASS BEGINS PROMPTLY AND WILL NOT END EARLY! IT IS YOUR COMMITMENT TO BE IN CLASS THE ENTIRE TIME AND PLAN OTHER ACTIVITIES ACCORDINGLY. THESE INCLUDE EATING, WORK, BUS/CAR SCHEDULES, & APPOINTMENTS FOR YOURSELF AND OTHERS, ETC.

IMPORTANT: BE RESPECTFUL, ATTEND CLASS, AND DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK!

NOTE: QUESTIONS ASKED DURING CLASS TIME OFTEN BENEFIT OTHER STUDENTS AS WELL. AS YOU STUDY, PLEASEWRITE DOWN YOUR QUESTIONS SO THAT THEY MAY BE ANSWERED IN CLASS.

INFORMATION MAY CHANGE

  • HAVE AT LEAST TWO STUDY BUDDIES (CORRECT YOUR CARD WITH ME IF THEY CHANGE)
  • TAKE NOTES/HANDOUTS FOR EACH OTHER (IF ABSENT)
  • HOMEWORK MUST BE IN ON TIME (email it, get it in early, drop it off)

If you are absent,YOU ARE RESPONSIBLEFORTHAT CLASS ANYWAY! THIS INCLUDES GETTING YOUR HOMEWORK TURNED IN ON TIME AND GETTING NOTES FOR WHAT YOU MISSED! USE YOUR STUDY BUDDIES!

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND EXPECTATIONS:

I will guide you to work to IMPROVE your GENERAL READING, WRITING, AND THINKING ABILITIES THROUGH INCREASING THE FOLLOWING SKILLS: COMPREHENSION, VOCABULARY, READING SPEED, THINKING & WRITING PROCESSES, ESSAY AND OBJECTIVE STUDY SKILLS, AND TEST-TAKING TECHNIQUES. THESE SKILLS ARE NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS.

JOHN LOCKE WROTE, “READING FURNISHES OUR MIND ONLY WITH MATERIAL AND KNOWLEDGE. IT IS THINKING THAT MAKES WHAT WE READ OURS.”

HOW TO PASS THIS CLASS: THIS IS A CREDIT/NO CREDIT COURSE.

TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE, YOU MUST REACH 2 GOALS:

1. ACHIEVE AT LEAST 70 %, OR A LETTER GRADE OF “C” OR BETTER ON COURSE WORK (HINT: set your goal for at least 90% ~ seePOINTS ADDED)

2. ATTAIN A RECOMMENDED SCORE ON AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
STANDARDIZED EXIT EXAMS.

ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE ON THE DRP TEST OR A PASSING GRADE OF 75% OR HIGHER ON THE FINAL EXAM

POINTS ADDED: I WILL ADD POINTS TO YOUR DRP ASSESSMENT BASED ON YOUR OTHER COURSEWORK GRADES AS FOLLOWS:

“A” (90-100%) = 3 POINTS, “B” (80-89%) = 2 POINTS, AND “C” (70-79%) = 1 POINT

3. PRIORITIZE YOUR GOALS AND MANAGE YOUR TIME TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

  • THE CLASS WILL REQUIRE YOUR COMMITMENT TO SPEND APROXIMATELY6-12 HOURS PER WEEK OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM ON HOMEWORK
  • TO IMPROVE YOUR READINGSKILLS, YOU MUST DO A GREAT DEAL OF READING ON YOU OWN!

Please Note: If you feel that you are not ready to make a commitment to these requirements, or if you do not want to put in the effort, you should do the following four things: return my paperwork, let me know, sign out, and drop the course immediately. I will then be able to add a student who is waiting to add the class.

SUPPLIES: *OLD BOOKS WITH ANSWERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!*

BRING TO CLASS DAILY OR LOSE POINTS FOR NOT BEING PREPARED:

Reading Book (R): GROUNDWORKFORCOLLEGE READING WITH PHONICS Broderick/Langan, Townsend Press – 4th Edition

Vocabulary Book (V): GROUNDWORK FOR A BETTER VOCABULARY Johnson/Mohr/Goldstein, Townsend Press – 3rd Edition

Books to Read: FICTION: SEEDFOLKS by Paul Fleischman
NON-FICTION: Making the Most of Your Life Townsend Press Library (to be supplied by me ~~)

MRS. “B’s” ENGLISH 84 LAB PACKET (Lavender cover)

#2 PENCIL with eraser, A RED (OR BRIGHTLY COLORED, EASY TO SEE) PEN or PENCIL, and a STAPLER with STAPLES!

HANDOUTS (AS PROVIDED), A DICTIONARY(w/pronunciation key), and
SCANTRONS (ParScore F1712 -1 PER TEST-)

SUGGESTED EXTRA ITEMS:

  • Approximately 200 3X5 CARDS FOR VOCABULARY USE
  • ENGLISH AT HAND –Townsend Press (or another grammar book, such as A Writer’s Reference by Diana Hacker)

ATTENDANCE & PUNCTUALITY~ MANDATORY AND WORTH POINTS

ATTENDANCE DROPS = 5 TARDIES OR LEAVING EARLY, OR 3 ABSENCES

  • COME TO CLASS AND BEON TIME = 5 POINTS PER DAY
  • ATTENDING CLASS MEANS THAT YOU ARE IN YOUR SEAT, ATTENTIVE, AND READY TO PARTICIPATEIN LEARNING!
  • PERFECT ATTENDANCE = 10 BONUS POINTS ~  ~(NO TARDIES, EARLIES, OR ABSENCES)
  • TARDIES = LOSS OF POINTS (DISCRETION OF INSTRUCTOR)
  • OVER 5 TARDIES = DROP FROM THE COURSE
  • LEAVING THE CLASSROOM DURING CLASS TIME OR EARLY WILL RESULT IN A TARDY!
  • *TARDY OR EARLY – SIGN IN OR OUT TO AVOID AN ABSENCE!
  • ABSENCES: LOSS OF POINTS + OVER 3 = DROP FROM THE COURSE
  • SLEEPING, DOING HOMEWORK FOR ANOTHER CLASS, ETC. WILL RESULT IN AN ABSENSE AND LOSS OF POINTS!
  • WHEN YOU RETURN TO CLASS,TELL ME IF YOU WERE SICK
  • GET INFO FROM YOUR STUDY BUDDY OUTSIDE OF CLASS TIME

NOTE: YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING YOUR WORK HANDED IN ON TIME, UPDATING CHANGES IN THE SCHEDULE OR ASSIGNMENTS, AND FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION MISSED IN CLASS WHETHER YOU’RE IN CLASS OR NOT! BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR ECC EMAIL AND SCHOOLNOTES.COM AS WELL!

ROOMS “C” AND “D” IN THE LIBRARY HAVE SOME OF OUR READING PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT IN THE OTHER LABS ON CAMPUS.

TESTS AND ASSIGNMENTS:

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ARE TO BE TYPED AT 12 TO 14 POINT FONT AND SPACED AT 1.5(EXCEPT FOR THE WEEKLY BOOK NOTES, ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS, OR IN CLASS WRITING)

ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED & SUBMITTED BY THE DUE DATE!

FULL CREDIT FOR ONE LATE ASSIGNMENT WILL BE GIVEN WITH AUTHORIZATION FROM ME WHEN TURNED IN BY THE FOLLOWING CLASS. (NOT USING THIS OPTION = 10 BONUS POINTS!)

ONLY ONE MAKE-UP (OR “SCORE BOOSTING”)VOCABULARY TEST MAY BE TAKEN AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER.

  • THERE WILL BE NO OTHER MAKE-UP TESTS!

GRADING:

THE FOLLOWING WILL AFFECT YOUR GRADEON COURSEWORK (70% MIN):

HOMEWORK & IN CLASS ASSIGNMENTS (INCL. BOOK TEST NOTES)

TESTS: VOCABULARY, WORD PARTS, MIDTERM, BOOK, AND FINAL EXAM

THE LAB PORTFOLIO

THE ESSAY/SEEDFOLKS PROJECT

ATTENDANCE

PROPER & RESPECTFUL CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE

FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS

BONUS POINTS & EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES

TRACK YOUR OWN GRADE & KEEP ASSIGNMENTS!

TO FIND YOUR GRADE: DIVIDE YOUR POINTS BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS POSSIBLE (DO NOT INCLUDE BONUS POINTS IN YOUR POINTS UNTIL THE END OF THE COURSE). THIS WILL GIVE YOU A PERCENTAGE. YOUR TOTAL SHOULD BE AT LEAST .70 (OR 70%) FOR CREDIT IN THE CLASS. EXCEPT FOR THE FINAL EXAM, STANDARDIZED EXIT EXAMS (THE DRPs) DO NOT COUNT TOWARD THE 70% REQUIREMENT FOR COURSEWORK BUT MUST BE PASSED FOR CREDIT!

EXTRA CREDIT & BONUS POINTS:TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE RARE OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY WILL ADD TO YOUR OVERALL GRADE AND LEARNING.

Hint: Check out (zip 90506), be in class on time, and check your ECC email account regularly!