X Cel College Preparatory Program

Summer 2014
College Preparatory Writing/Reading
Summer 2014
Instructor: elly !olsom
" #ail: $%olsom&'(celeducation)org
P*one: 202(2+2(,,--
Re.uired Reading
/rticles and selections 0ill 1e pro2ided)
First Do No Harm3 4isa 5el$in3 166,) Selections)
Prere.uisites
7"8 or 9ig* Sc*ool 8iploma
Course 8escription
:*is course is %ocused on 1uilding collegiate le2el reading3 0riting3 and researc* s$ills)
Reading and 0riting assignments 0ill 1e assigned t*roug*out t*e course3 and students
0ill 1e e'pected to participate in reading re%lections/discussions) In addition 0e 0ill
spend time preparing to ta$e t*e /ccuPlacer and test(out o% non(credit 1earing courses)
:*e goal o% t*is class is to prepare t*e student %or t*e rigors o% college le2el "nglis*
classes3 and to de2elop t*e s$ills necessary to 1e success%ul in college) In addition to t*e
daily assignments t*roug*out t*e course o% t*e semester3 students 0ill 1e e'pected to
produce t*e %ollo0ing:
1) a narrati2e paper
2) an argument paper
,) a Po0erpoint
4) a port%olio
Course "'pectations
"ac* 0ee$ students 0ill 1e e'pected to:
1) Re2ie0 t*e 0ee$;s learning o1<ecti2es
2) Complete and su1mit *ome0or$
,) Participate in class discussions/acti2ities
4) Complete assessments
Students s*ould e'pect to dedicate , = *ours per 0ee$ to0ards *ome0or$)
Communication/Su1mission o% 0or$
!eel %ree to email me your assignments) >ou can also print assignments and su1mit t*em
2ia *ard copy) It is crucial t*at you contact me or a %ello0 classmate i% you miss class)
7rading
Class Sc*edule/:opic ?utline
:*is is a preliminary outline o% t*e class3 I reser2e t*e rig*t to ad<ust/c*ange t*e topics)
:*e due dates are pretty solid)
Wee$ o% #ay 14
(?rientation/sylla1us
(Po0erPoint 5asics
( Introduction Po0erPoint Presentation
(/ccuplacer :est
(@oca1ulary
9W: Reading on P*ineas 7ageA @oca1ularyA Class introduction 1rainstorm
Wee$ o% #ay 21
(7rammar/sentence structure
(Continued 0or$ Introduction Po0erPoint Presentations
(@oca1ulary BuiC
(#S Po0erPoint/email 1asics
( P*ineas 7age discussion
9W: !irst 8o Do 9arm c*apter E:58FA @oca1ularyA Class introduction PP: completion
Wee$ o% #ay 2-
(7rammar/sentence structure
(Introducation Presentations E#ay 2-F
(@oca1ulary BuiC
(Peer re2ie03 editing sym1ols3 criti.ue
(!8D9 8iscussion
9W: !irst 8o Do 9arm c*apter E:58FA @oca1ulary
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Hune 4
(Writing narrati2e papers guidelines
(@oca1ulary BuiC
("'amples o% narrati2e papers
(7rammar/Sentence structure re2ie0
(@oca1ulary BuiC
(!8D9 discussion
( Class 0e1page introduction and na2igation
9W: !8D9 C*apterA @oca1ularyA Darrati2e paper 1rainstorm or idea Eposting onlineFA :a'
8ocuments
Hune 11
(Darrati2e paper c*ec$(in
(7rammar/Sentence structure re2ie0
(@oca1ulary BuiC
(!8D9 discussion
( !/!S/ Completion
9W: !8D9 C*apterA @oca1ularyA Darrati2e paperA online 1oard post
Hune 1-
(7rammar/Sentence structure re2ie0
(@oca1ulary BuiC
(!8D9 discussion
( Dote ta$ing %or lectures practice
*Narrative paper due 3-4 pages (June 18)
9W: !8D9 C*apterA @oca1ularyA Darrati2e paperA online 1oard post
Hune 2=
(Introduction to argumentati2e papers and t*esis
( /rgumentati2e paper guidelines
(Citation and source 0or$s*op
(@oca1ulary BuiC
(!8D9 discussion
( !/!S/ Completion
9W: !8D9 C*apterA @oca1ularyA online 1oard postA argumentati2e paper
Huly 2
( Citation and source 0or$s*op
(@oca1ulary BuiC
(!8D9 discussion
(/rgumentati2e paper t*esis and topic due
9W: !8D9 C*apterA @oca1ularyA online 1oard postA argumentati2e paper
Huly 6
(Reading and responding to college te'ts
( Citation and source 0or$s*op
(@oca1ulary BuiC
(!8D9 discussion
(/rgumentati2e paper t*esis and topic due
9W: !8D9 C*apterA @oca1ularyA online 1oard postA argumentati2e paper
Huly 1+
( Citation and source 0or$s*op
(@oca1ulary BuiC
(!8D9 discussion
(/ccuplacer prep)
9W: !8D9 C*apterA @oca1ularyA online 1oard postA argumentati2e paper
Huly 1+
( Citation and source 0or$s*op
(@oca1ulary BuiC
(!8D9 discussion
(/ccuplacer prep)
*Argumentative paper rough draft due 5-7 pages
9W: !8D9 C*apterA @oca1ularyA online 1oard postA argumentati2e paper
Huly 2,
( Citation and source 0or$s*op
(@oca1ulary BuiC
(!8D9 discussion
(/ccuplacer prep)
9W: !8D9 C*apterA @oca1ularyA online 1oard postA argumentati2e paper
Huly ,0
( Citation and source 0or$s*op
(@oca1ulary BuiC
(!8D9 discussion
(/ccuplacer prep)
9W: !8D9 C*apterA online 1oard postA argumentati2e paper
/ugust +
(!8D9 %inal discussion
(/ccuplacer e'it e'am
(De't steps
*Argumentative paper due 5-7 pages (Wednesda! August ")