ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENT: ______________________________________

SEMESTER: __________________ INSTRUCTOR: ____________________________________

ENGLISH ▪ 1301 - LABS

The purpose of English-1301 Composition/Rhetoric I, is to improve each student’s reading, writing, and thinking skills. To
help students accomplish these goals, the course has a required lab component and this sheet lists some of the many
opportunities to help students fulfill this requirement. All students enrolled in English-1301 must complete 16 units of lab
work.

The course instructor may prescribe certain labs for everyone to do and others to meet individual or class needs. Instructors
will assign various due dates for various types of labs. The Writing Center consultants will sign your sheet for each session of
consultation, usually a 30-to-45 minute appointment. If you attend workshops, the instructor conducting the workshop will
sign your lab sheet. Some activities require a written response handed to the instructor within one week following the event or
activity. Consult your instructor any time you have questions. Many lab activities are the most beneficial if they are completed
early in the semester. These activities should complement in-class instruction and essay writing.

LAB CREDIT CAN BE EARNED BY CHOOSING SOME OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:

1. Hemingway Biography paper (compulsory) 3 lab units
2. Video Programs in LRC (and 1 to 1½ page typed summary) 3 lab units each
3. Grammar/Writing Workshops (see brochure for dates and times) 2 lab units each
4. Writing Center Consultations (report is furnished to instructor) 2 lab units each
5. Responses to question to be assigned by instructor on themes in
Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ (compulsory) 3 lab units
6. Written one-page response to film(s) to be assigned by instructor 2 lab units each

YOUR LAB WORK WILL HELP YOU IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

◊ Improve your writing style
◊ Improve the structure of a paper
◊ Help you express ideas clearly
◊ Help you improve your diction,
grammar, and sentence construction
◊ Help you generate ideas for papers
◊ Help you learn research methods and MLA documentation
◊ Help you listen, read, and write critically
◊ Help you be involved in civic, scholarly, and/or research
activities/projects

1. HEMINGWAY’S BIOGRAPHY PAPER

DATE TITLE OF ENTRY LAB CREDIT
______ _______________________________________________________________ ___________
______ _______________________________________________________________ ___________

2. VIDEO PROGRAMS IN THE LIBRARY (AT CHECK-OUT DESK) ▪

A ONE-PAGE TYPED SUMMARY/RESPONSE IS REQUIRED.

DATE TITLE OF VIDEO OR CD-ROM FOR ENGLISH-1301 STUDENTS. LAB CREDIT

________ _____________________________________________________________ __________
________ _____________________________________________________________ __________
________ _____________________________________________________________ __________
________ _____________________________________________________________ __________

Title include: How to Write an Essay, Creating an Outline, Guide to Peer Reviewing, Correct Citations and Works Cited,
Precision Writing Level A, Precision Writing Level B, Identifying Grammatical and Mechanical Errors, Who’s the Audience,
and other videos as the LRCs obtain them.
 3. GRAMMAR/WRITING WORKSHOPS:

(Plan to arrive early as seating is limited..)

DATE TITLE OF WORKSHOP PRESENTER’S SIGNATURE LAB CREDIT

________ _____________________________ __________________________________ ___________
________ _____________________________ __________________________________ ___________

4. WRITING CENTER CONSULTATIONS:

(Make an appointment by calling or going by the Writing Center at your campus.)

DATE ASSIGNMENT / AREA STUDIED WRITING CONSULTANT’S SIGNATURE LAB CREDIT

________ _____________________________ __________________________________ ___________
________ _____________________________ __________________________________ ___________
________ _____________________________ __________________________________ ___________
________ _____________________________ __________________________________ ___________

5. RESPONSES TO READINGS: ‘THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA’ BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY
(Instructor will assign question on themes in text.)

ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE LAB CREDIT

_______________________________________ __________________________________ ___________
_______________________________________ __________________________________ ___________
_______________________________________ __________________________________ ___________
_______________________________________ __________________________________ ___________

6. WRITTEN RESPONSE TO FILM(S) :

(Films assigned Oliver Twist , Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock movie classic) , and The Bucket List . A 1 to 1½ page
typed summary / response to the movie(s) watched is required.)

DATE TITLE OF FILM DUE DATE LAB CREDIT

_________ _____________________________ __________________________________ ___________
_________ _____________________________ __________________________________ ___________
_________ _____________________________ __________________________________ ___________
_________ _____________________________ ___________________________________ ____________

Student’s Signature: I have completed 16 units of lab work as indicated on this Lab Sheet.

_____________________________________________________________ ___________________________
Signature Date all Labs must be completed

Note: A minimum of 16 units is required. Instructor will assign appropriate due dates throughout the semester. Students
who do not complete the lab requirement will receive an incomplete course grade.