English+1A

=English 1A=

MW 6-7:50 PM
Colusa County Outreach Facility

English 1A – College Composition and Reading

Instructor: Melissa Gunby Phone: 530-508-6501 Mon/Weds: 6-7:50 PM e-mail: msgunby@gmail.com Office Hours: MW 8-8:30 PM website: mgunby.wikispaces.com

Development of analytical reading and the writing of college-level essays, including critical analysis, rhetorical forms, and collegiate research. Prerequisite: Satisfactory score on //Placement Examination// and appropriate skills and knowledge or a grade of "C" or better in ENGL 51.
 * Course Description: **

Over the course of this class you will v Develop and apply critical reading and critical thinking skills to writing v Demonstrate understanding that writing is a process v Write essays with a clear and supported thesis v Develop and apply self- and peer-editing skills, and revising methods v Demonstrate knowledge of MLA style and documentation v Participate in critical discussion v Pass a holistically scored department final exam
 * Course Goals: **

<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">This is a skills building course, and reading and writing will be at the center of the course. We will write several large assignments for this class, and do frequent in-class writing, along with homework and other small assignments.
 * <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Course Overview: **

<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">There will be assigned homework on an almost nightly basis. Homework will be a combination of assignments from the reader and handouts.


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<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Assessment: Holistically scored departmental final exam.


 * <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Required Texts and Materials: **
 * <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Please note: **<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">You are required to bring all materials to class on the appropriate day.

<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Chabon, Michael. //The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.// New York: Random House. 2000. Print. <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">ISBN: 978-0-8129-8358-6

<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Gray-Rosendale, Laura. //Pop Perspectives//. New York: McGraw/Hill, 2008. Print <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">ISBN: 978-0-07-293365-9

<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Hacker, Diana. //A Writer’s Reference: with exercises.// 6th ed. Boston, New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009. Print <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">ISBN: 978-0-312-66477-0

<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Notebook or loose-leaf binder paper for in class writing and note taking <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Pens, pencils, highlighters


 * <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Internet access is required for this class. All essays and drafts will be submitted online, and many course materials will be made available from the class website. **

<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Collegiate dictionary and thesaurus <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Floppy disk, flash drive, or some other external source to save your documents
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