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                         Syllabus for 60A
                               SPRING 2011
 
Instructor: Dana Siciliano di Rende
Class: English 60A/ SPRING 2011/RCC
Day/Time/Room: Quad 122, MW 12:30-2:35
Webpage: http://danad_rcc.tripod.com
Email: Danangelorum@gmail.com
Tel.: 951-452-5000
Office Hours: By appointment



This syllabus is subject to modification and revision.
Welcome to English 60 A. By enrolling in this course you are beginning a journey toward the mastery of writing/communication skills—a most important way of experiencing your personal power in the world. By participating fully you will most certainly evolve significantly as a writer—a tremendous benefit for future college work, and for work in the post-college environment.
Learning Outcomes; We will examine/review/demystify grammar, parse, write paragraphs, short essays (as homework and in class) and learn to correct the common pitfalls in formal writing.
Arriving late or leaving early constitutes an absence. If you need to be absent and know this ahead of time, please inform me and “I was absent” does not constitute a valid excuse for missing assignments. In-class writing exercises cannot be missed, made-up, and are required to pass the course. Missed in-class writing exercises will be graded as an F. It is recommended that you obtain the phone numbers of two or three classmates in case you need the assignment information. All homework will also be posted on this class website. No ear pieces or cell phones, unless medical in nature. If you have a disability, please contact DPS. Late papers are not accepted, unless you have notified me in advance. No exceptions.
Grading: Parsing=10pts//Quizzes=10 pts//midterm= 10 pts// 3 para =20 pts// 3 para =25pts final exam =125 pts total =200 pts
All assignments will be equitably distributed over the semester, with students helping select desired due dates. There will be peer-review of essays, group work, drafts. All writing assignments must be typed or word-processed—no exceptions. There will be a quiz every week, approximately.
Calendar:
Week One: Parsing
Week Two: Parsing/Timeline
Week Three: Parsing/Timeline/
Week Four: parsing/Timeline/writing
Week Five: parsing/Timeline/writing
Week Six: Timeline
Week Seven: Timeline
Week Eight: Timeline
Week Nine: Timeline
Week Ten: Grammar Exercises, review
Week Eleven: Grammar Exercises, review
Week Twelve: Grammar Exercises, review
Week Thirteen: Grammar Exercises, review
Week Fourteen: Grammar Exercises, review
Week Fifteen: Writing
Week Sixteen: Writing
Week Seventeen: Writing
Week Eighteen: Writing
Writing assignments interspersed throughout semester

PLEASE BE SURE TO FINISH ALL YOUR LAB HOURS (18) IN THE WRC STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Students will demystify grammar, learn to parse all sentence types, learn all English verb tenses and their relationships to one another on the Timeline, learn the use of gerunds and infinitives, proper punctuation, paragraph and essay format, the avoidance of slang in writing, and develop the ability to produce correct and complex sentences with dependent clauses , paragraph and essay unity.
Students will receive grammar assignments, writing assignments, and engage in in-class writing exercises.
If you have any questions, use this email address to communicate with Prof. DiRende: danangelorum@gmail.com

Welcome to English 60A.


IMPORTANT!!! (see below)
 
TIP:  "past" is a NOUN and ADJECTIVE & refers to the past
ex.      "past history;" "The Medieval period occurred in the past"
         "passed" is a VERB, and is an action word
ex.      He passed me on the freeway: he passed the book to her,
he passed the test
 
TIP:  NEVER use an apostrophee to make a plural!!!!!
ex.  WRONG: the student's ran
        RIGHT: the students ran.
 because...
An apostrophee is for possessives
ex.    RIGHT: Bob's car
 
TIP:   This "of" animal does NOT EXIST!!!!!    Nooooooo!
ex.   WRONG:  I would of gone  (ouch!!)
        RIGHT:  I would have gone.
because...
"I would have gone" is the PresentPerfect (" have"+ past participle).  Look at your time- line! (click on this link to see timeline).
ex. Present;                         I go
     Past:                              I went
     Future:                           I will go
     Present Perfect:              I have gone
     Past Perfect:                   I had gone
     Future Perfect:                I will have gone
 
TIP: NEVER NEVER use "WENT" with "have"
ex. WRONG: I have went  (ouch, & re-ouch!!)
        RIGHT:  I have gone
because...
"have gone" is present perfect and requires the past participle (gone), not the past (went).
         ex. Present                      Past                          Past Participle
                go                            went                          gone

Homework:
2/16/2011: Bring Thesaurus and dictionary to class
2/28/2011: Quiz on Parsing Symbols and parsing
2/28/2011: Do # 1-13 and turn in as homework (typed)
3/7/2011: go to google, type in "Once More to the Lake", and parse the first paragraph up to the word "Month".Type, double-spaced, and parse by hand.

3/9: Parse, typed, "Once More to the Lake" from Google, from "I have", to "woods"
3/14/2011: Parsing quiz

3/23: Write 1,2,3 S., and 1,2,3 P. for 10 verbs of your choosing., using 5verbs in the PRESENT, and 5 verbs in the Present Cont.
3/30: Walk four verbs through the Timeline (break, beat,arise,awake), 3rd Sing and 3rd pl.


3/28: Print up Past Participle List from Google and memorize from "Arise" to "Come". There will be a quiz
Quiz on 1-6 on the Timeline

3/4: Memorize from grow to "shake" from past part. list on Google, and study and review from1-10 on Timeline. Quiz

3/20: Memorize entire past part list, both red and orange colums. Quiz. :)

Write a paragrph in the past, past cont. (yesterday) and the past perfect, past perfect cont. (the day before yesterday), and present perfect, pres. perf. cont. (true today, true yesterday).
NOTE: FINAL EXAM JUNE 6 at 11 am. Bring BLUEBOOKS, thesaurus and dictionaries

5/4: Bring in a typed, double-spaced, 12 font, i-inch margined, paragraph (at least one/half page about one of the following: Peer review
1. My favorite person (why)
2. My favorite pet (why)
3. My favorite President (why
) Final version is due on Monday--5/9.


Dear Students: As you know, we have completed all the course content for your 60a course--the Parsing, the Timeline, the past part list, Verb usage, walking verbs through the Timeline, and have been dedicating ourselves exclusively to writing and writing exercises. This will continue as preparation for your final in-class writing assignment on Finals Day.


NOTE: Class is cancelled for 5/23, Monday. Wed. 5/25 there IS class.Final on 6/6 at 11:00