Work Plan DAY S16

WELCOME to the Spring 16, Daytime ESL 400/LIB 100 Academic Scholarship and Success Learning Community. Your Librarian instructor and I am excited to work with you this semester. Let's all work closely together so that we can accomplish our goals in high spirits. e
Contact me: gross@smccd.edu or 650-306-3416, Office Hours: M/W, 11-12 in 3-235, TH 6-7 or by appointment. 


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ESL 400/LIBR 100 Spring 16 Work Plan DAY  

Check daily for current info. Bring essay packet, Hacker text and electronic copies of your work to each class. 

Week

(LIBR 100)

Monday   (ESL 400)

Wednesday   (ESL 400)

1

1/20

 Intro

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE


 

INTRODUCTIONS & COURSE INFO
HW: 1) Obtain/order textbooks; 2) read Joy and identify three-five vocabulary words you would like to discuss. Q: Why did the author chose this particular word? 3) Write (type or by hand) me a SHORT letter about your name to turn in

2

1/25-1/27

 Topic: Plagiarism and Citation

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE
LEARNING ABOUT ESSAY STRUCTURE

HW:  Brainstorm a significant learning experience electronically to upload in class (errors and all!)
MEET IN THE LEARNING CENTER

 





HW: Read Draft a Working Thesis p. 18 & 19 and Building Effective Paragraphs from Rules for Writers in Hacker, p.50-52 or this online version. Q: How do the ideas and a thesis statement and topic sentences in these two sections connect to one another? 

3

2/1-2/3

 Topic:  Finding and Using Books

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE

 CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO INSTRUCTOR ILLNESS
ESSAY STRUCTURE

HW:  Read The Fourth of July by Audre Lorde, mark sentences you don't fully understand and develop 2 questions you'd like to discuss. 2) Bring Hacker text to class!

4

2/8-2/10


 Topic:  eBooks

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE
ESSAY 1 PLANNING AND PREP
HW: 1) Review Fish Cheeks  by Amy Tan 2) Read Always Living in Spanish --underline golden lines to share. Bring your Hacker book to class!  

.ESSAY 1 PLANNING AND PREP

HW: Long weekend: Identify a golden line from Living in Spanish, Fourth of July or Fish Cheeks and and write a paragraph+ about your connection to it, upload to turnitin.com  2)  Before next class, take the diagnostic on Exercise Central. 3) Be sure to bring Hacker text to next class. 

5

2/15-2/17

Topic:  Gale Virtual Reference Library

Annotated Bibliography Done in Class

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE
HOLIDAY



 

HW: Do more brainstorming and develop/polish your ThS to bring to class. Choose a quote that you will incorporate into your essay. 
ESSAY 1 PREP AND GRAMMAR

 

HW Prepare Essay 1, Draft 1, re-read it; bring to class in soft (google drive, flash drive or emailed to yourself) and hard copy format.

6

2/22-2/24


 Topic:  Google, Wikipedia, and Evaluating Information

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE
ESSAY 1, D1 DUE
Essay Review and Uploading
Grammar Work: 

HW: Begin your Exercise Central work.  

SEMINAR PREP & INTRODUCTIONS
Essay 1 check in! 
Exercise Central Check in


HW: Reread your selected research article and take annotated notes. Work on Exercise Central Plan

7

2/29-3/2


 Topic:  Citing Websites 

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE
GRAMMAR Work & SEMINAR PREP
Improving your Essay 1
HW: Polish your Essay 1 draft and bring electronic copy to class on Wednesday. Work on your Seminar presentation

 

ESSAY 1, D2 DUE & ESSAY 2 PLANNING AND PREP

HW: Continue working on Research Facilitation Assignment for presenting on 3/9 and finish reading Learning to Read and Write by Frederick Douglass; 

8

3/7-3/9


 Topic:  In-Text Citations 

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE
SEMINAR AND PREP

HW:  Finish prep for seminar and read 

SEMINAR AND ESSAY 2 PREP

 Preparation for ESL 400 Survey

HW. Read Hidden Intellectualism by Gerald Graff; identify golden lines to share and decide on a possible E2 topic

9

3/14-3/16

Topic: Opposing Viewpoints

 

Annotated Bib 2 Due

 


For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE
ESSAY 2, PREP/PLANNING

HW: Read Blue Collar Brilliance by Mike Rose and identify golden lines to share.


ESSAY 2 PREP/PLANNING HW:  Finish Exercise Central exercises, review Hidden Intellectualism and Blue Collar Brilliance 


10

3/21-3/23
Topic:  Newspapers, Magazine, and Academic Journals

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE
ESSAY 2 PLANNING AND PREP

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HW: Review your research, brainstorming and the background readings you've done to develop your working thesis statement for Essay 2 for posting in class.
ESSAY 2 FINAL PREP 


HW: Finish Essay 2 for upload on Monday after spring break--Important: Bring both a hard copy and a soft copy! Complete yourEditing Log for Essay 1


SPRING BREAK is March 27-April 2

11

4/4-4/6


 Topic:  Peer-Reviewed Articles

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE
ESSAY 2 DUE AND MIDTERM ESSAY PREPARATION
HW: Finish reading Brainology, 

MIDTERM ESSAY PREP preppprepaP
HW:  Polish your ThS, quote and Work Cited list for Midterm in-class essay

12

4/11-4/13

Topic:  Academic Search Premier


For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE
MIDTERM ESSAY 
  • Assignment given for Essay 3: Social Ethics/Social

HW: Read Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell ; identify golden lines to share
ESSAY 3 PLANNING AND PREP
HW:1)  Revise Essay 2, draft 1 (bring electronic version) for upload next class and read Letter carefully in prep for seminar 

13

4/18-4/20


 Topic:  Super Search and More Databases

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE
ESSAY 3 PLANNING AND PREP & GRAMMAR

HW: Finalize preparations for Letter Seminar
 

 
ESSAY 3 PLANNING AND PREP

HW:  Prepare for Share your research day! 

14

4/25-4/27

Topic:  TBA

Final Annotated Bib Due

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE

 

   
ESSAY 3 PLANNING AND PREP

HW:: Prepare a ThS for Essay 3 to share
ESSAY 3 & PORTFOLIO WORK

HW: Finish Essay 3 for upload at next class. 
 

15

5/2-5/4


 Topic:   TBA

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE
ESSAY 3 DUE and 4 PLANNING AND PREP

HW: Read My LIfe's Sentences and identify golden lines to share
ESSAY 4 PLANNING AND PREP
HW: Finish reading Mosley's For Authors, Fragile Ideas Need Loving Everyday and Sontag's Directions: Write, Read, Rewrite and identify golden lines to share

16

5/9-5/11


 Topic:  MLA Review

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE
ESSAY 4 PLANNING AND PREP

HW: Review Essay 4 Readings; identify potential quotes; develop ThS for Essay 4 to share! 
ESSAY 4 PLANNING AND PREP

HW: Prepare for the in-class final; you can bring: 

17

5/16-5/18


 Topic:  MLA Test

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE

Proactive Registration 



HW: Update your portfolio. (See Portfolio Rubric & SAMPLE : One, Two Upload E4 to ePortfolio for portfolio presentations on final at 8:10-10:40 am Monday, May 23 and see Prepare for your Portfolio Presentation

If you have time to fill out: Permission to use your work! 


  
ESSAY 4 IN-CLASS WRITING





18

5/23-5/25


Finals

For this week's Readings and Assignments CLICK HERE
FINAL- Sharing ePortfolio links(Private only to me) 
See Portfolio Rubric 
from 8:10-10: 40 in 13-11
Happy Summer!
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Summer Dates and Plans, developed by Prof. Julie Carey
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