English 1a 

Sections offered Spring 2024

I am not teaching English 1A in Spring 2024.

CATALOG DESCRIPTION

College reading, writing, and critical thinking with a major research component. Reading, writing, and research assignments are based predominantly on non-fiction texts. 

Prerequisites/corequisites/advisories:

Recommended Prep: Readiness for college-level English or ESL 188. 

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

1. Identify and implement reading strategies to interpret college-level texts.

2. Implement outlining and paragraphing strategies to compose and revise thesis-driven essays.

3. Employ revision strategies to improve sentence grammar.

4. Apply source integration strategies in writing.

Class Meetings

English 1A meets regularly, twice a week, on Ocean Campus.

Course Web Site

You will use the Canvas Learning Management system for assignment instructions, submitting assignments, viewing classmates' work, sharing resources, and viewing grades.  I can help with the course material and with some Canvas issues. But, if you need help uploading an assignment or with the mechanics of Canvas, you should reach out to Canvas help. 

Textbooks  

• Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People’s Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time by James Kilgore. The New Press, 2015. Purchase from the CCSF Bookstore, or from an online vendor as an e-book or hard copy. 

• Mind over Mood, Second Edition: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think by Dennis Greenberger and Christine Padesky. The Guilford Press, 2015. Purchase from the CCSF Bookstore, or from an online vendor as an e-book or hard copy. 

Field Trips

None.

Important Dates

 [Find the following dates in the Instructional Calendar or in the online Schedule of Classes by hovering over the deadlines link next to your class listing.]

Dropping the Class

• First of all, I do not want you to drop the class. Please contact me immediately if you have any headwinds that are blowing so hard they are threatening to knock you off course. 

• I will work with you to come up with a plan that will enable you to stay in the course and succeed. However, if you find yourself still needing to drop the course, be aware that the date when you drop the class can variously affect your transcript and finances. 

• If you decide to discontinue this course, it is your responsibility to officially drop it to avoid getting no refund (after 10% of course length), a W symbol (after 20%), or a grade (after 60%). Typically, I only drop students myself at the beginning of the semester, if they are a no-show or miss several assignments in a row, in order to make room for other students who want to add. 

• In order not to be dropped as a No-Show, you will need to complete the Check-in Discussion by the end of the seventh calendar day after the class begins. 

• In order not to be dropped after your initial activity in the course, you must also participate in the first weekly Discussion by the end of the fourteenth calendar day after the class begins.

Course Syllabus