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OFFICE HOURS:
MTW 4:00 - 5:00 P.M;
G Building, Room 115, Riverside Campus
PHONE: 245-7500 Ext. 3111 E-MAIL: volsen@rogue.cc.or.us
CLASS WEB
PAGE: http://www.oocities.org/violsen/wr10.html
PREREQUISITES: Placement in WR10 is determined by Asset or Compass
Test scores or by instructor's approval.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: WR10 is the first in a series of three
courses designed to help you develop the essential skills for
effective writing. In this course we emphasize sentence structure,
spelling, and grammar, which are all practiced in the context
of formal and informal composition. This is a four-hour, non-transferable,
credit course and is graded Pass/No Pass.
INTENDED
OUTCOME:
As your instructor, I intend
to create a classroom environment in which you can increase your
writing proficiency level. This means that by the end of the
term you will be writing compositions that are relatively free
of sentence errors and that also show a certain degree of organization.
FINAL ASSESSMENT: You will demonstrate the learning
outcome in the following manner:
- Maintain a portfolio that
includes all your compositions, spelling, and vocabulary activities.
See the handout: Portfolio Guidelines.
- Write a timed composition
in class and achieve a score of 3 or above. See Rubric.
- Take a final written sentence
skills test and pass with a score of 70% or above.
LEARNING
RESOURCES AND MATERIALS:
- For practicing sentence skills,
use the required workbook: Sentence
Skills with Readings, 2nd Ed. . John Langan. McGraw Hill.
- For improving spelling and
vocabulary, use the "Spelling and Vocabulary Supplemental
Materials" and your dictionary.
- For additional information
and interactive skills practice, log-on to our web page regularly:
http://www.oocities.org/violsen/wr10.html
- For improving thinking skills,
bring to class magazine and newspaper articles and share with
classmates.
- For creative writing activities,
bring to class photographs and magazine pictures.
CHECKLIST
FOR SUCCESS:
- Keep your portfolio up to
date. Revise old drafts frequently as you learn new skills.
- In addition to your portfolio,
maintain a "Learning Journal" for reflective writing
and informal communication with your classmates and me. This
is the place to solve writing problems, express your needs, and
discover subjects for writing formal compositions.
- Attend class regularly. We
are a community of writers and therefore must be present to support
one another. There is no way to make up for lost class time.
- Do your homework before coming
to class. Homework assignments are meant to supplement, not replace,
what we are learning in class. Classroom time is dedicated to
acquiring new skills, peer readings, group discussion, and guided
writing practice.
- Participate in group activities
and be willing to mentor, teach, and facilitate learning projects
or other activities.
- Visit our tutoring center
and libraries often. Take your portfolio with you, in case you
need assistance with a paper you are writing.
- Use vivid word pictures and
strong action verbs in every composition you write.
- Explore the Internet. Use
e-mail to communicate with your classmates and me.
- Check your papers against
the rubrics and scoring guides.
- Above all, read something
every day. Bring articles to class for discussion and for discovering
writing topics.
- Study and apply the keys in
the handout: "What Do Successful Learners Do?" by Ruth
Stiehl, PhD (Oregon State University).
CLASSROOM
POLICY: See Student
Code of Responsible Behavior in your packet.
STUDENT
SUPPORT SERVICES: If
you need assistance or specific accommodations from Student Support
Services, or if you would like more information regarding these
services, please see me after class.
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