R. Dollieslager's Weekly Schedule Spring 2019 English 111, M & W, 9:30 Thomas Nelson Community College Prof. D's email address: dollier@tncc.edu

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Mon & Weds Office Hours: 12:40-1:40, in room 207Q (my office)
Tues & Thurs Office Hours: 9:30-11 in The Tutor Zone, room 101 (library)
"By Appointment" Office Hours: 11-12:30, in Tutor Zone, room 101. Text me on Remind App for appt.
Remind App texting is the best way to contact me on or off-campus.
(I won't respond during classes, however.)
Office Phone: 757-258-6506

Email me at dollier@tncc.edu

Page last Updated: 8 January 2019, 7:00 p.m.

Grading Criteria for all Essays and projects, and the course syllabus

Week One

Monday 1/7/19

In-class activities: 1] Housekeeping: introductions and Remind.com 2] Compose three paragraphs (appx. 1 and 1/2 pages typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman) for the Pre-semester Reading Literacy Narrative diagnostic writing prompt.

Homework assignment for Wednesday, 1/9/19:

• Compose three paragraphs (appx. 1 and 1/2 pages typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman) for the Pre-semester Reading Literacy Narrative diagnostic writing prompt

Wednesday 1/9/19

In-class activities: 1] LMS: BBd rather than Canvas 2] Remind App: text 81010, class code is @eng111mws 2] Upload Literacy Narrative to BBd.

• Format: MS Word, Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced throughout
• Fully proof-read and edited for grammar and punctuation conventions. Use the Assistive Technologies to aid proof-reading and editing
• Due: C.O.B. 1/9/19, posted to BBd
• Points 2 pts. (by comparison, essays = 6 pts.)

Agenda item 3] Taking notes on readings using Cornell notes layout and an outline format. 4] Summarizing using Assistive Technologies: Speechnotes

"Formula" writing, annotated summaries (6 to 7 sentences):

• Analysis of the source for credibility (1 sentence)
• Assessment of the writer's credibility with regard to the subject matter (1 sentence)
• Three or four most important points made in the article (3 or 4 sentences)
• The writer's thesis (i.e., the recommendation) (1 sentence)

Homework assignments for Monday, 1/14/19:

• View: Email ettiquette and protocols videos. This advice is applicable not just to emailing professors and class colleagues, but applies to all of our in-class and outside-of-class communication (including Remind App and telephone conversations or messages).
• Read the course syllabus, which we will complete together by concensus next week (re: section VIII)
• Fill out the survey of your current documentation and research writing knowledge.
• Draft the annotation summaries for these five articles: (We will document them together in class on Monday)
  • "Research: College Students More Distracted Than Ever" Campus Technology, 1/20/16
  • "The Age of Distraction: Getting Students to Put Away Their Phones and Focus on Learning" Faculty Focus, 1/8/14
  • "Why Phones Don't Belong in School" Huffington Post, 4/12/16
  • "Texting and Tweeting in the Classroom: How Do They Impact Student Learning?" Science Daily, 4/6/15
  • "The Student Cellphone Addiction Is No Joke." Education Week, 4/16/16

Week Two

• Step 1: Go to http://nytimesineducation.com/register/ and fill out relevant content.  You must use your @tncc or @email.vccs.edu email when registering. 
• Step 2:  Once registered, faculty and students will go to http://nytimesineducation.com/ to log in.  

Homework assignment for Wednesday, 1/16/19:

• Complete and post (to BBd) the annotated bibliography of four articles on the effects of cell phone use on college students' grades and learning outcomes.
  • Grading criteria for annotated bibliography (6 points possible):
  • 1.5 pts. Format: The four works cited entries correctly follow MLA conventions and they are listed in alphabetical order, with the annotation below them in paragraph format.
  • 2 pts. Analysis of sources: Each annotation first assesses the credibility of each source (one sentence) and then the credibility of the writer (one sentence).
  • 1. 5 pts. Content: In four to five sentences the most important content of the article is described in a paraphrased summary.
  • 1 pt. Editing: The annotations have few if any grammatical or punctuation errors.
• Write a one-page statement of what your personal cell phone policy will be this semester with regard to use in class and during study (250-300 words). It will consist of three pargraphs: Your rationale, paraphrases from the reserch your rationale is based on, a clear statement of your understanding of the consequences or outcomes of your personal cell phone use policy.
• Syllabus quiz.

Wednesday 1/16/19
1] Submit Syllabus Quiz. 2] Discuss cell phone policies and agree to ours. Add it to the syllabus to finalize the syllabus. 3] Discuss Preparedness to Succeed survey outcomes. 4] View/discuss grade rosters from Fall 2018

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