Class 1

EWRT 1A: Class 1

AgendaThe Course Description

and Details• What is a Hybrid Class?

• Syllabus

• Green Sheet

• Website

• Kaizena

WritingThe Argument

essay

What is a Hybrid Class?A hybrid class meets both in the classroom

and electronically. For this course, it means that we will meet twice a week for 2 hours and 15 minutes, and that you will complete the remaining four hours and thirty minutes of this five unit course on your own, via presentations on the website. We will not meet together; rather, you will simply go to the online presentations and work through them on your own. I will answer questions by email.

This work must be completed and posted on our class website before our next live class.

The Green Sheet:What you will find here

Course RequirementsAssignments and

valuesParticipation

Required MaterialsBooksComputer AccessOne Bluebook

Class PoliciesPlagiarismConduct and

Courtesy

The Class WebsiteHow to sign up for

an accountHow to post your

homework.

Texts and Required Materials:

Rise B. Axelrod and Charles R. Cooper, The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing 8th Edition

Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games.

A large blue book for in-class essay #1.

A Gmail account that you will be willing to share via Wordpress, Kaizena, and Google Drive

Requirements: Active participation in class discussions and regular

attendance. You will earn real points for your participation in activities.

Regular participation on the online portion of this class (50%).

Keeping up-to-date on the assignments and reading.

Formal writing: One in-class essay, Three out of class essays.

A series of homework posts to the class website

Reading quizzes, and in-class assignments.

Grading

Class Policies

Writing Submissions

1. Before you submit your essay, please save your file as your last name and the number 2, like this: Smith 2. That will help me keep your essays organized.

2. Submit your essay through Kaizena, a Google Drive add-on, at https://kaizena.com/palmoreessaysubmissiongmail. Or simply use the link on our class website home page. This system allows me to respond to your essay with both voice and written comments and to insert helpful links. 

3. Sign in to your Google Account and allow Kaizena access to your Google Drive.4. Click on the “Ask Dr. Kim Palmore for feedback” link.5. Choose your document from your Google Drive. You will be directed to a new

page to choose a delivery box from a drop down menu. 6. Add your essay to the appropriate EWRT 1A box (Essay #2, #3, or #4). Then,

click the “Ask for feedback” button again.7. Once I have graded your paper, you can view it by clicking on the

“conversations” link on Kaizena. 8. Click on the highlighted sections of the paper to find both audio and written

comments concerning your essay or links to materials that will help you improve your writing.

All out of class essays are to be submitted to me electronically before the due date.

Attendance:

Success in this course depends on regular attendance and active participation. Participation points will be part of our daily activities. If you are not in class, you cannot earn these points. You should save absences for emergencies, work conflicts, weddings, jury duty, or any other issues that might arise in your life.

It is your responsibility to talk to me your absences or other conflicts. Work done in class cannot be made up. Also, please arrive on time, as you will not be able to make up work completed before you arrive, including quizzes.

Late Work: I do not accept late work. You may receive an extension if you have an unavoidable and excusable reason, with documentation from a medical professional or another legal authority. Because of the short summer schedule, you cannot afford to get behind.

Conduct, Courtesy, and Electronic Devices:

Please speak freely and candidly; however, while your thoughts and ideas are important to me and to the dynamics of the class, you must also respect others and their opinions. Courtesy will allow each person to have the opportunity to express his or her ideas in a comfortable environment.

Courtesy includes but is not limited to politely listening to others when they contribute to class discussions or while they give presentations, not slamming the classroom door or walking in front of classmates giving presentations if you do arrive late, and maintaining a positive learning environment for your fellow classmates. To help maintain a positive learning environment, please focus on the work assigned, turn off all cell phones and IPods before class, and do not text-message in class. If your behavior becomes disruptive to the learning environment of the class, you may be asked to leave and/or be marked absent.

Academic Dishonesty:Plagiarism includes quoting or paraphrasing material without documentation and copying from other students or professionals. Intentional plagiarism is a grave offense; the resulting response will be distasteful. Depending upon the severity, instances of plagiarism may result in a failing grade for the paper or the course and possible administrative action. All assignments will be scanned and scrutinized for academic dishonesty. Please refer to your handbook for more information regarding plagiarism.

The Syllabus

SyllabusThe syllabus is a tentative schedule.

It may be revised during the quarter.

Use it to determine how to prepare for class. Week and Days

What we will do in class

Homework due before the next class

Project Title

Our class website is https://palmoreewrt1as.wordpress.com/In order to do the homework, you must establish an account. To make your own FREE Word Press account, go to Wordpress.com. The system will walk you through the steps to signup for a username or to set up your own user-friendly Word Press blog. Alternatively, you can sign into our website through Facebook.

If you prefer not to use your own name, you may use a pseudonym. Just make sure you sign in with YOUR Word Press username before you post on our class page so you get credit for your work. Please email me your username once you have established which account you shall use for the quarter.

If you cannot establish your website and username, please see me as soon as possible, and I will help you with the process. Much of our work will take place online, so establishing this connection is mandatory.

You may want to establish your new Gmail account before you establish your Wordpress username

http://ewrt1ahungergames.wordpress.com/

Class presentationsThe online presentation

portion of the class.Essay AssignmentsThe Green SheetThe Syllabus (The Daily

Plan)

• Some Reading Assignments

• Writing Tips

• Helpful Links

• Your Daily Homework Assignment (which is where you post your homework.)

Posting Online Course Work and Homework

On the front page of the website, you will find the course work and homework post after each class.

Below that post on the right, are the words “Leave a comment.”

Copy and paste your work into the box.

Click there and a comment box will open. Post your work in the comment box and click “Post Comment.”

Online Course WorkThis class is held 50% live and 50% online. This

means you will be responsible to cover half of the classes in this course on your own.

You will have written work associated with each online lesson.

To get credit for the online lesson, you must post your work before the live class meets the next time.

Homework

There is writing homework everyday in this class. This is both to help you think about your reading and to help you

produce ideas for your essays.

In order to earn an A on your homework, you must do the

following:• Complete all of the posts.

• Post them on time.

• Be thoughtful in your responses.

SuggestionsYour homework for this class is worth 150 points because it

requires significant work. Take this part of the course very seriously. It is easy to skip a few assignments, and then a few more, but failing the homework section of this class will be detrimental to your grade.

Make a word document for your homework. Write the assigned work there. Date it and record the post #. Revise and edit before you post. Post your homework in a timely manner. This will keep you on track by reminding you of how many you have done or missed.

At the end of the quarter, I will ask you to assess your work, so make sure you stay on top of what you have accomplished!

This class is going to be so easy!Is this class too hard?

Is this classHistory 10?

Will I be the teacher’s favorite?

Questions?

Let’s get ready to write!

You are headed into the woods for several weeks. The possibility that you will encounter carnivores, bad water, rough terrain, weather, insects, and poison ivy is very real. You are wearing jeans, a t-shirt, and tennis shoes. You have an empty daypack. From the lists on the next slides, choose which additional items you would take with you on your trip. Note in detail why you would choose these items.

Group 1 (Choose 2)

Blanket (one wool double)

Sleeping Bag (one single, nylon and down)

Two extra pair of socks (wool)

A rain coat (yellow)

Reflective heat jacket

Hiking boots (water proof)

Group 2 (Choose 1)

Waterproof matches (one box of 20)

An empty container/bottle (One gallon-plastic)

Rope (25 feet)

Tarp (8x10)

Iodine Tablets (one jar of 20)

Group 3 (Choose 1)

Bow & Arrows (6)

Small Knife (6” blade)

A large heavy sword (2.5 feet, 10 lbs.)

A hammer (common household type)

A fishing line & hook (100 feet of line and 3 hooks)

Group 4 (Choose 1)

A box of crackers (16 oz.)

A package of beef jerky (16 oz.)

A bottle of water (one gallon)

A package of cheese (16 oz.)

A bag of apples (10 small apples)

After you finish choosing your items, get into groups of three or four and discuss your choices. Explain your reasons for choosing your supplies to the other people in your group. It will behoove you to argue vigorously so you all understand the benefits of each item. When you have all settled on your final lists, make a list for yourself of what each person in your group is taking with him or her.

Write an essay arguing for the supplies you have chosen to take with you into the wild. Present the issue to readers, and develop an argument for the purpose of confirming, challenging, or changing your readers’ views on which supplies are the most important for survival. Your final essay should be around 500 words. You don’t need outside sources for this essay.

Essay #1: The argument essay: an in-class writing exam

Introduction and Thesis

Focus your presentation of the issue: Your introduction should explain to the reader both the situation you face and why you have limited resources.

Thesis: Compose a thesis that makes your position unambiguous, appropriately qualified, and clearly arguable. (Your thesis will likely be near the end of your introduction).

Body Paragraphs

Paragraph one: topic sentence supporting your first item.Give reasons for your choice and support them with

examples, scenarios, or anecdotes. 

Paragraph two: topic sentence supporting your second item. Give reasons for your choice and support them with

examples, scenarios, or anecdotes.

Additional Paragraphs: Repeat using the same or similar strategies

Counterargument:

Write a counterargument that addresses why you wouldn’t take the items the other people in your group think are very important. You should address specific tools others in your group chose to take. You may do this in each body paragraph as you argue for your choice, or you may do it as a separate paragraph after you finish arguing for your tools.

For example, you might start by writing, “while some people might prefer a sleeping bag, I found it to be a poor choice compared to the blanket.” Then you can explain why.

Conclusion:

If your adventure is over, describe how it ended and how you have recovered, suffered, or benefitted from it.

OR

If the adventure is ongoing, consider predicting your future in the wild. What are you chances of success?What do you see as your biggest challenge?How might you fail?

Homework Buy/Order: The Hunger Games and

The St Martin’s Guide to Writing.

Establish Gmail account

Make your Word Press Website username

Post #1: Your essay outline with a thesis

Bring a hard copy of your outline, a pen, and a blue book to our next face to face class and be prepared to take in-class essay test #1.