English 155

Teri TossponHeald College, Roseville

AgendaInterviews/Introductions

SyllabusGrammar Introduction

Diagnostic Essay“Quiz”

HW: Read handout & Grammar Assignments (Textbook)

Interviews & Introductions

• Choose a partner

• Write down their answers.o Ask as many questions as you can.

• Introduce your partner to the class. Give the answers

to 2-3 of the questions s/he answered.

• Classmates will be on the quiz next week.

Why is college important? What sets a college grad apart?

• Tells prospective employers you have the ability to start

a project and complete it.

• Exposes you to basic knowledge in different areas of

life so you don't have to relearn everything someone

else has already learned.

• Gives you a foundation on which to build in order to

develop your potential to the fullest.

My Teaching Style

Student-Centered Learning: Rigorous, Meaningful, Effectiveo Affective Filter – what stops you from learning?

o  How do you learn? Thinking about how you think = Metacognition

o Andragogy – the study of teaching adults

o Theory – The person doing the most work in the classroom is the

person learning the most.

How well do you think you can multi-task?

• Focuso Watch this video and follow instructions

• Invisible Gorillao You are NOT able to multi-task in college: HIGH LEVEL THINKING!

• Game: o Write Row 1, skip 3 rows then label

Row 2.

o In Row 1, write A. In Row 2, write 1.

in Row 1, Write B. In Row 2, write 2.

o First one to complete the ABC’s/123’s WINS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGQmdoK_ZfY – Video 2

Syllabus

• Team upo Read each section

o Discuss each section

o Highlight what you think will be important

o Develop a list of questions (if you have any)

• Quizzes on Syllabus

throughout the term

• All-class discussiono Attendance

o Class Policy

o Class Schedule

What do we KNOW about

syllabi

What do we need to know

from one

Diagnostic Essay

• You will now have 45 minutes to complete a short essay

(minimum 3-5 paragraphs)

• MLA format (10 points), completing assignment (40 points)

• Follow instructions on the handout.

• Submit to http://healdlogin.com or http://www.turnitin.com o You will need to see me, we will set it up with your preferred

email address (that will be your log in)

Class on the Web!

• Go to http://healdlogin.com

• Click on My Profile

• Check your email and change your password

Click on Courses to return

Select this

course!

Click on Meeting 1

Click on Diagnosti

cRead

instructions. Do your

prewrite & essay.

Then click here to

upload file

Homework

• Mini Research paper

Read “Parts of Speech” & Sentence Components and Classifications - pgs 543-548

Read “Errors with Verbs” pp. 549-555 (all) and do all practice sets (“Practicing what You’ve Learned” pgs 551-552 and 554-555).

Read “Sentence Fragments” pp. 564-565 and do practice Read “Run-ons” pp. 566-569 and do practice

Syllabus Scavenger Hunt

• Groups, partners or individually

1 per group.

• Use the syllabus and your notes to find the answers to the

Scavenger Hunt.

• Check your answers with Instructor

• The first group to complete the entire Scavenger Hunt

(correctly) will win a prize.