Welcome to EWRT 1A

Dr. Kim Palmore

Office F1-1L

ph. 408 674 3005

Agenda

The Course Description and Details

• Canvas

• Green sheet/Syllabus

• Kaizena

What is a Hybrid Class?

A hybrid class meets both in the

classroom and electronically. For this

course, it means that we will meet once

a week for 2 hours and 15 minutes, and

that you will complete the remaining 2

hours and 15 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. These

presentations must be completed in a

timely manner each week.

Using Canvas

We will use Canvas to communicate, see

grades, access course documents and

assignments, and submit homework.

As I informed you, our class is published on Canvas. You should be

able to access this course by logging into Canvas and using your

college credentials.

Go to https://deanza.instructure.com

Use your college credentials to log in.

You will be taken to the Canvas dashboard where you should see our

course: S17: English Composition

If you do not have access to this course via Canvas, please let me

know as soon as possible.

When you first log in to Canvas, the website will look

similar to this. Start by clicking on “pages” to enlarge

the framed picture part of the webpage.

Notice the expansion of the screen. Here you can

manage the primary page of the website via the

buttons on the header: Home, About, Course

Information, and so on.

Primary Page

From this same setting, you can navigate both the primary page

and the larger Canvas site. The links on the left of this view will

help you navigate the Canvas site. You can check your grades,

assignments, and announcements here. All the way to the left,

you will see your calendar, which is quick way to check due dates.

Canvas Navigation tools

Click on the three horizontal lines (the hamburger)

in this view to enlarge the primary page even

further.

This configuration makes the primary page the

easiest to navigate. Scroll down to see the whole

website and its many options here.

Class presentations

Essay Assignments

The Syllabus: Information,

Expectations, and Policies

The Syllabus: The Course

Calendar

Some Reading Assignments

Writing Tips

Helpful Links

Your Daily Homework Assignment

Look Under “Course Information” to find

The Syllabus: Part 1

Information, Expectations, and PoliciesCourse Requirements

Assignments and values

Participation

Required Materials

Books

Computer Access

One Bluebook

Class Policies

Plagiarism

Conduct and

Courtesy

Texts and Required Materials are

available online and in the De Anza

Bookstore.

Rise B. Axelrod and

Charles R. Cooper, The St.

Martin’s Guide to Writing 8th

Edition

Suzanne Collins. The

Hunger Games (Any

version, including Kindle).

A large blue book for in-

class essay #1.

This book is

inexpensive

on Amazon.

Don’t buy a

more

expensive

edition!

Course Requirements:

Active participation in class discussions and regular attendance. You will earn real points for your participation in activities.

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

Formal writing: one in-class essay; three out of class essays, the final two with research components.

A series of homework posts to the class website

Reading quizzes and in-class assignments.

Writing Submissions

Create your account. Go to Kaizena.com or simply use the link on our class

website home page. Click “Sign up.” Choose “Student.” Enter your group

code (you can find this on the right side of the website or in the slideshow

directions for how to use Kaizena).

Files are added to Conversations in Kaizena. To add a file to a conversation,

click the "Add File" button.

Once I have graded your paper, you can access it by going to the

“conversations” link in Kaizena. Click on the highlighted sections of the paper

to find both audio and written comments concerning your essay and links to

materials that will help you improve your writing.

We will discuss how to submit your essay in greater detail in the class before

your first essay is due. Feel free to go through the “Kaizena” presentation

under the “Create Accounts” tab on the Canvas webpage if you want to

preview the process.

All out of class essays will be submitted

electronically before the due date.

Your grades will be

available via canvas

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.

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.

Late Work: I do not

generally 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, not slamming the classroom door or walking in front of classmates 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 you must use your phone, please step outside so as to minimize disruption.

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: Part 2The Course Calendar

Syllabus

The syllabus is a tentative schedule.

It may be revised during the quarter.

Use it to determine how to prepare for class.

Project Title

Week and

Days

Homework

What we

will do

in

class

Homework There is writing homework for each

class meeting. 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 on time.

Be thoughtful in your responses

All homework will be posted under the homework panel on

our primary page on the Canvas site. Homework is due

before our next class meeting.

Posting Homework

On the front page of the website, you will find the

homework post after each class.

Below that post on the left is a “comment” link.

Click right on the word “comments,” and a

comment box will open. Scroll to the end of the

posted comments, and post your work into the

comment box; finally, click “Post Comment.”

Take a look at the website now

Suggestions

Your homework for this class is worth 100 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!

In order to do the homework, you must establish a username. To make your own FREE WordPress username, go to https://signup.wordpress.com/signup/?user=1. The system will walk you through the steps to get a WordPress username. 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 WordPress 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 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.

Your Username

Again, you can find this page at

https://signup.wordpress.com/signup/?user=1

How to take the quiz

You can easily take a quiz by

accessing the Quizzes page.

The questions will be shown

one at a time. The questions

are multiple choice,

true/false, and fill in the

blank. They are based on

this first presentation. You

may take the first quiz two

times. I will record the

highest score.

Please spend some time familiarizing yourself with

the website. Read the Information, expectations,

and policies portion of the Syllabus. Look over the

daily calendar. We will review course and college

policies at the beginning of our next meeting, after

you have familiarized yourself with the website

and course materials. Please be prepared for both

discussion and a question and answer period.

Explore Canvas and the

Primary Page

Buy/Order: The Hunger

Games and The St

Martin’s Guide to Writing.

Make your Kaizena

account

Make: Your Word Press

Website username

Take Quiz 1