Week 1 Overview

Once again, welcome to English 102 online.  I hope you had the chance last week to go through the Week 0 module, and play around in the course a little bit.  If you didn't, it might be a good idea to spend some time in that area now, to help you get started.
Start
This class is scheduled into Modules, corresponding to each week of the quarter.  Each week we'll have three due dates: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at midnight.  (This week, though, we won't have work due on Monday, since we're just getting started.)  Just because those are the due dates, doesn't mean you have to wait until then to finish and submit the work.  The reason for multi-day interval is so that you can use the full time between due dates to complete tasks.  You're always encouraged to turn in work early to avoid any last-minute glitches.

In Week 1's module, we'll begin right away with working on our first brief essay for the quarter, the Summary Essay.  It will allow us some practice with the fundamentals: accessing material from the TCC library, accurately summarizing a source, accurately paraphrasing a source, and covering the basics of citation.

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

 At the end of this week, you should be able to:

  1. Create and share a completed Google Doc, using Google Drive, with editing enabled
  2. Use the discussion forum to make an original post and submit replies to other students
  3. Identify methods of persuasion that have worked on you, personally
  4. Select a topic for essay 1
  5. Identify the thesis of an assigned reading for summary purposes

 

FOR FURTHER PRACTICE

These resources are not (usually) mandatory, but will often prove valuable in helping you complete other assignments within the unit.   Use them at your discretion. 

 

Finally, just for fun, a humorous overview of what an argument is (and is not!):

 

http://youtu.be/kQFKtI6gn9Y Links to an external site.

 

 

photo by jakeandlindsay, available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeandlindsay/5524669257 Links to an external site.