English 1A Lesson 1
Welcome to English 1A. This is the required English class that transfers to a four year institution. It is designed to help you feel confident about writing essays in all of your classes, not just English. Because this is an online class, there are a few things that we must do to ensure success. Part of today’s lesson is about getting set up so that there will be no communication problems later. You will also post to the discussion board, and write a short essay and send it to me at both shalsey@bcconline.com and jnskaraoke@aol.com. When I receive the essay I will email you backSet Up Assignment:
1. Get set up on the internet!
Follow the protocols set forth for the online courses at Barstow Community College 2. Read and Submit Syllabus
Filling out the syllabus, will enable you to learn how to use an interactive form, and will allow me to send you a welcome message, so we can verify our communications are working correctly. 3. Print Home Page/Syllabus/Lessons
Be sure to print the home page. It is very important that you keep a hard copy of the home page and syllabus in case you need this information and can not access a computer. It is also a good idea to print the lessons for reference. 4. Submit the assignment form with short greeting to verify your enrollment, please include your actual physical location, city, state and country.
5. Proctor forms must be submitted by the second week or your ability to take the examinations could be in jeopardy. Contact the webmaster if you have questions about this.
Email Protocol:
Subject line: Put your last name and first initial, class name, week and assignment submission number in the subject line. It will look something like:
Halseyseng1Awk11 for a first submission in week 1
Halseyseng1Awk42 for a second submission in week 4
This will help me identify you, the class and the week you are working on.
If you have a question, use your last name and write the word question or urgent.
Halseyquestion
Assignment submissions:
Be sure you put a name block on all written assignments. The assignment should be double spaced, have 1 inch margins, a header and if required, a Works Cited or References page. It should follow MLA or APA citation practices. It should look like this:
First name Last name
English 1A
10 December 2007
Before and After
My personal approach to writing has changed in many ways since I have entered English 1A. Before this particular class, I did not have confidence in my skill for writing papers and essays. In my high school, there was not much emphasis on writing. However, on entering this class, I have gained the confidence in creating in depth reports and essays. On this newfound confidence, I have changed my approach to writing.
A second part of the assignment is becoming familiar with your textbook. You may or may not be directed to read chapters from the book each week. However, it is important that you know where to find any helpful information the book may offer. Examine the brief contents and contents sections.
Reading Week 1: Chapter 12
Discussion #1 Due Friday
Introduce yourself to your classmates. Discuss the textbook layout, and the advice offered in Chapter 12. Speculate about how you might be using this information for assignments in this class.
Be sure that you check your work for errors prior to posting. It is important for you to remember that you are being graded for discussions as well as assignments. You can lose points for grammar in discussions.
Writing Assignment: Due Sunday
Length: 500 words
Read the essay below. In a clear, concise essay, answer the following prompt:
Be sure to reference Brady's essay.
Brady lists what seems to be an overwhelming and unfair list of wifely responsibilities. Do you agree that these responsibilities still fall firmly to the wife? Do you consider the husband wife split of responsibilities unfair? Be sure to reference Brady's essay.
Have the responsibilities of the wife changed since Brady wrote her essay in 1971? If so is this a positive or a negative change?
I Want a Wife
I belong to that classification of people known as wives. I am A Wife. And, not altogether incidentally, I am a mother.
Not too long ago a male friend of mine appeared on the scene fresh from a recent divorce. He had one child, who is, of course, with his ex-wife. He is looking for another wife. As I thought about him while I was ironing one evening, it suddenly occurred to me that I too, would like to have a wife. Why do I want a wife?
I would like to go back to school so that I can become economically independent, support myself, and, if need be, support those dependent upon me. I want a wife who will work and send me to school. And while I am going to school, I want a wife to take care of my children.
I want a wife to keep track of the children's doctor and dentist appointments. And to keep track of mine, too. I want a wife to make sure my children eat properly and are kept clean. I want a wife who will wash the children's clothes and keep them mended. I want a wife who is a good nurturant attendant to my children, who arranges for their schooling, makes sure that they have an adequate social life with their peers, takes them to the park, the zoo, etc. I want a wife who takes care of the children when they are sick, a wife who arranges to be around when the children need special care, because, of course, I cannot miss classes at school. My wife must arrange to lose time at work and not lose the job. It may mean a small cut in my wife's income from time to time, but I guess I can tolerate that. Needless to say, my wife will arrange and pay for the care of the children while my wife is working.
I want a wife who will take care of my physical needs. I want a wife who will keep my house clean. A wife who will pick up after my children, a wife who will pick up after me. I want a wife who will keep my clothes clean, ironed, mended, replaced when need be, and who will see to it that my personal things are kept in their proper place so that I can find what I need the minute I need it. I want a wife who cooks the meals, a wife who is a good cook. I want a wife who will plan the menus, do the necessary grocery shopping, prepare the meals, serve them pleasantly, and then do the cleaning up while I do my studying. I want a wife who will care for me when I am sick and sympathize with my pain and loss of time from school. I want a wife to go along when our family takes a vacation so that someone can continue to care for me and my children when I need a rest and change of scene.
I want a wife who will not bother me with rambling complaints about a wife's duties. But I want a wife who will listen to me when I feel the need to explain a rather difficult point I have come across in my course studies. And I want a wife who will type my papers for me when I have written them.
I want a wife who will take care of the details of my social life. When my wife and I are invited out by my friends, I want a wife who will take care of the baby-sitting arrangements. When I meet people at school that I like and want to entertain, I want a wife who will have the house clean, will prepare a special meal, serve it to me and my friends, and not interrupt when I talk about things that interest me and my friends. I want a wife who will have arranged that the children are fed and ready for bed before my guests arrive so that the children do not bother us. I want a wife who takes care of the needs of my guests so that they feel comfortable, who makes sure that they have an ashtray, that they are passed the hors d'oeuvres, that they are offered a second helping of the food, that their wine glasses are replenished when necessary, that their coffee is served to them as they like it. And I want a wife who knows that sometimes I need a night out by myself.
I want a wife who is sensitive to my sexual needs, a wife who makes love passionately and eagerly when I feel like it, a wife who makes sure that I am satisfied. And, of course, I want a wife who will not demand sexual attention when I am not in the mood for it. I want a wife who assumes the complete responsibility for birth control, because I do not want more children. I want a wife who will remain sexually faithful to me so that I do not have to clutter up my intellectual life with jealousies. And I want a wife who understands that my sexual needs may entail more than strict adherence to monogamy. I must, after all, be able to relate to people as fully as possible.
If, by chance, I find another person more suitable as a wife than the wife I already have, I want the liberty to replace my present wife with another one. Naturally, I will expect a fresh, new life; my wife will take the children and be solely responsible for them so that I am left free.
When I am through with school and have a job, I want my wife to quit working and remain at home so that my wife can more fully and completely take care of a wife's duties.
My God, who wouldn't want a wife?
Author: Judy Brady (Syfers)
Literature for Composition, (Third Edition)
Sylvan Barnet, Morton Berman, William Burto, Marcia Stubbs.
Copyright 1993
Publisher: HarperCollins Customs Books
Pages 775-776.
Source info is provided by Kara French. (Thank you Kara :-)
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