Lesson One
READ:
"Introduction," pages 1-12.
Chapter 11, "A Catalog of Invention Strategies," pages 562-574.
COMPLETE:
Read & submit completed syllabus.
Complete student orientation. (There is no need to contact instructor after you complete it.)
DISCUSS:
Post your introduction of 5-12 sentences in Lesson 1 discussion area. Respond to 2 other posts.
QUIZ:
Chapter 11 & Course Syllabus Information
WRITE:
Topic: What do you like or dislike about writing? 300-350 words required. Submit paper at Turnitin.com.
QUIZ on Chapter 11 & Course Syllabus Information.
Be familiar with all the types of invention strategies for the multiple choice quiz where you will match strategies with their definitions. Be familiar with the course policies on the syllabus.
To access the quiz, go to the English 1A course homepage and click on "Quizzes Link".
Choose the quiz you wish to take.
You will then have to login to take the quiz.
You can only take the quiz once, so be sure you are ready before you login. Quizzes are locked after the due date & cannot be taken late (or early).
WRITING SAMPLE
Topic: What do you like or dislike about writing? 300-350 words required. Submit paper at Turnitin.com.
Please keep copies of all your work this term saved in case you are required to submit work again for any reason. You—not the instructor—are solely responsible for saving copies of all your work this term. Please remember that any and all of your work submitted may be checked for plagiarism.
The topic of your writing sample essay is "What do you like or dislike about writing?" You should spend no more than one hour on this assignment. Remember to use prewriting and planning, then write your essay, and then take time to proofread and edit it. This essay serves as a sample of your writing abilities at this time.
POST INTRODUCTION IN DISCUSSION AREA
Your introduction and any other future postings to discussion areas count as class participation. This is where you get to interact with other online students in this course. When you don’t post to discussion areas or read other students’ postings, you are not participating in the class. As you can guess, it is important to your grade to stay involved in discussions we have.
Each Discussion during the course is going to be worth 20 total points. 10 points for your response to the question, and then 5 points each for the two replies to other posts.
Please post a 1 paragraph introduction. (A paragraph should have 5–12 sentences.) Consider writing about your field of study at Barstow, what kind of work you do, any interesting hobbies you have, what your fears and hopes are regarding this course, and any other information that is appropriate to share with classmates.
Respond to at least 2 introductions by other students.
INVENTION STRATEGIES: MAPPING AND WRITING
Use these strategies when beginning any writing assignment. Find the invention strategies that work the best for you.
From Chapter 11:
Mapping involves making a visual record of invention and inquiry. Mapping strategies include:
Clustering – reveals possible relationships among facts and ideas.
Listing – enables you to recall what you already know about a topic and suggests what you may need to find out.
Outlining – a means to organizing your ideas and information to see where your essay’s strengths and weaknesses are.
Writing involves producing complete sentences that enable you to explore ideas, define relationships, bring ideas together, show difference, identify causes and effects, and develop a logical chain of thought.
Cubing – use to explore an idea from 6 different perspectives (describing, comparing, associating, analyzing, applying, arguing).
Dialoguing – writing out a conversation to search for topics, find a focus, explore ideas, or consider opposing viewpoints.
Dramatizing – use to explore how people interact and as a way of analyzing stories and films (action, actor, setting, motive, method).
Journaling – use to keep notes, list, respond to readings, prepare, record observations, vent, sketch, organize, or keep a log.
Looping – involves writing quickly to explore some aspect of a topic and than looping back to your original starting point or to a new starting point to explore another aspect.
Questioning – using a basic list of questions to learn about your topic and decide what to write about.
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