Course Introduction

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Course Introduction

• LS English I helps students
• write short college papers.

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What does this class focus on?

• This writing class focuses on
• What college writing is.
• Including main ideas and supporting details.
• Using standard English.
• Using correct punctuation.
• Recognizing and avoiding major sentence errors.

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What ideas block good writing?

• Which statements about good writing are correct?
• __1. It must be complicated.
• __2. It has to be pretty long to be good.
• __3. It has formal language.
• __4. It is just like you talk.
• __5. It is just good ideasthe punctuation hardly
  matters at all.

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These ideas block good writing

• Just this one statement about good writing is
  correct
• __1. It must be complicated.
• __2. It has to be pretty long to be good.
• x_3. It has formal language.
• __4. It is just like you talk.
• __5. It is just good ideasthe punctuation hardly
  matters at all.

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How complicated is a good paper?

• Which option is correct about papers in our
  class?
• __1. They have one main idea.
• __2. They have many main ideas.
• __3. They include no details.
• __4. They include a few details.
• __5. They have no ending sentence.
• __6. They have an ending sentence.

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What good college papers include

• Which option is correct about papers in our
  class?
• x_1. Each has one main idea.
• __2. They have many main ideas.
• __3. They include no details.
• x_4. Each includes a few details.
• __5. They have no ending sentence.
• x_6. Each has an ending sentence.

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Good writing is more formal than talking.

• Which use slang which are in Standard English?
• __1. Kennedy was a cool president who never
  messed with his boys.
• __2. Kennedy was an effective president who never
  disrespected his supporters.
• __3. After the receiver dropped the ball, the
  coach got angry.
• __4. The receiver dropped the ball, and the coach
  had a cow.

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Good writing is more formal than talking.

• Which use slang which are in Standard English?
• Slang 1. Kennedy was a cool president who never
  messed with his boys.
• Standard 2. Kennedy was an effective president
  who never disrespected his supporters.
• Standard 3. After the receiver dropped the ball,
  the coach got angry.
• Slang 4. The receiver dropped the ball, and the
  coach had a cow.

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Can you use good punctuation?

• Punctuation marks off phrases, clauses, and
  sentences.
• Match the punctuation to the descriptor
• a. constant red light
• b. flashing red light
• c. flashing yellow light
• __1. comma
• __2. semicolon
• __3. period

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You can use good punctuation

• Punctuation marks off phrases, clauses, and
  sentences.
• Match the punctuation to the descriptor
• a. constant red light
• b. flashing red light
• c. flashing yellow light
• c_1. comma
• b_2. semicolon
• a_3. period

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In this passage, what is the main idea?

• __1. For busy students, dating can require too
  many resources.
• __2. Many students work part-time jobs or play on
  teams after school.
• __3. A steady partner can demand more time than
  the student can spare.
• __4. Because dates can be in pricey restaurants
  and movie theaters, hanging out with a girlfriend
  can take not only lots of time but also
  considerable money.

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In this passage, here is the main idea

• x_1. For busy students, dating can require too
  many resources.
• __2. Many students work part-time jobs or play on
  teams after school.
• __3. A steady partner can demand more time than
  the student can spare.
• __4. Because dates can be in pricey restaurants
  and movie theaters, hanging out with a girlfriend
  can take not only lots of time but also
  considerable money.

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What is missing in this paragraph?

• For busy students, dating can require too many
  resources. Many students work part-time jobs or
  play on teams after school. A steady partner can
  demand more time than the student can spare.
  Because dates can be in pricey restaurants and
  movie theaters, hanging out with a girlfriend can
  take not only lots of time but also considerable
  money.
• __1. Main idea
• __2. Explanation
• x_3. Specific detail

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What does college-level writing add?

• For busy students, dating can require too much.
  It takes hours for a student to work at
  McDonalds1 or to play running back2. A steady
  partner can demand two hours a day3, even if
  there is a final in Algebra4 the next day. In
  fact, dinner dates at Los Reyes5 and going out to
  Cinema Ten6 can make hanging out with a
  girlfriend cost 507, more than paying the
  late-fee8 of a parking ticket9 at campus
  security10.

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What are major sentence errors?

• There are four errors that wreck sentences
• 1. The sentence fragment is lacks a subject or a
  verb, or it is a dependant clause.
• 2. The comma splice occurs when an unsupported
  comma connects two clauses.
• 3. The run-on sentence happens when the writer
  forgets to use a period.
• 4. The subject-verb mismatch is an extra s or a
  missing one on a verb.

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What are major sentence errors?

• Can you match error types?
• a. sentence fragment
• b. run-on sentence
• c. comma splice
• d. subject-verb mismatch
• __1. Joanna likes most vegetables. Except for
  cauliflower.
• __2. Jon did not see the truck, then it hit the
  side of his car.
• __3. Julie watched the entire show it was a
  romantic comedy.
• __4. Henry and Bob works outside.

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What are major sentence errors?

• You can match error types
• a. sentence fragment
• b. run-on sentence
• c. comma splice
• d. subject-verb mismatch
• A_1. Joanna likes most vegetables. Except for
  cauliflower.
• C_2. Jon did not see the truck, then it hit the
  side of his car.
• B_3. Julie watched the entire show_ it was a
  romantic comedy.
• D_4. Henry and Bob works outside.

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What makes up the course grade?

• Our course grades come from four grading areas
• Homework 10-20
• Grammar work 10-20
• Papers 30-40
• Final Exam 30-40
• Total  100
• Each specific quiz or assignment is valued at 10
  or more points.
• The total points in the class should be around
  1,000.