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Updated Dec 3, 2009

FALL 2009
Tacoma Community College

2660 ENGL& 101-A
Daily 7:30 AM-8:20 AM; Location: 07-223

Syllabus
Reading Schedule
Grammar Quizzes
Grade Sheet

TCC Calendar
Grading Rubric

2663 ENGL& 101-C
Daily 8:30 AM-9:20 AM; Location: 22-005

Syllabus
Reading Schedule
Grammar Quizzes
Grade Sheet


TCC Calendar
Grading Rubric

Spring 09 Reading Schedule
Spr 09 Grade Report

 

Pierce College

2316 HF--Engl 101
12-1:05 pm,
and 2316 QF--Engl 101
1:15-2:30 pm
Location: O326; Days MTWTh

Syllabus / Reading Schedule

Section HF GRADES
Section QF GRADES

Class Notes


English 99

Reading Schedule / Grade Report/

Vote Fraud

 

Green River Community College

 

 

 

Tutoring   TCC Assessment Test Review

Other Writing Resources

(includes online dictionaries and MLA style manuals)

  Humor: Universal Grade Change Form

50 Things New Teachers Need to Know

Should you spend a lot of money for a Bachelor's Degree?

The British called - They want their guns back!

Fall 2007 grades: 101A, 101Q

Winter 2008 :(2650) ENGL 101-A: Daily 7:30 AM-8:20 AM ;(2653) ENGL 101-C: College Freshman Composition
Daily 8:30 PM-9:20 PM


Is School Closed because of Bad Weather?

Essay Assignments: Things You Need to Know

1) I have an MSWord97 compatible Template available that you can use for writing papers. It sets up your margins, headers, page spacing, and even a Works Cited page for you...all you have to do is erase the dummy text, write your own papers, and change a few things around. Click [HERE] to download it.

2) If you email me a paper (MSWord 97 compatible only), here is a guide on how to read my comments.
If you give me a paper copy of an essay, here is a visual guide to most of the editing marks I use (56kb JPG).

Tips for Sucessful Paper Writing: 57 Tips for Writing Your Term Paper-- useful advice from DegreeTutor.com

A Reading and Study skill system: SQ3R, from Virginia Tech's Cook Counseling Center.

Be sure to check out Thriftbooks for your inexpensive mass market book needs. You won't find the newest or the latest, or the most obscure, but it's great for kids' books and popular books.




I Will Not Submit

The silence of the artistic lambs
Most writers and filmmakers ignore today's epic cross-cultural war. It's safer that way.
MARK STEYN | November 22, 2007 |

Notes from the Silent Surrender
26 November 2007 @ 11:21PM
"If we convince ourselves that all of the blame for the current state of the world should be placed at the feet of Western civilization, then why would any Westerner think that our civilization is worth fighting for? Or even worth saving?

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Selected English 101 Class Presentations

English 101A: Syllabus -- Grade Report--Library Exercise
English 101C: Syllabus -- Grade Report--Library Exercise
Both Sections: Reading Schedule

 

Narrative/Description: -the Method

Example: the method Division and Analysis: the Method; Argument and Persuasion: the Method Cause and Effect: The Method Comparison & Contrast: the Method Classification: The Method Definition: the Method

Reading An Essay 1

Reading An Essay 2

"Our Adventures with Motley the Dragon"-- Reading for Editing Practice

Writing Effectively

the Thesis Statement

"Grade A..."

"On Compassion";

"Homeless";

"Close Encounters with US Immigration"

"Not Everything Is Racial Profiling"

 

 

"Not All Men Are Sly Foxes"

"Our Barbies..."

Essay Topics

"Too Much Pressure"

"What's Wrong with Gay Marriage?"

"Safety Through Immigration"

"Live Free and Starve"

Web of Brands

"Size 6: The Western Women's Harem"

 

"But What Do You Mean?"

"The Ways We Lie"

"Doublespeak"

"Crisis of Identity"

"The Capricious Camera"

"Meanings of a Word"

"Needs"

Essay Exercises and other sources Research Writing Other Writings            

 

"Vacation"

"The Business of the Harley"

"Traffic Sucks"

"Television is a source of entertainment"

"Youth and Violent Music"

MLA intro

Integrating Sources

Using Sources

Research writing

Constructing Arguments

Evaluating Arguments

"Compassless Colleges"

"Bad Medicine"

"On the Virtues of Killing Children"

"Higher Ed Not Stifled"

 

           
               

Final Exam Part 1

Final Exam Part 2

Grammar Section

Link to Hacker Exercises and Quizzes

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Pierce College -- Fall 2009 English 101 Class Notes

Introduction: Reading and Writing Example Division or Analysis      
the Thesis Statement "She's Your Basic L.O.L...." "Our Barbies, Ourselves"      
Description and Narrative   "Women in Science"      
    "The Meanings of a Word"      
           
           

 


Other Resources

MLA Citation, research guides

  • Very short overview of MLA style
  • How to cite online sources of research
  • A demonstration of why accurate quoting matters. Another example, starring your friends at CNN.
  • Lots of good English practice exercises.
  • Want to know how to use Gerunds and Infinitives correctly?
  • Subordinate vs. main clauses exercises (handy hint sheet) (1), (2), (3)

    Online Dictionaries:

  • www.dictionary.com: an English dictionary
  • www.yourdictionary.com: a LARGE and extensive collection of links to 6,800 language dictionaries.
  • www.onelook.com/
  • English-Vietnamese online dictionary

    For More Practice with English:

  • The English Page

    Bad Academic Writing examples:

  • . Winners of the Fourth Bad Writing Contest (1998)

    School Closure Links:

    Pierce College TCC  

    www.pierce.ctc.edu
    www.schoolreport.org

    College Melt-line: 253/964-6358
    (the goal is to have information posted by 5:30 a.m.)

    College Information Phone Number: 253/964-6500
    (the goal is to have information posted by 5:30 a.m.)

    Radio/TV:
    KOMO-TV (Ch. R), KING-TV (Ch. 5), KIRO-TV (Ch. 7), KSTW-TV (Ch. 11);
    KIRO Radio (710 AM)

    http://www.tacoma.ctc.edu/

    http://www.schoolreport.org/

     

     

    Winter 2009:

    -Engl&101 (section B) 7:30-8:20 am
    Daily, Bldg 7-223

    Syllabus /2009 Reading Schedule / Class Notes /Grammar Quizzes

    Engl&101 (section D) 9:30-10:20 am
    Daily, Bldg 8-03

    Syllabus / 2009 Reading Schedule / Class Notes /Grammar Quizzes

    Interesting Poll Results

     


    OLD Hacker table

    NEW: Online Hacker Exercises-- you can do them at home and get immediate feedback!

         
    Common Writing Problems Bob the Angry Flower's Quick Guide to the Apostrophe    

    Hacker G1-G3 (quiz)

    Hacker G5-G6

    Hacker P1-P4 (Commas) (quiz)

    Hacker P1-P6 (Comma review and other punctuation marks) (Quiz)

    Hacker WR (Word Choice)

       

    Hacker S1-S4

    Hacker S5-S6

     

     

    Hacker C1-C4