In Unit 2, you learn how to make an MLA Works Cited list and do parenthetical citations. You are required to use these skills in all essays (2-5) in this class. Even if the only work you refer to in your paper is our class reader, the Works Cited list will contain that one book. If you don't show that you are aware of the need for this formality and how to do it, you can't pass.
I am still getting essays that are not submitted to turnitin.com, and I'm still getting Discussion messages posted or sent to me past the deadline. I gave zero's for these in Unit 1 and will do so again in Unit 2. I won't go looking back through all the past units to see if you ever got around to sending.
So remember:
Essays go to turnitin.com and the Homework Submission Page before the unit ends.
Discussion posts go to the Forum during the Green zone (which ends Saturday night) and to the Homework Submission Page before the unit ends.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Feedback to First Essay
Use the link at the left to view feedback from Essay #1 (you need Microsoft Word to view the file). The feedback I provide is a crucial element in improving your writing so don't neglect to look at it. I also encourage you to read a few of your classmates' essays and compare your assessments of them with my own. This is a very valuable learning aid made possible by Distance Education, so take advantage of it.
Remember that if you turn in your essay during the Red Zone (today), your essay won't appear in the feedback document.
Actual grades are found on the Homework Submission Page and are explained in an earlier announcement.
Remember that if you turn in your essay during the Red Zone (today), your essay won't appear in the feedback document.
Actual grades are found on the Homework Submission Page and are explained in an earlier announcement.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Deadlines
I hope that by now you have all become accustomed to the structure and flow of this class. We are now near the end of the Yellow Zone for Unit 1. This means that if you did not already submit a message to the Discussion Forum, it’s too late to earn credit for that. This is not a disaster in itself, but you will not want to miss anymore deadlines.
Unit 1 ends Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. This will be your last reminder that ALL work must be turned in to the appropriate places by then. NO EXTENSIONS ARE POSSIBLE. I see that some of you have submitted your Essay 1 to the Homework Submission Page but NOT to turnitin.com. Please take care of that. You'll have to take a zero if the essay isn't in BOTH places by 11:59 pm on Tuesday.
The same goes for discussion messages. You have already posted them to the forum. Now you must send a copy of the message or messages you wrote to the Homework Submission Page, again, before Unit 1 ends.
Please realize that the assigned essay choices are questions 1-5 or 12 from pages 421-424 under the heading SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES. The questions that appear earlier on page 421 under DISCUSSION AND WRITING SUGGESTIONS are NOT possible choices. This should have been clear enough since those questions don't include a #12 or continue past page 421, but let this make it perfectly clear.
A last note: Please remember that in every essay you read for this class, one of the major grading criteria will be whether the essay reflects your careful and detailed reading of the assigned texts. Always look at what you’ve written before submitting. Would you say that someone could have written it even without having ever seen the assigned readings? If so, that’s a big problem, and it means that your essay has to use and refer to the readings in more detail.
Unit 1 ends Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. This will be your last reminder that ALL work must be turned in to the appropriate places by then. NO EXTENSIONS ARE POSSIBLE. I see that some of you have submitted your Essay 1 to the Homework Submission Page but NOT to turnitin.com. Please take care of that. You'll have to take a zero if the essay isn't in BOTH places by 11:59 pm on Tuesday.
The same goes for discussion messages. You have already posted them to the forum. Now you must send a copy of the message or messages you wrote to the Homework Submission Page, again, before Unit 1 ends.
Please realize that the assigned essay choices are questions 1-5 or 12 from pages 421-424 under the heading SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES. The questions that appear earlier on page 421 under DISCUSSION AND WRITING SUGGESTIONS are NOT possible choices. This should have been clear enough since those questions don't include a #12 or continue past page 421, but let this make it perfectly clear.
A last note: Please remember that in every essay you read for this class, one of the major grading criteria will be whether the essay reflects your careful and detailed reading of the assigned texts. Always look at what you’ve written before submitting. Would you say that someone could have written it even without having ever seen the assigned readings? If so, that’s a big problem, and it means that your essay has to use and refer to the readings in more detail.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Essay 1 and starting Unit 2
Sometimes, I'll give announcements in the form of a video. Click below to hear these announcements. I realize you can't read the words on the screen -- that's okay, you're not meant to -- just listen!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Those who have added...
I realize that if you have added the class, it has not yet shown up on your MyEcc record as of Thursday evening. The campus is closed on Fridays, so I would not expect it to show up until next week. I realize that is frustrating and disconcerting, but if your name was on the list I emailed out, you are being added. The only reason you would NOT be added is if there were a hold on your record or you did not meet the prerequisites. I will continue to check on the matter, so you don't need to email me to inquire. Just start on the class work.
DO contact me if you did not receive an email from me with the list of names of enrolled students. Sometimes the email addresses that students give me bounce back for whatever reason. If you didn't get that list of enrolled names, let me know right away.
DO contact me if you did not receive an email from me with the list of names of enrolled students. Sometimes the email addresses that students give me bounce back for whatever reason. If you didn't get that list of enrolled names, let me know right away.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Good start
I'm impressed with the messages posted to the Discussion Forum so far, in terms of the level of detail, focus on the question, attention to grammar and presentation, and quantity of posts. Use the messages that appeared on and before today, June 24, as a benchmark for the quality, length, and level of detail that I am looking for. The messages are giving you all good material to use in the first essay.
Remember that Saturday is the last day that you can contribute to Forum 1. Rather than consistently remind you about deadlines, I'll just urge you to check the deadlines listed at the top of the Unit 1 instructions page and will be looking for your essays shortly.
Remember that Saturday is the last day that you can contribute to Forum 1. Rather than consistently remind you about deadlines, I'll just urge you to check the deadlines listed at the top of the Unit 1 instructions page and will be looking for your essays shortly.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Welcome to English 1A
This is the Home Page for Dr Jung's Summer 2009 English 1A class. All elements of this site are now official and ready for use. Please read this announcement and then proceed to the Unit One instructions (linked on the left side) to begin your coursework.
Always check here for important announcements, at least three times per week. Since some pages of this course won't have a Home link to get back here, you may want to bookmark this page or include it among your Favorites so you can get back here quickly.
Most importantly, if you have not already done so, take the Syllabus Quiz no later than June 23, or you will be dropped from the class. Note that you’ll be registering your name and e-mail address in a total of three different places: the Syllabus Quiz, the Discussion Forum, and the Exercise Central site. Be sure to use the same email address in all three places and to use your real full name when asked for a username! Obviously, your email address can be anything, but if you use some kind of nickname or handle when asked for your real name, you won't be able to claim any credit for the work you do. As a final note, I encourage you to upload a small photo of yourself as part of your profile in the discussion forum. This is optional, so I won’t take the time to discuss the process.
Please note that the Discussion Forum includes a forum to ask general questions about class procedures and concepts, so please use it to ask questions you think the whole class may need answered. Of course, e-mail me with any private concerns.
So on with the class… get familiar with the site and then proceed to the Unit One Instructions. To ensure a successful semester, get started right away, thinking of the green zone as your deadline and going beyond it only for emergencies.
USING THE CLASS SITE
I have created a tutorial to guide you through the features of our class site. You can view it by clicking on the Play button at the bottom of the image below (don't click ON the image, but rather on the Play button beneath it). The video is pretty small. If I get enough requests (complaints), I'll post a larger version, but I thought I'd see if this is good enough for you all to get the idea.
The rest of this post just repeats the same information as the video in case you had difficulty accessing it.
In the upper left corner of this page you’ll find the link to the syllabus, which you should study very carefully. Beneath, are the links to the five units of instruction for the semester. Obviously, we start with unit one, so read the instructions there to find out what to read, study, and write for the course. Be sure you understand the deadlines.
Beneath those links are the links you need to send me your work. The Homework Submission Page will be used to send me each of your five major essays, and you will also use it at the end of each Unit to send me the compilation of all Discussion Messages that you wrote during the Unit. The next link takes you to the Discussion Board where you will need to use the Register link and supply your name and e-mail information. The last link takes you to the site that contains our class exercises. You will have to register here as well. Throughout the semester, you’ll be told exactly where to post messages and which exercises to do.
Essays get sent to the Homework Submission Page and www.turnitin.com. Discussion Messages get sent to the Discussion Forum and the Homework Submission Page.
Always check here for important announcements, at least three times per week. Since some pages of this course won't have a Home link to get back here, you may want to bookmark this page or include it among your Favorites so you can get back here quickly.
Most importantly, if you have not already done so, take the Syllabus Quiz no later than June 23, or you will be dropped from the class. Note that you’ll be registering your name and e-mail address in a total of three different places: the Syllabus Quiz, the Discussion Forum, and the Exercise Central site. Be sure to use the same email address in all three places and to use your real full name when asked for a username! Obviously, your email address can be anything, but if you use some kind of nickname or handle when asked for your real name, you won't be able to claim any credit for the work you do. As a final note, I encourage you to upload a small photo of yourself as part of your profile in the discussion forum. This is optional, so I won’t take the time to discuss the process.
Please note that the Discussion Forum includes a forum to ask general questions about class procedures and concepts, so please use it to ask questions you think the whole class may need answered. Of course, e-mail me with any private concerns.
So on with the class… get familiar with the site and then proceed to the Unit One Instructions. To ensure a successful semester, get started right away, thinking of the green zone as your deadline and going beyond it only for emergencies.
USING THE CLASS SITE
I have created a tutorial to guide you through the features of our class site. You can view it by clicking on the Play button at the bottom of the image below (don't click ON the image, but rather on the Play button beneath it). The video is pretty small. If I get enough requests (complaints), I'll post a larger version, but I thought I'd see if this is good enough for you all to get the idea.
The rest of this post just repeats the same information as the video in case you had difficulty accessing it.
In the upper left corner of this page you’ll find the link to the syllabus, which you should study very carefully. Beneath, are the links to the five units of instruction for the semester. Obviously, we start with unit one, so read the instructions there to find out what to read, study, and write for the course. Be sure you understand the deadlines.
Beneath those links are the links you need to send me your work. The Homework Submission Page will be used to send me each of your five major essays, and you will also use it at the end of each Unit to send me the compilation of all Discussion Messages that you wrote during the Unit. The next link takes you to the Discussion Board where you will need to use the Register link and supply your name and e-mail information. The last link takes you to the site that contains our class exercises. You will have to register here as well. Throughout the semester, you’ll be told exactly where to post messages and which exercises to do.
Essays get sent to the Homework Submission Page and www.turnitin.com. Discussion Messages get sent to the Discussion Forum and the Homework Submission Page.
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