English 101: First-Year Composition--HYBRID Glendale Community ...

date, you must participate in the prewriting workshop (in-class), and you must turn it in
with your final draft.
■ Peer review provides an opportunity for students to get feedback from their audience
while also providing practice in the skill areas of revising and editing by giving feedback.
Each peer review activity is worth 5 points (twice each writing project). Because of the
importance of peer review, failure to submit a draft and participate in the process
will not only result in a 0/5 for the activity but will also penalize your final essay
grade by 25 points for each peer review missed. To participate in peer review and earn
the 5 points, you must have the appropriate drafts submitted on the assigned due date and
participate in the peer review process.
■ Reflection writing will come at the end of each writing project, so there will be three (3)
throughout the semester. Each is worth 5 points. To get the 5 points, you need to be in
class to do the reflection writing the day the writing project is due and you must turn it in
with your writing project.
Connect Composition: We will be using Connect Composition as a self-guided grammar
assessment and learning tool. If you purchased a new textbook, you received an access code to
create a Connect Composition account; if not, you will need to buy an access code separately via
the bookstore or online. If you have difficulties with Connect, call their help line: 800.331.5094.
Canvas: The online half of this hybrid class will be hosted on Canvas. You will need to login to
Canvas very regularly to keep up with your assignments and pertinent course information.
Blogs: In the 21st century, there are myriad new applications for writing, many of which are
electronic, like blogs and discussion forums. We, as active members of society, cannot ignore
the newly defined power of the written word in this digital age. Because these forms of social
media are as prevalent as they are in current society, each of you maintain a blog over the
duration of our 8-week class as exposure to and practice in communicating to a digital audience.
The blog is worth 100 points and is considered one of the major writing projects in the course.
Electronic devices: Look. It’s like this. I like technology; I like education. I like respectful,
thoughtful students behaving appropriately for a college course. I am not going to ban your
technology from class, but I am going to enforce respectful, thoughtful, courteous behavior.
You are not alone in class. Be aware of when and how you are using technology; though it is an
individual, personal act, it does not have only a personal impact. Be respectful and courteous.
Attendance and Participation: Missing class time will indirectly hurt your grade by missing
information that will benefit your writing abilities, which in turn will take a toll on the papers
you turn in. However, I realize and understand that life happens, so each student is allowed:
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to be absent two (2) times without penalty (two absences is the equivalent of two weeks
of class time). If you miss a third (3rd) class period, you may be dropped from the
course.
to be tardy two (2) times without consequence. After 2, I will begin to consider a tardy
to be a blatant act of disrespect to the class and me. It will also hurt the participation area
of your final grade. To clarify, a tardy is arriving to class any amount of time after I have
begun speaking to the class, or leaving class any amount of time early.