ENGLISH 81 A

Syllabus

Fall 2005

Sections #1943, 1946, & 4600
MC 63
 Mondays and Wednesday
 

Instructor: Elisha Shapiro

DRSHCR 311B

(310) 434-8613

shapiro_elisha@smc.edu

http://homepage.smc.edu/shapiro_elisha

 

Office Hours:

Monday and Wednesday from 3:45 to 4:45

Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30

 

These classes start August 29 and end December 12 and meets Mondays and Wednesdays.

 

Section 1943 meets from 12:45 to 2:05, and the lab follows at 2:15 in DRSHCR 308.

Section 1946 meets from 2:15 to 3:35, and the lab follows at 3:45 in DRSHCR 308.

Section 4600 meets from 5:15 to 6:45, and the lab follows at 6:45 in DRSHCR 308.

 

GOALS

·        Improve writing organization

·        Improve writing clarity

·        Learn assigned grammar

·        Develop sentence combining skills

·        Prepare for Mastery Test

·        Advance toward English 21A

 

 

CREDIT

This class is graded Credit/No Credit.  It is worth three units which are not transferable.  Students will be given credit for this course if their writing has improved enough for the student to progress to English 81B.  Progressing to English 81B depends on performance on the Mastery Exam given at the end of the course. The Mastery Exam includes an in-class essay and a grammar test. 

BOOKS

The texts for this class are Writing with Confidence  (8th ed.) by Alan Meyers and the xeroxed materials for this class in the bookstore (Required Supplementary Grammar Material for section #1660 or 1662). Students also need to get the English 81 Lab Book.  All students must have these books by the second class meeting.