FALL 2015
Office Phone: 571-247-1457
Email: amaiden@nvcc.edu
Office Hours: Contact me in person or email, text me, or call me to schedule.
Class Location: Room 108 in WAS Building
Recommended Text
Purpose and Procedures
Major Writing Assignments
Weekly Article Summaries
Daily and Weekly Journaling (300 points)
Grammar and Vocabulary Journaling
The Group Method
Class Participation and Attendance Policy
IT Help and Computer Literacy
Classroom Behavior
Plagiarism
Academic Assistance Services
Emergency Evacuation Procedures
Class Cancellation/Inclement Weather
Using Blackboard
Your Final Portfolio
Assignments by Week
Below is a list of all of your assignments that are due weekly (this is subject to change or be updated as we progress through the semester:
Critical Thinking & Writing – Summarizing, Researching, Presenting Arguing
Week 1 – SEP 9- Quote Icebreaker, Sylli Quiz – Discuss Introductory Essay/ Brainstorm on technology
Week 2 – SEP 16 – Social Media Discussion – Rhetorical Styles, Basic Essay Structure, Articles and Journaling
Week 3 – SEP 23 – Social Media Discussion – Grammar Again – Introductory Essay (100 points) due – How Has Social Media (or technology) Affected Your Life?
Week 4 – SEP 30 – Social Media Discussion
Week 5 – OCT 7 – Social Media Discussion – Grammar Again – Debate Prep
Week 6 – OCT 14 – Social Media Discussion – Debate Prep (MLA Quiz, Topic Selection and Powerpoint) and Group Article Choice
Week 7 – OCT 21 – – The Great Debate – The Great Debate (100 points)
Week 8 – OCT 28 – Workshop, working together in teams on preparing the Group Research Paper (200 pts)
PART TWO – Creative, Intuitive and Transformative Thinking and Writing
Daily and Weekly Journaling (300 points)
Grammar and Vocabulary Journaling
Week 10 – NOV 11 – Sharing Our Stories & Journals / Writing the Personal Narrative
Week 11 – NOV 18 – Sharing Our Stories & Journals / Writing the Personal Narrative – The Personal Narrative is due (100 points) Finalizing it all- The Final and Portfolio
Week 12 – NOV 25 – NO CLASS
Week 13 – DEC 2 – – Sharing Our Stories & Journals / Writing the Personal Narrative –
Week 14 – DEC 9 – LAST DAY OF CLASS – Final and Portfolio is due (150 points)
The Nova Rhetorical Style 