Unit 1 WK 1 Road Map
Unit 1, Week 1 Road Map
This week you'll be required to complete several assignments. First, each week, you should always complete assignment 0, the required weekly attendance check-in. This is usually a 5-minute check-in for attendance. You must complete this by Monday 11:59pm PST of each new week.
Additionally, this week, our goals are to help orient you to the course and the Learning Management System of CANVAS (the LMS). To that end, you will complete the following assignments in addition to reviewing the module materials:
- Assignment Zero: Discussion Board (Get to Know Your Class Peers) Discussion Index
- Assignment One: Complete the Course Readiness Quizzes http://online.pasadena.edu/learnmore/skills-you-need-to-succeed/
- Assignment Two: Complete the Course Readiness Discussion Board Reflection Discussion Index
- Assignment Three: Sign up for a GMAIL account and upload your gmail and information to the assignment for this week. Assignment List
- Also, add your GMAIL to your CANVAS SETTINGS. Collaborations
- This video is aimed at Faculty, but will give you an excellent overview of notifications and email settings.Link
Links to an external site.
- Assignment Four: Review the assigned pages in Diana Hacker's A Writer's Reference and complete the brief quiz. Quiz List
- You can complete all of these assignments by moving through this module, page by page.
Click NEXT to get started on the PCC Self-Assessments Quizzes. Review the material on the PCC page, and then click through the assessments in the box on the left of the page.
OUR SLO'S FOR OUR COURSE ARE BELOW:
Our Unit Learning Goals are linked to the following Student Learning Outcomes and Student Performance Objectives:
Student Learning Objectives:
- Understand the invention and revision process in composition
- Write thesis-driven argumentative essays supported by outside sources
- Write grammatical sentences in the service of an essay assignment
Student Performance Objectives:
- Identify and use prewriting strategies to develop essay topics and content
- Develop and support a thesis statement
- Develop an argument supported by evidence
- Recognize and evaluate evidence for an argument
- Evaluate and cite resources for an essay topic
- Identify and correct errors in grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation in student writing
This week we'll focus in on
- COURSE ORIENTATION