Unit 1 WK 1 Road Map

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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:

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