Winter,
2008
MATH 112 (5 units)/ EWRT 100 (5 units)
EWRT
101 (0.5 units)/ COUN 080X-02D (1 unit)
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MATH 112-06D (#2756) |
EWRT100-05D (#2757) |
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Instructor |
Kathy Plum |
Ken Weisner |
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E-mail |
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Office |
S76d |
Forum 2C |
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Phone |
408-864-8255 |
408-864-5797 |
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Office Hrs |
8:30 � 9:20 PM MTTh 1:00 -1:20 PM T |
12:30 � 1:30 Mon & Thurs (in Forum 2C) 12:30-2:00 in WRC, Tuesdays |
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Web site |
http://faculty.deanza.edu/plumkathryn |
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COUN 080X-02D |
EWRT 101 |
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Instructor |
Kevin Glapion |
Jean Miller |
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E-mail |
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Office |
SCS130 |
LC138 |
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Phone |
408-864-8955 |
408-864-5530 |
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Office Hrs |
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Web site |
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RTAs: Polly Widen, Amy Leonard |
WELCOME TO THE WINTER,
2008 �READING MATH/ SOLVING WRITING� LEARNING COMMUNITY��POWER, PATTERNS, AND
PROBLEMS.�
This course combines, in addition to lab, tutorial, and counseling components, two wonderful but unlikely bedfellows:
MATH 112: College Math Preparation Level 2: Elementary Algebra (Kathy Plum)
EWRT 100: Preparatory Reading and Writing Skills (Ken Weisner)
Our goal is to use teamwork,
camaraderie, integrated support, and linked course materials & assignments,
to increase the quality of your experience and your ability to succeed in both
courses. Kathy and Ken will spend
time in one another�s classes�learning, teaching, and helping out. Math
assignments will draw from English course readings and themes, and analytical
and critical thinking topics in English will connect with math-related themes,
texts, and articles. English
essay, homework, group work and vocabulary assignments may ask students to
exhibit math literacy and reinforce math learning. Students and instructors will explore together relation
between math and English analytical and critical thinking skills and
discourses. So�welcome to
CREM! We are truly excited about
this link and the opportunity to work with all of you. Your feedback throughout
the quarter will be very important to us.
�Kathy
and Ken
COURSE TEXTS and SUPPLIES
� Blitzer. Intermediate Algebra for College Students. 4th edition, 2006.
� Supplemental math materials
� Levitt, Stephen and Dubner, Stephen. Freakonomics, William and Morrow, 2006.
� Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation. Harper Perennial, 2005.
� Hacker, Diana. A Writer�s Reference. Bedford/St. Martin�s, 2003.
� TI-83 graphing calculator (or at least a scientific calculator); small stapler; pencil; paper
You
have signed up to be in class from 9:30 am � 12:20 pm M-Th, so please plan
accordingly. Mathematics tutoring
on Wednesdays, although optional, is highly recommended. Lab and counseling components are
required.
Missing
more than three full days, for any reason, during the quarter will likely
result in your being dropped from the learning community. Please communicate in a timely way with
instructors regarding any missed classes by sending an e-mail or leaving a
phone message explaining your absence.
Classes will meet during the following times, with some variation and
overlapping to be announced:
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MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY* |
THURSDAY |
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9:30�10:50 MATH 112 11:00�12:20 EWRT 100 |
9:30�10:50 MATH 112 11:00�12:20 EWRT 100 |
9:30 � 10:20 EWRT 101 10:30 � 11:20 COUN 080 11:30 � 12:20 Math Tutorial |
9:30�10:50 MATH 112 11:00�12:20 EWRT 100 |
Math Exam: Wednesday, March 26, 9:15-11:15 AM
English Consultations: Thursday, March 27, 11:30-1:30 PM
EWRT 100
EWRT
100 is a class designed to prepare
students for EWRT 1A and other writing courses across the curriculum. The main focus of the class will be on
written analytical responses to course readings. We will emphasize attaining
and honing various college level writing skills including strategies for
prewriting, in-class writing, paragraph and essay development, drafting and
revision, and editing effectively for organization, grammar, and punctuation.
Students will:
1.
Read, analyze, and write at the college level.
2.
Organize, focus, and develop ideas.
3.
Generate drafts effectively.
4.
Use specific and concrete details to support ideas.
5.
Consistently create focused, well-developed paragraphs.
6.
Manage writing process sensibly including attention to prewriting, rough
drafts, and revision.
7.
Edit work effectively for punctuation, grammar, diction, spelling and
other conventions.
8.
Adopt and practice skills for in-class writing.
9. Engage sources responsibly.
10.
Demonstrate growth in vocabulary and word usage.
11.
Determine controlling & supporting ideas within paragraphs &
course readings.
12.
Apply critical reading skills to interpreting and writing.
Each CREM student enrolled in
EWRT 100 must be concurrently enrolled in EWRT 101, a 1/2 unit, small group
�lab� that will take place during class time on Wednesdays in our regular
(E-36) classroom. Lab attendance is essential in order to pass on to EWRT 1A. EWRT 101 curriculum complements and
reinforces the work you do in EWRT 100, focusing on paragraph and sentence
level writing.
Students enrolled in EWRT 100
are expected to attend all classes.
Four absences create a likelihood of termination from the class
(instructor discretion). In case of
emergencies that will prohibit class attendance, instructor should be notified
during office hours or by telephone message or e-mail. Any work that is missed must be made
up.
The texts for the class
include Levitt and Dubner�s Freakonomics, Schlosser�s Fast Food Nation, and Hacker�s A Writer�s Reference. These books are available at the college bookstore.
Your math text, Freakonomics, and A
Writer�s Reference are also used in
the spring, 2008 CREM link taught by Marilyn Patton and Lisa Markus. So don�t
sell back those books!
EWRT grades will be determined
by quality of essays (take home and in-class); reading and grammar quizzes;
assignments & in class projects; and participation in discussions and activities.
EWRT 100 Grading Scale:
Attendance and participation
200 200
In-Class Writings (1/8, 1/22,
2/5, 2/28, 3/11) 20 each 100
Revision of first in-class
essay (1/17) 50 50
Four revised analytical
essays (1/28, 2/21, 3/13, 3/20) 100
each 400
Three peer-reviewed drafts
(1/24, 2/19, 3/10) 20 each 60
Portfolio on time, with
revisions
40 40
Five Quizzes 20 each 100
Grammar Exam
50
50
(*700
is passing)
1,000*
Portfolios are due on the last day of class, Monday, March 24th. Portfolios are evaluated during finals
week by other De Anza English faculty as a way to establish student readiness
for EWRT 1A. The portfolio will
contain your best in-class and revised essays from the quarter in addition to a
reflective essay assessing your progress and as a writer. The portfolio is evaluated during exam
week and is used instead of a
final exam for EWRT 100 (you do however have a final in math on Wednesday,
3/26). We will discuss portfolios
in greater detail as the quarter progresses. Each student must pass EWRT 100,
the portfolio evaluation process, and the EWRT 101 lab in order to go on into
EWRT 1A. For further information,
consult: http://group.deanza.edu/english/stories/storyReader$16.
Form on EWRT papers: When you hand in final drafts, always include
previous drafts and any prewriting including peer feedback stapled behind final
drafts. This creates a record of your writing process. Ensuing revisions are added to the top
of this stack and the whole thing is stapled together and turned in. Don�t discard returned papers or paper
comments�and always keep a personal copy of anything you hand in. Please double-space
everything, including indented quotations. This goes for hand-written work and
in-class writing too. Drafts for in-class peer review should also be typed and
double-spaced. Always bring three
copies of drafts�and be prepared to read aloud in small groups.
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Writing Assignment
Calendar
1) Initial Assessment and
Revision:
Tuesday, January 8th:
in class essay (1) on topic TBA
Thursday, January 17th:
hand in typed, revised paper #1
2) Freakonomics:
Tuesday, January 22nd:
in class essay (2) on Freakonomics
theme, in ATC lab
Thursday, January 24th:
turn in-class essay into typed rough draft for peer review
Monday, January 28th:
Freakonomics paper due in class
3) California Primary
Election Unit:
Tuesday, February 5th:
In class essay (3) (in support of candidate or issue)
4) Response to Short
Story:
Tuesday, February 19th: Short story responses due in draft form
Thursday, February 21st
(midnight, by e-mail): short story response papers due.
5) Fast Food Nation:
Thursday, February 28th: in class essay (5) (Fast Food
Nation)
Monday, March 10th: Fast Food Nation paper due in draft
form for feedback.
Thursday, March 13th
(midnight, by e-mail): Fast Food Nation paper due in final form.
6) Reflective Essay:
Tuesday, March 11th:
in-class writing (6): reflective essay for portfolio.
Thursday, March 13th:
work on reflective essays in class.
*Typed final version of
reflective essay due during final conference with instructor.
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Two individual conferences
with writing instructor are required
(a third is optional).
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Plagiarism: Never plagiarize. Plagiarism will give you an
automatic �F� on the assignment and will put your status in the course in
jeopardy. If you use the ideas or words of others, simply give credit
immediately, in writing. Correct forms for acknowledging and citing sources can
be found in Hacker�s A Writer�s Reference.
Math 112:
Prep for College Math:
Beginning Algebra � Winter 2007
Required
materials: Intermediate Algebra for College Students 4th
edition by Blitzer, TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator (TI-86 okay), pencil,
paper (math cannot be done without paper and pencil), ruler, graphing paper.
class.
Homework: Homework
is assigned daily and due per the attached schedule. Math cannot be mastered without working problems. There are far more problems at the end
of each section than are assigned.
If you are not sure that you know how to do the problems, do more problems
than are assigned. Each assignment
will be collected and 4 problems randomly selected for grading. Each homework assignment is worth 6
points (1 point for each problem graded and 2 points for completing the
assignment.
Quizzes: Quizzes
will be given on the dates assigned on the calendar. You are allowed one page of notes (8.5 x 11 inches, both
sides) to use during the quiz.
Each quiz is worth 10 points.
Your lowest quiz will be dropped when calculating your final course
grade. There are no make-ups for missed quizzes.
Exams: Three
one-hour exams will given on the dates listed on the calendar. You are allowed one page of notes
(8.5x11 inches both sides) to use during the exam. There are no make-ups (except by prior
arrangement with the instructor and the exam MUST be taken BEFORE the scheduled exam).
Final
Exam: A two-hour comprehensive exam will be given as listed on the
calendar. A student who does not
take the final exam will receive an F in the course. If your final exam score is higher than any one of your exam
scores it will replace that exam score as well as count once on its own when
calculating your course grade. Two
pages of notes (each 8.5 x 11 inches, both sides) are allowed to be used for
the final exam.
Projects/In-class
exercises: Projects will be done on the days indicated on the
calendar. Some can be completed
during class time. Others will
require out-of-class group work.
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Grading |
Grade Scale (in percent) |
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3 exams @ 100 pts each
300 |
Above 96.9 A+ |
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Final Exam
100 |
94 � 96.9 A |
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Quizzes @ 10 pts each
40 |
90 � 93.9 A- |
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Homework
150 |
87 � 89.9 B+ |
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Projects/In-class
exercises 100
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84 � 86.9 B |
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TOTAL
690 |
80 � 83.9 B- |
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77 � 79.9 C+ |
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70 � 76.9 C |
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60 � 69.9 D |
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Below 60 F |
Other:
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Talking and other
disruptions during class, such as beepers and cell phones, will not be
tolerated. De Anza will enforce
all procedures set forth in the Student Standards of Conduct.
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Students are encouraged
to form study groups and work outside of class together whenever possible.
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Anyone caught cheating
on a test or quiz will receive an automatic 0 for that assignment and be
reported to the PSME Dean. Those
caught twice will be dropped from the class with a grade of F.
Homework assignments (due dates subject to change
as needed)
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Assigned Date |
Section |
Problems |
Due
date |
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1/8/08 |
1.1 |
2,
8, 12, 16, 24, 26, 30, 34, 44, 52, 60, 76, 80, 82, 94, 100, 104 |
1/10/08 |
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1/8/08 |
1.2 |
2,
12, 20, 24, 43, 48, 43, 46, 48, 52, 58, 60, 62, 72, 76, 78, 82, 88, 90, 118, 122,
128, 136, 140, 146, 148, 166 |
1/10/08 |
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1/8/08 |
1.3 |
2,
4, 6, 12, 16, 22, 40, 42, 52, 60, 64, 66 |
1/10/08 |
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1/14/08 |
1.4 |
2,
8, 12, 20, 24, 26, 30, 36, 40, 42, 52, 56, 60, 70 |
1/15/08 |
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1/14/08 |
1.5 |
4,
8, 10, 18, 22, 24, 30, 32, 36, 38, 48, 54, 72, 82 |
1/15/08 |
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1/15/08 |
1.6 |
2,
8, 10, 16, 24, 28, 30, 38, 38, 46, 52, 56, 62, 68, 72, 78, 88, 100, 110 |
1/17/08 |
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1/15/08 |
1.7 |
1
� 30 evens |
1/17/08 |
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1/17/08 |
2.1 |
2,
4, 5, 10, 16, 20, 22, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 44, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 72,
82,
88, 92, 96 |
1/22/08 |
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1/17/08 |
2.2 |
1-10 |
1/22/08 |
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1/22/08 |
2.3 |
2,
6, 12, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 62, 68, 42, 52, 74, 78, 84 |
1/24/08 |
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1/24/08 |
2.4 |
6,
10, 14, 16, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 40, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 70 |
1/28/08 |
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2/4/08 |
3.1 |
2,
4, 10, 16, 26, 28, 30, 44, 50, 52, 60, 70, 76, 88, 94, 104 |
2/5/08 |
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2/5/08 |
3.2 |
2,
4, 12, 14, 20, 22, 26, 30, 38, 40, 42, 44, 50 |
2/7/08 |
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2/11/08 |
4.1 |
2,
6, 12, 14, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 36, 42, 48, 50, 52, 60, 62, 72, 80, 84, 86 |
2/12/08 |
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2/12/08 |
4.4 |
2,
6, 18, 20, 24, 30, 38, 40, 64 |
2/14/08 |
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2/19/08 |
5.1 |
8,
12, 18, 30, 38, 40, 44, 50 |
2/21/08 |
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2/21/08 |
5.2 |
2,
8, 10, 16, 22, 24, 26, 34, 36, 40, 56, 64, 84, 94, 100, 116 |
2/25/08 |
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2/21/08 |
5.3
(GCF) |
1
� 44 even |
2/25/08 |
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2/25/08 |
5.3
(Fact) |
46
� 68 even, 82, 86 |
2/26/08 |
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2/25/08 |
5.4 |
1
� 38 even |
2/26/08 |
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2/26/08 |
5.4 |
46
� 82 even |
2/28/08 |
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2/26/08 |
5.5 |
2,
8, 14, 24, 30, 42, 50, 56, 66, 70, 76, 78, 84 |
2/28/08 |
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3/3/08 |
5.6 |
2,
6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 28, 37, 38, 42, 50, 60, 68, 86 |
3/4/08 |
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3/4/08 |
5.7 |
2,
6, 12, 16, 24, 30, 36, 38, 44, 66, 68, 76, 82 |
3/6/08 |
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3/4/08 |
7.1 |
2,
4, 6, 18, 22, 28, 30, 44, 48, 54, 62, 68, 90, 94, 98, 102 |
3/6/08 |
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3/6/08 |
7.7 |
2,
6, 14, 18, 22, 30, 34, 38, 44, 56, 64, 74, 86, 98 |
3/10/08 |
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3/14/08 |
8.1 |
2,
6, 8, 16, 22, 24, 28, 36, 40, 46, 56, 76, 84 |
3/17/08 |
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3/17/08 |
8.2 |
4,
8, 10, 32, 38, 44, 48, 52, 79, 82 |
3/18/08 |
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3/18/08 |
8.3 |
2,
4, 8, 10, 12, 18, 22, 28, 36, 38, 46, 58, 64, 68 |
3/20/08 |