FALL 2006 -- Ticket # 16003

Digging In, Albert Garcia

The Least You Should Know About English Paige Wilson

Nickel and Dimed Barbara Ehrenreich

New Voices, a CSUN Publication of Developmental Writing

A portable dictionary

Three horizontal pocket folders-one for essays, one for journal sheets, and one for storage

Email account (your CSUN account or your personal account)

Three Bluebooks (examination booklets available at Student Bookstore) for in-class essays

Notebook paper

Reading is an essential part of your university life. To successfully participate in your courses you will need to find ways to decode the texts you encounter. This course will continue your journey of discovery about texts, their place in the world and the people who produce them. So that I can measure how much you have learned, you must communicate to me the ideas you have encountered and your responses to those ideas, so writing is also an integral part of this reading course.

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First-time freshmen are required to complete all developmental writing and math within the first year of enrollment, or they will be asked to "stop out" to finish the requirements elsewhere.

Course Requirements: In order to receive Credit for this course you must fulfill the following:

Attendance: Since this is a participation-based class and not a lecture-based class, the attendance rules are different.

1. Absences: We will work on reading and writing in every class. If you miss class, you miss important work that cannot be made up. Because of this your grade will be lowered after three absences, and you will automatically fail after more than eight absences (three weeks).
2. Tardies: Class starts on time and lasts fifty minutes. It is disrespectful both to me and to your fellow students to interrupt the flow of the class by coming in late. If you are more than ten minutes late it counts as an absence. Be on time! (Allow plenty of time for traffic jams and to find a parking space.)

Participation* in the discussions is required. You cannot participate if you have not read the assignment.

1. All written assignments are to be completed before class on the day they are due.
2. Homework Journal assignments are an essential component of this class and will be collected at unscheduled intervals, usually unannounced. Bring your Homework Journal folders to every class.
3. On-line tasks are to be completed as assigned. (If you do not have internet access from your home or dorm room you must find a convenient computer lab for these.) YOU MUST HAVE AN EMAIL ACCOUNT BY THE SECOND WEEK OF SCHOOL.

1. One Book Analysis-20%
2. Two Reader Response Essays to short texts-15% each
3. Two In-class essays-5% each
4. A Reading Assignment Response Journal-15%

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