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English 10
Following is a sample syllabus and assignment sheet for English 10 plus a practice final exam. But let me share some general comments about this class here at Palomar College. This is the first of two courses geared to get you ready for the transfer-level composition class we offer called English 100. In English 10 you will learn how to write effective sentences and single paragraphs. Near the end of the course, you will be introduced to a longer, multi-paragraph essay assignment. In addition, you will learn correct use of the English language. Think of English 10 as one of the gears on your car. You can drive without it, but there are times you will wish it worked well. I don't expect you to write grammatically correct sentences all the time--an email to a friend, a note stuck to the refrigerator, answers on a pop quiz in a history class, etc. But on special occasions you will want to write correct and stylistically interesting sentences--a job application, a note to the boss, a formal paper due in a philosophy class, etc. Don't worry--no one here at Palomar expects you to use correct English all the time. We teach academic writing skills that you will be judged by in certain social situations. If you can communicate clearly and effectively, you will be rewarded. Here are some hints to help you succeed in this class: stay up on the assignments (do the work before you come to class), get special help from me or a tutor if you have trouble, don't hesitate to ask questions, start reading more (newspapers, magazines, advertisements, books--anything), come to class regularly. This is not the kind of class you can do poorly in for most of the semester and pull out a passing grade by working like crazy the last week or two. Stay on top of the class--keep track of your scores and know what grade you are getting. Remember, you are responsible for your college education. Be sure to see me if I can help you during the semester.
English 10 syllabus—Spring 2012 Gary Zacharias (P-2F, ext. 2710, e-mail: gzacharias@palomar.edu)
Prerequisite: None.
Course materials: English Essentials, 8th edition (Zacharias). For a couple of weeks, this will be available on Blackboard.
Student Learning Outcomes: As always, the English Department is interested in all the goals and objectives associated with our program; in addition, faculty members are currently assessing and discussing these specific Student Learning Outcomes for English 10: 1. Identify main grammatical elements/punctuation of standard written English. 2. Edit writing for errors in grammar and punctuation. 3. Write a paragraph based on a topic sentence. 4. Write a short multi-paragraph essay.
Evaluation: There are three single-paragraph papers (50, 50, 100 points), two multi-paragraph papers (100, 200 pts.), one final exam (200 pts.), and homework (10 times during the semester I will give your work due that day from 1-10 pts. for a possible total of 100 pts.). So, the total for the class will be 800 points with grades as follows: 720-800 A, 640-719 B, 560-639 C, 480-559 D, below 480 F. You need a C grade to gain eligibility for English 50. If you score below a 70% on any of the papers, you may do the following: read my comments; re-write the paper, incorporating my suggestions; turn both the original and the re-write in to me within one week after the original was due. The highest grade you can receive on a re-write is 70%. Note that you will get a split grade on all your papers—one half is for your writing ability, and the other half is for your grammar skill.
Format: Complete information on the format is located on your Blackboard site. Please refer to that when you work on your papers.
Attendance: For success in this class, you need to be here on a regular basis. Poor attendance will definitely affect your grade.
Textbook Work: See the assignment sheet for more information on how to complete your work. I will post the first couple of weeks' work on Blackboard in case you have trouble coming up with money for texts when classes start.
Make-up work: If you are absent, you must turn in missing work upon return to class; if you have late work, you can turn it in up to two days late for partial credit. Regarding your graded papers, I will accept only one that is late. This paper will receive a reduced grade for being late. It’s your responsibility to know if you have to make up missed work.
Administrative: I will not take under-age students in this class. It is your responsibility to drop the class should you decide to do so. Remind me to remove an absence if you come to class late. If you have a need for any in-class accommodations or special test-taking arrangements because of a physical or perceptual limitation, please see me early in the session. This is a college course; please do not embarrass yourself or others. Behave appropriately. Common courtesies include no active cell phones, quiet entrance if late, no disruptive talking, no sleeping, no food. I will not accept emailed work. Note that plagiarism (passing off the work of others as if it is your own) will have very serious consequences in this class, so be sure to talk to me if you're not sure what this would look like.
Blackboard: I will use this site for special announcements, class documents, and as a way to contact you. Be sure you have a current email address. Go to <palomar.edu> to use this feature. Once there, you can change your email to the one you use rather than the default Palomar email that each student has been given.
Assignments: See the handout; keep up even if absent. I hold student conferences on a regular basis. Come to my office with past papers as well as current assignments. We want to use the time together in a productive way, so have any questions or concerns ready to go.
Study Tips: Reasons given for academic probation--procrastination, missed classes, stress, lack of time management, lack of motivation, lack of study skills, test taking problems, poor study environment, inadequate study time, and inability to concentrate.
Solutions--attend class regularly, prepare daily, allow enough time to study, see a tutor, join a study group, take notes, ask questions, review regularly, check paragraph and essay comments to see problem areas, work on motivation, take counseling classes on study skills and other problem areas.
For first-semester college students: attend class, ask questions and participate, sit near the front, spend as much time outside of class studying as in class, stay up on the work, learn time management skills, consider taking college success skills classes here, preview what you will be covering in the next class, review material after class, let the instructor know of any problems early in the semester, realize the responsibility for success lies with you now, be aware that there are no “social passes” here (if you fail, there’s no way to make up for it), don’t plan on extra credit to bail you out of a bad semester, plan on meeting each instructor during his/her office hours, seek out tutors if needed (BE-1 and the library), seek out mentor instructors for help, get an education plan done early in your time here at Palomar, realize you can be dropped for poor attendance/bad behavior/failure to make progress in the class, think about taking reading classes, be aware of all deadlines (see the class schedule).
Mentor teacher and conferences: I have agreed to be a mentor teacher here at Palomar. That means I will try to make your semester a successful one by meeting with all of you individually, finding out what your goals are, answering any questions (not just English-related), bringing key people into the classroom whenever possible, and putting you into contact with important offices and people.
English 10 assignments—Spring 2012
Note--You will need to type all single-paragraph assignments and all sentence combining. In addition, you will need to type a summary and evaluation to all single-paragraph examples as well as academic readings and past English 50 final exam essays. By “evaluation,” I mean that you should look to see what good characteristics of writing you see there (topic sentence, for example). All of the above must be at least 3/4 of a page minimum each. If more than one of these is due on a particular day, you can put them together to save paper rather than having to do each one on a separate piece of paper. One time during the semester I will ask each of you to bring in enough copies of the day's assignment for each student to have his/her own copy. You can run them off here on campus or wherever you have access to a copier. When you do this on the day requested, I will give you extra credit in the class, so be sure to get the copies run off. The assignments that I will ask students to bring copies for are marked on this sheet with an asterisk (*).
1/17 Class intro
1/18 Read sections on Academic Integrity (1), Intro to Eng 10 (2), Paragraph and Topic Sentence (3); write a summary and evaluation of Single-Paragraph Example A (6)—how does it have the qualities of a good paragraph?
1/19 Read sections on Support (4), Examples of Paragraph Support (4-6), Concluding Sentence (6); write a summary and evaluation of Single-Paragraph Example B (6-7)
1/23 Single Paragraph Practice (8)—after looking at my example on p. 9, write your own; write a summary and evaluation of Single Paragraph Example C (7); Parts of Speech (40)
1/24 Read Sentence Combining Introduction (78), do Sentence Combining “Rodeo” (79); write a summary and evaluation of Single-Paragraph Example D (7-8); do Single-Paragraph Assignment A (66)*
1/25 Subject and Verbs (44)—do practice on p. 45; do S.C. “Coffee” and “Matchstick” (79-80)
1/26 Single-Paragraph Assignment B (66)*, Run-ons and Fragments (42)—do practice on p. 43, S.C. “Cafeteria Table” (80)
1/30 Student conferences
1/31 Single-Paragraph Assignment C (66)*, write a summary and evaluation of Single-Paragraph Example E (8); read Academic Reading Skills (77) and “College Survival Skills” (11)
2/1 Single-Paragraph Assignment D (66), S.C. “Decision”* (81)
2/2 First graded paragraph rough draft with outline (chosen from Assignment A, B, C, or D)**
2/6 Student conferences
2/7 First graded paragraph; Academic Reading “Drug Myths” (12--in class)
2/8 Types of Sentences: Simple and Compound (46)—do practice #2, 4, 10 on pp. 47-48; Academic Reading “Finding the Right Career” (in class)
2/9 Types of Sentences: Complex (46)—do practice #1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 on pp. 47-48; Single-Paragraph Assignment E (66)*
2/13 Student conferences
2/14 Single-Paragraph Assignment F (66), Subject/Verb Agreement (49)—do practice on p. 50
2/15 Single-Paragraph Assignment G (66)*, S.C. “Hitchhiker”* (81-82)
2/16 Student conferences
2/21 Single-Paragraph Assignment H (66)*, Academic Reading “Four Cardinal Virtues”—read , mark up, and write a summary before class
2/22 Transitions (51)—do practice on p. 51, S. C. “Lake”* (82) Academic Reading “Legacy of the Pilgrims”—read, mark up, and write a summary before class
2/23 Second graded paragraph rough draft with outline (chosen from Assignment E, F, G, or H)**
2/27 Student conferences
2/28 Second graded paragraph; Academic Reading “Science Fiction and the Serious Reader” (in class)
2/29 Pronoun Problems (52)—do practice on pp. 52-53, S. C. “Unfreeway"* (82)
3/1 Single-Paragraph Assignment I (67)*; misplaced and dangling modifiers (53)—do practice on p. 54-55
3/5 Student conferences
3/6 Single-Paragraph Assignment J (67); verbals (56)—do practice on pp. 57-58; S.C. "Apartment" (83)
3/7 Single-Paragraph Assignment K (67)*; parallelism (58)—do practice on pp. 59-60); Academic Reading "The Sky's the Limit" (in class)
3/8 Student conferences
3/12 Single-Paragraph Assignment L (67)*; appositives (55)—do practice on p. 55
3/13 Third graded paragraph rough draft with outline (chosen from Assignment I, J, K, or L)**
3/14 Student conferences
3/15 Third graded paragraph; Academic Reading "Some Good News From the Energy Front" (in class)
3/26 Half-way Test (69-70)
3/27 Introduction to the essay (10); Academic Reading "The Battle"—write summary/evaluation as an essay; S.C. "Motorcycle Pack"* (83-84)
3/28 Student conferences
3/29 Essay creation (37-38)**; S.C. "Morning Shower" (84)
4/2 Punctuation (60, 61, 62)—do practice on pp. 60-61; S.C. "Up, Up and Away"* (84-85)
4/3 Capitalization and titles (63)—do practice on pp. 61, 62, 63, 64; Academic Reading "The Bible Beyond Theology" (in class); S.C. "Winner"* (85)
4/4 Student conferences
4/5 Essay A outline (38)*; S.C. "Sunday Afternoon" (85-86)
4/9 Essay A rough draft*; checklist for essays (39)
4/10 Student conferences
4/11 Essay A for grade; past English 50 final exam essay "Now For Tonight's Assignment" (26) in class
4/12 Student conferences
4/16 Sentence variety (64)—do practice on p. 65
4/17 Past English 50 final exam essay "The Case Against Chores" (31)—read, mark up, and write summary/evaluation; S.C. "Making Stew"* (86)
4/18 Student conferences
4/19 Essay B outline (38)*; S.C. "Orchard" (86)
4/23 Student conferences
4/24 Essay B rough draft*; checklist for essays (39)
4/25 Student conferences
4/26 Essay B for grade; past English 50 final exam essay "Charity" (33) in class
4/30 Practice final exam #1-25 (71-74); S.C. "Optimism/Pessimism" (86)
5/1 Student conferences
5/2 Practice final exam #26-50 (74-76); S.C. "Pace"* (86-87)
5/3 Student conferences
5/7 Academic reading "The Quiet Hour" (35)—read, mark up, and write summary/evaluation; S.C. Public Library"* (87)
5/8 Academic reading "Teacher Homework" (28)—read, mark up, and write summary/evaluation
5/9 In-class essay (like English 50 will do)—bring coursepack
5/10 Optional--go over grades/grammar/in-class essay
Final Exam--Monday, May 14th from 10-12 noon
English 10 Final Examination—Practice Test
A. Parts of Speech. Above each of the underlined words indicate whether it is a noun (N), pronoun (Pro), verb (V), adjective (Adj), adverb (Adv), preposition (Prep), or conjunction (Conj). One (1) point each.
1. As a young reader, he enjoyed comic books and magazines.
2. The Emancipation Proclamation called for the release of slaves in 1863.
3. Charlie Chaplin was born in the slums of London, and his family struggled to survive.
4. Most of the students in my history class do not listen carefully.
5. My favorite TV show, Survivor, continues to be very popular with many viewers.
B. Subjects and Verbs. Underline all subjects once and all verbs twice. Each sentence is worth two (2) points.
6. Most people can learn to cook if they will follow instructions.
7. The famous paintings and sculptures were difficult to see because the museum
was full of people.
8. There are millions of people living in Mexico City.
9. A few employees prefer to take their lunch breaks early, but most do not leave
until noon.
10. Was the computer system repaired in time for school Monday?
C. Fragments, Comma splices, and Fused Sentences. Correct any errors. If the sentence is correct, do nothing to it. Each sentence is worth two (2) points.
11. The candidate was a college student, then she ran for governor.
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12. The musician singing the title song from his new album.
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13. Peter is colorblind therefore his clothes are sometimes mismatched.
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14. Feeling secure and lucky, he decided to speak before the Senate.
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15. Although Hortense loved Homer dearly.
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16. The grass was tall and thick she hoped her mower could cut it.
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17. Edward wanted to buy a truck, however, his wife wanted an SUV.
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18. Ask the teacher to turn off the air conditioning.
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19. The exam had not gone well Mike had forgotten to study the War of 1812.
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20. The trial lawyer, thinking about his upcoming case when the phone rang.
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D. Main and Subordinate Clauses. There are several different kinds of exercises here. Be sure to follow the directions.
In each of the following sentences, underline any main clause(s) once and any subordinate clauses twice. Each sentence is worth two (2) points.
21. Although it was pouring rain, Gary still insisted on riding his bike to school. 22. Barb smiled with pride as her daughter played a piece by John Dowland on her classical guitar. Write sentences according to the following instructions. Use punctuation where appropriate. Each sentence is worth two (2) points.
23. Write a sentence that opens with a subordinate clause followed by a main clause.
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24. Write a sentence that contains two main clauses.
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25. Write a sentence that contains two main clauses and one subordinate clause.
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E. Verbal (Participial and Infinitive) and Appositive Phrases. Follow the instructions below. Use punctuation where appropriate. Each sentence is worth two (2) points.
26. Write a sentence that opens with a verbal phrase. Underline the verbal phrase.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 27. Write a sentence that includes an appositive phrase. Underline the appositive phrase.
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F. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers. Underline and then correct any misplaced or dangling modifiers in the following sentences. Do nothing if the sentence is correct. Each sentence is worth two (2) points.
28. The grizzly bear ignored the cries of the frightened tourist holding a freshly caught salmon in its mouth.
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29. Concerned about his parents’ finances, Alex offered to start paying their monthly bills.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 30. Paddling as fast as possible, the canoe raced down the river toward the rapids. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
G. Subject-Verb Agreement. Correct any subject-verb agreement errors in the following sentences by crossing out the incorrect verb form and writing in the correct form above it. If the sentence is correct, do nothing. Each sentence is worth two (2) points.
31. Here is the cell phones we were looking for.
32. One of the lost children have been found by the police.
33. Jordan realized every television show and movie was terrible last week.
34. The person who repairs old computers call my office every week.
35. The woman with the expensive running shoes seem to float on air as she runs around the track.
H. Pronoun Errors. Correct any pronoun errors in the following sentences by crossing out the incorrect pronoun and writing in the correct one above. In some cases you may have to rewrite part of the sentence. If the sentence is correct, do nothing to it. Each sentence is worth two (2) points.
36. Unfortunately for the Olympic softball team, its pitcher couldn’t throw strikes.
37. Each of the people applying for the job had to fill out forms and explain their background.
38. We wanted to complete the entire worksheet ourself.
39. When someone has to write a paper for English, they should make sure there are no grammar errors in it.
40. As Sharon sat at the computer, she thought about who she had to email.
I. Commas. Add commas to the following sentences where necessary. If the sentence is correct, do nothing to it. Each sentence is worth two (2) points.
41. Jorge arranged his books poured a cup of coffee and sat down at the kitchen table to study.
42. Although Mary was late for work her boss did not get angry.
43. On June 5 2004 I will be going to Boston Massachusetts to visit my family.
44. The new student center at Palomar College in San Marcos California has a new computer lab but every time I go there the computers are full.
45. Judge Finem who had an angry look on her face would not dismiss my traffic ticket.
J. Other Punctuation, Capitalization, and Titles. This is a two-part exercise, so check the instructions carefully for both parts.For the next three sentences, add periods, exclamation points, question marks, semicolons, colons, quotation marks, or apostrophes (or ‘s) where necessary. If the sentence is correct, do nothing to it. Do not add or delete any commas. Each sentence is worth two (2) points.
46. I need to buy the following items at the grocery store milk, bread, and chips
47. Juan was glad that he saw the film however, he was angry that he did not study
enough for his English midterm
48. From across the room, my brother yelled, Leave me alone
Fix any incorrect use of capitalization and titles in the following two sentences. If the sentence is correct, do nothing to it. Do not add or delete any commas. Each sentence is worth two (2) points.
49. I borrowed a copy of the novel called the grapes of wrath, but its first chapter was torn out.
50. Last winter I did some hiking in yosemite national park and wrote about it in an essay I called beauty and silence.
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