The Importance Of Class And College Interflection

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POLICIES:
CLASS AND OFFICE INTERACTION
This course revolves around you learning together with and supporting your peers. We have a significant opportunity to learn from each other. Therefore, you are expected to come prepared to class. This means being ready to share your writing, having the readings done ahead of time, bringing in drafts when they are due, and being alert during class. If you fall asleep during class for an extended time, you will have to see me during an office conference, or you will be marked absent for the day. Please do not read materials not related to the course during class, especially when other students or the teacher is engaging with the writing community. This limitation includes studying for exams from …show more content…

Other inappropriate responses include divulging how much of the text you have not read. Again, please, don’t inform the class about how little you have read. Doing so will put you at the forefront of reading aloud and/or me giving a pop quiz.  Meeting class expectations does not mean giving me back what you think I want. I already know what I think, and I do not expect you to convert to my viewpoints: I want to know what you think. I do expect you to question your understanding and explore new ideas that will expand your position on issues.  Working collaboratively means that you have an even division of labor where everyone participates fully in the completion of group assignments.
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For now, keep this in mind: There will be at least three short out-of-class papers, three timed writings, two face-to-face conferences, two writing improvement logs, at least ten graded exercises, including opportunities to peer review on Blackboard. There will also be at least three free-writes during the session, which I will read if you indicate so at the top of the free-write. IF YOU DO NOT ENGAGE SUFFICIENTLY WITH THE TEXT DURING CLASS DISCUSSIONS, there will be one final reading comprehension exercise worth 40 points, which will count towards your

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