English AcademiaUVM Guadalajara North Campus

Advanced English II /Academic Writing

English AcademiaUVM Guadalajara North Campus

Advanced English II

ADVANED ENGLISH II

Prof. Rick ZepedaOfficial e-mail: rcrdzpd@hotmail.com

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PURPOSE:

This English course will focus on reviewing grammar structures in order to improve the quality of writing and reading, structured on UVM´s mission and vision, visiting the University´s values throughout the course. 

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OBJECTIVE:

Students will be a be able to write a 7 page RESEARCH essay.

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REQUIRED RESOURCE S:

ACTIVE EMAIL ACCOUNT

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REQUIRED RESOURCE S:

FACEBOOK ACCOUNTrcrdzpd@hotmail.com

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REQUIRED RESOURCE S:

INTERNET ACCESS

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NOTE BOOK (TAMAÑO PROFESIONAL/ESPIRAL)

“Conrato Social” o the back of the cover

6F Red 6B Blue

REQUIRED MATERIAL:

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REQUIRED RESOURCES:

Access toAcademic Writing Skills II

Online Platform

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ATTENDANCE POLICY:

There will be 5 minutes of tolerance. The There door will close 5 minutes after the official class start. There will not be any excused absences.

After being absent on the 6th hour automatic “Extra”(2 hours per day)

 

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DEAD LINE POLICY:NO late assignments. If any student is not in class on the day of a quiz or an exam he or she will not be able to take it another time.

Note: Exceptions may apply.

If any student does not turn in any assignment on time, it won´t be accepted.

Note: Death Line Extension may apply. 

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DEADLINE EXTENSION POLICY:It is each student´s responsibility to GET IN CONTACT in PERSON and via email and facebook with his or her teacher at least 3 days BEFORE the due date of any assignment in order to get an extension.

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DEADLINE EXTENSION POLICY:If the student has an EXTRAORDIANRY excuse, and is absent on a due date, he or she must contact his or her teacher, in order to get authorization from him/her to turn in the assignment the following day, graded out of 9 instead of 10.

Note: Each teacher may grant more days to turn in the assignment.

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DEADLINE EXTENSION POLICY:

*In order to be granted with a dead line extension, students may not have past 3 (hours) absent marks. If a student has more than 2 written warning or has up to 3 absent marks, the Dead Line Extension may be denied.  

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PLAGIARISM POLICY:

Zero tolerance on plagiarized assignments. An automatic 0 on any plagiarized or copied assignment. 

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Grading Criteria 1st “PARCIAL”

Essay 1(Review /Diagnosis) 20%Essay 2 20%Class work 30%Homework 30%

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SOCIAL CONTRACTTEACHER -STUDENTS

 

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1. Each student MUST place this SOCIAL CONTRACT on the back of his or her spiral notebook.

 2. NO food in the classroom. NO exceptions.

 3. NO Hats in the class room. NO exceptions.  

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4. Electronic communication and entertainment devises such as, cell phones, radios (Nextel radios), laptops, IPods, etc., WILL NOT be allowed in the class room in the schedule stated above. 5. There ARE NOT any “JUSTIFICANTES” under any circumstance, Chapter II Student´s General Rules (Capitulo II del Reglamento Gral. De alumnos) 6. Attendance WILL NOT BE GRADED. 7. ATTANDANCE will be called everyday at the beginning of class. 

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8. ORDER in the classroom, RESPECT between classmates, APPROPRIATE language in the classroom. DO NOT interrupt class. 9. NO late work. NO exceptions. 10. Due date extension Will BE granted by the teacher´s discretion. ONLY to students who: Have less than 3 absence marks. (3hours) Have not broken any rule in this SOCIAL CONTRACT. 

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10. Attendance: There will be a 5 minute tolerance. He or she will NOT be able to take part of class for that day if he or she arrives late. 11. PLAGIRZED ESSAYS will be NOT be graded. Giving the student and automatic 0 in his or her paper. DO NOT copy or paste other people´s essays. Zero tolerance on Plagiarism and copying assignments.   

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12. Any student who does not abide to this rules, WILL STEP OUT of the classroom, and will not be able to participate in the class for that day. ACTIONS:1ST OFFENSE- Rule reminder. VERBAL WARNING.2nd OFFENSE- Student WILL STEP OUT of the classroom. WRITTEN WARNING. 

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13. If any student DOES NOT abide the rules in this social contract and he or she is asked to leave the classroom 4 times the teacher will be able to file for that student´s suspension from the class with Coordination.

ESSAY IReview / Diagnosis

Research and give your opinion in a 4 paragraph essay , using the writing process, structured in the Jane Schaffer Writing Program Revised for UVM students , and using APA format on the following prompt:

Autonomous Learning is important in High school students. Give two reasons supporting this statement.

Due Date:Will be mentioned in the next class

The essay must have the following specifications:

1. Cover Page (APA format)2. Double space3. ARIAL 4. Font 125. Margins set to APA standards

6. 4 paragraphs7. 20 sentences 8. 1 printed resource9. 1 electronic resource5. Reference page (APA format)

Grading Criteria:

Coherence (1 point each)Yes or NO

1. Does student have a clear Thesis statement? 2. Does Topic Sentence 1 relate to the Thesis Statement?3. Does Topic Sentence 2 relate to the Thesis Statement?4. Does Concrete Detail Sentence 1 support Topic Sentence 1?5. Does Concrete Detail Sentence 2 support Topic Sentence 2?6. Do Opinion Sentences support Topic Sentences 1 and 2

accordingly?7. Does the Student come to a conclusion in the Closing

Sentence of each Paragraph?8. Does the final paragraph come to a conclusion about the

Thesis Statement?

Grammar (1 point each)Yes or NO

1. Does Student use Third Person?2. Does Student avoid run on sentences?3. Does Student use academic vocabulary?4. Does Student use punctuation correctly most of the

time?5. Does student capitalize correctly all of the time?

Format ( 1 point each)Yes or No

1. Does student use Arial, font 12?2. Does student have double space?3. Did student indent the 1st line of each paragraph?4. Does student have APA format margins5. Does student have a header and pager number?6. Does student have APA format in text citations? 7. Does student have a APA format References page?

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*USE this GRADING CRITERIA to get feed back from your classmate (peer review)