Syllabus Massasoit Ec101 Fall, 2011

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MASSASOITCOMMUNITYCOLLEGEProfessorLouisM.Rosenberg,PhD

Fall,2011

ENGL101 EnglishCompositionI 3credits

EnglishCompositionIisacoursedesignedtohelpstudentsdevelopandorganizeextendedpiecesofwriting.

Studentswillfocusonthecorrectandappropriateuseoflanguageandtheorganizationanddevelopmentof

paragraphsandessays.Researchtechniques,documentationofsources,andashortresearchpaperwillbe

included.Constantreadingandfrequentwritingwillberequired.

Prerequisites:PreparingforCollegeReadingI(ENGL091)andIntroductoryWriting(ENGL099)orwaiverby

placementtestingresults,orDepartmentalApproval

REQUIREDCOURSEMATERIALSTextbooks

CurrentIssuesandEnduringQuestions(9thEdition)

SylvanBarnet,HugoBedau

Bedford/St.Martins

ISBN: 9780312547325

Dry

AugustenBurroughs

Picador

ISBN: 9780312423797

Technology DailyaccesstotheInternetandemail AbilitytoperformbasicInternetoperationsnecessarytolifeinthe21stcentury

OTHERLEARNINGRESOURCES

ONLINE Youwillbesubmittingassignments,downloadinginformation,andinteractingwithmeandotherclassmembersonline.SeeTechnologysectionformoreinformation.

FILMS Allassignedfilms(seeFilmssection),mustbeobtainedbyyou(atyourowncost)and

screenedoutsideofclass.


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LEARNINGOUTCOMES1. Readintellectuallychallengingtextswithincreasedcomprehensionandenrichedaestheticresponse.

2. Incorporatethevocabularyofliteraryanalysisintoclassdiscussionandwritinginordertofacilitatethinkingabouttextsfromvariousliterarygenres.

3. Expressindiscussionandinwritinganawarenessofdiversevoicesfoundinliterature.4. Buildacontextforunderstandingliteraturebylinkingclassreadingstootheracademicdisciplinesand

touniversalhumanexperiences.

5. Writeessaysthatgobeyondsummarytotheanalysisandinterpretationoftexts.6. ApplythegrammaticalandrhetoricalskillsofCompositionItoavarietyofcomplexwritingtasksin

preparationforwritingacrossthecurriculum.

7. Conductresearchandassessinformationfromavarietyofsourcesinordertounderstandtheresearchtopic.

8. Composeessaysthatincorporateresearchanddocumentationinpreparationfortheassignmentsofothercollegecourses.

9. StrengthenCoreCompetencies1inordertoincreasesuccessinthisandothercoursesandintheworkplace.

TEACHINGPROCEDURES&METHODOLOGY

LECTURES

a) Itisduringthelectureswhenstudentsareexpectedtoaskanyquestionsconcerninganyaspectofthecourseand/orassignments. It

is,byfar,morebeneficialforstudentstoaskquestionsofgeneral

academicconcernshere,duringthelectures,ratherthantoseeme

afterclass.

b) Itcannotbestressedenoughhowimportantitisforstudentstoattendthelectures.

PEEREDITING

a) Throughoutthesemester,Imayhavestudentsformgroupsforpeerediting. Traditionally,peereditingisbetweentwoorthreestudents

whoreviewandcommentoneachothersassignmentsbyusinga

preformattedrubric.

b) Peereditingmaybehandledcompletelyonline.STUDENTDEBATES

a) Imayassemblestudentsintotwoteamsfordebatingaparticularsubject/issue.

b) Studentswhodonotfeelcomfortablespeakinginfrontoftheclass(onateam)willhavetheopportunitytoinsteadsubmitresearchessays.

USEOFTHE

COLLEGES

ACADEMIC

RESOURCEFACILITY

TheimportanceofutilizingthecollegesWritingCentercannotbeoverstated. Studentsshouldplantowriteatleastthreedraftsofeach

essay,andthisprocessshouldbeundertakenwithatutorasitis

impossibleforonetobehisowneditorandproduceanythingoftrue

quality.

1Criticalthinking,technologyskills,oralcommunication, quantitativeskills,reading,andwriting.


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GRADEDISTRIBUTION

EVALUATIONOFSTUDENTPROGRESSIngradingstudentessays,Iusuallyemployarubricwhereeachdomain(grammar,logic/reason,etc.)isgivena

qualitativevalue. BecauseIdonotbelieveinmarginalia(writingendlesslyinthemargins),therubricservesas

thegradingexplanation. However,includedinmyevaluativeprocessistheexpectationthatstudentswillmake

anappointmentwithme,orseemeafterclass,shouldtheyrequirefurther,moredetailedanalysisoftheirwork.

Itisthestudentsresponsibilitytodeterminewhen(andif)anappointmentwithmeisnecessary. Andstudents

shouldneverwaittohandleanyacademicissue.

Lifehappens! Whileeverystudentisgradedequallyandobjectively,Iamcertainlywillingtoallowconcessions(suchasanextensiononaparticularassignment)shouldastudentdemonstratesjust

cause. Havingsaidthis,allstudentsareexpectedtooperateatthecollegelevelatalltimes. Nothing

lessisacceptable.

Essays

40%

Reflective

Journal

(Online)

15%

TermExams

(inclass

and/or

online)

25%

Overall

Course

Participation

10%

Final

Examination

10%


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TERMEXAMS

Severaltimesthroughoutthesemester,studentswillsitforaTermExam. Normally,

theseexamsarecomposedoffiveshortanswerquestions. InevaluatingtheTerm

Exam,Iammostinterestedinthecontentofthestudentsanswerratherthan

grammar/syntaxissuesthatsaid,chronicissuesofsuchwillbereflectedinthegrade.

TermExamsmaynotbemadeup;however,thelowestscoreis dropped.

RESPONSE

PAPERS

Atthebeginningofnearlyeveryclass,youwillreceiveaResponsePaper,aformon

whichyouwillwriteoneortwoparagraphsconcerningtheparticulardays

assignment(reading,film,etc.)and/oramajortopicofpriorlectures. Thus,the

ResponsePaperisatrueevaluationnotonlyofyourperformanceinthecourse,

itself,butalsoyourabilitytoquicklysynthesizeinformationtoofferacredible,

intelligentresponsetoaquestionaboutwhichyouhavenopriorknowledge. This,

theskillofthinkingquicklyonyourfeet,isanenormouslyimportantonebecauseit

demonstratesyourcompetitiveabilityofalwaysbeingatthetopofyourgame.

However,youareurgednottoconfusethenatureofthisassignmentwiththatofan

exam. Someformoftestanxietyisexperiencedbynearlyeveryonewhilethe

ResponsePaperassignmentaffordsamomenttoreallyshine. Therefore,theonly

anxietyyouwouldexperienceisthatofunpreparedness.

Grammar/spellingissuesareoflittletonosignificanceaslongasyoureableto

intelligentlyarticulateyourresponse.

ResponsePapersmaynotbemadeup;however,thelowesttwoscoresaredropped.

STUDENT

INSTRUCTIVES

Aroundthesecondweekofthecourse,studentswillinformedoftheirInstructiveGroups.

Student

Instructives

consist

of

a

group

of

students

who

engage

in

the

research

and

presentationofanassignedtopic. Aseparatehandoutisavailableontheweb(and

disseminateinclass)concerningStudentInstructives,howeverthefollowingservesasits

generalformat.

EachTeamiscomprisedofbetweenthreetofivestudents. EachTeamdeterminestherolesofeachmember.

o TheserollsmaybechangedbytheTeamatanytime. TheSpokespersonelectedbytheteampresentswhateverhisorherTeams

findings,conclusions,etc.

AllTeammembersreceivethesamegradefortheparticularInstructive. Attendanceismandatorybyallstudentsinthecourseduringallscheduled

StudentInstructives

o OnepointfromthestudentsfinalcoursegradewillbedeductedforeachabsenceofascheduledStudentInstructive.

FINAL

EXAMINATION

StudentswillsitforaFinalExam,whichisopennotebook,andIoftenallowstudents

toworkinsmallgroups(ofnomorethantwoorthree). Pleaseunderstandthatthe

FinalExammaynotbemadeupunderanycircumstances,whatsoeverandthatitwill

coverthefullarchofthecourse.


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FURTHER

INFORMATION

Unlessotherwiseinstructed,studentsmayusetheircoursenotesonallexams

(Term,Midterm,andFinal),andIusuallyallowtheexamstobewrittenin

small,quietgroups. However,studentsmaynotuseanyelectronicdevices,

(includingcomputers,PDAs,electronicdictionaries,etc.)duringanyexambecauseallowingtheseamenitieswouldputthosewithoutthematadisadvantage.

Therefore,ifyoutakenotesonacomputer,simplyprintthemoutandbringthemto

theexam.

AttentionESLStudents: Whileyouarecertainlywelcometouseancillarymaterials(dictionary,computer,etc.)duringthelectures,youmaynotuse

themduringanytheexams. Asaforementioned,onlynotebooksare

allowed.

CONFERENCINGWITHME

Studentsmustbookatleastthreeappointmentswithmethroughoutthesemester.

Creditforeachmeetingisgivenonlyoncepermonth. Oneofthemeetingsis

scheduledtotakeplaceduringclassanditwillcountasoneofthethreerequired

meetings. SeetheAssignmentssectionofthissyllabusforthatschedule.

Ofcourse,youcanseemeatanytime. SeeConferringwithMeintheAcademic

Supportsectionofthissyllabusforfurtherinformation.

ATTENDANCEItisimportantthatyouarepresentforallofthelectures. Historydictatesthatgradesarealmostalways

reflectedinparitywithabsences;therefore,moreabsencesorlatearrivalswill,indeed,compromiseyourgrade.

Youareresponsibleforeverythingthatoccursinyourcourse,whetherornotyouarepresentduringaparticular

lecture,

either

in

class

or

virtual

(Internet).

If

you

find

that

you

must

miss

a

class,

it

is

your

responsibility

to

see

afellowstudenttoobtainthelecturenotesaswellasanyannouncementsthatweremade. RememberthatI

mayalteranassignmentsduedateand/orlanguage,announcingsuchchangesduringclass. Ofcourse,these

changeswillalsobereflectedonthewebsite,butsuchupdatesmaynotbeimmediate.

Itisimportanttonotethatthefollowingassignmenttypesarenoteligibleformakeup.Therefore,latearrivalsandabsenteeswillmissthesegradingopportunities:

InClassAssignments(ResponsePapers,debates,etc.)

Term

Exams

MidtermandFinalExams


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ASSIGNMENTPOLICIESWithoutexception,allsubmittedassignmentsmustbetyped.

ESSAYS

areoftendrafted/correctedinpeergroups. riddledwithgrammar,logic,syntax,nonsequitirissueswillnotpass.

Studentsareexpectedtohandinonlyessaysoffinalquality. Thisis

achievedbyworkingwithtutors,showingmedraftsofworkin

progress,etc.

mustconformtotheMLAstandard. ThisincludesaWorksCitedpageeveniftheonlysourceusedfortheparticularessayisoneoftheclass

texts. Inotherwords,ifyouuseit,citeit!

SUBMITTINGLATE

ESSAYS

Because30pointsareautomaticallydeducted,thehighestgradeonecan

achieveonanessaysubmittedlateisa70. So,besuretomeetyourdeadlines!

PLAGIARISM

Plagiarismistheuseofsomeoneelsework/intellectualpropertywithoutgiving

credit. IfIsuspectplagiarism,Iwillrequireyoutoengagewithmeinanoral

defenseoftheessay. IfaftertheoraldefenseIbelievethatyoudid,infact,

plagiarize,youwillfailthecourse. Generally,Ihandleplagiarismissues

internally,withoutinvolvingtheadministration.

LATEASSIGNMENTSYoumustmeetallofyourdeadlines! SeeSubmittingLateEssays,above.With

theexceptionoflateessays,lateassignmentsareneveraccepted.

BACKUPCOPIESAND

THEARCHIVINGOF

ALLSUBMITTED

ASSIGNMENTS

Youarerequiredtobackupthroughoutthecourse(or,inthecaseofwritten

assignments,keepcopiesof)alloftheassignmentsthatyousubmitandthatare

returnedtoyou. Further,youmusthavereadyaccesstothesebackupsshould

Irequestthem. Suchbackups,however,donotinanyway(includingthe

gradingorregardingofanassignment)supersedemyauthorityasfinalarbiter

forthecourse.

ACADEMICSUPPORTWithoutexception,thetwomostcommontraitsamongstsuccessfulstudentsisthattheyareintellectually

curiouswhichnaturallyclearsawayanyresistancesinwhichalesserstudentwouldindulge. Suchresistances

comeinavarietyofforms: notenoughtime,pastfailures,lackofpurpose,etc. Successintheworkplacedoes

nothappentolazy,unaffectedpeople. Itis,withoutdoubt,thattheskillslearnedincollegedictateonesfuture

successes. Therefore,thosewhoendeavorintheircollegeyearsassimplyameanstoanendwilllackthe

intellectualskillsandcompetitiveedgenecessarytoleadingafullandrichlife. Sodontkidyourself: howwell

youdoincollegeisawindowintoyourfuture.

Successfulstudentsseeksoutresourceswithdoggedpersistence. Successfulstudentsarenotonlywillingbuteagertolearnnewskills,suchashowtooperatealibrarys

computersystem,howtogetthemostoutoftheirwordprocessor,etc.


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Successfulstudentsrealizethatanythingthatappearsontheirtranscriptcountssuchthattheyneverputtheircoursesintoahierarchyofimportance2.

Successfulstudentspossessaninnatesenseofhealthycompetitiveness. Successfulstudentsgetthejobdone. Period.

o Theymeettheirdeadlines,o theyscheduletimetomeetwithtutors,o andtheyseekoutopportunitiestomakeeachandeveryendeavorbetter.

Pastfailuresdoesnotdictatefuturefailures. Infact,manysuccessfulpeopletodaywereonlymediocrehigh

schoolstudents. Ofcourse,therearealsothosewhobecamewildlysuccessfulaftertheydroppedoutof

college. However,nevermistaketheexceptionsastherule. Doingsocanbecatastrophic. Thegreatestminds

throughouthistoryrealizethatsuccessisonlythebyproductofcreativity,harnessingtheego,lovingothersand

respectingallthatisnature,andinsatiableintellectualcuriosity.

ACADEMICRESOURCECENTERAsIhavementioned,itvitaltoyoursuccessthatyouengagethefullresourcesoftheuniversitysAcademic

ResourceCenter,particularlytheWritingCenter. However,youarenotlimitedtotheseresources. Your

universityslibraryholdsworkshopsthroughoutthesemestercoveringtopicssuchasresearchmethodology,

computer andInternetbasedoperations,etc.,andyouarestronglyurgedtoparticipateinthoseworkshops

whichaddressaskill(s)yourelacking. Althoughitisyetanothertimecommitment(usually,anhourorso),

participationintheseworkshopswillsaveyoucountlesshoursoftrialanderrorduringthecompletionof

assignments. Checkyouruniversityswebsite,ourcoursewebsite,andyourStudentHandbookformore

informationabouttheacademicservicesprovidedtoyou.

CONFERRINGWITHMEIamavailabletoyouboth(quickly)afterclass,viaemailandonlinemeetings,andbyappointment. Tocontact

meviaemail,navigatetothewebsite(lourosenberg.com/edu)andchooseLOU>CONTACTLOU. Andtobook

anappointmentwithme,navigatetothewebsiteandchooseLOU>BOOKANAPPOINTMENT.

Itsimportantthatyoumeetwithallofyourprofessorsregularlythroughoutthesemester.

TECHNOLOGYYourclasswebsitefunctionsasthecentralhubforthecourse. Itiswhereassignments,discussions,scheduling

ofappointments,courseannouncements,communications,bookingappointmentswithme, etc.coalesce.Therefore,youmusthaveaccesstothesiteonadailybasisasyouareresponsibleforitsofficialcontenti.e.

announcements,changestoassignments,classcancellations,etc.

GeneralTechnologyRequirements:

2Puttingcoursesintoahierarchyofimportanceisperhapsthegreatestcauseforfailure


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Technologicalissuesofanykindarenotvalidexcusesformissingdeadlines,announcements,etc.3 Thosewhodonotownacomputerwillhavetomakedailyvisitstotheiruniversityscomputerlab,their

locallibrary,etc.

Timemanagementisoftheutmostimportanceyoushouldneverworkuptotheeleventhhour. Thisisespeciallyimportantconcerningthecompositionandtimelysubmissionofassignmentsastechnologicalissuesdooccur. Youwillalwayshaveathreedaywindowduringwhichtosubmityour

onlineassignments.

Again,Technologicalissuesofanykindarenotvalidexcusesformissingdeadlines,announcements,etc.

ThosewhoaretechnologicallychallengedareencouragedtovisittheiruniversityscomputerlabimmediatelyandworkwithalabtechnicianonthebasicfunctionsoftheInternetandword

processing. TherearealsofreecommunitycoursesonthebasicoperationsoftheInternet,the

computeranditsuniversalsoftware(wordprocessing,browsingtheweb,etc.). Oursisa

technologicalworld,andtobetheleastbitcompetitiveonemusthavemasteryoversuch

fundamentalsasreading/replying/writingemails,uploadingfiles,usingawordprocessor,using

asearchengine(suchasGoogle),aswellastheabilitytointeractwithaparticularwebsites

technology(suchassubmittingforms,etc.).

3Technologicalissuesinclude,butarenotlimitedto: Internetconnectivityissues(wherethestudentcannotaccesstheInternetduetoadisruptionof

service,whetherornotitisthefaultofthestudentortheserviceorcomputerorsoftwarethathe/sheisusing);lossofdataduetoanunforeseen

malfunctionofcomputerhardwareorsoftwareortransmission(Internet)errors;useofsoftware/hardwarethatisnotcompatiblewithProfessor

Rosenbergsservers;compatibilityissueswherethestudentsassignmentcannotbeaccessedbyProfessorRosenberg;emaildelaysofanykind;emailsnot

receivedduetospamcontrolsoftwareonthestudentscomputer/emailservice;Internetpageerrorsofanykind;filesizeissueswhereastudentsfileis

rejectedbecauseitexceedsthemaximumuploadsize;theuseofimpropersoftware(asoutlinedherein);etc.


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FILMSBelow,youwillfindthefilmrosterforyourcourse. Onceagain,itisimportanttonotethatyouareresponsible

forscreeningthefilmsyourselfwewillnotwatchthefilmsinclass. Seeyourcourseswebsiteforlinkstoview

them;thecostforarentalisabout$2.99each. Alternately,youmayalsopurchasethem.

DeconstructingHarry http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118954/

Memento http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209144/

NapoleonDynamite http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374900/

BrokebackMountain http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388795/

DonnieDarko http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/

Saw http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387564/


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ASSIGNMENTSBelowisageneralscheduleofassignments. Thisschedulewillalmostcertainlychangeasweprogressthroughthesemester,sobesuretocheckyourcourseswebsiteforuptothemomentinformation.

Nottoworry! Youwillalwayshaveplentyofadvancednoticeconcerninganytypeofchangetothesyllabus.

Unlessotherwiseindicated(below),studentsarenotresponsibleforanyoftheassignmentsinthetext(s).

Allassignmentsmustbecompletedbytheirduedates. Thisincludesallreadingsandfilmscreeningsyoumusthavereadtheassignedpagesand/orscreenedtheassignedfilmsbeforehand.

Allessayassignmentlanguageisfoundonyourcourseswebsite. Followtheassignedreadingstotheirlogicalendings. Youneednotcontinuereadingintothenext

subchapter,chapter,etc.

EssaysarealwaysdueonThursdays,asassigned. TermExamsareadministeredonTuesdays,asassigned.

WEEK

OFTOPIC ASSIGNMENTS

9/4 Introductiontothecourse,etc. FILMS ESSAYS STUDENTINSTRUCTURE TERMEXAMS9/11 CriticalThinkingandReading 9/18 CriticalReading: GettingStarted

Deconstructing

Harry9/25 CriticalReading: GettingDeeperinto

Arguments

10/2 VisualRhetoric: ImagesasArguments WritinganAnalysisofanArgument

10/9 DevelopinganArgumentofYourOwn 10/16 UsingSources DonnieDarko10/23 APhilosophersView 10/30 Induction,Deduction,andFallacies 11/6

WaysofThinkingEthically StepstowardCivicLiteracy

Saw

11/13 RogerianArgument WritingaboutLiterature Memento

11/20 Marriage: WhatIsItsFuture? 11/27

RacialProfiling: ShouldAirportsUseIttoScreenPassengers?

12/4 WhatIstheIdealSociety? Brokeback

Mountain


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WEEK

OFTOPIC ASSIGNMENTS

9/4

Introductiontothecourse,etc. FILMS ESSAYS STUDENTINSTRUCTURE

TERM

EXAMS

12/11 CourseWrapUpPartingComments,

etc.


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SOMECOMMONISSUESANDRESPONSESTOTHEMHerearesomeactualstudentissuesfrompastsemestersandmyresponsestothem. Thislistismeantonlyasa

guide;thereisabsolutelynoguaranteewhatsoeverthatshouldyoumeetthesameissue,youllreceivethe

sameresponse/consideration. Eachissueishandledonacasebycasebasis,andIprovidethislistforuse

especiallyduringtheShoppingWeek(thefirstweekofthesemester,beforetheendofAdd/Drop)toassistyou

infamiliarizingyourselfaboutmeandhowIconductaclass.

ISSUE RESPONSE

Ireallydostudy,butImnotdoingwellonthe

ResponsePapers.

Thisisbecauseyourenotstudyingcorrectly.

Rememberthatquantity(time,amountstudied,

etc.)isfarlessimportantthanquality(frequency,

emotionalaffect,etc.)

Duringthefirstclass,youhadsaidthatweshould

be

competitive.

I

disagree.

I

think

that

each

personhashisorherownopinionsonthingsand,

aslongastheyrenotprejudicialorinsultingor

immoral,therereallyisnorightandwrong.

Theresadifferencebetweenbeingintellectually

onpointandobjectivelyignorant. Romancing

onesegoprovestruthonlywhenlookinginthe

mirrorupagainstablankwall.

Ididntdothatwellinhighschool.

Wellthisisnthighschool. ;) Youalreadypossess

thatwhichyouneed: intelligenceandforesight.

Therestisjustmechanics,whichyoulllearnhere.

Imreallybadwithtechnology. CantIjusthandin

myassignmentstoyou?

Ah,no. Thisisntrocketscience;youreaskedto

performfunctionsrequiringonlybasicskillshere

TakeitfromDarwinevolveordie.

Iwonthavemybookforawhile. Icantaffordit

rightnow.

Youneedyourbook. Ifyouwereplayingfootball,

youdhavetherequiredequipment. Well,itsthe

samedealinlife,myfriend: youllmakeamessof

yourselfbeforeyouevengetintothegameifyou

donthavetherequiredmaterials. Myadviceisto

withdraw,workwithsomeoneinFinancialAid,and

thentakethiscoursenextsemester.

Mydaughterwasupallnightwiththeflu,soI

couldntsubmitmyessayontime.Areyoureally

goingtakeoff30pointsifIsubmititlate?

Youhadadeadlineandyoublewit. Youshould

seemeafterclass.

Mydaughterhasanappointmentwiththedoctor

onthedayofaTermExam.Areyougoingtogive

mea0?

Absolutelynot. Wellworksomethingout. See

meafterclass.

Mydaughterfelloutofatree,andIhadtotake

hertothehospital,soIsubmittedmylastdraftof

theessaytogetitinbeforethedeadline. Butits

reallynotverygood.Wouldyouallowmeto

rewriteit?

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ISSUE RESPONSE

Mybrotherisgettingmarried,andtheyrehaving

theweddingonMars. SoImgoingtomissaweek

ofclasses. AndtheresaTermExamscheduled

duringthattime. CanImakeitup?Whatabout

theResponsePapersIllmiss,too?

YoucantmakeuptheResponsePapers,butkeep

inmindthatIdropthelowesttwogrades. Asfor

theTermExams,Idropthelowestone. Solets

revisitthisnearertotheendofthesemester,and

wellfigureitoutthen. Butjustbeawarethatits

veryunlikelythatonebadgradeonaTermExam

(afterdroppingone)wouldcauseadrasticgrade

reduction.

Iwasuploadingmyessaywhenmycomputer

exploded! CanIturnitinlatewithoutapoint

deduction?

AsIvesaidamilliontimes,neverworkuptothe

eleventhhour. Youhaveatleastathreeday

windowduringwhichtosubmityourassignments.

Iwascompletinganonlineassignment,andmy

computerfroze. Icanttakeitnowbecauseits

nowclosed. CanImakeitup?

Youcant. Again,dontwaituntiltheeleventh

hourtocomplete/submitonlineassignments.

Iwascompletinganonlineassignmentthat

allowedonlyoneattemptandmycomputerfroze.

Thisoccurredaboutfivedaysbeforeitwasdue,

butbecauseIwasonlyallowedoneattempt,I

cantretakeit. Canyou helpmeout?

Yeah,sure,justseemeafterclass,andwellfigure

itout. Dontworry,though.

Imfailingthecourse. IsthereanythingIcando,

likeanextracreditassignment,tobringupmy

gradesothatIllpass?

Youcantfailthecourseovernight. No,youhave

toworkprettydamnhardatit! Youshouldhave

seenmewellbeforenow. AndImsorry,butI

dontdoextracredit.

Imfailingthecourse. Imgoingthroughatough

divorce,butIthoughtIcouldmakeitthroughthis

semester. IsthereanythingIcandosothatIdont

fail?

Yes,absolutely. Justbookanappointmentwith

me,andwellfigureitout.

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