Athena Kashyap, Instructor                                         Name_____________________

 

 

Course Worksheet

 

  1. How much does homework count toward your final grade?
  2. Say a student’s homework average is 75% or a C+.  If the student goes to the Reading Tutors and the Writing Lab and Writing Workshops a total of eleven times, what will her homework average be then?
  3. What is the definition of plagiarism?

  4. Here are some problems to avoid:
    A) 45% homework average

B) One missing essay

C) One missing corrections assignment

D) 6 absences + 2 tardies

 

Which of the above problems, on its own, would definitely cause a student not to pass the class? Circle one of these options:

                            Any of the above alone would cause a student not to pass.

                            None of the above would necessarily cause a student not to pass.

                            A or B only

                            A or B or C only

                            C or D only

 

  1. What should you do if you miss class?
  2. What happens if you miss peer review day?
  3. What should a student do who thinks he or she might have a learning difference?




  4. Which of the following will the instructor not accept for credit?

A) Late homework, even with a reasonable excuse
B) An essay by email
C) Homework that was due a day you were absent, turned in the day you return
D) A and B only
E) The instructor will not accept any of the above.

  1. How can you get a half-absence, besides being late for class?
  2. List two things to check before you send an email to the instructor.
  3. What are two ways to meet with the instructor in person?

 

Lab Resources on Campus

  1. List the date, time, and topic of one Writing Lab Workshop that might be useful to you.
  2. What are the hours of the grammar table in the Writing Lab?
  3. What are the hours the Writing Lab is open?
  4. What kinds of help with grammar and proofreading can you get in the Writing Lab?
  5. Where is the English computer lab (Cyberia)? 
  6. What are its open lab hours?
  7. What does it offer that the other computer labs don’t?

  8. What is Write OutLoud?
  9. How can a Reading Tutor help?
  10. What are the hours that Reading Tutors are available?
  11. Which of the extra credit opportunities might be most useful to you?  Why?