Welcome to Sara & Alisa's Summer Project

Goals

• Create a Blackboard Shell course for faculty at SMCC
• Incorporate the 7 District Compentencies: MCCCD official course competencies for the ENG101 First Year Composition course.
• Incorporate the OfficialCourseOutline into the shell course.

Units:

• UnitOne: Week 1-4 Illustration: EducationIssues
• UnitTwo: Week 5-8 Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect: EnvironmentalConcerns
• UnitThree: Week 9-12 Definition: AlternativeLifestyles
• UnitFour: Week 12-16 Argument: PersonalFreedoms

Unit Contents:

• Essay (Argumentative, Option of any 3 modes)
• Rhetorical Analysis assignment
• Self Assessment writing (reflective writing)
• Journals (Optional)
• Handbook Activity

Possible Unit Themes

• Environmental Concerns
• Education Issues
• Alternative Lifestyles
• PersonalFreedoms
• CommunityIssues
• CulturalAwareness

Points

• Essays 40% (400pts) (4 essays: 75, 100, 100, 125)
• Assignments 20% (200pts) (4 assignments: 50pts each)
• Discussion Journals 10% (100pts) (5 units: 20 pts each- 6pts per post for total of 15)
• Quizzes 10% (100pts) (4 quizzes: 25pts each)
• Handbook Activities 10% (100pts) (4 HA: 25pts each)
• Final Exam 10% (100pts)(1 test: 100pts.)

Sample Assessments from Alisa's ENG101 course

About Us

• South Mountain Community College (SMCC) is a two year community college located in Phoenix, Az.
• We are the smallest of 10 colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD).
• ENG101: Freshman Composition is a first year composition course.
• Sara & Alisa are full-time faculty teaching freshman composition and literature at SMCC.