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ASC 088
Fall 2016
Instructor: Damon Schneider
E-mail:
damon.schneider@dakotacollege.edu“The boundaries of my language are the boundaries of my world.” ~ Ludwig Wittgenstein
Course Description:
ASC 088 Writing Lab, a companion course to ENGL 110, provides additional time and help for students
to practice revising skills.
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Note: Basic skills with Microsoft Word and Internet access either at home or school are required.
Pre-requisite:
Enrollment in ENGL 110 with an ACT score of 14 or 15.
Course Objectives:
To improve skills in starting, drafting, organizing, and revising writing tasks. To learn grammar as a
resource for expression rather than a catalog of prohibited behaviors.
Textbook and Additional Required Materials:
Required Textbook –
The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing
, 9
th
Edition, Axelrod, Cooper.
978-0-312-53612-1
Deeply Rooted
by Lisa Hamilton. 978-1582435862 (this is the school’s “campus read” for 2016-2017).
Accommodations
If you need any special accommodations, please see me to supply documentation of your need and to
make the necessary arrangements.
Mondays:
As we are not meeting in a classroom it is important that you check Moodle often. Every
other Monday until the end of the course, then, I will post new assignments on Moodle (hence, it would
be a really good idea to check Moodle every Monday).
Reading Assignments:
Reading assignments will come from the textbook as well as from several
handouts found on Moodle. Each assignment should be read in full before the following Monday’s
posting of the new assignments.
Writing Assignments:
There will be several written papers assigned throughout the semester –
specifications for each paper/assignment will be placed on Moodle every other Monday.
Short Video Clips:
I will be posting short video clips on Moodle of myself further elaborating on the
assignments (if a picture’s worth a thousand words than a one minute clip of video explanation is
probably worth a million). These video clips are essential to understanding some of the more abstract
points you will have to understand before writing the paper – therefore, please view these clips before
beginning any paper.
Email:
In an effort to acquaint you with appropriate business practices, I will teach you the proper format
for sending an email to me. I will only answer email that is sent to me with an appropriate salutation, that
uses formal language, and that ends with a formal ending (Sincerely, Joe Smith). Also, I will not answer