Diablo Valley College

Fall 2015: English 122-5460 (online)

Freshman English: Reading and Composition
Week 3: Drafting & Submitting Essay 1
Welcome to Week 3 of our online section of Engl-122.
You are getting the hang of our class routine and the technical aspects of online learning
in D2L. This week you will add a few more technical tools to your toolbox.

Critical Class Information:

ITEM

LOCATION/INFORMATION

Assignments
due

9 am on the posted due date posts due Tues., Thurs.; MindTap

assignments due Fri.
Assignments can be done early; late work does not earn credit.

Discussion
Posts

Post your work in the Discussion Forum for the current

instructional unit (go to Communication drop down, click on
Discussions). Reply to other students posts as assigned.

Questions
about
assignments

If your question has not yet been posted or answered, post it in

the Q & A Discussion Forum. If your question is private, send me
an email in D2L. I will respond within 24 hours (excluding
weekends).

Graded essays

Upload this work to Dropbox (go to Assessments drop down,

click on Dropbox). Use the MLA format.

MindTap

MindTap Module includes a link to Assignments and the Weekly

Assignment Schedule. Assignments are due Fridays, but can be
completed early.

Time
Management

For a 3-unit class you are expected to spend up to 9 hours per

week on coursework. Schedule regular days and times dedicated
to the work for this class. Use your Time Management Worksheet.

9/1 Assignments:
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ASSIGNMENT

INSTRUCTIONS

Complete a draft of
Essay 1 (850-1000
words)

Using a planning strategy from the MindTap chapter

and the pre-writing material you generated for Essay
1 in Week 2, create an 850-1000 word draft of your
essay that presents a single topic, a strong writing
voice, and a series of contrasts.

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INSTRUCTIONS
Do not use a phone or a tablet to prepare your draft
you must use a word program that allows you to move
material around easily, see large portions of your
writing, and provides a spell checker.

Make a recording of
your voice reading
your draft

Your task is to create a recording of your voice

reading your draft aloud (this can include a picture, or
just be an audio recording), verbatim, and then
include a link to this recording along with your draft in
Post 5.
You and your classmates need to hear you read your
draft this will help you develop a strong writing
voice, demonstrate the amount of effort you put into
your work, and catch errors before turning your work
in for a grade.
Students must be able to open your link and listen to
your recording, so make sure it is readable. One
option is to use the YouTube webcam described
below.

Make a Webcam of
your voice reading
your draft (YouTube
option)

Watch the Useful Link: Video: YouTube Webcam

Capture
Access the YouTube webcam from the Useful Link
How to use webcam to record video the YouTube
webcam is linked in this tutorial document.
Make a webcam of your voice reading your draft and
capture the YouTube URL link.
You most likely will catch errors as you read your draft
aloud. This is a good time to correct those errors on
your draft dont wait until later to fix them.

Post 5

Subject line: 5/Your last name (i.e. 5/Orta)

Paste your draft into the textbox for Post 5 do not
submit an attachment. This draft can be typed single
space you do not need to use the MLA format in
your draft.
Paste the link to your recording of you reading your
draft at the bottom of your post do not post the link
in a separate post.

Send your draft to

Go to MindTap Login and access the Net Tutor icon

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ASSIGNMENT

INSTRUCTIONS

the MindTap Net

Tutor

on the bottom right of your MindTap homepage.

Follow the directions for sending your draft to the
Paper Center.
Be sure to include the directions and grading rubric
for Essay 1; otherwise, the tutor will not be able to
give you useful feedback on this assignment.

Reply to at least two

posts by Thursday

Reply to a minimum of two Post 5s, making sure to

reply to posts to which there are not yet replies first.
Open the post and then open the webcam link. Listen
and follow along on the draft as the author reads their
work aloud.
In your reply:
1. Let the author know where in their paper they
made you laugh and cry and smile and frown.
2. Comment on what you learned about the
author as a writer and a person from reading
and listening to their draft.
3. Ask two journalistic questions you feel the
author should answer in the final version of
their Essay 1.

9/3 Assignments:
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ASSIGNMENT

INSTRUCTIONS

Revise Essay 1

Revision process:

Take the student feedback on your draft into

account.
If available, take the Net Tutors feedback into
account.
Take my feedback into account it will be
posted in the gradebook as a response to Post
5.
Re-read the assignment and grading rubric for
Essay 1
Spend time editing your work so that it meets
the standard for a strong essay.

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Post 6

Subject line: 6/Your last name (i.e. 6/Orta)

In your post:
1. Describe the feedback you received on your
draft from various sources explain what about
the feedback was similar, contradictory, and
most useful.
2. Include the title you will use for your final
version of Essay 1 and explain how this title
draws your reader to the central message of
your essay.
3. Re-read Burciagas essay and explain what
about his essay inspired you to write the one
you did.

Put your Essay 1

into the MLA format

Open Useful Link, OWL Purdue University: MLA

Formatting and Style Guide and review the guidelines
for the MLA format. Scroll down for a sample first
page.
Use the MLA format for the final version of your Essay
1.

Proofread your
Essay 1 one final
time
Submit Essay 1 to
Dropbox by
Monday, 9/7,
midnight

Read the final version of your essay aloud correct

errors before turning your final version in for a grade.

Celebrate

Smile

Submit your essay to Dropbox (get to Dropbox from

the Assessments drop-down on our class homepage)
in the MLA format as an attachment.

9/4 MindTap Assignment

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LOCATION

Part 1/Chapter 1: Paragraphs

Read the chapter.

MindTap
Assignments

Complete the problem set.

MindTap
Assignments

Notice how Burciaga does and does not follow these

guidelines for paragraphing. Be thoughtful and deliberate

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in your paragraphing choices for Essay 1.

LOCATION