ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENT: ______________________________________SEMESTER: __________________ INSTRUCTOR: ____________________________________

ENGLISH ▪ 1301 - LABS

The purpose of English-1301 Composition/Rhetoric I, is to improve each student’s reading, writing, and thinking skills. To help students accomplish these goals, the course has a required lab component and this sheet lists some of the many opportunities to help students fulfill this requirement. All students enrolled in English-1301 must complete 16 units of lab work.

The course instructor may prescribe certain labs for everyone to do and others to meet individual or class needs. Instructors will assign various due dates for various types of labs. The Writing Center consultants will sign your sheet for each session of consultation, usually a 30-to-45 minute appointment. If you attend workshops, the instructor conducting the workshop will sign your lab sheet. Some activities require a written response handed to the instructor within one week following the event or activity. Consult your instructor any time you have questions. Many lab activities are the most beneficial if they are completed early in the semester. These activities should complement in-class instruction and essay writing.

LAB CREDIT CAN BE EARNED BY CHOOSING SOME OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES :1. Hemingway Biography paper (compulsory) 3 lab units2. Video Programs in LRC (and 1 to 1½ page typed summary) 3 lab units each 3. Grammar/Writing Workshops (see brochure for dates and times) 2 lab units each4. Writing Center Consultations (report is furnished to instructor) 2 lab units each5. Responses to question to be assigned by instructor on themes in

Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ (compulsory) 3 lab units6. Written one-page response to film(s) to be assigned by instructor 2 lab units each

YOUR LAB WORK WILL HELP YOU IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

◊ Improve your writing style ◊ Help you generate ideas for papers◊ Improve the structure of a paper ◊ Help you learn research methods and MLA documentation◊ Help you express ideas clearly ◊ Help you listen, read, and write critically◊ Help you improve your diction, ◊ Help you be involved in civic, scholarly, and/or research

grammar, and sentence construction activities/projects

1. HEMINGWAY’S BIOGRAPHY PAPER

DATE TITLE OF ENTRY LAB CREDIT

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DATE TITLE OF VIDEO OR CD-ROM FOR ENGLISH-1301 STUDENTS. LAB CREDIT

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2. VIDEO PROGRAMS IN THE LIBRARY (AT CHECK-OUT DESK) ▪ A ONE-PAGE TYPED SUMMARY/RESPONSE IS REQUIRED.

Title include: How to Write an Essay, Creating an Outline, Guide to Peer Reviewing, Correct Citations and Works Cited, Precision Writing Level A, Precision Writing Level B, Identifying Grammatical and Mechanical Errors, Who’s the Audience, and other videos as the LRCs obtain them.

(Plan to arrive early as seating is limited..)

DATE TITLE OF WORKSHOP PRESENTER’S SIGNATURE LAB CREDIT

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(Make an appointment by calling or going by the Writing Center at your campus.)

DATE ASSIGNMENT / AREA STUDIED WRITING CONSULTANT’S SIGNATURE LAB CREDIT

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(Instructor will assign question on themes in text.)

ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE LAB CREDIT

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(Films assigned Oliver Twist , Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock movie classic) , and The Bucket List . A 1 to 1½ page typed summary / response to the movie(s) watched is required.)

DATE TITLE OF FILM DUE DATE LAB CREDIT

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Student’s Signature: I have completed 16 units of lab work as indicated on this Lab Sheet.

_____________________________________________________________ ___________________________ Signature Date all Labs must be completed

3. GRAMMAR/WRITING WORKSHOPS:

4. WRITING CENTER CONSULTATIONS:

5. RESPONSES TO READINGS: ‘THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA’ BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY

6. WRITTEN RESPONSE TO FILM(S) :

Note: A minimum of 16 units is required. Instructor will assign appropriate due dates throughout the semester. Students who do not complete the lab requirement will receive an incomplete course grade.