English 101

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Lectures and Instructions

The following is an outline of all the lectures and instructions that appear in the five English 101 units. Each one may be accessed from the specific unit, but they are also listed here to enable you to return to a lecture or assignment that you read in a previous unit and would like to read again.

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Syllabus

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· Using E-Mail

· Information Needed to Successfully Complete MCC'S Distance Learning Courses

Unit 1

Assignment 1: Sending e-mail message to instructor

Assignment 2: Completing two exercises on paragraph structure.

· Reviewing Paragaphs, Topic Sentences, and Essays

· Pages 3 to 38 in The Brief Handbook

Assignment 3: Completing a "scavenger hunt"

· Syllabus

· Assignments

Assignment 4: Reading, and Answering Questions for Lecture and Sample Essay

· Pages 39 to 40 in The Brief Handbook

· The Personal Narrative Essay Lecture

· Student essay on pages 40 to 42 in The Brief Handbook

· Sample Personal Narrative Essay

Assignment 5: Writing Thesis Statement and Outline for Essay 1

· Prewriting and Planning

· Thesis and Outline

· Pages 3 to 21 in The Brief Handbook

Assignment 6: Writing, Editing, Revising, and Turning in Final Copy of Essay 1

· Pages 39 to 40 in The Brief Handbook

· Pages 21 to 38 in The Brief Handbook

· Editing and Revising

· Checklists on pages 26 to 28

· Pages 281 to 438 in The Brief Handbook

· Formatting Directions

Unit 2

Assignment 7: Completing an exercise in using the third person point of view

· Editing and Revising

· Writing Resources

· Assignment 7 Microsoft Word Document

Assignment 8: Reading, and Answering Questions for Lecture and Sample Essay

· Pages 53 to 54 in The Brief Handbook

· The Comparison/Contrast Essay Lecture

· Student essay on pages 54 to 56 in The Brief Handbook

· Sample Comparison/Contrast Essay

Assignment 9: Writing Thesis Statement and Outline for Essay 2

· Prewriting and Planning

· Thesis and Outline

· Pages 3 to 21 in The Brief Handbook

Assignment 10: Writing, Editing, Revising, and Turning in Final Copy of Essay 2

· Pages 53 to 54 in The Brief Handbook

· Pages 21 to 38 in The Brief Handbook

· Editing and Revising

· Checklists on pages 26 to 28

· Pages 281 to 438 in The Brief Handbook

· Formatting Directions

Unit 3

Assignment 11: Reading, Reading, and Answering Questions for Lecture and Sample Essay

· Pages 56 to 57 in The Brief Handbook

· The Classification Essay Lecture

· Student essay on pages 57 to 58 in The Brief Handbook

· Sample Classification Essay

Assignment 12: Writing Thesis Statement and Outline for Essay 3

· Prewriting and Planning

· Thesis and Outline

· Pages 3 to 21 in The Brief Handbook

Assignment 13: Writing, Editing, Revising, and Turning in Final Copy of Essay 3

· Pages 56 to 57 in The Brief Handbook

· Pages 21 to 38 in The Brief Handbook

· Editing and Revising

· Checklists on pages 26 to 28

· Pages 281 to 438 in The Brief Handbook

· Formatting Directions

Unit 4

Assignment 14: Reading, and Answering Questions for Lecture and Sample Essay

· Pages 83 to 90 in The Brief Handbook

· Pages 91 to 96 in The Brief Handbook

· The Argumentative Essay

· The Documented Essay

· Pages 105 to 175 in The Brief Handbook

· Pages 169 to 175 in The Brief Handbook

· Student essay on pages 97 to 101 in The Brief Handbook

· Sample Documented Argumentative Essay

Assignment 15: Writing Thesis Statement and Outline for Essay 4

· Prewriting and Planning

· Thesis and Outline

· Pages 3 to 21 in The Brief Handbook

Assignment 16: Writing, Editing, Revising, and Turning in Final Copy of Essay 4

· Pages 83 to 90 in The Brief Handbook

· Pages 105 to 175in The Brief Handbook

· Pages 179 to 220 in The Brief Handbook

· Editing and Revising

· Pages 21 to 38 in The Brief Handbook

· Checklists on page 101

· Pages 281 to 438 in The Brief Handbook

· Formatting Directions

Unit 5

Assignment 17: Reading, and Answering Questions for Lecture and Sample Essay

· Pages 50 to 51 in The Brief Handbook

· The Causal Analysis Essay

· Student essay on pages 51 to 52 in The Brief Handbook

· Sample Causal Analysis Essay

Assignment 18: Writing Thesis Statement and Outline for Essay 5

· Prewriting and Planning

· Thesis and Outline

· Pages 3 to 21 in The Brief Handbook

Assignment 19: Course Evaluation

Assignment 20: Writing, Editing, Revising, and Turning in Final Copy of Essay 5

· Pages 50 to 51in The Brief Handbook

· Pages 21 to 38 in The Brief Handbook

· Editing and Revising

· Checklists on pages 26 to 28

· Pages 281 to 438 in The Brief Handbook

· Formatting Directions

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