English 1A Writing-Center Assignment Sheet
Each 1a student at Chaffey
College is required to do eight hours of work in the Writing Center, which is
located in the library on the main campus. Each time you go to the writing center, you sign in at the
desk by the entrance. As you
leave, you sign out. The computer
system keeps a record of how many hours you spend in the writing center. You can ask the person at the desk how
many hours you have accumulated to make sure that you have done all eight
hours. The Writing Center will
send me a printout listing your name and hours.
HereÕs what you need
to do during those 8 hours to get all 100% for the 10% of the final grade
listed as "Writing-Center Tutorials, Workshops, and Internet Activities." Ten points for each incomplete hour will
be subtracted from the grade you earn by doing the tutorials, workshops, and
Internet activities below.
(5-10 points for each session, for a total of
50 points)
(1) Take a typed
draft of Essay 1 to the Writing Center for a tutorial session by September
1. The tutor sheet you receive
must be turned in on September 2. (5 points)
(2) Take a typed
draft of Essay 2 to the Writing Center for a tutorial session by September
15. The tutor sheet you receive
must be turned in on September 16. (10 points)
(3) Take a typed
draft of Essay 3 to the Writing Center for a tutorial session by October
4. The tutor sheet you receive
must be turned in on October 5. (10 points)
(4) Take a typed
draft of Essay 4 to the Writing Center for a tutorial session by October
20. The tutor sheet you receive
must be turned in on October 21. (10 points)
(5) Take a typed
draft of the Researched Argument/Research Paper to the Writing Center for a
tutorial session by November 17.
The tutor sheet you receive must be turned in on November 18. (10
points)
(6) Take a typed
draft of the Revision of the Researched Argument/Research Paper to the Writing
Center for a tutorial session by December 6. The tutor sheet you receive must be turned in on December 7.
(5 points)
(10 points)
Attend one workshop at the
Writing Center. This workshop may
be on any topic relevant to English 1a
(for example, the workshop on the English 450 final would not be
relevant to English 1a). You need
to turn in the Workshop Sheet to me by December 9, 2004. Make sure you locate the listings of
the times and dates of the workshops in the Writing Center early in the
semester and sign up for one that interests you.
(10 points for each activity, for a total of
40 points)
(1) Go to http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_reid_phguide_6,
the companion website for our textbook.
Using the "Profile" button, create a profile for yourself
that lists ÒCathy DeckerÓ as the instructor and cathy@citrus.ucr.edu
as the instructor's email. Under
the section "send quiz results to," put a check in the"Instructor"
box. (If you want a copy for yourself, be sure to enter your email address
and put a check in the "me" box.) Click the "save profile"
box, and then return to the website. Use the "Jump to .
. ." button, explore the website. Complete
the journal exercise for any chapter you wish and push the "submit answers
for grading" button before class on August 26, 2004. Alternatively, if you have trouble creating
a profile, you can print out your quiz and answers and bring the print out
to that class.
(2) Go to http://hal.ucr.edu/~cathy and visit the links
that relate to your class. Print
out a copy of the page "English 1A Calculate Your Grade Sheet" to
use during the semester. Fill in the grades you get as you get each paper
returned to you. Photocopy your partially filled in grade sheet (or get a
2nd print out and also fill that it) and give the photocopy or
2nd print out to me before or at class on September 28, 2004.
(3) Go to http://plagiarismtest.org and take either
the APA or MLA test for a grade. Take
the test as many times as you need to until you score a 100%. Print out your
perfect score, write your name on the print out, and turn in the paper to
me before or at class on October 28, 2004.
(4) Go http://www.web-miner.com/plagiarism
and scroll through the entire page, skimming the annotations. When an annotated link catches your
attention, read it more slowly. On a piece of paper, write your name, and the
titles and web addresses of (1) the link you read about that most surprised you
and (2) the link you read about that you think you will find the most
useful. If you prefer, you can
send me an email at cathy@citrus.ucr.edu
with this same information (so that you can just cut and paste the links). Email me before class on November 30,
2004, or turn in the paper at that class.