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Dr. Bordelon's English I On-Campus

First Questions | What do you need to learn? | Video | What You’ll Learn in This Course

 Plan for today

  1. Distribute readings (put away) and syllabus
  2. Roll
  3. Review Syllabus
  4. Review Course Site
  5. Getting to know you
  6. First Questions
  7. What do you need to learn? (handout)
  8. What you'll learn in this course

First Questions

First think about these . . . then raise hand if you’d like to answer.
  1. What's the purpose of college?
  2. What do you think is the difference is between college v. high school?
  3.  Which is more challenging: high school or college? Why?

What You’ll Need to Learn

Link to handout.

 

The Examined Life 

The Examined Life: Cornel West.  Excerpt from the 2008 documentary Examined Life.  In class, till 4:30 or so.
Take out a sheet of paper and write out three ideas you find intriguing/interesting from this film.

What You'll Learn In This Course
  1.  Writing and reading skills
    1. Researching
    2. Note taking
    3. Planning
    4. Drafting
    5. Revision
    6. Proofreading
  2. Learning about learning and life
    1. What do you know? What do you need to know? "The unexamined life is not worth living" (Socrates). What is an examined life?
    2. Developing an understanding of the world around you – its culture, politics, economic, and ethical dimensions – and then making choices (conscious choices) about your life from this understanding.
    3. Empathy
  3. Connected to this are a variety of soft skills that college fosters
    1.  Time management
    2. Delayed gratification
    3. Following detailed written instructions
    4. Accepting and working on criticism
    5. Work ethic: strive for a C? a B? an A?
    6. Curiosity