COURSE OUTLINE AND FIRST HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

1. English Academia
UVM Guadalajara North Campus
Advanced English II /Academic Writing

2. ADVANED ENGLISH II
Prof. Alfredo Lopez Baez
Official e-mail:
alfredouvm@hotmail.com
English Academia
UVM Guadalajara North Campus
Advanced English II

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English Academia
PURPOSE:
This English course will focus on reviewing
grammar structures in order to improve the quality
of writing and reading, structured on UVM´s
mission and vision, visiting the University´s
values throughout the course.

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OBJECTIVE:
Students will be a be able to write a 7 page
RESEARCH essay.

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REQUIRED RESOURCES:
ACTIVE EMAIL ACCOUNT

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REQUIRED RESOURCE S:
FACEBOOK ACOUNT
alfredouvm@hotmail.com
Alfredo UVM

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REQUIRED RESOURCE S:
INTERNET ACCESS

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REQUIRED MATERIAL:
NOTE BOOK
(TAMAÑO PROFESIONAL/ESPIRAL)
“Conrato Social” o the back of the cover
6H Red
6G Blue

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REQUIRED RESOURCES:
Access to
Academic Writing Skills II
Online Platform

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ATTENDANCE POLICY:
There will be 5 minutes of tolerance. The door will close 5 minutes
after the official class start. There will not be any abscesses
excused.
After being absent on the 6th hour automatic “Extra”
(2 hours per day)

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English Academia
DEATH LINE POLICY:
NO late assignments. If any student is not in class
on the day of a quiz or an exam he or she will not
be able to take it another time.
Note: Exceptions may apply.
If any student does not turn in any assignment on
time, it won´t be accepted.
Note: Death Line Extension may apply.

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DEATHLINE EXTENSION
POLICY:
It is each student´s responsibility to GET IN
CONTACT in PERSON and via email and facebook
with his or her teacher at least 3 days BEFORE
the due date of any assignment in order to get an
extension.

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English Academia
DEATHLINE EXTENSION
POLICY:
If the student has an EXTRAORDIANRY
excuse, and is absent on a due date, he or she
must contact his or her teacher, in order to get
authorization from him/her to turn in the
assignment the following day, graded out of 9
instead of 10.
Note: Each teacher may grant more days to turn in
the assignment.

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English Academia
DEATHLINE EXTENSION
POLICY:
*In order to be granted with a death line extension,
students may not have past 3 (hours) absent
marks. If a student has more than 2 written warning
or has up to 3 absent marks, the Death Line
Extension may be denied.

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English Academia
PLAGIARISM POLICY:
Zero tolerance on plagiarized assignments. An
automatic 0 on any plagiarized or copied
assignment.

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Grading Criteria 1st “PARCIAL”
Essay 1(Review /Diagnosis) 20%
Essay 2 20%
Class work 30%
Homework 30%

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SOCIAL CONTRACT
TEACHER -STUDENTS

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1. Each student MUST place this SOCIAL
CONTRACT on the back of his or her
spiral notebook.
2. NO food in the classroom. NO exceptions.
3. NO Hats in the class room. NO exceptions.

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4. Electronic communication and
entertainment devises such as, cell
phones, radios (Nextel
radios), laptops, IPods, etc., WILL NOT be
allowed in the class room in the schedule
stated above.
5. There ARE NOT any “JUSTIFICANTES”
under any circumstance, Chapter II
Student´s General Rules (Capitulo II del
Reglamento Gral. De alumnos)
6. Attendance WILL NOT BE GRADED.
7. ATTANDANCE will be called everyday at
the beginning of class.

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8. ORDER in the classroom, RESPECT
between classmates, APPROPRIATE
language in the classroom. DO NOT interrupt
class.
9. NO late work. NO exceptions.
10. Due date extension Will BE granted by
the teacher´s discretion.
ONLY to students who:
Have less than 3 absence marks. (3hours)
Have not broken any rule in this SOCIAL
CONTRACT.

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10. Attendance: There will be a 5 minute
tolerance. He or she will NOT be able to take
part of class for that day if he or she arrives
late.
11. PLAGIRZED ESSAYS will be NOT be
graded. Giving the student and automatic 0 in
his or her paper. DO NOT copy or paste other
people´s essays. Zero tolerance on
Plagiarism and copying assignments.

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12. Any student who does not abide to this
rules, WILL STEP OUT of the classroom, and
will not be able to participate in the class for
that day.
ACTIONS:
1ST OFFENSE- Rule reminder. VERBAL
WARNING.
2nd OFFENSE- Student WILL STEP OUT of
the classroom. WRITTEN WARNING.

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13. If any student DOES NOT abide the
rules in this social contract and he or she
is asked to leave the classroom 4 times the
teacher will be able to file for that student´s
suspension from the class with
Coordination.

25. ESSAY I
Review / Diagnosis

26. Research and give your opinion in a 4
paragraph essay , using the writing process,
structured in the Jane Schaffer Writing
Program Revised for UVM students , and
using APA format on the following prompt:

27. Autonomous Learning is important in
High school students. Give two reasons
supporting this statement.

28. Due Date:
Next class meeting,
6H February 19
6G February 20
Turn your assignment in a colored folder.
6H Red folder
6G Blue folder
NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED

29. The essay must have the following
specifications:

30. 1. Cover Page (APA format)
2. Double space
3. ARIAL
4. Font 12
5. Margins set to APA standards
6. 4 paragraphs
7. 20 sentences
8. 1 printed resource
9. 1 electronic resource
5. Reference page (APA format)

31. Grading Criteria:

32. Coherence (1 point each)
Yes or NO
1. Does student have a clear Thesis statement?
2. Does Topic Sentence 1 relate to the Thesis Statement?
3. Does Topic Sentence 2 relate to the Thesis Statement?
4. Does Concrete Detail Sentence 1 support Topic Sentence 1?
5. Does Concrete Detail Sentence 2 support Topic Sentence 2?
6. Do Opinion Sentences support Topic Sentences 1 and 2
accordingly?
7. Does the Student come to a conclusion in the Closing
Sentence of each Paragraph?
8. Does the final paragraph come to a conclusion about the
Thesis Statement?

33. Grammar (1 point each)
Yes or NO
1. Does Student use Third Person?
2. Does Student avoid run on sentences?
3. Does Student use academic vocabulary?
4. Does Student use punctuation correctly most of the
time?
5. Does student capitalize correctly all of the time?

34. Format ( 1 point each)
Yes or No
1. Does student use Arial, font 12?
2. Does student have double space?
3. Did student indent the 1st line of each paragraph?
4. Does student have APA format margins
5. Does student have a header and pager number?
6. Does student have APA format in text citations?
7. Does student have a APA format References page?

35. *USE this GRADING CRITERIA to get
feed back from your classmate (peer
review)
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