This document provides an overview of the first class session for a critical reading and writing course. It introduces the instructor and explains what the course is about. It outlines the class activities which included introductions, a discussion on fact checking, and a Kahoot quiz on the syllabus. Students are instructed to fill out a participation form summarizing their contributions and noting their points for the class.

1. CREM
EWRT 2
BAT BOY SAYS:
“WELCOME TO SPRING QUARTER!”

2. Who am I? What is CREM?
Who am I?
What is CREM?
Who are you?
◦ Name you want to be called.
◦ Last movie you saw. Or whatever.

3. Participation for today
This is the format for your participation slip. If
you deviate from this format, I may not record
your points.
1. Put your name and the date.
2. For everyone contribution you made to the
full group discussion, briefly describe what you
said.
◦ Ex: “I answered a question about alternative
facts.”
◦ Ex: “I said my name.”
◦ Ex: “I asked about the late work policy.”
3. Then add up your total points.
It should look like this:
Brian Malone
4/9
--I said my name.
--I answered a
question about
correlations.
--I said what CREM
means.
Total: 3
TODAY’S LIMIT: 3 Points

4. Which picture
shows more
people?

5. How big was the Inauguration crowd?
New York Times reporting:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017
/01/20/us/politics/trump-inauguration-
crowd.html
Alternative Facts?
https://youtu.be/VSrEEDQgFc8?t=1m35s
Spicer reflects (later):
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/arts/television/sean
-spicer-emmys.html?mcubz=0

8. Why do people want to mislead you?
And what can you do about it?
Possible responses:
◦ “I’ll just do whatever power tells me to do. It’s
easier that way.”
◦ “It doesn’t matter what I believe. None of this
affects me that much anyway.”
◦ “I won’t believe anything anyone tells me.”
What might be a better response?

9. Critical Thinking!
(And that’s what this class is about.)

10. This is
EWRT 2, folks.
TIME TO GET SERIOUS! LET’S READ THE SYLLABUS.

11. Icebreaker
In your group, everyone should learn each other’s names.
Then answer the following questions:
◦ What is your favorite thing to talk about?
◦ Who is someone who is very important to you?
◦ What is your dream job?
◦ If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?
Then each person in your group should prepare to introduce one other person from the group to
the class. Your introduction should include:
◦ Their name.
◦ An answer to one of the icebreaker questions (your choice). Choose something interesting.

12. Kahoot Quiz: Syllabus Details
Make sure someone in your group has a smart
phone.
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/5a33065a-60af-
44ce-9a9c-068e07977e44
Go to kahoot.it and enter the PIN and your
team name.

13. What’s the homework for Wednesday?
Reading? (Yes.)
Discussion post? (Yes.)
Homework worksheet? (Yes.)
Where do I find all of this?
CANVAS!

14. Fill out your participation for today
AND add your Kahoot points!
This is the format for your participation slip. If
you deviate from this format, I may not record
your points.
1. Put your name and the date.
2. For everyone contribution you made to the
full group discussion, briefly describe what you
said.
◦ Ex: “I answered a question about alternative
facts.”
◦ Ex: “I said my name.”
◦ Ex: “I asked about the late work policy.”
3. Then add up your total points.
It should look like this:
Brian Malone
4/9
--I said my name.
--I answered a
question about
correlations.
--I said what CREM
means.
Total: 3
Kahoot points: 12
TODAY’S LIMIT:
3 Points (not
including
Kahoot quiz
points).