COCC150 Common Syllabus, 2006-2007

This common syllabus is provided to support our newest instructors, as well as instructors interested in learning about the latest changes to the COCC150 curriculum. Please follow the links below to view the syllabus materials:

Course Curriculum

Note: The following weekly and daily lesson plans provide varying levels of detail about suggested course goals and activities. The weekly lesson plans provide overviews of teaching and learning goals for each week. They become less detailed as the semester proceeds. Daily lesson plans are provided, for both Monday/Wednesday/Friday and Tuesday/Thursday sections, for the first portfolio.

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Lesson Plans and Assignments

Course Goals
General Advice about Teaching
Introduction to Weekly and Daily Lesson Plans

Portfolio 1: Daily Lesson Plans

Portfolio 2: Daily Lesson Plans

Portfolio 3: Complete Weekly Plans

Portfolio Three Overview: A Note on Planning Lessons for Portfolio Three

Week 10: Monday, October 23- Friday, October 27
Week 11: Monday, October 30 - Friday, November 3
Week 12: Monday, November 6 - Friday, November 10
Week 13: Monday, November 13 - Friday, November 17
Fall Break
Week 14: Monday, November 27 - Friday, December 1
Week 15: Monday, December 4 - Friday, December 8

Final Examination

Assignments and Portfolio Overviews

Note: These documents provide rationales for each of the portfolios as well as the assignments themselves. We advise reading the overview for portfolios two and three prior to planning your class lessons.

Overview of Major Assignments for COCC150

Portfolio 1: Goals
Portfolio 1, Part A: Summarizing an Article and Responding to its Points
Portfolio 1, Part B: Summarizing an Article and Analyzing its Effectiveness

Portfolio 2, Part A: Exploring Issues for Research and Argumentation
Portfolio 2, Part B: Illustrating Your Process of Inquiry

Portfolio 3, Part A: Writing an Argument for an Academic Audience
Portfolio 3, Part B: Writing an Argument for a Public Audience