Welcome to KU 121 Unit 1 Seminar Professor Louisa Fordyce IM User ID: LRFordyce IM Office hour by appointment with 24-hour notice Kaplan Tech Support: Option 2, then Option 0

Elements of Unit 1 This is what you look at or complete during Unit 1: Syllabus Reading Discussion Seminar MyWritingLab (MWL) Quiz 2

Doc Sharing Keep tabs on Doc Sharing; I upload seminar slides and other important documents in there. For example, I posted a Flex Seminar Calendar in Doc Sharing. 3

Course Questions – Everyone, what is the purpose of the tab for Course Questions in our classroom? The Writer’s Coffeehouse – what is the purpose of the tab for the Writer’s Coffeehouse in our classroom? 4

Gradebook Purpose of the gradebook – Everyone, what is the purpose of the tab for Gradebook in our classroom? 5

Deadline for Week 1’s Homework The deadline is Tuesday. For all units: Attend one of the Flex Seminars or complete option 2. Take the quiz Complete the 2 exercises in MWL. Post enough times to the Discussion. Post responses that are long enough. 6

Proper English USE CHECK SPELLING FOR POSTS IN THE DISCUSSIONS!!!!!! 7

Class, what are some things you shouldn’t do when writing responses for the Discussion? 8

Do not use text abbreviations such as u for you and other improper spellings. ALWAYS write the pronoun I as a capital letter. If you aren’t sure how to spell something, look it up! Be aware of commonly confused words, such as their/there/they’re. 9

Unit 1 Quiz 5 questions, multiple choice 10

Important concepts What is the purpose of KU 121? A. Is it a stand alone class? B. Is it designed to coordinate with KU 120? C. Does it form the basis for future classes at Kaplan? D. Is the correct answer a combo of 2 of the points above? 11

And the answer is--- KU 121 is designed to work in conjunction with KU 120 and form a foundation for future Kaplan classes. 12

What is the focus of this class? A. Reading skills B. Math skills C. Study skills D. Cooking skills E. Writing skills and how they support reading and study skills 13

And the answer is Writing skills and how they support reading and study skills 14

Each week, there is a discussion board to respond to. How many questions are to be answered each week? 15

And the answer is One. There is one main topic to be answered each week. 16

For each discussion, you need to post an initial response to the posted question. How many additional responses do you need to make to your classmates? 17

And the answer is--- Two. You need to post at least two responses to your classmates. It’s important to look for questions from me, too, and respond to those. 18

Seminars are A.Asynchronous, meaning that they don’t occur at the same time for everyone B. Synchronous, meaning that they are “live” in the here and now. 19

And the answer is --- Synchronous. Our seminars are live; we are all here at the same time, communicating back and forth. 20

Projects 21

When do we start to have projects in this class? 22

And the answer is--- Unit 6 is the first project. There are projects for all of the remaining Units. 6, 7, 8, and 9 23

The projects all focus on the final project, your autobiography for your dream job in 5 years. We will build your paper from the ground up. 24

Overview of Projects Unit 6: Rough Draft of your Body Paragraphs Unit 7: Submitting a complete rough draft Unit 8: Your Revision Plan Unit 9: Submitting Your Final Project 25