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August 1, 2008
ACS Learning Community summer 2008 workshop (supported by VITAL)
Suggested paragraphs on course goals for inclusion (or adaptation) in Learning Community ACS Syllabi.
The more nuts-and-bolts goals of this course are to help you make a successful transition to the expectations of college level work by developing skills that will be helpful to you both in college and in a subsequent career.
| Analyze and bring critical understanding to
difficult and important classical texts and develop an appreciation of
how much these texts have to teach us |
Participation in class discussion, short
assignments, papers, course project |
| Write clearly and persuasively, supporting your
positions with argumentation and evidence |
Papers, short assignments, course project |
| Articulate your own views based on your reading
and in response to the contributions of other students |
Participation in class discussion, course
project, in-class group work, oral exam |
| Work with and learn from other members of the
learning community in a climate of mutual respect and support |
In-class group work, course project |
| Test, refine, and make connections between your
own ideas and values and the texts, and between the texts themselves |
Papers, course project, short writing
assignments |
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