• Grammar Dimensions 2 and the Grammar & Writing 3 Course Pack (available at the University Bookstore in Textbooks, English 99 section)
• an English-English dictionary, like the Cambridge, Longman or Oxford dictionaries
• a 3-ring notebook and standard-sized lined looseleaf paper (8 1/2" x 11", 3 holes), available at the University Bookstore
• small sheets of lined paper (9.5" x 6.5" or 8.5" x 5.5") with a ring to hold them together
• a large green examination book for a writing journal

In order to pass this course, you must receive an average score of at least 70% on your midterms and final exams (the final exam counts as 2 exams) AND an average score of at least 70% on your out of class writing assignments. After you pass the course, your final grade will be calculated using a 4.0 scale as follows.

• Homework 20%
• Writing Journals 10%
• Participation* 20%
• Multiple Draft Writing 25%
• Midterm & Final Exam 25%

*Participation means asking questions as soon as you have them, volunteering answers, actively taking part in discussions with your classmates, and listening politely when others are speaking.

Midterm Exam: Week 5 (check the course calendar for the exact date)

Final Exam: 10 March

Here is Alfonse's commercial (we watched it when we wrote our first description paragraph).

Thank you all for bringing bananas on Wednesday! It was so much fun. Here are the photographs that Linda took.

Everyone posing with their bananas

Balancing banana peels

Banana peels

Banana peels on top of the door