Instructor:
Rashmi Koushik
E-mail: rashmi.koushik@bellevuecollege.edu
Phone: (425)-564-4032
Office
location: R230 E (second floor of R
building, at end of the hall)
Office
Hours: Before class and by appointment
BOOKS
AND MATERIALS REQUIRED
The
textbooks will be available in the Bellevue College Bookstore, located in the B
Building. You can also search for these books on an on-line retailer such as www.amazon.com, but you might not get your
books for a few weeks, and this might delay your reading and homework.
The
Breadwinner by Deborah Elis.
Groundwood
Books; Reprint edition (November 10, 2001)
Study
Guide
– Will be emailed to you or printed for you by Rashmi
Supplies:
Each student should come to class with a 3-ring binder, plenty of lined paper,
pencil, pen, and eraser. You may also
want a dictionary or other reference books.
COURSE
OUTCOMES
Students
in this course will improve their ability to read with understanding according
to Washington State Reading Standards and in order pass the GED tests and/or
retest the COMPASS to place into college credit English. To do so, students
will focus on determining the reading purpose, selecting reading strategies
appropriate to the purpose, monitor comprehension and adjust reading
strategies, analyze information and reflect on its underlying meaning, and
integrate it with prior knowledge to address the reading purpose.
Students
will also improve their ability to convey ideas in writing according to
Washington State Standards and in order to pass the GED tests and/or retest the
COMPASS to place into college-level English.
To do so, students will focus on determining the purpose for
communicating, organizing and presenting information to serve the purpose,
paying attention to conventions of English language usage, including grammar,
spelling, and sentence structure, to minimize barriers to reader’s
comprehension, and seeking feedback and revising to enhance the effectiveness
of the communication.
HOW
OUTCOMES WILL BE MET
Throughout
the quarter, students will read a variety of text types and a novel, write
paragraphs, essays, summaries, and responses, and build English grammar
competence.
INSTRUCTOR’S
EXPECTATION
If
you are sick, please do not come to class.
If you have a fever, wait until your fever has been gone for 24 hours
before returning to class. Contact your instructor to keep up with class
work, by email or phone
We
are participating in a group learning classroom. We are all different, so we need to be
respectful of our differences and supportive of all of our desires to
learn.
It
is necessary that each student receives equal time and ability to ask
questions, provide answers, and participate in activities. If you find that you have many questions,
please come to my office hours for additional help.
Cheating
and copying (plagiarism) are serious offenses.
Expect to have a one-on-one conversation with me the first time. And then, the second time, you will be
referred to the Vice President of Student Services for possible probation or
suspension from Bellevue College.
I
expect you to be ready to study at the beginning of class. I expect you to use breaks wisely and return
to class at the set time. I expect you
to turn off all electronic devices before class begins. I expect you to come to class with homework
completed to the best of your ability. I
expect you to come to class with the food, water, and rest necessary to stay
focused.
I
expect myself, your instructor, to also follow these rules for conduct.
GRADING
The ABE/GED department requires students to take
the CASAS reading and math assessments.
Each student takes the appraisal and pre-test before placement into a
course and a post-test at some point after 45 hours of instruction. The purpose of these assessments is to make
sure students are improving their reading and math skills to strengthen their
employability and other life skills.
The
Disability Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning
challenges and disabilities. If you are a student who has a disability or
learning challenge for which you have documentation or have seen someone for
treatment and if you feel you may need accommodations in order to be successful
in college, please contact us as soon as possible. If you are a person who
requires assistance in case of an emergency situation, such as a fire,
earthquake, etc, please meet with your individual instructors to develop a
safety plan within the first week of the quarter.
The
DRC office is located in B 132 or you can call our reception desk at
425.564.2498
CLASSROOM
ENVIRONMENT
The college's "Affirmation of
Inclusion” is posted in each classroom and sets forth the expectation that we
will all treat one another with respect and dignity regardless of whether or
not we agree philosophically. This
expectation is in line with the principle of free speech in a free
society: we have the right to express
unpopular ideas as long as we don't show disrespect for reasonable people who
might believe otherwise.
Part
of this respect involves professional behavior toward the instructor,
colleagues, and the class itself.
Disruptive behavior is disrespectful behavior. The Arts and Humanities Division honors the
right of its faculty to define "disruptive behavior," which often
involves such things as arriving late, leaving early, leaving class and then
returning, talking while others are trying to hear the instructor or their
group members, doing other homework in class, wearing earphones in class,
bringing activated beepers, alarm watches, or cellular phones into class,
inappropriate comments or gestures, cheating during quizzes or tests, etc. Such behavior interrupts the educational
process. When you are in doubt about any
behavior, consult your instructor during office hours: the Division of Arts and Humanities
recognizes the judgment of the instructor as the final authority in these
matters.
When
disruptive behavior occurs, instructors will speak to the students
concerned. Those students are then
responsible for ending the disruptions at once.
Failure to do so may result in removal of the students from class.
We do not wish
other people (parents, spouses, and friends of students) to speak for students
about school performance because this can slow student growth and progress. We
do this because we would like students to speak for themselves and be
independent. We also do it because federal law (the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act) says that we must protect the privacy of student
education records. It is BC policy to keep school performance between the
school and the student. If a student asks for a parent, spouse, or friend to be
at any instructor-student discussion of academic performance, instructors will
look at each situation and make the final decision. You can see all of this
policy, Arts and Humanities Commitment to Student Growth and Development, at www.bellevuecollege.edu/artshum.
Student
Code
“Cheating,
stealing and plagiarizing (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own
without crediting the source) and inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior
are violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College. Examples of unacceptable behavior include,
but are not limited to: talking out of turn, arriving late or leaving early
without a valid reason, allowing cell phones/pagers to ring, and inappropriate
behavior toward the instructor or classmates.
The instructor can refer any violation of the Student Code of Conduct to
the Vice President of Student Services for possible probation or suspension
from Bellevue College. Specific student
rights, responsibilities and appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code
of Conduct, available in the office of the Vice President of Student
Services.”
Bellevue
College E-mail and access to MyBC
All
students registered for classes at Bellevue College are entitled to a network
and e-mail account. Your student network account can be used to access
your student e-mail, log in to computers in labs and classrooms, connect to the
BC wireless network and log in to MyBC. To create your account, go
to: https://bellevuecollege.edu/sam . All messages from your instructors will go to
your student email account. You can link
this account to your personal email if you want email forwarding.
BC
offers a wide variety of computer and learning labs to enhance learning and
student success. Find current campus locations for all student labs by visiting
the Computing Services website.
Public
Safety
The
Bellevue College (BC) Public Safety Department’s well trained and courteous
non-commissioned staff provides personal safety, security, crime prevention,
preliminary investigations, and other services to the campus community, 24
hours per day, and 7 days per week.
Their
phone number is 425.564.2400.
The
Public Safety website is your one-stop resource for campus emergency
preparedness information, campus closure announcements and critical information
in the event of an emergency. Public Safety is located in K100 and on the web
at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/