Ron Wiebe, Fall 2014
Course Materials |
Text: “Crossing the River with Dogs: Problem Solving for College Students, 2nd Edition ”, by Ken Johnson,Ted Herr, and Judy Kysh; ISBN: 978-0-470-46473-1 Coursepack: The coursepack is available for purchase at the bookstore. |
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Assignment |
Due Date & Time |
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Before class Wed 10/1 |
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Write a draft letter to your buddy |
Before Class Thurs 10/2 |
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Keep an eye on your email for comments on your letters from me or my assistant Sally. • Promptly address comments. If you wait more than a day to resolve a comment you will be marked down. • Once you have adequately addressed a comment click "resolve". • If you disagree with a comment, click on the comment and a reply box will appear below. Explain your disagreement and then click “reply”. • Once your comments have all been resolved. I (or Sally) will reread your letter. If we feel your letter still needs work we will write more comments and we repeat this process. • When I (or Sally) feel your letter is done we will comment "Ready to print". This means you are done. You will print your letter and bring it to class on Monday. If you do not get comments right away, please be patient – we have over 30 to do. |
Monday, 10/6 -- Monday, 10/13 | |
Using the official state scoring guide score the work of your buddy(s) and your partners' buddy(s) (here). Circle the scores on the page and bring them along with your copy of the scoring guide to class on Wednesday for the scoring workshop. | Before class Wed. 10/8 | |
Remember Wednesday 10/8 is our Scoring Workshop - Do Not Miss! | Meet in the Willamette Room @ 10am | |
Using the official state scoring guide re-score the work of your buddy(s) and each of your partners' buddy(s) (here) using a scoring sheet and following the directions in the scoring guide directions. | Bring completed to class on Thurs. 10/9 |
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Finish revising your letters on the Google drive. Keep an eye on your email for comments on your letters from me or my assistant Sally. • Promptly address comments. If you wait more than a day to resolve a comment you will be marked down. • Once you have adequately addressed a comment click "resolve". • If you disagree with a comment, click on the comment and a reply box will appear below. Explain your disagreement and then click “reply”. • Once your comments have all been resolved. I (or Sally) will reread your letter. If we feel your letter still needs work we will write more comments and we repeat this process. • When I (or Sally) feel your letter is done we will comment "Ready to print". This means you are done. You will print your letter and bring it to class on Monday. If you do not get comments right away, please be patient – we have over 30 to do. |
Bring Printed letter to class Monday 10/13 @ beginning of class. Letters not printed before class will be considered LATE |
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Text HWK #1 : Ch. 1 Set A: 2, 7, 13; Ch. 2 Set A: 4,6,10 | Thurs. 10/16 2:00 pm | |
Over the weekend, go to the Google Drive and do the following:
** For a reminder of how to copy the template and create your letters, click here |
Mon. 10/20 @ beginning of class | |
Comment on your assigned WOU Partner buddy's letters. You will be graded on:
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Tuesday 10/21 @ noon | |
Group Journal Quiz (the article was passed out in class but is also available on our google drive). You MUST bring a page of notes about the article to class in order to take your quiz with a group; otherwise you will have to work alone. |
Wed. 10/22 in class | |
Text HWK #2: Chapter 3 Set A: 5,7; Classic 17; Set B: 4 | Wed. 10/22 @2pm | |
Revise your letters based on your WOU Partner's comments | Wednesday 10/22 @ beginning of class | |
Finish revising your letters on the Google drive. Keep an eye on your email for comments on your letters from me or my assistant Sally. • Promptly address comments. If you wait more than a day to resolve a comment you will be marked down. • Once you have adequately addressed a comment click "resolve". • If you disagree with a comment, click on the comment and a reply box will appear below. Explain your disagreement and then click “reply”. • Once your comments have all been resolved. I (or Sally) will reread your letter. If we feel your letter still needs work we will write more comments and we repeat this process. • When I (or Sally) feel your letter is done we will comment "Ready to print". This means you are done. You will print your letter and bring it to class on Thursday. If you do not get comments right away, please be patient – we have over 30 to do. |
Thursday 10/23 @ beginning of class | |
Group Journal Quiz (the article will be passed out in class but is also available on our google drive). You MUST bring a page of notes about the article to class in order to take your quiz with a group; otherwise you will have to work alone. |
Wed. 10/29 in class |
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Text HWK #3 Chapter 6 Set A: 4,7,10,12
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Thursday 10/30 @ 2pm | |
Fun Fair Planning | Thursday 10/30 in class | |
Draft of letter to buddies
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Friday 10/31 @ midnight | |
Comments on parnter letters | Saturday 11/1 @ midnight | |
Revise own letters based on comments | Sunday 11/2 @ midnight | |
Score on your own buddies and your partner's buddies and defend your scores in the comment section of the scoring sheet | Monday 11/3 in class | |
Final letters to class | Wednesday 11/5 in class | |
Text HWK #4 Chapter 4 set A:2, 5, 10, 11 | Thursday 11/6 @ 2pm | |
PROBLEM SOLVING EXAM IS SCHEDULED FOR WED. 11/12 |
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Text HWK #5 Chapter 9 Set A #3, 4, 6, More Practice #2 | Mon. 11/10 @ 2pm | |
PROBLEM SOLVING EXAM |
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New buddy work for the Candy Bars problem has been uploaded to our google drive in the folder Candy Bars / ACES work. Write buddy letter(s) using these guidelines. (No help on their work this time!) |
Tues. 11/11 midnight |
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You have the same WOU partners Comment on your partners letter(s) making sure they follow the letter guidelines. If you fail to correct a mistake they made both of you will lose points. |
Wed. 11/12 midnight | |
Score the work of your buddy and your WOU partners buddy(s) using a scoring sheet with the scoring directions guide. | Wed. 11/12 4:30 pm | |
Revise your letters based on your partner's comments. If you want me to look at your letter, email me and let me know by Thursday 8am . | Thursday 11/13 | |
Print final letter(s) and bring to class | Thursday 11/13 @ beginning of class | |
Bring copies (printed or electronic) of all problems or worksheets to be used in the fun fair if applicable to your group | Thursday 11/20 @ beginning of class | |
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Friday 11/21 @ midnight | |
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Saturday 11/22 @ midnight | |
Write and Print Final letter If you want your instructor to look at it, let me know by Monday @ 8am |
Mon 11/24 @ beginning of class | |
Score your and your partner's buddies | Monday 11/24 @ beginning of class | |
Text HWK #6 Chapter 10 Set A1 #2, Set A2 #8, Classic #20, More Practice #4 Chapter 11 Set A #3, 8, 10, 14 | Wed. 11/26 @ 2pm | |
Journal Quiz | Wed. 11/26 |
Monday 10-11:30
Wednesday 12-2
Friday 10 - 12
Final Exam Time: Wednesday 12/10, MNB 103 10:00-11:50am