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hereticpriest · 5 years

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Of Babes and Teds Part 1

Warnings: Fluff, eventual smut but nothing in this part.

Ted has a most blessed weekend when his father gets his little brother (and him, let’s be honest) a babysitter.

@lvngdvns

It wasn’t often that Dawn got called in to babysit someone of Deacon’s age, and even less so considering Deacon had an older brother who had just turned eighteen and should therefore be just as capable as her to look after him. That being said, Dawn also went to the same school as Ted, though she was in the AP stream for all of her classes, so she didn’t actually know him very well. She did know he was not extremely intelligent in the traditional sense, and that he tended to be extraordinarily forgetful.

“I’ve left some cash on the counter for dinner, and food tomorrow if you need to eat out. Whatever is leftover you can pocket as a tip for doing this.” Mr. Logan says while rushing around his living room making sure he hasn’t forgotten anything, “Ted is at Bill’s, but he has a key, so you can lock the door.”

Dawn smiles politely and hands Mr. Logan his keys so he doesn’t forget them when he walks right past them while wondering aloud where they are, “Of course, Mr. Logan. Thank you.”

“Thank you, Dawn. Deacon has homework, so if you could get him to work on it, I would appreciate it. He likes to procrastinate.” Mr. Logan grabs his briefcase, his overnight bag, and his jacket on the way to the door.

“Have a safe drive, Mr. Logan. I’ll see you Sunday night.” Dawn offers him little wave and watches him leave, then sets the sheets, pillows and blanket she had brought with her on a chair in the corner of the living room. Her duffel bag goes on top of that, along with her messenger bag full of college applications, her pencil case, and her mini purse. Deacon thumps down the stairs once he’s sure his dad is gone and leans over the bag of the couch.

“How much did he leave for food?” Deacon asks eagerly. Dawn laughs, ruffling his hair and heading into the kitchen.

“Wow. Tons, little dude. Are you down for pizza tonight?” Dawn asks, pocketing the money and checking the list pinned to fridge with a magnet. Neither of the boys have food allergies listed, so she gives him a high five when he cheers for pizza, then calls to order.

“Alright, my dude. Get your homework done and I’ll do the dishes, fair deal?” She asks, laughing at Deacon’s wide eyes.

“You’re gonna do one of my chores for me?”

“Yeah, as long as you do your homework. I can help if you have any questions.” Dawn replies easily. Deacon grins at her, heading upstairs to grab his bookbag, spreading his books on the table.

“I’m gonna need maaaaajor help with math. It is totally killing me.”

“Well, isn’t it your lucky day? I’m great at math.” Dawn slid into a chair and scooted it over to him.

The pizza comes just as they finish Deacon’s math homework, leaving only the outline for his end-of-term English report due Monday. The project is massive, so it is graded in pieces to see how the work went and to force students to not procrastinate as much. Dawn grabs one of his composition books and flips to a blank page, then begins showing him the pieces required for a proper outline while they chow down on their dinner. When they finish eating, Dawn puts the pizza box on the oven for whenever Ted gets home and cleans up the dishes while Deacon works.

“This outline is totally awesome, my dude. You’re going to get top marks for this project.” Dawn praises, ruffling Deacon’s hair again, “How about you grab a movie for us to watch, and I’ll make popcorn?”

It doesn’t take long for them to get settled, though Deacon takes up the majority of the couch while Dawn wraps up in the blanket that she brought with her. The movie he puts on is The Thing, which Dawn initially protests since it’s a gory horror movie but relaxes when Deacon insists that he’s seen far worse movies.

“If you have nightmares, it is totally your own fault.” Dawn states plainly. By the end of the film, Deacon is half asleep and displeased about it.

“Can we watch another one?” Deacon asks, already trudging over to pop another film on.

“I don’t know, Deacon. You have to be in bed in less than an hour.”

“Well, if it’s not done then we’ll watch it another night. You’re here til Sunday night, right?”

“Yeah, I’m here all weekend. But we’re going to the fair tomorrow, so you’re going to be totally pooped when we get back.” Dawn reminds him. Deacon insists, so she sighs and waves a hand at him.

“Your funeral, dude.”

Halloween is Deacon’s second choice, and Dawn whines about watching a horror movie heavily featuring babysitters, to the kid’s delight. Rattling at the front door makes them both jump, but Ted pushes through a moment later and Deacon pretends he wasn’t scared so he can tease Dawn.

“Ted, you scared the babysitter!” Deacon cackles, yelping when a cushion slams into him, then dissolving into laughter.

“Woah, sorry dude! Er… Dudette.” Ted offers Dawn a wave, awkward the moment he notices she’s female. Dawn laughs, waggling her fingers at him.

“Hi Ted. Good to see you again.” Dawn hums. Ted notices the movie they’re watching and cheers, plopping down between her and Deacon.

“Hey Dawn. It’s been like, ages. Man, I love this movie!”

The clock chimes at 10, and Dawn quickly shoos Deacon upstairs to get ready and get to bed. She verifies that he’s actually brushed his teeth and changed before leaving him to go to bed, then checks herself in the hall mirror to be sure she doesn’t look absolutely horrific. She’s wearing a Van Halen shirt that hangs off of her shoulders and a plaid red-black-grey-white skirt that swings around her thighs, so she certainly isn’t dressed inappropriately. She fixes her dark brown hair, making sure it isn’t messy before sticking her tongue out at herself. Hazel eyes blink back at her, long dark lashes framing them, her under-eyes dark from lack of sleep.

“I was wondering who’s converse I passed on the way in. I was like, wearing mine.” Ted says as she enters the room again.

“Guilty as charged.” Dawn hums, flopping down on the couch again and smiling when she notices that Ted paused the movie for her, “We can start it over if you want to watch it all.”

“Most excellent!” Ted cheers, rewinding the film. She notices that he hasn’t moved away from her now that Deacon is gone.

“How is Bill doing?” Dawn asks, tucking her legs under her.

“Awesome, dude. We were most triumphant today at practice.” Ted replies, and Dawn smiles encouragingly, “I would have told him you were here if I knew.”

“Well, if you two aren’t busy tomorrow, you could join Deacon and I at the fair?” Dawn offers. She smiles at the sight of pink rising in Ted’s cheeks.

“I think we’re free tomorrow. We just had practice planned.” Ted muses, looking confused for a moment while he thinks. Dawn smiles, pulling the blanket back around her as Ted presses play. She can’t say she doesn’t like the way that Ted touches her knee every time she jumps, smiling reassuringly at her. She also can’t say that her hiding in his shoulder at a jumpscare isn’t slightly put upon, but when Ted wraps an arm around her, it’s worth it. Dawn rests her head against his chest and pulls the blanket around him too. When the movie is over, Ted stretches, dropping his arm back around her afterwards when Dawn thought he might use the moment to move away.

“Where are you sleeping?” Ted asks, face screwing up again in thought.

“Oh, on the couch. I brought blankets and pillows.” Dawn replies easily, jumping when Ted gives her a shocked look.

“No, that is most egregious. You can sleep in my bed.” Ted informs her, then flushes when Dawn looks a little shocked, “I mean, like, by yourself. I’ll take the couch.”

Dawn giggles, giving him a gentle, playful shove, “I was just shocked you offered, Ted. It’s sweet of you. I don’t want to kick you out onto the couch, though. How about you stay with me?”

Ted looks confused, and then shocked, before he finally nods dumbly.

“Perfect. Do you want to go get your room ready while I get ready for bed?” Dawn offers, giving him a chance to clean up and put anything away that he doesn’t want her seeing. She giggles when he agrees and bolts up the stairs. Dawn heads into the bathroom, brushing her teeth and changing into her pyjamas, a simple white tank top and grey shorts. She gives him ample time before heading up to join him, knocking on his door before coming in. Ted is already in bed, a little smear of toothpaste on his upper lip, wearing his boxers and looking a little unsure if that is okay. Dawn closes his bedroom door and walks over to his bed, lifting the sheets so she can slip in with him.

“You have toothpaste on your lip, Ted.” She murmurs, offering him a shy smile. Ted quickly tries to wipe it away but misses, and Dawn giggles. She licks her thumb and reaches over, cupping his cheek and wiping the toothpaste away. Her cheeks go pink when Ted licks the pad of her thumb, his own cheeks on fire. Dawn smiles, ruffling his hair into his face just to hear him laugh and snuggling down into the mattress. She lays with her back facing him, and Ted clearly doesn’t know what to do, as he lays on his back, still as the grave.

“Hey Ted?”

“Yeah babe?”

“It’s okay if you end up cuddling me during the night. It’s like, totally normal to end up snuggling up to a heat source. And I like cuddling, anyways.” Dawn hums, hiding a giggle in one of his pillows at his audible gulp.

“Uh, right, okay.” Ted mumbles, and she hears him shuffling around a little, his hand finding her hip. He moves slowly, clearly unsure, pressing himself against her back and slowly wrapping his arm around her waist. She sighs happily and the tension in his body relaxes, his face nuzzling into her hair.

“Goodnight Ted.”

“Night babe.”

Dawn wakes early as per usual. Sometime during the night, Ted ended up on his back and she ended up snuggled up to his chest, his arms around her and one hand under the back of her shirt. Her thigh is wedged between his legs, her hip pressed into his groin, and she’s surprised she hasn’t squished him with how she’s laying. She blinks blearily, her nose brushing against his jaw as she begins to sit up while trying not to hurt him. She can feel him hard against her hip, and she knows he’ll be embarrassed if he wakes up like this with her on top of him, so she delicately begins to work herself free of him. Of course, this is when his grip tightens and she loses her balance, her hand falling to his stomach to steady herself.

Ted jolts awake, his fingers digging into her back a little in his confusion, though he relaxes a moment later. He blinks up at her, clearly a little confused about why she’s in bed with him, though not looking displeased by the notion.

“Hey babe.” He mumbles, his voice scratchy with sleep, causing a shiver to run up Dawn’s spine.

“Good morning Ted.” Dawn replies, shifting against him a little, “Sleep well?”

“Most excellent, babe.” Ted replies, looking her up and down, and she reads the question in his eyes and laughs gently. She pokes his chest, smiling down at him.

“You wish, Ted.”

“Bogus.” Ted replies with a small pout, drawing another laugh from her. She moves again to try and get up but slips, and Ted steadies her with hands on her sides, “Woah, you have most horrendous balance.”

“Thanks Ted.” Dawn snorts, which draws a laugh out of Ted. Dawn moves back from Ted successfully this time, sitting next to him and leaning back against the headrest. The blanket has ridden down to their legs, and she feels herself go pink at the sight of a line of wispy dark hair trailing from his belly button down under his boxers. She stares, unable to help herself, as Ted stretches like a cat and sits up.

“I-I’m going to go get breakfast started.” Dawn says suddenly, crawling out of bed and nearly tripping over herself to get out of the room before she does something she’s going to regret. Ted stares after her, head tilted slightly, and he snorts when he hears a thud on the stairs followed by muffled cursing. She really is clumsy. The first thing he does when he gets out of bed is grab the phone and dial Bill’s number.

“Dude, you will not believe what just happened.”

#Ted Logan #Ted Theodore Logan #Bill and Ted's excellent adventure #Ted Logan/OC #Ted Logan/Original Character

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lhight1-mtsac-eng1a-645to50 · 6 years

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ENGLISH 1A: FRESHMAN COMPOSITION

MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE, WALNUT, CA

CRN# 23196

Fall Semester 2018

Class will meet every Tuesday and Thursday (except for holidays) from 6:45 pm to 8:50 pm in Room 3610, Bldg. 26A

Instructor: Lisa Hight

Email: [email protected] OR [email protected]

Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Office Location: English Dept. - Bldg. 26D, Room 1471

Tumblr Address: https://lhight1-mtsac-eng1a-645to50.tumblr.com/

Required Reading:

The October Country; author: Ray Bradbury; publisher: Del Rey, a division of Random House

Real Questions: Reading and Writing Genres; editor: Kathryn Evans; publisher: Bedford St. Martin’s

Course Objective

Welcome to English 1A. I look forward to working with you as you develop your reading and writing skills this semester. As a student, you will learn how to write college-level essays, and the key to this skill is analysis. The goal of this class is to give you the tools to absorb, process, and explain complex, abstract ideas. The reading material and writing assignments will offer you a chance to really break down various types of writing in order to explain the complex, abstract concepts in each essay or story.

You will be required to write five essays, one research paper, and one in-class final exam. Along with the essays mentioned above, homework and in-class assignments will be assigned and counted towards your final grade. You will also have the opportunity to revise the first essay assigned this semester.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

By the end of the semester, the student should be able to complete the following outcomes.

Documentation: Students will apply MLA format for citing and documenting sources

Synthesis Essay: Students will write an essay in which they synthesize information from a variety of source

Grading Policy

Essay #1 (criticism) 10%

Essay #2 (thematic analysis) 10%

Essay #3 (in-class rhetorical analysis) 10%

Essay #4 (research topic proposal) 10%

Essay #5 (in-class argumentative essay) 10%

Research Paper 25%

In-class Final 10%

Homework 10%

Class Participation 5%

Total = 100%

Grade Range for Individual Essays Grade Range for Research Paper

10% - 9% A 25% - 22.5% A

8.9% - 8.6% B+ 22.4% - 21.5% B+

8.5% - 8% B 21.4 % - 20% B

7.9% - 7.6% C+ 19.9% - 19% C+

7.5% - 7% C 18.9% - 17.5% C

6.9% - 6% D 17.4% - 15% D

5.9% - 0% F 14.9% - 0% F

Final Grade Breakdown

The final grade scale will be calculated as follows:

100% - 89% = A

88% - 79% = B

78% - 69% = C

68% - 59% = D

58% - 0% = F

Please note: your percentage total will be rounded up or down to create a whole final grade percentage. For example, if your percentage total is 88.5% or higher, I will round it up to 89%. If your percentage total is 77.4 or lower, I will round it down to 77%

How to be successful in this class

Attendance & Participation

Part of my teaching philosophy is to allow you to develop and discover your own answers to the questions and issues that the readings and class lectures will pose. Thus, a big part of your learning and acquisition of analytical skills is based on class discussion. As I teacher, I don’t possess the perfect answer that will guarantee you a high grade. In fact, you may have a stronger understanding than you realize. That is why class discussion is so essential. As long as your answer makes and/or is factually correct, then you have pretty good chance in succeeding in this class.

Attendance is crucial. However, I understand that you may be absent due to a medical emergency or another difficult circumstance. To set the ground rules for the absence policy, I will lay out the specifics as follows. I will drop any student who has accumulated more than four absences before the 11/2/2018 drop deadline. Please note: if I drop you or if you drop the class after 9/9/2018, you will receive a “W” on your record. All students who are still enrolled after the last drop deadline (11/2/2018) will receive a letter grade. Please note as well: if a student is enrolled in this class and does not show up for the first two days of class, he or she will be dropped from the class.

If you miss any classes and assignments, it is your responsibility to get the necessary information from another classmate. In order to make this policy easier on everyone, I will be passing out a sign-up sheet that will list each student’s Mt. SAC email address (student.mtsac.edu). If you are uncomfortable about giving out such information to the entire class, you must choose one or two classmates and exchange any contact information with them. I want every student to be able to contact someone from the class in case of any absences.

Due Dates for Essays, Research Papers, and Homework

Unless otherwise noted, homework assignments are due the next class session. Due dates for all essay assignments will be printed in prompts, which I will hand out before the due dates. For the first essay, you will be required to write a rough draft. I will make comments on your rough draft and hand it back to you. You will revise your rough draft and then hand in a revision or final draft. Please note: I only grade final drafts, and please keep in mind: you will only turn in one draft for Essays #2. 3. 4 and 5. Therefore, these drafts are considered final drafts. As for late assignments, I will enforce the following policy:

Late Homework: please see me about late homework assignments. I usually accept late homework if you speak with me.

Late Rough Drafts: if I accept your late rough draft, I will deduct 1% points from whatever grade your late essay earns even if I allow you to revise your rough draft. For example, if you turn in a late rough draft but turn in a revision on time and your revision earns a B+ (8.6%), the 1% penalty deduction will drop your grade to a C+ (7.6%).

Late Final Drafts: if you turn in a late final draft, I will deduct 2% from whatever grade your late final draft earns. For example, if your late final draft initially earns an A (9%), the 2% penalty deduction will drop your grade to a C (7%).

Late Research Paper: if you turn in a late research paper, I will deduct 4% points from whatever grade your late research paper earns. For example, if your late research paper initially earns a B (21.4%), the 4% deduction will drop your grade to a D (17.4%).

Please be aware that you will receive an F (0%) if you fail to turn in any draft of a particular essay assignment. Moreover, one of the essays will be an in-class assignment. If you are absent on the day that the in-class essay is scheduled, you will not be allowed to write a make-up in-class essay unless you provide a valid, written excuse such as a doctor’s note.

Plagiarism Policy

What is plagiarism? Plagiarism occurs when a student takes sentences or phrases from another writer and inserts these sentences or phrases into his or her writing and does not acknowledge or indicate that these are from another writer or outside source whether it be an essay, article, book, blog, etc.

You must be careful in how you present outside sources. If you turn in any work that uses unacknowledged ideas or concepts from other writers, you will receive an F grade (0 points) with no option for a re-write. I will also report any instance of plagiarism to the school; this means that the school will investigate the report and will take appropriate action against the plagiarist.

Cell Phone Policy

If you receive a call on your cell phone, please take it outside the classroom. Texting is not allowed inside the classroom.

Need help? Here are some great resources.

The Writing Center offers tutoring services, directed learning activities (DLAs), and workshops to help you strengthen your writing skills. The center is located in building 26B, room 1561A (behind the clock). You can contact the center at (909) 274-5325. For more information, please visit the center’s website: http://www.mtsac.edu/writingcenter/

The Learning Assistance Center (LAC) offers tutoring services for a variety of subjects. It is located in Building 6 at the South Entrance. You can contact LAC at (909) 274-4300. For more information, you can visit LAC’s website: http://www.mtsac.edu/lac/.

ACCESS (Formerly DSPS) offers services for students with disabilities. It is located in the Student Services Building, which is Building 9B. You can contact ACCESS at (909) 274-4290. For more information, you can visit the ACCESS website: http://www.mtsac.edu/access/about/.

CLASS SCHEDULE (FALL 2018)

Please note: this is only a rough schedule. There may be changes to the schedule due to time constraints and other unforeseen circumstances, so please pay attention to any announcements about any changes to the schedule.

WEEK 1 (8/28 – 8/30): introduction to class; introduction to analysis and character analysis

WEEK 2 (9/4 – 9/6): more on character analysis; more on essay structure; essay structure (intro, body, and conclusion); the last day to drop without a “W” is Sunday, 9/9.

Class discussion on the reading assignment, “The Jar,” by Ray Bradbury (in the story collection, The October Country)

Class discussion on the reading assignment, “Skeleton,” by Ray Bradbury (in the story collection, The October Country)

WEEK 3 (9/11 – 9/13): more on character analysis; introduction to thematic analysis; the rough draft for Essay #1 (character analysis of “The Jar”) will be due this week.

WEEK 4 (9/18 – 9/20): review of essay structure; more on thematic analysis

Class discussion on the reading assignment, “Touched with Fire,” by Ray Bradbury (in the story collection, The October Country)

WEEK 5 (9/25 – 9/27): review of character analysis; more on thematic analysis; the revision (and final draft) for Essay #1 (character analysis of “The Jar”) will be due this week.

Review of the reading assignment, “Touched with Fire”; class discussion on the reading assignment, “The Man Upstairs” (in the story collection, The October Country)

WEEK 6 (10/2 – 10/4): more on thematic analysis;

Class discussion on the reading assignment, “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong”, by Tim O’Brien (hand out)

WEEK 7 (10/9 – 10/11): introduction to rhetorical analysis; review of thematic analysis; the final (and only) draft of Essay #2 (thematic analysis of “The Man Upstairs”) will be due this week.

Review of the reading assignment, “The Man Upstairs”; class discussion on the reading assignment, “From Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell (pgs. 207 – 219 in Real Questions)

WEEK 8 (10/16 – 10/18): more on rhetorical analysis

Class discussion on the reading assignments, “From Bright-Sided: How Positive Thinking is Undermining America” by Barbara Ehrenreich (pgs. 374 – 387 in Real Questions) and “Two Cheers for Sweathshops” by D. Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn (hand-out)

WEEK 9 (10/23 – 10/25): introduction argumentative writing; introduction to the research paper; how to choose a research topic

Review of “From Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell and “From Bright-Sided: How Positive Thinking is Undermining America” by Barbara Ehrenreich

WEEK 10 (10/30 – 11/1): more on the research paper; review of argumentative writing; the final (and only) draft of Essay #3 (the in-class rhetorical analysis of either Gladwell's or Ehrenreich's essay) will be scheduled for this week; the last day to drop the class: Friday, 11/2; please note: you will receive a “W” on your record.

Class discussion of “From The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite” (pgs. 493 – 502 in Real Questions)

WEEK 11 (11/6 – 11/8): Class discussion on sample research papers

WEEK 12 (11/13 – 11/15): more on the research paper; review of rhetoric; the final (and only draft) of Essay #4 (choosing a topic for the research paper) will be due this week.

Class discussion on sample research paper

WEEK 13 (11/20 – 11/22): more on the research paper; workshop on research and MLA citation; Thursday (11/22) is part of the Thanksgiving Holiday – no class scheduled

WEEK 14 (11/27 – 11/29): peer review of partial research papers; please bring the first two pages (typed) of your research paper.

WEEK 15 (12/4 – 12/6): review of rhetoric – style and evidence; preparation of in-class final exam; Essay #5 (in-class argumentative essay) is scheduled for this week.

FINAL EXAM: The final exam is scheduled for Tuesday, 12/11, from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. The research paper is also due on Monday, 6/11. Please note: 12/11 will be the last day of class.

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lhight1-eng1a-430to630 · 6 years

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ENGLISH 1A: FRESHMAN COMPOSITION

MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE, WALNUT, CA

CRN# 20557

Fall Semester 2018

Class will meet every Tuesday and Thursday (except for holidays) from 4:30 pm to 6:35 pm in Room 3610, Bldg. 26A

Instructor: Lisa Hight

Email: [email protected] OR [email protected]

Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Office Location: English Dept. - Bldg. 26D, Room 1471

Tumblr Address: http://lhight1-eng1a-430to630.tumblr.com/

Required Reading:

The October Country; author: Ray Bradbury; publisher: Del Rey, a division of Random House

Real Questions: Reading and Writing Genres; editor: Kathryn Evans; publisher: Bedford St. Martin’s

Course Objective

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

By the end of the semester, the student should be able to complete the following outcomes.

Documentation: Students will apply MLA format for citing and documenting sources

Synthesis Essay: Students will write an essay in which they synthesize information from a variety of source

Grading Policy

Essay #1 (criticism) 10%

Essay #2 (thematic analysis) 10%

Essay #3 (in-class rhetorical analysis) 10%

Essay #4 (research topic proposal) 10%

Essay #5 (in-class argumentative essay) 10%

Research Paper 25%

In-class Final 10%

Homework 10%

Class Participation �� 5%

Total = 100%

Grade Range for Individual Essays Grade Range for Research Paper

10% - 9% A 25% - 22.5% A

8.9% - 8.6% B+ 22.4% - 21.5% B+

8.5% - 8% B 21.4 % - 20% B

7.9% - 7.6% C+ 19.9% - 19% C+

7.5% - 7% C 18.9% - 17.5% C

6.9% - 6% D 17.4% - 15% D

5.9% - 0% F 14.9% - 0% FFinal Grade Breakdown