SYLLABUS:



English B: Introduction to College Writing

Syllabus for Fall 2010

INSTRUCTOR CONTACT AND COURSE MEETING INFORMATION:

Section 6162: M & W 9:15 am - 11:20 am

in H101/H312

Section 6179: M & W 11:30 am -1:35 pm

in H101/H312

Instructor: Sara Blake

E-mail: sblake@elcamino.edu

Phone: 310-660-3593 x 3185

Office: H221G (2nd flr, Humanities Bldg.)

Office Hours:

Mondays 8:30-9:00 am, 2:00-2:30 pm

Wednesdays 8:30-9:00 am

URL:

TEXTBOOK & MATERIALS:

REQUIRED

• Foundations First (3rd Edition) by Kirszner and Mandell

ISBN 978-0312459956

• USB flash drive

• Three-ring binder with paper & dividers

• Highlighter, black or blue pens

• Actively-checked MyECC email account



RECOMMENDED

• College-level dictionary

( and are also good resources)

• Stapler and hole punch

COURSE CATALOG DESCRIPTION:

This class introduces students to the processes of creating, developing, and revising paragraphs and short essays based on personal experiences, observations, and reactions to short reading selections. Students learn basic rules of grammar, mechanics, and usage. Students practice a variety of sentence types and paragraph structures. Students revise their writing with the assistance of weekly one-on-one tutorials.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

• Read and apply critical thinking skills to pre-collegiate texts for the purposes of writing and discussion.

• Apply appropriate strategies from the writing process to create, compose, revise, and edit drafts.

• Demonstrate ability to participate in draft-review activities, such as peer review and one-on-one tutorials.

• Plan, write, and revise paragraphs based on personal experience and observations, including a topic sentence and supporting details, and avoiding grammatical and mechanical errors that interfere with meaning.

• Write and revise summaries of, and personal responses to, short magazine or newspaper articles.

• Compose a variety of sentence types and edit them for correct grammar, appropriate word choice, and accurate spelling.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME:

Write a 200-350 word descriptive, reflective, or narrative paragraph(s) that has gone through multiple revisions and responds to a text discussed in class. Paragraphs should include a clear topic sentence and provide supporting details. Paragraphs should be logically organized and focused. Paragraphs should use basic rules of grammar, spelling, and punctuation so that a reader can understand the writer’s ideas; they should also be double spaced and follow MLA style for indentation, heading, title, and font.

SPECIAL NEEDS:

If you feel you may need an accommodation based on the impact of a documented disability, contact the instructor to discuss your specific needs. You may also need to contact the Special Resource Center (SRC) at (310) 660-3296 to coordinate reasonable accommodations.

PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING : Plagiarism is passing off someone else’s words and/or ideas as your own, either by turning in an essay written by someone else or by copying sentences or paragraphs from a book or internet site into a paper of your own without identifying their source. Cheating includes copying off of someone else’s paper, having someone else do your work, or obtaining the answers to an exam. As provided for in the El Camino Standards of Student Conduct (Section I.B. of ECC Board Policy 5500), any evidence of plagiarism or cheating will be reported to the college and affected work will receive a grade of zero.

ATTENDANCE: Class attendance at both regular class meetings and labs is required. Attendance and participation in in-class activities are important factors in your course grade, so failure to attend class will negatively impact your overall course grade. Any student with more than 3 unexcused absences, or 5 absences for any reason, will be dropped from the course. Excessive tardies will be counted as an absence. Keep track of your attendance each day on the schedule.

COURSE STRUCTURE: During the lab session, you‘ll have the opportunity to work on your writing on a one-on-one basis with the instructor and a tutor from the Writing Center, to draft and revise your essays using computers in the lab, and to work on your grammar and vocabulary skills using computer-aided instruction. During the regular class meeting, you’ll learn about elements of the writing process, practice techniques for generating and developing ideas, practice expressing yourself in timed in-class writings, learn about college resources and support services, review elements of grammar and usage, and explore strategies for student success.

CLASSROOM POLICIES:

• Cell phones and other electronic devices: No cell phone use during class – This

includes texting and checking email. You can check your phone during the break. Cell phone use not only interferes with your own learning, but it’s also very distracting to

other students as well as the instructor. Show respect for others and for your own

learning by turning off any electronic devices (e.g., cell phones, iPods, bluetooths,

etc.) and putting them away.

• Materials: Bring Foundations First and your English B binder to each class meeting.

• Late Work: Submitting work on time is a key component of student success. If you turn in your work after the due date, it will have points subtracted for lateness. (Note: If you don’t have an assignment ready to submit, come to class anyway so you don’t get further behind. You can turn the paper in later in the day and it will still be accepted as “on time.”)

• Tardiness: It’s important to be in class on time. However, if you can’t avoid being late, it’s better to come to class a little late than not to come at all. Just come in quietly and take a seat near the door to avoid distracting everyone else.

• Behavior: This is a college class, and college students are expected to be on task, to be alert with their heads off the desk, to have their own books and materials, and to participate appropriately and respectfully. Take off sunglasses, refrain from personal grooming during class, and don’t do work from other classes during our class time. All language, topics, and essays must be appropriate to an academic setting.

• Missed Lab: If you miss a lab, you need to see the instructor for a lab sheet to take to the Writing Center along with your essay.

• Computer Lab: No food or drink is allowed in the lab. Computers are to be used for academic work only, such as computer exercises, MyECC, word processing, and class research, not to visit non-course related web sites, update Facebook, or play games. Work only on class-related activities in the lab. If you finish the day’s class work, get started on your homework.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING:

This is a PASS/NO PASS course. In order to pass, you must submit all of the essays and earn at least 750 points overall. Points are assigned as follows:

|Multi-Draft Essay 1 |50 |

|Multi-Draft Essay 2 |75 |

|Multi-Draft Essay 3 |100 |

|Multi-Draft Essay 4 |125 |

|Multi-Draft Essay 5 |150 |

|Mid-Term In-Class Essay |50 |

|End-of-Term In-Class Essay |75 |

|In-Class Timed Writings |50 |

|Vocabulary |30 |

|Grammar Quizzes |75 |

|Exercise Central |50 |

|Homework |50 |

|Binder Checks |20 |

|In-Class Activities |50 |

|Attendance |50 |

|Total Points Possible |1000 |

HINTS FOR SUCCESS:

• Going to college can change your life; make the most of it. Don’t sabotage yourself by failing to show up for class, coming to class without materials or failing to turn in assignments. What you get out of your experience depends on what you put into it.

• Ask yourself throughout the semester, “Why am I here? What are my goals? Am I doing everything I can to achieve these goals?”

• Have a positive attitude. You can succeed in this course! If you need extra help or if you get confused or overwhelmed by an assignment, visit the Writing Center, get connected with the Special Resource Center, or see the instructor. We are all here to support you and give you the assistance you need.

| |MW English B Weekly Schedule | |

|Fall 2010 |of Activities and Homework |Instructor: Prof. Blake |

|NOTE: Note: In-class presentations about student services and visits to on-campus resources will be added to the schedule when feasible. It’s your |

|responsibility to bring your textbook, 3-ring class binder, and any other assigned materials to class. On lab days, bring your USB flash drive to save|

|your computer work. On Mondays, class meets in Computer Lab H101. On Wednesdays, class meets in H312. Unless otherwise indicated, assignments and |

|homework are to be completed before class on the dates indicated. To keep track of your attendance, circle the appropriate letter (P=present, |

|A=absent, T=tardy, E=left early) |

|Date |Classroom Activities |Assignments/Homework Due |

|Week 1 | | |

| |Mon. 8/30 in Lab H101 P A T E | |

| | | |

| |Intro to Class: My ECC, syllabus | |

| |Student Success: Foundations 4-6 | |

| | |Bring to class materials for binder: 3-ring binder, 6|

| |Wed. 9/1 in Classroom H312 P A T E |dividers, and college ruled notebook paper (5 pts). |

| | |Bring to class the textbook Foundations First or a |

| |Getting Acquainted: icebreaker activity, class profile |photocopy of pages 6-10 (5 pts.)(Copy available on |

| |Student Success: set up binder (5 pts), preview textbook activity (5 pts), |Reserve in the Library.) |

| |successful learners, scavenger hunt assigned |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Writing Process: overview of writing process | |

| |Writing Practice: timed writing #1 | |

| |Sentence Structure: simple sentences – subjects, verbs and prepositional | |

| |phrases | |

|Week 2 |Mon. 9/6 LABOR DAY HOLIDAY – NO CLASS |

| | |( Homework/assignments due: |

| |Wed. 9/8 in Classroom H312 P A T E | |

| |Getting Acquainted: class photo | |

| |Writing Practice: timed writing #2 | |

| |Word Power: Personal Vocabulary List assigned | |

| |Sentence Structure: simple sentences continued (linking and helping verbs) | |

| |Writing Structure: paragraph structure | |

| |Writing Assignment: Essay #1 assigned | |

| |Prewriting: brainstorming | |

|Week 3 | |Bring USB flash drive to save work. |

| |Mon. 9/13 in Lab H101 P A T E |Bring completed scavenger hunt |

| |MyECC: check email and class team site |Bring draft of Essay #1 for conference |

| |Student Success: scavenger hunt posts (5 pts) |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Sentence Structure: Exercise Central (simple sentences) | |

| |Writing Conference: Essay #1 | |

| |Word Power: Vocabulary Word #1 | |

| |Writing Structure: formatting a paragraph MLA style | |

| |Classroom Activities |Assignments/Homework Due |

| | |Vocabulary Word #1 due |

| |Wed. 9/15 in Classroom H312 P A T E |Other homework/assignments due: |

| | | |

| |Prewriting: organizing ideas | |

| |Basic Grammar: past and present verbs (Ch 25) | |

| |Sentence Structure: compound sentences with coordinating conjunctions (Ch16A)| |

| |Writing Practice: timed writing #3 | |

| |Essay #2 assigned | |

|Week 4 | |Bring USB flash drive to save work |

| |Mon. 9/20 in Lab H101 P A T E |Outline for Essay #2 due |

| |MyECC: check email and class team site |Revised draft of Essay #1 due |

| |Final Draft of Essay #1 due by end of class |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Basic Grammar: Exercise Central (past tense) | |

| |Word Power: Vocabulary Word #2 | |

| |Sentence Structure: compound sentence post (5 pts) | |

| |Writing Conference: Outline for Essay #2 | |

| | |Vocabulary Word #2 due |

| |Wed. 9/22 in Classroom H312 P A T E |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Basic Grammar: past participle (Ch 26) | |

| |Sentence Structure: compound sentences with semicolons (Ch16A) | |

| |Punctuation, Mechanics & Spelling: spelling (Ch35) | |

| |Writing Practice: timed writing #4 | |

|Week 5 | |Bring USB flash drive to save work |

| |Mon. 9/27 in Lab H101 P A T E |Bring draft of Essay #2 for conference |

| |MyECC: check email and class team site |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Writing Conference: Essay #2 | |

| |Word Power: Vocabulary Word #3 | |

| |Basic Grammar: Exercise Central (participles) | |

| |Punctuation, Mechanics & Spelling: Exercise Central (spelling) | |

| | |Vocabulary Word #3 due |

| |Wed. 9/29 in Classroom H312 P A T E |Review verbs for quiz |

| |Basic Grammar: nouns (Ch 27) |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Class Peer Review: Essay #1 | |

| |Essay #3 assigned | |

| |Writing Practice: timed writing #5 | |

| |Sentence Structure: complex sentences with subordinating conjunctions (Ch 17 | |

| |A-B) | |

| |Grammar Quiz 1: Verbs | |

| |Classroom Activities |Assignments/Homework Due |

| | |Bring USB flash drive to save work |

|Week 6 |Mon. 10/4 in Lab H101 P A T E |Outline for Essay #3 due |

| |MyECC: check email and class team site |Revised draft of Essay #2 due |

| |Final Draft of Essay #2 due by end of class |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Writing Conference: Essay #3 outline | |

| |Word Power: Vocabulary Word #4 | |

| |Sentence Structure: complex sentence posts (5 pts) | |

| |Basic Grammar: Exercise Central (nouns) | |

| | |Vocabulary Word #4 due |

| |Wed. 10/6 in Classroom H312 P A T E |Review nouns for quiz |

| |Writing Practice: timed writing #6 |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Sentence Structure: complex sentences with relative pronouns (Ch 17 C) | |

| |Grammar Quiz 2: Nouns | |

| |Basic Grammar: pronouns (Ch 28) | |

| |Punctuation, Mechanics & Spelling: commas | |

|Week 7 | |Bring USB flash drive to save work |

| |Mon. 10/11 in Lab H101 P A T E |Bring draft of Essay #3 for conference |

| |MyECC: check email and class team site |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Word Power: Vocabulary Word #5 | |

| |Writing Conference: Essay #3 | |

| |Punctuation, Mechanics & Spelling: Exercise Central (commas) | |

| |Basic Grammar: Exercise Central (pronouns) | |

| | |Vocabulary Word #5 due |

| |Wed. 10/13 in Classroom H312 P A T E |Review pronouns for quiz |

| |Student Success: Writing Essay Exams (Ch1F) |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Writing Practice: timed writing #7 | |

| |Class Peer Review: Essay #2 | |

| |Punctuation, Mechanics & Spelling: apostrophes (Ch 32) | |

| |Basic Grammar: adjectives and adverbs (Ch 29) | |

| |Grammar Quiz 3: Pronouns | |

|Week 8 | |Bring USB flash drive to save work |

| |Mon. 10/18 in Lab H101 P A T E |Revised draft of Essay #3 due |

| |MyECC: check email and class team site |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Final Draft of Essay #3 due by end of class | |

| |Punc, Mech & Spelling: Exercise Central (apostrophes) | |

| |Basic Grammar: Exercise Central (adjectives and adverbs) | |

| |Word Power: Vocabulary Word #6 | |

| |Classroom Activities |Assignments/Homework Due |

| | |Vocabulary Word #6 due |

| |Wed. 10/20 in Classroom H312 P A T E |Review adjectives and adverbs for quiz |

| |Mid-Term In-Class Essay |Binder due for check |

| |Grammar Quiz 4: Adjectives and Adverbs |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Student Success: submit binder for check, sign up for conference date and | |

| |time | |

|Week 9 | |Check Gradebook |

| |Mon. 10/25 P A N/A |Conference time: |

| |CONFERENCES IN H221G – No Regular Class | |

| | |Check Gradebook |

| |Wed. 10/27 P A N/A |Conference time: |

| |CONFERENCES IN H221G – No Regular Class | |

|Week 10 |Mon. 11/1 in Lab H101 P A T E |Bring USB flash drive to save work |

| |MyECC: check email and class team site |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Essay #4 assigned | |

| |Word Power: Vocabulary Word #7 | |

| |Student Success: active reading response posts (5 pts) | |

| |Wed. 11/3 in Classroom H312 P A T E |Vocabulary Word #7 due |

| |Class Peer Review: Essay #3 |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Sentence Problems: fragments (Ch21) | |

| |Writing Skill: writing a summary, in-class activity (5 pts) | |

| |Sentence Structure: fine tuning sentences | |

|Week 11 |Mon. 11/8 in Lab H101 P A T E |Bring USB flash drive to save work |

| |MyECC: check email and class team site |Bring draft of Essay #4 summary paragraph for |

| |Word Power: Vocabulary Word #8 |conference |

| |Writing Conference: Essay #4 summary paragraph |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Sentence Problems: Exercise Central (fragments) | |

| |Sentence Structure: fine tuning sentence posts (5 pts) | |

| |Wed. 11/10 in Classroom H312 P A T E |Vocabulary Word #8 due |

| |Writing Practice: timed writing #8 |Review fragments for quiz |

| |Sentence Problems: run-ons (Ch 20) |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Writing Skill: Developing a personal reaction response paragraph | |

| |Grammar Quiz 5: Fragments | |

| |Classroom Activities |Assignments/Homework Due |

|Week 12 |Mon. 11/15 in Lab H101 P A T E |Bring USB flash drive to save work |

| |MyECC: check email and class team site |Bring draft of Essay #4 response paragraph for |

| |Word Power: Vocabulary Word #9 |conference |

| |Sentence Problems: Exercise Central (run-ons) |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Writing Conference: Essay #4 response paragraph | |

| |Wed. 11/17 in Classroom H312 P A T E |Vocabulary Word #9 due |

| |Punctuation, Mechanics & Spelling: commonly confused words (Ch 36) |Review run-ons for quiz |

| |Sentence Problems: subject-verb agreement (Ch 22) |Other homework/assignments due |

| |Essay #5 assigned | |

| |Writing Skill: writing a summary,in-class activity (5 pts) | |

| |Quiz 6: Run-ons | |

|Week 13 | |Bring USB flash drive to save work |

| |Mon. 11/22 in Lab H101 P A T E |Revised draft of Essay #4 due |

| |MyECC: check email and class team site |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Word Power: Vocabulary Word #10 | |

| |Final Draft of Essay #4 due by end of class | |

| |Writing Conference: Essay #5 summary paragraph | |

| |Punctuation, Mechanics & Spelling: Exercise Central (commonly confused words)| |

| | |Vocabulary Word #10 due |

| |Wed. 11/24 in Classroom H312 P A T E |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Sentence Problems: subject-verb agreement continued (Ch 22), in-class | |

| |activity (5 pts) | |

| |Writing Skill: developing an argument response paragraph, in-class activity | |

| |(5 pts) | |

| |Writing Practice: timed writing #9 | |

|Week 14 | |Bring USB flash drive to save work |

| |Mon. 11/29 in Lab H101 P A T E |Bring draft of Essay #5 response paragraph for |

| |MyECC: check email and class team site |conference |

| |Writing Conference: Essay #5 response paragraph |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Sentence Problems: Exercise Central (subject-verb agreement) | |

| |Classroom Activities |Assignments/Homework Due |

| |Wed. 12/1 in Classroom H312 P A T E |Review subject-verb agreement for quiz |

| |Grammar Quiz 7: Subject-Verb Agreement |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Writing Practice: timed writing #10 | |

| |Class Peer Review: Essay #4 | |

| |Evaluate Class | |

|Week 15 | |Bring USB flash drive to save work |

| |Mon. 12/6 in Lab H101 P A T E |Binder due for check |

| |MyECC: check email and class team site |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Final Draft of Essay #5 due by end of class | |

| |Sign up for conference day and time | |

| |Class vocabulary list post (5 pts) | |

| |Last day for lab conferences | |

| |Last day for lab computer use | |

| |Final binder check | |

| | |Other homework/assignments due: |

| |Wed. 12/8 in Classroom H312 P A T E | |

| |End-of-Semester In-Class Essay | |

| |Last day to submit late work | |

| |Last day to make up missed quizzes | |

|Week 16 | |Check Gradebook |

| |Mon. 12/13 P A N/A |Conference time: |

| |CONFERENCES IN H221G – No Regular Class | |

| |Pick up Graded Essay #5 and In-Class Essay | |

| | |Check Gradebook |

| |Wed. 12/15 P A N/A |Conference time: |

| |CONFERENCES IN H221G – No Regular Class | |

| |Pick up Graded Essay #5 and In-Class Essay | |

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