ENG 111-03/04: COLLEGE COMPOSITION I, Fall 2015 …

[Pages:4]ENG 111-03/04: COLLEGE COMPOSITION I, Fall 2015 Room A070, TR 9:30-10:45 (03) & 11:00-12:15 (04)

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION Instructor: Emily Moore Email: emoore@vccs.es.edu Phone: (757) 789-1773 Office: C-116 Office Hours: MW 10:15 AM-12:45 PM, TR 8:00-9:30 AM, M 5:30-6:30 PM, and by appointment Contact Methods and Response Time: Expect email responses within 48 hours, with more time allotted for weekends and breaks. Email communication will be accepted only from VCCS student email accounts. Except over holidays, students are expected to read course announcements and check their email accounts regularly.

COURSE INFORMATION Course Description: Introduces students to critical thinking and the fundamentals of academic writing. Through the writing process, students refine topics; develop and support ideas; investigate, evaluate, and incorporate appropriate resources; edit for effective style and usage; and determine appropriate approaches for a variety of contexts, audiences, and purposes. Writing activities will include exposition and argumentation with at least one researched essay. Credits: 3

Course Objectives: ENG 111, students will engage in and develop strategies for critical thinking, reading, and the writing processes; incorporate reading and experience into their writing processes; learn to conform their texts to instructor-specified document formats using appropriate technology; write for a variety of rhetorical purposes, employing a clear focus that guides choice of evidence, language, organization, and rhetorical and persuasive strategies; effectively apply a range of organizational and rhetorical strategies in their writing; appropriately employ grammatical and mechanical conventions; examine and analyze their experiences and reading as sources of material for writing; read, summarize, analyze, evaluate, and write about college-level texts; examine subjects from multiple perspectives and formulate and express their own perspective; apply their knowledge of composition to class discussions and peer-response workshops; learn and apply methods of research using primary and secondary sources in print and electronic formats; learn to identify the merit and reliability of sources and synthesize information from such sources; and write a minimum of 15-20 pages of finished, graded text (minimum 1,000 words incorporating research).

Course Text: No textbook is required; however, students will be expected to access and print materials provided by the instructor when posted to Blackboard.

Method of Instruction: Face-to-face meeting are held twice each week. Students will work with the instructor during these meetings to develop their writing and reading skills through lectures, classroom activities, online activities, group work, and one-on-one conferences.

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Learning Activities/Course Assignments:

Assignment

% of grade (out of 100%)

Professionalism

15%

Informal Writing & Homework 15%

Essays & Presentations

55%

Exams

15%

Points (out of 1000) 150 150 550 150

Professionalism: Students will earn up credit by showing up on time and prepared with all materials printed and homework completed. During the class, students are expected to participate in the activities we will complete together. Failure to arrive on time, to be prepared, or to participate will result in loss of points. Students cannot earn back lost attendance/participation points. (~5 points per class)

Informal Writing & Homework: Informal journal activities will be assigned as homework and occasionally in class. Journals can be kept in a notebook with pockets or in a binder and should be labelled with the date and the assignment. Other homework assignments (online activities, research, etc.) will be assigned throughout the semester (~10 points per week)

Essays & Presentations: Students will complete four formal essays with revisions and two short presentations. Details about these essays and presentations will be given throughout the semester.

Midterm & Final Exam: The midterm and final exams will be opportunity for students to demonstrate the skills they have acquired over the course of the semester. Details will be provided.

Evaluation: Grades will be posted throughout the semester in the Blackboard gradebook. Grades/points for all class activities are final. The instructor will discuss a student's work to help him or her improve in the future, but the grade a student earns will not be negotiated.

Grade Scale (% of points out of 1000): A=100-90%, B=89-80%, C=79-70%, D=69-60%, F=59-0%

COURSE POLICIES

Attendance: Regular attendance is expected. Students who miss class will not be able to make up lost points. A student who misses three (3) consecutive classes or more than six (6) total classes will receive a failing grade for the course, unless he or she can provide documentation of extenuating circumstance. Working, while important, is not a valid reason for not attending class. Tardies or early departures will count as half absences. Communication with the instructor is expected for all absences.

Make-Up/Late-Work: Homework should be submitted to the instructor on the day it is due. Typically, late homework and make-up in-class assignments will not be accepted. Major assignments will receive a -10% penalty after the due date and will not be accepted after one week. If you will be unable to attend class, email the assignment to me or contact me ahead of time about making other arrangements. Anyone requesting an exception to this policy due to extenuating circumstances should contact me as soon after as possible. Extensions are not guaranteed. Students are responsible for files not received or that cannot be opened.

Course Withdrawal: Students who do not demonstrate satisfactory progress in the course by the withdrawal deadline will be withdrawn with a grade of W. Satisfactory progress for this course means a student has attended class regularly and successfully completed all assignment up to that date. Withdrawal Date: Oct. 27.

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Penalties for Academic Honesty Violations: For unintentional plagiarism or other dishonesty, a first incidence may result in a required rewriting or a 0 for the assignment. For intentional plagiarism or dishonesty, the student will fail the course and a report will be filed in the Vice President's office. See the next section for more information on Academic Honesty.

Cellular Phones: Cell phones should be turned off before entering classrooms and stowed away throughout class, unless given permission by the instructor. Students observed to be in violation of this policy will lose participation credit for the day without additional warning.

ESCC POLICIES AND INFORMATION

ESCC Policies: Students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the Student Handbook and the policies it contains. Failure to read these policies does not exempt you from them.

Important Dates Classes Begin Last Day to Drop with Refund Labor Day (College Closed)/Planning Day (No Classes) Midterm Grades Due Last Day to Withdraw w/o Academic Penalty Thanksgiving Holiday Last Day of Classes Final Exams Final Grades Due

Aug. 19, 2015 Sep. 3, 2015 Sep. 8-9, 2015 Oct. 15, 2015 Oct. 27, 2015 Nov. 25-27, 2015 Dec. 8, 2015 Dec. 9-15, 2015 Dec. 16, 2015

Academic Honesty: At ESCC we expect the highest standards of academic honesty. Violations of academic honesty include the following:

? Cheating: This includes seeking or giving unauthorized help on examinations, papers, and other academic assignments.

? Plagiarism: This is defined as using another's words or ideas and representing them as one's own either knowingly or unknowingly. In other words, by not documenting ideas or putting quotations around exact phrasing and documenting the source, one is committing plagiarism. Information on the World Wide Web is not yours for the taking ? please cite all quotations appropriately. .

Students with Disabilities: ESCC has a counselor to assist persons with disabilities by acting as the liaison between the students and faculty/staff who will provide support services needed. Students with disabilities are responsible for making the college aware of their needs. Call (757) 789-1730 for additional information.

Closing and Emergency Procedures: Whenever it appears that the college may be closed due to inclement weather, listen to radio stations WESR (103.3 FM) or WVES (99.3 FM) or local television stations to receive information about the status of the college. Students may register for ESCC Alert and receive urgent text messages and emails. ESCC Alert is one of the notification tools the college will use to alert students, faculty and staff of an emergency situation and of closings and delays due to inclement weather. Sign up for this free service by texting keyword ESCC to 411911 or going online to

This syllabus is intended to give the student guidance in what may be covered during the semester and will be followed as closely as possible. However, the professor reserves the right to modify, supplement, and make changes as needed. Faculty and students will adhere to all college policies.

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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Dates

Topics

Unit 1

Aug. 20-Sept. 15 Orientation Writing Process

Patterns: Narration, Description Review of Grammar Basics

MLA Format Essay 1 (This I Believe)

Unit 2 Sept. 17-Oct. 15 Academic Writing (Essay and Paragraph Structure)

Patterns: Definition, Exemplification, Comparison/Contrast Research, Evaluating & Using Sources

Individual Presentations Essay 2 ( ) Midterm Exam

Unit 3

Oct. 20-Nov. 19

Patterns: Cause/Effect, Argumentation Group Presentations Essay 3 (Argumentation)

Unit 4

Nov. 24-Dec. 15 Patterns: Process, Classification and Division Professional Writing

Essay 4 (Resume/Cover Letter) Final Exam

Dates, topics, and assignments are subject to change as needed. Updated 8/19/15

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