Loudoun County Public Schools



Instructor: Bruno Yupanqui, Freedom HS Teacher/ NVCC DE Adjunct

Email: Bruno.Yupanqui@

Phone Number: 703-957-4300

Office Hours: By Appointment

Course Description:

English 111 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. Lecture 3 hours per week.

You will receive a second syllabus for the second semester (English 112) sometime early December.

Prerequisites:

Students must achieve satisfactory scores on placement tests, SATs, or ACTs as established by the VCCS and adopted by the College, or ENF 1 or ENF 2 under the Virginia Placement Test.

Course Objectives:

Goal One: The Process of Writing

English 111 will help students understand that writing is a process that develops through experience and varies among individuals.

Objectives

• Students will engage in all phases of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and reflecting.

• Students will incorporate reading and experience into their writing processes.

Goal Two: Critical Thinking for Writing

English 111 will develop students’ ability to analyze and investigate ideas and to present them in well-structured prose appropriate to the purpose and audience.

Objectives

• Students will competently read, summarize, and respond to college-level texts—their own and others'—of varying lengths.

• Students will create unified, coherent, well-developed texts that demonstrate a self-critical awareness of rhetorical elements such as purpose, audience, and organization.

• Students will appropriately employ grammatical and mechanical conventions in the preparation of readable manuscripts.

• Students will learn, in the course of completing a research paper, how to use and evaluate outside sources of information, incorporate and document source material appropriately, and avoid plagiarism.

• Students will produce a minimum of 15-20 pages of finished, graded text, including at least one documented, research-based essay.

Virginia Grade 12 SOL Standards:

Through the English 111 curriculum in the fall semester and the English 112 curriculum in the spring, the following Virginia Standards of Learning for high school grade 12 will be emphasized:

12.1 The student will make a formal oral presentation in a group or individually.

12.2 The student will examine how values and points of view are included or excluded and how media influences beliefs and behaviors.

12.3 The student will apply knowledge of word origins, derivations, and figurative language to extend vocabulary development in authentic texts.

12.4 The student will read, comprehend, and analyze the development of British literature and literature of other cultures.

12.5 The student will read and analyze a variety of nonfiction texts.

12.6 The student will develop expository and informational, analyses, and persuasive/argumentative writings.

12.7 The student will write, revise, and edit writing.

12.8 The student will write documented research papers.

Recommended Texts and Materials (students need to be aware that these items will be utilized during nearly every class block)

• Dedicated folder for this class, or a small binder with pockets

• Paper and two pens (at least one of them a bright, obnoxious color, like green or orange)

• Flash drive

• 1-2 Novels (Some assignments require an analysis and journal entry of a novel selected during the first few weeks of school—students may use the public library, their own libraries, or Mr. Yupanqui’s selections available in 601)

• Highly recommended:

o An Internet-ready device with a keyboard* (laptop, netbook, tablet with a keyboard)

▪ We will draft most papers in class. Students will be aware of the dates for drafting and every effort will be made to provide a laptop for students. However, when no school laptops are available, students will either hand write or use their own technology to draft papers.

o A hard copy of an up-to-date MLA style guide (MLA 8th Edition)

*Cell Phones are not acceptable devices. Students are strongly encouraged to bring their own devices; however, if this is not possible, laptops are available for daily or class block check-out in the media center.

NVCC Grading Scale:

A = 100 - 90 B = 89 - 80 C = 79 - 70 D = 69 - 60 F = 59 and below

Loudoun County Grading Scale

A+ 98-100 A 93-97 A- 90-92

B+ 87-89 B 83-86 B- 80-82

C+ 77-79 C 73-76 C- 70-72

D+ 67-69 D 63-66 D- 60-62 F 0-59

This Course’s Grading Scale

A 900-1000

B 800-899

C 700-799

D 600-699

F 599 and below

10/24 update: please see changes below.

Quarter Grade

At the end of the quarter, the student’s grade will be according to assignments finished by that date).

Semester Grade

We will be using a 1000-point scale for this semester (all assignments will add up to 1010 points, but will be out of 1000). The amount of points achieved in this semester will be matched for the LCPS equivalent, and the NVCC equivalent.

Year Grade for English 12 DE

At the end of each quarter, the grade at the time will be the quarter grade (after the quarterly assessment checks).

The student’s year grade for English 12 DE is the average of the two semester grades. Each of these grades is weighted at 50% of the year grade.

Note:

The NVCC grading scale does not use pluses or minuses. In terms of percentages, it is the same as the Loudoun County grading scale. On your Loudoun County transcript, the grade will reflect the Loudoun County grading scale. A grade of 91, thus, will be an A-.

A successful grade in college is an A or a B. Within the first month of school, a student who is receiving a C should consider the importance of starting a college transcript with good grades and should strongly consider exercising his or her “drop” or “withdrawal” options. If these options are not exercised by the deadline and a student ends the fall semester with an F, this grade will stay on the student’s permanent college transcript, and the student will not be permitted to continue into ENGL 112. Instead, the student will be placed in English 12A.

Grading Assignments:

Take Home Assignments 100 points

Bell Ringer Quizzes (Reading and Grammar and Documentation) 100 points

Journals (6 entries: 1-2 @ 10 points, 3-6 @ 15 points each) 65 points

Analysis/Reflection* (5 1-2 page; 1 @20, 2-5 @ 25 points each) 125 points

Major Papers

Cause and Effect Paper* 100 points

Rebuttal Paper* 150 points

Proposal Paper* 200 points

Visual Argument for Proposal Paper (Also O.t.t.W.)* 120 points

Quarterly Writing Check-ups (2 checks @ 25pts. Each) 50 points

Total: 1010 available points

10/24 update: Per our discussions during our previous classes, the highlighted sections will be changing in order to provide more time for quality work, especially from our student base with college applications and other classes. Students’ scores will still be the points they earn divided out of the points provided (a more accurate point denominator will be made available later in the semester).

*Must be submitted to Safe Assign.

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(Points/assignments are subject to change)

All essay drafts, essays, OttW project, and final exam must be completed in order to pass this course. Different rubrics will be given for these assignments as they are assigned.

Course Policies:

Turnitin:

As part of the writing process, you will submit your papers to Safe Assign, a data-check similar to . Safe Assign is found on NOVA’s Blackboard site. Instructions for using Safe Assign will be provided. Papers will also be printed and turned in to the instructor. All writing assignments must be in MLA format (which we will go over during the first few class sessions)

Due Dates:

All assignments must be submitted at the beginning of class on the day they are due or they are considered late. That means that students should print their paper by the time the bell rings and/or submit to Safe Assign before class on the due date). If you have a legitimate emergency and need to make arrangements for an extension, do so before the due date.

Late Work Policy: The FHS English Department does not have a formal late work policy. Students are expected to turn in assignments on time in order to progress towards the learning objectives. All assignments have a purpose, and promptness is integral to maximize learning and ensure that students develop time-management skills. If a student anticipates being unable to meet a deadline, it is required that the student take proactive measures by communicating with the teacher before the deadline has been missed. In the event that a student is unprepared with a final draft on the deadline, and there has been no communication from the student, the student’s most recent draft will be graded as the final draft. Be aware that no late or missing work will be accepted during the last week of each grading period.

Attendance: Attendance is extremely important in any college class. As per LCPS policy, students have one class to make up any missed work for each class missed. Note: Writing Workshops cannot be made up, so plan to attend or see me in advance if Writing Workshop must be missed. If you are absent, make sure you check Blackboard and your email. Blackboard contains the information and assignments essential to student success.

Absentee/Tardy Policy: If a student is absent, it is her or her responsibility to make up any work he or she missed while absent. Class assignments and activities will be updated every week on Blackboard. It is the student’s responsibility to contact Mr. Yupanqui outside of class time to make arrangements to turn in missed work or to get clarification on missed lessons.

Special Services: To the extent allowable by NVCC, students with IEPs or 504 plans will receive the accommodations specified in those IEPs or 504 plans. It should be noted that such modifications will NOT include excusing students from completing the minimum page requirement for the class specified by the university.

Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact a NOVA Counselor for Disability Services to discuss possible accommodations. All information is kept confidential and may increase your chances of success in the academic setting. ()

Drop Date: The last date to drop is October 20, 2016. If you are not proving successful in this college course due to its rigor or personal issues, the course can be dropped by the above date. Your school will not be billed for your participation in the course. With your agreement, your teacher will send an e-mail with this request to the DE Registrar. If a transferrable course, you must be removed from the course. If non-transferable, you can take the high school only credit and remain in the course.

Withdraw Date: The last date to withdraw without grade penalty is December 12,, 2016. If you missed the drop deadline, you may also be withdrawn from the course. A withdraw places a W on your college transcript but does not impact your college GPA. To be withdrawn, with your permission, your DE Instructor will complete the DE withdraw form and send to the DE Registrar. Please note, a “W” on a college transcript may impact your ability to secure financial aid in the future!

Classroom Etiquette

• Respect for your peers, your teacher, and the classroom.

• This is a college course, and you are expected to behave like a college student. This means refraining from all distracting behavior including participating in irrelevant discussions, using personal electronic devices, and completing work for another class.

• Appropriate use of technology, whether the school’s laptop or your own, is expected. Surfing the net or updating your social media are unacceptable activities in the class. Laptop and cell phone use are only allowed when directed by the instructor.

O If technology is used inappropriately, we will limit our use of it (don’t jeopardize your ability to use technology!).

• Come to class prepared; prepared means being on time, ready to go, and with all necessary materials.

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

In the first few class sessions, you will be given a plagiarism contract. Plagiarism is the act of appropriating passages from the work of another individual, either word for word or in substance, and representing them as one's own work. This includes any submission of written work other than one's own. In short, plagiarism means using the exact words, opinions, or factual information from another person without giving that person credit.

You are expected to uphold the following;

▪ Requesting or providing only authorized assistance on any assignment. Completing assignments independently with the understanding that completing formative work helps students succeed on summative assessments.

▪ Protecting the integrity of work by not allowing other students to copy assignments.

▪ Preparing for summative assessments and only using authorized study aids during tests.

▪ Upholding the validity of assessments by not sharing information about quizzes or tests with peers who will be taking the assignment at a later date.

▪ Giving proper credit to the ideas, opinions, or work of others incorporated into the student’s work.

The College does not tolerate academic dishonesty. Students who are not honest in their academic work will face disciplinary action along with any grade penalty the instructor imposes. Procedures for disciplinary measures and appeals are outlined in the Student Handbook (). In extreme cases, academic dishonesty may result in dismissal from the College. See Section VII of the Student Handbook () for more information about this policy.

Consequences of Academic Dishonesty:

• Student and teacher discussion regarding the incident.

• Teacher will contact parent or guardian.

• Referral to administration for possible further action.

• Academic penalty may be imposed.

See Assignment Sheet for deadlines

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English 111 College Composition I

(English 12/ Dual Enrollment)

Fall 2016

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