English 100-9

Julie Willis

Fall 2007

English 100-9
CRN 42908
M 2:00-3:25 CB 101
WF 2:00-3:25 CB 103 / Office: FT 302-D
Office phone: 654-2128
Email:
Office hours: W 11:30-12:30; 3:30-4:00

Required texts and materials:

Otsuka, Julie. When the Emperor Was Divine. New York: Anchor Books, 2002.

(ISBN 0-385-72181)

Pharr, Donald and Santi V. Buscemi. Writing Today: Contexts and Options

for the Real World. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2005. (ISBN 0-07-232602-6)

Troyka, Lynn Quitman and Douglas Hesse. QA Compact. UpperSaddleRiver:

Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2007. (ISBN 0-13-188956-7)

notebook or journal

memory stick or disk for lab

Runner mail

Prerequisite: A total English Placement Test score between 142 and 154 OR a grade of C- or higher in English 80 or 90.

Course Requirement: To advance to English 110, students must earn a grade of C- or higher in English 100. To be eligible for a C- in English 100, students must earn a C- or higher on at least one in-class writing assignment.

Course Description: Study of rhetorical patterns as critical thinking strategies to help students develop effective college-level writing skills. Frequent short papers in a variety of essay modes are assigned, and the fundamentals of grammar, usage, punctuation, and spelling are reviewed as necessary. Tutoring is required with this course.

Course Goals: At the end of ten weeks, students in English 100 should be able to do the following:

1.read and write literally, interpretively, and analytically or critically;

2.recognize the differences among thesis statements, topic sentences/main ideas, and supporting details/evidence;

3.understand how the thesis statement, topic sentences, and supporting details work together;

4.recognize a writer’s tone and how it informs a text’s statements; this includes analyzing diction and syntax;

5.begin to recognize how a writer’s choices affect and inform the text;

6.summarize the main and supporting points contained in an article or essay on a particular topic;

7.write essays that are logically organized, well developed, coherent, and mechanically sound;

8.recognize bias in readings;

9.synthesize ideas from various sources;

10.incorporate quotation, summary, and paraphrase, using in-text documentation;

11.use a handbook;

12.recognize plagiarism;

13.revise and edit their own writing using standard, edited American English.

Attendance:Because mastering skills in writing requires regular, sustained effort, students in English 100 classes should attend class regularly and punctually. A student who has more than two unexcused absences cannot be expected to receive a passing grade. If you must miss class for any reason, please contact me to inform me of your absence.

Instructor Initiated Drops:Many students are trying to get into composition courses. As a result, this course is subject to instructor-initiated drops. If the class is full and has a waiting list, I have the right to have you administratively dropped from the class by the end of the second week of the term if you have missed three consecutive class sessions during the first week of the term and have not contacted me with alternate plans. However, you should not assume that you will be automatically dropped from the course due to non-attendance.

Waiting List Policy:On a waiting list, you are eligible for a place in the class

1. if you come to every class and

2. if you turn in the work while you are there.

Being on a waiting list does not mean you are guaranteed a place in the class. It simply means you are welcome to wait for an opening in the class if you so desire. If no one drops out of the section you're attending, no students can add. As a result, you should be aware of the last day to add and have a back-up class chosen if you need another class. This plan is especially important for financial aid recipients, who must carry a full load to receive their financial aid. Being on a waiting list does not count as a class toward your full load.

Grading:In-class essays (2 at 15% each)30%

Take-home essay10%

Synthesis30%

Summaries (3 at 5% each)15%

Reading Journal 5%

Average of quizzes 5%

Writing Workshops 5%

Essays: Each of these papers will in some way explore argument. They will be 2-3 pages in length.

You must pass at least one in-class essay in order to pass the course. This essay must be completed and turned in by the end of class on the date written. Students who do not pass either of the in-class essays with a score of C- or better have the opportunity to take a third in-class essay during the optional final exam. The lowest in-class essay score will then be dropped.

Writing assignments (draft and final versions) must be typed, double-spaced, in 12-point font, and in MLA format. See Quick Access for guidelines

The synthesis will require four complete drafts—one to be peer reviewed, one to be reviewed with a tutor, one to be reviewed during a one-on-one conference with me, and a final copy. All drafts must be complete and turned in to receive credit for the assignment.

turnitin.com: You will be responsible for electronically submitting your synthesis and to turnitin.com, a plagiarism prevention site. This site will then send you a color-coded report with details about your use of sources. In order to use turnitin.com, you will need to create a “user profile,” and you will need course codes for this process. The course ID is1993887, and the course password is Gatsby. This site does not detect problems with paraphrasing that is not cited properly; therefore, use it only as a guide.

Summaries: You will write three one-paragraph summaries of assigned readings.

Reading Journal: You are responsible for reading When the Emperor Was Divine. Beginning the second week of class, you will have reading time during the first fifteen minutes of class twice a week, after which you will respond to the reading in your reading journal. The reading journal will only be graded on content, not grammar.

Quizzes: Frequent, unannounced quizzes covering the assigned reading will be given.

Writing Workshops: You are required to attend five hours of mini-lectures and/or drop-in tutoring on different subjects sponsored by the OASISTutoringCenter. You must complete one mini-lecture every two weeks; this means you cannot wait until the last week to complete these hours. This requirement is 5% of your grade.

Your instructor may also require individual, drop-in tutoring for certain aspects of your writing, in which case you will receive a tutor-referral form with your graded essay. If you receive a form with any of your papers, you are required within one week to take the form and your paper into one of the main CSUB tutoring centers (OASIS, STAAR, and CAMP) for individual assistance. Your instructor may withhold your essay gradeuntil you have completed this requirement.

Humanities 277: Intensive Writing Lab, which provides individual tutoring to meet your writing needs, is available to you this quarter. To earn one unit of credit, you must work with a tutor for 17 hours, then complete and turn in the proper paperwork to the Assistant Tutor Coordinator. Five hours of your writing workshop requirement can count as part of your 17 hours.

Cell phones and pagers: Out of respect for everyone in class, please turn off cell phones and pagers while you are in the classroom.

Academic Freedom: As a student at CSUB, you have the right to expect a quality education which is free from prejudice, inaccuracy, and misleading or irrelevant course material. Furthermore, your grade in this course will reflect your efforts as a student and a scholar, not your beliefs, heritage, gender identification, or any other similar consideration.

Academic Support: If you experience difficulty in this course for any reason, please don't hesitate to consult with me. In addition to the resources of the department, a wide range of services is available to support you in your efforts to meet the course requirements.

CSUBCounselingCenter / HealthCenter 14 / 664-3366
Services for Students with Disabilities / SA 140 / 664-3360
OASIS Tutoring Center / AE 101 / 665-6272

Academic Honesty:This course is subject to the academic and disciplinary sanctions established by CSUB for plagiarism as outlined on the university website: Any student who plagiarizes any part of his or her papers may receive an "F" in the course.

Assignment Schedule

Please note that dates listed are due dates. Additional assignments, quizzes, etc. may be given in class aside from what is listed below. The schedule is tentative and subject to change. (“WT” refers to the textbook, Writing Today. You do not have to do any exercises in the text; just read the pages indicated and be prepared for quizzes.)

M 9/10 / Introductions
W 9/12 / Read WT chapter 1
F 9/14 / Read Ehrenreich (WT, p. 283-285) and WT chapter 2
M 9/17 / Diagnostic essay
W 9/19 / Read Minot (WT, p. 426-428)
F 9/21 / Read Mellix (WT, p. 399-403) and Jesness (WT, p. 247-250)
M 9/24 / Summary #1 (in class)
W 9/26 / Read Malcom X (WT, p. 255-258)
F 9/28 / Tutoring hour #1 due; Take-home essay due
M 10/1 / In-class Essay #1
W 10/3 / Read Levin (WT, p. 436-437)
F 10/5 / Read Vidal (WT, p. 290-292)
M 10/8 / Summary #2 (in class)
W 10/10 / Read Waters (WT, p.224-229)
F 10/12 / Tutoring hour #2 due; read Rhodes (WT, p. 293-295)
M 10/15 / In-class Essay #2
W 10/17 / Read Eighner (WT, p. 219-222)
F 10/19 / Read Eco (WT, p. 259-262) and Rivers (p. 432-434)
M 10/22 / Summary #3 (in class)
W 10/24 / read WT chapter 3, p. 59-67 only
F 10/26 / Tutoring hour #3 due; Read WT chapter 3, p. 68-75 only
M 10/29 / Workshop
W 10/31 / Read WT chapter 4
F 11/2 / Reading journals due; Tutoring hour #4 due
M 11/5 / Otsuka Quiz
T 11/6 / Otsuka speaks in IcardoCenter 7-9pm (Extra Credit)
W 11/7 / First draft of synthesis due in class and to turnitin.com
F 11/9 / Conferences[*]
M 11/12 / HOLIDAY
W 11/14 / Conferences*
F 11/16 / Conferences*
M 11/19 / Synthesis due (all four drafts required)

Final Exam Schedule

Mon. 11/26 2:00-4:30pm (CB 101)

[*]Tutoring hour #5 is due before you come to your conference.