English 101 (West Ashley High): SyllabusSpring 1 2016

Ms. Christy Jickling Office Hours: M-F: 2:15-3:00

Room: 433 (or by appointment)

Phone: 573-1201 x1433 e-mail:

Course Assignments:

Summer Reading 10%

Participation/Daily Grade 15%

Beah Essay 10%

IssuesEssay 20%

Movie Analysis 15%

Research Essay (Final Exam) 30%

Trident Technical College Information:

You should have received a TTC information package and ID number. Any questions you have can be directed to , as she is the Dual Credit liaison. The TTC withdrawal dates for the fall semester are the 3rd day of class for compressed 9-week classes.

Summer Reading:

The two books: A Long Way Gone(Beah) and 25 Books that Shaped America (Foster), are your responsibility to purchase and have in class. We will be referring to Foster throughout the course.

Books and Additional Supplies:

The textbooks are available at the TTC bookstore. There is a new edition for English 101: World Views: Classic and Contemporary Readings 7th Edition. TTC requires each student to have the most up to date edition of the textbook. Also, each of you will need access to a computer, a good dictionary, a notebook for taking notes in class, and a pocket folder for handing in your assignments. More than anything else, you must have a desire to improve your critical thinking and written communication skills.*Students with Free or Reduced Lunch status qualify for a textbook loan.

Essays:

·  Rough Drafts:On the date designated on the syllabus, you mustbring a completed rough draft to class for peer review with other students in the class. Having your rough draft completed on time is part of your paper grade, and should be respected as good academic preparation and an easy way to boost your grade.

·  These essays must be typed, double spaced, with 1” margins all around, and follow the MLA rules of formatting.

·  All requirements for the assignment must be met.

·  FOLDERS:Each final draft must be submitted in a pocket folder. The folder should also contain all rough drafts, peer editors’ comments, and prewriting exercises. If these are not turned in, the grade of the essay will be lowered for failure to follow the directions.

·  The essays are due by 2:45 (in hard copy in a folder) on the date designated on the syllabus. Late essays will only be accepted if you have contacted me 24 hours beforehand with legitimate circumstances.

·  Essays must also be emailed to by 4:00 on the day they are due. Electronic copies of essays are kept to deter plagiarism. Any papers suspected of plagiarism will be submitted to www.turnitin.com. Plagiarized papers will receive a grade of zero and reported to TTC who may choose to deny the offending student credit for the course.

·  Please familiarize yourself with the definition of plagiarism and make sure your work is all your own. Plagiarism includes other students’ work as well as published work or work posted on the internet. No secondary sources should be consulted for any paper except the Research Essay.

Research Essay:

·  The research essay will require you to conduct thorough research on one of a list of topicsthat I will provide for you.

·  Part of this assignment will be a library orientation that you must complete and a library-research exercise (annotated bibliography) that you must complete. This assignment will not only teach you how to do library research, but also how to properly document that research in your essay.

·  A major requirement for the assignment is to follow all of the MLA documentation requirements including a perfect Works Cited page.

Conferences:

One of the best ways to overcome or understand problems you may be having with your writing or the course is to discuss them with me. Please talk with me before or after class, or you can also contact me by phone or e-mail.

Daily Grade:

·  One of the requirements of the daily grade is participation in class discussions and group work. Each of you has ideas and opinions that can enrich the discussions of reading assignments and other topics, so please share them with the rest of us. We will also have formal Harkness discussions that are graded.

·  There will also be other assignments, including reading quizzes, editing exercises, brief writing assignments, and a grammar exam. Be prepared for a reading quiz each time you have an assigned reading in World Views.

·  TTC requires participation in their Online Writing Lab. Students have 2 weeks of free access before they must either purchase a code for the Lab or use the code that came with a new textbook.

Attendance:

I expect students to be in class, on time, and prepared for class. The expectations for deadlines will be as they are in college - firm. It is up to you to manage your syllabus and time and be prepared. Remember 15% of your grade is a Daily / Participation Grade which will be compromised with poor attendance. Also, the CCSD attendance policy will be enforced and you may not have more than 5 unexcused absences for English 101. If you are absent, you must communicate with me by email before/during that class period with any assignments attached and a plan to make up missed quizzes/presentations.

Final Comments:

·  This syllabus may be changed because of unforeseen circumstances.

·  Absences: If you are absent, it is expected that you email all assignments on their due date. Missed reading quizzes will be assigned a zero without an excused absence. It is your responsibility to come ASAP to make up the missed quiz.

·  Plagiarism has been a problem in the past. Anyone who is caught plagiarizing will receive a zero for the assignment and possibly a failing grade for the class.

·  Resources for students:

·  The Writing Center: http://www.tridenttech.edu/664 1399.htm; Personal issues: http://www.tridenttech.edu/541.htm; Other stuff: http://www.tridenttech.edu/664 2970.htm; Writing Reference: www.PerdueOwl.com

·  Due Dates: Stay organized and practice good time management. If you are prepared and respect deadlines your grade will reflect that diligence. Due Dates are real!

·  “A thousand mile journey begins with one step”~ an old Taoist saying.If this is your first college course, then your college GPA begins today – value it!

English 101 Course Syllabus:

The following readings are fromWorld Views 7th Edition unless otherwise indicated.

1/19 / Introduction to Class& Syllabus; Social Contract for Class; Foster discussion
Annotated notes (5 pages handwritten) on A Long Way Gone due
3 Responses on 25 Books that Shaped America emailed
1/20 / Summer Reading Quizzes on 25 Books that Shaped Americaand A Long Way Gone
“I want to be” Assignment
Discussion on Beah: A Long Way Gone essay assigned 10%
Foster Presentations assigned; Grammar & Plagiarism Review
1/21 / Essay workshop – thesis statements, arguments, transition sentences
Media Lab – Perdue Owl Writing Lab Tour, Works Cited review
A Long Way Gone essay work time – print your progress
1/22 / Reading Day – World View 7th Edition books in class (Sample Reading Quiz)
Dalrymple, Theodore “Television is Evil” 332
Johnson “Watching TV makes you Smarter” 415
1/25 / “Foster” presentations and handouts due
Media Lab – A Long Way Gone papers
1/26 / A Long Way Gone Essays – Peer Editing – Rough Drafts Due
Davis, “America’s True History of Religious Tolerance” 336 (in class)
1/27 / Clarke, “The Star”(handout)
Sermon on the Mount 598
Genesis 384 Quiz on all 3 readings
1/28 / Harkness Method introduced – Plato “Allegory of the Cave” 586; notes and discussion
A Long Way Gone Essays Due: 2:45 in Folder, email by 4:00pm
1/29 / Media Center – Nobel Peace Prize Research
Presentation and Response Assigned
Work Time
2/1 / Nobel Peace Prize Presentations and Responses
(500 words) due in class
2/2 / Buddha, “The Four Noble Truths” 280
Hoff, from The Tao of Pooh 403
Covington, from Salvation on Sand Mountain307Quiz on all 3 readings
2/3 / Harkness Spirituality Discussion: Beah-Covington
– notes and books in class
Spirituality response 500 words assigned
2/4 / Discuss the Issues Essay
Miner “Body Rituals among the Nacirema” 541
Silko “Yellow Woman”223Quiz on both readings
2/5 / Clinton, Bill “Commencement Address at Howard University” (view in class)
Colbert, Stephen “Commencement Address at UofV” (view in class)
Spirituality Response (500 words) due in class
2/8 / WV, Dandin “The Perfect Bride” 69
WV, Nanda “Arranging a Marriage in India” 547Quiz on both readings
2/9 / Gandhi “Statement in the Great Trial of 1922” 380
Mandela “I am Prepared to Die” 498Quiz on both readings
2/10 / Harkness discussion of Miner – Mandela (books and notes in class)
Reading Day- Discuss Issues Essay
2/11 / Open Day – Reading to be announced
2/12 / Voltaire “Of Universal Tolerance” 644
Bhutto “Three Victims of Terrorism” 268 Quiz on both readings
2/15 / President’s Day – No class
2/16 / Althaus, Frances “Female Circumcision” 241 Quiz on all 3 readings
WV, Fairbank “Footbinding” 363
Yousafzai, Malala “UN Speech/Malala Rallies Youth to stand up for Universal Education” 673
2/17 / Maathai “Nobel Peace Prize Lecture” 480
Walker “In Search of our Mother’s Gardens” 648Quiz on both readings
2/18 / Peer Editing for Issues Paper – Bring completed rough draft
Editing exercises- Titles, Introductions, Thesis Statements, and Conclusions
Discuss Research Essay*Progress Reports
2/19 / Harkness Discussion of Althus –Walker (Books and notes in class)
2/22 / Wiesel “Night” 658 Quiz on both readings
Borowski “The Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen” p28
Issues Essay Due: 2:45 in Folder, email by midnight
2/23 / Library Orientation
Library Research – 5 sources
Discuss Annotated Bibliography – Cite sources the same day you find them!
2/24 / Katz, Jackson “Men, Masculinities, and the Media” 428
Sanders, Scott “The Men We Carry in Our Minds” 593Quiz on both readings
*CCSD Early Dismissal Day
2/25 / Film—Dead Poet’s Society
Discuss Movie Analysis Essay
2/26 / Finish film--discussion
2/29 / WV, Eighner “On Dumpster Diving” 352
WV,Modisane “The Dignity of Begging” 125Quiz on both readings
3/1 / Library Research Day #2 – Annotated Bibliography due 3/6
Complete Works Cited Page
3/2 / Peer Editing Film Analysis Essay bring a completed rough draft
Research Reading Day – all copies in class
3/3 / Open Day for Missed Selections
Media Lab - TTC Writing Lab Work Time
3/4 / Featherstone, Liza “Walmart Values”369Quiz on both readings
Ehrenreich, Barbara “Introduction from Bait and Switch” 343
Annotated Bibliography & Works Cited Pages due
3/7 / Harkness Discussion of Katz-Ehrenreich (Books and notes in class)
Film Analysis Essay due 2:45 in Folder, email by 4:00pm
3/8 / Media Lab: Research Essays
Conferences for Research Essay – Introductions and Outlines checked
3/9 / Maass “The Wild Beast” * cautionary disclaimer 472
Twain, Mark “The Damned Human Race” 628 Quiz on both readings
3/10 / Conferences for Annotated Bibliographies
Reading History Assignment Introduced
3/11 / Foster Revisited
Introductions and Thesis Statement Conferences
Annotated Bibliographies Due
3/14 / Media Lab
Peer Review for Research Essay: Rough Drafts Due in Class
3/15 / Reading History Presentation Work Time
3/16 / Research Essay due 2:45 in Folder, email by 4:00
TTC Writing Lab Due 4:00pm
**CCSD Early Dismissal Day
3/17 / Reading History Presentations500 word responses due
3/18 / Reading History Presentations
3/21 / Nike: Behind the Swoosh documentary
3/22 / Harkness Discussion
End of Third QuarterLast Day of English 101
3/23 / English 102 Syllabus presented
Vonnegut, “Harrison Bergeron 233
3/24 / English 102 –Short Fiction
3/25 / Teacher Work Day – No students
Make Up day from October 6
English 101 Grades sent to TTC

TTC Grading Scale South Carolina Grading Scale

Numerical Scale Letter Grade Numerical Scale

91-100 A 93-100

81-90 B 85-92

71-80 C 77-84

65-70 D 70-76

Below 65 F Below 70