English 100 Writing I
A Dual Credit offering from MontgomeryCountyHigh School
CaudillCollege of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
MoreheadStateUniversity
Instructor: Sally J. Thornton
Office: Room 222, Building I, MCHS
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 3:00 to 4:00
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REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS/TEXTBOOKS
Rottenberg, Annette, and Donna Haisty Winchell. Elements of Argument: A Text and Reader. 10th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2009.
ISBN: 978-0-312-48047
PURPOSE OF COURSE/CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Prerequisite: 18 ACT English sub-score or successful completion of ENG 099. The course is designed to develop students’ skills in reading introductory college-level texts with comprehension and critical awareness; writing effective academic prose; making use of current technologies to locate information relevant to select topics; and making effective and appropriate use of a modest number of sources in expository and persuasive/argumentative essays. This course satisfies Writing I for general education.
APPROVED UNIVERSITY GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS LEARNER OUTCOMES
1. Read college-level critical, creative, and technical texts for comprehension (1 b).
2. Write effectively for a variety of target audiences using conventions associated with Standard English (1 c).
3. Employ current technologies to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information in multiple contexts and for a variety of purposes (2 a).
4. Thoughtfully analyze and evaluate diverse points of view (2 c).
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
Students will be assessed according to their ability to produce papers that
1. synthesize information from two or more sources dealing with a common topic;
2. demonstrate critical thinking in analyzing and constructing arguments;
3. demonstrate facility with information literacy skills, including library research methods, Internet research techniques, or field research techniques;
4. make fair and appropriate use of work of others in illustrating and supporting claims;
5. document their use of sources according to MLA conventions;
6. demonstrate an understanding of the rhetorical skills related to discovery, arrangement, and style;
7. demonstrate awareness of audience and employ appropriate tone, diction, and vocabulary according to the targeted audience and purpose;
8. adhere to the conventions appropriate to academic discourse, including standard grammar, mechanics, and usage;
9. demonstrate the ability to produce a coherent piece of writing shaped by a controlling idea; and
10. demonstrate the ability to write for different purposes, target different audiences, and employ a range of tactics (including appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos).
CLASSROOM POLICIES:
Attendance/Participation Policy:
Absences result in lower grades or failure. Although it is preferred that do not miss, your grade will only be affected by your absences after six times. Even these six absences must be excused in order to make up the work for the class. After these six, your grade will be reduced a single letter grade for every subsequent absence. For example, if a student has a B and six absences in the class, but misses a seventh class meeting, he or she will then have a C in the class. If her or she misses an eighth class period, his or her grade with be reduced to a D and so on.
Tardy Policy:
If you arrive to class after the roll has been taken, your absence will remain on my records unless you check with me after class. If you are more than 10 minutes late, the absence will not be removed from the record and it will count as a class absence. There will no opportunity to make up work missed as a result for tardiness.
Late/Makeup Work:
All major assignments have firm deadlines. For every 24 hours the assignment is late, the assignment’s grade will be docked one letter grade. For example, if you turn in an essay two days late and the essay’s score is 95%--an A, you would receive a 75% on the essay as a result of the tardiness of the submission.
If small daily assignments are turned in late, you will only receive half credit if the assignment is turned in the next day. There is only a one day grace period for these assignments.
When turning in any late work, please label at the top of your paper that it was late, the subsequent reason, and how many days late.
ADA Compliance Statement:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): In compliance with the ADA, all students with a documented disability are entitled to reasonable accommodations and services to support their academic success and safety. Though a request for services may be made at any time, services are best applied when they are requested at or before the start of the semester. To receive accommodations and services the student should immediately contact the Disability Services Coordinator in the Office of Academic and Career Services, 223 Allie Young Hall, 606-783-5188, [NOTE: It is the student’s responsibility to inform the instructor of any special needs before the end of the second week of classes and to provide appropriate documentation.]
Plagiarism:
If you plagiarize an essay or a portion of an essay or if you purchase an essay from an online paper mill or from another student, you will receive a zero on that assignment. Plagiarism is a serious academic offense; it is the same as shoplifting merchandise at Wal-Mart. When a student plagiarizes material, he/she is “stealing” material that is someone else’s intellectual property.
Your essay is collaboration between you and your sources. To be fair and ethical, you must acknowledge your debt to the writers of those sources. Three different acts are considered plagiarism: 1) failing to cite quotations and borrowed ideas, 2) failing to enclose borrowed language in quotation marks, and 3) failing to put summaries and paraphrases in your own words. Plagiarism will result in a zero grade for the assignment.
ASSESSMENT:
Assignment DUE DATE WEIGHT
1000-1500 word (3 sources) Persuasive Essay Sept. 14th 10%
on Local Topic
1000-1500 word (3 sources) Argumentative Essay #1 Oct. 19th20%
1000-1500 word (3 sources) Argumentative Essay #2 Nov. 16th 20%
1000-1500 word (3 sources) Argumentative Essay #3 Dec. 5th20%
Timed Library Research Quiz Nov. 15th 5%
In Class Activities TBA15%
Final Exam Dec. 12th 10%
TOTAL 100%
GRADING SCALE:
A90-100%
B80-89%
C70-79%
D60-69%
F59% AND BELOW
SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS:
Week One
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Opening Day for Teachers
August 16, 2012—First Day for Students
In Class Activity: Introduction and Expectations
August 17, 2012—Friday
Warm-up Activity—Persuasive Claims
Finding Emotional Appeals
(Weekly Assignments will be posted on Blackboard the weekend prior to the week’s assignments. Especially pay attention to anything that is due on Monday of that week.)
Homework Assignment Made for Monday, August 20, 2012: Read Chapter One—“Understanding the Structure of Argument,” pp. 3- 29. Write a one page summary of this chapter and be able to discuss with the group.
Due Dates and Pre-Planned Activities
August 31, 2012—First Draft of Persuasive Essay Due
September 14, 2012—Final Draft of Persuasive Essay Due
September 19, 2012—Library Scavenger Hunt Activity
September 28, 2012—First Draft of Argumentative Essay #1 Due
October 12, 2012—Mid-Term Exam
October 16, 2012—Mid-Term Grades are due to MSU by noon
October 19, 2012—Final Draft of Argumentative Essay #1 Due
October 30, 2012—First Draft of Argumentative Essay #2 Due
November 15, 2012—Timed Library Quiz on Blackboard
November 16, 2012—Final Draft of Argumentative Essay #2 Due
November 20, 2012—First Draft of Argumentative Essay #3 Due
December 7, 2012—Final Draft of Argumentative Essay #3 Due
Finals Week—December 12-14
Hope you have a pleasant semester!!!