DR. HOUSENICK’S

college cOMPOSITION

ENGLISH 101-ONLINE

COURSE SYLLABUS

FALL 2016

Course Title: / College Composition / Professor: / Dr. Housenick
Course/Section: / ENG 101-701, -702 / Office Room: / #924-W
Department: / English / Office Phone: / 740-0618
Credits: / 3 / Office Hours: / MWF (10:00-11:30)
online, in Learn
LEARN: / http://learn.luzerne.edu / E-mail: / use the Learn mail
Web site (backup): / http://academic.luzerne.edu/shousenick / E-mail (backup) /

I. Prerequisites:

These include completion of ENG 030 with a “C” or better grade or placement by examination.

II. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

In this reading- and writing-intensive course, principles of rhetoric, grammar, and usage; the development of vocabulary; the extensive use of selected materials; and the study of research methods are stressed as fundamentals in the writing of themes as well as extended papers. Also, students are required to take the Mid-Term Assessment and Writing Competency Exam as part of this course; the WCE must be taken in person.

III. COURSE GOALS:

This course provides students the opportunity:

GOAL 1:

(1a) to develop critical thinking, critical reading, and analytical aptitudes in response to college-level texts, thereby sharpening communication skills essential for future success in college, career, and interpersonal endeavors;

(1b) to recognize that writing is indeed a recursive process and, consequently, to develop written documents implementing writing-as-a-process methods: pre-writing, drafting, editing, and revision;

GOAL 2:

(2) to develop, from clear and concise thesis statements, written documents that demonstrate a sense of audience and purpose, that utilize specific evidence and concrete details, and that incorporate logically organized and unified paragraphs;

GOAL3:

(3a) to recognize, practice, and implement such methods of development as description, narration, example, process-analysis, division/classification, comparison/contrast, definition;

(3b) to employ said rhetorical patterns in multi-paragraphed documents that emphasize exposition and argumentation;

GOAL4:

(4) to employ proofreading techniques to produce college-level essays and extended papers that utilize a developed vocabulary and selected materials, that exhibit clear and precise prose, and that conform to Standard English usage, grammar, punctuation, and spelling;

GOAL5:

(5a) to increase information literacy via the major facilities, services, and tools of the college library;.

(5b) to judge the scholarly value of data;

(5c) to utilize professional databases for scholarly research;

(5d) to recognize and employ quotations, summaries, and paraphrases;

(5e) to identify and avoid plagiarism.

IV. STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES or OUTCOMES:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Goal 1:

(1a) to use critical thinking, critical reading, and critical writing skills to analyze and

respond to college text-book essays;

(1b) to use a variety of prewriting techniques to generate topics for writing;

(1c) to use strategies of drafting, editing, and revising to produce clear, effective, and

interesting writing;

Goal 2:

(2a) to translate a specific topic into a clear, concise thesis statement;

(2b) to create a sense of audience and purpose within the written document;

(2c) to support that thesis using specific evidence and concrete detail;

(2d) to plan and develop a unified, coherent, and logically organized document;

Goal 3:

(3a) to create written, multi-paragraphed documents utilizing a variety of rhetorical patterns (methods of development);

(3b) to create written, multi-paragraphed documents emphasizing exposition and argument;

Goal 4:

(4a) to revise a multi-paragraph essay to include complete and correct sentence structure;

(4b) to revise a multi-paragraph essay to include appropriate and correct punctuation;

(4c) to revise a multi-paragraph essay to include correct mechanical usage;

Goal 5:

(5a) to use the major facilities, services, and tools of the college library;

(5b) to evaluate scholarly information and resources;

(5c) to recognize and handle quotations, summaries, and paraphrases to avoid plagiarism.

V. ASSESSMENT and GRADING:

The following are acceptable assessment methods for this course:

(1) within the first week of class: students will provide a writing sample to assess appropriate skill level within ENG 101. (Use scoring rubric provided by the department.)

(2) minimum: 5 revised/edited multi-paragraph papers utilizing 5 different rhetorical methods for a minimum of 3000-4000 total word count excluding journal writing, immediate response questions, group activities.

(3) drafts

(4) quizzes

(5) tests

(6) journals

(7) group and individual projects

(8) participation

(9) portfolio

(10) conferences

(11) Mid-Term Assessment (required of all)

(12) Writing Competency Exam (required of all)

VI. GRADING SCALE:

Grading Scale:
(course) / Grading Scale:
(course) / Grading Scale:
(papers) (50 pts. X 2) / Grading Scale:
(papers) (50 pts. X 2)
A = 90-100 / (sorry, no A+ grades) / Unity (1-10) / Works Consulted (1-10)
B+ = 87-89 / B = 80-86 / Coherence (1-10) / Documentation (1-10)
C+ = 77-79 / C = 70-76 / Support (1-10) / Organization (1-10)
D+ = 67-69 / D = 60-66 / Sentence Skills (1-10) / Grammar (1-10)
F = 0-60 / Type of Essay (1-10) / Set Up, Title (1-10)

FINAL GRADE SHEET:

·  Average Quizzes. Average MTA & WCE. Then average all “test” grades. (A)

·  Average all “essay” grades. (B)

·  Add A+B; divide by 2 = Course Average = (C)

VII. REFERENCE, RESOURCES, and LEARNING MATERIALS:

v  http://learn.luzerne.edu (course mgt. system)

v  http://wps.ablongman.com/long_aaron_lbch_7/ (free)(no codes)

v  Nadell, Judith, and John Langan. The Longman Writer. Brief 9th ed. New York: Pearson, 2015. Print. (packaged w/The Little, Brown Essential Handbook)

VIII. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES:

Required Equipment:

·  USB drive (aka: flash, jump, or thumb drive)

·  Reliable Computer with Internet access, Word, PPT, WMP, AdobeR

·  Dictionary & Thesaurus (current editions)

IX. WEEKLY FORECAST:

v  Consult the Class Schedule for specific dates, readings, and assignments.

v  Always check the Due Date and the Due Time for each graded assignment.

** ALL essays have DUE DATES and DUE TIMES, so please check both.
** ALL essays will be submitted to LEARN.
** ALL essays will also be scanned by BbL's Safe Assign, to guarantee authenticity.
** NO work will be accepted after its due date.
** NO work will be accepted after the final day of “class.”
WEEK #1 / ·  Commencement (orientations, syllabus, House Rules, AHP)
·  Grammar (pre-diagnostic)
·  DG post (writing Sample)
WEEK #2 / ·  Grammar (SVA: readings, exercises, quizzes)
·  DG posts (Description & Narration)
o  *Labor Day
WEEK #3 / ·  Grammar (PNA/R: readings, exercises, quizzes)
·  DG posts (Illustration)
WEEK #4 / ·  Grammar (Frag/RO/CS: readings, exercises, quizzes)
·  DG posts (Illustration)
WEEK #5 / ·  Illustration Essay
·  Grammar (commas: readings, exercises, quizzes)
·  DG posts (Process)
WEEK #6 / ·  Grammar (semicolon/colon, apostrophes, hyphens: readings, exercises, quizzes)
·  Process Essay
WEEK #7 / ·  DG posts (MTA review)
·  MTA
WEEK #8 / ·  Division/Classification Essay (readings & posts)
o  *Professional Development Day
WEEK #9 / ·  Division/Classification Essay
WEEK #10 / ·  Division/Classification Essay
·  Revision
·  Grammar (review, post-diagnostic)
WEEK #11 / ·  Revision
·  Writing Competency Exam (readings, posts, written in person on campus)
·  Grammar (post-diagnostic)
WEEK #12 / ·  Writing Competency Exam
o  *mandatory on-campus visit*
·  Documentation (readings & research)
WEEK #13 / ·  Documentation (readings & research)
·  Comparison OR Contrast Essay (readings & posts, WC page, essay)
o  *Thanksgiving Break
WEEK #14 / ·  Documentation (research)
·  Comparison OR Contrast Essay (WC page)
o  *Thanksgiving Break
WEEK #15 / ·  Documentation
·  Comparison OR Contrast Essay
WEEK #16 / ·  FINAL EXAMS WEEK