ENGL 1301 Composition and Rhetoric
The
Fall Term: August 17, 2009 - October 31, 2009
Dr. Joyce Norene, Instructor
E-mail: Joyce.Norene@wayland.wbu.edu
Location: Main Campus – Room 104
I. Catalogue Description: Principles of clear, correct, effective expository writing with illustrative readings and frequent essays and conferences.
II. Prerequisite: None
III. Required Textbook: Strategies for Successful Writing, Eighth Edition
IV. Course objectives: At the conclusion of this course, students who are actively engaged in learning will be able to (1) apply standard rules and conventions of the English language to written expressions; (2) summarize the steps and components of the writing process; (3) compose academic, nonfiction essays or responses in at least four different rhetorical modes or styles; (4) demonstrate basic college-level research skills (MLA); and (5) employ active reading strategies.
V. Course
requirements:
1. Completion of all assignments. If a student misses a class on a day that he/she is
scheduled to hand in an assignment that is listed on the syllabus, he/she will
receive a zero for that grade.
[Exception: If the student contacts Dr. Norene to discuss the reason for the
absence prior to the class meeting, he/she can choose one of three options: bring
the assignment to the main campus and request that it be placed in Dr. Norene’s
mailbox before the due date; call Dr. Norene before 10:00 pm the night before
the anticipated absence, or call her between 7:00 am and 7:30 am the morning
of the class that will be missed.
classmate to bring his/her assignment to class in lieu of his/her absence.
3. Students are required to participate in all class activities.
4. Attendance is required. Twenty-five (25) points will be subtracted from the
Participation/Attendance grade for each absence. If a student misses two
classes, an unsatisfactory progress report will be given to Dr. Thomas Fisher,
Assistant Dean. If a student misses three classes, he/she will receive the letter
grade of “F.”
5. If a student arrives after 8:10 am, he/she will be marked tardy. Two tardies
equals an absence.
6. The Diane Hacker exercises are found at the following site:
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VI. Instructor’s Policy on Academic Dishonesty:
If a student’s dishonesty is discernible, he/she will receive the grade of “F” on the
assignment. The second dishonest incident will result in the grade of “F” for the
course. The failing grade includes collusion on exercises as well as plagiarism.
Statement: It is University policy that no otherwise qualified disabled person be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits, of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the University. Students should inform the instructor of existing disabilities at the first class meeting. (Documentation of disability may be required).
VII. Grade Distribution:
A 522-580
B 464-521
C 406-463
D 348-405
F 347 and below
Note: In order for each student to calculate his/her grade for each assignment, refer to the attached chart.
Class Schedule
Week 1 August 22: Orientation. Discuss syllabus and policies. Discuss Audience, and
Pre-Writing, Drafting, and Revision (refer to pp. 54-70).
Assignments: Examine “Handbook” (pp. 661-699); sentence elements, parts of speech, and phrases and clauses. Read “Different Paths to a College Degree.” Make annotated
remarks. Bring article and annotations to class on August 29.
WEEK 2 August 29: Discuss article. Collect annotations. Quiz on “Handbook.” pages.
In-class discussion of Thesis and Effective Paragraphs (refer to pp. 247-260). Discuss Introductions and Conclusions. In-class reading: J. Hector St. John de Crevecouer’s “What is an American?” and Oliver Goldsmith’s “On National Prejudices.”
Assignments: Find an editorial in a newspaper or a one-page article in a magazine that has a strong introduction, conclusion, and effective title. Be prepared to discuss your selection in class on September 05.
Go to http://tinyurl.com/seugs. Register by using my e-mail address (see p. 1 of the syllabus). Go to the second screen. You do not have to use a Password. Click “Cancel” and go to Writing Exercises. Then click on C2-1 (Thesis) and C2-3 (Introduction).
Complete the quizzes and print them. Bring them to class.
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Week 3 September 05: Discuss the quizzes (Thesis and Introduction).
Review of articles (group session). In-class discussion and review of “Editing to Correct Faulty Punctuation and Mechanics” (refer to pp. 725-752). Take practice quiz.
Assignment: Go to http://tinyurl.com/seugs . Follow procedures. Click on Grammar Exercises: P2-1 (Misuses of the Comma); P1-3 (all uses of the Comma); and P5-1 (The Apostrophe). Take quizzes and bring them to class on 09/12/09.
By class on Sept. 12th, select a topic for which you use one source to document the information.
Week 4 September 12: Discuss punctuation quizzes. Collect them. Begin in-class examination of MLA rules, documentation, etc. Discuss requirements for the writing of the single source paper.
Assignments: First essay (draft) is due on September 19.
Practice MLA exercises (go to website; follow procedures;
click on Research exercises; complete MLA 2-1 (Avoiding Plagiarism); MLA 3-1 (Integrating Sources);
MLA 4-1 and MLA 4-2
(In-text Citations).
Week 5 September 19: Discuss
MLA exercises. Collect them. Peer review of the essays. In-class grading by
instructor. Return of papers for revisions. Final writing of first essay is due on Sept. 26.
Week 6 September 26. Essays are due. Discuss Frederick Douglass’s “Learning to Read and Write.” Examination of “List of Troublesome Words (refer to pp. 757-760). Completion of Homonyms list. In-class reading of Chapter 16 (refer to pp. 269-282).
Discussion.
Assignment: Read Chapter 17: “Diction, Tone, and Style” (refer to pp. 283-304).
Week 7 October 3: Graded essays are returned. Discussion of Chapter 17. Completion of class exercises. Quiz on diction, tone, and style.
Week 8 October 10:
(multiple sources used).
Week 9 October 17: In-class writing of essays. Resources must be brought to class. Peer reviews.
Week 10 October 24: Second essays are due. Class discussion of papers. Website address for course evaluation confirmation page given.
Week 11 October 31: Final exam. Course Evaluation Confirmation pages turned in.
NOTE: Grades will be
posted no later than November 2, 2009.
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|
Assignments |
Possible Points |
Earned Points |
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Participation and Attendance |
100 |
|
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Annotated article (08/29/09) |
20 |
|
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Quiz: “Handbook” (08/29/09) |
25 |
|
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Quiz: Thesis & Introduction (09/05/09) |
20 |
|
|
Article |
10 |
|
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Quiz: Punctuation (09/12/09) |
20 |
|
|
Instructor’s Punctuation Quiz (09/12/09) |
25 |
|
|
First essay (Draft) 09/19/09) |
15 |
|
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Quiz: MLA exercises (09/19/09) |
25 |
|
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First Essay Due (09/26/09) |
50 |
|
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Quiz: Diction, Tone, & Style (10/03/09) |
20 |
|
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In-class Writing of Second Essay; sources required (10/17/09) |
25 |
|
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Second Essay Due (10/24/09) |
100 |
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Final Exam (10/31/09) |
100 |
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Course Evaluation |
25 |
|
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Total: |
580 |
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