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ENG101 English Composition & Rhetoric - Fall 2004*

Description    Learning Objectives     Textbooks     Requirements     Grading Basis     Schedule

* This class syllabus is adapted from the prior work of Ms. Tracy Michaels

 

Fall 2004; Mon/Wed/Fri, 11:10-12:00; 3 credit hrs

PSCC, PO Box 13108, Everett, WA 98206-3108

School Phone: (425) 257 3090

 

 

Course DescriptionENG101 is an overview of composition and rhetoric designed to expose students to a wide variety of writing styles and strategies. It reinforces traditional essay structure and encourages creative and critical thought. It strengthens skills in grammar, mechanics, and usage. Prerequisite: placement based on SAT/ACT scores or English Placement Test score.  

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Learning Objectives:  As a result of completing ENG101 in an attentive and disciplined manner, students will: 

1.  Compose well-organized 1000-1500 word essays, which are effectively and imaginatively introduced, developed, and concluded.

2.  Produce essays in standard MLA format that exhibit a clear thesis statement, accurate and effective use of supporting detail, and correct spelling, grammar, and syntax.

3.  Explore various methods and processes to improve their critical reading and creative, recursive writing skills.

4.  Develop skills and abilities in evaluating, editing, and rewriting their own work.

5.  Learn to participate in peer assessment, evaluation, and editing of written work.

 

Textbooks:  Required texts are:

Lunsford, Andrea A.  The Everyday Writer. 2nd ed.  Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2001.

McCuen, Jo Ray and Anthony C. Winkler.  Readings for Writers. 10th ed.  Fort Worth: Harcourt College Publishers, 2001.

Bring to class your own college level dictionary, thesaurus, and composition folders.

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Requirements:  

1.  Consistent and punctual class attendance, along with constructive and informed class and peer group participation in discussion of assigned reading and writing. There will be occasional pop quizzes over assigned material. Genuine and verifiable emergency is the only acceptable excuse for absence. Absence from class, tardiness, and lack of productive interaction with the class and your peers will adversely affect your learning and your grade (20% of final grade).

2.  Four essays of 1000-1500 words, due in component stages and final draft, each worth 20% of final class grade. Assignments are due at the beginning of class, and will lose one point out of 100 for each day or part day late. Papers more than five days late will not be accepted. See Course Schedule, below, for timetable and details.

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Final Examination: Due to the nature of this course and the material to be covered, the weight of examination will be evenly distributed, as noted above and below, between three examinations, each confined to its own portion of the material, rather than between cumulative midterm or final examinations.

 

Grading Basis Explanation: The grading scale and grading formula used to determine your final grade are as follows:

 

A

A-

B+

B

B-

C+

=

=

=

=

=

=

100-96%

95-94%

93-92%

91-88%

87-86%

85-84%

C

C-

D+

D

D-

F

=

=

=

=

=

=

83-80%

79-78%

77-76%

75-72%

71-70%

69-0%

Attendance, Participation, Quizzes

Narrative Essay

Expository Essay

Argument Essay

Literary Analysis

 20%

 20%

 20%

 20%

 20%

100%

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Incompletes are discouraged. They are intended for use only in emergency situations, not simply to cover failure to submit assigned material on time. Where a genuine emergency exists, the student must prepare a petition for an incomplete on the appropriate form available from the academic office, and present it to the instructor before the last class date. If the petition is approved, the student has six weeks from the last class date to complete course requirements.

 

Adjustments to Syllabus/Schedule: The instructor reserves the right to modify this syllabus or the requirements of the course throughout the semester.

Special Needs: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), all qualified students enrolled in this course are entitled to ‘reasonable accommodations.’ It is the student’s responsibility to inform the instructor of any special needs before the end of the second week of class.

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Course Schedule:

 

Aug 27   F

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Aug 30   M

Sep 01   W

 

 

Sep 03   F

 

 

x

Sep 06   M

Sep 08   W

 

 

 

 

Sep 10   F

 

 

 

 

 

x

Sep 13   M

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sep 15   W

 

 

 

 

Sep 17   F

 

 

 

 

x

Sep 20   M

 

 

Sep 22   W

 

 

 

Sep 24   F

x

Sep 27   M

 

 

 

Sep 29   W

 

 

 

Oct 01   F

 

 

 

x

Oct 04   M

 

 

 

 

Oct 06   W

 

 

Oct 08   F

x

Oct 11   M

 

 

 

Oct 13   W

Oct 15   F

x

Oct 18   M

 

 

Oct 20   W

 

 

Oct 22   F

 

x

Oct 25   M

Oct 27   W

 

 

Oct 29   F

x

Nov 01   M

 

 

Nov 03   W

 

 

Nov 05   F

 

x

Nov 08   M

 

 

Nov 10   W

Nov 12   F

 

 

 

x

Nov 15   M

 

Nov 17   W

Nov 19   F

 

 

 

 

x

Nov 22-26

x

Nov 29   M

 

Dec 01   W

Dec 03   F

x

Dec 06   M

 

Dec 08   W

 

Dec 10   F

x

Dec 15   W

Theological Rationale for Composition & Rhetoric

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Introduction and writing diagnostic

Rhetoric & Rhetorical Modes Explained, RW 9-10

Guidelines for Critical Reading, RW 1-7

Words: Our Important Tools, RW 612-18

Considering Rhetorical Situations, EW 27-29

How to Mark a Book (Handout)

In-class reading strategy practice: Imagination (Handout)

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Labor Day - No Class

Exploring Ideas, EW 30-35

Drafting, EW 35-39

Revising & Editing, EW 55-61

Simplicity, RW 14-17

Collecting Strategies: Brainstorm/List/Freewrite/Cluster

Purpose & Audience, Review of EW 27-28 (see above)

How to Write a Narration, RW 265-68

What Is a Thesis? RW 113-14

The Thesis, RW 114-17

In-class thesis practice

Distribute & discuss Narrative/Descriptive Prompt

x

Thesis Statement for Narrative Essay due

How to Write a Description, RW 292-95

My Wood, RW 178-81

Constructing Paragraphs, EW 40-53 

Lessons from the Past, RW 223-24

I Am Tired of Fighting, RW 226

In-class practice of opening paragraphs and thesis statements

Opening Paragraph with Thesis for Narrative Essay due

How to Say Nothing in 500 Words, RW 52-63

Take This Fish and Look at It, RW 174-77

Editing: Sentence Fragments, EW 259-63

Editing: Review Outline, EW 38-39

Outline of Narrative Essay due

Hell, RW 307-09

Salvation, RW, 76-78

Editing: Comma Splices & Fused Sentences, EW 253-59

MLA Essay Format

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First Draft of Narrative Essay due

Introduction to Reader Response

In-class Reader response exercises

Revising & Editing, EW 54-61

Concluding Paragraphs, EW 53-54

Those Winter Sundays, RW 291

A Worn Path, RW 311-18

In-class work on Narrative Essays

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Final Draft of Narrative Essay due (w/Read Response/1st Draft)

Introduction to Expository Essay

How to Write Process Analysis, RW 322-24

How to Write Clearly, RW 170-73

How to Write with Examples, RW 363-65

The View from Eighty, RW 146-51

Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend, Colby, RW 339-43

In-class discussion: Examples

How to Write a Definition, RW 383-86

To Be a Jew (Handout)

Captains Uncourageous (Handout)

Editing: Transitional Expressions & Repetition, EW 50-52, 57, 191

x

Collecting Activity (brainstorm/list/freewrite/cluster) due

How to Write a Comparison or Contrast, RW 445-47

That Lean and Hungry Look, RW 451-53

Grant & Lee: a Study in Contrasts, RW 460-63

Editing: Coordination & Subordination, EW 172-76

Thesis Statement for Expository Essay due

How to Write a Division & Classification, RW 473-75

Thinking as a Hobby, RW 475-81

In-class work on Expository Essay

x

Opening Paragraph w/ Thesis for Expository Essay due

The Plot against People (Handout)

English 101, RW 490-91

Editing: Conciseness, EW 186-88, 225

Flex Day

Mid Semester Break

x

Outline of Expository Essay due

How to Write a Causal Analysis, RW 492-95

Why I Went to the Woods, RW 508-13

Design, RW 521

Editing: Modifier Displacement, EW 240-42

In-class work on Expository Essay

First Draft of Expository Essay due

Peer Reader Response

x

In-class work on Expository Essay

Final Draft Expository essay due (w/Read Response/1st Draft)

Introduction to Argumentation, RW 545-46

Writing Argument (1), EW 62-88

Writing Argument (2), EW 62-88

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Video: Logos, Ethos, & Pathos 

Obstacles to Clear Thinking, RW 546-54

Editing: Shifts in Sentences, EW 180-83

Ideas for Searching the Web, using indexes and abstracts

ProQuest and general search sources

Decide topic for Argument Essay--bring 4 outside sources to class

MLA Documentation, EW 365-411

Begin to Craft a Thesis Statement for Your Argument Essay

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Thesis Statement for Argument essay due

Where Was God? RW 349-51

What Did Carl Sagan See at the Moment of His Death? RW 352-54

No Class: Research & Writing Day

Outline of Argument Essay due

Outside Sources due (proof by photocopies, printouts, books)

Review MLA Works Cited page, EW 409-11

In-class work on citation for Argument Essay

x

First draft of Argument Essay due 

Reader Response

In-class revision of Argument Essay

Final Draft Argument Essay due (w/ Read Response/1st Draft)

Introduction to literary Analysis

Writing about Literature, EW 465-74

Intro to Mark as Story (Handout)

Assign reading of Mark's Gospel over Break

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Thanksgiving Break - No Class

x

Review Intro to Mark as Story

Discuss responses to reading over Break

Mark 1-8

Mark 8-16

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In-class work on Literary Analysis

Thesis Statement and Outline due for in-class conf. w teacher

First Draft of Literary Analysis due

Reader response

In-class revision of Literary Analysis

x

No Final - Final Draft Literary Analysis due 12.00 Noon today

 

 
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