English 106: Introductory CompositionSpring 2009
Instructor: Liz JohnstonCourse Website: www.digitalparlor.org/sp09/johnston1/Office: HEAV 209 Tel: 49-47808Office hours: Monday 2:30-4-30 p.m. and by appointmentEmail: edjohnst@purdue.eduMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayClassroomHEAV 1044:30-5:20ConferenceHEAV 2254:30-5:20ClassroomHEAV 1044:30-5:20ConferenceHEAV 2254:30-5:20Computer LabWTHR 2144:30-5:20
Writing Your Way Into Purdue
The description of our syllabus approach from Introductory Composition atPurdue (ICaP) states:By requiring students to identify and interact with othermembers of the Purdue community, each of theassignments in the
Writing Your Way Into Purdue
sequence enables student to become
more integrallyinvolved in social action that affects them on thePurdue campus while
developing their college-levelwriting abilities
and research skills.English 106 is the standard 4-credit hour composition course for enteringstudents at Purdue. The ability to communicate creatively and effectively isan integral skill, no matter what your field of study, whether it is English,engineering, or athletic training. Learning to compose capably, both inwritten communication and through various other media, will allow you tohave a voice in the multiple academic, civic, and personal situations you willencounter here at Purdue and in your life beyond the university. To meet all your goals in this one-semester course, you should expect toproduce between 7,500-11,500 words of polished writing (or 15,000-22,000total words, including drafts) or the equivalent. Some of this text productionwill be done using multimedia, and some of it may be given through shortassignments. Your writing topics will be tied to the course’s theme (issuesdirectly or indirectly related to Purdue and your experience here) and willinclude arguments based upon personal experiences as well as those whichare research-based. In addition to your major assignments you will writenumerous drafts, revise, edit and review your peers’ work, composeannotated bibliographies, plan your projects, analyze things visually, do in-class writing, write reflections, and blog.
Required Texts
You need to purchase the following three textbooks. They are available atBorders, University Bookstore, and Follett’s. I do expect you to have yourtextbooks within the first week. We will begin readings in them right away.Also, I expect you to bring your books to class at every class meeting.1)
The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings and Handbook
by RichardBullock, Maureen Daly Goggin, and Francine Weinberg, Norton, 2008.ISBN 13: 978-0-393-93020-7.2)
They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing
by GeraldGraff and Cathy Birkenstein, Norton, 2006.ISBN 13: 978-0-393-92409-13)
Thomas and Beulah
by Rita DoveISBN 13: 978-0-887-48021-8
Grading Scale
77-79 C+74-76 C70-73 C- You did what the assignment asked of you. Work in this rangetends to need some revision, but it is complete in content and theorganization is logical. The style, verbal and visual, isstraightforward but unremarkable.87-89 B+84-86 B80-83 B- You did what the assignment asked of you at a high quality level.Work in this range needs little revision, is complete in content, isorganized well, and shows special attention to style.97-100A+94-96 A90-93 A- You did what the assignment asked at a high quality level,
and your work shows originality and creativity
. Work in this rangeshows all the qualities listed above for a B; but it alsodemonstrates that you took extra steps to be original or creativein developing content, solving a problem, or developing a verbalor visual style.67-69D+64-66 D60-63 D- You did what the assignment asked at a low level of quality. Workin this range tends to need significant revision. The content isoften incomplete and the organization is hard to discern.59-belowFIncomplete, unsatisfactory work.Although such instances are rare, I reserve the right to reward students who
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have shown dramatic progress with higher grades than the scale suggests.
Assignments
Quizzes and in-class writing……………………………………………………………….5Blog Entries (min. 300 words/week)………………………………………………...10Peer Reviews/Workshop……………………………………………………………….....10Literacy Narrative………………………………………………………………………….....10Draft 1Draft 2Final CopyPublic Service Announcement (Group Project)………………………………….10ProposalAnnotated Bibliography (min. 4 sources)Storyboard and ScriptVideo and PresentationReflection (one per member)
Thomas and Beulah
Essay………………………………………………………….……10Draft 1Final CopyProfile……………………………………………………………………………………………20Proposal with Interview QuestionsContact Letter to Profilee Thank You NoteDraft 1Draft 2Final Copy (formatted with visuals)Final Research Paper………………………………………………………………………25ProposalAnnotated Bibliography (min. 5 sources)Draft 1Draft 2Final CopyPresentation and Visuals
Total………………………………………………………………………………………………100
Blog Posts:
Please create an account for the course website as soon as possible. Yourweekly blog entries will be a place for your observations and growth as ananalytical reader and writer. Summaries of reading assignments do notconstitute acceptable posts. Your entries should be a minimum of 300 words,
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