English 101 Syllabus College Reading and Composition Fall 2014

Section Number: 3124 Class Time: Thurs 3:30PM6:40PM

Instructor: Rebecca a!son Class ocation: CS" 20#
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())ice *ours: Tues and Thurs 3:003:30+ Room16 in the INST buil'in,+ or by email appointment&
-acult. Mailbo/: ocate' in Re0ro1ra0hics co0. room& 2n'er last name 3a!son4 in $n,lish section
Re!uired Te"tboo#s:
Pop Perspectives: Readings to Critique Contemporary Culture b. aura 1ra.5Rosen'ale
The Little Seagull Handbook

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$'ition b. "ulloc6+ "ro'.+ an' 7einbur,
$lso Re!uired:
Re,ular an' reliable access to .our school email&
Re,ular an' reliable access to the class blo,: la!son101)all14&!eebl.&com
Re,ular an' reliable access to turnitin&com
%el&ome to English 101'
Course (es&ription: 8)rom 9 Mission catalo,ue: $n,lish 101 'e;elo0s 0ro)icienc. in colle,e5le;el rea'in,
an' !ritin, throu,h the a00lication o) the 0rinci0les o) rhetoric an' the techni<ues o) critical thin6in,& Stu'ents
!ill !rite e/0ositor. essa.s base' on colle,e le;el rea'in,s& $m0hasis is 0lace' on the research 0a0er&
NT!: This is the "irst "reshman composition course that meets requirements "or the #$ at "our%year colleges and universities&
comprising intensive reading& 'riting o" essays& term papers& the study o" style& methods o" discourse& logic& and documentation(
Student )earning *ut&omes:
1. Pro'uce a uni)ie' essa. o) 1+000= !or's that sho!s a master. o) critical thin6in,+ lo,ical or,ani>ation+
an' mechanics&
2+ I'enti). an' anal.>e the lo,ical )allacies in aca'emic articles+ literature+ an' other me'ia&
3+ Pro'uce a 6 to # 0a,e 82000: !or' research 0a0er !hich utili>es librar. research materials an'
'ocuments e;i'ence&
,*)-C-ES
$ttendan&e: ?ou !ill not recei;e cre'it )or an. !or6 .ou miss !hen .ou are not in class& "ecause this is a
once5a5!ee6 class+ atten'ance is @$R? im0ortant& No classes !ill be 3)iller4the. !ill all be im0ortant& .ou
are allo/ed 2 absen&es T*T$)& These absences are "or illness)emergency only( *on+t 'aste them( $ach
a''itional absence !ill lo!er .our total ,ra'e b. one letter ,ra'e& Students /ho are absent 3 or more times
during the semester may be dropped 0rom the &lass and ris# re&ei1ing a % and no re0und+ 9s a member
o) this class+ .ou are 0art o) a communit. o) !riters& It is im0ortant that .ou be here to 0artici0ate in class
acti;ities an' o))er .our contribution to .our classmatesA learnin, 0rocess& %e /ill be doing a&ti1ities and
assignments during &lass that &annot be made up i0 you are not present+ Please re)er to the s.llabus an' the
class blo, )or u0comin, assi,nments an' instructions& ?ou ma. also !ish to e/chan,e 0hone numbers !ith
someone else in the class so that .ou can catch u0 on !hat .ou misse'&
Tardiness: It is essential that .ou be on time& I !ill be ta6in, roll at the be,innin, o) class each 'a.& I) .ou
arri;e a)ter I ha;e ta6en roll+ it is .our res0onsibilit. to come to me a)ter class an' ha;e .our absence chan,e'
to a tar'.& Three tar'ies !ill count as one absence& Please 'o not lea;e class earl.& I !ill o)ten ma6e
announcements at the en' o) class that .ou !ill nee' to hear+ an' i) .ou 'o choose to lea;e be)ore class is
)inishe'+ .ou !ill be mar6e' tar'. or absent )or that 'a.&
Student Condu&t:
*ur &lassroom /ill be a pla&e o0 learning2 attention2 and respe&t& Bisru0ti;e or 'isres0ect)ul beha;ior !ill
not be tolerate' an' ma. a))ect .our ,ra'e& 9lso+ stu'ents !ho 'isru0t the class a)ter the )irst !arnin, !ill be
as6e' to lea;e an' !ill be mar6e' absent )or the 'a.&
Student Condu&t and Te&hnology: Stu'ents !ill 6ee0 their cell 0hones turne' o)) an' in their ba,s& To a1oid
&he&#ing te"t messages2 please #eep your &ell phones in your bags2 not your po&#ets or on your des#+ I
lo;e m. smart 0hone as much as the ne/t 0erson+ an' I !ill sometimes use m. smart 0hone )or class relate'
reasons+ ho/e1er I !ill ne1er use it )or 0ersonal reasons in class+ an' I e/0ect the same )rom .ou& I !ill allo!
the use o) la0to0s+ tablets+ an' other technolo,. in the classroom )or &lass related reasons *3).+ but i) it
becomes a 0roblem in an. !a.+ the entire class !ill lose the o00ortunit.&
,aper Format: 9ll )inal 'ra)ts must be in 1250oint+ Times Ne! Roman )ont& Mar,ins must be one inch on all
si'es+ an' the 0a0er shoul' be 'ouble5s0ace'& 9ll 0a0ers must inclu'e .our name+ the 'ate+ .our class an'
section in)ormation+ the assi,nment name+ an' .our !or' count in the le)t5han' corner& I !ill 0ass out a han'out
e/am0le o) correct )ormattin, in class& Please re)er to it e;er. time .ou turn in a !ritten assi,nment& I) .ou
ha;e an. <uestions about ho! to )ormat .our 0a0er correctl.+ 0lease as6 me or a tutor at the 7ritin, Center& 9ll
assi,nments shoul' be care)ull. 0roo)rea' )or ,rammar an' s0ellin, errors&
Turnitin+&om: 7e !ill be usin, an online resource calle' turnitin&com to submit all our essa.s& ThatAs ri,ht: no
0rintin,C *o!e;er it 'oes mean .ou !ill nee' to be able to access the !ebsite an' u0loa' )iles )rom .our
com0uter& I !ill sho! .ou ho! to access an' use turnitin&com in class& I) .ou e;er ha;e an. <uestions about
this re<uirement+ 0lease come as6 me&
)ate $ssignments4,apers: 9ll maDor essa.s must be u0loa'e' to turnitin&com be0ore class on the 'a. the. are
'ue& !,pect to have computer di""iculties at least once during the semester and plan "or them as best you can(
9ll other home!or6Eassi,nments must be turne' in as soon as .ou arri;e in class unless !e !ill be usin, them
in class& I) .ou arri;e late to class+ .ou must turn in .our !or6 to me imme'iatel. u0on arri;in,& I !ill not
acce0t home!or6 turne' in at the en' o) the 0erio'& I) .ou 6no! .ou are ,oin, to be absent+ 0lease ma6e
arran,ements to ha;e .our !or6 in m. bo/ in the 9 Mission )acult. mailroom be)ore class or to ha;e it in
class !ith a classmate on the 'a. it is 'ue&
.ou /ill be allo/ed one late assignment and *3). one+ It must be turn in !ithin 1 !ee6 o) the
ori,inal 'ue 'ate !ith a late contract sta0le' to the )ront& ?ou must re<uest a late contract an' I !ill si,n it& I
will never accept emailed assignments& Printin, )acilities are a;ailable to .ou+ but .ou must bu. a 0rint car' i)
.ou !ish to use the 0rinters in the RC&
(ra0ts and ,arti&ipation in ,eer Re1ie/: 7ritin, is a 0rocess+ an' it is im0ortant that .ou 0artici0ate in the
0rocess b. brin,in, 'ra)ts o) .our essa.s to class on the 'ue 'ates& In or'er )or .our classmates an' me to hel0
.ou as much as 0ossible+ !e nee' to see the 'irection that .ou are ,oin, !ith .our 0a0er& In or'er to 'o this !e
nee' to see a )ull 'ra)t& 9 )ull 'ra)t is N(T Dust an outline& $ 0ull dra0t has an introdu&tion2 body2 and a
&on&lusion& It mi,ht not be as lon, as the )inal 'ra)t+ but it is at least *9- the len,th o) the )inal 'ra)t
minimum len,th& Stu'ents !ho 'o not brin, a )ull 'ra)t to class on the 'a. o) 0eer re;ie! !ill:
ose 0artici0ation 0oints&
ose 0oints on their )inal 'ra)ts )or not ha;in, 0eer re;ision sheets&
S0en' the class 0erio' !or6in, on their 'ra)ts rather than 0artici0atin, in 0eer re;ie!&
Re&ord 5eeping: It is .our res0onsibilit. to 6ee0 trac6 o) !hich assi,nments .ou ha;e turne' in an' !hich
.ou ha;e not& Please 'iscuss .our ,ra'e an' 0ro,ress in the class !ith me i) .ou are concerne'& 7hile I al!a.s
6ee0 recor's o) the 0oints .ou earn on e;er. assi,nment+ .ou shoul' 6ee0 trac6 o) .our 0ro,ress also& ,lease
#eep all o0 your /or# a0ter - pass it ba&#+ This means your in&lass /or#2 home/or#2 $3( essays+ I) I
ma6e an error in m. ,ra'e boo6+ the onl. !a. )or .ou to 0ro;e it to me is to sho! me the assi,nment !ith the
,ra'e - 'rote on it& $lso2 you should never gi1e me your only &opy o0 an essay or ma6or assignment+
Always sa1e your /or# on a &omputer or a 0lash dri1e or print out an e"tra &opy 0or you to #eep in &ase
something goes /rong /ith your &omputer or your /or# is other/ise lost+
$l/ays sa1e ea&h dra0t o0 an essay separately in &ase you need to reprint your rough dra0t+
,lagiarism: Pla,iarism is 0resentin, anotherAs !or6 as .our o!n& This &an in&lude &opying /ord0or/ord
0rom the internet or another sour&e /ithout properly &iting and &rediting it2 presenting an idea as your
o/n /ithout a&#no/ledging the sour&e2 or turning in a pie&e o0 /riting that you did not personally &reate&
Minor an' acci'ental 0la,iarism !ill result in an Fincom0leteF on the assi,nment !ith the o0tion o) re;isin, )or
a 0assin, ,ra'e& MaDor an' intentional 0la,iarism !ill+ at the least+ result in an F-F on the assi,nment in
<uestion an' ma. result in an F-F in the class& Re0eat o))en'ers ris6 sus0ension )rom 9 Mission Colle,e&
C)$SS RE78-RE9E3TS $3( :R$(-3:
Success)ul com0letion o) $n,lish 101 re<uires
Re,ular rea'in, an' home!or6 com0letion
Re,ular atten'ance an' 0artici0ation& 3o more than 2 absen&es allo/ed in total&
Com0letion o) all Core $ssignmentsThe ,ro6e&ts (see below)
7ritin, Process Re)lection $ssa.
The Core $ssignments;3 ,ro6e&ts: These ProDects are a series o) interconnecte' rea'in, an' !ritin, assi,nments that lin6
to,ether to sho! both the recursi;e an' social nature o) !ritin,& $ach 0roDect inclu'es critical rea'in,+ sca))ol'in, assi,nments+ an'
essa.s& ?ou !ill be ,i;en han'out that e/0lains each ProDect assi,nment an' essa. in 'etail+ but here are the basics:
%ee#s 1<
,ro6e&t 1: Reading and Responding to Te"ts;Culture and -dentity
o CriticalE9ca'emic Rea'in,
o Rhetori&al $nalysis Essay 8G00 !or's: H I0 P(INTS
o -dentity Essay 8= rough dra"t: 81200 !or's: H 100 P(INTS
%ee#s <=
,ro6e&t 2: Seeing and >earing Te"ts;,op Culture ,la&es and Spa&es
o CriticalE9ca'emic Rea'in,
o Ethnography Essay 8G00 !or's: H I0 P(INTS
o $nalysis Essay 8= rough dra"t: 81200 !or's: H 100 P(INTS
%ee#s =1<
,ro6e&t 3: $rguing Through Resear&h;,op Culture and So&ial -ssues
o CriticalE9ca'emic Rea'in,
o $rgument ,roposal Essay 8G00 !or's: H I0 P(INTS
o 9nnotate' "iblio,ra0h. 8I sources: H I0 P(INTS
o Resear&h ,aper 8= rough dra"t: 82000 !or's: H 200 P(INTS
%ee# 1?
%riting ,ro&ess Re0le&tion Essay
E"tra Credit ,resentation o0 Resear&h ,ro6e&t
E"tra Credit: 9t the en' o) the semester+ .ou !ill ha;e the o00ortunit. to ,i;e a 0resentation on .our Research Pa0er to0ic& -or this
0resentation .ou !ill inclu'e multime'iasuch as ;i'eo+ 0ictureEsli'esho!+ 0o!er 0oint+ or au'io& Since our Research Pa0ers !ill
)ocus on Po0 Culture+ this is the 0er)ect o00ortunit. to share !ith the class the as0ects o) Po0 Culture .ou are !ritin, about& This !ill
be !orth 2I e/tra cre'it 0oints&
*T>ER C*3CER3S
Students /ith (isabilities: I) .ou ha;e an. s0ecial nee's+ 0lease see me 0ri;atel.& Sharin, .our situation !ith
me !ill hel0 me to be a more e))ecti;e instructor& I) .ou are a stu'ent !ith a 'isabilit. an' re<uire classroom
accommo'ations+ 0lease see me to 'iscuss arran,ements& I am ha00. to accommo'ate in an. !a. that I can&
The sooner I am a!are that .ou are eli,ible )or accommo'ations+ the <uic6er I !ill be able to 0ro;i'e them& I)
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to imme'iatel. )ollo! the instructions o) .our Instructor& Bo not e/it the classroom until instructe' to 'o so& I)
buil'in, e;acuation is re<uire'+ .ou !ill be as6e' to lea;e all o) .our non5essential 0ersonal belon,in,s in the
classroom an' <uic6l.+ .et or'erl. an' sa)el.+ e/it the classroom an' the buil'in,+ 0re)erabl. throu,h the main
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