English 1301
Composition/Rhetoric I
Section:____________________
Room: -
English Computer Lab
Day and Time: _______________________
Credit Hours: 3 (Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 1)
Dr. Joan
Kennedy, Professor
Office Hours:
MW 4-5 PM TR
1-3 pm
Fridays by
Appointment
Office: D 171
Phone: 972-377-1044 (Office)
Preston Ridge Campus
E-mail: jkennedy@ccccd.edu Fax: 972-377-1004
**Note: A Student may repeat this course only once after receiving a grade,
including W. If you drop the course before the census date ( ), you will
not be penalized in regard to the repeat policy. If you withdraw from the
course after the census date, a grade of W will be posted to your
transcript and count as one attempt toward the repeat policy.
Textbooks:
1) Strategies for Successful
Writing 8th edition,
Reinking, & Von Der Osten
2)
The New Century Handbook, 4th edition, Christine Hult & Thomas
Huckin
Materials:
English 1301 Lab Sheet (I will supply this), Floppy disks (2), folder
for portfolio pages, and Bluebook for final exam. I recommend the American
Heritage Dictionary and a thesaurus.
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES:
English 1301 is designed to help the student focus
on the process of writing, to practice both personal and expository writing, to
review standard grammatical usage, and to analyze prose critically. Upon successful completion of this course,
the student will be able to write well organized, syntactically correct essays
on the college level for a specified audience.
The student will be able to state a thesis, provide sufficient support
for that thesis, and form an effective conclusion in an essay free of
mechanical errors. The student will
prepare for the English 1301 Departmental Exam.
COURSE
ASSIGNMENTS:
A.
Essays
The student will write five
typed (double-spaced) 3-4-page (450-600 words) essays
emphasizing the following:
#1
- Narration and Description:
Due: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
#3 - Cause and Effect: Due:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
#4 - Evaluation (Comparison/Contrast):
Due:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*This paper will be a
collaborative project.
#5
- Mixed Strategies: Due:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B.
Lab Activities
The student must complete 16 units of lab work and keep a record
of this work on the
English 1301 Lab Sheet. I will
provide a copy of the lab sheet listing the activities.
Your lab work will be
verified in the ALC in the sign-in book and on the sign-in computer.
The following types of lab
assignments are offered:
Computer
Software
Video/Slides
Lab
sheet activities
Writing
Center consultation
Special
assignments made by instructor
Lab hours: Consult
Alternative Learning Center (in library).
The record sheets for lab
assignments will be handed into the instructor and are due:
___________________________________________________________________
Lab assignments are an essential component of
the course, designed to help students with their writing skills.
**Failure to complete 16 units of lab work will result in an
“Incomplete” in the course.
C.
Portfolios
Throughout the semester,
students will be responsible for completing in-class exercises
and activities that focus on
a variety of thinking and writing skills.
I will keep a folder to
collect the exercises at the
end of the class period.
Student’s name, current date, and exercise number should be placed at
the top of each exercise.
At the end of the semester,
students must have completed at least 75%
of the exercises to get credit for the portfolio. These activities make up 10% of the course grade (100
points). Students must do exercises in class; they cannot be made up out of class.
D.
Attendance
You are expected to attend
class regularly and to consult with me whenever an absence is necessary. Your class attendance and participation are
very important!
E.
Assigned Essay Reading
Students will participate in
class discussions, analyzing various types of essays. Lively
discussions can occur if you
come to class prepared to share your opinions with others! These essays also might stimulate some
excellent portfolio writing as well as provide topic ideas for writing assignments.
F.
If
you are unable to complete this course, you must withdraw from it by the drop date listed in the course catalog. Withdrawing from a course is a formal
procedure which you must initiate; I
cannot do it for you. You may do this
in the Admissions Office or in the Counseling Center. If you stop attending and do not withdraw, you will receive a
performance grade, usually an “F.”
Students sometimes drop
courses when help is available that would enable them to continue. I hope that you will discuss your plans with
me if you are considering withdrawing from the course.
G.
English 1301 Departmental
Exam
The instructor will
administer the Departmental Exam in class during the regularly
scheduled final exam time. The student will write an essay in response
to a specific topic
provided by the English
Department. (Exam = 20% of course grade)
The English Dept. does not offer a make-up exam. Failure to take the exam at the scheduled
time will result in a forfeiture of 20% of your grade.
Students must supply their own bluebook for the exam.
Date:__________________________________________________________________
COURSE
EVALUATION:
The final course grade will be based on the
following:
1)
First
three essays – 100 points each
2)
Last
two essays – 200 points each
3)
Portfolio
exercises – 100 points
4)
Final
exam – 200 points
Total =
1000 points
Grading Scale: 900-1000 = A
800-899 = B
700-799 = C
600-699 = D
Below 600 = F
**Failure to complete 16 units of lab work will
result in an “Incomplete” in the course.
**Late Papers:
I will not accept papers handed in more
than one class period late. If a paper
is one
class
period late, it will be lowered one grade level.
CAMPUS POLICY:
Campus
regulations do not allow food, drinking, or smoking in the classroom. The same
rule
applies to labs.
**I will
announce in class any changes to assignments or dates.
AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE:
It is the policy of Collin County Community College to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals who are students with disabilities. This college will adhere to all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student's responsibility to contact the ACCESS office (G-200) or (972-881-5898) (TTY-972-881-5950) in a timely manner to arrange for appropriate accommodations.
RELIGIOUS
HOLIDAYS:
In accordance with Section 51.911 of the Texas
Education Code, CCCC will allow a student who is absent from class for the
observance of a religious holy day to take an examination or complete an
assignment scheduled for that day within a reasonable time. Students are required to file a written request
with each professor within the first 15 days of the semester to qualify for an
excused absence. A copy of the state
rules and procedures regarding holy days and the form for notification of
absence from each class under this provision are available from the Registrar’s
Office.
English 1301
Dr. Joan
Kennedy COURSE OUTLINE Fall
Week 1 Overview of Course
Portfolios – In-class writing – Computer Orientation
Reading: Strategies
– Ch. 1 “Writing: A First Look”;
Ch. 2
“Strategies for Successful Reading";
Ch. 3 “Planning and Drafting Your Paper"; Ch. 4 "Revising and Editing Your Paper"
Week 2 In-class writing, Creating
Techniques
Reading: Strategies – Ch. 5 “Narration:Relating Events”
Ch. 6 “Description: Presenting
Impressions”
Narrative Essays: pp. 428-439
NO CLASS ON
MONDAY, LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
Week 3 Reading: Strategies – Description Essays pp. 440-454
Ch. 15 “Paragraphs”
Week 4 ESSAY
# 1 – NARRATION AND DESCRIPTION
Due: Tuesday
Work
on Illustration Essay – In-class writing
Reading:
Strategies – Ch. 8 “Illustration:
Making Yourself Clear”
Illustration Essays – pp. 470-483
Week 5 Work on Illustration Essay, in-class writing
Reading: Strategies
– Ch. 16 “Effective Sentences”
Ch. 12
“Definition: Establishing Boundaries”
Week 6 Work on Illustration Essay
Exercises
ESSAY
# 2 – ILLUSTRATION DUE: THURSDAY
Week 7 Work
on Cause and Effect Essay
Reading:
Strategies – Ch. 11 “Cause and
Effect: Explaining Why”
Ch. 17 “Diction, Tone, & Style”
Week 8 Work on Cause and
Effect Essay
Reading: Strategies –Cause and Effect Essays – pp. 518-531
Week 9 In-class writing – Work on
Cause and Effect Essay
Lab Work
Week 10 CAUSE & EFFECT
ESSAY DUE: TUESDAY
Work
on Evaluation Essay (Comparison/Contrast)
Reading: Strategies
– Ch.10 “Comparison: Showing Relationships”
Comparison Essays: pp. 501-517
Handout Sheet – Evaluation
(Comparison)
This
essay will be a collaborative project.
Students will work in pairs or
in groups of three. Each group
will hand in one essay. Each student of
the
group will receive the same grade.
Week 11 Work on Evaluation Essays (Comparison)
Week 12
Work on Evaluation Essays (Comparison)
EVALUATION ESSAY DUE:
THURSDAY
Last
Day to Drop With a “W” – Friday
Week 13
Work on Mixed Strategies
Essay
Reading: Strategies – Ch. 14 “Mixing
the Writing Strategies”
Mixed Strategies Essays: pp. 588-601
THANKSGIVING
HOLIDAY: WED., THURS., AND FRI.
Week 14 Work on Mixed Strategies Essay
LAB
WORK DUE: THURSDAY
Week 15 MIXED STRATEGIES ESSAY DUE: TUESDAY
COMPLETE
PORTFOLIO WORK – THURSDAY
Reading: Strategies – Ch. 18 “The
Essay Examination”
Review for Final Exam
Week 16 FINAL EXAM WEEK
IN-CLASS ESSAY –
DEPARTMENTAL EXAM
Student will write an essay
in response to a specific topic provided by the English Department. There will be no make-up tests! Students must furnish their own bluebook
for the exam.
DATE:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ENGLISH 1301 GRADE SHEET
Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section: . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
YOUR GRADE IS
DETERMINED ACCORDINGLY:
Total Points Your Points
1. Essay
#1 100 .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
(Narration
& Description)
2. Essay
#2 100 .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
(Illustration)
3. Essay
#3 100 .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
(Cause
and Effect)
4. Essay
#4 200 .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
(Evaluation:
Comparison/Contrast)
Collaborative
Paper
5. Essay
#5 200 .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
(Mixed
Strategies)
6. Portfolio
Exercises 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7. Departmental
Final Exam 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In-Class
Essay
.
. . . . . . . . . .
1,000 YOUR
TOTAL
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
GRADING SCALE: 900-1000 = A
800-899 = B
700-799 = C
600-699 = D
Below
600 = F
*Lab Work – You must complete 16 units – No partial credit
Failure to complete the lab work will result in an Incomplete for this class.
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY STATEMENT
Scholastic Dishonesty
The College may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty.
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts, or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree and/or the submission as one's own work material that is not one's own. Scholastic dishonesty may involve, but is not limited to, one or more of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion, use of annotated texts or teacher's editions, and/or falsifying academic records.
Plagiarism is the use of an author's words or ideas as if they were one's own without giving credit to the source, including, but not limited to, failure to acknowledge a direct quotation.
Cheating is the willful giving or receiving of information in an unauthorized manner during an examination, illicitly obtaining examination questions in advance, copying computer or Internet files, using someone else's work for assignments as if it were one's own, or any other dishonest means of attempting to fulfill the requirements of a course.
Collusion is intentionally aiding or attempting to aid another in an act of scholastic dishonesty, including but not limited to providing a paper or project to another student; providing an inappropriate level of assistance; communicating answers to a classmate during an examination; removing tests or answer sheets from a test site, and allowing a classmate to copy answers.
PLAGIARISM
Scholastic dishonesty and plagiarism are briefly defined in the "Student Code of Conduct" in the CCCCD Student Handbook. Every student should read that information, but the CCCCD English faculty would like for you to know more about plagiarism whether you are beginning the study of the research process and the pitfalls of proper documentation or whether you are preparing a critical essay for a literary studies course. In college courses, plagiarism's penalties can range from failure on a particular assignment to failure in a course to expulsion from college. PLAGIARISM IS A SERIOUS MORAL OFFENSE.
According to the MLA Style Manual, the origin of the word plagiarism is the Latin for "kidnapper"; thus, a plagiarist kidnaps another writer's sentences, words, ideas, or organization and presents the material as his own. When the plagiarist uses his stolen material, he may do so knowing that the work is not his own. This is the most blatant form of plagiarism. MANY CASES OF PLAGIARISM, HOWEVER, ARE THE RESULT OF CARELESS DOCUMENTATION OR FAULTY NOTETAKING. Unfortunately, the reader who finds the error, not knowing the writer's intent, can only assume the plagiarism intentional. Intentional or not, plagiarism in any paper will still carry serious penalties.
You can avoid plagiarizing if you remember that when you quote, use quotation marks; when you paraphrase, use only your own words. IN EITHER CASE, YOU MUST DOCUMENT. Proper paraphrasing does not mean changing a few words here and there, nor does it mean omitting a few sentences or scrambling their order. For a more complete explanation of proper paraphrasing, see the textbook.
Many students overreact when they learn what plagiarism means. They either assume that they should not use any sources (thus avoiding the problem entirely), or they assume they should document every word they have written. Both reactions are in error, for good writing involves the synthesis of your own ideas with the ideas of others. Documentation serves the purpose of clearly indicating which ideas are yours and which are those of other writers. If you are in doubt about that dividing line, ask your instructor or the Writing Center tutors for guidance.
Plagiarism, because it is a form of theft, burglary, kidnapping, or dishonesty that interferes with the goals of education, must carry severe penalties. The CCCCD English Department's policy is that an assignment containing plagiarized material receives an automatic "F." Your instructor may have other penalties in the course syllabus and may choose to initiate disciplinary proceedings against any student guilty of plagiarism.