ENGL 1010 Course Syllabus
3 hours credit

Prerequisite: None (depending on assessment)

Fall 2009

 

Instructor: Mrs. Victoria Gay

Office: Clement 223

Phone: (931) 540-2859

Email: gay@columbiastate.edu

Web Address: http://vgay.columbiastate.edu

Office hours:

DAY                                                                TIME

Required Texts:

Winspear, Jacqueline. Maisie Dobbs. New York: Penguin, 2003.

Wood, Nancy V.  Perspectives on Argument.  6th ed. New Jersey: Pearson, 2009.

Other Materials:

• mycomplab.com

• Essay folder
  

Methods of Instruction: Lecture, discussion, online software, and writing

Objectives:    

• learn to write clear, meaningful thesis statements and detailed support;
• understand rhetorical patterns in writing with particular emphasis on argument;
• become aware of style and tone;
• develop a sense of appropriateness in writing;
• enhance word choice and recognize and eliminate triteness, jargon, and slang in writing
• become aware of the difference between connotation and denotation;                     

·         learn how to develop a topic.


Requirements:

·        attendance

·        completion of all assigned work, including grammar exercises in mycomplab.com

·        essays and revisions as assigned

·        assigned readings

·        quizzes (no make-ups allowed)

·        participation in class discussion

·        theme folder (containing all graded and returned work)

·        midterm exam

·        final exam

 

Essay Requirements:   All essays are to be presented in MLA style and should be double-spaced.  Font must be size 12 Times New Roman.  Length should be two to three typed pages (500-700 words).  Students should not provide title pages or enclose papers in any type of folder.  When sources are used/required, appropriate documentation should be included.

Tests, Make-up Work, and Attendance:  Late essays will be accepted up to one week after the due date, with a letter grade deduction for late work.  Students who miss an exam should discuss a make-up possibility with the instructor.  There will be no make-ups for missed quizzes.

Students are expected to attend class and be on time.   
 
Attendance Policy

Class attendance is mandatory, and monitoring of class attendance is continuous.  You will earn a grade based on your attendance in class. This grade will constitute 10% of your total grade. One tardy will constitute half an absence.  Likewise, one early departure will constitute half an absence.

 The schedule is as follows:

      0 absences = a grade of 100
      1 absence = a grade of 95
      2 absences = a grade of 90
      3 absences = a grade of 85
      4 absences = a grade of 75
      5 absences = a grade of 65
      6 absences = a grade of 50

      7 absences=a grade of 0

The last day to drop or withdraw from the course without a failing grade is _________.

 

Student Conduct:  Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in a failing grade. All cell phones and electronic pagers are to be turned off during class time. No sleeping (or heads on desks) will be permitted during class time.  Students are expected to use the restroom during breaks between classes, not during class time.

Evaluation:           four essays                    400 points

                              quizzes                         100 points
                              attendance                    100 points    

                              grammar exercises        150 points      

                              midterm                        150 points                         

                              final exam                     100 points

                                                                  1000 points

                                    900 - 1000 = A

                                    800 -   899 = B

                                    700 -   799 = C

                                    600 -   699 = D           

                                    below  600 = F

Retrieval of Grades Policy:  Grades are not mailed to students.  They must be accessed through Self-Service BANNER.       

Disability Services:  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, students are encouraged to register with the office of Counseling/Disability Services for possible assistance with accommodations.  It is the student’s responsibility to voluntarily and confidentially provide appropriate documentation regarding the nature and extent of a disability.  Students requesting special accommodation are strongly encouraged to contact the office of Counseling/Disability Services at the beginning of the semester.        

Emergency:  In case of emergency, students should be familiar with the classroom escape plan, located next to the door.  Emergency Guidelines information may be found located near the door as well.   Should an emergency arise, students are to follow the directives of the professor.

Week 1

 September 1

Ø  Discussion of syllabus

Ø  Brief explanation of  parts of an argument

Ø  Writing on Fatherhood (page 533)

September 3

Ø  Overview of Text

Ø  Chapter 1

Week 2

 September 8

Ø  Chapter 2

Ø  Group Work from pages 56-57, 60-62, 62-63, and 64-65

September 10

Ø  Chapter 3

Ø  Focus on 87-88 and 93-94

 
Week 3

September 15

Ø  Chapter 4

September 17

Ø  Work in class on Paper 1

v  Topic: Grading Policies in College Classes

Week 4

 September 22

Ø  Chapter 4: Focus on Issues

September 24

Ø  Introduction to mycomplab.com

Ø Turn in Paper 1 in mycomplab.com

Week 5

September 29

Ø  Chapter 5

Ø  Group work from pages 538-541, 541-544, 545-550, and 550-553

October 1

Ø  Chapter 6

Ø  Focus on 201-203, 205-207

 
Week 6

 October 6

Ø  Chapter 7

Ø  Focus on 250-253

October 8

Ø  Chapter 8

Ø  Discuss Paper 2

v  Topic: Fighting World Hunger

Week 7

 October 13

Ø  Chapter 9

October 15
 

Ø  Turn in Paper 2 (mywritinglab.com)

Ø  Chapter 12

 Week 8

October 20-- Fall Break

October 22

Ø  Chapter 13

Week 9

 October 27 

Ø  Introduction to Mid-term

October 29

Ø  In-class midterm

Week 10

 November 3

Ø  Section 7: Issues Concerning War and Peace

November 5

Ø  Introduction to the Vietnam War Era 

Week 11

 November 10

Ø  Discussion of Paper 3

v  Topic: Issues Concerning the Vietnam War Era

November 12

Ø  Chapter 10

 
Week 12

November 17

Ø  Turn in Paper 3 (mywritinglab.com)

November 19

Ø  Section 2: Issues Concerning Modern Technology 

Week 13

 November 24

Ø  Discussion of Maisie Dobbs and literary analysis

November 26--Thanksgiving Day

Week 14

December 1

Ø  Continued discussion of Maisie Dobbs

December 3

Ø  Maisie Dobbs Test

Ø  Work in mycomplab.com due

Week 15

December 8

Ø  In-class work on literary analysis (Paper 4)

 December 10

Ø  Discussion of Final Exam

Ø  Turn in Paper 4 (mywritinglab.com)

 Week 16

Final Exam