Freshman Composition I Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Instructor Information
Instructor
Frank Sobey (Curriculum Vitae)Phone
8063715472Office Location
WARE 210E
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Course
ENGL-1301-028 Freshman Composition I
Prerequisites
RDNG 0331 and ENGL 0302-minimum grade of C or scores on a state-approved test indicating college-level reading and writing skills
Course Description
Principles of effective writing, emphasizing organization of materials to produce a unified essay which supports convincingly a thesis statement. Review of conventional elements of writing and introduction to rhetorical analysis.
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Hours
(3 sem hrs; 3 lec, 1 lab)
Class Type
Online Course
Syllabus Information
Textbooks
\ You will need each of the textbooks listed below:
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- \ Good Reasons, Amarillo College edition \
- \ The Concise Wadsworth Handbook, 3rd edition, with packaged Insite card \
- \ A Rhetoric Handbook for English 1301 and 1302, latest edition \
\ Each textbook is available through the Washington St. Campus Bookstore. You will need them immediately.
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Student Performance
\ After studying the material presented in this course of study, the student will be able to do the following as evaluated by the faculty in the department/program:
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- \ Understand basic rhetorical concepts: subject, audience, purpose, and appeals. \
- \ Apply rhetorical concepts in analyzing and evaluating text. \
- \ Use standard American English to write essays that are rhetorically effective: clear, organized, detailed, grammatically correct, and audience specific. \
- \ Use the library's online databases and other computer resources for research and word processing. \
- \ Write a third person, argumentative research paper following the MLA format for citing sources. \
Students Rights and Responsibilities
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Expected Student Behavior
\\ Plagiarism: The following description is taken from the English Department website:
\\ “According to the Amarillo College Student Code of Conduct, plagiarism is the ‘appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift, or obtaining by any means another’s work and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it in one’s own written work.’
\\ Misdocumented Plagiarism:
\\ 1. Using someone else’s exact words that are quoted but not cited or cited but not quoted.
\\ 2. Using a citation at the end of a block of prose without clarifying which material is borrowed.
\\ 3. Missing or incomplete works-cited entries.
\\ Misdocumented plagiarism will receive a maximum 50 percent deduction for the first offense, and the student will be required to meet with the instructor.
\\ Undocumented Plagiarism:
\\ 1. Using someone else’s exact words that are neither quoted nor cited.
\\ 2. Paraphrasing someone else’s words without citing them.
\\ 3. Using someone else’s research without citing it.
\\ Undocumented plagiarism will receive a minimum penalty of 50 percent for the first time and 100 percent off for all subsequent infractions. The student will be required to meet with the instructor and the English Department Chair.”
\\ Late Work: All late work will suffer a point reduction (usually 10% per day late).
\\ Obviously, I make exceptions for serious family and medical emergencies. But you must contact me ASAP should a situation come up. Moreover, in the event of mass technical difficulties with Insite or AC Online, I will extend deadlines. The main thing is communication. If you know you are going to be gone or if something comes up, contact me about a possible extension.
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\\ Attendance:For an online class: Simply put, I do not take attendance formally. In a fast-paced class such as this one, however, you will need to be online every day or working ahead; otherwise, you will not do well.
\\ For an onsite class: I do take attendance. I expect you in class.I expect you to log into AC Online regularly. If you do not, you will not pass. And if you miss an in-class essay or a quiz, you will need to make it up before I grade and return them. You cannot make up any group work, however.
\\ Discussion Protocol:In your communication with other students and me, you must maintain a civil, nonthreatening tone of voice; refrain from insults, slurs, insensitive comments, and slang; and always conduct yourself in a manner appropriate to the academic environment and consistent with the general guidelines outlined in the AC Student Code of Conduct. We will have occasion to discuss contemporary moral, ethical, and/or political issues that may be divisive. Please be fair and restrained in how you engage others in the class. If a problem does occur, allow me to handle it first.
\\ Also, all of your communication should be edited and correctly formatted to the best of your ability. Do not use the sort of abbreviated vernacular that is useful for text messaging. Use a spellchecker. Address your audience, and sign off. In other words, I want you to adhere to the normal rules of polite but serious-minded conversation.
\\ Peer Review: For each major essay, you will turn in at least one rough draft. Your fellow students will review your draft. You in turn will review peer drafts. Whenever I assign peer drafts, I expect you to complete them. Failure to do so affects your fellow students. Thus, the penalty for not completing an assigned peer draft is a full letter grade, or 10%, reduction on the final version of the essay.
\\ Cell Phones: Turn them off in class. Students who use their phones in class for any reason will be dismissed. If you use your phone to take notes and schedule calendar reminders, do both on paper in class and then transfer the information to your phone after class.
\\ If you are expecting an important call that you absolutely have to take, don't come to class. If you leave class to take a call, don't come back.
\ Final Exam:The final exam is an in-class essay that you will take during exam week at the scheduled time.Grading Criteria
\ Discussion Prompts -- 15%
\\ Minor Assignments -- 10%
\\ Major Essays -- 50%
\\ Drafts and Peer Review -- 15%
\\ Final Exam -- 10%
Attendance
If during the semester you consider dropping, please check with me first for an alternate plan, one that protects your investment in the course and gives you an opportunity to complete it.
Simply put, I do not take attendance formally. In a fast-paced class such as this one, however, you will need to be online every day or working ahead; otherwise, you will not do well.
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Syllabus Created on:
11/30/-1 12:00 AM
Last Edited on:
11/30/-1 12:00 AM