Freshman Composition I Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Course

ENGL-1301-054 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

 All the course readings and other materials can be found under the "Lessons" link

Supplies

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Student Performance

 

1. Understand basic rhetorical concepts: subject, audience, purpose, and appeals.
 
2. Apply rhetorical concepts in analyzing and evaluating text.
 
3. Use standard American English to write essays that are rhetorically effective: clear, organized, detailed, grammatically correct, and audience text.
 
4. Use the library's online databases and other computer resources for research and word processing.
 
5. Write a third person, argumentative research paper following the MLA format for citing sources

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

Log in using the AC Connect Portal

In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

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Grading Criteria

 

Introduction                5 points
Readings                   5 points per week, 35 points in all
Rough drafts              5 points each Peer Reviews 5 points each
Final drafts                30 points each
Final exam                30 points
Topic                            5 points
Thesis                         5 points
Sources                      5 points
 
90-100% = A

80-89% = B

70-79%=C

60-69%=D

59% and lower=F
 

The policies for submitting late work are posted on the "Course Policies" page of the AC Online course. For further information, please contact the instructor.

Attendance

Online students attend this class by logging in to AC Online and participating in the learning activities. They are not expected to come to campus. Be aware, however, that each assignment has a due date, and successful students keep current with their classwork. 

Calendar

 

The only required exam is the final exam.

The final exam is a timed essay written online within the AC Online program. Students do not need to come to campus. This exam must be completed in one sitting during the dates indicated on the course calendar.

Major assignments and exams:

   1. Description essay
   2. Comparison/contrast essay
   3. Argumentative essay--Research paper
   4. Narrative essay
   5. Final exam

Recommended reading

This online class includes written lectures and a large number of links to other web pages in addition to these textbook readings. The instructor reserves the right to make additional reading assignments to individual students from the textbook if he or she believes the readings will clarify a concept related to that student's writing.

The Concise Wadsworth Handbook: pages 17-58, 61-78, 86-101, 206-07, 241-42, 250-54, 260-72, and 651-72

Good Reasons: pages 26-28, 69-79, 90-105, 137-61, 192-200, 209-25, 263-303, 359-75, 399-405, and either 458-61 or 462-65

A Rhetoric Handbook for English 1301 and 1302: pages 7-10, 21-23, 25-31, 40-43, and 50-51

General description of subject matter of lectures and discussions:

 

Week 1:  Components of an essay

W 10-19  Introduce yourself

Su 10-23 Reading response 1

 

Week 2:  Descriptive essays

W 10-26 Reading response 2

Th 10-27 Rough draft, descriptive essay

Sa  10-29 Peer review

Su  10-30 Final draft, descriptive essay

 

Week 3:  Comparison/Contrast essays

W 11-2  Reading response 3

Th 11-3 Rough draft, comparison/contrast essay

Sa  11-5 Peer review

Su 11-6 Final draft, comparison/contrast essay

 

Week 4 :  Argumentative essays 

W  11-9 Reading response 4

Th  11-10  Thesis for argumentative essay

Su  11-13  Sources for argumentative essay

 

Week 5:  Argumentative essays

W  11-16 Reading response 5

Th 11-17  Rough draft, argumentative essay

Sa  11-19 Peer review

Su  11-20 Final draft, argumentative essay

 

Week 6:  Narrative essays

W  11-23 Reading response 6

Th  11-24  Topic, narrative essay

 

Week 7:  Narrative essays

W  11-30 Reading response 7

Th  12-1 Rough draft, narrative essay

Sa  12-3 Peer review

Su  12-4 Final draft, narrative essay

 

Week 8:  Final exam

W  12-7  Final exam

Additional Information

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