Basic Grammar and Writing I Syllabus for 2013-2014
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Course

ENGL-0301-036 Basic Grammar and Writing I

Prerequisites

Acceptable Accuplacer writing test scores or equivalent on state-approved alternative tests

Course Description

Practice in formulating simple and compound sentences, simple tense formation, basic subject-verb agreement, punctuation and basic spelling rules. Practice in writing clear, logically developed paragraphs using standard American English.

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Department Expectations

\ Amarillo College English Department Plagiarism Policy, revised Spring 2013

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\ The English Department takes plagiarism seriously.

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\ Plagiarism is defined as the following:  the use of someone else’s exact words that are neither quoted nor cited; paraphrasing someone else’s words without citing them; or using someone else’s research without citing it.

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\ Student plagiarism in the Amarillo College English Department is internally tracked.  To clarify, records will be kept in the Department of those students who have plagiarized.  At the beginning of each new semester, the names of students who plagiarized the previous semester will be sent to all English Department faculty. 

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\ Plagiarism may receive a penalty of a zero.  A subsequent infraction will be deemed a reason for expulsion from the class. At this point, the case will be referred to the Vice President of Student Affairs.

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\ Note: Self-plagiarism will be discussed with the class by each instructor and infractions for such are left up to the individual instructor’s discretion.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec, 1 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Kirszner, Laurie G., and Stephen R. Mandell. Good Reasons

A Rhetoric Handbook for English 1301 and 1302. 2010.





 

Supplies

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• \ a folder/notebook- something to keep class handouts
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• \ flash drive (usb)
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• \ access to a computer with a printer
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• \ 3 different colored highlighters
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Student Performance

\ 1. Understand basic rhetorical concepts: subject, audience, purpose, and appeals.
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\ 2. Apply rhetorical concepts in analyzing and evaluating text.
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\ 3. Use standard American English to write essays that are rhetorically effective: clear, organized, detailed, grammatically correct, and audience specific.
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\ 4. Use the library's online databases and other computer resources for research and word processing.
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\ 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

\ English Department Plagiarism Policy (Revised November, 2006):
\ Plagiarism:
\ 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 words and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it in one's own written work."
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\ Misdocumented Plagiarism:
\ 1. Using someone else's exact words that are quoted but not cited or cited but not quoted.
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\ 2. Using a citation at the end of a block of prose without clarifying which material is borrowed.
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\ 3. Missing or incomplete works-cited entries.
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\ Misdocumented plagiarism will receive a maximum 50 percent deduction for the first offense, and the student will be required to meet with the instructor.
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\ Undocumented Plagiarism:
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\ 2. Paraphrasing someone else's words without citing them.
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\ 3. Using someone else's research without citing it.
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\ 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.

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\ *Cell phone use is not permitted during class. If you have a possible emergency need, talk to me before class.
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Grading Criteria

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\ Essays, - 65%

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\ Drafts and Critiques  10%

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\ Minor assignments 10%

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\ Aplia Grammar Portfolio 5%

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\ Final Exam  10%

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\                                                                                                                Aplia Portfolio    5%

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\ Personal Narrative  Essay    15%                                                    Rough Drafts       5%

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\ Visual Analysis Essay    15%                                                            Peer Critiques      5%

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\ Proposal            15%                                                                           MInor Assignments        10% 

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\ Research based Argumentative Essay 20%                                Final Exam       10%

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\ 90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, 70-79 = C, 60-69 = D, Below 60 = F

Attendance

Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement.  Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class and to complete all assignments.  More than two absences are considered excessive.  Students with excessive absences will find it difficult to pass the class.

Late Work:

No late work will be accepted. You may turn work in early, send it with a class mate, or e-mail it as an attachment.

If during the semester you consider dropping, please check with me first for an alternate plan that proctects your investment in the course and gives you an opportunity to complete it. 

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