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Spring II 2024: 8:00 - 9:00 am, Monday - Thursday; and by appointment.
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ENGL-1301-008 Composition I
Corequisite: INRW 0303 Prerequisite: Scores on a state-approved test indicating college-level reading and writing skills
Intensive study of and practice in writing processes, from invention and researching to drafting, revising and editing, both individually and collaboratively. Emphasis on effective rhetorical choices, including audience, purpose, arrangement and style. Focus on writing the academic essay as a vehicle for learning, communicating and critical analysis.
Student ResourcesStudent Resources Website
STUDENT PRINTING PROCEDURES
For students to put money on their account, they must go to this website https://acprinthub.actx.edu/myprintcenter/ and either use PayPal account or their credit/debit card to add money, or they can go to the Student Services building to add money with credit/debit or with cash. Neither Writers’ Corner or the Writing Lab can add money to the account.
However, if the students need help adding money to their account, we can help them do that here in the lab. All students are responsible for adding money to their own account. But students need to have money on their own account in order to print anywhere on campus.
English Department Plagiarism Policy (Revised Spring, 2013):
The English Department takes plagiarism seriously.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:
Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:
Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me
You can also contact the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.
(3 sem hrs; 3 lec, 1 lab)
On Campus Course
Amarillo College English Department. A Rhetoric Handbook for English 1301,1302, and 2311. 4th ed., Hayden McNeil, 2019.*
Bullock, Richard, Michal Brody, and Francine Weinberg. The Little Seagull Handbook with Exercises. 3rd ed., W. W. Norton, 2014
A computer with reliable access to the internet and a word processing program, such as Word or Works. Open Office, Notepad, and Wordpadare not acceptable word processing programs for this course because their formatting features do not work with other programs used in the course.
Students may use the computers in the English Writing Lab in Ordway101, which are equipped with Word, during its regular hours of operation. See https://www.actx.edu/english/english-department-writing-lab-policies. To print in the English Writing Lab, you will need to purchase a Pharos printing card and have enough money on the card to pay for your printing. Printing costs five cents per page. You can expect to use about $3.00 to $5.00 on your printing card for this course. You can purchase a card or put more money on a card you already own in the Math Outreach Center (Durrett 104) or at the main desk on the fourth floor of Ware Student Commons.
This course will use material in Blackboard. To find these programs, log in to http://www.actx.edu and click on the "AC Connect" link at the top of the page.
In addition, please bring a paper and pen to class each session for in-class activities and note-taking.
Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative writing processes.
2. Develop ideas with appropriate support and attribution.
3. Write in a style appropriate to audience and purpose.
4. Read, reflect, and respond critically to a variety of texts.
5. Use Edited American English in academic essays.
In addition to the learning outcomes listed, students will be expected to use the library’s online databases and other computer resources for research and word processing. Also, all students will write a third person, argumentative research paper that follows the MLA format for citing sources and utilizes peer review.
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".
Amarillo College English Department Plagiarism Policy, revised Spring 2013
The English Department takes plagiarism seriously.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Blackboard course. For further information, please contact the instructor.
Breakdown of Grading:
Essays (3): 60% of final grade
Participation: 15% of final grade (includes being present during in-class workshop days)
Online Quizzes: 10% of final grade
Final Exam: 15% of final grade
Tutoring Policy:
If a student scores below 70% on an exam or writing assignment, he or she will be required to attend tutoring per the instructor's directions brfore being allowed to complete the next assigned work.
In previous semesters, students who attend every class and submit every essay are almost always successful in this course. Students who do not attend almost every class and who do not submit each essay are far less likely to pass. To increase your learning and your chances of earning credit, come to class, write the four required essays, and take the final exam.
Although points are not awarded or deducted for attendance, per se, this class involves a number of in-class assignments that may not be made up for any reason.
WEEK 1
Course orientation, syllabus overview, overview of the writing process, modes of writing (pp 19-25 Seagull), personal narratives (pp 58-61 Seagull), Paper 1 Assignment: Personal Narrative
WEEK 2
Bring working draft to class, in-class collaborative assignment, revision/editing/proofreading, thesis statements (p 35 Seagull), writing resources on campus
WEEK 3
Paraphrasing and summarizing; in-class pre-writing exercise; writing a summary paper; Paper 2 Assignment: Summary/Response
For Monday class: Read "The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson (posted online)
Paper 1 due Monday, November 11
WEEK 4
Bring working draft to class; in-class collaborative assignment; analyzing literature: irony, symbolism and allusion; plagiarism; using direct quotes/citing (pp 122-128 Seagull)
WEEK 5
Bring working draft to class; in-class collaborative assignment; using MLA format; writing a response; using databases/reliable sources
WEEK 6
Annotated bibliographies; documenting sources; in-text citations; thesis statements; Paper 3 Assignment: Proposal Paper
Paper 2 due Monday, Decembe 2
WEEK 7
Bring working draft to class; in-class collaborative assignment; introductions and conclusions; thesis statements; using statistics
WEEK 8
Bring working draft to class; in-class collaborative assignment; final exam prep/assignment
Paper 3 due Monday, December 16
Final Exam due Thursday, December 19
At the discretion of the instructor, the dates on this schedule are subject to change.
Policies Concerning Late Work:
All assignments must be submitted according to the deadline schedule posted in the calendar section of our AC Connect class. Late essays are penalized 10 percent per day that they are late. Essays more than three days late will not be accepted.
The final exam must be completed on the day indicated on the course calendar.
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