Composition I Syllabus for 2022-2023
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Instructor Information

Office Hours

Spring 2025 office hours will be from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.  You can email me or send me a message through Blackboard at any time of any day of the week. Response times to emails are usually from 2 to 24 hours or possibly 48 hours on the weekend. I may not answer email on Sunday. 

Course Information

COVID-19 Protocols

Recording Policy

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As a student you may experience a range of issues that can cause barriers to learning, such as strained relationships, increased anxiety, alcohol/drug problems, feeling down, difficulty concentrating and/or lack of motivation. These mental health concerns or stressful events may lead to diminished academic performance or reduce a student's ability to participate in daily activities. Amarillo College offers services to assist you with addressing these and other concerns you may be experiencing. If you or someone you know are suffering from any of the aforementioned conditions, you can learn more about the broad range of confidential mental health services available on campus by calling the AC Counseling Center at 806-371-5900. The AC Counseling Center website is https://www.actx.edu/counseling/ . Also, if you are in need of social services (affordable housing, utilities, transportation, food, clothing, childcare, medical/dental/vision, legal), please call the AC Advocacy & Resource Center at 806-371-5439. The AC Advocacy & Resource Center website is https://www.actx.edu/arc

Amarillo College Tutoring for Success Policy:

The Tutoring for Success policy applies to any student whose grade or performance in the course falls below a departmentally determined minimum threshold. In either of those cases, the instructor will direct the student to the appropriate tutoring service, which may be faculty-led, discipline-specific, and/or general. Under this policy, the instructor will follow specific departmental guidelines governing the use, duration, and grade component of the tutoring need.

Administrative Drop Policy

Students who do not attend class on or prior to the census date will be administratively dropped. Effective Fall, 2016

Student Withdrawal Procedures

Students who wish to withdraw from a course must complete all steps indicated on the Academic Withdrawal Request form by the course withdrawal deadline.

NOTE: Students who are attending Texas institutions of higher education, for the first time fall 2007 and later, may not withdraw from more than six courses during their academic career. This withdrawal limitation does not include dual credit or developmental classes (Senate Bill 1231 Rule 4.10.) For more information on Drop and Withdrawal Policies, please visit the Registrar's Office Web site.

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Course

ENGL-1301-LC15 Composition I

Prerequisites

Corequisite: INRW 0303 Prerequisite: Scores on a state-approved test indicating college-level reading and writing skills

Course Description

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

Department Expectations

Occupational License Disclaimer

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.

Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec, 1 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

A Rhetoric Handbook for English 1301, 1302, and 2311 (Fourth Edition) to be purchased in the AC Bookstore

The Little Seagull Handbook with exercises 4th edition to be purchased in the AC Bookstore

Supplies

Regular computer access with Internet

Paper and pen

Student Performance

Grade Categories and Weights

Minor Assignments (Disc. Bd, Journals, Quizzes, outlines and rough drafts)  20%

Narrative  15%

Literary Analysis 20%

Research Paper 25%

Final Exam 20%

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

  • Due to the short, intense nature of this course, students are expected to be in class and on time every day.
  • Late work is not accepted without prior approval.
  • If a student is struggling with any aspect of the course, immediate contact with the instructor is a must.
  • Cell phones should not be used during class.
  • Each student is expected to come to class prepared every day. Some assignments are ONLY completed during class.
  • Plagiarism may result in a zero on an assignment, which may fail the student for the course. See your instructor for help in avoiding plagiarism.
  • 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 before being allowed to complete the next assigned work.

Grading Criteria

89.5-100 = A

79.5-89.4 = B

69.5-79.4 = C

59.5-69.4 = D

0-59.4 = F

Attendance

Excessive absences may result in the administrative withdrawal of a student or failure.

Calendar

Calendar ENGL 0303 and 1301 calendars are linked

Linked Calendar: ENGL 0303 and 1301

Week

Date

Quizzes

InQuizitive Labs

Readings & Assignments

Tests

Essays

WK 1

 

Day 1

 

 

Syllabus, Remind, and Time Management Plan

 

1301 Narrative Assigned

 

Day 2

Syllabus

Sentence Fragments

Previewing Textbooks and InQuizitive Registration

 

 

Day 3

Fragments

Comma Splices

Previewing, Annotating, and Outlining/Mapping

 

 

Day 4

Comma Splices

Fused (Run-on) Sentences

Reading 1: "Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset…"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WK 2

 

Day 5

Fused Sentences

Rhetorical Situations

Levels of Organization, Transitions, and Vocabulary

 

1301 Narrative       Final Draft Due

 

Day 6

Rhetorical Sits.

Omitted Commas

Reading 2: "The Most Important Factor..."

 

 

Day 7

Commas #1

Unnecessary Commas

Writing Workshop - Narrative

 

 

Day 8

No Class & No Quiz - Tutoring Writers’ Corner

 

No class – Instead Make an appt. and meet with Tutoring and turn in Final Draft - Narrative in Blackboard by Th. at midnight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WK 3

 

Day 9

Commas #2

 

 Summarizing and Paraphrasing

 

1301 Analysis      Assigned

 

Day 10

Sentence Errors

Paragraph Development

Reading 3: "The Lottery"

 

 

Day 11

Paragraphs

Punctuating Quotations

Reading 4: "Factors That Influence..."

 

 

Day 12

Quotations

Words Often Confused

Writing Workshop - Analysis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WK 4

 

Day 13

Words Confused

Apostrophe Errors

Reading 5: "The 5 Most Common Barriers..."

 

1301 Analysis             Final Draft Due

 

Day 14

 

 

Midterm Review - Reading

 

 

Day 15

 

 

 

Midterm-Reading

 

Day 16

Apostrophes

Subject-Verb Agreement Errors

Writing Workshop - Analysis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WK 5

 

Day 17

S-V Agreement

Verb Tense and Verb Form Errors

Student Sources

 

1301          Researched Argument Assigned

 

Day 18

Verb Tense

Evaluating Sources

Reading & Writing Workshop

 

 

Day 19

Sources #1 &

Synthesizing

Synthesizing Ideas

Point of View and Parallelism

 

 

Day 20

Holiday – no class

 

Thanksgiving Holiday – no class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WK 6

9/26

Day 21

MLA Style #1

Integrating Sources

Using Sources and Plagiarism

 

1301           Researched Argument

 

Day 22

Sources #2

Incorporating Quotations

Outlining/Mapping

 

 

Day 23

Sources #3

 

Thesis Statements and Types of Support

 

 

Day 24

MLA Style #2

 

Writing Workshop - Researched Argument

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WK 7

 

Day 25

Editing Errors #1

Editing the Errors That Matter

Inferences

 

1301           Researched Argument       Final Draft Due

 

Day 26

Editing Errors #2

Editing the Errors That Matter

Revising and Editing

 

 

Day 27

 

 

Writing Workshop - Researched Argument

 

 

Day 28

 

 

Writing Workshop - Researched Argument

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WK 8

 

Day 29

 

 

Final Exam Review - Reading

 

 

 

Day 30

 

 

1301 Essay - Linked Course 

 

 

Day 31

 

 

 

Final-Reading

 

Day 32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daa  Dates are subject to change

 

 

           
               
           
           
           
               
               
           
           
           
               
               
           
           
           
               
               
           
           
           
               
               
           
           
           
               
               
           
           
           
               
               
           
           
           
               
               
           
           
           
               
   

 

Additional Information

*Be advised that this is a college class with subject matter that some may find intellectually and psychologically challenging

Syllabus Created on:

10/12/22 9:08 AM

Last Edited on:

01/16/23 9:46 AM