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English 093 COURSE SYLLABUS(Fundamentals of
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Instructor: Pete
Kearly Section 01: Phone
Code #383108 Meeting Days/Times: MWF: 7:08AM-8:00AM Classroom: L-216 Instructor’s Office: L-148 Instructor’s Office Hours M-Th: 12-3PM & By Appt. Instructor’s Phone:
(313) 317-6682 Instructor’s E-mail: pkearly@hfcc.net Philosophy: Each
individual brings to writing her /his own abilities to think and
express. ENG 093 should facilitate such already learned abilities, nurture them and
make possible their adaptation to the conventions of academic and
professional language. Think of me as
a coach and of reading and writing as skills that require teamwork and
practice, practice, practice. |
Required Materials: Blue or Black Pen and #2 Pencil for Scantron tests 50-60 sheets of loose-leaf paper (to be stored in your binder) 1 two-pocket folder to store handouts and submit Term Paper 1 three-ring binder with (at least 5) dividers Required Texts: Troyka, Lynn Quitman. Steps in Composition, 7th ed. Prentice Hall, Inc., 1999. The American Heritage Dictionary, 3rd. Ed. (Paperback)
Practices of Highly
Successful College Students Course Description: A developmental course to
prepare students for success in English 131.
It is required of students who intend to enroll in English 131 but
whose scores on the English Placement Test indicate weaknesses in
English. Individual conferences are held,
and supplemental laboratory work in reading and writing skills may be required. Students must earn a grade of “S”
(Satisfactory) before enrolling in English 131. Pre-Requirements: Students whose ASSET or COMPASS scores place them in ENG 088 must pass that course before taking ENG 093. Students whose ASSET or COMPASS scores place them in ENG 081 must pass that course before taking ENG 093 or take those courses concurrently. Course Objectives: 1. Show awareness of diverse audiences. 2. Present controlling ideas in clear thesis statements. 3. Have appropriate introductions, bodies, and conclusions. 4. Contain clear topic sentences that are supported logically by details, examples, reasons, facts and data. 5. Demonstrate thinking skills such as the ability to quote, interpret, analyze, criticize, compare, argue, define, classify, and/or summarize texts of other writers. 6. Write compositions that are relatively free of mechanical errors, including run-on sentences, fragments, and agreement errors. 7. Demonstrate ability to revise and learn from mistakes. |
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Student Responsibilities:
1. You are required to attend all class meetings. If you cannot attend a class due to extenuating circumstances, you must notify me well in advance by telephone or by email (see Attendance).
2. Each student is responsible for reading any assigned text and handouts and not relying entirely on the instructor presenting every detail. Your primary goal is to become an independent learner!
3. Any dishonesty involved with homework or exams will result in a grade of zero. One act of dishonesty is plagiarism. Plagiarism is the act of submitting work that is not the result of your own labor and thought, including quotation, paraphrasing, and summarizing the work of others without citation, submitting work that has been written by a friend, family member, or anyone other than you.
4. I
will not accept any late assignments.
If you do not submit an assignment when it is due you will receive a
zero on that assignment and miss the opportunity to receive feedback from me.
5. You
are responsible for keeping your work well organized in a binder with
dividers. Divide your work in order in
the following sections: 1) Syllabus and Grade Sheet, 2) Writing Journal,
3) Grammar/ Vocabulary Dictionary, 4) Textbook Assignments, 5) Learning Lab (handouts
+ report), 6) Notes.
6. You
must record your own grades on assignments on the grade sheet attached to this
syllabus. If you need another grade
sheet, request one from me.
Assignments:
· You must complete a
four-page (approximately 1000 words) term paper.
· Your Writing Journal will amount to various one-page assignments due by the end
of the given class period for comments/suggestions and a grade. These Journal assignments are intended to
help you draft portions of your term paper.
You will be responsible for choosing your 10 best Journal assignments to
count toward your final grade. Possible
Journal topics include: Emotions such as being guilt-ridden vs. guilt-free,
feeling shame, overcoming anger, understanding fear; Social Conflicts such as
racial hatred and prejudice, date-rape, gender discrimination, youth violence,
abuse of the elderly, religious wars, personal goals, personal memories.
· You must create a Grammar/Vocabulary Dictionary defining grammar terms and
skills that you need to review and words you look up in the dictionary to expand
your vocabulary. Every class period I
will write a common mistake in grammar and add five words to your
vocabulary. You must write that mistake
and the new words in your Grammar/Useful Terms Dictionary, defining what the
mistake is and giving an example proving you learned how to correct the mistake
as well as defining the new words and using them correctly in sentences. (Each Grammar term as well as each
vocabulary word will earn you a point.
You must have at least 100 points by the end of the semester.)
· You must complete Textbook grammar and reading response Assignments as
assigned. You will receive full credit
(100/100 points) for completing all textbook assignments at the end of the
semester when you submit your Portfolio.
Do not throw away any assignments I return, even if they are not
marked. Keep up to date with each
assigned textbook activity. I subtract five points for each missing assignment.
· For the 1st
part of your Learning Lab section, you must complete
a Learning Lab Log (worth 50/50 points)
documenting completion of all handouts from the Learning Lab as required by
your diagnostic exam. You must have me
initialize the log to indicate my approval of each handout you did. I subtract ten
points for each incomplete handout.
· For the 2nd
part of your Learning Lab section, you must write a two-page report on the HFCC Study Skills Booklet (worth 50/50
points). Add the report to the Textbook
section of your Binder.
· Two in-class diagnostic multiple choice and essay exams
will be given. The first diagnostic exam
will show what writing skills you need to improve. The second
diagnostic exam will show what improvement you made and will determine if you
pass the class. You will be allowed
to see your results, but I must keep the exams on file to assess your progress
over the semester.
· Class Notes should be kept in a separate section of your Portfolio
(Binder) for credit at the end of the course.
Should you be on the border between grades, quality notes will award you
the better grade.
Revisions:
I
allow unlimited revisions of all writing assignments until April 25, 2000. I will attach an evaluation sheet with each
Journal assignment and draft of your term paper to help you with revisions in
addition to the comments and suggested corrections I write on the papers. You should conference with me in my office
during my office hours to make sure you understand each revision
instruction. Remember that the basic
philosophy for this course is learning from mistakes.
Additional Resources:
Students may receive a Writing Lab Referral instructing them to work in the Learning Lab with writing tutors on particular reading and writing areas identified by the instructor.
Two weeks into the semester, I will assign Writing Teams. Team members are expected to help each other keep up on class assignments and to provide objective feedback on written work. Once I assign them, exchange phone numbers and/or e-mail with the two other students who will serve as co-members in your Writing Team. Writing Teams may change over the course of the semester.
Name Phone
Number e-mail
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Attendance Policy:
Attendance is taken daily. Consistent and punctual class attendance is necessary to successfully complete this course. Do not arrive late or leave the class early. Remember that the instructor indicates the time to leave. The only valid reasons you have for absence or leaving early are your own serious illness, childcare emergency, the serious/emergency illness of a family member, or a death in the immediate family.
A student will be asked to drop the course if s/he receives six or more unexcused absences.
The instructor will notify students if the class will be cancelled for any reason.
Determination of Final Grade:
The grade you receive on your report card is calculated by your point total divided by the total possible points for each individual student. Point totals may vary between students, depending on effort. Nonetheless, percentages align with the following letter grades: 100-90% (A), 89-80% (B), 79-70% (C), 69-60% (D), and 59-50% (E). You will receive a point tally sheet to help keep track of your own progress. YOU MUST COMPLETE THE GRADE SHEET. Failure to complete the Grade Sheet means that I will not grade your portfolio. To pass ENG 093, you must earn 80% (B) or higher.
Section 1: Writing Journal Assignments: 8 + 10 + 8 +
9 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 7 + 8 + 10 = 90/100 (pick your ten best)
Section 2: Self-evaluations of Writing Skills (total
of at least ten): 90/100
Section 3: Grammar/Vocabulary
Dictionary: 100/100 (score may vary; you earn 1/1 point for each
grammar/vocabulary term)
Section 4: Textbook Assignments: 100/100 (Remember,
I subtract five points for each missing assignment)
Section
5: Learning Lab Log: 100/100 (score is determined by completion of all
handouts)
Section 6: Class Notes (quality notes will allow me to
round your grade up if you are bordering between two grades)
In two-pocket folder: Term Paper: 320/500 (score is
determined by adding scores on all five drafts)
In two-pocket folder: Final
Diagnostic Exam: 60/100 (score is based on average of multiple choice and essay
exams)
Not in
Binder or Folder: Attendance: 100/100 (You lose five points for each unexcused
absence)
Total: (final exam) 188 +
(term paper) 305+ (writing journal) 90 + (grammar dictionary) 100 + (textbook)
100 + (learning lab log) 100 + (attendance) 100 =960/1200=80%=B=”S”
· Grading: For each assignment and essay, points are taken off to tell you to work on one of the following: punctuation and spelling (-1), comma use (-1), pronoun use (-1), singular-plural agreement (-1), paper format (-1), quotation marks (-1), sentence construction (-2), transition (-2), organization of idea (-2), mixed metaphor (-2), missing definition of a concept (-2), MLA citation guidelines (-2), logic of idea (-3), valid use of source (-3), valid observation and detailed description (-3), missing supporting evidence (-4), logic of overall argument (-5), valid conclusion (-5). I calculate these point subtractions based on the average number of times a student tends to need to learn the given skill (see Guide for Revision attached to this syllabus).
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Students will
automatically earn at least half the points possible for an assignment merely
for seriously attempting to do the assignment.
Class Schedule
Important Dates: Late Registration/Schedule Adjustments Jan 8 - 13
Last day for
100% refund by 12:30PM Jan
13
Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day—College Closed Jan
15
Last
day for no-record drop by 7PM Jan
22
Last
day for 50% refund by 7PM Jan
22
Spring
Break Mar
4 - 11
Last
day to drop classes in Registrar’s Office Mar
23
Class
Ends (Teacher Evaluations) Apr
30
Complete
Diagnostic B Essay Exam! Apr
30 & May 4
Sequence of Instruction: The
following schedule is tentative and may be subject to change.
Date Day Class
Work
Jan 8 Mon Introduction,
discussion of syllabus, and completion of personal ID cards. Relationship to Writing exercise: describe
your own writing process (what works for you and what hasn’t worked for
you?). Homework: Purchase Class
Supplies: Binder & Dividers, Books, etc.
Begin Grammar/Vocabulary Dictionary by defining Grammar and Vocabulary
Terms I had written on the board.
Jan 10 Wed Discuss
Stereotypes about school and teachers.
Write one paragraph on how teachers and students think of each
other. Homework: Read Chapters 1-4, HFCC
Study Skills Booklet: write one-page report summarizing chapters.
Jan 12 Fri Organize
Binder. Name-calling exercise: Go over common cliché descriptions of people who act
in certain ways and how to better describe them. Interviewing-classmates observation exercise:
noticing not-so-obvious detail about people.
Writing Teams write on fashion.
Homework: Read Chapters 5-8, HFCC Study Skills Booklet: Practical
Guide to Becoming a Successful College Student: write a two-page
report summarizing the book and its usefulness.
Jan
15 Mon No Class! Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day.
Jan 17 Wed Study Book Report Due! Multiple
Choice Part of In-class Diagnostic A examination. Homework: Complete Reading Survey (p. 5) from
Chapter One of Steps in Composition so I can see your reading
comprehension skills.
Jan 19 Fri Essay Part of Diagnostic A
examination. Homework: Complete
vocabulary
exercises
from Chapter One (pgs.5-9) in Steps in Composition.
Jan 22 Mon Meet in the Learning Lab and complete
Learning Lab handouts and/or the
Skills
Bank drills according to your scores on the Diagnostic Exam. 5-minute individual conferences with me to
decide possible topics for the Term Paper while other students complete
handouts. Homework: Complete exercises
1H and 1K from Chapter One in Steps (pgs. 44-48).
Jan 24 Wed Meet
in the Learning Lab and complete Learning Lab handouts. 5-minute individual conferences with me to
decide possible topics for the Term Paper while other students complete
handouts. Homework: Add Sound-Alikes (p. 68-69) to Grammar/Vocabulary Dictionary. Complete exercises 2 I, 2K, and 2M from
Chapter Two in Steps in Composition (pgs. 75-78).
Jan 26 Fri Lecture on using words other than “society” to
explain why we dress the way we do.
Writing Teams write 10 statements using words other than
"society" or “media” to explain why various people dress the way they
do. Homework: Complete Draft #1 of Term
Paper (1-page description or personal narrative).
Jan 29 Mon Draft #1 of Term Paper Due! Using dictionary, write
descriptive words to practice describing various human behaviors; Write 1 page
observing one “odd” human behavior (e.g., nose-picking). Homework: Complete exercises 3D and 3E from
Chapter Three in Steps in Composition (pgs. 109-122).
Jan 31 Wed Debate on judging people by their looks (appearance
vs. personality). Practice observation
exercises: detail not-so-obvious aspects
of how people look in advertisements (supplied by me).
Feb
2 Fri Go over "Words and Phrases to Avoid." Writing Teams write real-life examples other
than the examples I provide for each of the Words and Phrases to Avoid and,
using the definitions, write explanations of the false thinking behind each
example. Homework: Complete
exercises 3F, 3G, and 3H from Chapter Three in Steps in Composition.
Feb 5 Mon Discuss popular assumptions about how men are
supposed to act and how women are supposed to act, and write descriptive
details about gender roles.
Feb
7 Wed Read “Hips” and “Penis” and complete writing
exercise. Write a one-page
comparison/contrast of gender roles.
Homework: Complete
Reading Survey from Chapter Four in Steps (p. 131).
Feb 9 Fri Exchange ads depicting beauty ideals for men and
women and write detailed observations.
Read Kasey Bryant's "Talk Shows . .
" Discuss talk shows and what they
promote. Homework: Complete Draft #2 of
Term Paper (2-page narrative + interpretive summary of a
source).
Feb
12 Mon Draft #2 of Term Paper Due! Go
over “Logical Fallacies” to avoid. Write
examples of each kind of logical fallacy (think of talk shows and the ads we
examined) and, using definitions, explain the false thinking behind each
example. Add
the twenty-four “Words and Phrases to Avoid” and “Logical Fallacies” and your
examples to the Grammar/Vocabulary Dictionary section of your binder. Homework: Complete exercises 4C and 4D from
Chapter Four of Steps (pgs 137-139).
Feb 14 Wed Watch
scenes from Jerry Springer Uncensored.
Practice identifying logical fallacies observed in scenes. Use one fallacy to write a one-page critical
response to what Jerry Springer presents.
Homework: Complete exercises 4E and 4F from Chapter Four of Steps in
Composition (pgs. 137-142)
Feb 16 Fri Watch
film scene from Thelma & Louise: Discuss
Date Rape. Write a two-
paragraph response to the issue of date rape using
observations of film to support your topic sentence and point-of-view (Do Not
Blame the Victim or Blame alcohol!).
Homework: Complete exercises 4H, 4K, 4L, and 4N from Chapter Four of Steps
in Composition (pgs. 153-157).
Feb 19 Mon Watch film scene from The Accused. Go over what a valid argument is. Use the film to develop a valid argument
about what causes rape. Write five valid
arguments around the topic of date rape or around the topic of beauty
standards. Homework: Complete Reading
Survey from Chapter Five in Steps in Composition (p. 166).
Feb 21 Wed Class Notes on methods of writing transitions.
Writing Teams work on choosing three film responses to make the body paragraphs
for an essay by writing transitions between each paragraph. Class Notes on methods for writing introductions
and conclusions. Writing Teams write an
introduction and conclusion for the essay using the three films.
Feb
23 Fri Watch film scene from Women of Brewster Place (husband coming home scene). Write five arguments on male notions of
women. Homework: Complete exercises 5E,
5F, and 5G from Chapter Five in Steps (pgs. 178-187).
Feb 26 Mon Watch clip from La
Bamba:
Discuss "patriarchy" and its myths of male power. Go
over using Pronouns correctly (e.g., subject pronouns, object pronouns,
relative pronouns, question words as pronouns). Write a 2-paragraph response using pronouns
correctly.
Feb
28 Wed Homework: Organize Midterm Portfolio: Due on Friday.
Mar 2 Fri Midterm Portfolio Due
(Late portfolios will be penalized one hundred points). Write
Midterm self-evaluation to include in the Midterm Portfolio. Go
over How and When to use quotations.
Practice basic methods for quoting source material. Work on citing sources. Make a "Works Cited" page.
Mar 4 – 11 Spring Break!
Mar 12 Mon Lecture on Black stereotypes: "Uncle Tom, Mammy, Saphire,
Coon, Sambo, Buck, Pickaninny,
Mulatto." Watch clip from Hollywood Shuffle. Class Notes on comparison/contrast. Write five comparison/contrasts of racial
stereotypes of Blacks.
Mar
14 Wed Complete William M. O'Barr
handout. Write one-page comparison of
two advertisements from O’Barr handout. Homework: Complete exercises 5H, 5I,
and 5O from Chapter Five in Steps (pgs. 194-208).
Mar 16 Fri Read William Lynch's
"A Slave Narrative." Discuss
use of race to "divide and conquer."
Watch clip from School Daze (jiggaboos vs.
wannabes scene): Lecture on "color hierarchy."
Write a one-page critical
response to the issue of racial competition using the film scene and quoting
from the Lynch speech as support.
Homework: Complete Reading Survey from Chapter Six in Steps (p.
227).
Mar 19 Mon Read Nellie Wong's "When I Was Growing Up"
and Mary Hope Lee's "On Not Bein.” Discuss the difference between "white
supremacy" and minority racism.
Write a one-page response comparing each poem using at least three
different quotation styles.
Homework: Complete exercises 6C, 6D, 6E, and 6H from Chapter Six in Steps
in Composition (pgs. 236-252).
Mar 21 Wed Discuss sexual stereotypes revolving around notions
of race in the U.S. Watch scene from Imitation
of Life (wanting to be white scene): write one-paragraph description of
scene. Homework: Complete
exercises 6I, 6J, and 6K from Chapter Six in Steps in Composition (pgs.
253-265).
Mar
23 Fri Watch scene from Jungle Fever (girl talk on
players and trifling black men): write
one-page critical response to issue of racial-sexual stereotypes. Homework: Complete Draft #3 of
Term Paper (3-page analysis of a source).
Mar 26 Mon Draft #3 of Term
Paper Due! Discuss stereotypes of South Asians (i.e., East
Indians,
Pakistanis, etc.), especially notions of arranged marriages. Watch scenes from Mississippi Masala and East is East. Write a one-page response to the film
scenes. Homework: Complete exercises 7C,
7D, 7F, and 7G from Chapter Seven in Steps (pgs. 279-302).
Mar 28 Wed Discuss stereotypes of “Arabs”
(Middle-Easterners who speak Arabic).
Watch
scenes
from Rules of Engagement and The Siege. Write critical response
to films. Homework: Complete Reading
Survey from Chapter Eight in Steps (p.332-333).
Mar 30 Fri Review revision/evaluation sheets
I’ve attached to your graded writing
assignments. Select a non-graded writing assignment to
exchange with a member in your Writing Team.
Write a one-page evaluation of each other’s writing using the categories
on my revision/evaluation sheet as a guide.
Homework: Complete exercises 8C, 8D, and 8E from Chapter Eight in Steps
in Composition (pgs. 339-353).
Apr 2 Mon Discuss stereotypes of “Asians”
(people from the Far East). Watch scene
from
Combination
Platter. Write
one-page response. Homework: Complete
exercises 8F and 8G from Chapter Eight in Steps in Composition (pgs.
357-361).
Apr 4 Wed Watch scene from The Joy Luck
Club. Discuss & write a one-page
response.
Apr 6 Fri Writing teams complete revision
worksheet for each member’s paper based on
audience
feedback to writer as s/he reads her/his paper aloud to the group. Advise writer how to use better vocabulary,
organize ideas better, write a more original conclusion, and make meaningful
and smarter insights and observations.
Homework: Complete Draft #4 of Term Paper (4-page persuasive
essay + Works Cited page).
Apr 9 Mon Draft #4 of Term Paper Due! Homework: Complete exercises 9E, 9F, and
9K
from Chapter Nine in Steps in Composition (pgs. 382-395).
Apr
11 Wed Work on revision of Term Paper in
class. Homework: Add Commonly
Confused
Words (pgs. 414-419) to Grammar/Vocabulary Dictionary.
Apr 13 Fri Complete
exercises 10C and 10G from Chapter Ten in Steps (pgs. 411-434).
Apr 16 Mon Complete
exercises 11D and 11I from Chapter Eleven in Steps (pgs. 454-470).
Apr 18 Wed Complete exercises 12D and 12F from
Chapter Twelve from Steps (pgs. 492-526).
Apr 20 Fri Complete exercises 12I, and 12J
from Chapter Twelve from Steps (pgs. 492-526).
Apr 23 Mon Revise Term Paper in Class. Complete any unfinished assignments. No more
revisions
of any assignments will be accepted after Wednesday, April 25!
Apr 25 Wed Draft #5 of Term Paper Due! (Final persuasive
essay + Works Cited page).
Review
for Diagnostic B Multiple Choice Exam.
Homework: Organize Portfolios. Grade
sheet MUST be completed or Portfolio will NOT be accepted.
Apr 27 Fri Diagnostic B
Multiple Choice Exam.
Portfolios Due in my office, room L-148 by Noon!
Apr 30 Mon Last
Day of Class. Review for Essay
Exam. Complete Teacher Evaluations.
May
4 Fri Meet at 6:00AM-7:45AM to complete the Diagnostic B Essay Exam!
Pick-Up Portfolio from my office, room L-148, by 3pm to find out final
grade.