Accelerated English 99 and English 101 Theme - Education and Decision Making

Course Information Instructor 2258 - English 99 Jennifer Juniper White 2248 - English 101 5 Credits Office: OLY184 Office hours: M-F, by appointment Classroom: Email: jjwhite@pierce.ctc.edu OLY164 MWF 11:00-11:50 a.m. Phone: 253-912-2399 ext 5352 SUN120 T/Th 12:00-12:50 p.m. Accelerated English 99 and English 101 Theme - Education and Decision Making Academic Integrity. The Pierce College Student Handbook states that all students should maintain high standards of integrity and honesty. This expectation includes avoiding cheating and plagiarism. Plagiarism or to plagiarize means to use another person s words or ideas as if they were your own words and ideas. It is possible to plagiarize without meaning to. In our culture, it is the most serious crime you can commit in an academic setting. The consequences can be severe, so it is important that you learn the proper way to use others words. Whether it is intentional or unintentional, plagiarism will result in a failing assignment and may result in failing this course. A simple rule to follow that will help eliminate unintentional plagiarism problems is to either quote the selection exactly word for word in quotation marks, or rewrite the selection completely into your own words. Alway provide proper documentation to giving credit to the author when applicable. Don t cheat or plagiarize as it undermines your chances of learning. Academic Rigor. As a general rule you can expect at least two hours of work outside of class every week for each credit hour. So, depending on your personal study habits and needs you should expect to do approximately 10 or more hours of work outside of class each week. Engaging in academic discourse (written or spoken communication) requires that you learn a new vocabulary, ideas, and further develop your critical thinking skills. All of these take time and effort.!1

Acceleration. This is an Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) section of English 99/101. This class combines a cohort of students who placed into English 99 with a cohort of students who placed into English 101. For the first five weeks of the quarter, this class will be taught as an English 101 class. This class is also supported by an English 95 Lab that is designed to help students complete their assignments by providing extra help as needed. At the fifth week of the quarter, it will be determined which English 99 students have qualified (per rubric and other measures) to accelerate. Students can accept or decline to accelerate Those who accept are officially registered as English 101 students. Those who decline remain registered in English 99. Please see Acceleration Rubric. Other measures to determine qualification for acceleration may include: attendance in both classes, class participation in both classes, grade point average, and completion of grammar work. Access & Disability Services. Your experience in this class is important to me, and it is the policy and practice of Pierce College to create inclusive and accessible learning environments consistent with federal and state law. If you encounter barriers based on disability, please seek a meeting with the Access and Disability Services (ADS) manager to discuss and address them. If you have already established accommodations with the ADS manager, please bring your approved accommodations (green sheet) to me at your earliest convenience so we can discuss your needs in this course. ADS offers resources and coordinates reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are established through an interactive process between you and the ADS manager, and I am available to help facilitate them in this class. If you have not yet established services through ADS, but have a temporary or permanent disability that requires accommodations (this can include but not be limited to: mental health, attention-related, learning, vision, hearing, physical, or health impacts), you are encouraged to contact ADS at (253) 964-6526 (Fort Steilacoom) or (253) 840-8335 (Puyallup). Assignment Formatting Requirements. The rough and final drafts of all writing assignments must be typed, double-spaced, and in 12 point Times New Roman font. When formatting your essays or citing source material, you must use APA format. The only exception is the in-class essay, which will be hand written. Response papers should not have the name, date, and class at the top, as they will be digitally uploaded.!2

Daily and in-class assignments or informal writing do not have to be typed, unless I ask you to do so. Everything that is hand written should be done in pen. Rough drafts of formal papers will be peer edited on the due date. If you do not participate in the peer editing process on the due date, the final draft may not be accepted. Attendance. You receive five participation points for each day you attend class and actively participate. You are required to attend class sessions at the scheduled times. If you exceed five (5) absences or one full week of instruction, you will be asked to drop this course. You will automatically fail the course if you miss five or more classes. Also, if you are not fully present during class because you are using mobile devices for something unrelated to class, engaging in disruptive behavior, or sleeping, you will be marked absent and grades will be adjusted accordingly. NOTE: If you miss class, it is your responsibility to check Canvas and contact a classmate to get notes and find out what was covered in class for the day. Cell Phones, i-pads, & Lap-tops. Please turn off your cell phone and other electronic devices and keep them in your bag during class. Texting, listening to music, and talking on the phone in the classroom is considered rude and disruptive, and not allowed in class. No calls, texts, Facebook messaging will be allowed during class time, by anyone. Points will be deducted from those who do not comply. You will receive a warning and after that, your participation points will be marked as a zero for that day. If there is any reason you need access to your phone during the class time, such as if your child is sick or you need to access handouts during group work, then you need to discuss it with the professor prior to class. Lap-tops and i-pads are not allowed in the class unless stated otherwise by the instructor. Class Cancelations: If class is canceled due to inclement weather or another emergency, I will do my best to let you know as soon as possible. If you have not yet signed up for text message notifications from Campus Safety, please do so immediately. Always prioritize your personal safety when deciding whether or not to come to school. If I cancel class due to illness or a personal emergency (which is unlikely), I will notify you via Canvas as soon as I can. Communication. You are expected to check your student Canvas email account at least twice daily. If I need to contact you, I will send a message through Canvas. If you have a question or concern, please email me through Canvas. You should expect a reply within one day, except for over the weekend or holiday breaks. If you have problems connecting to Canvas or your student email, please let me know so that we can fix the issue. Communication with Instructor. Outside of class time, Canvas email is the preferred method of communication.!3

[This space intentionally left blank.] Core Abilities: You will notice that the syllabus below lists and defines the Core Abilities (the skills that Pierce College has determined are essential to students success) in the following box. These Core Abilities will also be featured in Unit Paper assignment sheets and rubrics (grading sheets). You will gain skills in all of the Core Abilities this quarter, but the abilities emphasized in this course are Communication, Critical Thinking, and Information Competency. You and I will evaluate your progress in the Core Abilities this quarter, and you must succeed in all course outcomes to pass the class. Core Abilities. Pierce College believes all students should demonstrate competence in five Core Abilities: Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking This is the process of questioning and reasoning: a critical, creative, reflective thinker will question, search for answers and meaning, evaluate ideas and information, and develop beliefs that lead to positive action. Critical thinking includes the act of problem solving. Effective Communication - This is the effective exchange of messages in a variety of contexts, using multiple methods. (It is a successful exchange of messages between a sender and a receiver. The sender creates a message of ideas, information, and/or experience and shapes it into a coherent form, which can be sent or otherwise performed. The receiver accepts, interprets, and responds to a message. Messages may be presented in a variety of forms.) Information Competency The information competent student seeks, finds, evaluates, and uses information from a variety of sources and in a variety of contexts to engage in lifelong learning. This includes the ability to recognize a need for information, to persist in acquiring it, and to understand the value of information in personal and academic life. Multiculturalism - A student of multiculturalism values open-mindedness, inclusion, multicultural perspectives and multiple ways of knowing, thinking, and being. This is a set of abilities that includes multiple ways of understanding and living. These interdependent abilities are practiced in an ongoing examination of human perspectives, human experiences,!4 and human voices, in an effort to create a diverse living environment that will ensure coexistence.

Course Outcomes English 99 1. Write a minimum of three academic essays that support, develop, and prove a thesis 2. Write one in-class essay 3. Read a variety of analytical, evaluative, persuasive, and argumentative texts 4. Summarize, analyze, synthesize, and respond to academic texts in writing 5. Use the writing process (prewriting, organizing, drafting, revising, and proofreading) 6. Write essays that demonstrate unity, coherence, focus and clarity 7. Integrate readings through effective paraphrasing, quoting, and citing in an essay 8. Use grammar, mechanics, syntax, and sentence variety appropriately Course Outcomes English 101 1. Compose work in a variety of genres, including but not limited to thesis-driven, collegelevel essays that synthesize researched sources (3,500 words minimum of formal writing, total, excluding revisions) by using the writing process. 2. Apply key rhetorical concepts (writer, audience, subject, purpose, and context) in order to analyze and compose a variety of texts. 3. Analyze texts as purposeful responses to a variety of situations and contexts as well as products of social identity (e.g., gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and social class). 4. Use rhetorically appropriate English language structures, including disciplinary conventions of syntax, grammar, punctuation, spelling voice, tone, and diction. 5. Demonstrate information competency by locating, reading, and evaluating a diverse range of primary and secondary research materials (both scholarly and popular) in order to synthesize original ideas with those from appropriate sources. 6. Quote, paraphrase, cite and document sources appropriately in a consistent documentation style to maintain academic honesty and intellectual integrity. Diversity/Respect. You are required to engage, participate and collaborate with your classmates in a productive and professional manner; it is fundamental to the class expectations and your success in this course. Each student is expected to exercise an open-mind and treat other people and their ideas with respect. Offensive and disruptive behavior that prevents this learning community from participating in productive discourse will not be tolerated. You will be asked to leave class and not receive credit for participation in the class activity.!5

Language or behavior that discriminates against any individual s gender, race, class, ethnicity, disability, religion, or sexual orientation is not tolerated in this class. Participating in a college course costs time, energy and money. In this class, you are one member of a learning community and showing up unprepared is disruptive and disrespectful of the investment and sacrifices each person has made to attend and learn. It is expected that you show up on time and prepared for the activities. If you continuously disrupt and/or disrespect our learning community, I reserve the right to excuse you from class and mark you absent. Emergency Procedures for Classrooms. Call 911 and then Campus Safety in response to an imminent threat to persons or property. In the event of an evacuation (intermittent horns & strobes), gather all personal belongings and leave the building using the nearest available safe exit. Be prepared to be outside for one hour and stay a minimum of 200 feet from any building or structure. So long as it is safe to do so students are expected to stay on campus and return to class after evacuations that last less then 15 minutes. Do not attempt to re-enter the building until instructed by an Evacuation Director (identified by orange vests) or by three horn blasts or bell rings. Please notify the nearest Campus Safety Officer or Evacuation Director of any one left in the building or in need of assistance. The Fort Steilacoom Campus Safety number is (253) 964-6751. Extra Credit. No extra credit points or assignments are planned. Fundamental Area of Knowledge. Grading. Communication: Graduates identify, analyze, and evaluate rhetorical strategies in one s own and others' writing in order to communicate effectively. Percentage Decimal Grade 90-100% = 3.5-4.0 =A 80-89% = 2.5-3.4 =B 70-79% = 1.5-2.4 =C 60-69% = 1.0-1.4 =D < 60 = 0.0 =F!6

All of the formal papers written in the class will receive one of the above number grades. Generally speaking, student who complete satisfactory homework (with a 2.0 or above) and in-class work on time, participate (and take notes) in class regularly, and who maintain a consistent homework schedule for assignments (at least 2 hours or more for each day this class meets) will probably be successful. More work might be required to excel. It is your responsibility to learn concepts and understand assignments, and you are always encouraged to ask questions to ensure that you do. Note that all assigned papers must be completed and accepted to qualify for a 2.0 or higher in this class. There are basically six elements and or assignments that will be graded: daily activities, Quill grammar online, essays and peer edits, in-class essay, reading and responses, and writing portfolio. Quizzes may be added if is becomes apparent that Assignments and Grading Weights (Content and Weight Subject to change.) Occurrence Value Total Attendance/Participation/Daily Activities 50 2 = 100 2% (includes some take home work) Essays and Peer Edits 4 100 = 400 65% (includes one in-class essay) Reading and Responses 7-10 10 = 70~ 18% Writing Portfolio 1 50 = 50 2% Quill Grammar online 44+ 13% Grammar. A paper with significant grammar errors cannot receive a passing grade, regardless of the quality of its other aspects. Completing Quill Grammar online is a required element of this class. Last Day. The last date of class is: Monday, March 19, 2018. Late Assignments and Papers. All assignments are due on the due dates at the beginning of class, unless otherwise stated. Absence from class is not an allowance for late work. You are responsible for submitting all assignments on the due date even if you do not attend class. To receive credit for the assignment, you must attend class or make arrangements by Canvas email in advance with faculty permission. Always talk to me if you believe you will not meet a deadline to turn a paper in on time. Papers will not be accepted by email.!7

Papers will be accepted 24 to 48 hours late with respective penalties, but papers more than a two days late will not be accepted. Late daily assignments will generally not be accepted. Canvas quizzes close at the time they are due, and in class quizzes cannot be made up. I always consider possible alternatives plans for students with documented cases of personal hardship; however, the student must contact me in advance or within a reasonable period of time. Again, it is at my discretion. Participation. This class is a learning community. It is important that every student has the best opportunity to learn and be successful in the class. The environment of the classroom depends on the students in the class. Each student is responsible for their own behavior and how it contributes to or distracts from learning. Therefore, there are several classroom rules that all students are expected to follow every day. In this class you are expected to be an active learner and Be engaged - Prepare for class by completing homework, readings, and other various assignments - Keep your phone (and other electronic devices) in your bag with sound off - Participate fully in class activities - Treat every day as an opportunity to learn Be respectful - Be polite to your classmates and teacher - Don t make noises or swear in class - Don t sleep in class - Don t talk when others are talking - Raise your hand if you wish to speak or ask a question Be responsible - Attend all class sessions on time - Ask about what you missed if you are absent - Bring your books, homework and materials to class every day - Turn in all assignments when they are due If you do not follow these rules, you will receive a verbal warning. If you continue to disrupt class, I will give you a 0 for participation for that day, and you may be marked absent. If your behavior is an ongoing issue, you will need to schedule a meeting with me to discuss your future participation in this class.!8

Portfolio. You should keep your work throughout the quarter in your Portfolio. Compiling your work systematically in a three-ring binder will help you stay organized and see your progress throughout the quarter. There will be a Portfolio evaluation later on in the quarter, which includes a written self evaluation based on the work compiled in your Portfolio. Problem or concern. Should you face any challenges or frustrations in this class, please contact me by Canvas email to schedule an individual appointment with me as soon as possible. It is my experience that nearly all problems can be resolved through an honest, oneon-one conversation between student and teacher. Texts and Materials. REQUIRED. 1. Wonder by R.J. Palacio 2. Access to the internet for Canvas and Canvas Email 3. Standard, College Rule, 8 1/2 x 11 paper 4. One 3 - three-ring binder 5. One package of eight tabbed dividers 6. Pens, black or blue 7. A reliable USB device or Cloud access for saving your work. 8. Quill Grammar online (Free!) NOTE: The 3 ring-binder and eight tabbed dividers are to use as a Portfolio. You are REQUIRED to save all graded work in your Portfolio until finals are posted. Texts. RECOMMENDED. 1. English Dictionary Please bring your textbooks and supplies to class with you each day! Withdrawal: You are responsible for initiating the appropriate paperwork by the date Pierce College specifies. Please check with your advisor for details.!9

Writing Good Papers: The goal of the class is to write well. As you can see above in the Grading section, the majority of the course grade is based on formal writing assignments. Each writing assignment will have an assignment sheet, which lays out the expectations for the paper. (It is very important to write to the purpose and the audience of the assignment.) And all of the assignments will also have a rubric to assess the paper. The rubric lays out the grading criteria for each paper. Generally, however, the goal is to turn in a paper that is thoughtful and enjoyable to read. That means that the paper includes interesting ideas presented in a solid structure/organization. The content of the papers should be expressed clearly and thoughtfully, and each paper should be revised and proofread carefully. (Papers that haven t been revised or proofread or have been revised carelessly will be returned ungraded.) Adhering to a solid writing process, which in this class includes peer editing, is a good way to help you write the best papers that you can. It is easy to tell if we are reading a paper that the student enjoyed writing, for each word is alive.!10