Peter Rampa Hogue Hall 226 This course will help you to develop the skills necessary for academic writing. Through assignments involving critical reading, response, and research, you will generate complex questions, explore multiple perspectives, and write summaries and responses. You will also learn how to craft prose that meets the expectations of an academic audience. The culminating assignment for the course is a synthesis paper in which you answer a research-based question of interest to you and to others in your class. Language & Literature 416F M/W/F 12:00-12:50 PM TUES 12:00-1:00 / THUR 12:00-1:00 PM (or by appt.) RampaPe@cwu.edu Specific outcomes for English 101 are listed in the coursepark.
CLASS P-OLICI ES & E t t. xpec a ions Attendance/Tardiness To achieve the goals of this course, you will have to participate actively, completing all assignments and taking part in discussions. Your contributions are crucial to your success and to the success of the course course as a whole, as a whole, so you so are you expected are expected to attend to attend every class. every You class. will After receive three a grade absences, for your whether participation excused once or not, your course grade will start dropping. For each absence beyond the third, your grade will be at midterm and once at the end of the quarter. dropped one step. For example, if you have been absent four times and have a B average, you will be assigned a B-. If you miss more than six classes, you will receive a failing grade for the course. Failure Note: Excessive cell phone use during class will lower your participation grade. to keep an appointment will also be counted as an absence. If you are miss late, more talk than to me six after classes, class. you If will you receive are consistently a failing grade late, you for the will course. not receive Because full credit you are for participation. expected to participate in class, this course does not distinguish between excused and unexcused absences, including school-related events. Nonetheless, if you have to miss class because of scheduled commitments If you have to miss such class, games inform concerts, me of your submit impending an official absence, calendar check or Blackboard letter at the for beginning handouts of and the assignments, quarter and make and talk arrangements with a classmate so that about your that assignments day's lesson are submitted when you return. on time. You If you will have be held to miss responsible more than for three completing classes, you any work are strongly assigned encouraged whi le you to are drop gone. this W rite course down and the add names a different and phone course or numbers an online of section two classmates of this course. you can contact if you miss class. Classroom Disruptions Students whose conduct is disruptive or disorderly (e.g., talking out of turn, or showing using aggression cell phones towards and another electronic student) will devices be reprimanded. in class) will A student be reprimanded. who is A consistently student who disruptive consistently may be disruptive asked to may be asked to leave the class, and the leave the class, and the incident may be incident may be reported to Student reported to Student Affairs. Affairs. Conferencing At least once this quarter, you will have be the required of to scheduling attend an individual an individual conference option conference in my office. to A review missed a conference completed will rough draft count and as an receive absence. extra credit towards the final draft. See Canvas for details. Because this is a four-credit course that meets only three days a week, you are expected to do nine hours of homework each week (two for each credit and one for the for the day day class class does does not not meet). meet). Late Work All major assignments must be uploaded to Canvas by 11:59 PM on the respective due date. Any submissions uploaded past the due date will will be be marked as as late late and and subject to the loss of one letter grade per day that the subject to the loss of one letter grade per day that the assignment is late. (E.g., An A turns into a B if an assignment assignment is is late. one day (E.g. late; An A an is A lowered turns into to a C B if if an an assignment is is one 2 days day late.) late.) Arrangements It is possible to can discuss be arrangements made before an before assignment an assignment is due, but is due, not after. but not after.
Revision Policy Be sure to to start start assignments assignments early. You early. are required You should to bring your bring papers your to papers in-class workshops. to class workshops You will have the and, option if necessary, to revise one paper to in this the course Writing for a better Center grade. BEFORE You will have you until submit the end them. of week You nine will (Friday, be able May 29) to revise to submit only this revision. one paper for a better grade. You will have until week nine of class to submit this revision. In order to revise, you must make In order to take advantage of the revision policy, you must schedule an appointment with me to discuss the changes you wish to make, and an then appointment submit your revision with with me a to detailed discuss explanation the changes of the alterations you wish to your to make, original and draft. submit your revision with a detailed explanation of the alterations to your original draft. Papers submitted during the last week of class Because or they during are due finals after week nine, may the not Synthesis be revised. and Reflection essays may not be revised. Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty An egregious case case of academic of academic dishonesty, dishonesty, including including plagiarism, plagiarism, will result in a will failing result grade for in the a failing assignment grade and for may the result assignment in a failing grade and for may the course. result Academic in a failing dishonesty is defined in the student conduct code online grade for the course. Academic dishonesty is (http://www.cwu.edu/student-success/student-rights-andresponsibilities). in the student conduct code defined (http://www.cwu.edu/student-success/student-rights-and-responsibilities). Withdrawing from a course does not excuse Withdrawing academic from a dishonesty. course does In cases not where excuse academic academic dishonesty dishonesty. confirmed, a W can be replaced with a letter grade. In cases where academic dishonesty is confirmed, a W can be replaced with a letter grade. ADA Statement If If you you have have a disability a disability and wish and to set wish up academic to set up adjustments academic in adjustments this class, please in give this me class, a copy please of your give me "Confirmation a copy of your of Eligibility "Confirmation for Academic of Adjustments" Eligibility as for soon as Academic possible. If you Adjustments" do not have this as form, soon contact as possible. the Disability Services Office in Bouillon 140 (ds@cwu.edu, 963-1202). If you do not have this form, contact the Disability Services, Bouillon 140 (ds@cwu.edu, 963-1202). GRADING------- even if it is your own work. Assignments Preparation,, and Participation... 100 Toolkit Quizzes and Test... 200 Citation and Documentation Test... 50 Summary... 100 Summary-Response Paper... 150 Research Proposal and Annotated List of Works Cited... 50 Synthesizing Sources Exercise... 50 Synthesis Paper... 250 Reflection... 50 Total... 1000 Extra Credit NOTE: To pass this course, you must submit ALL essay assignments. (Summary, Summary-Response, Research Proposal, and Synthesis.) Failure to do so will result in an Academic Early Alert. You may not submit a paper written previously (or concurrently) for another course, The The Writing Writing Center Center is an is an excellent resource for for students of of all all skill skill levels levels who desire help with who any desire stage help of the with writing any stage process of the (prewriting, process drafting, {prewriting, revision, drafting, etc.). You will earn three revision, extra etc.). credit I will points award on your one third assignment of a letter if I grade receive to online your paper's notification grade that if you I receive on line notification from the tutor you worked with that you received assistance from the Writing Center. A maximum of twenty-five extra received assistance from the Writing Center. I will award a maximum of points can be earned throughout the quarter. twenty-five extra credit points. Grading Scale A 930+ A- 900-929 B+ 870-899 B 830-869 B- 800-829 C+ 770-799 c 730-769 C- 700-729 D+ 670-699 D 630-669 D- 600-629
Wednesday, Jan. 4 [Introductions / Critical Thinking] WEEK ONE 1. Complete Student Interest and Experience Survey 2. Read 1a-c in Harbrace Essentials (abbreviated as HE) 3. Read The Rhetorical Situation in the coursepack (abbreviated as CP), pages 5-10. Friday, Jan. 6 [The Rhetorical Situation / Sentence Essentials] - Student Interest and Experience Survey (in-class) 1. Read 17a-c in HE. a. On a separate piece of paper, identify and list only the subjects and predicates from Exercise 17.2 on page 257. WEEK TWO Monday, Jan. 9 [The Rhetorical Situation / Toolkit 1] - Exercise 17.2 (for in-class activity) 1. Take toolkit 1 Quiz. 2. Read actively and critically the article Redefining Reading (CP 73-80). Wednesday, Jan. 11 [Reading Rhetorically / Unity and Coherence] - Toolkit 1 Quiz (by the time class begins) 1. Read 11c-e in HE. 2. Complete Quotations and Paraphrases (CP 11-13) on a separate sheet of paper. Friday, Jan. 13 [Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing Paragraphs] - Quotations and Paraphrases (hard copy, collected in class) 1. Read 11f in HE. 2. Complete Summarizing Paragraphs (CP 15-17). a. Must be uploaded to Canvas by Wednesday, 1/18.
Monday, Jan. 16 WEEK THREE Wednesday, Jan. 18 [Summarizing Review / Toolkit 2] - Summarizing Paragraphs (upload to Canvas) 1. Take Toolkit 2 Quiz. 2. Read 1d-e in HE. Friday, Jan. 20 [Citing and Documenting Sources] - Toolkit 2 Quiz (by the time class begins) Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday 1. Prepare for quiz on quoting, paraphrasing, citing sources, and documenting sources by locating the following sections in your Harbrace handbook: a. Directory of MLA in-text citations b. Information regarding the placement and punctuation of in-text citations c. Directory of MLA-style entries for a works-cited list d. Sample entries for books and articles e. Sample MLA-style essay f. Sample works-cited page 2. The Citation and Documentation Quiz will be held in class on Monday, 1/23. You may use your Harbrace handbook during the quiz. WEEK FOUR Monday, Jan. 23 [Citation and Documentation Quiz] Today - Citation and Documentation Quiz (Open book: Harbrace Essentials) NOTE: Unless arrangements have been made in advance, today is the only day that you will be permitted to take this quiz. If you would like to request accommodations through Testing Services, please let me know by the end of the day on Friday 1/20. 1. Read Doubts about Doublespeak (CP 29-30). Be prepared to discuss this article in class on Wednesday. Wednesday, Jan. 25 [Strategies for Summarizing / Toolkit 3] 1. Take Toolkit 3 Quiz. 2. Review Guidelines for Summarizing in the coursepack (25-27). 3. Begin work on your Summary essay. a. Prepare a rough draft for the in-class workshop on Monday, 1/30. A hard-copy of your draft will be required for the workshop.
Friday, Jan. 27 [Strategies for Summarizing] - Toolkit 3 Quiz (by the time class begins) 1. Continue working on a rough draft of your Summary essay. a. A hard-copy of your draft will be required for the in-class workshop on Monday, 1/30. WEEK FIVE Monday, Jan. 30 [Workshop (Summary essay) / Toolkit 4] - Hard-copy of your Summary essay rough draft. (Required for in-class workshop) 1. Prepare Summary essay (final draft). Upload to Canvas by Wednesday, 2/1. 2. Take Toolkit 4 Quiz. 3. Read Responding (CP 43-50). Extra Credit Opportunity: Bring a completed draft of your Summary essay, along with a copy of the Summary assignment sheet, to a Writing Center session. You will earn 3 points of extra credit (1/3 rd of a letter grade) on your assignment once I receive confirmation from the Writing Center. You can find the Writing Center schedule here: http://www.cwu.edu/learning-commons/university-writing-center Wednesday, Feb. 1 [Writing in Response] - Upload your Summary essay to Canvas by 11:59 PM tonight. o Late submissions will lose one letter grade per day that the assignment is late. - Toolkit 4 Quiz (by the time class begins) 1. Read Do Millennials Make for Bad Employees? (CP 87-90). a. Complete Function Statement handout. Friday, Feb. 3 [Strategies for Responding / Creating an Outline] - Function Statement handout 1. Complete the Textual Outline handout. a. If you did not receive a copy in class, see Canvas -> Files -> Handouts -> Textual Outline