CSULB
English 100
Composition
*Section 36
Room: PH 1 - 107
Tu/Th 8:00 – 9:15am
Instructor: Élice Hennessee Email: literary.pros@gmail.com
Office: MHB 717 Office Hours: Tu/Th 9:30-10:30
*and
by appointment
*Syllabus subject to change with advanced notice
Required
Texts/Materials:
Barrios, Barclay. Emerging:
Contemporary Reading for Writers. 2nd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2013.
Print.
Hacker, Diana (Nancy Sommers). Rules for Writers, CSULB Custom 7th
Edition.
Selected readings may be available through our class website, E-Reserves or via the Internet. Please make sure you have ready access to a computer with Internet. **All readings from class website, e-reserve, Internet or other electronic outlet must be printed, annotated, and brought to class on the day that we will be discussing the reading.
Class
Website: TheBeachWrites.blogspot.com
Course
Description:
English 100 is a
writing and composition course designed to help you express your ideas and
arguments more clearly and effectively. You will engage in critical reading and
expository writing as part of learning how to read, write, and compose
successfully at the university level. You will also be required to write
frequently in and outside of class through informal writing, through online
responses, and through longer, well-developed essays. This will not be a
grammar review course; however, I will discuss frequent mistakes with the class
if I see a need to do so.
Course Goals:
By the end of
this course, you will be able to:
- think and write critically about
what you read and observe;
- improve your ability to write
expository essays;
- express your ideas more clearly and
proficiently;
- generate ideas/claims and develop
those ideas/claims in an argument;
- support those ideas/claims with
evidence based information;
- articulate your responses to texts
in classroom discussions and writing assignments;
- identify and write to appropriate
audience
- quote judiciously from texts and
provide context for quotations;
- respond to your peers’ essays in an
effective manner;
- use MLA and APA citations
consistently and properly.
Requirements:
Writing Assignments: The writing
assignments you will be responsible for in this class include:
·
Essay 1
·
Essay 2
·
Scholarly Source Review
·
Issue Analysis
·
Annotated Bibliography
·
Final Research Paper
·
Mid Term Exam
·
Final Exam
·
Quick Writes (QW)
·
Real World Writing Assignments (RWW) (5)
(in class & on discussion forum)
·
Micro Essays (in class)
·
Blog and/or Letter to Official (Extra
Credit)
Full Formal Essay
Assignments: There will be three
formal essay assignments that will account for the majority of your grade to be
completed on the due dates listed on the syllabus and discussed in class (more
information regarding other essays will be handed out during the course of the
semester, specific dates found in schedule). The third essay will be a research
essay, and you will periodically update the class and me with your progress. In
your essays, you should make an argument and support your claim(s) carefully
and effectively. Your essays must be in correct MLA or APA format (I will
discuss MLA and APA formatting during class). Your arguments should stem from
the readings that we discuss in class, and you can use our discussion, your
free writes and other homework assignments as starters and supporters for these
essays.
Essay Format: All essays should be typed with Times
New Roman 12 pt font, 1” margins all around, and double-spaced, unless
otherwise noted. Please put your last name and the page number on the top
right-hand side of each sheet of your essay (otherwise known as a header). Your
name, my name, the course title, and the due date of the assignment should all
go on the left of the first sheet only. Your unique title should go in the
center of your first sheet and should not be underlined, italicized, in quotes,
or in bold lettering. See MLA formatting in the Hacker text or online for
examples and more information.
Drafts: Drafts are important because they help
you develop your ideas and clarify your claims. On the days when we have draft
workshops, you are required to bring three (3) copies of your draft; you can
also post your draft to the course site so that other students have a chance to
read and respond to your draft electronically. Drafts are to be included with
the final draft of your essays and if you do not have your draft with peer
review comments, or if your draft is insufficient (less than two pages), points
will be deducted from your final draft. For Essay 1 & 2, after you receive
peer-review comments, you will revise your draft and produce a final draft. The
final drafts are due both in hard copy and electronically. Hard copies are due
at the BEGINNING of class on the day it’s due. You will also turn in your
essays electronically, in dropbox on beachboard by 11:59pm on the days the
final drafts are due. I provide comments on drafts to help you improve your
essays. The Research Paper assignment will include two preliminary drafts and a
final draft. Since this assignment is worth so much of your grade, I am giving
you ample opportunity to receive support and assistance from your peers and
turn in your best work. Also, you can always schedule 30-minute appointments
with me to review a working draft if you like.
IMPORTANT: If you submit only one draft, your
final essay grade will be lowered by half a grade (5%).
Draft
Workshops: On draft workshop
days, you will form small groups and read and comment on your classmates’
drafts. I will provide a guide to help you comment on the drafts. Try to be as
thorough as possible in your responses to help your fellow students improve
their essays.
Midterm and
Final Exams: Because many of your
classes will ask you to write during in-class midterms and finals, the midterm
and final will consist of in-class essays. Please refer to the class schedule
to see when the midterm and final will take place. IMPORTANT: You CANNOT make
up or reschedule the midterm or final. Look up the dates of the mid-term and
final exam and be sure you are able to be in class during those times.
Participation &
Homework Assignments: This
class will focus largely on discussion; therefore, I expect you to engage with
the readings during class. Because of this, I expect you to complete the
readings by the day that they are assigned under the “class schedule.” We will
discuss the readings in class on the due dates, and by participating, you will
garner percentage points for participation. Your participation, however, should
go beyond “I liked the text” or “It was good” or “I don’t know” as such answers
will garner no percentage points since they tell me and your fellow students
nothing about your understanding of or reaction to the reading. To facilitate
productive discussion during class, every
student is required to come to each class with a minimum of 2 discussion
questions or topics ready for conversation. Your participation will also be
based on attendance and on group responses to readings and assignments that you
will submit in class and for homework, such as quick writes, scholarly source
reviews and other writing assignments listed in the syllabus.
Research Paper Proposals: All Research topics must be approved. You will receive
credit for turning in your proposal on time, but even if you do not turn in a
proposal by the due date, you must, at some point before the Research Paper is
due, consult with me on your research topic/thesis so that I may approve it. I
will not accept Research Papers with topics that did not receive my prior
approval.
Grading
Essay 1 – 3-4
pgs
10%
Essay 2 – 5-6
pgs 10%
Final Research
Paper 5-7 pgs
20%
Issue Analysis 10%
Scholarly Source
Review
5%
Annotated
Bibliography 7.5%
Other Writing
(RWW, QW, Micro Essays) 7.5%
Midterm
Exam
10%
Final Exam
10%
Participation 10%
A = 100 – 89.5%, B = 89.4 –
79.5%, C = 79.4 – 69.5%, D = 69.4 – 59.5%, F = 59.4 - 0%
IMPORTANT: YOU MUST SUBMIT ALL ESSAYS OR YOU WILL
NOT GET A PASSING GRADE IN THIS CLASS.
IMPORTANT: IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP ALL
GRADED PAPERS UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR FINAL GRADE FROM THE
UNIVERSITY.
Policies:
Rewrite
Policy: I allow you to
rewrite either Essay 1 or 2 – not both – if you get a C+ or lower. The rewrite
is due by two weeks after I return Essay 2, but you can turn it in earlier if
you wish. Rewrites must contain the
“track changes” option in Word so that I am able to see the specific revisions
made to your rewrite (students may see me if unfamiliar with this option). I
will replace the grade of the original paper with the grade of the rewrite. The
last research essay and all other writing assignments cannot be rewritten.
Late Policy: Any work turned in late, but within 3
(three) days of the due date, will be deducted a full letter grade. Electronic
essay submissions cannot be turned in in lieu of hard copies, BOTH are
required. ANY WORK TURNED MORE THAN THREE DAYS AFTER THE DUE DATE WILL RECEIVE
AN F. In short, turn everything in on time. That said, if you are, for some
reason, unable to meet a deadline, please email or meet with me at least 72
hours (3 days) before the due date so that we can come to some sort of
resolution.
Attendance
and Tardiness: Repeated absences
will significantly interfere with your progress as a writer; therefore, you are
allowed three unexcused absences without an adverse effect on your
participation grade. Upon your fourth unexcused absence, your participation
grade will be lowered by one percentage point. Upon your fifth unexcused
absence, you will lose another percentage point, and so on. After six absences
(equivalent to 3 weeks of instruction), you
will not be able to pass the course. If you think you will be absent when
an assignment will be due, the assignment is STILL DUE, and I expect you to
turn in the assignment via email or posted to the course site by the date and
time due. I also expect you to be ON TIME for all classes.
Computer and
Cell Phone Policy: I
discourage the use of laptops and other electronic devices in class. I will
not, however, prohibit students from using laptops or notepads in order to take
notes. With this in mind, those using these devices must refrain from visiting
sites that do not pertain to the class discussion during class time. Facebook,
Twitter, Sports updating websites, etc. do NOT pertain to class discussions and
are prohibited. If I feel a student is abusing this policy, I will kindly ask that
the laptop be put away, and in extreme cases, I may ask students to leave.
Please turn off all cell phones during class.
Withdrawal
Policy: It is your
responsibility to withdraw from this class. I will not withdraw students who
simply stop coming to class; such students will simply receive an F in the
class. See the course catalog for more detailed instructions and important
deadlines.
Academic
Integrity: Forms of academic
dishonesty include collusion – lending your work to another person to submit as
his or her own, fabrication – deliberately creating and/or citing false
information, and plagiarism – the presentation of another person’s work as your
own. Academic dishonesty can lead to a range of responses from the University
and me. Please see the “Academic Action” section of the course catalog: http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/catalog/current/academic_information/cheating_plagiarism.html
Accommodations: If you have a verified disability that
requires special accommodations, please see me within the first week of class
to best meet your needs. Additionally, for information regarding the services
available to you as a student with disabilities, you should contact Disabled
Student Services in Brotman Hall or call them at (562) 985-5401
Contacting
the Instructor: The best and most effective way to contact me is via
email. In most cases, this should be your first attempt to contact me regarding
any questions, issues or concerns. I will do my best to respond as soon as
possible, but for pre-caution, please allow 48 hours for a response. Also, you
should feel free to stop by my office during office hours, located at MHB 717.
If my scheduled office hours do not work with your schedule, you may make an
appointment with me and arrange a meeting.
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