Northern Oklahoma College

Course Syllabus

1. Course Title:� English Composition 1113

Division of Language Arts: Dr. Michael Cronin, Chair
Course Description: This course includes the fundamentals of expository writing with emphasis on structure, development, sentence style and grammatical correctness.
Prerequisite:� There are no prerequisites.

2. Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

Know the basics of grammar, mechanics, and structure.
Write essays, demonstrating various organizational strategies.
Compose seven formal out-of-class essays and two in-class essays.��
Understand the writer�s stance: subject, purpose, and audience.
Develop a philosophy of rhetoric in personal essays.
Illustrate a proficient level of proofreading and editing.
Examine the role of writing in addressing personal and

global problems.

3.� Instructor Information:

� Faculty:� John Richard Stevens

� Office:�� OSU-Stillwater Campus 408 Morrill Hall

� Office Phone:� 405-744-2079

� Email Address:�� [email protected]

� Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays from noon to 1:00, Fridays from 11:00 to noon.

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4. �Textbook and Materials

Nadell,Judith, Linda McMeniman, and John Langan

�� The Longman Writer 6^th ed. New York: Longman, 2006.

Dictionary recommended.

5. Course Policies:

� Attendance:� Regular attendance is required to be successful in the

�� class.� Instructors will use the administrative warn and

�� drop system.� After three(3) absences, the instructor will

�� issue a warning and after six (6) accumulative

� absences, the instructor may withdraw the student. Please do not come

� late or leave early without permission of the instructor.

� Make-up Work: Students are responsible for consulting the instructor about work missed due to absence, regardless of the reason.� To avoid penalty, students who know that they will miss a class should make up work before the absence.��

If a student fails to hand in a major essay on the due date, the paper will receive a ten-point deduction if handed in within the week.� After one week from the date due, the paper will not be accepted.

Late daily work will not be accepted except in extenuating circumstances as determined by the instructor.

� Assignments: Homework assignments are to be completed before class.� The student should be prepared to ask and answer questions related to the assignment.� Unless otherwise specified, all quizzes and examinations are completed in class. If students miss a major exam, they will have until the next class period to complete the missed exam.� After that, if the exam has not been completed, a zero will be recorded.

� Plagiarism:� If you submit work other than your own, I will consider the work plagiarized.� Plagiarism may result in any or all of the

following penalties:� a zero for the assignment, an �F� for the

course, or an administrative withdrawal from school.

6.� Evaluation and Assessment of Course:

� Grading:� Instructors evaluate students� work according to standard

requirements:

A=900 points and above�� D=600-699 points

B=800-899 points� �� F=0-599 points

C=700-799 points

Final grade will be based on a percentage of total points possible.

�� Proofreading:� A paper must have both content and correct mechanics

�� if it is to communicate well.� Students should proofread their

work carefully.� Tutors are available in the Tutoring

Center to help with writing and editing.

� Procedures for Determining Grades

The final grade will be based on a percentage of TOTAL POINTS possible.� Each essay is worth 100 points and will be evaluated by grading criteria that includes both grammar and content.

�� 7.� Writing Component:

Northern Oklahoma College is committed to helping students improve writing.� The college expects all courses to contain a writing component as part of the evaluation of student progress.� We expect students to produce written work that is focused, well developed, organized, and relatively free of grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors.� Papers that fall short of this standard will not be accepted; the work will be returned to the student for revision within a reasonable time.

�� 8.� Academic Dishonesty or Misconduct:

Academic dishonesty or misconduct is not tolerated at Northern Oklahoma College.� Whether in the form of plagiarism or cheating, it is a serious matter that can result in expulsion from the institution.� Representing someone else�s ideas as one�s own or using unauthorized notes, aids, or other means to improve scores on an assignment, a project, or an exam will result in disciplinary action against the student.� The disciplinary procedures are as described in the NOC Student Handbook).

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Disciplinary action for students who are enrolled in both OSU and NOC classes will follow the OSU policy on Academic Misconduct and Dishonesty (http://comp.okstate.edu).

�9.� Use of Cell Phones & Electronic Devices:

The use of cell phones, palm pilots, walkie-talkies, pagers, cameras, or other communication devices will not be permitted during in-session classes at Northern Oklahoma College.� If brought to class, these devices must be turned off and stored out of sight.� In the event a student is caught using an electronic device of any nature during exams, quizzes, or other confidential circumstances, the student will receive a zero grade for that portion of the coursework.� It will be at the discretion of NOC to determine additional consequences, which can include removal from the course and/or removal

�from the institution for the dishonest act or acts.� (Refer to the NOC Student Handbook for additional information.)

The use of laptop computers is permissible in Northern Oklahoma College classes only upon prior approval by the specific instructor for that course.� Any use of laptop computers or any other similar learning aids that are used in a dishonest manner by the student will result in forfeiture of the privilege to use such items in class and the student will receive a zero grade for that portion of the coursework.� It will be at the discretion of NOC to determine additional consequences, which can include removal from the course and/or removal from the institution for the dishonest act or acts.� (Refer to the NOC Student Handbook for additional information.)

�� 10.� Assessment of Student Learning:

�Assessment is an ongoing process aimed at understanding and improving student learning.� It involves making the course objectives measurable and explicit.� It is our intent to systematically measure the process of student learning within each course being taught at Northern, by

setting appropriate high standards for learning quality and interpreting evidence to determine how well student performance matches the course objectives and standards, then utilizing the resulting information to improve student performance.

The following examples are measures that will provide evidence of student learning: written and oral assignments and projects, unit, chapter, mid-term, and comprehensive examinations, pre- and post-tests, quizzes, competency based projects, observation of student behavior, internally and externally juried reviews, portfolios, internships, case studies, research papers, journals, essays, large and small group projects, one on one communications between faculty and students, standardized or national licensure tests, capstone projects, student satisfaction surveys, national standardized tests, employer surveys on the quality of program graduates, and others.

11.� Identification of Student Learning Styles:

The Northern faculty believes that all students should have the opportunity to learn in an environment conducive to their dominant learning style.� It is our goal to provide diverse pedagogy within each course to address the identified learning styles for the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners.�

12.� Statement of Student Support

If you have a disability, please let me know so I can work cooperatively with you and the counseling office to provide reasonable and fair opportunities for you to be a productive and successful learner.

�� 13.� Additional Information:

If the instructor requests that corrections must be made, grades for written assignments will not be recorded until the corrected paper and the originally graded copy are returned to the instructor.� If neither is returned, a zero will be recorded for that grade.� Failure to complete corrections will result in a grade reduction of 5% unless the instructor indicates that corrections are optional.��

All coursework must be completed prior to the week before final exams.� Late work will not be accepted at that time.

How to Turn in Assignments:

Paper copies are required for all assignments. I do not accept email turn-ins. If I make rare exceptions it does not establish precedent.

Course Components and their Percentages of the Final Course Grade:

100 points	Narrative Essay -- Page count requirements: 2 full pages minimum. Due date: 1/20/06
100 points	Process Essay -- Page count requirements: 2 full pages minimum. Due date: 2/3/06
100 points	Comparison/Contrast Essay -- Page count requirements: 2 full pages minimum. Due date: 2/17/06
100 points	Cause-Effect Essay -- Page count requirements: 3 full pages minimum. Due date: 3/3/06
100 points	Definition Essay -- Page count requirements: 3 full pages minimum. Due date: 3/31/06
100 points	Argumentative Essay -- Page count requirements: 3 full pages minimum. Due date: 4/21/06
200 points	Wired Thought Papers (There are a total of 5 Wired Thought Papers worth 40 points each.)
100 points	Participation -- make certain that you are aware how late work, missing work, and other factors affect your participation grade.
50 points	Reading Skills Workshops and Portfolio -- consult the Assignments Calendar for workshops dates; Portfolio Turn-In Due date: 4/5/06
50 points	Final Examination -- an essay exam for which participation is mandatory.

Participation Grading:

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Your Participation grade is determined by the following factors: how much you participate in discussions and the careful thinking demonstrated by your remarks. Other factors include late work; missing work; unsatisfactory in-class work; lack of preparation, which means failure to be prepared for peer revision workshops and/or other activities; unprofessional conduct; poor attendance, and your failure to meet the requirements of this syllabus. Moreover, I expect you to participate in every class by significantly adding to class discussions. I expect your reading, writing, analyses, and discussion to reflect careful thought and preparation. Considering these policies, if you are absent three (3) or less times but you create a situation that negatively affects your grade, you will receive a grade that is lower than 100, perhaps to the point of zero in this component of the course.

Finally, there is the aspect of "effective participation." As the semester progresses, students must demonstrate that they are effectively demonstrating previously taught skills. If, for example, we are some weeks into the course and a student is still failing to successfully negotiate skills that should have already been mastered, then participation with regard to learning said skills can only be judged as ineffective. Also, if I have reason to believe that an assignment was written at the last minute, as opposed to its being drafted and revised over time, then it is a case where that student has effectively been absent from participating in the writing process. In such cases the participation grade will be reduced, perhaps to the point of zero is this component of the course.

Make-Up Work: Students are responsible for consulting with me about work missed due to absence, regardless of the reason. To avoid penalty, students who know that they will miss a class should turn the work in early. Still, I do accept late work under the parameters described in the "Late Work and Missing Work" section below.

�Late work and Missing Work:

� After the class period ends on the due date the work is late.

� I reserve the option to reduce late work 5% per calendar day late, which includes weekends, holidays, breaks, etc.

� Late work and/or missing work can also cause a reduction of the participation grade component, perhaps to the point of zero.

Peer Revision Workshops:

� Peer Revision Workshops are crucial to the draft and revise writing process taught in this course, and you are expected to participate in all of them. I will reduce the final grade of an essay by 5% if a peer review workshop is missed for any reason, including absence from class. For every peer revision workshop bring to class a copy of the Peer Revision Worksheet, for if it is not visibly on your desktop then you are unprepared for class, which can certainly have an effect on your participation grade. Also, if you fail to meet the minimum required page count for a peer revision workshop, which means falling short by even a line or two of text, or failing to meet the formatting requirements established during lectures then you will not receive credit. Failure to receive credit for peer revision workshops can also cause a reduction of the participation grade component, perhaps to the point of zero.

Wired Thought Papers:

These are five extremely short assignments. They are based on readings on the Web, mostly from Wired Magazine, and you will find the links to these readings on the "Assignment Calendar" at the end of this syllabus. Before turning one in you must read the following prompt: "Wired Thought Papers."

Reading Skills Workshops:

Reading Skills Workshops will dramatically increase your skills in the following areas:

1) Read faster
2) Better understand what you read
3) Remember better what you read
4) Optimize note-taking skills for study

You must keep an ongoing record of your semester-long progress by recording your in-class and out-of-class practice on the Timings Handout for Speed Reading, as well as compiling a varied selection of reading notes, both of which you will turn in toward the end of the semester in the form of a portfolio. I will teach you how to record your progress. Failure to maintain neat and accurate records and reading notes will compromise your grade in this component of the course, and your participation in these workshops also has an effect on the participation grade course component.

As an aside, I want you to know that these are very powerful skills that I have taught to thousands of students. Trust my process and by the end of the semester you may actually enjoy reading and studying for tests. How is such a thing possible? Because you will spend less time on your schoolwork while acheiving much higher grades. What a nice combination.

Importantly, our first Reading Skills Workshop is on 1/20/06, and you should begin compiling your portfolio at that time. Before doing so, Click here, and read the "Reading Skills Portfolio Prompt and Guidelines," which we will go over during class.

NOC Resources:

Tutors are available in the Tutoring Center to help with writing and editing. Be aware that some of the most highly skilled students use tutors as a second set of eyes. It is a wise student who uses all available resources.

�� 14.� Course Outline

�� Weeks 1-2 �� Narrative Essay

�� Weeks 3-4 �� Process Essay

�� Weeks 5-6 �� Comparison-Contrast Essay

�� Weeks 7-8� �� Cause-Effect Essay

�� Weeks 9-12� �� Definition Essay

�� Weeks13-15�� Argument Essay/Reading Skills Portfolio

�� Week 16�� Pre-finals Week

�� Week 17�� Final Exam

THE ASSIGNMENT CALENDAR:

WEEK ONE:

M 1-9:
TODAY'S CLASS: Course introduction. Brief overview of your first project, which is the Narrative Essay.

� �Homework:

Read the Adam Mayblum essay, "The Price We Pay," pp. 229-32, in your Longman Writer, and answer questions 1 and 2 under "Questions for Close Reading" on pp. 232-33, and answer questions 1, 2, and 3 under "Questions About the Writer's Craft" on p. 233. Before writing this assignment you must review your lecture notes on formatting requirements. Also, Click here, print the prompt for the Narrative Essay, and bring it to class on Wednesday.

W 1-11:
TODAY'S CLASS: Bring to class today: your Longman Writer. Discussion of Mayblum reading and the questions you answered for homework; discussion of your first project, which is the Narrative Essay, so make certain to have with you the Narrative Essay Prompt.

�� Homework:

Begin working on your Narrative Essay because you will need one full page minimum for the peer revision workshop on Wednesday of next week. On Friday we will, among other activities, look at some common sentence level errors, what it is that defines them and how to avoid them. We will begin with sentence fragments, so Click here, print the "Sentence Fragments" handout, and bring a copy to class on Friday. Also, Click here, print the handout "Sentence Fragment Exercises--# 1," and bring it to class on Friday. There is no need for you to do these exercises at home, for we will complete them during class on Friday. (These handouts are courtesy of the Owl Online Writing Lab at Purdue.)

F 1-13:
TODAY'S CLASS: Bring to class today: your Longman Writer. Make certain you bring to class today both the handouts listed under homework on Wednesday 1/11/06; 35 minute in-class writing on your Narrative Essay, so bring all the materials you need to work during class.

�� Homework:

Because of next week's Monday holiday we will not meet again until Wednesday. You will bring to Wednesday's class a few handouts, so make certain to look at the activities listed under Wednesday, 1/18/06, and print the necessary materials so that you are prepared for class.

WEEK TWO:

M 1-16:
TODAY'S CLASS: HOLIDAY, NO CLASS: Martin Luther King, Jr.

W 1-18: TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop for Narrative Essay, one full page minimum, so bring four copies. Also, Click here, print the handout "Peer Revision Worksheet," and bring it to class today. Click here, print the handout "Independent and Dependent Clauses," and bring it to class today. Click here, print the handout "Run-Ons, Comma Splices, Fused Sentences" and bring it to class today. There is no need for you to do these exercises at home, for we will complete them during class on Friday. (With the exception of the "Peer Revision Worksheet" today's handouts are courtesy of the Owl Online Writing Lab at Purdue.)

�� Homework:

Click here and read the prompt for Wired Thought Papers, print it and bring a copy to class on Friday. Continue working on your Narrative Essay, which is due on Friday. On Friday we will also discuss your next major project, which is your Process Essay, so Click here, print the prompt, and bring a copy to Friday's class. Friday is also our first Reading Skills Workshop, so make certain to bring to class your Longman Writer. Click here, print the "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," and bring a copy to Friday's class. Click here, print the "Reading Skills Portfolio Prompt and Guidelines," and bring a copy to Friday's class.

F 1-20: TODAY'S CLASS: Narrative Essay due. Today is our first Reading Skills Workshop, so make certain to bring to class today your Longman Writer. Click here, print the "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," and bring a copy to today's class. Discussion of your upcoming Wired Thought Paper, so make certain to bring the prompt to class today. We will also discuss your next major project, which is your Process Essay, so Click here, print the prompt, and bring a copy to class today. Click here, print the "Reading Skills Portfolio Prompt and Guidelines," and bring a copy to class today. Click here, print "The 5 Paragraph Essay Format," and bring a copy to class today.

�� Homework:

Click here and read the prompt for Wired Thought Papers because Wired Thought Paper # 1 is due next class. After you have read the prompt, Click here read the Brendan I. Koerner article, "Rise of the Green Machine," print it and bring a copy to class on Monday, along with your Wired Thought Paper, which you will turn in. Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion. Click here, print the handout on "Comma Splices" (courtesy of The UVic Writer's Guide), and bring a copy to class on Monday.

WEEK THREE:

M 1-23 TODAY'S CLASS: Wired Thought Paper # 1 due; discussion of Koerner; discussion of comma splices; make certain to bring to class today all the handouts listed under last Friday's homework.

�� Homework:

Click here, and print the OSU Policy on Academic Dishonesty or Misconduct, and bring it to class on Wednesday for a class discussion of the policy. Click here, and print the handout "Plural and Possessive," courtesy of Meredith College, and bring it to class on Wednesday.

W 1-25 TODAY'S CLASS: Discussion of what constitutes Academic Dishonesty or Misconduct and how to avoid it, discussion of plurals vs. possessives, so make certain to bring to class both of the handouts listed under last Monday's homework.

F 1-27:
TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Workshop # 2, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and a spiral pad for taking notes.

�� Homework:

Prepare for Monday's peer revision workshop on your Process Essay, for which you will need one full page minimum.

WEEK FOUR:

M 1-30 TODAY'S CLASS: Peer Revision Workshop for the Process Essay, one full page minimum, bring four copies. In-class writing on Process Essay, so bring all the materials you need to work during class.

�� Homework:

Click here read the Joshua Davis article, "Say Hello to Stanley," print it and bring a copy to class on Wednesday, along with your Discussion Question/Observation, which you will turn in. A Discussion Question/Observation is not a Wired Thought Paper, but rather a short question or observation you have jotted down prior to class. Its purpose is to advance the class discussion. Also, Click here, take "The World's Smallest Political Quiz," and find out where you fit in on the political map. Write down the result of your quiz and bring it to class on Wednesday.

W 2-1 TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Workshop # 3, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and a spiral pad for taking notes. Discussion of "Say Hello to Stanley." Make certain to bring your Discussion Question/Observation; bring to class today the results of "The World's Smallest Political Quiz."

�� Homework:

Click here print the Comparison/Contrast Essay Guidelines, and bring a copy to class on Friday.

F 2-3: TODAY'S CLASS: Process Essay due. Discussion of your Comparison/Contrast Essay, so Click here print the Comparison/Contrast Essay Guidelines, and bring a copy to class today.

�� Homework:

Wired Thought Paper #2 is due on Monday. Click here to access the primary text, which is the Steve Silberman article, "Don't Even Think About Lying." Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the article.

WEEK FIVE:
M 2-6 TODAY'S CLASS: Wired Thought Paper # 2 due. Discussion of Silberman article; In-class writing on Comparison/Contrast Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

W 2-8 TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Workshop # 4, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and a spiral pad for taking notes. Bring to class today your in-progress Comparison/Contrast Essay; we will have a class discussion over the issues you've chosen to write about.

�� Homework:

Prepare for Friday's peer revision workshop on your Comparison/Contrast Essay, for which you will need one full page minimum.

F 2-10:TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop for Comparison/Contrast Essay, for which you will need one full page minimum. Bring 4 copies. In class writing on Comparison/Contrast Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

�� Homework:

Just keep working on your Comparison/Contrast Essay.

WEEK SIX:

M 2-13 TODAY'S CLASS: We watch a video.

�� Homework:

Click here read the Kim Stanley Robinson article, "Taming the Red Planet," print it and bring a copy to class on Wednesday, along with your Discussion Questions/Observations on the article and the video we watched today, which you will turn in. Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the article and the video we watched during today's class.

W 2-15 TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Workshop # 5, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and a spiral pad for taking notes. Discussion of Monday's video and the Robinson article. Bring to class your Discussion Questions/Observations on the video we watched during Monday's class, and turn them in today.

F 2-17 TODAY'S CLASS: Comparison/Contrast Essay due. Discussion of your Cause-Effect Essay, so Click here print the Cause-Effect Essay Guidelines, and bring a copy to class today. In-class writing on your Cause-Effect Essay.

�� Homework:

Wired Thought Paper #3 is due on Monday. Click here to access the primary text, which is the Noah Shachtman article, "Attack of the Drones." Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the article.

WEEK SEVEN:

M 2-20 TODAY'S CLASS: Wired Thought Paper #3 due. Discussion of Shachtman article; In-class writing on Cause-Effect Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

�� Homework:

W 2-22 TODAY'S CLASS: We watch a video.

�� Homework:

Prepare for Friday's peer revision workshop on your Cause-Effect Essay, for which you will need one full page minimum; write a Discussion Question/Observation about today's video, which you will turn in on Friday.

F 2-24:
TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop on Cause-Effect Essay, one full page minimum. Bring 4 copies. Class discussion of Wednesday's video, so make certain to bring your Discussion Question/Observation, which you will turn in.

�� Homework:

Prepare for Monday's peer revision workshop on your Cause-Effect Essay, for which you will need two full pages minimum; in-class writing on your Cause-Effect Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

WEEK EIGHT:

M 2-27 TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop on Cause-Effect Essay, two full pages minimum. Bring 4 copies. In-class writing on Cause-Effect Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

W 3-1 TODAY'S CLASS: We watch an excerpt from the TV program, 60 Minutes, and discuss it..

�� Homework:

In-class writing on Cause-Effect Essay, so bring all the materials you will need. Click here print the Definition Essay Guidelines, and bring a copy to class on Friday.

F 3-3: TODAY'S CLASS: Cause-Effect Essay due. Reading Skills Workshop # 6, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and a spiral pad for taking notes. Click here print the Definition Essay Guidelines, and bring a copy to class today. In-class writing on your Definition Essay.

�� Homework:

Wired Thought Paper #4 is due on Monday. Click here to access the primary text, which is the Josh McHugh article, "Attention, Shoppers: You Can Now Speed Straight Through Checkout Lines!" Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the article.

WEEK NINE:

M 3-6 TODAY'S CLASS: Wired Thought Paper # 4 due. Discussion of McHugh article. In-class writing on your Definition essay, so bring to class all the materials you will need.

�� Homework:

Just keep working on your Definition Essay.

W 3-8 TODAY'S CLASS: We watch a video.

�� Homework:

Prepare for Friday's peer revision workshop on your Definition Essay, for which you will need one full page minimum. Write a Discussion Question/Observation about today's video, which you will turn in on Friday. Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the video.

F 3-10: TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop on your Definition Essay, one full page minimum. Bring four copies. Discussion of Wednesday's video. In-class writing on Definition Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

�� Homework:

FUN! (Hey, it's spring break).

WEEK TEN:

SPING BREAK MARCH 13 THROUGH MARCH 17, NO CLASSES.

WEEK ELEVEN:

M 3-20 TODAY'S CLASS: We watch a video.

�� Homework:

Prepare for Friday's peer revision workshop on your Definition Essay, for which you will need two full pages minimum. Write a Discussion Question/Observation about today's video, which you will turn in on Wednesday. Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the video.

W 3-22 TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Workshop # 7, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and a spiral pad for taking notes. Discussion of Monday's video. Make certain to bring your Discussion Question/Observation. In-class writing on Definition Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

�� Homework:

Prepare for Friday's peer revision workshop on your Definition Essay, for which you will need two full pages minimum. Click here read the John Hockenberry article, "The Blogs of War," print it and bring a copy to class on Friday, along with your Discussion Question/Observation, which you will turn in. Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the article.

F 3-24 TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop for Definition Essay, two full pages minimum, bring 4 copies. Discussion of Hockenberry article. Make certain to bring your Discussion Question/Observation, which you will turn in.

�� Homework:

Prepare for Monday's peer revision workshop on your Definition Essay, for which you will need three full pages minimum.

WEEK TWELVE:

M 3-27 TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop for your Definition Essay, three full pages minimum, bring 4 copies. In-class writing on Definition Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

�� Homework:

Click here read the Josh McHugh article, "The Xbox Reloaded," print it and bring a copy to class on Wednesday, along with your Discussion Question/Observation, which you will turn in. Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the article.

W 3-29 TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Workshop # 8, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and a spiral pad for taking notes. Discussion of McHugh article, so make certain to bring your Discussion Question/Observation, which you will turn in. In-class writing on your Definition Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

�� Homework:

You must have with you for Friday's class the Lawrence Lessig article, "Privacy as Property," so Click here to access and print it. Also, the article is six pages long and because of the way the website is constructed each page must be printed individually before proceeding to the next page to continue printing. In other words, allow yourself enough time to print the article and be prepared for Friday's class. Click here, print the Argumentative Essay Guidelines, and bring a copy to Friday's class.

F 3-31:TODAY'S CLASS: Definition Essay due. Click here, print the Argumentative Essay Guidelines, and bring a copy to class today. Make certain you have with you the Lessig article. In-class reading and discussion of the Lessig article and the Argumentative Essay prompt. Argumentative Essay.

�� Homework:

Wired Thought Paper #5 is due on Monday. Click here to access the primary text, which is the Noah Shachtman article, "Spycam Force." Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the article.

WEEK THIRTEEN:

M 4-3 TODAY'S CLASS: Wired Thought Paper # 5 due. Discussion of Shachtman article. In-class writing on your Argumentative essay, so bring to class all the materials you will need.

W 4-5 TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Portfolio Due. We watch a video that relates to your Argumentative Essay.

�� Homework:

Write a Discussion Question/Observation about today's video, which you will turn in on Friday. Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the video. Prepare for Friday's peer revision workshop on your Argumentative Essay, for which you will need one full page minimum.

F 4-7:TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop for your Argumentative Essay, one full page minimum, bring four copies. Discussion of Wednesday's video. Make certain to bring your Discussion Question/Observation. In-class writing on Argumentative Essay, so bring all the materials you will need

�� Homework:

Prepare for Monday's peer revision workshop on your Argumentative Essay, for which you will need two full pages minimum.

WEEK FOURTEEN:

M 4-10 TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop for your Argumentative Essay, two full pages minimum, bring four copies. In-class writing on your Argumentative Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

�� Homework:

Click here read the James Cameron article "The Drive to Discover," print it and bring a copy to class on Monday, along with your Discussion Question/Observation, which you will turn in. Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the article.

W 4-12 TODAY'S CLASS: Discussion of Cameron article, so make certain to bring your Discussion Question/Observation, which you will turn in. In-class writing on your Argumentative Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

F 4-14: TODAY'S CLASS: We watch a video.

�� Homework:

Prepare for Monday's peer revision workshop on your Definition Essay, for which you will need three full pages minimum. Write a Discussion Question/Observation about today's video, which you will turn in on Monday. Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the video.

WEEK FIFTEEN:

M 4-17 TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop for your Argumentative Essay, three full pages minimum. Discussion of Friday's video. Make certain to bring your Discussion Question/Observation.

W 4-19:
TODAY'S CLASS: In-class writing on Argumentative Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

F 4-21 TODAY'S CLASS: Argumentative Essay due. THIS IS THE FINAL DAY TO HAND IN ALL COURSE WORK!
We review for final examination and I will distribute a study sheet.

WEEK SIXTEEN: (Pre-Finals Week)

M 4-24 TODAY'S CLASS: We watch the first half of a film.

W 4-26 TODAY'S CLASS: We finish watching the film.

�� Homework:

Write a Discussion Question/Observation about this week's film. Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the film. Also, think about any lingering questions you may have about the final examination, which we will discuss again on Friday.

F 4-28:
TODAY'S CLASS: Class discussion of this week's film; continued review for final examination.

WEEK SEVENTEEN: (Finals Week)
Final examination date and time:

1:30 class: Wednesday, May 3, 2006, 2:00 to 3:50pm, Room 174

2:30 class: Friday, May 5, 2006, 2:00 to 3:50pm, Room 153

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Northern Oklahoma College

Course Syllabus

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C=700-799 points

The final grade will be based on a percentage of TOTAL POINTS possible.� Each essay is worth 100 points and will be evaluated by grading criteria that includes both grammar and content.

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