English Composition I, MWF, Fall 2007, John Richard Stevens

Northern Oklahoma College

Course Syllabus

1.�� Mission Statement for NOC:

�� Northern Oklahoma College, a multi-campus learning community, provides high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services to allow citizens to develop to the full extent of their abilities, to succeed in a competitive global environment, and to be effective life-long learners.�

2. Course Title:� English Composition 1113

� Division of Language Arts:� Dr. Pamela Stinson, Chair

� Course Description:� This course includes the fundamentals of expository writing with emphasis on structure, development, sentence style and grammatical correctness.

� Prerequisites:� There are no prerequisites.

3. Course Objectives:

This course includes the fundamentals of expository writing with emphasis on structure, development, sentence style and grammatical correctness.� Development of personal style, an introduction to research, and the basics of solid academic writing will be a focus of this course.

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, including sequencing, causal analysis, comparison, definition, and persuasion.
Compose five formal out-of-class essays and one in-class essay.��
Understand the writer�s stance: subject, purpose, and audience.
Illustrate a proficient level of proofreading and editing.
Utilize basic research techniques, correctly quoting, paraphrasing, and citing material from different types of texts.

4. Instructor Information:

� Faculty:� John Richard Stevens

� Office:� NOC-Stillwater Campus

� Email Address:� john.richard.stevens �at� okstate.edu

� Office Hours: I am always available before and after class, and by appointment.

5.�� Textbook(s) and Materials:

VanderMey, Randall, Verne Meyer, John Van Rys, and Pat Sebranek.� The College Writer: A Guide to Thinking Writing, and Researching.� 2^nd ed.� Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Company, 2007.

Dictionary recommended.

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6. Course Policies:

� Class attendance rules:� Regular attendance is required to be successful in the class.� I will use the administrative warn and drop system.� After three (3) absences, I will issue a warning and after six (6) accumulative absences, I may withdraw you. Moreover, more than three (3) absences will affect your participation grade, perhaps to the point of zero in the participation component of this course. Arriving late or leaving early is unacceptable, and three (3) instances results in a charged absence. Arriving five (5) minutes or more late results in a charged absence; leaving early results in a charged absence.

� Essays: The length of each essay will be determined by the specific prompt for each given assignment. Essays must demonstrate original thought, development, and organization.� For each essay assignment, you will be given a schedule of readings, exercises, and drafts required. All essays must be typed, double spaced, and in MLA format. Grading criteria for each essay will be reviewed in class.�

� Formatting of all course work: All course work must be in a 12 point Times New Roman font. Other fonts, particularly those generating a deceptively higher page count, are unacceptable, and such papers will receive a lower grade. Margins are to be either 1 inch or 1� inches, the latter of which is the default setting in MS Word. Always double space. Do not turn in any typewritten single spaced work or I will reduce the grade by a minimum of one full letter grade. Do not turn in any handwritten work, for it will be returned to you at the earliest opportunity, and is considered to be late until a properly formatted version is turned in. Adhere to the page count guidelines for all assignments. If any of the above problems persist, I will grade the assignment as a zero.

� General guidelines for late work: when class ends on the due date, the work is late.

� Late/Missing work and your participation grade: It will affect your participation grade, perhaps to the point of zero in the participation component of this course. Students are responsible for consulting the instructor about work missed due to absence, regardless of the reason.��

� Late major projects (the essays): If a student fails to hand in an essay on the due date, the paper will receive a ten-point deduction per class period if handed in within the week.� After one week from the date due, the paper will not be accepted.�

� Late policy on all other course work: All course work loses 5% per calendar day late, including weekends, breaks, holidays, etc.

7.� Course Grading Policies:�

� Grading Scale:�

�� A = 90 �100

�� B = 80 -- 89

�� C = 70 -- 79

�� D = 60 -- 69

�� F = 59 and Below

� Extra Credit - Course Policy:� There is no extra credit.

8. Writing Component:

Northern Oklahoma College is committed to helping students improve their writing skills.� 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.

9. 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.

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).

10. 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.

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.)

11. 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.� Assessment of each student�s learning within the class will be conducted at least every two weeks or six hours of class.

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.

12. 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.�

13. 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.�

14. Additional Information:

What You Should Do to Get Started:

Read this syllabus in its entirety, and if you have any questions ask me as soon as possible. Also, I have provided you with a number of lectures on my website, http://www.englishdiscourse.org/teaching.comp.html, and you should read the following ones immediately: �Opening Remarks,� and �Read This Before Turning in Any Work.�

Required Software:

� MS Word, which is FREE OF CHARGE to all OSU and NOC students. All assignments must be composed and turned in as a MS Word doc file. To obtain MS Word for free, you can visit http://it.okstate.edu/mca, login and download the software. You will need your PRISM id and PRISM default password. If you do not have this information, or if you experience any problems at all, call the helpdesk at 744-HELP (744-4357) and they will gladly assist you. As an alternative, the OSU campus has many computer labs, all of which offer computers that have MS Word. The Edmon Low Library also checks out laptops to OSU students, and they too have MS Word.

� How to turn in course work: For each of the major projects (essays), a paper copy is due during class on the due date. Additionally, an electronic copy is due, prior to the beginning of class, on the due date, and it must be turned in to TurnItIn.com as a MS Word doc file. Use the TurnItIn.com �file upload� method from the submit screen. You will be instructed during class about how to create a TurnItIn.com account, and how to turn in your work. Your essays will be considered late until both the paper copy and the electronic copy is turned in. All other rules for late work, as delineated in section six of this syllabus, also apply. Moreover, your electronic turn-in must be an exact duplicate of the paper copy: in other words, no further corrections or revisions will be accepted. Also, if the electronic and paper copies do not match up it will have a negative impact on the assignment�s grade.

� Participation grading: Your Participation grade is determined by the following factors: how much you participate in discussions; the careful thinking demonstrated by your remarks. There are also other variables involved that will negatively affect your grade, which include the following: 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; your failure to meet any other requirements of this syllabus. Moreover, I expect you to participate in every class by significantly adding to class discussions, which means group discussions, as well as the discussions led by me. 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.

There is also 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 inadequate. 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.

� 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. There is no way to make up these lost points. Moreover, each time you miss a peer revision workshop your participation grade will be reduced. Also, if your paper falls even slightly short of the minimum page count, even if only by a line or two of text, you will not receive credit for participation in that workshop.

Course Components and their Percentages of the Final Course Grade:

10%	Narrative Essay -- Page count requirements: 2 full pages minimum to three full pages maximum, plus an additional page, which is the works cited page.� Due date: 8/31/07
10%	Problem/Solution Essay -- Page count requirements: 2 full pages minimum to three full pages maximum, plus an additional page, which is the works cited page. Due date: 9/14/07
10%	Comparison/Contrast Essay -- Page count requirements: 2 full pages minimum to 3 full pages maximum, plus an additional page, which is the works cited page. Due date: 9/28/07
10%	Cause-Effect Essay -- Page count requirements: 3 full pages minimum to 4 full pages maximum, plus a works cited page. Due date: 10/19/07
10%	Definition Essay -- Page count requirements: 3 full pages minimum to 4 full pages maximum, plus a works cited page. Due date: 11/9/07
15%	Argumentative Essay -- Page count requirements: 4 full pages minimum to 5 full pages maximum, plus a works cited page. Due date: 11/30/07
15%	Thought Papers (There are a total of 5 Thought Papers worth 3% each.)
10%	Participation -- make certain to review this syllabus carefully, so that you are aware of how late work, missing work, and other factors affect your participation grade.
5%	Reading Skills Workshops and Portfolio -- consult the Assignments Calendar for workshops dates; Portfolio Turn-In Due date: 11/14/07
5%	Final Examination -- an essay exam; participation is mandatory.

Thought Papers: These are extremely short assignments that are based on readings from our course book, A College Writer. Before turning in one of these assignments, you must read the prompt for Thought Papers, which is accessible on my website.

Reading skills workshops and portfolio: 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. Importantly, our first Reading Skills Workshop is on 8/31/07, and you should begin compiling your portfolio at that time. Before doing so, print the "Reading Skills Portfolio Prompt and Guidelines," from my website.

The Class Listserv: Everyone must e-mail me on the first day of class, so follow the directions under �homework� for the first day of class. I will then subscribe you to the class listserv, so that we can better communicate. Your participation in this is mandatory, and it is a factor in determining your participation grade. It is your responsibility to maintain your e-mail account in working order.

15.� Course Outline:

The following is a tentative schedule of the material to be covered is this course:

Week 1 � 2:� Narrative Essay; fundamentals of grammar

Week 3 � 4�� Problem/Solution Essay

Week 5 � 6 Comparison/Contrast Essay

Week 7 � 9 Cause-Effect Essay

Week 10 � 12 Definition Essay

Week 13 � 15 Argumentative Essay

Week 16 � Pre-Finals Week

Week 17 � Finals Week

Discussion Questions/Observations: There are no direct points earned from turning in discussion questions, which will be assigned during class. Still, these are assignments, so failure to participate by turning them in on time will result in a reduction of your participation grade. As with all course work, the guidelines for late work and missing work apply.

The Weekly Assignments Calendar:

WEEK ONE:

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M 8-20� TODAY'S CLASS: Course introduction; a brief overview of your first project, which is the Narrative Essay.

Homework:

Send me an e-mail today to john.richard.stevens at okstate.edu, and the subject line should read 2:30 Class Listserv. They body of the email should be blank, for I will not open the e-mail, but rather, I will use it to subscribe you to the class listserv. If you have a question, then send a separate e-mail with a different subject heading, and ask your question.
�Read the following pages in The College Writer: 133, 135, 138-39, and be prepared for class discussion on Wednesday.
Print the prompt for the Narrative Essay, and bring it to class on Wednesday.
Print the lecture �Read This Before Turning In Any Work,� and bring it to class on Wednesday.

W 8-22� TODAY'S CLASS: Bring to class today The College Writer. Discussion of homework readings; 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 Monday of next week. On Friday, 8/24, 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 8-24� TODAY'S CLASS: Bring to class today: The College Writer. Make certain you bring to class today both the handouts listed under homework on Wednesday 8/22/07; 35 minute in-class writing on your Narrative Essay, so bring all the materials you need to work during class.�

WEEK TWO:

M 8-27: TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop for Narrative Essay, one full page minimum, so bring four copies. Click here, and print the OSU Policy on Academic Dishonesty or Misconduct, and bring it to class today for a class discussion of the policy. Also print the handout "Peer Revision Worksheet," and bring it to class today.

W 8-29: TODAY'S CLASS: 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. (With the exception of the "Peer Revision Worksheet" today's handouts are courtesy of the Owl Online Writing Lab at Purdue.)

F 8-31: TODAY'S CLASS: Narrative Essay due. Today is our first Reading Skills Workshop. We will discuss your upcoming Thought Paper, and your next major project, which is your Problem/Solution Essay. Print the following materials and bring them to class today:

� Click here, print the handout "Run-Ons, Comma Splices, Fused Sentences."

� Timings Handout for Speed Reading

� Thought Paper Prompt��

� Problem/Solution Essay Prompt�

� Reading Skills Portfolio Prompt and Guidelines

Homework: Thought Paper # 1 over the Brian Ley essay, "Preparing for Agroterror," pp. 303-05 in The College Writer, is due on Wednesday. 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 Wednesday. Click here, and print the handout "Plural and Possessive," courtesy of Meredith College, and bring it to class on Wednesday.

WEEK THREE:

M 9-3 HOLIDAY�NO CLASS

W 9-5 TODAY'S CLASS: Thought Paper # 1 due; discussion of Ley essay; discussion of comma splices and plurals vs. possessives; make certain to bring to class today all the handouts listed under last Friday's homework, as well as The College Writer, for we will review chapter 20.

F 9-7� TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Workshop # 2, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper.

WEEK FOUR:

M 9-10 TODAY'S CLASS: Peer Revision Workshop for the Problem/Solution Essay, one full page minimum, bring four copies. In-class writing on Problem/Solution Essay, so bring all the materials you will need to work during class.�

W 9-12 TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Workshop # 3, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper.

F 9-14 TODAY'S CLASS: Problem/Solution Essay due. Discussion of your Comparison/Contrast Essay, so print the Comparison/Contrast Essay Prompt, and bring a copy to class today.

Homework: Thought Paper #2 over the Leonard Pitts, Jr. article, "Apostles of Hatred Find It Easy to Spread Their Message," pp. 269-70 in The College Writer, is due on Monday. Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the article.

WEEK FIVE:

M 9-17 TODAY'S CLASS: Thought Paper # 2 due. Discussion of Pitts article; In-class writing on Comparison/Contrast Essay, so bring all the materials you will need, including The College Writer, for we will review chapter 13.

W 9-19 TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Workshop # 4, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper. 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.

F 9-21� 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.

WEEK SIX:

M 9-24 TODAY'S CLASS: In-class writing on your Comparison/Contrast Essay, so bring all the materials you need to work during class.�

W 9-26� TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Workshop # 5, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper.

F 9-28� TODAY'S CLASS: Comparison/Contrast Essay due. Discussion of your Cause-Effect Essay, so print the Cause-Effect Essay Prompt , and bring a copy to class today. In-class writing on your Cause-Effect Essay, so bring all the materials you will need, including The College Writer, for we will review chapter 12.

Homework: Thought Paper #3 over the Rebecca Pasok essay, "To Drill or Not to Drill," pp. 285-87 in The College Writer, is due on Monday. Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the article.

WEEK SEVEN:

M 10-1� TODAY'S CLASS: Thought Paper #3 due. Discussion of Pasok article; In-class writing on Cause-Effect Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

W 10-3� TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Workshop # 6, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper.

Homework: Prepare for Friday's peer revision workshop on your Cause-Effect Essay, for which you will need one full page minimum.

F 10-5� TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop on Cause-Effect Essay, one full page minimum. Bring 4 copies. In-class writing on Cause-Effect Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

WEEK EIGHT:�

M 10-8 TODAY'S CLASS: NO CLASS. FALL BREAK.

W 10-10 TODAY'S CLASS: In-class writing on Cause-Effect Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

F 10-12 TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Workshop # 7, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper.

Homework: Prepare for Monday's peer revision workshop on your Cause-Effect Essay, for which you will need a complete draft, which means three full pages minimum, plus the works cited page.

WEEK NINE:

M 10-15� TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop on Cause-Effect Essay, complete draft needed, which means three full pages minimum, plus the works cited page. Bring 4 copies. In-class writing on Cause-Effect Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

W 10-17 TODAY'S CLASS: In-class writing on Cause-Effect Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

F 10-19 TODAY'S CLASS: Cause-Effect Essay due. Print the Definition Essay Prompt, and bring a copy to class today. In-class writing on Definition Essay, so bring all the materials you will need, including The College Writer, for we will review chapter 16.

Homework: Thought Paper #4 over the Anna Quindlen article, "Uncle Sam and Aunt Samantha," pp. 306-08 in The College Writer, is due on Monday. Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the article.

WEEK TEN:

M� 10-22� Thought Paper # 4 due. Discussion of Quindlen article. In-class writing on your Definition essay, so bring to class all the materials you will need.

W� 10-24� Reading Skills Workshop # 8, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper.

Homework: Prepare for Friday's peer revision workshop on your Definition Essay, for which you will need one full page minimum.

F� 10-26� Peer revision workshop for Definition Essay, one full page minimum, bring 4 copies. In-class writing on your Definition essay, so bring to class all the materials you will need.

WEEK ELEVEN:

M 10-29� TODAY'S CLASS: In-class writing on your Definition essay, so bring to class all the materials you will need.

W 10-31 TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Workshop # 9, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper.

Homework: Prepare for Friday's peer revision workshop on your Definition Essay, for which you will need two full pages minimum. In-class writing on your Definition essay, so bring to class all the materials you will need.

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F 11-2 TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop for Definition Essay, two full pages minimum, bring 4 copies. In-class writing on your Definition essay, so bring to class all the materials you will need.�

Homework: Prepare for Monday's peer revision workshop on your Definition Essay, for which you will need a complete draft, which means three full pages minimum, plus a works cited page.

WEEK TWELVE:

M 11-5 TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop for your Definition Essay, complete draft needed, which means three full pages minimum, plus a works cited page. Bring 4 copies. In-class writing on your Definition essay, so bring to class all the materials you will need.

W 11-7 TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Workshop # 8, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper. In-class writing on your Definition Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

F 11-9 TODAY'S CLASS: Definition Essay due. Print the Argumentative Essay Prompt, and bring a copy to class today. In-class writing on Argumentative Essay, so bring all the materials you will need, including The College Writer, for we will review various sections of the book. Also, bring to class a copy of the Kelly and Erickson article (refer to the Argumentative Essay Prompt).

Homework: Thought Paper #5 over the Sarah Hanley essay, "Adrenaline Junkies," pp. 177-78 in The College Writer, is due on Monday. Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the article.

WEEK THIRTEEN:

M 11-12 TODAY'S CLASS: Thought Paper # 5 due. Discussion of Hanley essay. In-class writing on your Argumentative essay, so bring to class all the materials you will need.

W 11-14 TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills Portfolio Due. In-class writing on your Argumentative essay, so bring to class all the materials you will need.

Homework: Prepare for Wednesday's peer revision workshop on your Argumentative Essay, for which you will need one full page minimum.

F 11-16 TODAY'S CLASS: NO CLASS. HOLIDAY.

WEEK FOURTEEN:

M 11-19 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.

W 11-21 TODAY'S CLASS: Campus will probably close at noon today, so there is no class meeting.

F 11-23 TODAY'S CLASS: THANKSGIVING BREAK. NO CLASS.

WEEK FIFTEEN:

M 11-26 TODAY'S CLASS: In class writing on your Argumentative Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.

Homework: Prepare for Wednesday's peer revision workshop on your Argumentative Essay, for which you will need a complete draft, which means four full pages minimum, plus a works cited page.

W 11-28 TODAY'S CLASS: Peer revision workshop on your Argumentative Essay, for which you will need a complete draft, which means four full pages minimum, plus a works cited page.

F 11-30 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 12-3 TODAY'S CLASS: We watch the first half of a film.

W 12-5 TODAY'S CLASS: We finish watching the film.

F 12-7 TODAY'S CLASS: Class discussion of this week's film

WEEK SEVENTEEN: (Finals Week)

Final examination is on Monday, December 10, from 2:00 to 3:50 pm, in our regular classroom.