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 1213
3. Objectives
Upon
completion of this course the student will be able to:
����� a.� Understand the connection between audience,
subject, and purpose, and adapt writing style accordingly.
����� b.� Discuss the use of persuasive appeals in
varied texts.
����� c.� Quote, paraphrase, summarize, and cite
materials in MLA format.
����� d.� Evaluate and analyze source materials of
various types.
����� e.� Recognize and synthesize opposing points of
view in writing.
����� f.� Demonstrate correct usage of grammar,
mechanics, and punctuation.
����� g.� Compose at least one essay in class and a
minimum of four out-of-class essays.
4. Instructor Information:
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Email Address: john.richard.stevens �at� okstate.edu
�
Office Hours:�
I
am always available before and after class.
5. Textbook and Materials
James, Missy and Alan
P. Merickel.� Reading Literature and Writing Argument.� 3nd ed.� Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson
Prentice Hall, 2008.
����������������������� Optional:
Rasmussen, Kirk
G.� The
Prentice Hall Writer�s Guide to Research and Documentation.� 6th ed. Upper Saddle River,
New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004.
VanderMey, Randall,
Verne Meyer, John Van Rys, and Pat Sebranek.�
The College Writer: A Guide to Thinking Writing, and
Researching.� 2nd ed.� Boston:
Houghton-Mifflin Company, 2007.���������� �
6. Course Policies:
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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.
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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.�
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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.
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General guidelines
for late work:
when class ends on the due date, the work is late.
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Late/Missing work and
your participation grade: Lateness 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.��
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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.�
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Late policy on all
other course work:
All course work loses 5% per calendar day late, including weekends, breaks,
holidays, etc.
7.
Evaluation and
Assessment of Course:
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Grading:�
The grading scale for this course is as
follows:
90-100 A������� 80-89 B�������� 70-79� C�������� 60-69� D�������� 50-59� F
The final course grade will be based on 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.
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Extra
Credit�Course Policy:� ������� There is no extra
credit.
8.
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.
9.
Academic
Integrity:
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.� 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.)
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.
����������� 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 believe you have a disability of any
type, 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 in this course.� It is your responsibility as a student to
notify the Counseling Office of your disability.� The Counseling Office numbers are as follows:
Tonkawa campus (580)628-6651, Enid campus (580)548-2265, or the Stillwater
campus (405)744-7116.� The Student
Disability Services (315 Student Union) on the OSU campus can provide testing
to determine each student�s specific needs.�����
14. Course Outline:
����� Weeks 1-3���� Personal Response Essay; Grammar
����� Weeks 3-6���� Connections
Essay; Research Proposal; Grammar
����� Week�
6-9 ���� Annotated Bibliography:
Research; Documentation
����� Week 10-12�� Bibliographic
Analysis Essay: Essay Exam; Portfolio
����� Weeks 12-15 �� Argumentative Research
Paper; Presentations
����� Week��
16����� � �Pre-finals Week
����� Week��
17����� �� Final Examination ���������������������� ��������
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,� and �Read This Before Documenting
Any Sources.�
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.
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How to turn in course
work: For
each of the major projects (essays), and the Thought Papers, 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 or docx
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.
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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 arrival to class; late work; missing work; unsatisfactory in-class work; excessive late
arrivals to class; 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.
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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:
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5% |
Personal Response Essay -- Page count
requirements: 3 full pages minimum, to 4 full pages maximum, plus a works
cited page. Paper copy due in class with complete copies of all sources in a
pocket folder, and electronic copy due to TurnItIn.com prior to class. Due date: 9/4/08 |
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Research Proposal - - No direct
points for this assignment, but turn-in is required. Typewritten paper copy
due in class, but no electronic copy due to TurnItIn.com. Due date: 9/9/08 |
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10% |
Connections Essay -- Page count
requirements: 3 full pages minimum to 4 full pages maximum, plus a works
cited page. Paper copy due in
class with complete copies of all sources in a pocket folder, and electronic
copy due to TurnItIn.com prior to class. Due
date: 9/25/08 |
|
10% |
Annotated Bibliography -- Paper copy due
in class with complete copies of all sources in a pocket folder, and
electronic copy due to TurnItIn.com prior to class. Due
date: 10/16/08 |
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3% |
Bibliographic Analysis Essay Exam - - essay exam; participation
is mandatory. No make-ups or retakes. Exam date:
10/21/08 |
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12% |
Bibliographic Analysis Essay -- Page count requirements:
5 full pages minimum to six full pages maximum, plus a works cited page. Paper copy due in class with complete
copies of all sources in a pocket folder, and electronic copy due to
TurnItIn.com prior to class. Due date: 11/6/08 |
|
5% |
Reading Skills Workshops and Portfolio -- consult the
Assignments Calendar for workshops dates. Paper copy due in class
in a pocket folder, but no copy due to TurnItIn.com. |
|
20% |
Argumentative
Research Paper -- Page count requirements: 7 full pages
minimum to 8 full pages maximum, plus a works cited page. Due date: 12/2/08. ELECTRONIC COPY TURN-IN ONLY, WHICH MUST BE EITHER A DOC OR DOCX FILE,
SO YOU MUST USE THE �FILE UPLOAD� METHOD ON TURNITIN.COM. IF YOU COMPLETE
THIS PAPER PRIOR TO OR DURING THANKSGIVING BREAK, THE TURN-IN CAN BE MADE
EARLY. |
|
� 6% |
Individual Research Project
Presentation -- Due date:
as assigned. |
|
14% |
Thought Papers There are a total
of 7 Thought Papers, 2% each. |
|
10% |
Participation -- make certain that
you are aware of how late work, missing work, and other factors affect your
participation grade. |
|
5% |
Final Examination -- an essay exam,
for which participation is mandatory. No make-ups or retakes. |
Thought Papers: These are extremely short assignments that
are based on readings from our course book, Reading
Literature and Writing Argument. 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.
Discussion Questions/Observations and Other
Random Assignments: There
are no direct points earned from turning in discussion questions and other
random assignments, some of which may 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. These assignments must be typed,
and are not accepted late.
THE
ASSIGNMENT CALENDAR:
TU
8-19� TODAY'S CLASS: Course introduction.
Brief overview of your first project, which is the Personal Response Essay.
Homework: Bring the following materials to our
next class:
�
The
prompt for the Personal
Response Essay
�
The Sentence
Fragments Handout
�
Sentence
Fragments Exercises # 1
�
All course books.
�
Read This Before Turning in Any Work
There is no need for you to do the sentence fragments handouts at
home, for we will complete them during class; however, you must have read the CNN article in its entirety, and view
the YouTube clips on the Personal
Response Essay assignment prompt. (The sentence fragments handouts are courtesy
of the Owl Online Writing Lab at Purdue.)
TR 8-21� TODAY'S CLASS: Bring to class today:
all course books; all handouts listed under the previous class�s homework.
Discussion of CNN article and YouTube clips; discussion of your first
project, which is the Personal
Response Essay. ��In-class writing on your Personal
Response Essay, so bring all the materials needed to
work during class.��
Homework: Continue working on your Personal Response Essay because you will need one full page minimum for the
peer revision workshop on Thursday of next week. Thought Paper # 1 over
the Langston Hughes poem, �Democracy,� pp. 601-02, in Reading Literature
and Writing Argument.
WEEK TWO:
TU 8-26: TODAY'S CLASS: Thought Paper # 1 due; discussion of the
Hughes poem. In-class writing on Personal Response Essay, so bring all the
materials you will need to work during class. Bring the Peer
Revision Worksheet 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. Print the assignment prompt for your Research
Proposal and bring it to class today. In-class writing on your Personal Response Essay, so bring all the materials needed to work during
class.� (With the exception of the
"Peer Revision Worksheet" today's handouts are courtesy of the Owl
Online Writing Lab at Purdue.)
Homework:
Write a discussion question/observation over the Associated Press article, "It�s
Invisible�Almost," for it is due next class. Go to http://www.wired.com/news/wireservice/0,71972-0.html?tw=wn_technology_8 to
access the article, and bring a copy to class, for next class you will turn in
the article and your discussion question/observation, stapled together in the
upper left hand corner, with your discussion question/observation on top.
Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion.
TR 8-28: TODAY'S CLASS: Peer Revision Workshop for Personal
Response Essay, one full page minimum, bring four copies. Discussion of Associated Press article and
discussion question/observation due. We will go over any handouts from previous
classes that we have not yet worked with. In-class writing on your Personal Response Essay, so bring all the materials needed to work during
class.�
Homework: Write a discussion
question/observation over the CNN
article, "Beam Me Up: Just How
Close are we to Teleportation?" for it is due next class. Go to http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/10/10/human.teleportation/index.html?iref=newssearch
�to access the article, and bring a copy to class, for next class
you will turn in the article and your discussion question/observation, stapled
together in the upper left hand corner, with your discussion
question/observation on top. Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion.
WEEK THREE:
TU 9-2: Peer Revision Workshop for Personal Response Essay, two full
pages minimum, bring four copies. Discussion of CNN article and
discussion question/observation due; In-class writing on Personal
Response Essay, so bring all the materials you will need to work during class.
TR 9-4:� TODAY'S CLASS: Personal Response Essay due. Bring to class the Connections Essay
Prompt. Today is our first Reading Skills Workshop,
so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil
and pen, and notepaper for taking notes.� Print
the following prompts and bring copies to class today:
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Timings Handout for
Speed Reading
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Reading
Skills Portfolio Prompt and Guidelines
Homework: Next class you have two short stories
to read, and a short response paper is due over each short story: In Reading Literature
and Writing Argument, Read Stephen Crane�s �The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky.�
pp. 107-14, and write a response paper that
answers question #2 under �Critical Thinking Questions� on p.115, 150 to 250
words. The response paper is due next class, and will not be accepted late.
Read Jack London�s �To Build a Fire.� pp. 295-306, and write a response paper that answers either question under
�Critical Thinking Questions� on p.306, 150 to 250 words. The response paper is
due next class, and will not be accepted late.���
TU 9-9 TODAY'S CLASS: Research
Proposal due; bring the following materials to class: The Comma Splices Handout (courtesy of The UVic
Writer's Guide), and the Plural and Possessive
Handout
(courtesy of Meredith College). Today�s lecture is about how to do research.
Discussion of Crane and London readings. In-class writing on your Connections Essay, so bring all the materials needed to work during
class.�
Homework: Next class you have two short stories
to read, and a short response paper is due over each short story: In Reading Literature
and Writing Argument, read Eudora Welty�s, �A Worn Path.� pp. 311-16, and write a response paper that answers either question
#1 or 2 under �Critical Thinking Questions� on p.317, 150 to 250 words. The
response paper is due next class, and will not be accepted late. Read Tim
O�Brien�s, �The Things They Carried.� pp. 556-68,
and write a response paper that answers any one of the questions under
�Critical Thinking Questions� on p.568, 150 to 250 words. The response paper is
due next class, and will not be accepted late.
TR 9-11 TODAY'S CLASS: In-class writing on Connections
Essay, so bring all the materials you will need to work during class. Reading Skills Workshop, so bring to class
your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and
notepaper for taking notes. Discussion of Welty and O�Brien readings.
Homework: Thought
Paper #2 is
due next class, over Sherman Alexie�s
�The Reservation Cab Driver,� p. 176 in Reading
Literature and Writing Argument.
TU 9-16 TODAY'S CLASS: Peer Revision Workshop for the
Connections Essay, one full page minimum; bring four copies. Thought
Paper #2 due; discussion of Alexie poem. In-class writing, proofreading, and
editing on Connections Essay, so bring all the materials you will need to work during
class.
TR 9-18 TODAY'S CLASS: Peer Revision Workshop for the
Connections Essay, two full pages minimum; bring four copies. In-class
proofreading and editing on Connections Essay, so bring all the materials you
will need to work during class. Reading
Skills Workshop, bring your own text to class and your "Timings
Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper for taking
notes.
Homework: �Thought
Paper #3 is due next class, over
Dwight Okita�s �In Response to Executive Order 9066,� p. 190 in Reading Literature and Writing Argument.
TU 9-23 TODAY'S CLASS: Thought Paper #3 due.
Discussion of Okita poem; In-class writing, proofreading, and editing on
Connections Essay, so bring all the materials you will need to work during
class.�
TR 9-25� TODAY'S CLASS: Connections Essay due. Print and bring to class the prompt for the Annotated Bibliography.
Reading Skills Workshop, bring your own text to class and your
"Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper
for taking notes.
Homework:
Go to the
library, find three articles for your annotated bibliography, and bring copies
of them to our next class. Access the Alexis
Madrigal article, "The Fight to End Aging Gains Legitimacy, Funding,"
at http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2008/06/methuselah, for next class you will turn in the article and your discussion
question/observation, stapled together in the upper left hand corner, with your
discussion question/observation on top. Essentially, be prepared for a class
discussion.
WEEK SEVEN:
TU 9-30� TODAY'S CLASS: Discussion
of Madrigal article and discussion
question/observation due. In-class writing on Annotated
Bibliography,
so bring all the materials you will need, including the three articles you
found over the weekend.��
Homework: �Thought Paper #4 over John Milton�s �When I
Consider How My Light Is Spent,� pp. 606-07 in Reading Literature and Writing Argument.
TR 10-2� TODAY'S CLASS: Thought Paper
#4 due, discussion of Milton poem. Peer Revision Workshop for Annotated
Bibliography. You must have 3 entries completed,
which means both the citation and annotation, minimum of 50 words per
annotation, which does not include the words in the citation; remember that in
for the final turn-in the annotations must be longer; bring four copies.
Bring to class a copy of the Cut
and Paste Example Citations. In-class writing on your Annotated
Bibliography, so bring all the materials needed to
work during class.�
Homework:
Access the YouTube
clip, "Penn Jillette Talks Libertarian with Glenn Beck," at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcniH1nE900, for next class you will turn in
only your discussion question/observation. Essentially, be prepared for a class
discussion on one or more of the issues they cover in the interview.
TU 10-7� TODAY�S
CLASS:
�Peer Revision Workshop for Annotated
Bibliography. You must have 6 entries completed,
which means both the citation and annotation, minimum of 50 words per
annotation, which does not include the words in the citation; remember that in
for the final turn-in the annotations must be longer; bring four copies; discussion
of YouTube clip and discussion
question/observation due. In-class writing/editing on your annotated bibliography, so bring
all the materials you will need. Reading
Skills Workshop, so bring your own text to class, and your "Timings
Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper for taking
notes.
Homework: Write a discussion question/observation over
the Brandon Keim article, "Uncle Sam Wants Your Brain," for it is due
next class. Go to http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/08/uncle-sam-wants.html to access the article, and bring a copy to
class, for next class you will turn in the article and your discussion
question/observation, stapled together in the upper left hand corner, with your
discussion question/observation on top. Essentially, be prepared for a class
discussion.
TR 10-9�� TODAY'S
CLASS: Discussion of discussion
of Keim article and discussion question/observation due. In-class
writing/editing on your annotated bibliography, so bring all the materials you
will need. Reading Skills Workshop, so bring
your own text to class, and your "Timings Handout for Speed
Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper for taking notes.
�Homework: Thought
Paper #5 over Cathy Song�s �Lost Sister,� pp. 194-95 in Reading Literature and Writing Argument.
WEEK NINE:
TU 10-14� TODAY'S CLASS:
Thought Paper #5 due;
discussion of Cathy Song�s poem. In-class
writing/editing on your annotated bibliography, so bring all the materials you
will need. Reading Skills Workshop, so bring
your own text to class, and your "Timings Handout for Speed
Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper for taking notes.
TR 10-16� TODAY'S CLASS: Annotated Bibliography due. Print and bring to class the prompt for the Bibliographic Analysis Essay, and the prompt for the Bibliographic Analysis
Essay Exam. In-class writing on your Bibliographic Analysis Essay, so bring to class all
the materials you will need. Reading
Skills Workshop, so bring your own text to class, and your "Timings
Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper for taking
notes. �
Homework: Prepare for the Bibliographic Analysis Essay Exam by beginning to work on
your Bibliographic Analysis Essay.
TU� 10-21� TODAY'S CLASS: Bibliographic Analysis Essay Exam; if you miss it there are no
make-ups or retakes.
Homework: Write a discussion question/observation over the YouTube video, �SiCKO-
Michael Moore Interview on "Real Time with Bill Maher,� for it is due next
class. Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_QoffvYQpw �to access
the video, and bring your discussion question/observation to class for turn-in.
Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion.
TR� 10-23 TODAY�S
CLASS:� Discussion of YouTube video; In-class writing on Bibliographic Analysis Essay, so bring all the
materials you will need. Reading Skills
Workshop, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading,"
a pencil and pen, and notepaper for taking notes.
Homework: Write a discussion question/observation over the YouTube video, �Dirty Little Secret - Universal
Healthcare? Social Security?� for it is due next
class. Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGpY2hw7ao8
�to access the video, and bring your discussion
question/observation to class for turn-in. Essentially, be prepared for a class
discussion.
TU 10-28 TODAY�S CLASS:� Discussion of YouTube video; In-class writing on Bibliographic Analysis Essay, so bring all the
materials you will need. Reading Skills
Workshop, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading,"
a pencil and pen, and notepaper for taking notes.
Homework: Access the YouTube clips, �U.S. Unveils National
I.D. Plan,� @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uO8WWZ_9KA,
and "What is RFID?� at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArGIff9fprs,
for next
class you will turn in only your discussion question/observation. Essentially,
be prepared for a class discussion on one or more of the issues they cover in
the clips.
TR 10-30 TODAY�S CLASS:� Discussion of YouTube clips; In-class writing on Bibliographic Analysis Essay, so bring all the
materials you will need. Reading Skills
Workshop, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading,"
a pencil and pen, and notepaper for taking notes.
TU 11-4� TODAY'S CLASS: Individual
Presentations; in-class writing on Bibliographic Analysis Essay, so bring all
the materials you will need.
TR 11-6 TODAY'S CLASS: Individual Presentations; Bibliographic Analysis
Essay due. Bring to class the prompt
for your Argumentative
Research Paper. In-class writing on your Argumentative Research Paper, so bring
to class all the materials you will need. Reading Skills Workshop, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for
Speed Reading," a pencil and pen, and notepaper for taking notes.�
Homework: Write a discussion question/observation over the Frank
Squatriglia article, "Laugh at High Gas Prices With a 282-MPG VW," for it is due next class.
Go to http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/07/laugh-at-high-g.html
to access the article, and bring a copy to class, for next class you will
turn in the article and your discussion question/observation, stapled together
in the upper left hand corner, with your discussion question/observation on top.
Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion.
TU 11-11 TODAY'S CLASS:�
Individual Presentations; discussion of Squatriglia article and
discussion question/observation due; In-class writing on your Argumentative
Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.�
Homework: Thought
Paper #6 over Nikki Giovanni�s �Mothers,� pp. 464-65 in Reading Literature and Writing Argument.
TR 11-13 TODAY'S CLASS: Individual Presentations; Reading Skills Portfolio
Due. Thought
Paper #6 due; discussion of Giovanni poem.�
In-class writing on your Argumentative Essay, so bring all the materials
you will need.
Homework: Thought paper #7 on Sharon
Olds�s �The Promise,� pp. 608-09 in Reading
Literature and Writing Argument.
TU 11-18 TODAY'S CLASS: Individual Presentations; Peer
revision workshop for your Argumentative Research Paper, four full pages
minimum, bring four copies. Thought Paper #7 due either today or next class,
which is your choice.� In-class writing
on your Argumentative Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.
Homework: Make certain
to check the online syllabus for changes in today�s homework that could be made
necessary because of changes to the Individual Presentation schedule.
TR 11-20 TODAY'S CLASS: Individual Presentations; Thought
Paper #7 due; discussion of Olds poem; In-class writing on your Argumentative
Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.
Homework: Make certain
to check the online syllabus for changes in today�s homework that could be made
necessary because of changes to the Individual Presentation schedule.
WEEK FIFTEEN:
TU 11-25 TODAY'S CLASS: Individual Presentations;
In class writing on your Argumentative Essay, so bring all the materials you
will need.
TR 11-27 TODAY'S CLASS: NO CLASS. THANKSGIVING BREAK.
WEEK SIXTEEN: (Pre-Finals Week)
TU 12-2 TODAY'S CLASS:
ARGUMENTATIVE RESEARCH PAPER DUE.
REMEMBER THAT NO PHYSICAL PAPER COPY OF THIS ESSAY IS DUE, BUT RATHER ONE
ELECTRONIC COPY TO TURNITIN.COM, WHICH MUST BE EITHER A DOC OR DOCX FILE, SO
YOU MUST USE THE �FILE UPLOAD� METHOD ON TURNITIN.COM. IF YOU COMPLETE THIS
PAPER PRIOR TO OR DURING THANKSGIVING BREAK, THE TURN-IN CAN BE MADE
EARLY.� We watch
the first half of a film during today�s class. THIS IS ALSO THE FINAL DAY TO
TURN IN ANY MISSING COURSE WORK, TO WHICH THE APPROPRIATE LATE PENALTIES WILL
APPLY.
TR 12-4 TODAY'S CLASS: We finish watching the film.
Final
examination dates and times:
9:00
Class: Tuesday, December 9, from 8:00 to 9:50 a.m., in our regular classroom.
12:30
Class: Tuesday, December 9, from 10:00 to 11:50 a.m., in our regular classroom.
3:30
Class: Tuesday, December 9, from 2:00 to 3:50 p.m., in our regular classroom.