1.
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.
Review the
basics of grammar, mechanics, and structure.
b.
Demonstrate a
proficient level of proofreading and editing.
c.
Understand
the writer’s stance: subject, purpose, and audience.
d.
Compose
five-seven formal essays – at least one in class.
e.
Write
personal and argumentative essays demonstrating various organizational
strategies and rhetorical theories.
f.
Examine the
role of writing in addressing personal and global issues.
g.
Develop
essays that philosophically connect to the human condition.
h. Evaluate
and analyze source materials of various types.
i.
Quote, paraphrase, and cite materials
in MLA format.
j.
Write annotated bibliographies.
4.
Instructor Information:
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Email Address: john.richard.stevens
“at” okstate.edu
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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. 2nd ed.
Rasmussen, Kirk G. The
Prentice Hall Writer’s Guide to Research and Documentation. 6th ed.
Optional:
Morehead, Albert and Loy Morehead,
eds. The
New American Webster Handy College Dictionary. 3rd ed.
VanderMey, Randall, Verne Meyer, John Van Rys, and Pat Sebranek. The College Writer: A Guide to Thinking
Writing, and Researching. 2nd ed.
6.
Course Policies:
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Assignments:
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Essays: For each essay assignment, students 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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Daily
Work: Homework assignments are to be completed before class. Unless otherwise specified. Late work will
not be accepted for daily work
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Exams: Unless otherwise specified, all exams are completed in
class. If students miss an exam there are no make ups. If the exam is not completed, a zero will be
recorded.
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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.
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Attendance: Regular
attendance is required to be successful in the
class. Instructors will use the administrative warn
and drop system. After two (2) absences
the instructor will issue a warning and after four (4) accumulative absences
the instructor may withdraw the student. Please do not come late or leave early
without permission of the
instructor. Tardiness may be noted by the instructor as a class absence.
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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.
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
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The
final course grade will be based on total points possible. The grades will be based upon the following
categories:
Essays
Annotated
Bibliography
Exams
Peer
Revisions
Thought
Papers
Attendance
Participation
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
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Extra Credit—Course Policy:
Extra credit is seldom given and
when offered, it applies to the entire class – not selected individuals.
8.
Writing Component:
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
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
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
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,
Weeks 1-3 Personal
Response Essay
Weeks 4-6 Connections
Essay and Research Proposal
Week 7-9 Annotated Bibliography
Week 10
Bibliographic Analysis
Essay Exam
Weeks 11-15 Bibliographic
Analysis Essay; Argumentative Research Paper
Finals Week Final
Examination
Course Components and their Percentages of the Final Course Grade:
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5% |
Personal Response
Essay --
Page count requirements: 2 full pages minimum, to 3 full pages maximum,
plus a works cited page. Due date: 1/24/07 |
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1% |
Research
Proposal - - Due date: 1/29/07 |
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10% |
Connections
Essay -- Page count requirements: 3 full pages minimum to 4 full
pages maximum, plus a works cited page. Due
date: 2/14/07 |
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10% |
Annotated
Bibliography -- Due date: 3/7/07, or early turn in on
3/5/07 for 20%
extra-credit-turn-in. |
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3% |
Bibliographic Analysis
Essay Exam - - an essay exam, for which participation is mandatory. No
make-ups or retakes. Exam date: 3/12/07 |
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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. Due date: 3/28/07 |
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4% |
Reading Skills
Workshops and Portfolio -- consult the Assignments Calendar for workshops
dates. |
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20% |
Argumentative Research Paper -- Page count requirements: 7 full pages
minimum to 8 full pages maximum, plus a works cited page. Due date: 4/18/07 |
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10% |
Wired Thought Papers (There
are a total of 5 Wired Thought Papers worth 2% each.) |
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10% |
Literature Thought
Papers (There are a total of 5 Literature Thought Papers worth 2%
each.) |
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10% |
Participation
-- make certain that you are aware how late work, missing work, and other
factors affect your participation grade. |
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5% |
Final
Examination -- an essay exam, for which participation is mandatory. No
make-ups or retakes. |
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What
You Should Do to Get Started:
Go to my website: http://www.englishdiscourse.org/teaching.comp.html, print
this syllabus, read it 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 the web, so you should scroll down the webpage,
and locate and read the lectures “Opening Remarks,”
and “Read
This Before Turning in Any Work.” Moreover, given the titles of these
lectures, it would be an exceedingly poor idea to begin your first assignment
before reading them carefully.
Full List of Online Lectures:
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Names of Authors, Titles of Books, Scholarly Articles and
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Required Software: MS Word, which is FREE
OF CHARGE to all NOC students. All assignments should be composed and turned in
as a MS Word doc file. To obtain MS Word for free, 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, 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.
How to Turn in Assignments: You will
turn in both paper copies and electronic copies of all the major projects, which means only the
following assignments: Personal Response
Essay, Connections Essay, Annotated Bibliography, Bibliographic Analysis Essay,
Argumentative Essay.
About Electronic Turn-Ins:
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The electronic copies will be turned in to the website www.TurnItIn.com, on the due date before the
beginning of class. If the electronic copy does not arrive prior to class it
will be considered late. I will provide login and account-creation instructions
for TurnItIn.com during class.
About Paper Turn-Ins:
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The paper copies must be turned in during class on the due date.
Both copies—electronic and paper—must be turned in on time, or the
entire assignment will be considered late until both copies are indeed turned
in, and both the electronic and paper versions must be exactly the same or
penalty points will be accessed.
Paper copies of all major projects must be turned in for grading
in a pocket folder with copies of all outside sources.
For all course work other than major projects, only a paper copy
should be turned in during class on the due date.
Participation:
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, peer revision workshops and/or other activities; unprofessional
conduct; poor attendance, timely arrival to class, and your ability 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 two (2) 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 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.
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.
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Late work and Missing
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After the class period ends on the due date the work is late.
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All late course work loses 5% of the assignment’s value per
calendar day late, which includes weekends, holidays, breaks, etc.
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Late work and/or missing work will result in a reduction of the
participation grade component, perhaps to the point of zero.
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After one week, late work will not be accepted, and the assignment
receives a grade of zero.
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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 makeup these lost points. For every peer revision
workshop bring to class a copy of the Peer
Revision Worksheet, for if it is not visibly on your desktop I will
record you as being unprepared for class, which will 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 will cause a reduction of the participation grade component, perhaps to the point of zero. Emailed or electronic
turn-ins of a draft do not qualify for credit. You are either present in
class with paper copies of your draft, or you are not.
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M 1-8 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:
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The
prompt for the Personal
Response Essay
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The Time magazine handout.
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The Sentence Fragments Handout
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Sentence Fragments Exercises # 1
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All course books.
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Prompt for Wired
Thought Papers
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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 Time handout in its entirety. (These
handouts are courtesy of the Owl Online Writing Lab at Purdue.)
W
1-10 TODAY'S CLASS: Bring to class
today: all course books; all handouts listed under the previous class’s
homework. Discussion of Time handout;
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 Wednesday of next week. Wired
Thought Paper # 1 over the Associated Press
article, "It’s Invisible—Almost," 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, along with your Wired
Thought Paper # 1, which you will turn in. Essentially, be prepared for a
class discussion.
WEEK TWO:
M 1-15: TODAY'S CLASS: UNIVERSITY
W 1-17: TODAY'S CLASS:
Peer Revision Workshop for Personal Response Essay, one full page minimum, bring
four copies. Wired Thought Paper # 1 due; discussion of "It’s
Invisible—Almost." 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.)
WEEK THREE:
M 1-22 TODAY'S CLASS: Peer Revision Workshop for Personal Response
Essay, two full pages minimum, bring three copies. Today is our
first
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Timings Handout for Speed
Reading
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Reading Skills
Portfolio Prompt and Guidelines
W
1-24 TODAY'S CLASS: Personal Response Essay due. Bring to class the Connections Essay
Prompt. Today is our 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: In Reading
Literature and Writing Argument,
Read Stephen Crane’s “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky.” pp. 74-81, and
Jack London’s “To Build a Fire.” pp. 235-45.
M 1-29
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
Homework: Read Eudora Welty’s, “A Worn Path.” pp.
250-55, and Tim O’Brien’s, “The Things They Carried.” pp. 512-24
W 1-31 TODAY'S
CLASS: In-class writing on Connections Essay, so bring all the materials
you will need to work during 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 Welty and O’Brien readings.
Homework: Wired Thought
Paper #2
is due next class. Go to http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71227-0.html
to access the primary text, which
is the Kevin Poulsen article, "Watergate
Echoes in NSA Courtroom." Essentially, be prepared for a class
discussion of the article.
WEEK FIVE:
M
2-5
TODAY'S CLASS: Peer Revision Workshop for the Connections Essay,
one full page minimum; bring four copies. Wired Thought Paper # 2 due.
Discussion of Poulsen article. In-class writing,
proofreading, and editing on Connections Essay, so bring all the materials
you will need to work during class.
W 2-7 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 # 4,
so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed Reading," a pencil
and pen, and a spiral pad for taking notes.
Homework: Wired
Thought Paper #3 is due next class. Go to http://www.wired.com/news/wireservice/0,71447-0.html?tw=wn_technology_autotech_9
to access the primary text, which
is the Associated Press article, "Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Runs Toy Car."
Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the article.
M 2-12 TODAY'S
CLASS: Wired Thought Paper #3 due. Discussion of Associated
Press article; Print the prompt for Literature Thought Papers
and bring it to class today. In-class writing, proofreading, and editing
on Connections Essay, so bring all the materials you will need to work during
class.
W
2-14 TODAY'S CLASS: Connections Essay due. Print and bring to class the prompt
for the Annotated
Bibliography. 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.
Homework: Go to the library, find three articles for
your annotated bibliography, and bring copies of them to our next class. Literature Thought Paper #1 over Dwight Okita’s “In Response to Executive Order 9066,” p. 137 in Reading Literature and Writing Argument.
WEEK SEVEN:
M 2-19 TODAY'S CLASS: Literature
Thought Paper #1 due, discussion of Okita
poem. In-class writing on Annotated Bibliography, so bring all the
materials you will need, including the three articles you found over the
weekend.
W
2-21 TODAY'S CLASS: 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.
Homework: Literature Thought Paper #2 over
John Milton’s “When I Consider How My Light Is Spent,” pp. 564-65 in Reading Literature and Writing Argument.
M 2-26 TODAY'S CLASS: Literature Thought
Paper #2 due, discussion of
W
2-28 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. 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.
Homework: Wired Thought Paper
#4 is due
next class. Go to http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/ethanol.html to access the primary text, which is
the Vinod Khosla article,
"My Big Biofuels Bet.” Essentially, be
prepared for a class discussion of the article.
WEEK NINE:
M 3-5 TODAY'S CLASS: Annotated Bibliography due for 20% extra-credit-turn-in. Wired Thought Paper #
4 due. Discussion of Khosla article. In-class
writing/editing on your annotated bibliography, so bring all the materials
you will need.
W 3-7 TODAY'S CLASS: Annotated
Bibliography due for non-extra-credit-turn-in.
Extra credit Annotated Bibliographies
that were turned in on Monday will be returned today. Print and bring to
class the prompt for the Bibliographic
Analysis Essay, and the prompt for the Bibliographic Analysis
Essay Exam. Discussion of Zetter article.
In-class writing on your Bibliographic Analysis Essay, so bring to class
all the materials you will need.
Homework: Prepare
for the Bibliographic Analysis
Essay Exam by beginning to work on your Bibliographic Analysis Essay.
M 3-12
TODAY'S CLASS: Bibliographic Analysis
Essay Exam; if you miss it there are no make-ups or retakes.
W
3-14 In-class
writing on Bibliographic Analysis Essay, so bring all the materials you will
need.
M
3-19 TODAY'S CLASS: SPRING BREAK
W 3-21 TODAY'S CLASS:
SPRING BREAK
M 3-26 TODAY'S CLASS: In-class writing on Bibliographic
Analysis Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.
W 3-28 TODAY'S CLASS: 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 # 8, so bring to class your "Timings Handout for Speed
Reading," a pencil and pen, and a spiral pad for taking notes.
Homework: Literature
Thought Paper #3 over Sherman Alexie’s “Superman
and Me,” pp. 147-49 in Reading
Literature and Writing Argument.
M 4-2 TODAY'S CLASS: In-class writing on your Argumentative
Essay, so bring all the materials you will need. Literature Thought Paper #3 due, discussion
of Alexie story.
W 4-4 TODAY'S CLASS: Reading Skills
Portfolio Due.
Homework: Wired Thought Paper
#5 is due
next class. Go to http://www.wired.com/news/politics/evote/0,71957-0.html?tw=wn_technology_computers_2
to access the primary text, which
is the Kim Zetter article, "Building a Better
Voting Machine." Essentially, be prepared for a class discussion of the
article.
M 4-9 TODAY'S CLASS: Peer
revision workshop for your Argumentative Research Paper, four full pages
minimum, bring four copies. Wired Thought Paper #5 due. Discussion of Zetter article. In-class writing on your Argumentative
Essay, so bring all the materials you will need.
Homework: Literature
Thought Paper #4 over Nikki Giovanni’s “Mothers,” pp. 405-06 in Reading Literature and Writing Argument.
W 4-11 TODAY'S CLASS:
Literature Thought Paper #4 due. Discussion of Giovanni poem. In-class
writing on your Argumentative Essay, so bring all the materials you will
need.
Homework: Literature Thought paper #5 on Sharon Olds’s “The Promise,” pp. 566-67 in Reading Literature and Writing Argument.
M 4-16 TODAY'S CLASS: Literature
Thought Paper #5 due. In class writing on your Argumentative Essay, so bring all
the materials you will need.
W 4-18 TODAY'S CLASS:
Argumentative Research Paper due. THIS IS THE FINAL DAY
TO HAND IN ALL COURSE WORK! We review for the final examination and I will
distribute a study sheet.
WEEK SIXTEEN: (Pre-Finals
Week)
M 4-23 TODAY'S CLASS:
We watch the first half of a film.
W 4-25 TODAY'S CLASS:
We finish watching the film.
Final examination dates and times:
3:30 Class: Wednesday, May 2nd, from
2:00 to 3:50 p.m., in our regular classroom.
6:30 Class: Monday, April 30th, from
6:00 to 7:50 p.m., in our regular classroom.