Course Description and Information

English 1101, fall 2005

 

 

General Information:

Instructor:                             Wendy Harrison

Office:                                    King 2A

Office Hours:                        Monday:  9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

                                                Tuesday:  9:00-9:30 a.m. and 2:00-3:15 p.m.

                                                Thursday:  9:00-9:30 a.m. and 2:00-3:15 p.m.

                                                Saturday:  8:00-9:00 a.m. and 11:45-12:45 p.m.

 

 

Texts/Materials:

The Writer’s Presence, McQuade and Atwan, 4th ed.

A Writer’s Resource:  A Handbook for Writing and Research, Maimon and Peritz

Making the Most of College Writing:  A Guide to First-Year Composition

A dictionary

A pocket folder

 

Course Description:

Prerequisite Eng. 0099 with a C or better or placement through testing.  Classes are devoted to the development of writing, reading, and critical thinking skills.  English 1101 focuses on skills required for effective writing in a variety of contexts with emphasis on exposition, analysis, and argumentation. 

 

Course Methods:

·         Students will learn by pre-writing, drafting, writing, revising, re-writing, revising, re-writing, revising….

·         Students will learn by critiquing their own and classmates’ writing.  This means students will read their own work aloud in class and process constructive criticism from their classmates.  This also means, of course, that students will actively listen to and respond with constructive criticism to their classmates’ writing

·         Students will learn by reacting critically and analytically to assignments from the text. 

·         Students will keep all their writing, including pre-writing and drafts in a three-ring binder (portfolio), along with peer critiques and any other responses to the writing. 

·         Conferences may be required.

·         All final drafts completed out of class will be done using a word processor.

 

Important info about late papers and missed papers:

 

  1. DO NOT MISS IN-CLASS WRITINGS.  There are no make-ups.  If you miss one you will get a zero.
  2. You may turn in one out-of-class paper late.  This applies even if you are absent.  This may be only one class period late.  You will receive a zero with no chance to makeup the paper if you turn in more than one paper late or if you fail to turn in a paper.
  3. DO NOT SLIDE PAPERS UNDER MY DOOR, unless you have cleared this with me beforehand.
  4. You will receive a lower grade on your out-of-class papers if you miss the in-class work we do on these papers.  In-class peer reviews and revisions are an important part of learning how to write and revise, and if you miss them your grade will reflect this.

 

Pocket Folders:

You will turn in your out-of-class essays with all the drafts and peer review sheets in this pocket folder.  You will use this folder instead of trying to staple everything together.

 

Formatting out-of-class papers:

 

Out-of-class papers will be in the proper format or I will not grade them.  This might result in a paper being counted late.

 

A final, very important word about me and the writing process in this class.

 

If at any time you have a question about your writing in this class, I encourage you to ask me.  You may come by my office anytime to ask me about a paper, either while you are writing the paper or after you receive a grade.  I will not proofread your paper for you, but I will answer specific questions about proofreading.  I will always tell you whether or not you seem to be heading in a productive direction with your paper.  I always try to be in my office during my posted office hours, but I am there other times as well.  Anytime I am in my office you are welcome to approach me.  You are not interrupting.

 

 

Special Accommodations:

Students who have any kind of disability recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act should notify the professor at the beginning of the semester so that the professor and the college can make the necessary accommodations.

 

 

Grades:

 

 

Library assignment:                            15 points

 

First three out-of-class essays:            30 points

 

Fourth out-of-class essay:                   20 points

 

Three Regent’s practice essays:          15 points

 

Final Exam:                                         10 points

 

Daily grades and class participation:  10 points

 

 

Total:                                                 100 points