Syllabus English
101
ESTRELLA
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
First
– Year Composition – 3 Credit Hours – English
101
Instructor: Mrs. Patricia Eaton
Blog: www.eatonenglish101.blogspot.com
(I use this to guide our work in
class. You may find it helpful for review.)
Adjunct
Office: 623- 935-8139 in
Montezuma Hall 119 (You may phone the office and leave a message for me between
8:00 am and 5:00 pm on weekdays. Papers may be left with Ms. Terri Propes or put
into the night drop box after hours.)
Required Text
Write Now
by Daniel Anderson You MUST
have your own copy of the book and use the person code. The book is available in
the campus bookstore.
Note: This syllabus is subject to
change based upon the progress of the class. Daily updates will be provided on the BLOG. If you miss a class,
be sure to contact me by e-mail and ask for a copy of the daily
information.
Office
Hours: By appointment –
my schedule is flexible.
Course
Description
(Prerequisite: English placement test score
of a grade of “C” or better in English 071.)
English 101 focuses on the
development of writing skills through a process of thinking, researching,
planning, writing, revising, editing, and reviewing expository essays. This
course will require students to analyze and respond to text-based writing.
Students will be responsible for writing a minimum of six critical essays to
develop skills in textual analysis, written expression, and proper
documentation. These essays will be word-processed and properly documented. In
completing the required essays, students will demonstrate the ability to read
difficult material with comprehension; to process information through quotation,
summary, and paraphrase; and to integrate the ideas of others into their own
sustained written examination of a subject.
Course
Competencies
1. Analyze
specific rhetorical contexts, including circumstance, purpose, topic, audience,
and writer as well as the writing’s ethical, political, and cultural
implications.
2. Organize writing to support a central idea through unity,
coherence, and logical development appropriate to a specific writing
context.
3. Use appropriate conventions in writing, including consistent
voice, tone, diction, grammar, and mechanics.
4. Summarize, paraphrase and
quote from sources to maintain academic integrity and to develop and support
one’s own ideas.
5. Use feedback obtained from peer review, instructor
comments and/or other resources to revise writing.
6. Assess one’s own
writing strengths and identify strategies for improvement through instructor
conference, portfolio review, written evaluation, and/or other methods.
7.
Generate, format, and edit writing using appropriate technologies.
Abilities:
Critical thinking and effective communication have been identified as essential
to student success and will be integrated into this course. Critical thinking is
defined as the ability to identify a problem, develop and implement strategies,
evaluate information, reach conclusion, and respond to a problem. Effective
communication is defined as the ability to respond to an audience, demonstrate
clear sense of purpose, organize information, and deliver information using
appropriate language.
Students are
expected to complete any homework for the missed day by the next class
period.
Important
FYI:
Attendance
policy (typically, students are allowed the number of unofficial absences
according to the number of times a class meets per week; ex: TR, students are
allowed one unofficial absences and may be dropped after
that.)
2.3.2
Attendance
- Only persons who
are registered for a class at any of the Maricopa Community Colleges may attend
that class. Attendance requirements are determined by the course instructor.
Students who do not meet the attendance requirement as determined by the course
instructor may be withdrawn.
- Students who
fail to attend the first scheduled class meeting, or to contact the instructor
regarding absence before the first scheduled class meeting may, at the option of
the instructor, be withdrawn.
- At the beginning
of each course, each faculty member will provide students with written
attendance requirements. It is the student's responsibility to consult with the
instructor regarding official or unofficial absences. Absences begin to
accumulate with the first scheduled class meeting.
- Students
bear the
responsibility of notifying the Admissions and Records Office/Office of Student
Enrollment Services when they discontinue studies in a course or at the
college.
Late
Work: Make-ups of
in-class writing assignments are at the instructor’s discretion. Students
turning their work in after the due date may be penalized by having the grade
lowered five points per day in fairness to those students who met the
deadline.
Tape Recordings
and/or Video Recordings: In order to tape
any class session, a student must first seek permission from the instructor. In
order to tape group discussions, permission must be given by the instructor and
the students in the group.
Cell
Phones: Cell phones must
be turned off or placed on “vibrate” during class. At no time should a student
be sending text messages, sending e-mails, listening to music, or carrying on
conversations. In the event of an emergency call, please excuse yourself from
the room, take care of the situation, and quietly return to class.
Student
Disabilities: If a student has
a disability that requires special accommodations, please let me know as soon as
possible. “Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact the DRS office
at the beginning of the admissions process to discuss accommodation needs and to
request an alternate format of printed materials. Some accommodation may require
three to four weeks notification. For more information, call 623-935-8935 V?TTY,
or contact the EMCC DRS office in Komatke Hall 119, or e-mail: Ramona.shingler@emcmail.maricopa.edu.”0 0 <
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Student Support
Services: For writing
assistance in the Learning Enhancement Center, students should contact Susan
Malmo, Writing Center Coordinator, at 623-935-8419. The Writing Center is
located on the first floor of Estrella Hall.
Grading
Scale:
See Blackboard
Modules for points possible. (This is subject to change if I find that more
practice is needed in some areas or if some skills are already known and used by
the class.)
A=
90-100%
B=80-89%
C=70-79%
D=60-69%
F=0-59%
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism
is the process of borrowing information from other sources or individuals
without giving credit. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Essays will not be
accepted unless accompanied by pre-writing exercises, notes, drafts, peer and
self-editing marks, etc. This paper trail is proof of a student’s own work.
Proof of plagiarism will result in a zero for the assignment.
Classroom
Misconduct: Students must
read the “Code of Student Conduct” in the new Student Handbook for an
understanding of what will be expected within the academic setting.
2.3.11
Academic Misconduct
- Definitions
- Academic
Misconduct - includes misconduct associated with the classroom, laboratory or
clinical learning process. Examples of academic misconduct include, but are not
limited to, cheating, plagiarism, excessive absences, use of abusive or profane
language, and disruptive and/or threatening behavior.
- Cheating -
includes, but is not limited to, (a) use of any unauthorized assistance in
taking quizzes, tests, assessment tests or examinations; (b) dependence upon the
aid of sources beyond those authorized by the faculty member in writing papers,
preparing reports, solving problems, or carrying out other assignments; or (c)
the acquisition, without permission, of tests or other academic material
belonging to a member of the college faculty or staff.
- Plagiarism -
includes, but is not limited to, the use of paraphrase or direct quotation of
the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear
acknowledgment. It also includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by
another person or agency engaged in the selling of term papers or other academic
materials. Information gathered from the internet and not properly identified is
also considered plagiarism.
Final
Thoughts: This course is designed to help you become a better writer,
researcher, and reader. You will get out of the course what you put into it. You
are expected to actively participate in readings, discussions, debates,on-line
discussions, and reports. Come to class prepared with readings and with required
writings and notes. Conduct thorough research. At all times,
give credit to the source of information by using proper documentation. Be on
time. Be positive. Ask questions. Contribute your thoughts. Be tolerant of
others and of ideas that differ from your own.
