BELLEVUE COLLEGE
ENGLISH 092
Winter Quarter 2013
M. Meyer
Office: R230F Phone: 564-2537 Email: mmeyer@bellevuecollege.edu
Office
Hours: Monday 8:30-9:30; Tuesday-Friday 10:30-11:30 and by appointment
Text: Deep
Economy by Bill McKibben.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
This
course prepares you for college level English (English 101). Successful college writing demands many
things: proper grammar, solid organization, thorough development of ideas,
depth of thought, correct word choice, graceful style. For anyone learning a second language, some
of these elements take years to develop; other elements can be grasped
quickly. This class will ask you to
practice several elements of writing, and help you recognize and improve your
strong and weak points. To achieve this,
we will work all quarter on preparing a portfolio of your writing, which will
include major papers, in-class writings, and seminar papers. The major papers will require you to
concentrate on different themes present in the essays we read. We will also study various methods of
editing your writing, through discussion of your own essays, model essays, and
workshop sessions, where student papers will be shared and discussed.
092 COURSE
OUTCOMES
After
completing this course, students should be able to:
WRITING
ASSIGNMENTS
Papers
must be typed and double-spaced when turned in to me (although
your workshop rough draft for your group may be handwritten). Since we'll do a lot of revising on each
paper, make sure to save your drafts.
Each draft will have a due date during the quarter; a late paper will
affect the paper's final grade. I
must see drafts from you during the quarter or your portfolio will not be
accepted.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: I expect each student to commit to the class
and to attend every day. So that I will
not be in the awkward position of adjudicating "excuses," ALL
absences, for whatever reason, will count.
You are given nine absences to use as you see fit. Your grade for attendance will be determined
as follows:
"A" 1-3 absences
"B" 4-6 absences
"C" 7-9 absences
STUDENTS WHO
USE TEN OR MORE ABSENCES WILL RECEIVE A FAILING GRADE FOR ENGLISH 093.
GRADES:
Portfolio=80%. Attendance and
participation=20%.
Portfolio Breakdown: Three essays
Self-Evaluation
Seminar
papers
You must
receive a C- or higher to be eligible for English 101.
LATE WORK: Absence on the day a paper is due
does not grant an automatic extension.
Papers are due at the beginning of class on the day indicated. The penalty for a late paper is at the
discretion of the instructor.
SEMINAR PAPERS: We will
cover one chapter of Deep Economy each
week. Write a personal reaction to each
of these chapters. Each entry must be
typed and at least one page long.
Responses should identify the main point of the chapter and your
reactions to that idea and the supporting material from the chapter. Late papers will not be accepted.
AFFIRMATION
OF INCLUSION
Bellevue
College is committed to maintaining an environment in which every member of the
campus community feels welcome to participate in the life of the college, free
from harassment and discrimination.
We value our
different backgrounds at Bellevue College, and students, faculty, staff
members, and administrators are to treat one another with dignity and respect. http://bellevuecollege.edu/about/goals/inclusion.asp
STUDENT CODE
“Cheating,
stealing and plagiarizing (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own
without crediting the source) and inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior
are violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College. Examples of unacceptable behavior include,
but are not limited to: talking out of turn, arriving late or leaving early
without a valid reason, allowing cell phones/pagers to ring, and inappropriate
behavior toward the instructor or classmates.
The instructor can refer any violation of the Student Code of Conduct to
the Vice President of Student Services for possible probation or suspension
from Bellevue College. Specific student
rights, responsibilities and appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code
of Conduct, available in the office of the Vice President of Student
Services.” The Student Code, Policy
2050, in its entirety is located at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/policies/2/2050_Student_Code.asp
BC EMAIL AND ACCESS TO MyBC
All
students registered for classes at Bellevue College are entitled to a network
and e-mail account. Your student network account can be used to access your student e-mail,
log in to computers in labs and classrooms, connect to the BC wireless network
and log in to MyBC. To create your account, go
to: https://bellevuecollege.edu/sam .
BC offers a
wide variety of computer and learning labs to enhance learning and student
success. Find current campus locations for all student labs by visiting the Computing Services
website.
DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER
The
Disability Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning
challenges and disabilities. If you are a student who has a disability or
learning challenge for which you have documentation or have seen someone for
treatment and if you feel you may need accommodations in order to be successful
in college, please contact us as soon as possible. If you are a student
with a documented autism spectrum disorder, there is a program of support available
to you.
If you are a
person who requires assistance in case of an emergency situation, such as a
fire, earthquake, etc, please meet with your
individual instructors to develop a safety plan within the first week of the
quarter.
The DRC office
is located in B 132 or you can call our reception desk at 425.564.2498. Deaf
students can reach us by video phone at 425-440-2025 or by TTY at
425-564-4110. Please visit
our website for application information into our program and other helpful
links at www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc
PUBLIC SAFETY
The Bellevue
College (BC) Public Safety Department’s well trained and courteous
non-commissioned staff provides personal safety, security, crime prevention,
preliminary investigations, and other services to the campus community, 24
hours per day, 7 days per week. Their phone number is 425.564.2400. The Public Safety website is your one-stop
resource for campus emergency preparedness information, campus closure
announcements and critical information in the event of an emergency. Public
Safety is located in K100 and on the web at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/
Portfolio Description
A portfolio
is a collection of written work selected by the student and put together as an
artist might assemble a group of his or her best paintings. The portfolio is submitted for grading at the
end of the quarter. This gives the
instructor the opportunity to respond to student writing in progress, to offer
suggestions for continued revision as well as praise for improvement, and to
suspend the grade until students have learned, practiced and refined writing
skills. Please make your document look
professional. I suggest a loose-leaf
binder with tabs so that the evaluator can easily find each paper and remove it
if necessary. Since this will be a thick
document, please choose some kind of binder that will keep things together and
will not fall apart.
Document
should include, in this order:
I.
A one-two page, typed, double-spaced self-evaluation. Briefly describe your writing process, and
then tell me which three papers are your best and why they are effective. Your evaluation should include insight into
your writing process as well as your comments on the final products. You may want to address these critical
questions: 1.) What is an effective paper?
2.) How do I attempt to meet the standards of an effective paper? 3.) How successful was I at meeting these
goals? I suggest a substantial paragraph
on each of the three papers. The final
paragraph should include a frank self-evaluation of the portfolio, including
the grade you think the portfolio deserves.
I will give your statement considerable weight, but reserve the right to
lower or raise the grade as I see fit.
II.
Three Essays
A. Ranked in order of quality
B. All drafts of all papers, immediately
following the final draft
III.
Seminar/Summary Papers
Sufficient development of
ideas
Paper appropriate to the
assignment
Address audience