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 English 092C Syllabus

Item # 1032, Winter 2014

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Instructor: Megan Hansen

E-mail: megan.hansen@bellevuecollege.edu

Phone: 425-564-4186

Office location: R 230-I

Office Hours: M-Th. from 9-10:00 a.m. and by appointment

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Course Information

Welcome to English 092! This course will focus on building reading, writing, and critical thinking skills while concentrating on experiences you have as students in a college environment. Throughout the course, we will continue to return to this subject as it relates to our lives, the assigned readings, class discussions, and writing assignments. This class also focuses on building the skills and knowledge you will need to be successful in academia, so it not only prepares you for college writing, but for college life.

Keep in mind throughout the quarter that we write to learn, to reflect, and to convey our thoughts to others, and each time we write, we write ourselves into existence. Therefore, we will be using writing as a process to constantly reflect upon how we make meaning, how we comprehend, and we will work through our confusion towards a more enriched understanding of ourselves and the world around us.

 

Course Outcomes

 

·  See Attached

 

How Outcomes will be met

 

Course outcomes will be met by focusing on reading strategies, the writing process, and critical thinking skills. We will also be focusing on building vocabulary, grammar skills, and sentence composing strategies. Students will be expected to actively participate in group discussions and peer review. At the end of the quarter, you will reflect and write about how you have met the course outcomes.

 

Grading

 

Grading:

 

 

 

Class Participation and Homework: Active participation is essential to succeeding in this class. I will also be grading on preparedness for each class meeting. You will receive participation points for every class you attend fully prepared and present throughout the class. Any in class assignments, homework assignments, group work, peer review, and group discussion will be included in determining your final participation grade. These assignments will not be accepted late and cannot be made up.

 

Essays: You will be assigned four essays this quarter. Each essay will focus on the topic we are reading and discussing for that unit. I will provide written assignments for further clarification.

 

Reading Responses: You will be writing short responses (2-3 paragraphs) to assigned readings from the text. Responses will focuses on reading and summarizing strategies, as well as your reaction to the assigned readings. 

 

Grammar/Vocab Quizzes: Every other week we will take a combined grammar/vocab quiz. You will be assigned a group to work with for a vocabulary presentation for a vocabulary unit.

 

Reflective Essay: At the end of the quarter, you will write a reflective essay that discusses how you have met the course outcomes and what you have learned while taking English 092. This will be your final piece of writing to exhibit that you are prepared to take English 101. 

 

Attendance: The BC’s Art’s and Humanities Division’s policy regarding attendance stipulates that any student missing more than 20% of class time for a course may receive an “F’” as a final grade. Therefore, any student missing more than 10 classes will receive an “F”. I expect you to arrive on time to class each day and stay the entire class. If you arrive after I have taken attendance you will be counted as absent for the day. Please let me know ahead of time if you are unable to attend a full class. You also receive participation points for every class that you attend, so it is important not to miss any classes when possible.

 

Late work: Daily assignments, exercises, quizzes, presentations and classroom activities cannot be made up. I do not accept work via email, slipped under my office door, in the hallway, etc. Late essays are marked down a grade each class day that they are late. You will be allotted one late essay a quarter with no questions asked, submitted within a week of the original due date.

 

The link to the College Grading Policy is located on page 10 of the Course Catalog and also on the web at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/policies/3/3000_grading.asp.

 

Books and Materials Required

 

 

Models for Writers 11th Edition by Rosa and Escholz

 

A paperback dictionary

 

Materials: You will need a spiral notebook, a three ring binder, and writing utensils. You will also need access to a computer and a printer. There are computers available for student use in the writing lab, the library, and the N building.  Please bring these with you to class every day. You are also expected to bring the text of the assigned reading the day of discussion. It is highly recommended that you have a USB flash drive to save your work in order to avoid losing your work.

 

 


Classroom Learning Atmosphere

Instructor’s Expectation

 

This class is student-centered, meaning I will not stand in front of the class lecturing for a long period of time. Instead, we will focus on building knowledge by discussing ideas, raising questions, and working through something you may not understand with the help of your peers. At all times you are expected to remain respectful, supportive, and mindful of your classmates.

 

I expect all cell phones and laptops to be off the entire class time. Use of cell phones, laptops and other electronic equipment that is distracting is considered disruptive to the class, so you will be asked to leave if I see you using any of these devices.  We will review and sign a contract that clearly stipulates my expectations for the quarter.

 

I am always happy to meet with you in my office if you have questions or need further help with an assignment. Feel free to drop by during office hours, or schedule an appointment with me if you need to meet during an alternate time. You may also email me with questions, but keep in mind that I do not respond to email on weekdays after 8 p.m. and during the weekends. During all other times, I will respond to your email within 24 hours.  

 

I highly recommend utilizing the writing lab (D204) to meet with tutors for further support with writing essays. Tutors can assist you in planning your draft, revising, and learning how to find and correct grammar mistakes. You can either drop in for tutoring, or call ahead to schedule an appointment. You can also be assigned to meet with a tutor weekly. Please see me for details.

 

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. If at anytime you violate this code, you will be asked to leave the classroom. http://bellevuecollege.edu/about/goals/inclusion.asp

 

Division Statements

 

You can read the Arts and Humanities Divisions policies regarding attendance, plagiarism and cheating here:   http://bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/policy.html

 

Information about Bellevue College's copyright guidelines can be found at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/lmc/links/copyright.html

 

A good resource for Plagiarism is the Writing Lab:  http://bellevuecollege.edu/writinglab/Plagiarism.html

 

 

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

We will be using TurnItIn software for all final papers to further avoid plagiarism.

Important Links

Bellevue College E-mail 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 (DRC)

 

The Disability Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning challenges and disabilities. Please visit the DRC if you have any questions about classroom accommodations whether you are a student or a faculty member.

If you are a student who has a disability or a 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 the DRC staff as soon as possible.

The DRC office is located in D126 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

Remember if you are someone who has either an apparent or non apparent disability and 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.

 

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/

 

Final Exam Schedule

 

Our final exam is the Reflective Essay due Wednesday. 3/26 at 12:30.

http://bellevuecollege.edu/classes/exams

 

Academic Calendar

 

The Bellevue College Academic Calendar is separated into two calendars. They provide information about holidays, closures and important enrollment dates such as the finals schedule.

·        College Calendar - http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/holidays/0910.asp. This calendar gives you the year at a glance and includes college holidays, scheduled closures, quarter end and start dates, and final exam dates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

English 092 Outcomes

 

 

Read and Think Critically

 

 

Compose

 

 

Revise

Editing

Demonstrates ability to make reading connections in writing

 

Uses appropriate college level vocabulary and academic language 

 

Summarizes accurately

 

Demonstrate an awareness of themselves as learners of Academic Language

 

Actively participates in discussions concerning the interpretations of texts

 

Reflect, evaluate and

draw conclusions about texts

 

Develop own writing process based on exposure to various established methods

 

Narrow scope of a topic for the purpose of development

 

Create organized, unified, well-developed text

 

Uses a variety of writing strategies including but not limited to description, narration, illustration, comparison, contrast and analysis

 

 

 

 

Develop self-editing and/or error recognition skill

 

Improve the ability to respond to critique from teachers and peers

 

Improve the ability to critique their own work and others

 

Identify and break habits that detracts from effective writing

 

Uses correct Word Forms 

 

Uses basic verb tenses and forms appropriately

 

Uses correct suffixes to signal verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs

 

Uses accurate subject verb agreement

 

Improve sentence structure and variety; recognizes and avoid fragments and run-ons

 

Improves ability to write concise sentences

 

Uses correct punctuation and mechanics