Instructor: Gary Olson
E-mail: g.olson@bellevuecollege.edu
Office Hours: By appointment M-F
7:00-7:20; 9:30-11:20
WR A Writer’s Reference (with exercises), Hacker & Sommers,
7th ed
Pollan, In Defense of Food
A journal for writing, about 7.5 x 9.5 inches (not
larger)
A good college dictionary is recommended but not
required
Bring both
texts and journal every day to class!
After
completing this course, students will be able to
Think and read critically: carefully read, analyze, interpret and
evaluate claims, beliefs, texts and/or issues.
· consider
multiple points of view and differentiate between assumptions, beliefs, facts,
opinions, and biases.
· read and
respond to various texts critically for purposes of interpretation, analysis,
synthesis, evaluation, and/or judgment.
· demonstrate an
understanding of a text’s main point/thesis and its relevant supporting
details.
Compose
and revise in context: shape
written responses for different audiences and purposes.
· consider
flexible strategies for prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing.
· develop and
support thesis statements that are appropriately complex and significant.
· construct
unified paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting details that advance the
thesis.
· apply various
methods of development such as illustration, comparison and contrast, and/or
analysis.
· employ
style, tone, and mechanical conventions appropriate to the demands of a
particular audience or purpose.
Reflect and
evaluate: recognize and incorporate newly acquired skills.
·
develop the ability to critique their own
and others’ work.
·
gain a clearer perspective of habits that
may detract from the effectiveness of their own writing.
·
respond to comments from their instructor
and peers.
This
course focuses on producing effective essays, paragraphs, and sentences. The key to becoming better and more confident
college writers is to do a lot of writing, and you’ll be writing drafts of
papers, revisions, homework exercises, and writing in your journal. You will read and comment on others’ drafts,
and you’ll work in groups on exercises and problems for discussion. The key here is buy-in: I will commit to
giving you prompt, helpful feedback in a positive classroom environment; you
will commit to doing all the work and—for this quarter—envisioning yourself as a writer. This also means becoming more
attentive to language—how words and sentences can enhance experience.
Course evaluation: You will have the
opportunity to give me informal, anonymous feedback several times during the
quarter. Your comments will help me know if I am on track with my expectations
and your learning needs.
Grading
Your
final grade will be based on the point totals from your essays and journal
entries, performance on quizzes, workshops, and homework, and participation in
workshops. Late papers will lose points, especially
on workshop days. Missing more than five classes will lower your final
grade.
Essay
sets (3): First draft and plan; second draft; final draft 50 points total*
Journal
1 point per one-page entry 25
points
Special
Revision & Editing Exercises 10 points
Quizzes,
workshops, and homework 15
points
100 total points
*
Points for drafts allocated as follows (more weight given to second and third
essay sets):
Ø Set 1 3 + 3 + 8
= 13
Ø Set 2 3 + 4 + 10= 17
Ø Set 3 4 + 4 + 12= 20
50
Grading
Scale
|
A |
A- |
B+ |
B |
B- |
C+ |
C |
C- |
D+ |
D |
|
100-93 |
92-90 |
89-87 |
86-83 |
82-80 |
79-77 |
76-73 |
72-70 |
69-67 |
66-63 |
You
will complete three essay sets. An essay set consists of your plan, your
first draft, your second draft, and your final copy. (You may also be asked to
turn in a plan, such as a brainstorming list, a bubble diagram, or outline,
along with your first draft.) You will receive maximum points on the drafts if
you 1) put in a good effort (including on-time submission) and 2) work
diligently to incorporate suggested revisions/changes. Journal entries will be
assigned throughout the quarter, and you will turn in your journal three times.
(Some in-class entries will not be part of the 25 point total.)
Due
Dates; Late Papers; Attendance
When you see a reading or writing assignment
on the calendar, it means you must finish the work BEFORE CLASS on that day.
Late papers will lose points, especially
drafts on workshop days. If you
submit a paper by email, you must submit a hard copy by the next class session.
However, once during the quarter you may request a three-day extension. Your request needs to be in writing (email),
and must be given to me by the due date.
The only exception to the extension is the final paper, which must be
turned in on the due date and no later. Papers more than one week late will not
be accepted.
Occasionally,
if the needs of the class change, I may add or subtract an assignment or change
a due date. If you miss class, remember to ask if I made any changes while you
were gone. It is your responsibility to find out what you missed.
Missing
more than 10% of the class will lower your final grade by one point for each
absence, and students with absences exceeding 20% of all class meetings for any
reason will receive no credit for the class. This policy is in line with the
Arts and Humanities Division’s guidelines, which recognize the importance of
classroom attendance and participation to academic success. Students who attend
only part of a class meeting will be marked tardy if they miss fewer than 10
minutes or absent if they miss 10 minutes or more of the class. Every two
instances of tardiness will count as an absence. If you’re arriving late or
leaving early, please be discreet and avoid creating distractions.
v
Life is unpredictable. If
you have an emergency, please let me know.
Affirmation of Inclusion
and Decorum
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
I expect all participants in the class to
treat each other with respect. Our job--yours and mine together--is to use
class time efficiently to improve your ability to edit your own writing. In my
experience, this happens best if you
After one
warning, you will be marked absent if you engage in the above behaviors.
Cheating, stealing and plagiarizing (using
the ideas or words of another as one’s own without crediting the source) are
violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College. Your essays must present your own ideas in
your own words. If you copy someone’s exact words, you must put them in
quotation marks. If you summarize or quote someone else’s ideas, facts, or
words, you must say where they came from. Saying where words and ideas came
from is called “citing your sources.” You will learn the basic conventions for
citing your sources now, and you’ll learn more about these conventions as you
take higher-level courses.
I won’t
accept an essay you’ve downloaded from the Internet or copied from someone
else, an essay you wrote for an earlier class, or an essay in which you present
someone else’s words or ideas as your own. If you plagiarize, you’ll receive a zero for the assignment or
assignment set, and I’ll report your name to the administration. If you
plagiarize a second time, you'll fail the course.
Plagiarism resources:
The
Student Code, Policy 2050, in its entirety is located at http://bellevuecollege.edu/policies/2/2050_Student_Code.asp
A
good resource for learning how to avoid Plagiarism is the Writing Lab: http://bellevuecollege.edu/writinglab/Plagiarism.html
Disability Resource Center
(DRC)
I
am committed to ensuring access to classes, course materials, and learning
opportunities for students with disabilities. From the DRC: 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 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 the Library Media Center; 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
BC Public Safety Department’s 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. Public Safety is located in K100 and on the web: http://bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/
Schedule of
Assignments:
English 101 HYG Fall 2013
Pollan
= Pollan, In Defense of Food
Hacker
= Writer’s Reference w/ Exercises
WEEK 1 Sept 23-27
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Monday |
School begins J Syllabus; course overview |
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Tuesday |
Introductions |
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Wednesday |
Small class A-K; Review
syllabus; “Twenty Common Errors”; BC Writing Lab Overview |
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Thursday |
Small class L-Z; Review
syllabus; “Twenty Common Errors”; BC Writing Lab Overview |
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Friday |
Hacker
A1, C1; Journal entries for Friday & weekend |
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WEEK 2 Sept 30-Oct 4
|
Monday |
Pollan, Introduction and chapters
1-5; Hacker, A2, A4; Topics out for Paper #1 |
|
Tuesday |
Pollan, chapters 6-10
(complete Part I) |
|
Wednesday |
Hacker, B1 |
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Thursday |
Hacker, G5 |
|
Friday |
Hacker, W1 (first half);
Pollan, Part II, chapters 1-2 |
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WEEK 3 Oct 7-11
|
Monday |
Paper #1 First draft due for workshop |
|
Tuesday |
Pollan, complete Part II,
chapter 3 |
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Wednesday |
Hacker, complete W1 |
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Thursday |
Paper #1 Second draft due to me |
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Friday |
Friday & weekend:
Hacker exercises in Journal |
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WEEK 4 Oct 14-18
|
Monday |
Pollan, complete Part III |
|
Tuesday |
Hacker, S1, W2 |
|
Wednesday |
Quiz; Paper #1 second
draft returned to you |
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Thursday |
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Friday |
Hacker, G1 |
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WEEK 5 Oct 21-25
|
Monday |
Work in groups or with
instructor on final draft of paper #1 |
|
Tuesday |
Paper #1 Final due to me; Topics out for Paper #2 (“Editing Paper”) |
|
Wednesday |
NO CLASS—COLLEGE ISSUES DAY |
|
Thursday |
Hacker, P1, P2 |
|
Friday |
Hacker, G2 |
WEEK 6 Oct 28-Nov 1
|
Monday |
Paper #2 First draft due to workshop |
|
Tuesday |
Hacker, C4: a-b |
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Wednesday |
Hacker, C4: c |
|
Thursday |
Paper #2 Second draft due to me |
|
Friday |
Friday & weekend:
Exercises in Journal from W4, W5 |
WEEK 7 Nov 4-8 |
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Monday |
Hacker, W4, W5 |
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Tuesday |
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Wednesday |
Hacker, S6 |
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Thursday |
Hacker, W3; Paper #2
Second draft returned to you |
|
Friday |
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WEEK 8 Nov 11-15
|
Monday |
HOLIDAY |
|
Tuesday |
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|
Wednesday |
Paper #3 Topics out |
|
Thursday |
Paper #2
Final due to me |
|
Friday |
Read BC Writing Lab on Outlines; Read E. B. White, “Once More to the Lake” |
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WEEK 9 Nov 18-22
|
Monday |
Hacker: Skim MLA |
|
Tuesday |
Paper #3 Outline due for workshop |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
Paper #3 First draft due for workshop |
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Friday |
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WEEK 10 Nov 25-29
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Monday |
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Tuesday |
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Wednesday |
Paper #3 Second draft due to me |
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Thurs-Fri |
HOLIDAY |
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WEEK 11 Dec 2-5
|
Monday |
Paper #3 Second draft
returned to you; final polish on writing & conferences |
|
Tuesday |
Final polish on writing
& conferences |
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Wednesday |
Final polish on writing
& conferences |
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Thursday |
Final Paper Due No
Papers Accepted after this Date! |
Note: Major deadlines and assignments shown. Dates
with no assignments will be used for as needed for writing exercises/practice,
group work, and conferences. Schedule may change to accommodate our workloads.