ENGLISH 201
INSTRUCTOR PATRICIA MESCH
1102 NCA SPRING 2005 e-mail: pmesch@bcc.ctc.edu
TTH
This course emphasizes summary skills, analysis of
sources, development of library research skills, and a lengthy investigation of
an original thesis in a research paper. Students critique various styles
of argumentation. This is a writing course which emphasizes critical
analysis, research, argumentative writing and critical reading.
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TEXT: |
CURRENT ISSUES
& ENDURING QUESTIONS, Seventh Ed, Sylven Barret, Hugo Bedau |
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SUGGESTED: |
A WRITER’S
REFERENCE, 0iana Hacker |
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THE ELEMENTS
OF STYLE, Strunk and White |
ENGLISH 201 OUTCOMES
Write a humanities-style research paper which includes
as part of its composition or process:
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An
objective summary of college-level material which identifies primary and
supporting assertions. |
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2. |
An
evaluation of different types of evidence (ie, tone/diction, logical
reasoning). |
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3. |
A
synthesis of source material with own writing. |
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4. |
An
original and clearly supported thesis. |
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5. |
Proper in-text
citations and works cited page (MLA format). |
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6. |
A breadth
of varied primary sources which demonstrates a familiarity with library skills. |
This course is conducted in accordance with the Arts & Humanities Division
Student Procedures and Expectations. It is your responsibility to
carefully review/print this document from the BCC website at
wwwbcc.ctc.edu/ArtsHum/studentinfo/html FIVE
ABSENCES WILL RESULT IN AN F FOR THE PARTICIPATION GRADE. SIX ABSENCES
WILL RESULT IN AN F FOR THE COURSE. FIVE TARDIES (10 MIN OR MORE) WILL
EQUAL AN ABSENCE.
GRADING
Your assignments for your research paper and the
completed paper will comprise 50% of your grade. Your writing/thinking
journal, attendance and participation, homework and writing assignments will
comprise the remaining 50%. If you do not attend class you will not
receive credit for the work completed in class and there will be no makeup work
accepted. You are allowed two absences with no penalty,
however it is your responsibility to keep up to date with activities completed
in class. You will receive specific information regarding assignments as
needed.
ALL
ESSAY ASSIGNMENTS
Every other week you will be expected to write a short (2-5) page
essay. Essays will be due on second class day of the week, weeks 2,4,6,8,10. These papers must be typed. Computers
for student use are available in several labs on campus. Each essay must
be twelve-point and double spaced. The pages must be numbered with
one-inch top, bottom, and side margins. (MLA format).
The first page of each essay must contain the following information (double
spaced) in the upper left had corner:
Student name
My name
English 201
Date paper is due
RESEARCH PAPER
A 10 - 12 page research paper is required. This does not include
outline, title page or works cited.
You are free to choose to your own topic using
the issues/ideas in Part Five and Part Six in your text. You must have an
original thesis, argumentative in nature and a focused topic that results in a
final conclusion. The paper must use at least two sources from the text
and at least four outside sources. We wil discuss the format and process
for this paper throughout the quarter.
WRITING/THINKING NOTEBOOK/JOURNAL
You are required to keep a journal documenting
your ideas, thought, questions, responses as it relates to this course.
This will be worth 100 points, you will earn 2 points
for every completed entry. (50 entries = 100 points).
LATE ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments are due at the BEGINNING of the class on the date
assignmed. All late assignments will be reduced by 1 - 5 points for each
day late. (Dependant upon the weight of the
assignment).
PLAGIARISM
The goal of this class is to learn to apply critical thinking to the
writing process. Therefore, each paper needs to be an accurate
representation of YOUR ideas. In order to insure that the ideas and words
in your essay are truly your own, I will occasionally spot check for plagiarism
(appropriating the language, ideas, and/or thought of another). The
outright copying of another
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