English 101 Tentative Syllabus Spring 2010

INSTRUCTOR: JAMES TORRENCE

OFFICE: C-207-D

OFFICE HOURS: M/W 3:00-5:00, or by appointment

OFFICE PHONE: (425)564-2168

EMAIL ADDRESS: jtorrenc@bellevuecollege.edu

• If you send me email, you must use your BC e-mail account and include the word “English” in the subject line

REQUIRED MATERIALS: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi           

The Complete Maus: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman                      

The Virgin Project by K.D. Boze

V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

Microsoft Word, MacWord or Open Office (software)

RECOMMENDED TEXTS: The American Heritage Dictionary

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, by Lynne Truss

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Students who complete this course should be able to:

1. Read closely and analytically

2. Generate ideas for writing based on what they read

3. Write analytical essays and objective summaries

4. Organize their essays logically

5. Develop their essays with examples and explanations

6. Proofread and revise their work

7. Work effectively in a group setting

8. Edit their own and their classmates’ writing

9. Understand the relationship between writer, text, and audience

10. Know the stages of the writing process

11. Be familiar with the vocabulary used in a composition class

12. Have a sound understanding of the conventions of Standard English

13. Understand the relationship between reading, writing, and analysis

COURSE CONTENT: Over the next ten weeks you will read assigned texts, engage in free-writing, write summaries, write essays, make presentations, take quizzes, and take part in classroom discussions and activities.

GRADING: For more info, see the “Grading Criteria” and “Paper Format” sections below.

· Participation: 20%

· Four first drafts: 20% (5% each)

· Four final drafts: 40% (10% each)

• One final essay: 20%

ATTENDANCE: Participation accounts for 20% of your grade for the course.

• Each absence lowers your course grade by two percent

• Missing more than 10 minutes of class is considered an absence
• If I see or hear your phone, iPod, blackberry, etc. in class, I will ask you to leave and/or count you absent
• Assignments, handouts, and announcements will not be repeated
• Late arrivals or early departures need to be made inconspicuously

GRADE SCALE:

A 94-100%

A- 90-93%

B+ 87-89%

B 84-86%

B- 80-83%

C+ 77-79%

C 74-76%

C- 70-73%

D 66-69%

F 00-65%

PLAGIARISM: PLAGIARISM IS AN ISSUE I TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY. PLAGIARISM OR ANY OTHER KIND OF CHEATING, WHETHER INTENTIONAL OR NOT, WILL EARN THE OFFENDING STUDENT(S) AN “F” FOR THE QUARTER.

Please review the Arts & Humanities division standards http://bellevuecollege.edu/ArtsHum/policy.html