Engl& 101 - English
Composition I
Winter 2013, Section P
3pm-5:10pm T-Th, R206
Instructor: Ethan Anderson
Email: ethan.anderson@bellevuecollege.edu (please edit
your emails before sending)
Office: R230 Phone:
(425) 564-2341
Office
Hours: T-Th 2pm-3pm (please email beforehand if
possible) or by appointment
Materials
online: MyBC – http://mybcc.net/
Required
Texts/Materials
§ Acts of
Inquiry:
A Guide to Reading, Research,and Writing at the University of Washington
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The Truth About Stories by Thomas
King
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Motel
Life by Willy Vlautin – found on Amazon.com for cheap; one copy available in library Course Reserves
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MLA Essential Reference Card copy -
found on MyBC
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Bellevue College MLA Bibliography sheet – found on MyBC
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The Pocket Wadsworth Handbook, 4th
ed, 2009 MLA Update - recommended (in library course
reserves)
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Access to MyBC & printer
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Dictionary – optional, but strongly recommended
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USB flash drive or Dropbox (anything to save
your work)
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Folder to save your work and handouts
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Mini-stapler – very strongly
recommended
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Access to your BC email account
Course
Description
In
English 101, we will focus on strengthening your knowledge and experience with
the writing process, and appropriating it into your own personal writing style
(along with clear, effective writing skills). Through the various writing
assignments, we will heighten audience awareness, connect critical reading and
analytical writing, and finally, develop a healthy skepticism concerning
provocative social issues. In our projects, we will concentrate on writing effective
arguments while moving away from the traditional 5-paragraph essay. Also, we
will examine the rhetorical appeals (strategies of ethos, pathos and logos) and
rhetorical analysis to some extent in all of our writings.
Class
Policies
Students
contribute to making a class effective as the instructor. Do your work, read,
and participate in class discussions. Seek out campus resources for additional
help. Remember, I am not your babysitter, so please act maturely and
respectfully. You will work and earn your grade.
Attendance – you are clearly
expected to attend class regularly (live and online) and be on time. Be warned:
in accordance with the BC Arts and Humanities attendance policy, if you miss
20% of the course, you will receive an “F”(failing grade, no credit) if you miss 5 classes you will fail the course. Four absences will put you in jeopardy of failure based on
participation. If you
know you will miss class, please let me know in advance via email or phone
(these must be illness or emergency related).
Arriving late twice will equal one absence, and so on. If I am unable to
come to class, I will post directions under “Announcements” on MyBC.
Assignments – All readings and
assignments are due the day they are on the schedule; consult for deadlines and
MyBC for assignment and tip sheets. I do not accept late work. Also, take pride in your work;
take yourself and your work seriously. Don’t present/turn in work that is
sloppy: crumpled, mangled, with coffee or food stains, or folded.
Participation – you will receive
credit at the end of the quarter for your participation, which means being
actively engaged in small and big group discussions and activities. I can ask
you to leave the class if you are goofing off, chatting with friends, sleeping,
refusing to be on task, playing with any electronic gadgets, or even being
unprepared for class. Remember, this is a college class, and I expect as such.
Laptop use – you may not use a
laptop unless cleared with me (or DRC) first. Let me know so I won’t growl at
you in class.
Plagiarism –All work for this
class must be original work. If you have any questions about correct citation
methods, formatting, anything general, it is imperative you ask me for help.
Don’t cheat, plagiarize, or perform any other misconduct or serious
consequences may follow, such as receiving an “F/0” for the assignment or an
“F” final grade. Also, there may be a report of the incident filed in the Dean
of Student’s office. All assignments are subject for scanning at
Turnitin.com, so please save all your e-documents.
Respect –I am not a fan of
disrespect, especially to me or any of your classmates. This being said, any
comments, jokes, or remarks that belittle the worth of an individual’s (or
group’s) physical attributes, race, creed, sexual preference, religion, gender,
and/or ethnicity are inappropriate and will not be tolerated. If our behavior
inhibits the class’s learning and education, you will be asked to leave, and
may be directed/reported to the Associate Dean of students and/or Campus
Security. Finally, please silence your cell phones or beepers as they are
distracting, disruptive, and annoying. Be
warned: I will ask you to leave the class or report you to the proper
authorities should disruptive situations arise. Please refer to the Arts and Humanities Web page for Student
Expectations, which apply to all of my classes: http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/poilcy.html
Office Hours – If you have questions
or concerns about your assignments, readings, or grade in the class, please see
me during office hours (as noted on this syllabus), or make an appointment with
me so I can set specific time aside for you. If you need to chat about your
topic, please come and see me.
Need more assistance? For Special
Accommodations – If you need course accommodations because of a disability,
please refer to the Disability Resource Center (DRC) at B132, or by calling
(425) 564-2498, or TTY (425) 564-4110; Library Media Center – D building;
Reading/Writing Lab – D204-D. Additional Student Support Services and Support –
Assignments
§
You will need an appropriate heading for
your assignments. Position the heading at the top left corner on the 1st
page: name, date, class and assignment. Every assignment must be typed,
double-spaced, and have 1-inch margins.
Grading
***
-Three
Major Papers: 300
points. 100 points each (including draft 1)
-In
Class Responses – 100 points
-Lit
Circles – 60 points pts total
(10 pts each)
-Random
assignments – 50 pts
-Participation
and journal – 40
points
-Portfolio
and Cover Letter – 150 points
TOTAL
PTS: 700 POINTS
A: 100
– 95%
A-: 94-90%
B+: 89-87%
B: 86-85%
B-: 84-80%
C+: 79-77%
C: 76-75%***
C-: 74-70%
D: 69-60% (broken down, of course)
F: 59%
or fewer
*Although I do not
accept late work, if, for some circumstance you turn in your essay after the
due date, you will be deducted one full letter grade for each day late. I do
not accept any late projects one week after the original due date. As for peer
critiques, you cannot make them up since they are purely in class activities.
**
In-class writing can only be made up if you have given me ample notice – and it
has to be an excused absence, not because you slept in or didn’t do the
reading.
***NOTE: You must
pass the class with a C- to move on to
English 201, 235 & 271 |
Course Outcomes:
After completing this
course, students will be able to...
Think Critically and Read Analytically: carefully analyze, interpret and evaluate
claims, beliefs, texts and/or issues.
·
frame questions, define problems, and position arguments.
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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.
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shape written responses to suit different rhetorical situations and audiences.
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develop flexible strategies for prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing.
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develop and support thesis statements that are appropriately complex and
significant.
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construct unified paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting details that
advance the thesis.
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use various methods of development such as illustration, comparison and
contrast, and/or analysis.
·
balance their individual voices with those from other texts.
·
employ style, tone, and mechanical conventions appropriate to the demands of a
particular audience or purpose.