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Instructor:                  Margi Goertz

 

Dates:      January 2– March 17

Office:                        R230 Adjunct Area

                 Final exam:  Monday, March 17, 11:30 – 1:20

Office Hours:            By Appointment

Time:       Mon – Thurs, 11:30 – 12:20; Friday online

Phone Number:         425-564-3174

 

E-Mail:                       margaret.goertz@bellevuecollege.edu

Course:                     English 092, Hybrid

                                 Winter Quarter 2013

No Class:    1/21; 2/18

 

School Closure Line: (425) 401-6680             

 

 

Required Materials:  Your textbook is available at the Bellevue College Bookstore (Purchase by January 3)

Real Writing, sixth edition, Susan Anker, ISBN# 9781457601996

Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson (any edition is fine)

A 3- ring binder for your notes, assignments, and returned essays; notebook paper and dividers.

Recommended: a thumb drive, a college level dictionary

 

Not required: cell phones, laptops, tablets, I-pads, music devices and other gadgets that will distract you in class.

              

Course Description and Objectives:  After completing this course, you should be able to:

·        Use all stages of the writing process effectively

·        Identify the needs of you audience

·        Produce a substantive topic

·        Create a unified, coherent, and well-developed piece of writing which consistently follows appropriate conventions of Standard English

·        Use a variety of purposes for essay construction, such as analysis, exposition, and/or persuasion.

·        Demonstrate ability to recognize some strengths and weaknesses in their own writing, based on specified criteria.

 

To achieve these objectives, course work includes:

·        Critical reading techniques for both short and long pieces of writing.

·        Writing generation, organization, revision, and editing strategies and activities

·        Vocabulary development exercises

·        Grammar awareness exercises and proofreading practice

·        Academic Success Strategies: maintaining an organized notebook, practicing good communication with instructor and classmates, developing a portfolio, fulfilling classroom protocol agreement, participation and attendance.

 

Assessments and Grading:  In order to help both you and I know if you are achieving the objectives, you will complete the following assignments and assessments and I will give you feedback to help you improve.  

 

Assignments and Assessments

Percentage of Course Grade.

Writing: Write four formal essays; one novel project

40%

Reading:  Annotations, summaries, reading quizzes, reading response papers, lit seminars.

30%

Grammar and Vocabulary:  Exercises and quizzes

20%

Academic Success Strategies: Participation, organization, preparation, and classroom decorum

10%

 

Advancing to English 101:

In order to advance to English 101, you must earn a ‘ C-‘ or better. ( 70%)

 

 

 

Hybrid Course Component

20% percent of our course time will be spent on-line using Canvas.  I will release the modules each week by Thursday. You are to go online to complete the assignments.  Work must be completed and submitted to Canvas by noon on the Saturday of the same week.  It is your responsibility to check out the assignment Friday and anticipate any questions you may have.  Those questions must be sent to me by 11:30 on Friday.  You can access Canvas anywhere that you have access to the internet. On campus, this includes the library, the N building and the Writing Lab. It is not acceptable to claim later that you did not understand an assignment and therefore could not complete it.  Canvas is new to everybody, including myself.  I will do my best to help you with it and troubleshoot for you.  This said, you should prepare yourself by taking the online tutorials for students and reading the modules early.  

 

 

Financial Aid:    

If you receive financial aid, your financial aid will pay for 45 credits of developmental classes (course numbers under 100).   English 092 is a 5-credit developmental class.  Consider your 45 credits carefully.   It is important that you make the most of this financial support! If you are a CEO student, I will work closely with the program letting them know how you are progressing in class.

 

Attendance:

Attending class regularly is important if you want to achieve your academic goals, maintain financial aid, and/or participate in sports programs on campus.  I will take attendance at the beginning of class.  Poor attendance will affect your grade. Arriving late will also affect your grade. 

·        3 late arrivals will be considered equal to one absence. 

·        If you are absent 5 or more times, your grade will be lowered 1/2 letter grade. 

·        If you are absent 10 or more times, you will probably receive a failing grade.

Frequent absences and late arrivals are disruptive to me and impede the progress of serious students.  If you know in advance that you will be missing several classes, this is not the ideal time for you to take this class.  Please check the college website for relevant withdrawal dates and information. Consider a fully on-line course or taking this course another quarter.

 

 

Student Absence

If you cannot attend, you are responsible for calling or e-mailing me before class and leaving a message explaining why you cannot attend. If you are sick, speak to a neighbor after class for missed notes. To respect the instructional time of other students, ask me for help getting caught up before or after class. Before you return to class, check the class website and your assignment calendar.  I will post assignments and handouts on the site.  Do whatever you can to come prepared for class!

 

If you are concerned with your progress, email me or talk with me before or after class. You will know how you are doing by the scores on your papers, my comments, and conferences we will have. If you need to meet with me for an extended conference, e-mail or call in advance. I work off campus and teach other courses.  

 

Policy on late work:

No late work will be accepted. I know that this sounds harsh, but this class is based on building skills with each assignment.  You can’t just miss class or several assignments and expect to get caught up later.  Mastering reading and writing skills doesn’t work that way.  Plus, many leaning experiences can’t be duplicated outside of class.  Please remember this:  I design reading, writing and grammar activities with group work in mind. Attend class regularly and come prepared with your assignments completed.  You will get more out of your time in class and others will enjoy working with you.

 

 

If you know that you will be sick when an essay is due, submit it to me on-line by the due date.  The day you return, bring in a hard copy.  This is the only copy I will grade.  If you are sick during a reading/grammar/vocabulary quiz, expect to make up the quiz the day you return.  I will not offer alternative for graded in-class assignments that you miss

 

 

 

Homework:       

Daily homework and practice is essential to successful college level study.  You should expect 1 – 2 hours of homework per night for this class.  To help you be successful get organized. Use a 3-ring binder and make divisions:  writing, grammar/vocab, and  reading.  Do not use folders or throw papers into the black hole of your backpack.

 

End of Quarter Portfolio

Keep all of your formal essays and writing assignment.  At the end of the quarter I will ask you to assemble them in a writing portfolio. This will be used if more information is necessary for your future English class placement.

 

Essay Writing

Each formal essay we write will undergo a five-stage writing process: prewriting, outlining, first draft, revision, and a final revision.  Full participation in the process is part of the assignment.  Writing groups:  Bring 3 copies of the first draft of your essay to class.  Your group will give you written feedback on your essay.  Your job as a writer is to consider the feedback and then incorporate it into the next phase of the writing process. It is important that you share your essays with the group, so be mindful about how personal you are with your subject matter.  If you aren’t willing to share something with your group, then take your writing in a different direction.  Also, if you are not getting enough feedback from your group, ask me to help you find a more suitable group.  The first draft and all subsequent drafts should be word processed.  If you do not have a computer at home, use the computer labs on campus.  The drafts need to be printed before you come to class.

 

Format for Written Work

·        All outside essays should be typed. If you don't have access to a personal computer at home or work, you may use the computers in the Computer Lab in the N building.

·        Put your name, the quarter, and the assignment title in the upper left corner of your paper.

·        Use an 11- point, easy-to-read font; double-space the text.

·        Give each essay a short title.  Capitalize and center the title.

·        Leave margins of about 1 1/2 inches on the sides and at the top and bottom.  WORD does this automatically, even if the margins don’t show on the screen.

·        Use the spell-checker to check your spelling. 

·        If you need to make minor changes after you’ve printed your essay, make them neatly by hand. 

 

Disability Resource Center (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 the DRC 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 B 132 or you can call the reception desk at 425.564.2498.  Deaf students can reach the DRC by video phone at 425-440-2025 or by TTY at 425-564-4110 .  Please visit the DRC website for application information at www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc

 

Academic Honesty

According to the website http://bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/policy.html  “The principle of academic honesty underlies all that we do and applies to all courses at Bellevue College.  One kind of academic dishonesty is plagiarism, which may take many forms, including, but not limited to, using a paper written by someone else, using printed sources word-for-word without proper documentation, and paraphrasing or summarizing the ideas of others without acknowledging the source.  Plagiarism can also occur when non-written ideas are taken without documentation-using someone else's design or performance idea, for example.  In short, plagiarism is passing off someone else's ideas, words, or images as your own; it amounts to intellectual theft-whether or not it was your intention to steal.  Bellevue College instructors have access to commercial plagiarism detection software, so please be advised that any work you submit may be tested for plagiarism.”

Plagiarized work will receive a grade of 0 without the possibility of make up. 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   http://bellevuecollege.edu/asc/writing/essays-guides/documents/plagiarism.pdf

 

Privacy

Federal law (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) mandates that I protect the privacy of student education records, and BC policy mandates that I keep academic performance as a matter between the institution and the student.  (Arts and Humanities Commitment to Student Growth and Development) at www.bellevuecollege.edu/artshum.

 

 

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. http://bellevuecollege.edu/about/goals/inclusion.asp

 

Accommodating Observance of a Religious Holy Day

The Arts & Humanities Division of Bellevue College, committed to advancing pluralism, recognizes its students’ diverse religious beliefs. Those students who wish to observe a religious holy day should not be penalized for doing so. Whenever feasible, students should be allowed to make up academic assignments that are missed due to such absences. However, the student must notify the instructor in writing at the beginning of the quarter (no later than the end of week 2). Because religious holidays are scheduled in advance, instructors have the right to insist that course work be completed prior to an anticipated absence for religious observances.

 

Classroom Guidelines

Below are the classroom guidelines that we will follow during the quarter. These guidelines are meant to remind us all of our expectations this quarter. If need be, I will remind you of these rules the first time, as a formal warning. If I need to remind you again, we will schedule a time to meet outside of class. If I must remind you a third time, you will immediately be referred to the Dean of Student Services.

1.     Give it your best. Don’t waste your time, mine, or your classmates by showing up unprepared. Show up on time and be physically & mentally present.

2.     Show the work every day. The purpose of class is to engage in constructive conversation. Missing class, and thus discussion, dramatically decreases the quality of your work. If you are absent, you will be lapped by your peers.

3.     Question everything, think it through and propose answers. Everything is an investigation. There are no nevers. Valued phrases: “Maybe if…” and “I’m not sure, but…”

4.     Momentum matters. Creativity is equal parts momentum, insight, and craft. We will move fast to build stamina. Art is long, life is short.

5.     Don’t wait for permission in your writing. Go off and try it.

6.     Every classroom is a lab. Investigate. Experiment. Report back to your peers.

7.     Assignments are incomplete until one is competent. If it’s not good enough, change it. If you don’t understand the premise fully, redo it. Failing and moving on isn’t an option because every bit is important.

8.     Respect everyone. Sometimes we may not agree. Sometimes we may be exhausted. Sometimes we may not understand. However, there is no reason to ever disrespect anyone. Listen. Engage. Be courteous. Disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated*.

9.     Getting better. The point of all education is to get better. Better readers. Better writers. Better citizens. Better workers. Better thinkers. Better people. Any other objectives are false and superfluous.

10.  How to be. Be smart. Be respectful. Work hard. Reflect often. Strive for insight. Work to get better.

 

 

I, __________________________________, understand and agree to the above classroom guidelines.

 

I am committed to being an active, engaged, and productive student while in this class, and promise to practice and uphold these guidelines as a member of this class.

 

 

X______________________________________________________ Date: _____________________

 

* Note: Disrespectful behavior includes talking out of turn, or while someone else is talking, using cell phones or other technology at any point during class, showing up late or leaving early, or any other behavior that disrupts the class.

 

 

 

Adapted from Frank Chimero’s ‘Classroom Rules’ http://blog.frankchimero.com/post/4006291782