English 093B Syllabus
Item # 1062, Fall
2011
Instructor: Megan Hansen
E-mail:
megan.hansen@bellevuecollege.edu
Phone: 425-564-4186
Office location: R 230-I
Office Hours: T/Th/F 10:30-12:30, and M/W 2:30-3:30
Course Information
Welcome to English 093! This
course will focus on building reading, writing, and critical thinking skills
while concentrating on experiences you have as students who speak multiple
languages in a college environment. Throughout the course, we will continue to
return to this subject as it relates to our lives, the assigned readings, class
discussions, and writing assignments.
Keep
in mind throughout the quarter that we write to learn, to reflect, and to
convey our thoughts to others, and each time we write, we write ourselves into
existence.
· Use
all stages of the writing process effectively
·
Identify the needs of their 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.
Course
outcomes will be met by focusing on reading strategies, the writing process,
and critical thinking skills. We will also be focusing on building vocabulary,
grammar skills, and sentence composing strategies. Students will be expected to
actively participate in group discussions and peer review. The final portfolio
should demonstrate the student’s mastering of all course outcomes.
Grading:
- Essays: 50%
- Responses: 10%
- Grammar/Vocab Quizzes: 10%
- Participation including homework, group discussion, peer review: 15%
- Final Portfolio: 15%
Class Participation,
Journals, and Homework: You will be expected to keep a journal that
responds to readings and class discussions. I will check these every Friday for
credit/no credit. Any in class assignments, homework assignments, group work,
peer review, and group discussion will be included in determining your final
grade. Your vocab presentation will also be included in your participation
grade. Active participation is essential to succeeding in this class. I will also
be grading on preparedness for each class meeting.
Essays: You will
be assigned five essays this quarter. Each essay will focus on the topic we are
reading and discussing for that unit. I will provide written assignments for
further clarification.
Reading Responses: You
will be writing short responses (2-3 paragraphs) to assigned readings from the
text. Responses will focuses on summarizing strategies and your reaction to the
assigned readings.
Grammar/Vocab
Quizzes: Every other Friday we will take a combined grammar/vocab quiz. I
will drop your lowest quiz grade at the end of the quarter.
Portfolio: At the
end of the quarter, you will hand in a portfolio of your work, showing how you
have grown as a writer as well as your finest work. You will have the choice of
revising one of your five essays, and
will write a final evaluation of your progress as a writer. In order to fulfill
this assignment, you need to keep all of your essays, responses, and classwork.
Attendance: The
BC’s Art’s and Humanities Division’s policy regarding
attendance stipulates that any student missing more than 20% of class time for
a course may receive an “F’” as a final grade. Therefore, any student missing more than 10 classes will receive an “F”.
I expect you to arrive on time to class each day and stay the entire class.
If you arrive after I have taken attendance you will be counted as absent for
the day. Please let me know ahead of time if you are unable to attend a full
class.
Late
work: Daily
assignments, exercises, quizzes, presentations and classroom activities cannot
be made up. I do not accept work via email, slipped under my office door, in
the hallway, etc. Late essays are marked down a grade each class day that they
are late. I will not accept late portfolios.
The link to the
College Grading Policy is located on page 10 of the Course Catalog and also on
the web at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/policies/3/3000_grading.asp.
Books and Materials Required
Real Writing with
Readings 5th Edition by Susan Anker
A paperback dictionary
Materials: You
will need a spiral notebook, a three ring binder, and writing utensils. Please
bring these with you to class every day. You are also expected to bring the
text of the assigned reading the day of discussion.
Classroom Learning Atmosphere
This class is student centered, meaning I will not stand in
front of the class lecturing for a long period of time. Instead, the class
centers on building knowledge by discussing ideas, raising questions and
working through something you may not understand with the help of your peers.
At all times you are expected to remain respectful, supportive, and mindful of
your classmates.
I expect all cell phones and laptops to be off the entire
class time. Use of cell phones, laptops and other electronic equipment that is
distracting is considered disruptive to the class, so you will be asked to
leave if I see you using any of these devices.
I am always happy to meet with you in my office if you have
questions or need further help with an assignment. Feel free to drop by during
office hours, or schedule an appointment with me if you need to meet during an
alternate time. You may also email me with questions, but keep in mind that I
do not respond to email on weekdays after 8 p.m. and during the weekends.
I highly recommend utilizing the writing lab (D204) to meet
with tutors for further support with writing essays. Tutors can assist you in
planning your draft, revising, and learning how to find and correct grammar
mistakes. You can either drop in for tutoring, or call ahead to schedule an
appointment.
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
You can read
the Arts and Humanities Division’s policies regarding attendance, plagiarism and cheating here: http://bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/policy.html
Information about
Bellevue College's copyright guidelines can be found at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/lmc/links/copyright.html
A good resource for
Plagiarism is the Writing Lab: http://bellevuecollege.edu/writinglab/Plagiarism.html
“Cheating, stealing and plagiarizing (using the ideas or
words of another as one’s own without crediting the source) and
inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior are violations of the Student Code
of Conduct at Bellevue College. Examples
of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to: talking out of turn,
arriving late or leaving early without a valid reason, allowing cell
phones/pagers to ring, and inappropriate behavior toward the instructor or
classmates. The instructor can refer any
violation of the Student Code of Conduct to the Vice President of Student
Services for possible probation or suspension from Bellevue College. Specific student rights, responsibilities and
appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code of Conduct, available in the
office of the Vice President of Student Services.” The Student Code, Policy 2050, in its
entirety is located at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/policies/2/2050_Student_Code.asp
We will be using TurnItIn software for all final papers to further avoid
plagiarism.
Important Links
Bellevue College E-mail and access to MyBC
All students
registered for classes at Bellevue College are entitled to a network and e-mail
account. Your student network account can be used to access your student e-mail,
log in to computers in labs and classrooms, connect to the BC wireless network
and log in to MyBC. To create your account, go
to: https://bellevuecollege.edu/sam
BC offers a wide variety of computer and learning labs to
enhance learning and student success. Find current campus locations for all
student labs by visiting the Computing Services website.
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 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 B 132 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
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trained and courteous 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. The Public
Safety website is your one-stop resource for campus emergency preparedness
information, campus closure announcements and critical information in the event
of an emergency. Public Safety is located in K100 and on the web at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/
Our final exam is
scheduled for Monday, December 5th at 9:30 a.m.
http://bellevuecollege.edu/classes/exams
The Bellevue College Academic Calendar is separated into two
calendars. They provide information about holidays, closures and important
enrollment dates such as the finals schedule.
·
College
Calendar - http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/holidays/0910.asp. This calendar gives you the year at a
glance and includes college holidays, scheduled closures, quarter end and start
dates, and final exam dates.
