Instructor: Gary Olson
E-mail: g.olson@bellevuecollege.edu
Office Hours: M-F 7:00-7:20; 9:30-11:20, by appointment
Textbooks and Materials
Writing and Reading Across the
Curriculum, Behrens & Rosen, 4th Edition (Brief Edition)
WR A
Writer’s Reference with Exercises,
Hacker & Sommers, 7th ed
A
journal for writing, about 7.5 x 9.5 inches (not larger)
Learning Objectives
After
completing this course, students should be able to develop:
·
An
objective summary of college-level material which identifies primary and
supporting assertions
·
An
evaluation of different types of evidence (i.e., tone/diction, logical
reasoning)
·
A
synthesis of source material with own writing
·
An
original and clearly supported thesis
·
Proper
in-text citations and works-cited page*
·
A
breadth of varied primary sources which demonstrates a familiarity with library
research skills
*As a class,
we will learn MLA documentation rules. If you wish to use APA instead, please
let me know.
Course evaluation: You will have the opportunity to give
me informal, anonymous feedback several times during the quarter. This will
help me know if I am on track with my expectations and your learning needs.
Grading
Your final
grade will be based on the following. All assignments must be completed to pass
the course.
1.
Paper #1 (summary) 5
2.
Paper #2 (critique/critical analysis) 5
3.
Paper #3 (revision of critical analysis) 10
4.
Paper #4 (synthesis) 10
5.
Preliminary checkpoints for research paper: topic proposal: 2 points; preliminary
bibliography: 3 points; annotated bibliography: 5; topic outline: 5; sentence
outline: 5; rough draft: 10
Total checkpoints 30
6.
Paper #5 (research paper) 40
TOTAL
POINTS POSSIBLE 100
Grading
Scale
90-100 A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
Plus and
minus grades (A-, B+, etc.) will be based on where point total falls in the
range. For example, 90-95 points = A- ; 87-89 points = B+.
Missing
more than 10% of the class will lower your final grade, and students with
absences exceeding 20% of all class meetings for any reason will receive no
credit for the class. This policy is in line with the Arts and Humanities
Division’s guidelines, which recognize the importance of classroom attendance
and participation to academic success. Students who attend only part of a class
meeting will be marked tardy if they miss fewer than 10 minutes or absent if
they miss 10 minutes or more of the class. Every two instances of tardiness
will count as an absence. If you’re arriving late or leaving early, please be
discreet and avoid creating distractions.
Due Dates; Late Papers
When you see a reading assignment on the
calendar, it means you must finish the reading BEFORE CLASS on that day. If you
see a quiz, it covers the reading assigned for that day. When you see a writing
assignment, you must complete it BEFORE CLASS on that day.
Late papers
will lose points, including drafts on workshop days. However, once during the quarter you may
request a three-day extension. Your
request needs to be in writing (email), and must be given to me by the due
date. The only exception to the
extension is the final research paper, which must be turned in on the due date
and no later.
Occasionally,
if the needs of the class change, I may add or subtract an assignment or change
a due date. If you miss class, check class calendar on the web site or remember
to ask if I made any changes while you were gone. It is your responsibility to
find out what you missed.
v
Life is unpredictable. If you have an
emergency, please let me know.
Decorum
I expect all participants in the class to
treat each other with respect. Our job--yours and mine together--is to use
class time efficiently to improve your ability to edit your own writing. In my
experience, this happens best if you
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. Your essays must present your own ideas in
your own words. If you copy someone’s exact words, you must put them in
quotation marks. If you summarize or quote someone else’s ideas, facts, or
words, you must say where they came from. Saying where words and ideas came
from is called “citing your sources.” You will learn the basic conventions for
citing your sources now, and you’ll learn more about these conventions as you
take higher-level courses.
I won’t
accept an essay you’ve downloaded from the Internet or copied from someone
else, an essay you wrote for an earlier class, or an essay in which you present
someone else’s words or ideas as your own. If you plagiarize, you’ll receive a
zero for the assignment or assignment sequence and I’ll report your name to the
administration. If you plagiarize a second time, you'll fail the course.
Plagiarism is an intellectual as well as an ethical issue. English
instructors tend to regard plagiarism as evidence either that you are not able
to achieve the intellectual goals of the course (see Goals section) or that you
are disrespectful, lazy, dishonest, or all three.
The Student
Code, Policy 2050, in its entirety is located at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/policies/2/2050_Student_Code.asp
A good
resource for learning how to avoid Plagiarism is the Writing Lab: http://bellevuecollege.edu/writinglab/Plagiarism.html
Disability Resource Center (DRC)
I am
committed to ensuring access to classes, course materials, and learning
opportunities for students with disabilities. 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 student with a
documented autism spectrum disorder, there is a program of support available to
you.
If you are a
person who requires assistance in case of an emergency situation, such as a
fire, earthquake, etc., please meet with me to develop a safety plan within the
first week of class.
From the Disability Resource Center: 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
Public Safety 425-564-2400
The BC Public
Safety Department’s 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. Public Safety is located in
K100 and on the web: http://bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/
Schedule
of Assignments
Unless
noted, all
assignments are from Behrens & Rosen, Writing
and Reading Across the Curriculum; WR
= Writer’s Reference. (More sections
and exercises from WR will be assigned as needed in the second half of the
quarter.)
WEEK 1 Jan 2-4
|
Tuesday |
Last day of break L |
|
Wednesday |
School begins J Syllabus; course overview |
|
Thursday |
Introductions |
|
Friday |
Reading Assignment: A Note to the
Student; Chapter 1 “Summary” WR A1, R4 |
WEEK 2 Jan 7-11
|
Monday |
Review ch 1 “Summary” |
|
Tuesday |
Ch 1 (cont) |
|
Wednesday |
Writing
Assignment #1 DUE for workshop: Summary
of either Coontz, “The Radical Idea of Marrying for
Love,” pp. 252– 265; or Hekker, “The
Satisfactions of Housewifery and Motherhood/ Paradise Lost (Domestic
Division),” pp.274–280 |
|
Thursday |
WR: R1-3; W1 (general familiarity) |
|
Friday |
Summary
DUE to me |
WEEK 3 Jan 14-18
|
Monday |
Reading
Assignment: Chapter
2: Critical Reading and Critique |
|
Tuesday |
Review ch 2; read Sullivan and Bennett
articles, “Debate on Gay Marriage,” pp. 265–270 |
|
Wednesday |
Writing
Assignment #2 DUE for workshop: Critique
of either Sullivan or Bennett, “Debate on Gay Marriage,” pp. 265–270. |
|
Thursday |
WR C1-2 |
|
Friday |
Submit
critique to me; check-in |
WEEK 4 Jan 21-25
|
Monday |
Martin
Luther King Holiday |
|
Tuesday |
Critiques returned; be prepared to
discuss Ch. 3 Synthesis |
|
Wednesday |
Synthesis exercise TBA |
|
Thursday |
Reading
Assignment: Chapter
6: from Green Power: 1.
Friedman,
“205 Easy Ways to Save the Earth” 2.
Bryce,
“The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence” 3.
Maloney,
“Environmentalists Against Solar Power” |
|
Friday |
Writing
Assignment #3 DUE: Revision
of your critique returned on Tuesday;
WR: MLA 1-2 |
WEEK 5 Jan 28-Feb 1
|
Monday |
Work in groups or with instructor to
complete assignment due Wednesday |
|
Tuesday |
WR W4; continuation of Monday |
|
Wednesday |
Checkpoint
#1 DUE: Topic
proposal, a 1 paragraph description of your research idea |
|
Thursday |
Reading
Assignment: Chapter
6: from Green Power: White,
“Why the Gasoline Engine Isn’t Going Away Soon”; Kolbert,
“The Island in the Wind”; Burnett, “Wind Power Puffery” |
|
Friday |
Writing
Assignment #4 DUE for workshop: TBA: Argument Synthesis using selections
from Green Power; check-in |
Planning ahead: Last day of class is
March 15; all materials due that day