JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE: English Composition 132-52 (MTWR 10-11:55 in BW 108)Instructor: Mrs. Agy Office: BW 245 Office Phone: 787-0800 ext. 7006 Office Hrs: 12-1 M-TH and by appointmentEmail: [email protected]: The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing by Axelrod and Cooper (available at campus bookstore)JCC Website: www.jccmi.eduEducator Online Course Site: Click “online Classes” on the JCC website; loginJCC E-mail: Click on “Student E-mail Login”; login as above.Necessary Materials: a 3.5” HD disk or a zip disk, pens, access to a computer and printer outside of class, and three, two pocket folders: one each for the paper drafts (papers #3 and 4 are combined), one is your Journal/Writer Notebook, and one is for your portfolio.WELCOME TO ENGLISH 132!I’m excited to be here, and I am excited about our working together this term! In this class, youwill be examining two purposes of our course. First, you will focus on using writing as a place to explore serious inquiry, and secondly, you will broaden your experiences with writing, reading, and critical thinking. English composition 132 targets the research process. This means we will learn how to considerthe ideas and experiences of others as we frame our research into an academic essay. While earlier composition classes strengthened your communication skills by highlighting your own experiences and ideas (the narrative), this course gives develops your writing abilities by writing arguments, doing field research, and considering literary analysis. We will do all three paper styles in this course. I want you to gain confidence in your own ability to communicate through written texts. My goal is for you to succeed at your writing prowess.THIS CLASS IS A WORKSHOPWhat I mean by “workshop” is that it is a cooperative venture. I will help guide, but you and your work will drive the course. This will require your full mental and physical participation every day. We will work on activities, collect evidence from a variety of sources, discuss topics,analyze readings or films, and practice various writing strategies. You will be expected to work in groups, both inside and outside of the classroom, and you will learn how to give constructive feedback to your peers. It is a standard expectation that college students study two hours outside of class for every hour they are in class. This will be more than enough time to complete your work. I will facilitate discussions; conference with you; offer feedback; help you will prewriting, peer review, and editing skills; and prepare you for the portfolio assessmentat the end of the semester. I will come to class prepared, supportive, and energetic; I’ll expect you to do the same.Most importantly, I want you to better understand the reasons why you make the choices you dowhen you write. This will require active reflection or places where you consider what youwrote, how you wrote, why you made the changes you did, and how these changes influences your purpose or your audience. Understanding the whys will help you organize your thoughts and think more critically. These are great skills to develop. Associate Degree Outcomes: “The Board of Trustees has determined that all JCC graduates should develop or enhance certain essential skills while enrolled in college.” ENG 132 assesses the following Associate Degree Outcomes: The ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and intelligibly, using writing skills—ADO 1AStudents will produce focused, coherent, and developed written responses that have gone through the revision process. The ability to comprehend and use information including oral and written forms—ADO 2Students will respond to selected homework assignments and lecture material and participate in an oral presentation. Critical thinking and problem solving—ADO 4Students will participate in small and large group discussion and will respond to workshop feedback and assigned writing prompts. Working productively with others—ADO 5Students will participate in selected collaborative projects and will assess the effectiveness of their group work by responding to assigned checklists. Facility in the use of the Internet for research purposes—ADO 7Students will produce a research paper that uses conventional sources as well as the Internet for research material.COURSE WRITING:Three Units: 300 pointsWe’ll focus on three units this termUnit I will ask you to take a stand on an issue you support. This is typically an argument mode,and it involves you stepping back, considering the other person’s ideas, and helping the reader consider your point of view. You will use interview, a database source, and another option for this paper. There are limits and restrictions to the assignment—please come to class for all necessary information.Unit II will ask you to complete a research paper taken from field observations. This will require you to complete three hours of observation, apply an interview and a database article to your work.Unit III will ask you to annotate a story from our textbook or an ad analysis. You will use your annotations to find patterns in the text, and you will use database research to support your thesis.As we work on these, you’ll complete three kinds of writing this term: Prewriting and class work are intended to be pieces of the long essays that you’ll develop in the midst of each unit. Sometimes we will work on these in class; sometimes, you’ll start the assignment one day and return them the next. They are places where you can generate ideas (and text) that you can usein the long essay. Here, you will explore your wonderful ideas. Rough draft essays are the bestdrafts that you can develop stemming from the short prewriting exercises. Do not let the term “rough draft” confuse you--these should be wonderful examples of the assignment given. You will practice peer review with these, and return them in a two pocket folder revised from peer’s comments. NOTE: If you miss peer review day, or come to PR day without a full draft, 10 points will be deducted off the overall grade. Also, if you do miss PR day, you must go to CSS, see a writing tutor, revise from that meeting, write a one page response outlining what wasdiscussed, what exactly you revised, and how you will apply it to future writing, and hand all in by the time the Unit is due. This meeting will not count towards GPAW