T 6:10-9:00 pmOffice: PH 303AOffice phone: PH 898-2588Office Hours: W 2:30-5:30Email: [email protected] TEXTBOOKSREQUIRED MATERIALSEssay Three 200 pts.GENERAL GUIDELINESEnglish 1010Expository WritingTheme: Kids can be SO CruelProfessor Stacia WatkinsSpring 2006 T 6:10-9:00 pm PH 314a Office: PH 303AOffice phone: PH 898-2588Office Hours: W 2:30-5:30 Email: [email protected] GOALS English 1010 is the first course in your two-semester freshman writing sequence. We will be concerned with both the process of writing and the actual text that you will produce. We will focus on improving your knowledge of what makes an effective college-level essay and will spend time looking at strategies that will improve your papers on the levels of content, organization, vocabulary,grammar, and mechanics. In order to generate ideas for our class discussions and writing assignments, we will view television series, read models of non-fiction writing in Common Culture, and do supplemental reading as needed. Being “present” in 1010 entails more than being physically present. This is not a lecture course; it is a demanding, fast-paced course requiring reading, writing, and participation in class discussions.REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS HHH: Hodges’ Harbrace Handbook, 15th edition, by Webb, Miller, and Horner  FC: Surviving Freshman Composition, 2nd edition by Smith and Smith Common Culture, 4th edition, by Petracca and Sorapure Any digital material presented over email, the UWC website, or WebCT is the equivalent of a required text REQUIRED MATERIALS Access to the internet (WebCT) and word processing software (MS Word only) One-subject notebook for daily in-class writings (by Tuesday, January 24) E-mail address that you check regularlyEVALUATION AND GRADING SCALETo pass the course and earn three credit hours, you must earn an overall class average of C or above. Although I will use the grade “D” in grading assignments, anyone receiving an overall grade “D” or below will not pass the class. Note : Because you own the essay that you write, I will use an evaluation form when I grade insteadof making comments on the papers. To calculate your grade, I will divide the percentage of the points you earn on the essay by the total possible points on the form. Use this scale to convert points to letter grades: 1000-895=A / 894-865 B+ / 864-795=B / 794-765=C+ / 764-695=C / 694-595 = D / 594 and below = F *First time 1010 students who have met all course requirements may be given an “N” instead of an “F” for the final grade. This grade is only possible for those who have met the attendance policy and turned in all assignments.GRADESDiagnostic (Essay One) 50 pts. Essay Two 200 pts. Essay Three 200 pts.Essay Four 250 pts. Class Presentation 100 pts.Class Participation: attendance, homework, class work, workshops, quizzes, tests, in-class writing 200 pts.[75 daily pts= 5/class; 50 pts= reading pres; 25 pts= intro par pres; 20 pts= journal; 30 pts= 10/ quiz]CLASS GUIDELINES Attendance and class participation are both mandatory if you want to pass this course. At MTSU, the instructor sets the policy for attendance; be sure to understand my attendance policy before deciding to stay in this class. In my class, absences are neither excused nor unexcused; you are allowed two absences for the semester withoutpenalty. Each absence after the second will result in ten points being subtracted from your final grade. The only exception to this rule is for university-sanctioned absences IFyou provide your absence schedule to me before your absence.  Five daily points will be awarded for completing all work, journals, quizzes, and for participating in class. If you miss class and do not turn in assigned work beforehand, you will not receive credit for the work—no exceptions. This policy is firm; don’t even ask. You will not receive daily points for any class that you miss; this is the price of being absent.  Be on time to class! Two tardies equal one absence, and you will not receive any daily points.  NO CELL PHONES—Keep your phone on silent, turn it off BEFORE coming into the classroom, or DON”T BRING IT TO CLASS. If your cell phone rings or if you have any cellphone activity (making a call, playing games, text messaging), you will not receive any daily points. You will be involved in two group presentations and one individual presentation in the class. Your score for these projects may include self, peer, and professor evaluations. We will begin and end each class with an on-task writing in your journal. Bring your journal to EVERY class meeting. Journal grades are based on completion.PAPER GUIDELINES Per the English Department guidelines, you will be writing four essays based on readings from your text(s) and/or outside sources. The compositions will range in lengthfrom 4 to 5 pages. All papers and assignments are due BEFORE class on the day that they are due. If this is a problem because of your work schedule or commuting, turn the essay in early! However, life happens. You have one and only one exception to this late paper policy; you can turn one paper in up to one class period late without a grade penalty. Any other late papers WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, and you will receive a zero. This exception, however, is not applicable to Essay 4, which must be turned in on the due date, or you will receive a zero. Presentations will not be accepted late. All papers will be typed, double-spaced, printed in black readable print, and formatted in MLA style. In addition, all papers will use a 12-point Times New Roman font and will have a 1” margin at the top, bottom, and both sides. (NOTE: The default settings for MS Word are 1.25” for the left and right margins—you will need to reset the margins to 1”.)  All papers must be submitted in digital form. Your essays should be e-mailed in MS Word format only and as only an attachment. Do not paste the essay in the body of the e-mail. If you have some other word processing program, be sure to save your file in rich text format (.rtf). I will not talk/email about paper grades within the first 24 hours after you get them back.  WRITING WORKSHOPS—When we have writing workshops (for revision and editing) inclass, you must bring the required copies of your essay to class and evaluate the papersof others in order to receive full daily point