SyllabusEnglish 131.77 The Writing Experience Instructor: Ms. Tamara S. Frye-Wass Spring 2008e-mail: [email protected] TR 6-9:[email protected] (preferred) credits: 3Mailbox: LenCen Staff Lounge Room 223Office hours by appointment only – after class(please schedule one week in advance) Course Text: Faigley, Leser. Writing: A Guide for College and Beyond. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2007.Additional Materials: a three-ring notebook, assorted writing materials, 2 – two-pocket cardboard folders, a college dictionary and a college thesaurus. Recommended Texts: MLA style book (9th edition) JCC catalog description of course:“This is an intensive writing course designed to help students improve, strengthen, and refine writing skills. Research methods are introduced. An end of the semester portfolio of narrative and informative writings and an additional 16 hours of writing activities and workshops are required.”Associate Degree Outcomes (ADOs)The Board of Trustees has determined that all JCC graduates should develop or enhance certain essential skills while enrolled in the college. The following associate degree outcomes are addressed in this course: ADO 1) Write clearly, concisely and intelligibly.ADO 2) Work productively with others, recognizing individual contributions to group success.A list of specific departmental course goals and objectives is available to you.Course Design : You will participate in all parts of the writing process. You will practice many types of writing and will learn about writing for different audiences. You will gain confidence in your ability to organize and develop writings. You will work with other writers to gain insight and strengthen your abilities in all areas of the writing process.Class Responsibilities: You will come to class on time and ready to participate with all needed materials. I do not provide pens, paper, staples or paper clips. Papers must be typed and stapled, otherwise they will not be accepted. If you are running late, quietly enter the classroom with the least amount of disruption. Try not to draw attention to yourself by greeting classmates or interrupting meto tell me why you are late. If it is imperative that I know, tell me after class or on break. If you are more than 20 minutes late to class this will count as an absence. Missing Class: If you miss, it is up to you to get notes from someone in class other than me. Make a friend, exchange phone numbers, e-mails, early in the semester. Work done in class cannot be made up, but handouts will be available in my folder in the main office. Your name will be on the homework. It will be available for one week after itis assigned and is due on the assigned date. There may be some exceptions…which will be made at my discretion. (Death – your own, accident on the way to class or delivery of a child during class time – you must be the mother) Don’t push me on this issue.Leaving Early: If you leave early, it is your responsibility to get assignments. It is up to you to get notes from someone in the class. I get very irritable to say the least if I have to continually repeat material because you decided to leave early or not come to class at all. I do not give out my notes on what was covered in class because sometimes a question leads to a discussion that I didn’t intend to cover and the notes would be incomplete. I will not give quizzes, tests or handouts at your requested schedule. Be in class to do the work. Attendance is mandatory and will be taken at the beginning of class and after break if one is given. I subscribe to the OTIF policy – On Time, In Full. You signed up for this class knowing full well what days and times that it meets and how long the class will be held. Do not ask me if we will be getting out early – it is a sure way to make the class stay the entire time. Signing in: You must sign in at the beginning of each class period. I will be collecting the sign-in sheet at 20 minutes after the start of class and after the break. Failure to sign in will result in an absence for the day. It is your responsibility to make sure your name is on the sign in sheet. Think of it as a time clock. I take attendance off the paper only so therefore if your name is not on it, I figure you were absent for that day22. If I catch you signing in for someone else I will treat it as forgery and drop you from the class and report you to the college. Classroom Courtesy: Please treat me and your fellow students with common courtesy and respect. This is a workshop/lecture environment so opinions will be freely exchangedand conversation will be on-going, but when I or someone else is addressing the class, please give that person your attention. You don’t have to agree with others’ opinions, but you do have to respect them and give them their time to speak as is protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. If you continually talk throughout the class,you will be asked to leave for the day and you will have an absence marked against you. If talking continues to be a problem, you will be dropped from the class and not allowed to return. Cell phones and other electronic devices: Turn them off. If your friends/family needs to get a hold of you while you are in class, give them the number to the building office (265-5515 – LenCen) and a staff member will deliver the message to you. If cell phones ring during class you will be warned once to turn them off; a second offense and you will be asked to turn over the phone to me for the rest of the class period and I will answer it at my discretion. Trust me you don’t want me to do that. If your phone does ring/vibrate and it is an emergency, do not answer it in class, but discreetly leave the room and take care of the situation. We don’t want or need to hear your personal business.Threats, bullying and disruptions from anyone will NOT be tolerated and will lead to your immediate dismissal from this class and possibly from the college. Please refer to the student handbook for further information. Attendance: This class is designed as a workshop as a workshop/lecture. Your attendance is necessary for your success as well as for others. Absences will hurt your chances at success. Four absences will result in an F for your final grade. Please keep track of your attendance; it is not my responsibility to tell you that you have missed too many classes.
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