Grading Scale: 95-100%=4.089-94%=3.5 66-71%=1.584-88%=3.0 60-65%=1.078-83%=2.5 55-59%=0.572-77%=2.0 54%=0.0English 131 Writing Experience, Section 62Fall 2008T/TH 1-2:39 p.m. WA 217InstructorLisa MulkaContact InformationEmail: [email protected] or [email protected]***The best way to reach me is by email, either address is fine*** Office hours: Monday and Wednesday before or after class or by appointment, Adjunct Faculty Office, BW 231Course Information3 Credit Hours, meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-2:39 p.m. in WA 217Moodle Course Sitewww.jccmi.edu Online classes log in with JCC username/password click on course in upper left hand cornerInformation about our class, assignments and other helpful links can be found on our Moodle course site. I will often post assignments and information on our course site so please make sure you check here first if you have questions. Course Description 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. (Prerequisites: Eng 080 and Eng 090)Textbooks --Writing: A Guide for College and Beyond—Brief Edition by Lester Faigley--The Brief Penguin Handbook by Lester FaigleyOther Supplies--A zip drive—We will be doing a lot of work in class so you need something to save your work to other than your email.--Several two-pocket folders—All essays and portfolios will be turned in inside a two pocket folder.Grading ProceduresPortfolio: 40%Writing Assignments: 40% GPAW: 10%Blog Journal: 10%Course Design and AssignmentsFinal Portfolio (40% of final grade)Your final portfolio should contain a minimum of 10 pages of polished writing that you have produced in this class. Think of this portfolio as an opportunity to display your bestwork and show your abilities to write within multiple genres with a specific purpose and audience in mind. The portfolio is extremely, extremely important to your overall grade and should be considered throughout the course of the semester as you work on revising your writing to completion. YOU WILL NOT PASS THIS CLASS IF YOU DO NOT TURN IN A PORTFOLIO!!!Writing Assignments (40% of final grade) Essays: You will work on four to five essays throughout the semester focused on informative and narrative writing. You will receive specific guidelines for each essay in class. Each paper should be turned in with all process work included (invention, rough drafts, peer reviews, etc.) and should be placed in a two pocket folder with process work on one side and your polished piece on the other side. The grading of these papers is based on both process and product. Each essay should be typed, double-spaced, written in 12-point font and contain appropriate MLA citations in addition to a works cited page when required. Wiki Research Project: If you have no idea what I mean when I say a Wiki Research Project don’t worry!! You are not alone!! We will go over EVERYTHING in class when the time comes. The Wiki Research Project is a group project as well as an individual endeavor. You will work individually to write a research paper and work with a group to display and present research findings on a wiki. We will go over all of this in class and you will have plenty ofin-class time to work on developing your wikis as a group. Each group will present their final wiki to the class. Writing Exercises: You will be writing regularly both in and out of class. Often times, the writing exercises and prompts will be turned in with your essays as partof process work Quizzes: There will be occasional unannounced quizzes covering reading materialfrom both textbooks.Blog Journal (10% of final grade)You will be creating a themed blog this semester of your choice. The blog will require regular postings completed outside of class and allows you to continue to practice your writing skills with an audience in mind. GPAW (10% of final grade)All students enrolled in a writing course at JCC must complete a total of sixteen hours of additional guided practice in composition, called Guided Practice Activities and Workshops (GPAW), outside of classroom time. Since GPAW work closely correspondsto classroom writing assignments, students are expected to complete assigned workshops at the times specified on the course calendar. To access GPAW visit the Literature Language and Arts home at jccmi.edu or follow the direct link on our class wiki.Performance ObjectivesEng 131 course goals and objectives incorporate specific Associate Degree Outcomes (ADOs) established by the JCC Board of Trustees, administration, and faculty. These goals are in concert with four-year colleges and universities and reflect input from the professional communities we serve. ADOs guarantee students achieve goals necessary for graduation credit, transferability, and professional skills needed in many certification programs. The ADOs addressed in this course are:1. Writing Clearly, Concisely, and Intelligibly (Developing Level), ADO #1We will be achieving this through prewriting and revision exercises encompassed within the four essays and research paper. Additionally, your journal will help you to articulate your language more clearly.2. Working in Small Groups (Developing Level), ADO #9Each essay will be workshopped within small groups, providing team work and collaborative skills. The Wiki Research Project will also harbor small group efforts as you work toward creating a wiki.Course PoliciesAcademic Honesty:Academic honesty is expected of all students. It is the ethical behavior that includes producing their own work and not representing others' work as their own, either by plagiarism, by cheating or by helping others to do so. Plagiarism: is the failure to give credit for the use of material from outside sources. Plagiarism includes but is not limited to: Using data, quotations, or paraphrases from other sources without adequate documentation, submitting other's work as your own, and exhibiting other behaviors generally considered unethical.Cheating: means obtaining answers/material from an outside source without authorization. Cheating includes, but is not limited to:- Plagiarizing in all forms- Using notes/books without authorization- Copying- Submitting others' work as your own or submitting your
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