English 1102 Sample Syllabus 3ENGL 1102 #(computer #)Instructor Office: Day and Time Phone: Locations Office Hours: and by appointmentCourse Objectives and philosophy:The purpose of this course is to provide students with intensive practice in writing and revision. Our focus will be on essays in the text that deal with topics drawn from popular culture and contemporary life. These topics will be the center of our discussions, analysis, library research, and ultimately, the subjects of the essays that students will be required to write. My philosophy is that the writing classroom should be a combination of a laboratory and a workshop.We will therefore approach our work both in small groups and as individual writers. We will develop our essays through a combination of techniques including brainstorming, collaboration, drafting, and work-shopping. We will concentrate first on the quality of our individual writing, and also on correct methods of documentation and efficient approaches to revision.A grade of C is required to pass this course. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:· Analyze, evaluate, document and draw inferences from various sources· Identify, select, and analyze appropriate research methods, research questions, and evidence for a specificrhetorical situation· Use argumentative strategies and genres in order to engage various audiences· Integrate others’ ideas with their own· Use grammatical, stylistic, and mechanical formats and conventions appropriate to rhetorical situationsand audience constraints· Produce will reasoned, argumentative essays demonstrating rhetorical engagement· Reflect on what contributed to their writing process and evaluate their own workRequired Texts:· Glenn, Cheryl, Miller, Webb, and Gray. The Writer’s Harbrace Handbook. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace, 2004.· Hatch, Gary Layne. Arguing in Communities: Reading and Writing Arguments in Context. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003.· Marshall, Dan, ed. Composition II, English 1101Readings Coursepack. Available at The Printshop, 6 Decatur St., Atlanta, GA 30303.Attendance Policy:Class participation forms a significant part of your final grade (see below), and our discussions are planned to enrich your writing and analytical skills. I will take roll at the beginning of every class. More than four absences will cost you a letter grade; more than eight absences will result in a failing grade for the course. No excuses. Any in-class work that you miss—such as reading quizzes or in-class writing—which we will do weekly—cannot be made up.Tardiness:Please make every effort to be on time. If you come in late, please do so as quietly as possible. Frequently we will have reading quizzes or in-class writing at the beginning of class, soif you are late, you lose. I do not allow make-up for missed in-class work. If you come in after I have called the roll, it is your responsibility to make sure that I have not counted you absent. See me after class, if necessary. Assignment Requirements:Except for in-class writings, all assignments should be typed and should comply with the following format:· Double-spaced· 12-point font, Times New Roman· one inch margins· MLA style documentation, when need.In addition, each essay must include a heading, which we will discuss in class, pagination, a title, but no title page.All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the day due according to the syllabus. You must present your assignment in person, unless you have made arrangements in advance withme. I DO NOT accept assignments via email or fax. If an assignment is late, you will be penalized a letter grade for one class day late, and a second letter grade for two class days late. I will not accept an assignment after that. It is an automatic F.Miscellaneous Policies:Please turn off all cell phones and pagers before class begins.I reserve the right to reproduce all or part of your work, both to present in this class and in subsequent classes; any use of your work will be anonymous.Part of your class participation will include reading your work aloud; be prepared at any time to read either from your in-class writing or from any of the assignments you prepare outside of class. You are, of course, free to write anything you want during in-class writing and in your assigned essays. Remember that you must be willing to read aloud to the class anything you write for this course.We will write in class each week. Come prepared with paper and pen.Plagiarism:I hope that it goes without saying that plagiarism is a serious offence. Plagiarism is the intentional or unintentional use of someone else’s ideas or words without giving that person credit. It is theft, basically. We will discuss how accusations of plagiarism might arise; for now, you should know that plagiarized papers will receive a grade of zero (not F); students committingplagiarism may also receive a grade of F in the course, as well as a letter to the dean’s office detailing the offense. The Writing Studio:If you are having trouble with your writing, I strongly recommend that you make an appointment with a tutor in the Writing Studio, room 976, General Classroom Building. I have worked in this writing center myself, and I can attest to the high level of assistance you canreceive there. If I notice during the early weeks of the semester that you have a persistent pattern or errors or problems in your work, I may refer you to a tutor.General Grading ScaleA The A paper exhibits originality of thought in stating and developing a centralidea. The ideas expressed are clear, logical, and thought-provoking. The paper contains the positive qualities of good writing as follows: the paper concentrates on a central idea and reveals a clear and sound over-all organization plan; major points in the paper are developed logically and are supported with concrete, specific evidence or details that will arouse the reader’s interest; and the paper reveals the writer’s ability to select effective, appropriate words and phrases to make careful use of transitional devices; to maintain a confident, appropriate tone; and to be free from mechanical errors.B The B paper has a clearly stated central idea, logically and adequately developed. The ideas are clear because the paper contains some of the positive qualities of good writing. The paper is comparatively free of errors in the use of English. Although