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English 131.29 Writing Experience Room 116 Instructor: Gloria M. Shirey Fall Semester 2009 Tuesday 6:00-8:54 p.m. Email: [email protected] Office hours: 5:30-6:00 p.m. Tuesday or by appointment Prerequisites: Eng 080 and Eng 090 Course Description This is an intensive writing course designed to help students improve, strengthen and refine writing skills. Research methods are introduced. We will use this class to analyze and discuss our own and others’ writing to come to better understanding of developing the skills owned by adept writers and editors. My goals are to help you become familiar with the recursive nature of your writing process, the relationship between writer, topic, and audience, the various genres, modes, and specific compositions skills. Textbooks Writing: A guide for College and Beyond by Lester Faigley 2nd Edition Login to JCC Accounts Use the first seven letters of last name, first seven letters of first, middle initial. Use no spaces, for example, Jennifer Ann Smith would login as: smithjennifea. Password for JCC Accounts Your password is your fist and last initials, the two digit date of your birth, the last two digits of your birth year, and the last four digits of your student ID. Performance Objectives English 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 coursed are: ADO 1: the ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and intelligibly. Toward this goal, we will focus on writing process, purpose & audience, organization and development strategies, work within various modes and the practice of a variety of writing strategies, research andwrite for further understanding, practice and demonstrate ability using MLA documentation and citation strategies, and practice correct grammar and structures. ADO 9: The ability to work in small groups and/or teams. Toward this goal, we will discuss and practice group member roles, decision making procedures, how to support and respect team members, solve conflict, per/self evaluation. Additional outcomes for the class include a focus on Critical thinking skills including the ability to read and comprehend subject material; the ability to ask constructive questions; and demonstrated use of critical thinking skills. The Workshop Environment This course will proceed as a writers workshop. A workshop is a cooperative venture which I will guide, but you and your work will drive the course. This course will require you to be actively engaged. You cannot simply show up waiting to be filled with information about writing. You will learn the process of writing by fully participating in the process. This will require your full and complete participation. We will work on activities, collect evidence, practice writing strategies, discuss topics, and analyze readings. You will work in groups and individually. It is a standard expectation that college students study two yours outside of class for every hour they are in class, which means for this course you will spend at least 6 hours outside of class each week. When you work this way you will have plenty of time to develop your papers and submit quality work in your portfolio. College Classroom Etiquette Part of learning how to be an effective e professional is learning how to be an active listener. With that in mind, it is essential that students demonstrate courteous class etiquette by following these rules: 1. Actively listen to the person who has the speaking floor(that includes making eye contact, letting him/her know that you are listening) 2. If you would like to contribute to a discussion, wait until there is appropriate break and share your contribution with the entire class rather than whispering and talking to your neighbor. 3. Active listening means that you are engaged in the subject, not reading or wiring on another subject. 4. Turn all cell phones and pagers to vibrate or off during class time. Emergency class only should be taken outside the classroom. 5. Actively participate in all group assignments. 6. During class, students will use the computers for class writing and research. Students may not suse the computers for other activities including emailing, playing games and other non academic websites. I will warn individuals who participate in such activities during class. After the initial warning, I will deduct in –class participation points. 7. While I’m giving a mini-lesson, all computers are down unless otherwise directed.Grading Procedures All papers and homework must be turned in on time and all late work will be deducted 10% every day it is late. It is the responsibility of the student to read the appropriate section of the text prior to class and complete assignments. If an assignment is missed, please contact the instructor to make arrangements for make-up. Instructions for specific assignments will be given throughout the semester. Papers = 40% Portfolio = 40% Participation = 10% Final Oral Presentation 5% Journal = 5% Grading Scale 95-100% =4.0 89-94% = 3.5 84-88% = 3.0 78-83% = 2.5 72-77% = 2.0 66-71% = 1.5 60-65% = 1.0 55-59% =0.5 54% = 0.0 Academic Honesty Academic Honesty is expected by all JCC students. JCC has an academic honesty policy, which will be adhered to in this course. Basically you must do your own work. Plagiarism is submitting another’s work as your own. It is cheating, or helping someone else cheat. Clear plagiarism will be reported to the academic dean for disciplinary action, which can include expulsion from the college. Attendance Policy You receive credit for class participation and attendance. There is a sign in sheet for each class. It is your responsibility to sign in. You will not receive full participation credit if you arrive late or leave early. Absences If you need to be absent from class, you must contact me. If you miss a number of classes due to serious illness, you will need to produce a doctor’s excuse if you wish to remain in the course. Do not make


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