SYLLABUSENGLISH 132.83: WRITING EXPERIENCE Instructor: Mrs. Kathy Burk E-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: By appointment Class Time: 6:00 – 9:52 P.M. on Mondays, Room 10Text: The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing, by Axelrod and Cooper—available at bookstore.JCC Website: www.jccmi.eduLogin to JCC Accounts: first seven letters of last name, first seven letters of first name, middle initial. Use no spaces, for example Jennifer Ann Smith would login as: smithjennifeaPassword for JCC Accounts: Your password is your first and lasts initials, the two digit date ofyour birth, the last two digits of your birth year and the last four digits of your student ID.Educator Online Course Site: Click “Online Classes” on the JCC website; login as above.Purdue Online Writing Lab: owl.english.purdue.edu This is an excellent resource for grammar and structure concerns as well as for up-to-date Modern Language Association (MLA) documentation and citation guidelines.Necessary Materials: 3.5 HD disks or a flash/jump drive (highly recommended), access to a computer and printer outside of class, two two-pocket folders: one for your papers and one for your portfolio.WELCOME TO ENGLISH 132!I’m excited to be here, and I am excited about our working together this term! This course is about our written language; the business of this class is improving your writing skills. My goal is to help you begin from where you are right now in relation to writing, to have you exercise your written voice, to expand your writing competencies and to increase your overall levels of comfort and confidence as a writer and as a college student.Your responsibilities include…writing regularly, attending every class, reading the course calendar, completing assignments on time, asking questions, discussing ideas and behaving responsibly as a member of this class. Plan your time to assure full participation and preparation for this class. It is a standard expectation that college students study two hours outside of class for every hour they are in class.This time includes a required sixteen (16) hours of guided instruction outside of class.My role is…to provide guided instruction, serve as a writer’s resource and to learn along with you. I plan the class, participate in discussions, conference with students, offer feedback on writing, assess polished writing and prepare you for your portfolio assessment at the end of the semester. I follow the calendar for the class. I am committed to returning work submitted on time within one week of receiving it, unless otherwise announced.The Course Goals and Objectives…incorporate specific Associate Degree Outcomes (ADOs) established by JCC’s 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 that students achieve goals necessary for graduation credit, transferability and the professional skills needed in many certification programs. The ADOs addressed in this class include: the ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and intelligibly using writing skills, work with genre study and the practice of a variety of writing strategies; the ability to implement standard written English inacademic writing; demonstrated awareness of the influence of different audiences and purposes on writing; demonstrated familiarity with writing process; the ability to read and comprehend subject material; the ability to ask constructive questions; demonstrated use of critical thinking skills; demonstrated success with research skills; demonstrated success with documentation and citation of research materials; the ability to collaborate with others; demonstrated exploration of at least one transcendent theme. Grading is…based on your participation, performance and growth as evidenced by the strengthening and extension of writing and communication skills, preparation and timeliness regarding assignmentsand activities, and a marked level of responsibility and concern for a positive learning experience. Each of these areas is discussed in detail in the next section of the syllabus. Each will factor into your final grade as follows: 10% Class participation 40% Papers  10% Writer’s journal and the 16 hours of Writing Extensions 40% PortfolioCLARIFICATION OF COURSE REQUIREMENTS: PARTICIPATION, PROCESS PAPERS, WRITER’S JOURNAL AND WRITING EXTENSIONS, PORTFOLIOParticipation means…arriving in class prepared. What you need to do is: 1) complete all assignments prior to coming to class, 2) come in prepared to discuss the essays, theories or writing for the day, 3) ask questions, 4) be a responsible and active member of your class.Non-attendance or lack of participation results in a 0 for participation. There is no makeup for missed classes. I will excuse one (1) absence due to illness or other emergency. See the attendance policy for further information about absences. Students will lose participation points if they arrive late to class or leave class early.**Attendance Bonus: There is a 2% attendance bonus for students who attend every class without exception (excused or unexcused). This bonus is to reward students who are committed to the course and working hard to succeed.The three papers…you complete in this class will be 4 to 6 pages in length and must be typed, double-spaced with a 12 point font and one-inch margins. A first draft and a revised draft have to be submitted to me for all four papers. You must submit your papers on disks or flash drives ALONG WITH a hard copy. You will write three different types of papers: Personal Narrative/Character Profile Argumentative/Persuasive ResearchThe 16 hours of Writing Extensions and the Writer’s Journal… JCC composition students must complete a total of sixteen hours of formal writing extensions outside of the classroom. To help you accomplish this task over the course of the semester, members of JCC’s composition faculty have devised a variety of activities. These hours include workshop attendance, tutorial work in the Center for Student Success, attendance at open writinglabs, Project Success seminars and other personalized writing instruction as approved by me. The extensions you choose should be aimed at helping you in the areas where you will most benefit. You will be given a worksheet to record your hours during the