Fall 2008 Course Syllabus English 131 Writing Experience Section 14 Mon Wed 11 00 a m 12 27 p m 8 18 12 10 Computer Classroom WA 219 Section 22 Tue Thu 1 00 p m 2 27 p m 8 19 12 11 Computer Classroom WA 210 INSTRUCTOR OFFICE OFFICE HOURS PHONE Dept EMAIL L Sue Stindt Sue BW 245 Before and after class Mon Thu after 2 30 other hours posted near office door and by appointment 517 796 8484 my direct line 517 796 8582 ENG stindtlynettes jccmi edu Please Note Although I use my middle name Sue in some directories and schedules on campus I am listed as Lynette Stindt Email is by far the best way to reach me Use your JCC student email or home account If you call leave a message with a phone number mentioning a good time to call you back if necessary COURSE TEXTS Writing A Guide for College and Beyond and The Brief Penguin Handbook 2 nd Edition Faigley by Lester Supplemental Materials Practicing Peer Review Researching Online All available at the campus bookstore and COURSE MATERIALS A flash jump thumb drive to back up and transport your digital files and two pocket folders one for your daily assignments and graded work and one for your portfolio ONLINE CLASS and EMAIL INFO Click the Online Classes Moodle JetNet link on the JCC homepage for online class site Students should regularly check your student email account for messages COURSE DESCRIPTION JCC Catalogue 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 The primary business of this class is to improve your writing process and skills and to find and develop your writing voice Writing is thought on paper or screen a complex intellectual exercise requiring you to stretch your thinking to think critically and make valid and accurate choices distinctions and decisions Like all skills effective writing requires practice and effort In this class we will practice and write narrative descriptive informative analytical and persuasive styles to help develop various writing skills Although writing is more than grammar and punctuation mastering these conventions is crucial to clear communication and we will work on them as needed What do we learn from writing and how does it influence our lives Writing helps change the world and improve the human condition e g the words of Abraham Lincoln Thomas Jefferson or Martin Luther King In our communities state and country writing influences political decisions Writing is fundamental to popular culture books comics movies plays the Internet advertising lyrics and recordings Writing skills are essential in the workplace New technology and a fastpaced fast changing environment demand competent writing skills The ability to write well is a basic consideration for hiring and promotion in most businesses and careers Many Americans jobs are dependent on writing and clear communication College level skills are the key to secure employment Writing is essential to academics Most classes require written assignments essays and tests to demonstrate the learner understands the course concepts and material Writing is learning Writing helps learners understand and remember concepts It allows us to express our own ideas and communicate those ideas to others Through writing we convey who we are what we stand for how we think what we believe and what we know We do this through creative writing essay writing personal business writing civic and political writing speech writing and writing in our workplaces Language forms who you are and how you function in and view the world By writing and sharing your writing you may discover and or reveal things about yourself to others This process can be intimidating and sometimes frightening It can also be rewarding and sometimes exciting Risk taking is part of the process of improving your writing and of learning Each class period we discuss a topic analyze a reading assignment or talk about strategies and methods used in written communication We also 2 explore ways to stimulate ideas edit respond to peer writing and eliminate common grammatical errors Although there are firm deadlines the atmosphere of this class is loosely structured and informal a workshop style class allowing you to progress at your own individual pace This also allows me to observe you in the writing process and offer suggestions or help you with specific problems COURSE GOALS and OBJECTIVES ASSOCIATE DEGREE OUTCOMES ADOs and COURSE OBJECTIVES ENG 131 course goals and objectives incorporate specific Associate Degree Outomes 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 Writing clearly concisely and intelligibly ADO 1 developing level Class discussions activities and practice will focus on Developing a writing process Writing with attention to purpose and audience Organizing and developing ideas Writing with meaning making connections Integrating sources with proper documentation Employing proper grammar and mechanics Working in small groups ADO 9 developing level Class discussions activities and practice will focus on Understanding and performing tasks roles and decision making in group work and responding to peer writing Creating a supportive classroom environment Managing conflict Evaluating performance STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES Your primary task is to improve your writing skills This means that you must practice experiment discover and create your various voices learn to understand how you write the process determine your strengths and weaknesses as a writer and learn how to overcome the problem areas You are expected to attend every class prepare for class read the text and other assigned readings hand in daily work and drafts on time share your writing with others respond to your classmates writing actively participate in group class and electronic discussions work with me individually and most importantly write and revise both in and out of class INSTRUCTOR RESPONSIBILITIES 3 I will do everything I can to assist you in your task I ll read
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