English 1301 Pierce 1 Dallas County Community College District Eastfield College Arts, Language and Literature Division English 1301-Composition I Fall, 2011 Professor: Larissa L. Pierce Office: N/A Office Hours: Virtual-TBA Phone: (972) 860-7315 Email: [email protected] Section Numbers: 4430 Credit hours: 3 WARNING: THIS CLASS MAY CONTAIN SHORT STORIES, NOVELS, AND MOVIES THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED OFFENSIVE TO SOME INDIVIDUALS. Students who feel uncomfortable in such situations should consider enrolling in a different English 1301 class. Course Description/Overview: Prerequisite: One of the following must be met: (1) Developmental Reading 0093 AND Developmental Writing 0093; (2) English as a Second Language (ESOL) 0044 AND 0054; or (3) have met Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Reading and Writing standards. This course focuses on student writing. It emphasizes reading and analytical thinking and introduces research skills. Students practice writing for a variety of audiences and purposes. (3 Lec) Coordinating Board Approval Number: 2304015112 Required Text: Kirzsner, Laurie and Stephen R. Mandell. Patterns for College Writing. 11th Ed. New York: Bedford/St. Martin‟s, 2010. ISBN-13: 978-0-312-60152-2 ISBN-10: 0-312-60152-2 Core Curriculum Educational Objectives: In this course, students will: - Understand and demonstrate writing and speaking processes through invention, organization, drafting, revision, editing and presentation. - Understand the importance of specifying audience and purpose and to select appropriate communication choices. - Understand and appropriately apply modes of expression, i.e., descriptive, expositive, narrative, scientific, and self-expressive, in written, visual and oral communication. - Participate effectively in groups with emphasis on listening, critical and reflective thinking, and responding.English 1301 Pierce 2 - Understand and apply basic principles of critical thinking, problem solving, and technical proficiency in the development of exposition and argument. Educational Objective Activities 1. Each day, students will learn and apply modes of writing, i.e., narrative, descriptive, persuasive, process, comparison and contrast, analysis and classification, and critical thinking, as well as audience and purpose. EEO met: 1,2,3,5 2. Students will participate in peer review. EEO met: 1, 4, 5 3. Students will engage in group exercises EEO met: 1, 4 4. Students will read short stories, as well as write a paper. They will also provide a verbal and written analysis. EEO met: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5. Each day, students will learn basics principles of the writing process, as well as argumentation. EEO: 1, 2, 3 6. Students will participate in an activity which entails that they write an expressive letter or essay. EEO met: 1, 2, 3 Intellectual Competencies: Reading: the ability to analyze and interpret a variety of printed materials—books, documents, and articles—above 12th grade level. Writing: the ability to produce clear, correct and coherent prose adapted to purpose, occasion and audience—above 12th level. Critical Thinking: think and analyze at a critical level. Computer Literacy: understand our technological society; use computer-based technology in communication, solving problems, acquiring information. Learning Outcomes: In this course, students should be able to: 1. Understand and demonstrate the importance of purpose and audience. 2. Produce unified, coherent and developed essays above the 12th grade level. 3. Participate effectively in groups.English 1301 Pierce 3 4. Understand and apply the basic principles of critical thinking, problem solving, and technical proficiency in the development of exposition and argument. 5. Understand and appropriately apply modes of expression, i.e., descriptive, expositive, narrative, scientific, and self-expressive, in written, visual and oral communication. 6. Analyze and interpret a variety of printed materials—books, short stories, articles. 7. Understand and demonstrate proficiency as dictated by the writing process—planning, drafting, shaping, revising, editing and proofreading. 8. Use computer-based technology in communication, solving problems, acquiring information. 9. Understand and utilize vocabulary above the 12th grade level. 10. Understand the basic principles of research. Please follow these instructions when writing your papers: ● Writing assignments must be typed. ● Use a standard font and font size of 12 pt. (Courier or Times). ● Double-space. ● Essay Writing Assignments are to be 800-1100 words in length. ● Discussion threads are to be at least one paragraph 6-8 sentences long. ● Pay attention to spelling, grammar, punctuation, and point of view ● Due dates for all assignments are noted in the Course Calendar ● No late papers are accepted - Follow MLA Format COURSE ASSIGNMENT GRADES Your assignments will be evaluated using the following point values: Total: Four Essay Assignments @ 100 points each 400 One Final Exam Essay @ 305 points 100 Fifteen quizzes @ 10 points each 150 Five discussion threads @ 60 points each 300 One discussion thread @ 50 points 50 Total points available 1000 COURSE GRADE Semester grades will be assigned according to a 1000-point scale: 900 – 1000 A 800 – 899 B 700 – 799 C 600 – 699 D 0 – 599 F Non attendance NEnglish 1301 Pierce 4 After the drop date. COURSE POLICIES LATE ASSIGNMENTS Please note that no make-up quizzes or exams will be given. STUDENT EMAIL Legal privacy issues prevent your instructor from discussing your work or your grades on commercial e-mail accounts. If you wish to send your papers as attachments to an e-mail (and the instructor permits it), or if you have a question about your grade, you must open a student e-mail account. The account is free. You may set up your account by going to www.dcccd.edu and by clicking on Student Services, Online Services, and Student NetMail. DROP/WITHDRAWAL POLICY If you decide to withdraw from this class for any reason, it is your responsibility to formally drop or withdraw from the course. Failure to do so will result in your receiving a performance grade, usually a grade of ―F.‖ The last day to withdraw with a Grade of “W” is November 17, 2011. Important information you need to know about dropping courses. Under section 51.907 of Texas Education Code, ―an institution