JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE: English Composition 132-81Instructor: Mrs. Agy Office: BW 245 Office Phone: 787-0800 ext. 7006 Office Hrs: (Hillsdale campus) T/Th 10-11 and 5:30-6:00 and by appointmentEmail: [email protected]: The Brief Penguin Handbook Lester Faigley: Mandatory(See JCC Bookstore for copies of text) Necessary Materials: a 3.5” HD disk or a zip disk, pens, access to a computer and printer outside of class, and three, two pocket folders: one for the paper drafts-- one is your Journal/Writer Notebook-- and one is for your portfolio.WELCOME TO ENGLISH 132!I’m excited to be here, and I am excited about our working together this term! In this class, you will be examining two purposes of our course. First, you will focus on using writing as a place to explore serious inquiry, and secondly, you will broaden your experiences with writing, reading, and critical thinking. English composition 132 targets the research process. This means we will learn how to consider the ideas and experiences of others as we frame our research into an academic essay. While earlier composition classes strengthened your communication skills by highlighting your own experiences and ideas (the narrative), this course gives develops your writing abilities by writing arguments, doing field research, and considering literary analysis. We will do all three paper styles in this course. I want you to gain confidence in your own ability to communicate through written texts. My goal is for you to succeed at your writing prowess.THIS CLASS IS A WORKSHOPWhat I mean by “workshop” is that it is a cooperative venture. I will help guide, but you and your work will drive the course. This will require your full mental and physical participation every day. We will work on activities, collect evidence from a variety of sources, discuss topics, analyze readings or films, and practice various writing strategies. You will be expected to work in groups, both inside and outside of the classroom, and you will learn how to give constructive feedback to your peers. It is a standard expectation that college students study two hours outside of class for every hour theyare in class. This will be more than enough time to complete your work. I will facilitatediscussions; conference with you; offer feedback; help you will prewriting, peer review, and editing skills; and prepare you for the portfolio assessment at the end of the semester.I will come to class prepared, supportive, and energetic; I’ll expect you to do the same.Most importantly, I want you to better understand the reasons why you make the choices you do when you write. This will require active reflection or places where you consider what you wrote, how you wrote, why you made the changes you did, and how thesechanges influences your purpose or your audience. Understanding the whys will help you organize your thoughts and think more critically. These are great skills to develop. Associate Degree Outcomes: The Jackson Community College Board ofTrustees has developed a list of essential skills which all of its associate degreegraduates will enhance during their college experience. These goals work inconcert with four-year colleges and universities and reflect input from theprofessional communities that we serve. English 132 will focus on developing your skills to a proficient level in:1) Writing clearly, concisely and intelligibly, ADO #1 (in class work and writing—portfolio papers) 2) Working in small groups, ADO # 9 (peer review of drafts)COURSE WRITING:Three Units: 300 pointsWe’ll focus on three units this termUnit I will ask you to annotate a story from our textbook. You will use your annotations to find patterns in the text, and you will use database research to support your thesis.Unit II will ask you to take a stand on an issue you support. This is typically an argument mode, and it involves you stepping back, considering the other person’s ideas, and helping the reader consider your point of view. You will use interview, a database source, and another option for this paper. There are limits and restrictions to the assignment—please come to class for all necessary information.Unit III TBAAs we work on these, you’ll complete three kinds of writing this term: Prewriting and class work are intended to be pieces of the long essays that you’ll develop in the midst of each unit. Sometimes we will work on these in class; sometimes, you’ll start the assignment one day and return them the next. They are places where you can generate ideas (and text) that you can use in the long essay. Here, you will explore your wonderfulideas. Rough draft essays are the best drafts that you can develop stemming from the short prewriting exercises. Do not let the term “rough draft” confuse you--these should be wonderful examples of the assignment given. You will practice peer review with these,and return them in a two pocket folder revised from peer’s comments. NOTE: If you miss peer review day, or come to PR day without a full draft, 20 points will be deducted off the overall grade. Also, if you do miss PR day, you must go to CSS or seea writing fellow tutor, revise from that meeting, write a one page response outlining what was discussed, what exactly you revised, and how you will apply it to future writing, and hand all in by the time the Unit is due. This meeting will not count towards Peer Review. I will only accept Units that have all parts of the process, including peer review (or, if you missed PR day, the CSS meeting, revision, and response). Again, even though youvisit CSS or Writing Fellow tutor, the points are still deducted, so be sure to come to peer review class prepared. These act as the final copies, and they should be the very best work you can do. They will reflect where you are in terms of the course. But, remember that these will be submitted to me, resubmitted to your peers and myself at the end of the semester, and revised a final time for your portfolio. They will be very cool when finished!!!To receive full credit, you must hand in each essay unit in a two-pocket folder. This folder must contain the prewriting, rough draft, peer review, and final draft for the unit orit will not receive a grade. See below for how late work will affect grade. I must see the writing process, and I do not accept papers without these stages