1 Jackson Community College Syllabus for Eng 131.75 Writing Experience Winter 2009 Instructor: Dr. Hammontree Office: BW 243 Office Phone: 517-796-8548 Office Hrs: Main Campus: Monday 8-9, 12:30-3:00; Tuesday 8-9:30, 11-12:30; Thurs: 8-9:30, 11-12 JCC@VO-TEC (across from 227): Wed 1:30-2:30 Also available by appointment. Email Address: [email protected] I am regularly accessible by e-mail during regular business hours. Give me at least 24 hours to respond. Course Information Credit Hours: 3 Days and Hours of Class Meetings: 131.75 Meets W 2:30-5:24 Classroom and Building Location JCC@VO-TEC 227 Course Description The JCC course catalogue states that 131 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.‖ (Prerequisites: Eng 080 and Eng 090) Writing to learn and writing as a process (which means revising) will be the underlining themes of this course. Although it is often thought of as a task (which it doesn’t need to be), writing is also a powerful tool that requires constant practice both inside and outside the classroom. Writing can also be a frustrating experience, especially when you are introduced to new ideas and concepts and then expected to explore those concepts on paper. It is my hope that this course can give you more confidence in using writing as a tool for learning and exploring your ideas in a reflective and innovative way. All students must be prepared to write, share, and revise their writing in class. Revising continually is required for improving writing As a result, they must be able to transport their electronic work to the classroom. Students may purchase flash drives or e-mail their writing to their JCC accounts. Textbooks Writing: A Guide for College and Beyond—Brief Edition by Lester Faigley The Brief Penguin Handbook, 2nd edition by Lester Faigley. Word Processing. Everything you write outside of class and turn in must be word processed. The computers here at JCC run Word, as does my computer at home. Please have your documents saved to Word or RTF format. Necessary Materials: A thumb drive, access to a computer and printer outside of class, and four two pocket folders.2 NOTE: Everything you write must be saved. Don’t throw any of it away until you’re certain you are done with English 131. You will need to save each essay draft separately; don’t accidentally save a revised draft over an old draft. You need every individual draft. You are responsible for all your writing and for all the work we do in and out of class including short writings, in-class essays, questions about your drafts, responses to others’ drafts, and your reflective writings. JCC Website: www.jccmi.edu Login 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: smithjennifea Password for JCC Accounts: Your password is your first 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 JCC E-mail: Click on ―Student E-mail Login;‖ login as above. Purdue Online Writing Lab: http://owl.english.purdue.edu. This is an excellent resource for grammar and structure concerns as well as for up-to-date Modern Language Association documentation and citation guidelines. See Faigley Chapter 21 (pg 604). An MLA paper sample may be found in Faigley (624). Associate Degree Outcomes (ADOs) Eng 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 course are: *Writing Clearly, Concisely, and Intelligibly (Developing Level), ADO #1 (in class work and writing for revision to be collected in the final portfolio). *Working in Small Groups (Developing Level), ADO #9 (classmate review). Grading Procedures ** The four unit essays receive advisory grades (100 pt scale for each) and must be received on the due dates to receive credit. You may revise each essay for a better grade at the end of the semester but two or more essays should be “globally” revised for the final portfolio. Final Portfolio (with revisions) 400 pts Reflective Portfolio Essay 25 pts **Peer response and class participation for all units 100 pts possible **Process Writing Journals for each essay 10 pts each **Quizzes, reading responses, short writings (in class work) 50 pts possible **GPAW activities 15 pts each I grade on a 4.0 scale with 4.0 being excellent. Please note: A 2.0 or ―C‖ is a passing grade. Only courses with passing grades count toward graduation. Other colleges transfer only those courses with passing grades. Many financial aid sources and potential employers also require passing grades. Earning less than a 2.0 in a class results in being unable to participate in the next level courses in your discipline3 (these course require ENG 131 as a pre-requisite). Registering for the next course sequence without passing a pre-requisite course may result in you being dropped from that course. Percentage Conversions are as follows: 90 – 100 4.0 (A) 85-89 3.5 (B+) 80-84 3.0 (B) 75-79 2.5 (C+) 70-74 2.0 (C) 65-69 1.5 (D+) 60-64 1.0 (D) 59-55 0.5 (D-) Drafting and Revision Revision is a constant, often frustrating process. Keep in mind that revision is not the same as drafting. Drafting takes place in the initial states of a writing project. Revision takes place after your initial drafts are complete. So, we will have two or more drafts of a writing project. Then you may begin revision once the project has been complete and you step away from it a bit. After you have peer response draft, you’ll turn in your essay, and I’ll comment on it and
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