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Home Engl 905 Syllabus Fall 2004 T/Th Class
English 905: English FundamentalsFall 2004 Instructor: David Lang I. Required TextII. Catalog Description of Course
III. PrerequisiteEngl 903 or qualifying score on the placement exam. Note: enrollment in English 900 or 940 is highly recommended. This is a lab course where you earn credit while creating or revising your essays or developing related writing skills. Reading 961 is also highly recommended. You will need to word process (or type) the out-of-class paragraph and essay assignments and the Error Log Workbook. If you don’t know how to type, I recommend you sign up for Computer Applications 010A or 011: Keyboarding. There is a computer lab above the bookstore that you can use. IV. Course Assignments
B. write three out-of-class essays (typed) C. write three in-class paragraphs D. write two in-class essays E. write a final exam—an in-class essay F. create an Error Log Workbook, which will help you improve your grammar G. share writing, give feedback on classmates’ writing, and discuss readings Note: Keep everything you write. V. Attendance, Participation, and Submission of Papers On TimeA. You should attend and participate in each class. Sign the attendance sheet at the beginning of each class—it is your responsibility to make sure you sign this sheet. The attendance sheet is the official record of your presence in the class. I will record late arrivals, early departures, and absences. B. You are allowed only three emergency absences without penalty. The fourth absence will count as 20 negative points. The fifth absence will count as an additional 35 negative points. The sixth absence will count as an additional 45 negative points (total 100 negative points—this is significant: 10% of the possible points). If you are absent seven times or more, you will automatically receive a D or F for the course. Note well: arriving more than half an hour late or leaving more than half an hour early counts as 15 negative points each time. Arriving or leaving between ten and thirty minutes late/early is a late arrival/early departure and counts as ten negative points each time. Habitually arriving up to ten minutes after the class has started will also be noted in negative points. C. If you miss a class, you are responsible for finding out what you missed so that you can arrive at the next class with the assignment completed. I suggest you get the phone numbers or email addresses of several of your classmates so that you can contact them should you miss a class and cannot reach me. D. You should submit papers by the beginning of class on the due dates. You are allowed one late out-of-class essay/paragraph during the term without penalty if, on the day that the assignment is due, you are present in class and turn in the “No Questions Asked Coupon” (see the end of the syllabus). Exception: you cannot use the coupon for the in-class paragraphs or essays or for the exam. You must submit the late assignment within one week of the due date. If you do not submit an assignment because you are absent from class on the day the assignment is due, it will be counted as late. I will subtract three points for an essay and two points for a paragraph for each business day (Monday – Friday) that the assignment is late to a maximum of 10% of the points possible (unless you have used the “No Questions Asked Coupon”). Not bringing a peer response draft (paragraph or essay) to class on the assigned date will result in a 10 point penalty. I will accept late papers (including those incurring penalties—except for the peer response drafts) up to but not more than two weeks after the due date. Exception: I will not accept late papers during or after finals week. If you deliver a late paper to my box in room S2 402 or slip it under my office door, write on it the date you delivered the paper. (If you don’t, I will assume you delivered the paper on the day I pick it up.) Note well: if you do not submit an assignment within one week of the due date, your chances of passing the course are reduced since you will not receive points for the assignment. E. There are no exceptions for any other due date. Thus, you are expected to: 1. take the exam on the assigned date; 2. bring drafts to class for peer responses when asked (if you do not bring a draft to a peer response session, you will receive ten negative points); 3. submit on time any other assigned work (e.g. Error Log Workbook). Note: some assignments cannot be made up and not doing them will reduce your overall grade. This is usually true of the in-class assignments. VI. PlagiarismPlagiarism will result in a “No Credit” score. Plagiarism means “to steal and pass off the ideas and words of another as one’s own” (Webster’s New World Dictionary). Mission College takes plagiarism very seriously and considers it grounds for failure. Turning in someone else’s work will result in an F and can result in disciplinary action, including suspension or expulsion, by the college administration. Plagiarism includes using words from a published article, book, or another student’s work without acknowledging the source, allowing another student to use your own work, or having a tutor, friend, family member, or anyone else write your paper for you. If you are unsure if you’re plagiarizing or not, ask me before turning in your work. See “Academic Standards and Regulations” in the college catalog for further details on plagiarism. VII. EvaluationTotal course points will be converted to grades according to the following table: 700 – 1000: CREDIT 0 – 699: NO CREDIT Note: the instructor does not give extra credit assignments. In addition, the instructor assigns a revision only to the out-of-class Essay 1. In this case, the score you receive for the revision is the score that counts. There are no other revision assignments.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> VIII. Special NeedsMission College makes reasonable accommodation for persons with documented disabilities. Students should notify DISC (Disability Instructional Support Center), located in S2 – 201 (855-5085), of any special needs.<o:p></o:p> IX. Grade Record (Compute Your Own Grade)Assignment Your points Points Possible 1. Out-of-class paragraph A: _____ 25 2. Out-of-class paragraph B: _____ 25 3. In-class paragraph 1: _____ 50 4. In-class paragraph 2: _____ 50 5. In-class paragraph 3: _____ 50 6. Out-of-class essay A: _____ 100 7. Out-of-class essay B: _____ 100 8. Out-of-class essay C: _____ 100 9. In-class essay 1: _____ 100 10. In-class essay 2: _____ 100 11. Final Exam _____ 200 12. Error Log Workbook A _____ 50 13. Error Log Workbook B _____ 50 15. Negative Points -____ (fourth absence = minus 20 points; fifth absence = minus additional 35 points; sixth absence = minus additional 45 points; seventh absence = D or F; late essay/error log = minus 3 points; (late paragraph = minus 2 points) for each business day the paper is late; peer response draft not submitted = minus 10 points for essay, minus 5 points for paragraph. Other late work: additional penalties.) X. IX. Due Dates (Subject to Change)Note: The college calendar dictates that weeks begin on Thursdays and end on Tuesdays. Week 1 Sept 2 Sept 7 Week 2 Sept 9 Peer response draft of out-of-class paragraph A due Sept 21 PPeer response of out-of-class paragraph B due Week 4 Sept 23 Out-of-class paragraph B due Sept 28 In-class paragraph 2 Week 5 Sept 30 Oct 5 In-class paragraph 3 Week 6 Oct 7 Oct 12 Peer response draft of out-of-class essay A due Week 7 Oct 14 Oct 19 Out-of-class essay A due Week 8 Oct 21 Oct 26 Error Log Workbook A due (includes all five paragraph assignments; the workbook must be typed and must be formatted according to the instructor’s directions exactly) Week 9 Oct 28 Nov 2 Peer response draft of out-of-class essay B due Week 10 Nov 4 Nov 9 Out-of-class essay B due; in-class essay 1 Nov 23 Peer response draft of out-of-class essay C due; in-class essay 2 Week 13 Nov 25 No class: Thanksgiving Nov 30 Updated: Wednesday, July 7, 2004 at 11:38:34 AM by David Lang 12/4/2008; 11:46:56 AM |
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