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COURSE SYLLABUS 1. TITLE OF COURSE: ENGLISH COMPOSITION I PREFIX/NUMBER: ENG 121 CREDIT HOURS: 3 2. PREREQUISITE: ENG 90 completed at a "C" or better level or students must have taken the English placement exam (CPTE) and scored at the ENG 121 level (95 or above). 3. RESOURCES NEEDED: TEXTS: Readings for Writers (Custom Edition for Pueblo Community College). Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2008. Hacker, Diana. The Bedford Handbook for Writers, 7th Ed. Boston: St. Martin's Press, 2006. SUPPLIES: Dictionary 4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course emphasizes the planning, writing, and revising of compositions, including the development of critical and logical thinking skills. This course will include a minimum of five compositions that stress analytical, evaluative, and persuasive writing. 5. COURSE GOAL: Students will develop their writing and critical reading skills by writing compositions and evaluating model essays by well-known authors and by student writers. Clarity of thought and organization are emphasized. 6. COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of the course, the students will (A) Plan, write, and revise compositions (approximately 600-1,000 words) that not only demonstrate competence in the following but also function as an integrated whole: 1. Generating and exploring ideas2. Writing for a variety of purposes and audiences3. Focusing and developing a thesis by exploring a variety of appropriate organizational strategies. (B) Practice critical/logical thinking and reading skills--such as evaluation, analysis, synthesis, and criticism--through written assignments that stress analytical, evaluative, and persuasive/argumentative writing. (C) Write various types of compositions: evaluation, explanation, and two argumentative essays. One or more compositions will include research. (D) Read, annotate, and discuss essays, thus developing skills in critical analysis. (E) Use correct grammar, mechanics, and spelling and choose diction and usage appropriate to the writing purposes and audiences. (F) Use the MLA style to document and integrate sources (including online sources) for compositions requiring research. 7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: Students will be evaluated on their ability to write clear, coherent, and correct compositions. All assignments must be submitted to receive a passing grade in the course. All tests and writing assignments will be worth one letter grade or a specified number of points. These grades/points will be averaged, and a grade will be given according to the Raw Score Range. Grading Scale Raw Score Range Letter Grade 90 to 100 A 80 to 89 B 70 to 79 C 60 to 69 D 0 to 59 F Special Remarks: a. To receive full credit, all work must be submitted on time. Late work will receive one grade cut for each day beyond the due date of the assignment and will not be accepted during final exam week. b. Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 9 hours will usually constitute 20% of a three-credit semester course which meets three hours per week. After missing the fourth instructional hour of a class, students may have points or a percentage deducted from their final grade for further absences. The specific number of points or percentage will be left to the instructor's discretion. c. Tardy Policy: Students are to be ready to begin classes at the scheduled start of the classes. It is considered unprofessional and disruptive behavior for students to arrive late and/or leave early. Three tardies or early exits may be counted as one absence. d. Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion. e. Students are expected and encouraged to spend two to three hours outside of class for every contact hour in class. f. Respect for others and for the teaching-learning situation is the key to successful interaction in the class. Therefore, instructors will manage the classroom environment to promote a positive learning experience for all students. All cell phones and pagers must be turned off during class. 8. COURSE OUTLINE Tentative Schedule (Instructor may vary and/or supplement) I. Introduction to course and diagnostic writing II. Review of basic paragraph and essay structure III. Purposes, audiences, and processes for writing IV. Explanation Essay (Extended Definition) V. Evaluation Essay VI. MLA Style Documentation VII. Argumentative Essay #1 VIII. Argumentative Essay #2 IX. Final Exam: In-class writing 9. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities. 10. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The English Department supports and adheres to the following policy on academic integrity. Students should refer to their PCC Student Handbook for the complete policy statement. "Pueblo Community College is committed to providing a superior educational experience for all students who attend the college. Academic integrity and honesty in all educational classrooms and programs are critical in providing this high level of education. . . . Academic Dishonesty is any form of cheating and plagiarism which results in students giving or receiving unauthorized assistance in an academic exercise or receiving credit for work which is not their own. . . . Plagiarism is the deliberate adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another person as one's own without acknowledgement." Penalties for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor. However, if a student submits as his or her own a paper that has been purchased, borrowed, or copied from the internet, a published work, or another person's work, the student will receive an F for the course. 11. ADA NOTICE: Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.
COURSE SYLLABUS
TEXTS:
Hacker, Diana. The Bedford Handbook for Writers, 7th Ed. Boston: St. Martin's Press, 2006.
SUPPLIES:
By the end of the course, the students will
"Pueblo Community College is committed to providing a superior educational experience for all students who attend the college. Academic integrity and honesty in all educational classrooms and programs are critical in providing this high level of education. . . . Academic Dishonesty is any form of cheating and plagiarism which results in students giving or receiving unauthorized assistance in an academic exercise or receiving credit for work which is not their own. . . . Plagiarism is the deliberate adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another person as one's own without acknowledgement."
Penalties for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor. However, if a student submits as his or her own a paper that has been purchased, borrowed, or copied from the internet, a published work, or another person's work, the student will receive an F for the course.
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.