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Sample
Syllabus College
Writing Spring 2001 Bailey Hall
108 TTR
11:00-12:15 Instructor:
Professor Ann Dean Offices:
Luther Bonney 411 (P) and Bailey 300 (G) Office
Hours: Gorham, Tuesday and Thursday 12:15-1:15;
Portland, Wednesday 3:00-4:00 Office Phone:
780-4092 (I check my voicemail daily.) E-mail: anndean@usm.maine.edu Mailboxes: Luther
Bonney 311 and Bailey 200 |
Course Goal
English 100C is designed to prepare students for the writing they will have to do in other college classes. The course focuses on academic writing and on the reading, conversation, revision, editing, and proofreading that produce strong, clear, and interesting work. Students learn how to understand and think critically about the ideas and language of others and how to develop and articulate their own ideas about what they have read and heard.
Course Requirements
Attendance
and Participation
Attendance is extremely important to your success in
English 100. If you are absent three
times, you risk a lower grade. If you
are absent four or more times, you risk failing the course. You must be on time
and stay for the whole period in order to be counted as present. Students who work hard in class, listen to
other students, and ask questions consistently get better grades in College
Writing than students who do not.
Academic
Integrity and Accountability
You are fully responsible for all written and oral
assignments, instructions, and information presented in class, whether you are
present or not. If you are absent or
unsure about an assignment, consult the teacher or another (reliable) student
for information.
You are fully responsible for knowing and adhering
to the University of Southern Maine’s policies on academic integrity.
Reading and Writing
You will write 5 papers in this class. For each paper you will write several
homework assignments and at least one rough draft. You must complete all 5 papers in order to pass the class. The five rough drafts and final drafts must
be typed. Everyone can miss one
discussion question assignment and have one late draft or paper free. After
that, missed assignments will be deducted from your participation grade and
late papers or drafts will be lowered one half a grade per day.
Discussion Questions on Blackboard. Write at least a paragraph in response to the discussion question, and
post it by 10AM the day it’s due.
- You don’t have to know
the “right answer” or perfectly understand the material in order to
contribute to the discussion. A
good question about what’s confusing in the reading, or an explanation of
a problem the reading raises for you, can be very helpful to me and to
your classmates.
- Your paragraph MUST
quote from the reading we are discussing AND from one other student’s
comment. (If you post the very
first paragraph, then you don’t have to quote from anyone else).
- Contributions to the
discussion must be substantive: they must be about ideas, and they must
use respectful language. I will
delete responses that are not substantive and will not give credit for
that assignment to anyone who writes a response that is not substantive.
Discussion Questions on paper.
This writing will help you begin and revise your papers. You will
frequently be asked to write more than a page in response to these
questions. Type and double-space, and
bring your paper to class. Often we
will spend time in class reading and revising these.
Revision Workshops
You will comment on other students' papers both in
class and at home. Your comments will
be graded.
Folders
Please
keep a folder with ALL the drafts and Discussion Question you have handed in on
paper during the semester.
Periodically, you will bring this folder to class so that you can get an
overview of your work in the course.
POLICIES
Class Format
This is a workshop class. You will read and write in class every week. Student papers are an important text in the
class. You will be asked to read other
students’ papers and to invite other students to read yours.
Format for Written Work
All papers and rough drafts must be a minimum of 4.5 pages, typed, double spaced, with 1-inch margins all around. Please include a heading with your name, my name (Ann Dean), the date, and the assignment (paper #3, first draft, for example).
Required Texts
Smith, Brunk, Diamond, Perkins: Literacies: Reading, Writing, Interpretation. 2nd
edition
Hacker, Diana, A Writer’s Reference.
Optional Text
A good college dictionary
Snowdays
Please check Blackboard for announcements about how we will handle snowdays. Assume that you WILL have work to do even if class is cancelled. If you can’t get to a computer, please leave me a voicemail at 780- 4092 letting me know how I can reach you.
Grading
Homework, Peer Review, Discussion Questions, and
Participation (10%). You must pass the
grammar exam to pass the course.
Missing or thoughtless homework will affect your ability to write good
papers and thus your grade. Your peer
reviews of other student papers will be graded.
Papers (75%).
The last two papers of the semester will be weighted more heavily than
the earlier ones. You must turn in
every rough draft and every paper to pass the class. This grade includes the library exercise and Annotated
Bibliography.
Grammar and Syntax Exam (15%). This exam will cover the sentence forms and
structures you are learning to use in your own work.
Office Hours
Please feel welcome to drop in during
my office hours if you would like to discuss any aspect of your work in English
100. I will always be there at those
hours, whether or not anyone has made an appointment. If you are not available during the scheduled office hours, I
will be happy to make an appointment at a mutually convenient time. I can also call you at home or at work if
your schedule doesn’t permit a visit to campus.
Schedule of Readings and Assignments
This schedule is subject to revision, but will give you an idea of the pace of the class. Revisions to the schedule will be posted on Blackboard and handed out in class.
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Date |
Bring
to Class |
Do
on Blackboard before Class |
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Tuesday
Jan 14 |
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Thursday
Jan 16 |
Read
Syllabus Read
“Introduction” in Literacies, pp. xvii to xxiii Discussion
Question A Class
meets in Bailey 219 |
Be
sure you have authorization to use university computers. If you don’t, go to computing services to
sign up (144 Luther Bonney or Bailey Hall basement lab). |
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Tuesday
Jan 21 |
Read
Bellah, pp. 65-74 |
Discussion
Question B |
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Thursday
Jan 23 |
Discussion
Question C (post
this to blackboard AND bring a copy to class) |
Discussion
Question C |
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Tuesday
Jan 28 |
Discussion
Question D on paper |
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Thursday
Jan 30 |
Rough
Draft #1 Due Bring
3 paper copies to class |
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Tuesday
Feb 4 |
Read
Kingston, pp. 323-333 |
Discussion
Question E |
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Thursday
Feb 6 |
Final Draft #1
Due
Also
hand in the copies of Rough Draft #1 with peer comments bring
Hacker |
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Tuesday
Feb 11 |
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Discussion
Question F |
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Thursday
Feb 13 |
Rough
Draft #2 due, 2 page minimum |
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Tuesday
Feb 18 |
Winter
Break |
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Thursday
Feb 20 |
Winter
Break |
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Tuesday
Feb 25 |
Rough
Draft #2 Due, 4-5 pages |
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Thursday
Feb 27 |
Read
Scheper-Hughes, pp. 582-596 |
Discussion
Question G |
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Tuesday
March 4 |
Final Draft #2
Due
hand
in copies of rough draft #2 with peer
comments bring
Folder bring
Hacker |
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Thursday
March 6 |
Read
Scheper-Hughes, pp. 575-582 |
Discussion
Question H |
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Tuesday
March 11 |
Rough
Draft #3 Due Bring
3 copies to class |
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Thursday
March 13 |
Bring
Rough Draft #3 again |
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Tuesday
March 18 |
Final Draft #3
Due
Also
turn in rough draft #3 with peer comments |
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Thursday
March 20 |
NO
CLASS |
Discussion
Question I by 4 PM |
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Tuesday
March 25 |
Spring
Break |
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Thursday
March 27 |
Spring
Break |
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Tuesday
April 1 |
Bring
materials for paper #4 Library
Class meet
in room ______ |
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Thursday
April 3 |
Bring
Hacker Bring
Folder Discussion
Question J on paper |
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Tuesday
April 8 |
Rough
Draft #4, part I due Bring
Hacker |
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Thursday
April 10 |
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Discussion
Question K |
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Tuesday
April 15 |
Rough
Draft #4, part II due |
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Thursday
April 17 |
Annotated
Bibliography Draft due |
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Tuesday
April 22 |
Grammar and
Syntax Exam
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Thursday
April 24 |
No
Class Work
on your papers! |
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Tuesday
April 29 |
Final Draft #4
and Final Draft of Annotated Bibliography Due
Also
bring rough drafts #4 with peer comments |
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Thursday
May 1 |
Bring
Folder to class Bring
materials to write in class. |
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Monday
May 5 |
No
Class Final paper #5
due in my mailbox by 4PM
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If
you are not on campus by May 5, please post your paper to blackboard. If you would like your final paper returned
with comments, please email me to let me know.
Otherwise I will just send your final grade to the registrar.