Missouri Western State College
Department of English, Foreign Languages, and Journalism
ENG 104.02 College Writing and Rhetoric
9:30-10:50 T Th, JGM 306
Fall 2000 Instructor: Dennis Chepurnov
Office: JGM 309G
Office Hours: 2:00-4:00 M; 11:00-12:00 T Th; and by appointment
Phone: 271-5812 (during office hours)
e-mail: chepurno@missouriwestern.edu
Text
Axelrod, Rise B., and Charles R. Cooper. Reading Critically, Writing Well. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford / St. Martin’s, 1999.
Course Objectives
You can view the MWSC’s common course goals and objectives for ENG 104 at this
URL: http://www.missouriwestern.edu/eflj/eng104.asp Attendance Policy
Attendance is expected (be sure to sign in daily). Unless excused and made-up,
every three absences will decrease your final grade by a letter. Students with Disabilities Policy
Any student in this course who has a disability that requires any special
consideration should make an appointment to meet with me as soon as possible
to discuss class requirements. Assignments and Grading Policy
Four essays 100 pts each == 400 pts
Quizzes and exercises == 200 pts
600 pts total: A (600-540); B (539-480); C (479-420); D (419-360); F (359-0)
A late paper will lose one letter grade for each day it is overdue. Academic Honesty Policy
You are expected to do your own work in this course. Any case of
cheating/plagiarism will result in no credit (0) for that assignment and may
result in a disciplinary action by the College. Classroom Behavior Policy
As stated in the MWSC Student Handbook, “Behavior which disrupts the classroom
environment or interferes with other students' ability to learn may be grounds
or justification for dismissal from the classroom” (28). Please turn off the
ringers of your pagers and phones, and refrain from sleeping, conducting
private conversations or using computers for other than assigned purposes until
after the class.
Tentative Calendar T 8/22 Introductions, Course
Th 8/24 Read Ch 1 (1-6); Appendix One (450–6), Lorde (14-8) T 8/29 Read Ch 2 (12-4); Baker (29-34); Abraham (35-9); and pp 52-9
Th 8/31 Read Ch 4(117-9); Staples (127-30); Lee (141-5) T 9/5 Read Toussaint (120-6); Haines (146-51); and pp 151- 8
Th 9/7 Read Scheller (handout) T 9/12 Read Ehrenreich(131-135); Rockwood (136-40); and pp 158-60;
Th 9/14 Peer Editing – Essay 1 T 9/19 Essay 1 Due; Read Ch 5 (161-3); Quammen (163-171)
Th 9/21 Read Castro(187-93); McPhee (73-9); and pp 211-7 T 9/26 Read Elmer-DeWitt (180-6); Bailey (194-204)
Th 9/28 Read McCool (205-11); and pp 217-21 T 10/3 Read Tannen (172-9)
Th 10/5 Peer Editing – Essay 2 T 10/10 Essay 2 Due; Read Ch 6 (222-5); Etzioni (225-9)
Th 10/12 Read Herz (239-42); Hyder (250-5); Wolf (256-60); and pp 261-5 T 10/17 Read Ch 9 (393-5); Estrada (395-8); Meadows (409-13)
Th 10/19 Read Steele (420-31); and pp 265-9 T 10/24 Read Bates(403-8); Appendix One (476-80)
Th 10/26 Peer Editing – Essay 3 T 10/31 Essay 3 Due; Read Ch7 (273-5); King (276-82)
Th 11/2 Read Kozol (298-306); and pp 323-34 T 11/7 Read Ch 8 (335-7); Samuelson (338-46); Loughran (347-52)
Th 11/9 O’Malley (374-380); and pp 380-9 T 11/14 Last Day to turn in Revisions; Read Ryder (361-6); McKibben(367-73)
Th 11/16 Read Krauthammer (414-9); and pp 389-92
T 11/21 Peer Editing – Essay 4
Th 11/23 No Class – Thanksgiving Break T 11/28 Read handout (Violence on TV)
Th 11/30 Essay 4 Due
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