Missouri Western State College
Department of English, Foreign Languages, and Journalism
ENG 108 College Writing and Research
Section 03: 8:00-9:20 T Th JGM 119
Section 11: 2:00-3:20 T JGM 120, Th JGM 119
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
Texts
Kiniry, Malcolm, and Mike Rose. Critical Strategies for Academic Thinking
and Writing. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford Books, 1998.
Lunsford, Andrea A., and John J. Ruszkiewicz. Everything’s an Argument. Boston:
Bedford Books, 1999.
Four Cover Stories from Time and Newsweek (to be specified later) Course Objectives
You can view the MWSC’s common course goals and objectives for ENG 108 at this
URL: http://www.missouriwestern.edu/eflj/eng108.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
Two short researched essays 100 pts each == 200 pts
Research paper (200 pts), materials (75 pts), and presentation (25pts) == 300 pts
Quizzes and exercises == 100 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 EA Ch 1(3-17) T 8/29 Read CS Ch 2 – Summarizing (78-99); EA Ch 19 (281-6) and Ch 21 (294-318)
Th 8/31 Read CS Ch 1 – Defining (9-21), Mairs (28-36) T 9/5 Read EA Ch 9 – Arguments of Definition (97-119), CS Howard and Rifkin (45-50)
Th 9/7 Read EA Ch 10 – Arguments of Evaluation (120-43) T 9/12 Read CS Ch 4 – Classifying (285-311)
Th 9/14 Progress Report I Due; Read CS Ueda (358-70), Portes and Rumbaut (403-17) T 9/19 Read EA Ch 2&3 (19-39)
Th 9/21 Peer Editing – Essay 1 T 9/26 Essay 1 Due; Read CS Ch 3 – Serializing(170-87), Cooper (201-10)
Th 9/28 Read EA Ch 11 – Causal Arguments (144-71); CS Loth (253-8) T 10/3 Read EA Ch 17 and 18 (255-79); CS Sherman (145-50)
[ Last Day to Change Topic of the Research Project]
Th 10/5 Read EA Ch 12 – Proposals (172-98). T 10/10 Read EA Ch 20 (287-93)
Th 10/12 Peer Editing – Essay 2 T 10/17 Essay 2 Due; Read CS Ch 6 – Analyzing (556-83)
Th 10/19 Read CS Economics Assignment (589-98) T 10/24 Read EA Ch 4 and Ch 5 (43-55); CS Kinkaid (655-9)
Th 10/26 Progress Report II Due; Read EA Ch 6 and 7 (56-77) T 10/31 Read CS Ch 5 – Comparing (420-47)
Th 11/2 Read and bring to class the Cover Stories T 11/7 Peer Editing – Research Paper
Th 11/9 Presentations T 11/14 Presentations. [Last Day to turn in Revisions]
Th 11/16 Presentations
T 11/21 Presentations
Th 11/23 No Class – Thanksgiving Break T 11/28 Presentations
Th 11/30 Research Paper and Materials Due |