MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE
Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of English
Fall 00 English 108: College Writing and Research
Wed. 6:30-9:20 JGM 302
Mrs. Kathy Miller
Hours: by appointment
Phone: 816/271-4239
Email: kam9205@griffon.mwsc.edu
REQUIRED TEXT: McMahan, Elizabeth, et al. Literature and the Writing
Process. Fourth ed.
College Writing and Research fulfills the students' General Studies
composition requirement. The prerequisite for ENG 108 is a grade of C or
higher in ENG 104. COURSE OBJECTIVES: English course objectives, goals, and sample papers
are available at http://www.missouriwestern.edu/eflj/genstud.asp. ATTENDANCE: Attendance is strongly recommended for success in this course.
You will receive a grade for attendance figured in with other grades.
Since this course meets just once a week, missing 4 periods or parts of
class time equaling 4 times will result in a failing grade for the entire
semester. HONESTY: Each student is expected to do his or her own work. If you
violate this guide, you will receive a failing grade on the assignment,
possibly leading to a failure in the course. We will go over plagiarism
in class. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Any student enrolled in this course who has
a disability which prevents or hinders the completion of class requirements
as stated, should notify me immediately. I will ask to see documents on
the nature of the disability. ACADEMIC POLICIES: All assigned work is to be handed in at the beginning of
the class period. Promptness is a must. There will be NO make-up
opportunities for missed in class writing assignments or quizzes. So, again,
attendance is a must. When a final draft of a paper is late, there will
be an entire grade deduction for the late paper. The paper will be
considered late even if you are absent. All final copies of papers must be
word-processed. Double space, put your name in the upper right hand corner
with a page number for every page after one. PORTFOLIO: Every student must keep a complete portfolio of all work done
in this class. BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ENG 108
Students will engage in exploratory journal writing and pre-writing
exercises in which they will learn how to analyze, synthesize, and
evaluate the thinking of others in order to discover, develop, and test
their own ideas and points of view. Students will complete 5-6 writing assignments in ENG 108. Three of these
assignments will require research for which students will submit all notes
and pre-writing exercises, and two or three shorter papers. GRADING POLICIES:
Grades will be figured on a point basis totaled throughout the semester.
90/100 = A 80/89 = B 70/79 = C 60/69 = D 59 and below = F. TO BE GRADED:
1. Five or six major assignments of varying point values
2. Annotated Bibliography
3. Journal
4. Quizzes
5. Library Search Assignments
6. Attendance
7. Final |