MWSC, Division of Liberal Arts & Sciences ENG 112 Honors Composition and Rhetoric Fall 2000 12:00 M (JGM 303) WF (JGM 119) 1:00 M (JGM 311) WF JGM 119) Dr. Kaye Adkins Required Text and Materials: Objectives:The course objectives are outlined on the EFLJ Department web page. Please become familiar with these objectives. Assignments: In addition to reading assignments and brief writing exercises, there will be four longer individual writing assignments and one longer group writing assignment required. These longer assignments should be word processed or typed. As students work on their research paper, they will keep a research notebook. We will discuss the requirements for the notebook later in the semester. This should be turned in with the final research project. Students will keep their drafts, editors' comment sheets, and graded papers in a portfolio. Students will also keep an "error log" in their portfolios. These will be used to develop individual proofreading strategies. There will also be a final exam. The longer assignments will be as follows: We will also be commenting on the readings and some short assignments on-line. Some of this will take place in class, but much of it will require you to spend time out of class at a computer. There are several computer labs available on campus. Students will also be required to keep a spiral notebook of freewriting. Please use this only for freewriting. Keep notes and homework in another place. Bring this notebook to class each day. Most class periods will begin with a 5 minute freewriting session. I will look at your freewriting periodically to see if your speed is improving. I will not be concerned with correctness or content. Grading: As the semester progresses, I will consider more elements of papers as I grade them. By the end of the semester, a passing paper will: Papers with four spelling errors will lose one letter grade. I will count typos as spelling errors. Papers turned in late, without an acceptable excuse, will lose one letter grade for each business day they are late. Absences: Students missing four class periods without a verified excuse will have their semester grade lowered. Regular in-class work and homework (except major papers) may not be made up. If you must be absent and you know in advance, please talk to me about it and we will arrange for you to make up your work before you miss class; otherwise, talk to me when you return. Academic honesty: "Since honesty in the classroom is required, cheating, plagarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the college constitutes a violation." Policy Guide II, B, C. In other words, the work you turn in should be your own. Disabilities: Please let me know during the first week of class about any physical handicap or learning disability if you need special help or accommodation in order to do your best work. Disclaimer: I try to adapt each of my classes to the needs and interests of the students. This means that the Schedule of Assignments may change. |
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