| Missouri Western State College Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences English 100-01: Introduction to College Writing 9:00-10:15 MTWTh Writer's Workshop: 8:00-8:50 MW Summer 2000 Instructor: Corla Dawson Required Texts and Course Materials: Cavitch, David, ed. Life Studies: An Analytic Reader. 6th ed. Boston: Bedford, 1998. Course Goals and Class Assignments: Reading Goals: At the completion of ENG 100 students should be able to Writing Goals: General Studies Goals: · Think critically and reason analytically; Attendance and Promptness: If you miss a class session, you are responsible for all material covered and assignments given during your absence. All out-of-class assignments are due at the beginning of the class period. No late assignments will be accepted unless you have received prior permission from your instructor. This class has a very strict attendance policy in Writer's Workshops as well as class. If you miss more than four class periods and/or four Writer's Workshops, you will receive an F in the class. There are no exceptions and no "makeups" for this attendance requirement. There are no excused absences. Students must be in class at the beginning of the hour or they are counted absent. Grading Policy: Your grade will be determined on the basis of your progress as a writer, the writings you submit, and your class participation over the course of the semester. The components of your grade in the course are: Writing. You will complete four major writing tasks that will be graded by your instructor. A student who does not turn in responses to all four tasks will not pass the course even if the grades achieved in the other writing tasks are satisfactory. Progress as a writer. Your progress as a writer will be assessed through an end-of-semester portfolio in which you must put your revised responses to the writing tasks. Your portfolio must receive an "acceptable" evaluation in order for you to pass ENG 100. Writer's Workshop. Throughout the course of the semester, you will attend the twice-a-week, small group Writer's Workshops (listed as "labs" in the class schedule). Some of your Writer's Workshop materials will be used in class, and some of your class papers will be critiqued and proofread in Writer's Workshops. At the end of the semester, you will turn in selected writings from Writer's Workshop to your instructor. You must submit these materials in order to pass ENG 100. Regular attendance. If you miss more than four class periods and/or four Writer's Workshops, you will receive an F in the class. There are no exceptions and no "makeups" for this attendance requirement. Recommended Due Dates for Formal Writing Assignments: Task One: M 6/12 Any student in this course who has a disability that prevents the fullest expressions of abilities should contact the instructor personally as soon as possible so that the two of you can discuss class requirements. Academic Honesty Policy: Cheating and plagiarism on assignments or tests are not acceptable. You will receive a grade of F for the paper that shows evidence of cheating and/or plagiarism. Also note the statement on "Composition Ethics and Plagiarism" in the Composition Course Guide, p. 13. |
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