School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of English
Dr. Elizabeth L. Sawin
Fall 2002
Dr.
Elizabeth Sawin Office: SSC
209 Hours: 12 – 2 p.m. MW ;
5:30 p.m –6:30 p.m T
ENG
104: 01 8:00 – 8:50 MWF SSC 210 Final Exam: Wednesday, Dec.
4, 8:30-10:20 a.m
ENG
104: 61 9:00 – 9:50 MWF JGM 106 Final Exam: Friday, Dec. 6, 8:30-10:20 a.m.
( FIG “A Better
Me” Sawin/Radmacher/Wolford)
ENG
104: 64 11:00 – 11:50 MWF JGM 106 Final Exam: Friday, Dec. 6, 11:30 –1:20 p.m.
( FIG “Expressions
of Self” Sawin/Cluff)
REQUIRED
TEXTS
Chaffee,
John, ed. Critical Thinking, Thoughtful Writing: A Rhetoric with Readings.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation.
New York: Perennial / HarperCollins, 2002.
(NO pages ripped from
spirals will be accepted)
REQUIRED
ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING POLICY
Essay #1 (Experience that
Affected a Belief) 40
points 10%
2 Letters (Thanks /Praise Complaint/Suggestion) 40 points 10%
Essay #2 (Defining an
Important Concept) 50
points 12.5%
Essay #3 (In-class Analysis
of Different Perspectives) 40
points 10%
2 Summaries / Responses 40
points 10%
Essay #4 (Analyzing Influences/Evaluating Sources) 80 points 20%
Semester Journal 50 points 12.5%
Attendance / peer review
work 20
points 5%
Final Self-Reflective Letter 40 points 10%
400 points
A (400-360)
B (359-320) C (319-280) D (279-240)
F 239-0)
ENG
104 students will complete four formal writing assignments in addition to other
graded and ungraded work through which they will learn how to discover ideas,
respond to texts, and summarize others' ideas. In these assignments, students
will learn how to analyze readings and share information with others by reading
and responding to course texts and other materials gathered through research.
Final drafts of all formal writing assignments must be word-processed. All
students are expected to be prepared for class and participate in class
discussions related to reading and writing assignments. In addition, students
will keep complete portfolios of all their writings. Before any grade
appeal will be processed for a student in ENG 100, 104, or 108, the complete
portfolio of writings will have to be submitted to the Departmental Review
Committee. In order for an ENG 104 student to be admitted into ENG 108, he or
she must earn at least a C in ENG 104.
ATTENDANCE
POLICY
You
have a responsibility to yourself and to the group to be at all the class
meetings and to come on time. Be sure
to sign the DAILY ROSTER. If you know
ahead of time that you’ll have to miss a class or be late (and this should
happen under exceptional circumstances only), please let me know. Leave a message at 271-4274. Points for attendance will be prorated.
Perfect attendance 0 absence = 20 points.
1 absence =
18 points
2 absences = 16 points
3 absences = 14 points
4 absences = 12 points
No attendance points awarded
for 5 or more absences.
ACADEMIC
HONESTY
You
are expected to do your own reading and writing in this course. Any student who submits someone else’s work
as his or her own will receive no credit (0 points) for that assignment. If a second instance of cheating occurs, you
will receive a failing grade for this course.
Be careful in seeking the assistance of people outside this class for
your written work. Well-intentioned
friends can sometimes “take over” and your ideas and voice are lost in the
process. When in doubt about how much
help is allowable for out-of-class work, please see me.
DISABLED
STUDENT POLICY
If
you have any recognized disability that required any special consideration on
my part, please make an appointment to see me before August 28. During our conference, I will ask to see an
official form that documents the nature of your disability and that specifies
what I am required to do. I will try to
accommodate your needs as best I can, but you will still need to meet the
standards for reading and writing required in this course.
GETTING
WORK DONE
When
a final draft is DUE, it is due at the beginning of the hour so that we
can respond to our finished products.
There will be no make-up opportunities for graded assignments when
the final drafts are due unless you have a very serious reason and written
proof of it (e.g. admission into a hospital for treatment).
COMING
TO CLASS ON TIME
If
you are late or do not come to class to read the work of other students, we
will not read and respond to your work.
If
you come to class but do not have a draft of your own ready, you may not be
allowed to read other students’ work.
Proper
etiquette in this writers’ workshop and an entry ticket to it is a good faith
DRAFT of your own work.
DEMONSTRATING
PROCESS
You
must keep all copies of your drafts.
And you must do your best on assignments before I evaluate a set
of papers. IF there is time in the
semester for me to ask for a revision of a final draft, you must resubmit all
previous drafts AND attach a cover letter in which you explain precisely what
changes you have made.
IF
you do not submit any drafts of your work in progress before an assignment is
due, you will not receive a passing grade for that assignment. One of the English Department’s objectives for
this course is for you learn to use pre-writing, reread earlier
drafts, consult with peers, and revise your work.
Learning to use active
reading and critical thinking. Students will…
Learning to use
writing processes. Students will…
Learning written
conventions. Students will…
State-Level Goals:
SKILL AREAS
Communicating
To develop students’ effective use of the English language
and quantitative and other symbolic systems essential to their success in
school and in the world. Students should be able to read and listen critically
and to write and speak with thoughtfulness, clarity, coherence, and
persuasiveness.
A. Analyze and
evaluate their own and others’ speaking and writing.
B. Conceive of writing
as a recursive process that involves many strategies, including generating
material, evaluating sources when used, drafting, revising, and editing.
C. Make formal written
and oral presentations employing correct diction, syntax, usage, grammar, and
mechanics.
D. Focus on a purpose
(e.g., explaining, problem solving, argument) and vary approaches to writing
and speaking based on that purpose.
E. Respond to the needs
of different audiences and choose words for appropriateness and effect.
Higher-Order Thinking
To develop students’ ability to distinguish among opinions,
facts, and inferences; to identify underlying or implicit assumptions; to make
informed judgments; and to solve problems by applying evaluative standards.
B. Formulate questions
for clarifying issues and solving problems.
C. Use linguistic,
mathematical or other symbolic approaches to describe problems, identify
alternative solutions, and make reasoned choices among those solutions.
E. Defend conclusions
using relevant evidence and reasoned argument.
F. Reflect on and
evaluate their critical-thinking processes.
Essay
#1 Writing about
Self (Narrative and Analysis) Sept. 6
2
Letters Writing to
Others Beyond the Classroom Sept.
13
Essay
#2 Writing About
Texts (Defining a Concept) Sept. 27
Essay
#3 Writing About
Texts in Class (Differing Perceptions) Oct. 7
Journal Submit
Journal For Mid-term Review Oct. 11
2
Reports Writing to Report Extensive Material (Fast Food
Nation) Oct. 25 & Nov. 4
Essay
#4 Analyzing/Evaluating
Sources for Beliefs (Fast Food Nation)
Nov. 13
Journal Submit Journal for Review Nov. 22
FINAL Self-Reflective Letter on Writing /
Argument for grade Dec. 4 or 6.
19
Introduction
21
23
26
28
30
2
Holiday
4
6 ESSAY #1
DUE
9
11
13 LETTERS DUE
16
18
20
23
25
27 ESSAY #2 DUE
30
OCTOBER
2
4
7 ESSAY # 3 DUE
9
11 SUBMIT JOURNAL FOR REVIEW
14
Holiday
16
Mid-term
18
21
23
25 SUMMARY DUE
28
30
4 SUMMARY DUE
6
8
11
13
15
18
20 ESSAY #4 DUE
22 SUBMIT
JOURNAL FOR REVIEW
25
26 Thanksgiving Break Begins at 4 p.m.
DECEMBER
2 Last
Class FINAL LETTER on either
Dec. 4 or Dec. 6. Check top of syllabus
for date and time for your section.