English 100 Introduction to College Writing

Fall 2004

Section 25 T, Th 12:30-1:50 p.m. JGM 303

Writers’ Workshop: Tuesday or Thursday 10:00-10:50 SSC 214 or JGM 120

Teacher: Steve Frogge

Office S/SC 222-T 271-4239 T, Th 9:00-12:00 or by appointment

Home Phone: 233-8274 after 7:00 p.m. T,Th,F and weekends

E-Mail sfrogge@ mwsc.edu

Required Texts

Introduction to College Writing: English 100

(Note: This text consists of readings and questions followed by A Troubleshooting Guide for Writers.

Since both sections begin at page 1, beware of duplicate page numbers.)

English 100 Writer’s Workshop

Required Materials

writing journal (3-Ring Notebook), paper, pens, pencils, stapler, 3.5” floppy disks/storage box

pocket folder for submitting formal papers along with pre-writing, rough drafts, etc.

Grading (For more details see p. viii in the Introduction to College Writing text.)

4 formal essays (including pre-writing, rough drafts, etc.) 60%

oral presentation 10%

final test: in-class essay 10%

class participation 10%

homework, journal, quizzes 10%

Late Work

Late formal essays will not be accepted. The student must notify the teacher in advance if the student is

going to miss class on the formal essay’s due date. Furthermore, the student must arrange delivery

of the essay to the teacher before the beginning of class on the due date.

All other homework must be ready for submission at the beginning of class. Otherwise, it may be handed

in at the beginning of the next class and will be subject to a ten percent grade reduction.

When the student is absent, class work may be made up as homework to be handed in by the next meeting.

All homework due on the date of absence must be turned in by the beginning of the next meeting after

the absence subject to a ten percent grade reduction.

No quiz may be made up unless there is sufficient cause for the absence.

Neither the oral presentation nor the final test may be made up unless there is sufficient cause for the absence and the teacher is

notified of the absence in advance, unless prior notification is impossible.

Attendance (See p. vii of Introduction to College Writing)

More than 4 absences: automatic failure of the course. 3 tardies count as 1 absence.

In addition, if the student misses more than 3 workshops, the student will fail the class.

Cheating/Plagiarism: Automatic failure of the course (Also see p. xiii of Introduction to College Writing)

Final Exam: Thursday, December 16 11:30 a.m. - 1:20 p.m..

Miscellaneous

The student must receive at least a “C” in this course in order to qualify for English 104.

Any student in this class with a disability that requires any special consideration must contact me

as soon as possible.

Class Agenda

Key: Parentheses () enclose page numbers.

Asterisks * denote readings from the Troubleshooting Guide. Those not marked by an asterisk denote

essays and other readings from the front part of the textbook.

In Class Homework (due next class unless stated otherwise)

8/31 syllabus *read ch. 1 “I don’t know what to write” (23-34)

read “Learning to Write” (84-6); “Once More to the Lake (78-83).

9/2 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 4 “I know what I want to say, but I can’t

discuss narrative writing; explore topics; choose a say it”(47-51)

topic read “Notes of a Native Son” (19-36).

talk about describing people and places create a list of things to cover in essay #1

9/7 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 5 “I’m having trouble with my

discuss various narrative prewriting topics introduction” (52-5)

read “Manhattan” (37-42); “The Way to Rainy

Mountain” (59-64)

create an outline or use another method for planning

the structure of essay #1

9/9 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 6 “How do I back up what I say?” (56-62)

peer discussion of essay #1 outline read “How I learned to read and write” (170-5);

discuss drafting “On Becoming a Chicano” (65-71)

create a rough draft of essay #1

9/14 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 7 “I don’t know how to end” (63-6)

peer editing of essay #1 read “Growing Up” (12-8); “Casa: A Partial

discuss revision Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood”

(50-5)

create a 2nd draft of essay #1

9/16 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 8 “I can’t think of the right word”

peer editing of essay #1 (67-70)

discuss editing and proofreading read “Graduation Day” (1-11); “Sylvan Street” (56-

8)

type final draft of essay #1

9/21 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 9 “I thought my draft was better than

discuss thesis statements this” (74-7)

discuss evaluational writing; explore topics read “What pop lyrics say to us today” (148-53)

choose a topic for essay #2

9/23 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 10 “I don’t know what to change” (78-84)

discuss ch. 30 “What does an essay with sources read “Toward something American: The Immigrant

look like?” (179-82) Soul” (202-5)

explore subject of essay #2 and discuss acquiring Through research, collect relevant material to use in

expertise essay #2, and show evidence of having evaluated

the usefulness of the material

In Class Homework (due next class unless stated otherwise)

9/28 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 11 “Is it cheating if someone helps me?”

peer discussion of research for essay #2 (85-8); *read ch. 12 “My ideas seem all mixed

discuss standards and evidence up” (89-92)

read “Red, White, and Beer” (129-35)

create a thesis statement for essay #2

9/30 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 13 “My draft is too short” (93-7)

peer discussion of thesis for essay #2 read “Marrying Absurd” (132-5)

discuss argumentation create an outline and rough draft for essay #2

10/5 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 14 “My draft is too long” (98-101)

peer discussion of rough draft for essay #2 read “Rite of Passage” (43-9)

discuss comparison/contrast; balancing criticism create a second draft of essay #2

and praise

10/7 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 15 “My writing seems boring” (102-6)

peer discussion of rough draft for essay #2 read “America: The Multinational Society” (206-10)

considering readers’ critiques type final draft of essay #2

discuss clarity, balance and judgment, evidence,

reasoning, counterargument, and organization

10/12 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 28 “How do I find good sources--and why

discuss argued position writing; explore topics do I need them? (167-70)

read “Cigarette Ads and the Press” (141-3)

choose a topic for essay #3

10/14 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 29 “What do I do with the sources I find?”

discuss the exploration of issues and research (171-8)

read “It is time to Stop Playing Indians” (199-201)

Through research, collect and evaluate relevant

material to use in essay #3, and show evidence of

having evaluated the usefulness of the material

10/19 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 30 “What does an essay with sources look

peer discussion of research material like?” (179-82)

discuss readers; work on developing read “A Modest Proposal to Destroy Western

an argument; anticipating objections, Civilization as We Know It: The $100

questions, and opposing positions Christmas” (144-7)

continue research as needed; create a few sentences

to define purpose; create a thesis statement for

essay #3

10/21 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 16 “My writing sounds choppy” (107-11)

peer discussion of research, purpose, and thesis read “The Naked Truth about Fitness” (136-40)

work on works cited and citations in text create an outline and works cited for essay #3

11/2 discuss and write about the readings *read “Myths about Writing” (1-19)

peer discussion of outline and works cited read “The Lonely Good Company of Books” (182-6)

discussion of argument, counterargument, create rough draft of essay #3

and logical conjunctions and phrases

In Class Homework (due next class unless stated otherwise)

11/4 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 17 “I don’t find my mistakes” (116-20)

peer discussion of rough draft read “Sport and the American Dream” (154-7)

discuss revision create second draft of essay #3

11/9 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 18 “I used a period and a capital letter, so

peer discussion of second draft of essay #3 why isn’t this a sentence?” (121-5)

discuss proofreading and editing read “Nobel Prize Award Speech” (176-8)

type final draft of essay #3

11/11 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 19 “How can this be a run-on or a comma

present idea of “writing autobiography” splice? It’s not even long.” (126-8)

create works cited and thesis statement read “Mother Tongue” (72-7)

create outline and rough draft for essay #4

11/16 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 20 “It is I; it is me--what’s the difference?”

peer discussion of outline and rough draft of essay #4 (129-34)

read “A Way of Writing” (187-90)

create a second draft of essay #4

11/18 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 21 “How do I know which verb form to

peer discussion of works cited use?” (135-9)

discuss revision read “Learning to Write” (84-6)

revise essay #4

11/23 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 22 “I’m unsure about modifiers.” (140-3)

peer discussion of revision read “Where College Fails Us” (87-96)

further revise essay #4

11/25 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 23 “Can’t I just place a comma wherever I

further peer discussion of revision pause?” (144-7)

read “The Pedagogy of the Oppressed” (97-104)

type final draft of essay #4

11/30 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 24 “What if I want to quote somebody?”

discuss oral presentations (148-50)

discuss essay examinations read “Back to Basic: Test Scores Don’t Lie” (105-9)

prepare an oral presentation of one of the four essays

12/2 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 25 “I have trouble with apostrophes.” (151-

oral presentations 3)

read “The Recoloring of Campus Life” (110-22)

12/7 discuss and write about the readings *read ch., 26 “I never know what to capitalize” (154-

oral presentations 6)

read “One Writer’s Beginnings” (123-8)

12/9 discuss and write about the readings *read ch. 27 “I can’t spell.” (157-63)

oral presentations

12/16 discuss and write about the reading;

final exam: in-class writing