English 104-17: College Writing
and Rhetoric
Fall 2004
Missouri Western State
College
Division of Liberal Arts and
Sciences
Department of English,
Foreign Languages, and Journalism
Instructor: Kathy
Miller Home
Phone: 816-640-2720
E-Mail: kmiller@fortosage.net
Office Hours: By
appointment
Required Materials:
Axelrod,
Rise B. and Charles R. Cooper. Reading
Critically Writing Well. 6th
edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002.
.
Course Description and
Goals: Please see the following
internet site:
http://www2.mwsc.edu/eflj/eng104.html
Attendance: Each Wednesday class represents one week of
the semester or three class sessions. A
single absence, therefore, constitutes missing one week of classes. Multiple absences will lower your
grade. The fourth absence, whether
“excused” or not, will result in an
automatic "F."
Essays: Each student will be required to complete
four-five essays in this class. Each
essay should be between 3-5 pages in length.
It is an English Department requirement that the drafts of all essays be
word-processed. For students without
access to a word processor, MWSC has
several computer labs on campus.
Technical problems do not constitute a legitimate excuse for late work
or unacceptable format.
Final drafts: Final drafts
are to be submitted in a two-pocket folder, containing all pre-writing
activities for the assignment. No
credit will be given unless all documents are submitted with the final draft.
Any major paper receiving a grade
below a C is unacceptable. If you
receive a grade below a C, you should schedule a conference to discuss the
essay and to work out a revision plan leading to the re-submission of the
essay.
Format: All
papers submitted for credit are to be doubled spaced with one-inch
margins. The following information is
required in the upper left corner on EVERY
paper for which credit is given:
ü
ü student name
ü
ü
class
ü
ü
assignment description
ü
ü
date of submission
Page numbers should be centered at the bottom of each
page. To avoid papers being separated,
a single staple in the upper left corner is sufficient.
Written Assignments: Each reading assignment requires a typed student reaction. These short writing assignments are to be more informal and adapted to the essay being considered. A brief, yet detailed, paragraph is generally adequate.
Journal: Each
week we will do prewriting exercises and brainstorming for papers. You will need some sort of notebook to keep
them in.
Quizzes: Quizzes, given during the
beginning of the class session, will cover the readings assigned for that class
period. There will be no opportunity to
make up quizzes.
Academic Honesty: Cheating, plagiarism, and knowingly
furnishing false information in either the classroom or on paper constitute a
violation of the Academic Honesty Policy as stated in the MWSC Student
Handbook. Violations of this policy
are grounds for a failing grade for the course and referral to the English
Department Chair and the Dean of Students.
Disabled Student Policy: Any student enrolled in this course who has a
disability that prevents the fullest expression of his or her potential to
succeed in this course must notify me in writing as soon as possible so we may
discuss the course requirements and options available.
Center for Academic Support: The Center for Academic Support provides
trained tutors for students requiring additional reading and writing
instruction. There is no cost to the
ENG 104 student for using these services.
The Center can be of assistance to the student in the following
areas: proofreading a draft for
mechanical correctness, writing a thesis statement, organizing ideas, and
structuring ideas into an essay form.
You are encouraged to make use of these services throughout this course.
Grading: The assignments for this semester include:
Four-Five
essays
Quizzes/In-class writings/participation
J Journal
Attendance
Final
Exam
Scores on these assignments will be tallied at the end of
the course. Final grades will be based
on the following scale:
A 90-100%
B 80-89%
C 70-79%
D 60-69%
F Below 60%
Students must complete ALL assignments in order to pass the class.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Sept. 1: Intro to Class
Writing Autobiography
Autobiographical poem (assigned)
Autobiography pgs 12-14
Sept. 8: “A Chase” pg14-23 Complete all of the analysis about the story where it says “Write” to turn in as your review of the essay. There are several of these places. Just skip a line between each one.
“The Summer I Left Childhood Was White” p. 24-27. Analyze this essay in the “Start Making Meaning” on page 27.
“100 Miles per Hour, Upside Down and Sideways” p. 31-35
“Divorced Father” p. 37-41. The “Write” on page 41
Journals
(share)
Assign first paper
Go over Guide to Autobiography pg. 58
Brainstorm topics for first paper in journals
Sept. 22
NO Class
Sept . 29
Rough Drafts of Autobiographical papers due
In class Editing
Reflection page 131-134
“Black Men and Public Spaces” p. 134-138. Answer the “Write” questions.
“A Savage Life” p. 141-143
“ The Grin Game” p. 145-150
Journals
Oct 6
Reflection continued
“Are Families Dangerous?” p. 151
“Dearly Disconnected” p. 156-161
“Peeling Bananas” p. 162-166
“Whose Body Is This?” p. 167
We will write reactions to these essays in class