Missouri Western
State College, Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences
English 104.08: College Writing and Rhetoric
11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. •
Tuesday/Thursday • JGM 104
Instructor: Susan Garrison
Home phone: (1-816-324-6272)
Please note that this is a long distance
call from St. Joseph. If you call me, I will call you back.
Office Hours: By appointment
E-mail: sgarrison@ponyexpress.net
Sixth Edition. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2002.
Course Description &
Objectives:
Students
will:
•
Make journal entries to explore their minds and to extend the range of their
personal lives.
•
Write essays to communicate ideas and impose order on their thoughts and
experiences.
•
Learn to use writing processes.
• Learn written conventions.
Please see the Internet site:
http://missouriwestern.edu/eflj/eng104.asp
for more details.
Attendance Policy:
Attendance
is mandatory. Because we are all adults and emergencies do happen, you may miss
two classes without being penalized. Each class you miss after that will lower
your final grade by five
percentage points. (For example, if your final grade is 93% and you have missed
three classes, your grade will be lowered to an 88%.) You are responsible for
material covered or assignments given which you missed because of absence, so
ask another student to inform you of what happened while you were gone. Quizzes
or other graded assignments done in class the day you miss cannot be made up.
Participation:
This
is important. Come to class prepared to participate.
Students with Disabilities
Policy:
Any
student in this course who has a disability that requires any special
consideration needs to meet with me as soon as possible to discuss class
requirements.
Academic Honesty:
Do
your own work. In the event that you do turn in an assignment using someone
else’s work, you will receive zero points for that assignment. A second
offense means that you will fail the course. We will discuss plagiarism and the
importance of crediting your source in this course.
Center for Academic
Support:
The Center for Academic Support is staffed by professionals and trained student tutors. It is an excellent resource for the English 104 student. There is no cost for the tutoring. The Center is located in LRC 213.
Journals:
You
will keep a journal for the entire semester. Sometimes we will write in it in
class, sometimes at home. Do not write anything in your journal that you do not
want me to read. If you write about hurting yourself, hurting others or other
who are hurting you, I have a moral and legal obligation to report it to the
authorities. By the same token, I will not read all of your journal entries. If
you are having a problem, do not depend on me to rescue you by reading about it
in your journal.
I
will occasionally pick up and give points for the journal. Please use a new
page each time you write in your journal, date it, and “title” with
the writing assignment.
Format:
All
papers must be typed. The English Department at MWSC has a policy that all
drafts are typed. If you do not have access to a computer at home, as a student
you can use the computer labs on campus. Make sure you have computer disks in
case you have computer problems. Always save your work on disk because you will make changes to it as each draft evolves.
Grading Policy:
Grades
will be figured on a point basis totaled throughout the semester.
90–100=A; 80–89=B; 70–79=C; 60–69=D; 59 and below=F.
Assignments:
A
tentative schedule is attached. Your points in the class will be based on: