School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of English
Dr. Elizabeth L. Sawin
Spring 2004
Dr.
Elizabeth L. Sawin Office: SSC
209 Hours: 2 - 4 p.m. MW;
2–3 p.m
ENG
104: 07 11:00 – 11:50 MWF JGM 109 Final Exam: Wednesday, May
12 11:30-1:20 a.m
ENG
104: 13 1:00 – 1:50 MWF JGM 104 Final Exam: Friday, May 7
2:00-3:50 p.m.
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.
Albom, Mitch. Tuesdays with Morrie. New York: Broadway Books, 2002.
RECOMMENDED: New Century Handbook
(NO pages ripped from
spirals will be accepted)
REQUIRED
ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING POLICY
Essay
#1 Writing
about Self (Narrative and Analysis) 40 points Feb. 2
2
Letters Writing to Others Beyond the Classroom 40 points Feb. 11
Essay
#2 Writing
About Texts (Tuesdays with Morrie) 60 points Feb. 25
Essay
#3 Writing
About Texts in Class (Differing Perceptions) 40
points Mar. 5
2
Summaries Writing to Report
Extensive Material (Fast Food Nation)
40 points Mar. 28 & Apr. 7
Essay
#4 Analyzing/Evaluating
Sources for Beliefs (Fast Food Nation)
80 points April 23
Attendance
/participation/peer review/in-class work 40
points
Tests
& Final Self-Reflective Letter 60
points May 5 or May 7
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. 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.
Perfect Attendance 40 points 100%
1 absence 37 points 93%
2 absences 35 points 88%
3 absences 33 points 83%
4 absences 30 points 75%
5 absences 27 points 67%
No points for attendance / participation /peer review will be awarded for more than 5 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 and be reported to the Dean of Students. 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 January 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) Feb. 2
2
Letters Writing to Others Beyond the Classroom Feb. 11
Essay
#2 Writing
About Texts (Tuesdays with Morrie) Feb. 25
Essay
#3 Writing
About Texts in Class (Differing Perceptions) Mar.
5
2
Summaries Writing to Report
Extensive Material (Fast Food Nation) Mar. 28 & Apr.
7
Essay
#4 Analyzing/Evaluating
Sources for Beliefs (Fast Food Nation)
April 23
FINAL Self-Reflective
Letter:What have
you learned about writing? May 7 or May 12 (check section)
21
Introduction
23
26
28
30 FEBRUARY
2
ESSAY #1 DUE
4
6
9
11 LETTERS DUE
13
16
Holiday
18
20
23
25 ESSAY #2 DUE
27
MARCH
1
3
5 ESSAY #3
DUE (in-class essay)
8
10
22
24 Mid term grades due
26
29 SUMMARY DUE
31
2
5 SUMMARY DUE
7
9
12
14
16
19
21 ESSAY #4 DUE
23
26
28
30
3
Last Day of Class
7
Final for 1 p.m. English 104 13
2:00 – 3:50 p.m.
12 Final for 11 a.m. English 104 07
11:30 – 1:20 p.m.