Missouri Western State College, Division of Liberal Arts and ഀ Sciences
ഀDepartment of English, Foreign Languages, and Journalism
ഀ9:00-10:15 MTWTH (Plus two Fridays) JGM104; Writer’s Workshop ഀ 8:00-8:50 MW SS/C222U/V or 213
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Teacher: ഀ Corla Dawson ഀ
ഀOffice: ഀ Center for Academic Support (LRC213) ഀ
ഀPhone: ഀ ഀ 271-4531
ഀOffice Hours: By ഀ appointment
ഀE-mail: ഀ ഀ dawson@missouriwestern.edu
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Attendance Policy:
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This class has a very strict attendance policy in Writer’s Workshops as ഀ
well as in class. If you miss five ഀ
class periods or four Writer’s Workshops, you will receive an F in the ഀ
class. There are no exceptions ഀ
and no “makeups” for this attendance requirement. Habitual tardiness or leaving early can ഀ
also result in absences. If you ഀ
know of any circumstances likely to make this attendance policy difficult for ഀ
you this semester, you should consult with your advisor and your teacher to ഀ
review your options. To make up for ഀ
classes missed because of holidays, we will meet Friday, June 4, and Friday, ഀ
July 9.
ഀ If you miss a class session, you are responsible for all material covered ഀ and assignments given during your absence. ഀ All out-of-class assignments are due at the beginning of the class ഀ period. If assignments are not ഀ submitted at the beginning of class the day they are due, they are considered a ഀ day late. Late submissions will be ഀ subject to a grade deduction (ten percentage points per day late).
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Required Texts and Course Materials:
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ഀ McWhorter, Kathleen T. ഀ Successful College Writing. ഀ 2nd ed. Boston: ഀ Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2003
ഀഀ English 100 Writer’s Workshops manual
ഀഀ Photocopies for group work as requested
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Course Goals and Class Assignments:
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Reading Goals:
ഀAt the completion of ENG 100 students should be able to
ഀ· ഀ Read actively for greater understanding;
ഀ· ഀ Use reading to improve their writing by drawing ideas ഀ and information from written material;
ഀ· ഀ Use texts to understand their own and others’ ഀ experiences;
ഀ· ഀ Read writing assignments effectively as a guide to ഀ creating better papers;
ഀ· ഀ Recognize good writing by actively reading good ഀ prose.
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Writing Goals:
ഀAt the completion of ENG 100 students should be able to
ഀ· ഀ Move easily from writing for self-expression to writing ഀ for readers;
ഀ· ഀ Write at greater length more easily, more quickly, and ഀ more usefully;
ഀ· ഀ Structure their writing to fit the assignment, purpose, ഀ and audience;
ഀ· ഀ Develop their ideas and concepts with specific details, ഀ examples, and explanations;
ഀ· ഀ Craft more effective and polished sentences and ഀ paragraphs;
ഀ· ഀ Use effective planning, invention, revision, and editing ഀ to complete successful writing tasks.
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General Studies Goals:
ഀIn ENG 100 students should improve their ability to
ഀ· ഀ Think critically and reason analytically;
ഀ· ഀ Write and speak clearly and effectively;
ഀ· ഀ Gain a greater awareness of the present through an ഀ understanding of other cultures and times;
ഀ· ഀ Understand and appreciate moral values and ethical ഀ choices;
ഀ· ഀ Understand and enjoy aesthetic experiences and share in ഀ related creative activities.
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ഀ Missouri Western requires students to help us maintain good conditions ഀ for teaching and learning. All ഀ students will treat their classmates, teachers, and student assistants with ഀ civility and respect, both inside and outside the classroom. Students who violate this policy may, ഀ among other penalties, be counted absent and asked to leave. You should review your Missouri Western ഀ student handbook for further information.
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Before entering the classroom, make sure your cell phone is set so that ഀ
it does not ring during class. If ഀ
your cell phone rings during class, you will be asked to leave and counted ഀ
absent. Classes are an hour and ഀ
fifteen minutes in length, and unless there is an emergency, you are expected to ഀ
remain in class the entire time. ഀ
Grading Policy:
ഀഀ Your grade will be determined on the basis of your progress as a writer, ഀ the writings you submit, and your class participation over the course of the ഀ semester. The following are ഀ components of your grade in the course:
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Writing. ഀ You will complete four major writing tasks that will be graded by your ഀ teacher. A student who does not ഀ turn in complete responses to all four tasks will not pass the course even if ഀ the grades achieved in the other writing tasks are satisfactory. These writing assignments will make up ഀ 75 percent of your grade for this class.
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Daily Assignments. 20 percent of your grade in English 100 ഀ will come from quizzes, peer responses, and other daily assignments.
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Writer’s Workshop. Throughout the course of the semester, ഀ you will attend the twice-a-week, small group Writer’s Workshops (listed as ഀ “labs” in the class schedule). Some ഀ of your Writer’s Workshop materials may be used in class, and some of your class ഀ papers will be critiqued and proofread in Writer’s Workshops. You must ensure that you have the right ഀ materials in the right place. Five ഀ percent of your grade will be based on your participation and cooperation in ഀ Writer’s Workshop.
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Grading Scale
90-100 ഀ A
ഀ80-89 ഀ B
ഀ70-79 ഀ C
ഀ60-69 ഀ D
ഀBelow 60 ഀ F
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Due Dates for Formal Writing Assignments:
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Task One: ഀ Monday, June 14
ഀTask Two: ഀ Monday, June 28
ഀTask Three: ഀ Monday, July 12
ഀTask Four: ഀ Thursday, July 22
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Student Disability:
ഀഀ Any student in this course who has a disability that prevents the fullest ഀ expression of abilities should contact Missouri Western's special needs ഀ coordinator for possible certification of special needs and expert ഀ recommendations for assistance. You ഀ should also contact your teacher personally as soon as possible so that the two ഀ of you can discuss class requirements.
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Academic Honesty Policy:
ഀഀ If your teacher finds evidence of cheating or plagiarism, you have the ഀ burden of showing that the paper has in fact been written by you. You should keep thorough evidence of ഀ your writing processes for all papers so that you can meet this burden of ഀ proof. Any paper that shows ഀ sufficient evidence of cheating and/or plagiarism will receive a zero. Repeat offenders will be given a failing ഀ grade for the class as well as be reported to the dean of students and the ഀ department chair. ഀ