Missouri Western State College, Division of Liberal
Arts and Sciences
Department of English, Foreign Languages, and
Journalism
Sec. 07,
10-10:50 MWF JGM 104; Writer’s Workshop 11-11:50 M/W SS/C-222U/V
Sec. 08, 11-11:50 MWF JGM 104;
Writer’s Workshop 1-1:50 M/W SS/C-222U/V
Spring 2005
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Teacher: |
Michael Lund |
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Office: |
SS/C 222 M |
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Phone: |
271-4310 (Department)
271-4316 (Office) |
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Office Hours: |
9-10 am. MWF and by
appointment |
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E-mail: |
lund@missouriwestern.edu |
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Attendance Policy
This
class has a very strict attendance policy in Writer’s Workshops as well as in
class. If you miss seven class periods
or four Writer’s Workshops, you will receive an F in the class. Ordinarily,
there are no exceptions and no “makeups” for this attendance requirement. If you know of any circumstances likely to
make this policy difficult for you this semester, you may wish to consult with
your advisor to review your options. If
you miss a class session, you always remain responsible for all information
distributed, material covered, and assignments given during your absence. In
addition, arriving for a class session without the required materials
(textbook, draft, homework, etc.) will result in an absence for that class.
Also, I will deduct points for excessive tardiness; if you are more than five
minutes late, I will count this as a tardy (two tardies equals one absence); if
you arrive more than ten minutes late, you are deemed absent from that session,
so please plan accordingly.
Civility and Cooperation
Missouri Western requires all 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. If I see you
sleeping in class, I will count you absent. You should review your Missouri
Western student handbook for further information.
Required Texts and Course Materials
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Introduction to College Writing. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
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English 100 Writer’s Workshops. Spring 2005
ed.
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cheap, simple folders
for turning in portfolios
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extra copies of your
writing for group work as requested
Course Goals
Detailed course objectives are available on the web
site for English 100:
http://www2.mwsc.edu/eflj/eng100.html#Objectives.
In general you should improve
your abilities in the following categories:
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writing for different
audiences and purposes
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active reading and
critical thinking
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using writing processes
effectively to produce valuable results
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using written
conventions more accurately
Class Assignments: General 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
components of your grade in the course are:
Writing. You will
complete four major writing tasks, each of which will be submitted along with a
mini-portfolio of related material. A
student who does not turn in at least a passing version (70%) of all four
tasks will not pass the course, regardless of other points earned. Since all of these grades are based on
portfolios, you need to keep everything that you produce as part of this class
for the entire semester in order to earn the best possible grade. No late work
will be accepted for this class without prior approval or substantial reason
(i.e., a documented emergency) and always at my discretion.
Writer’s Workshop. Throughout
the course of the semester, you will attend the weekly 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. I will consider your
Writer's Workshop participation as part of your class participation grade.
Quizzes and Homework. You will be
given announced and unannounced quizzes to assess your attention to reading
assignments. These, like all daily writings, may not be made up for credit.
I will assign homework at various intervals; if you do not have the assigned
materials for the designated class sessions, the grade will be zero.
Grading Requirements and Evaluations:
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All graded materials will
receive scores in points. The point scale will be converted to letter grades
as follows (no averaging up; points must meet or exceed the lower range to
earn the grade): 90-100 = A 80-90 = B 70-80 = C 60-70 = D |
These are the values for
each course component: |
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Task One: Task Two: Task Three: Task Four Participation: Quizzes, Homework, etc. |
15% 15% 25% 15% 10% 20% |
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Task Papers and
Mini-Portfolios
The four main tasks and their portfolios will be
evaluated according to the criteria discussed in the assignments.
Participation
I will keep daily ratings for participation, including
but not nearly limited to your quiz/homework grades. I will report your current
standing along with all evaluations of finished Task Papers. I will also review
your Writer's Workshop materials before mid-terms and at the end of the
semester to figure your final participation grade. The most important part of
this grade is simply being in class for the entire class period. Next, you
should aim to be completely ready to participate in class activities, such as
by having adequate drafts for peer review. Finally, you should aim to add value
to the class whenever there are class discussions and activities.
Student Disability
Any student in this course who has a disability that
prevents the fullest expressions of abilities should contact Missouri Western's
special needs coordinator, Lois Fox, for possible certification of special
needs and expert recommendations for assistance. You should also contact me personally as soon as possible so that
we can discuss class requirements.
You
will receive a grade of F for any paper that shows evidence of cheating and/or
plagiarism. You always have the initial burden of demonstrating that a paper
showing evidence of cheating or plagiarism is in fact your own original work.
You should keep thorough evidence of your writing processes for all papers so
that you can meet this burden of proof. Stronger evidence proving plagiarism
may lead to further penalties. Please note carefully the statement on
plagiarism on the departmental website, found at
http://www2.mwsc.edu/eflj/plagiarism.html .
Schedule
Whenever you are asked to bring anything, you should have with you a version that you would
be willing to have marked up or handed in for review. Make an extra copy if you
want a clean version for yourself.
Whenever you are asked to read something, the assignment is to be read before the start of
class on that date. All reading assignments are in Introduction to College Writing, and these are noted by page and
section numbers as explained below. At times you will also need to do the
reading before completing other tasks required by the start of class, so you
should always finish your reading well before the stated date. Remember, I will
add additional homework to this schedule; these assignments along with quizzes may be announced or unannounced and
cannot be made up!
Note: This textbook contains
two sections separately paginated; therefore, I will designate each section by
a I or a II before the given assignment.
1/19 Introductions. We will review class requirements and
the standards and objectives.
1/21 Read II: 1-19. We
will get started on the Task One assignment.
1/24 Read II: 23-32. We
will explore possible Task 1 topics and strategies.
1/26 Continuation
1/28 Topics due for Task One.
1/31 Read I: 1-11. Bring adequate prewriting for the Task
1 paper.
2/02 Read I: 72-77
2/04 Bring a copy of
Task One drafts for my review.
2/07 Problem solving session for Task One drafts
2/09 Bring full Task
One drafts (at least 2 pages) for peer review session.
2/11 Read II: 35-38,
89. Bring full Task One drafts (at
least 2 pages) for further revision.
2/14 Task One paper and portfolio due.
We will get started on Task Two.
2/16 Read I: 158-165,
191-198.. We will explore possible Task 2 topics and strategies.
2/18 Read II: 121-125,
135-139, 140-143. Bring Task Two
prewriting
2/23 Bring
Task Two drafts (at least 3 pages) for workshop.
2/25 Bring a copy of
your Task Two drafts (at least 3 pages) for teacher review.
2/28 Problem solving session for Task Two drafts
3/02 Bring Task Two
drafts (at least 3 pages) for peer review session. Begin conferences.
3/04 Conferences
3/07 Conferences
3/09 Task Two paper and portfolio due. We will get started on
Task Three.
3/11 Read II: 126-128,
144-146, and 154-155.
3/21 Read I: 141-143,
148-153,
3/23 Read I: 87-96,
105-109.
3/25 Introduce summary concept, review of format and
structure
3/28 Bring reading
summaries for peer review session and teacher review.
3/30 Read II: 148-149,
171-174. We will review documentation of quotations.
4/01 Bring a draft of
Task Three (at least 3 pages) for tone and voice work.
4/04 Bring
a draft of Task Three (at least 3 pages) for sentence style work.
4/06 Bring
a draft of Task Three (at least 3 pages) for word choice work.
4/08 Bring Task Three
drafts (at least 3 pages) for peer review session.
4/11 Problem solving session for Task Three drafts.
4/13 TBA
4/15 Task Three paper and portfolio
due. We will get started on
Task Four.
4/18 TBA
4/20 TBA
4/22 TBA
4/25 TBA
4/27 Bring a draft of
Task Four (at least three pages) for peer review session
4/29 Bring a draft of
Task Four (at least three pages) for teacher review
5/2 Task Four paper and
portfolio due.
Final Exam: Sec.
07 Final is 5/9 from 8:30-10:20 a.m.
Sec. 08 Final is 5/6 from 11:30
am.-12:20 pm.