Missouri
Western State College, Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department
of English, Foreign Languages and Journalism
Semester: Spring 2005
Course Title: English 104 College Writing
and Rhetoric
Sec.01 MWF 8-8:50 SS/C 210
Objectives: http://www.missouriwestern.edu/eflj/eng104.asp#Objectives
Credit
Hours: 3
Instructor: Michael Lund
Office
Location: SS/C- 222 M
Office
Hours: 9-10 am. MWF and by
appointment
Telephone: 271-4310 (Eng. Dept.)
271-4316 (office) lund@missouriwestern.edu (e-mail)
Required Text: Axelrod and Cooper, St. Martin’s Guide to Writing, 7th
Edition.
I also suggest that you
purchase a collegiate dictionary and a thesaurus.
You must have your
textbook daily.
The address is: http://www.missouriwestern.edu/eflj/genstud.asp
Additional Materials: Each student will need standard writing
supplies daily and simple folders for their essay portfolios.
Method of Instruction: Inclusive
of lecture, discussion, and small group activities, this class allows for
active learning by participation; therefore, students’ involvement in all
discussions and peer evaluation sessions is anticipated and expected.
Assessment Tools: Students will write a total of five (5)
essays at 100 points each. All final drafts must be word- processed in
12 point Times New Roman or other standard print fonts only; double-spaced in
black ink on white paper, inclusive of word count (700-800 words).
Students will assemble a
portfolio for each of the five essays inclusive of pre-writings, drafts, peer
editing sheets, final drafts and revisions. All items must be present for the
portfolio to be deemed acceptable. Students must complete all five essays to
pass the course, and each essay grade must be at 70% total score with no
individual area of the grading criteria falling below this minimum percentage
(see Grading Rationale for further clarification).
Additional Info.: There are 200 points possible
for homework, in-class writings and quizzes (no draft for peer-evaluation
sessions = 1 absence.) Missed daily work, homework and quizzes may not be made
up. Total for class = 700 points. Most quizzes will be unannounced.
There is no extra credit for this class. Two tardies (more than five minutes
late) equals one absence. After a student obtains five absences, he/she must
schedule a conference with me to discuss continuation of the course.
Please Note: More than 5
absences may result in failure of the course.
Students with special needs/disabilities should identify themselves for accommodations per M.W.S.C. policy.
Tentative Class Schedule, Reading
Assignments, and Essay Due Dates
1/21 Chapter 1, St.Martin’s Guide to Writing (hereafter St. M.)
1/24 In-class workshop, Lecture: “The Writing
Process in Action”
1/26 Chapter 2, St. M.
1/28 Continue Ch. 2
1/31 Prewriting due, Essay #1: “Remembering an
Event”
2/02 Drafts due of Essay #1 for peer
editing/evaluation
2/04 Essay #1 due (For all
essay assignments, a student must have a documented emergency or an otherwise
excusable situation-always at my discretion- for late work to be deemed
acceptable; otherwise, the grade for the assignment will be 0.)
2/07 Chapter 3, St. M.
2/09 Continue Ch. 3
2/11 Continue Ch. 3
2/14 Prewriting due, Essay #2: “Remembering a
Person”
2/16 Drafts due of Essay #2 for peer editing/
evaluation
2/18 Revised drafts due for continued editing
2/23 Essay #2 due
2/25 TBA
2/28 Chapter 6, St. M.
3/02 Continue Chapter 6
3/04 Continue Chapter 6
3/07 Prewriting due, Essay #3: “Arguing a
Position”
3/09 Drafts due of Essay #3 for peer
editing/evaluation
3/11 Revised drafts due for continued editing
3/21 Revised drafts due for continued editing
3/23 Essay #3 due
3/25 Chapter 7, St. M.
3/28 Continue Chapter 7
3/30 Continue Chapter 7
4/01 Prewriting due, Essay #4: “Proposing a
Solution”
4/04 Drafts due of Essay #4 for peer
editing/evaluation
4/06 Revised drafts due for continued editing
4/08 Revised drafts due for continued editing
4/11 Essay #4 due
4/13 Chapter 10, St. M.
4/15 Continue Chapter 10
4/18 Continue Chapter 10
4/20 Prewriting due, Essay #5,
"Interpreting a Story”
4/22 Drafts due, Essay #5
4/25 Revised drafts due for continued editing;
conferences begin
4/27 Conferences
4/29 Conferences
5/02 Essay #5 due
Sec. 01: 5/04, 8:30-10-20 am.
Grading Scale: Each individual assignment and your overall course grade will be determined by the following scale:
90-100 %
A
80-89% B
70-79%
C
60-69%
D
59% or less
F
Academic Honesty Policy: Cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing
false information to the college constitutes a violation. A grade of zero may
be assessed in the evaluation instrument.
Have
a Great Semester!
Michael
Lund