Department of English, Foreign Language, and Journalism
English 104-06
SSC210
English 104-16
JGM 105
Dr. Stacia Bensyl SSC 222 I
Phone 271-5936 email—bensyl@missouriwestern.edu
Office hours:
Required Text:
I cannot stress the importance of having a good
handbook. If you already have a
handbook from another class, that is great.
We won’t be using handbooks for in class assignments, but it is crucial
that you have a place to look up answers and examples. I also strongly advise having a good college
dictionary. Spell check doesn’t catch
everything.
Course Objectives:
The course objectives for
English 104 are outlined at
http://www.missouriwestern.edu/eflj/eng104.asp - Objectives. I strongly recommend that students review
these course objectives in addition to my going over them the first day of
class.
Paper Topics:
Paper #1: Narrative Essay
Paper #2: Comparison/contrast essay
Paper #3: Solution essay
Paper #4: Position essay
· Your four portfolios are each worth 20% of
your final grade.
NOTE:
I will bring portfolios to class once to hand them back. If you're not in class to receive your
portfolio, you need to come to my office to pick it up.
Final Exam Period:
You MUST attend the final exam period to
pass the class. It is college policy that
we meet during the final exam period. I
will hand back your fourth portfolio and give you your final grade at that
time. If you do not attend the final
exam meeting, you will fail the class.
In class writing/portfolio policy:
You will write something in
class almost every day. I say almost,
because sometimes peer reviews or class discussion will take up all of our
class time. Each day's assignment must
be dated. Individual assignments will
not be graded; instead, you will be graded on your portfolio performance as a
whole. You will receive instructions for each of the four papers well in
advance of their due dates. All rough
drafts must be word-processed. On portfolio due dates, I will collect your
completed portfolio. You will receive
an evaluation of the in class work in the portfolio, as well as an evaluation
of the process and final draft of your paper.
Attendance policy:
I don’t take daily
attendance. Quizzes cannot be made up,
so please do not ask to do so. I
automatically double the score of the quiz you take after your absence and that
takes the place of the quiz you did not take.
Students who arrive late will not be given the quiz. Remember, there will be a quiz over each
reading assignment.
Student Disability:
Students with disabilities
(impaired hearing, vision, reading disorders, etc.) should notify me in writing
of the disability before the end of the first week of class. In consultation with the Special Needs
Coordinator I will work out a course of study for such students.
Grading policy:
First off, you can't pass
this class without turning in all four of your portfolios and attending the
final exam meeting. The grading scale
is as follows:
100-90% = A
80-89% = B
70-79% = C
60-69% = D
59-0% = F
Remember, you must receive a
grade of "C" or above to enroll in English 108 next semester.
Academic honesty policy:
I abide by all the
regulations outlined in the Missouri Western State College Catalog and Student
Handbook. I will not tolerate
plagiarism or claiming another’s work as your own. Please don’t cheat! If I
find evidence of any academic dishonesty, the student will receive an “F” in
the course.
Late paper policy:
You may turn in one late portfolio. Your late portfolio cannot be the final portfolio.
The late portfolio must be turned in the class meeting after its
original due date.
Rewrite Policy:
You may re-write papers in
portfolios #1 and #2 for a better grade.
Due dates for re-writes will be announced in class when I hand back
papers. The grade you receive for the
re-write will be averaged with the grade you initially received for the
portfolio. I do not require students to
re-write. The process is optional. I do require you, however, to take the
re-write process seriously. Simply making
mechanical changes in the paper is not re-writing--it's editing. That should have been done initially. You must turn in your entire portfolio with
the re-write. I will not accept an
incomplete portfolio for a re-write. Re-writes will be handed back to you at
some point during the semester, but I give precedence to current
assignments. It is possible that a
re-write might not get back to you until the last week of class.
Class Assignment Schedule:
Please remember that this is a TENTATIVE schedule. We may need to adjust due dates or
assignment dates as the semester progresses.
The term "invention" refers to any writing that we do which is
"brainstorming" or "prewriting" for your final paper, or
any writing which lets you practice techniques and methods of writing. Please come to class having read the
assignment for that day. Be prepared to
take a quiz over the assigned writing and to discuss your ideas in class. Also be prepared to write in class every
day.
Reading/Writing Assignments:
Jan. 19 Introduction
and class standards
21 “No
Name Woman” page 391
24 “A
Hope in the Unseen” page 634
26 “Gardenland,
28 invention—Narrative
essay
31 invention—Narrative essay
Feb. 2 invention—Narrative
Essay
4 invention—Narrative
Essay
7
Rough draft of Essay #1 due for peer review
9 Portfolio
#1 due/Introduction to Comparison/Contrast essay
11 “A Whole Lot of Cheatin’ Going On”
page 207
14 “The Future of Modesty” page 251
16 “Guys vs. Men” page 402
18 “Where I Come From Is Like This”
page 458
21 Presidents day—no class
23 invention—Comparison/Contrast essay
25 invention—Comparison/Contrast
essay
28 invention—Comparison/Contrast essay
Mar. 2 invention—Comparison/Contrast essay
4 Rough
draft of Essay #2 due for peer review
7 Portfolio
#2 due/Introduction to Position essay
9 “Can
This Campus Be Bought?” page 99
11 no class
14 Spring Break
16 Spring Break
18 Spring Break
21 “Football
is a Sucker’s Game” page 124
23 “What is a Liberal Education?” page 141
25 invention—Position essay
28 invention—Position essay
30 invention—Position essay
Apr. 1 invention—Position essay
4 Rough
draft of essay #3 due for peer review
6 Paper
#3 due/Introduction to Solution essay
8 “Work
Makes Life Sweet” page 774
11 “Behind the Counter” page 787
13 Bensyl at conference—no class
15 Bensyl at conference—no class
18 “Work Union” page 783
20 invention—Solution essay
22 invention—Solution essay
25 invention—Solution essay
27 invention—Solution
essay
29 Rough
draft of essay #4 due for peer review
May 2 Portfolio #4 due
FINAL EXAM:
ENGLISH 104-06 Friday,
May 6,
ENGLISH 104-16 Friday,
May 6, 2:00-3:50