 English
101
Robin Pruter (630) 941-1060 (emergency only) Office Hours: By appointment
Composition 1 Course Description: English 101 is the first part of the required three-part sequence in English composition. The goal of this course is to acquaint you with the basics of academic writing and with the critical thinking skills to aid you throughout your college experience and in your future career. You will write five papers and various in-class assignments, and you will practice reading, evaluating, and analyzing academic texts and texts written by yourself and your fellow classmates. Readings: For this course you will be required to purchase six books:
In addition, handouts will also be required. It is expected that you will complete all reading assignments. Should I discern that the readings are not being done, I will revise the syllabus to include reading quizzes. Course
Requirements: Your grade in this class will be determined from the following requirements: Vocabulary Assignments: 50 points "Guilty Vicarage"/Murder on the Orient Express Paper: 150 points Murder on the Orient Express/The Maltese Falcon Paper: 150 points The Big Sleep Paper: 150 points Phantom Lady Paper: 200 points The Cater Street Hangman Paper: 150 points Class Participation: 100
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For this course, you will write five graded papers. Each paper must be typed, double-spaced, and stapled. (Please do not use fonts that are difficult to read or bigger than 12 pt.) Class Participation: This part of your grade will be determined by participation in in-class discussions, writings, and group activities. Paper Expectations: I expect your papers to demonstrate proficiency in the six major areas of writing (Higher Order Concerns)—Purpose, Audience, Thesis, Development, Focus, and Organization. I also expect competency in grammar and mechanics (Later Order Concerns), but the majority of your paper grade will be based on the higher order concerns. Academic Integrity: The goal of this course is to improve your writing. Thus, you will only benefit from the course if you turn in your own work. Turning in someone else’s work as your own is a violation of COD’s plagiarism policy and will result in failure of this course. We will discuss how to incorporate source materials into your paper and document them during this course. Should you have a question regarding using sources, I encourage you to visit the writing center and/or see me. Note: The practice known as “cutting and pasting” is plagiarism and will be treated as such. View the complete plagiarism policy. Attendance: I have no set attendance policy. However, excessive absences will negatively affect your class participation grade. Missing class is no excuse for a late assignment. If you miss class, you still must ensure that I receive any homework due that day. Extra Credit: I do not regularly allow students opportunities to use extra credit to make up for missed class sessions or assignments or for poor performance on regular assignments. Withdrawal: I will give my permission to withdraw throughout the quarter for any reason. However, if you don’t think you can complete the class, I would hope you would drop within the first few weeks, so you don’t waste my time and your money. If you remain in the class until after the last day for automatic withdrawal, I would hope you would have the fortitude to complete the class.
Course Schedule: (Subject to Change) September 20: Introduction and syllabus September 22: Thinking analytically Reading Due: WA Ch. 1 & 2September 24: Making Meaning Reading Due: WA Ch. 3 September 27: Reading Reading Due: WA Ch. 4September 29:The Murder Mystery Reading Due: "The Guilty Vicarage," by W.H. AudenOctober 1: Murder on the Orient Express Homework Due: Notice and Focus and The Method for Orient Express; Vocabulary 2 October 4: From Evidence to Idea Reading Due: WA Ch. 5October 6: The Thesis Reading Due: WA Ch. 6October 8: Thesis Workshop Reading Due: WA Ch. 7 October 11: The American Detective Reading Due: "The Search for Clues," by Stanley J. SolomonOctober 13: The Maltese Falcon Reading Due: The Maltese FalconOctober 15: Matters of Form Reading Due: WA Ch. 10 October 18: No Class--In-service Day October 20: Formatting Comparison/Contrast Reading Due: WA Ch. 11October 22: Draft Workshop Homework Due: Paper #2 Rough Draft; Vocabulary 5 October 25: Common Grammar Errors Reading Due: WA Ch. 14October 27: The Big Sleep Reading Due: The Big SleepOctober 29: More The Big Sleep; "Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles" Homework Due: Vocabulary 6 November 1: Matters of Style--Words Reading Due: WA Ch. 12November 3: Matters of Style--Sentences Reading Due: WA Ch. 13November 5: Draft Workshop Homework Due: Paper #3 Draft; Vocabulary 7November 8: Film Noir Homework Due: Paper #3November 10: Phantom Lady Reading Due: Phantom LadyNovember 12: Phantom Lady Homework Due: Vocabulary 8 November 15: Film--Phantom Lady November 17: Film--Phantom Lady November 19: Discussion of film Homework Due: Vocabulary 9 November 22: Draft Workshop Homework Due: Paper #4 Rough DraftNovember 24: Challenging Assumptions Homework Due: Paper #4November 26: No Class--Thanksgiving Holiday November 29: The Cater
Street Hangman Viewing Due: Heavenly CreaturesDecember 1: TBA December 3: TBA Homework Due: Vocabulary 10 December 6: TBA December 8: TBA December 10: TBA Homework Due: Paper #5 |
