University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Department of English
Course
Prefix and Number: ENG
101.16 Freshman Composition I
Contact/Credit: 3 Hours
Course
Description: This course is the required first course in a
series of two designed to develop the ability to produce clear expository
prose. Emphasis is placed on the
writing process including audience analysis, topic selection, thesis support
and development, editing, and revision.
Upon completion, students should be able to produce unified, coherent,
well-developed essays using standard written English. In addition, students will be introduced to field and library
research, including the skills of summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting source
material.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites:
Appropriate Placement Test scores or completion of developmental reading and
writing courses.
Instructor: Telephone Number:
Pamela S. Richardson (office) 336-334-5507
(home) 691-9290, BEFORE 9 pm, please
Office Location and Hours: Email Address:
Foust 200 M-F
8:30-11:30 am psrichar@uncg.edu
T-Th
3:00-4:00 pm
Required
Textbook(s):
Axelrod, Rise B., and Charles
Cooper. St. Martin's Guide to Writing. 6th ed. New York: St. Martin's, 2001.
English Department Handbook
Additional
Materials Required: A
standard College Desk Dictionary
3.5” Computer Disk (NEW)
Disability
Access Statement: If you have a disability that
may affect your academic performance and are seeking accommodations, it is your
responsibility to inform the Disability Access Services Director as soon as
possible. It is important to request
accommodations early enough to give Disability Access Services adequate time to
consider you request and recommend reasonable accommodations. Instructors will provide necessary
accommodations based on the recommendations of Disability Access Services.
Student
Outcomes:
(These are in conjunction with
the Department of English and Foreign Language Competencies and Guidelines.)
Upon successful completion of this course, the
student should be able to:
1.
Modify the steps in his/her own writing process using
models as guides.
2.
Adapt writing to meet the rhetorical situation.
3.
Write a college-level essay with a clear thesis and
supporting detail.
4.
Write a college-level essay using clear organizational
strategy.
5.
Write at least three college-level essays in a timed
setting.
6.
Use editing and proofreading comments to revise writing.
7.
Discover information using field research.
8.
Write a college-level essay incorporating field research.
9.
Discover information using library, Internet, and other
resources.
10.
Incorporate print and other research into an essay or
report including quotations, paraphrases, and summaries and using MLA
documentation.
11.
Analyze writing.
12.
Defend/argue a position.
In addition, the student will be introduced
to the following employability skills:
Come to work on time/regular
attendance
Meet deadlines
Apply basic mechanics to
written documents
Select relevant and pertinent
information
Organize and present facts
Identify information required
Determine information sources
(people, print, electronic)
Gather information required
Modify search as required
Select, synthesize, and
organize information
Learn new knowledge, skills,
and jargon
Methodology: lecture, small and large group discussion,
workshops, conferences, field observations, and computer assisted instruction.
Evaluation
of Performance:
Daily Assignments (short
in-class/out-of-class 10-20%
writings, quizzes, journals, exercises, and
participation)
Formal Essays 50-70%
Demand Writings 10%
Final Assessment (Exam,
Portfolio, Project) 15-20%
College
Grading Scale:
A Superior 90-100 4.0
B Above Average 80-89 3.0
C Average 70-79 2.0
D Below Average 60-69 1.0
F Failure 0-59 0.0
Quality
of Instruction Statement:
The UNCG Faculty members are
committed to providing quality instruction.
If there is a concern about the instruction provided, treatment of an
individual or a group of students, or professional conduct of instructors, consult
with either the faculty member, department chair, division chair, or read the
description of Students' Rights and Responsibilities which can be found in the Student Handbook.
College
Attendance Policy:
Regular attendance in class is
essential to receiving maximum benefit from the educational experience. A curriculum student is to attend and be on
time for all classes and lab/shop/clinic sessions. A student who has missed more than the number of clock hours the
class meets each week may not be permitted to continue in that class, shop, lab
or clinic without permission of the instructor, and if you are late to class
three times, that equals an absence…if you are absent or late excessively, the
instructor will decide if you an continue in the class and will notify you of
that decision. In all cases of
absence, the student is responsible for making up all missed class work and for
coming prepared to the class following the absence. If you stop attending class or are not permitted to remain in the
class after excessive absences, you will get an F unless you officially
withdraw from the class.
INSTRUCTOR NOTE: The date of the 4th absence is
the date after which you are not permitted to continue in this class. However,
you are responsible for processing the drop form to officially withdraw
from the course. I do not drop students
from the class; students withdraw from the course.
Grades:
Letter grades and comments are
given on the assigned writings. You are given one rewrite opportunity on
one paper—the first graded assignment only. If you choose to rewrite Assignment #1, it must be revised,
rewritten, and resubmitted for evaluation within one week of the
teacher/student conference at which the paper was reviewed. If this deadline is not met, the original
grade the paper earned will be recorded and no other rewrite opportunity will
be allowed. The rewritten paper must be
returned with all parts of the originally scored assignment. If all parts are not returned, the rewritten
paper will not be accepted. In-class
and demand writings are not eligible for rewriting.
Because of the nature of the
class, no make up work will be allowed.
All papers are expected to be turned in promptly during class and in
correct format. Papers that are submitted
late must be accompanied by a letter of notification from an appropriate
source. There will also be no grade changes unless there is an error in
computation. No extra credit will be
issued and there will be no early administering of any exams.
INSTRUCTOR NOTE: Student papers will be evaluated and readied
for conferences with the writers within one to two weeks, barring instructor
illness.
Submission
Requirements for Assignments
Writing assignments (except
in-class, demand writings) that are graded MUST be turned in stapled or
paperclipped to their preliminary rough drafts and any invention or planning
notes you generated in working through the writing process. NO
Papers are accepted or graded without a rough draft (and written peer review, if required). Final submission drafts for all
major essays must meet MLA manuscript requirements (see St. Martin’s Guide
for MLA manuscript guidelines)
¨
Word processed/printed
or typed
¨
Double spaced throughout (no empty line spaces)
¨
1” margin—top, bottom, left, right
¨
At top left justified on the 1st
page only, type double-spaced Your name
P. Richardson
ENG 1301. Sect #
(i.e. 1301.04)
Due Date
¨
Title of your essay centered on next line
¨
Paragraphs indented ½” from the left margin
¨
Header in upper right corner of all pages Header = Last Name &
page #
Example Jones 3
Special
Notes:
Your best effort is required to
do well in this class. Help with
writing assignments is available from your instructor, the Writing Center, and
cooperative learning groups. You are
responsible for your learning. No one
is a mind reader; ask for help, ask questions, communicate your needs. I am available for conferences by
appointment here on the UNCG campus and on a drop by basis in my office—located
on UNC-G campus, 200 Foust Building.
Additional hours can be arranged with me. Also, some class time will be used for writing conferences.
The computer lab and the
Writing Center, on the 1st floor of McIver Hall, offer free help to
writers, and the free use of IBM compatible computers (with Microsoft Office
’97 software) and printers. I encourage
you to make use of these services. The
Open Lab and Writing Center hours are posted on the computer lab doors. Writing Center appointments to work with the
center’s instructors are recommended and can be made by calling or dropping by
to make arrangements.
Some students may be required
to work regularly in the Writing Center to correct writing deficiencies
&/or work on computer skills.
Course
Outline:
I. The Writing Process
II. Sentence Construction (correctness, variety, and clarity)
III. Style (readability, conciseness, appropriateness)
IV. Critical Reading (non-fiction/academic)
A.
Analysis and Discussion
B.
In-class and out-of-class writing
V. Demand Writing (essay exams)
A.
The Exam Question (types, terminology, task)
B.
Procedure
C.
Evaluation
A.
Thesis
B.
Format
C.
Development of Expository Essays
VII. Introduction to Research
A.
Library Resources
B.
Field Research
C.
Integration of Sources (quotations, paraphrases,
summaries)
D.
Documentation of Sources
Special
Notice of Decorum and Behavior:
I will respect you in this
classroom. I do ask that you not only
respect me, but also respect your peers as well as your classmates. Therefore, please act accordingly. I do ask that you dress appropriately to
learn, and not take attention away from the class and learning
environment. This goes for both males and
females. Please, do not bring food into
the classroom, and do not bring cell phones, pagers, or electronics into the classroom, or turn them off or on
silent mode. I also ask that you keep
movement in the class at a minimum. We
have a lot to accomplish in 50 minutes of time. It is valuable to me, as well as you, to take advantage of the
time we have so that you can be productive and successful.
Plagiarism in any circumstance, as well as cheating, will not be
tolerated. We will have a session on
plagiarism, but just so you know, these are my degrees and the consequences of
such actions.
|
Action |
Consequence |
|
Cheating and Plagiarism that
takes and idea, or specific sections of works and are used for student
benefit without citation. |
Failure on the assignment
given up to failure of the course. |
|
Plagiarism on the basis that
the assignment is not your genuine work based on your research. This is any work you have copied, copied
and pasted, or received from an individual that is not your own research and
words. |
Failure of the course up to expulsion
from the university. |
It is in your best interest to
take advantage and adhere to all prewriting assignments. This will aid in non-plagiarism of works, as
well as give you the best opportunity to correct your papers and get assistance
and ideas.