Eng 101: English Composition
Fall 2002
Tuesday & Thursday
Instructor: Lisa
Wenger
Phone: (336) 775-2255 (h)
Email: lisawenger@yahoo.com
Office: 137 McIver
Office Hours: Tuesday &
Thursday 9:30-11
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This
course is designed to help you improve your reading, writing and thinking
skills. Not only will you be learning how to generate your own ideas, but you
will also be learning how to effectively communicate those ideas, both verbally
and in writing.
Through
the revision process, you will also learn how to avoid common grammatical and
mechanical errors, as well as learn how organization, sentence structure and
even wording can impact the quality of your writing.
Additionally,
through the course of the semester, you will learn how to evaluate arguments on
issues that pop up both in readings and in class, as well as learn how to
effectively construct your own arguments.
Learning Goals:
At the completion of this course, the student will be able
to:
--Identify and understand varied
characteristics of literature
--Apply
techniques of literary analysis to texts
--Use
literary study to develop skills in careful reading and clear writing
--Demonstrate understanding of the
diverse social and historical contexts in which literary texts have been
written and interpreted
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Read,
read, read and write, write, write!
This
course will utilize in-class writings and activities. You will also be required
to participate in class discussions, work in groups, prepare presentations,
write papers and keep a journal.
TEXTBOOKS:
Gillan & Gillan: Unsettling America: an
Anthology of Contemporary Multicultural Poetry
Woolridge: poemcrazy: freeing your life with
words
Gaines: A Lesson Before Dying
Jones, Grutsch McKinney & Tower: Writing
Matters: 2000-2001 Edition
Aaron: The Little, Brown Essential Handbook for
Writers, 3rd edition
Folder for Portfolios
GRADING
Grading for ENG 101 is very different. Individual
papers will not be graded. Instead, you will be graded on your final portfolio,
which showcases your best, revised work, and on your participation in class discussions
and group work.
Additionally, since all your work cannot be put in your
portfolios, you will receive a smaller grade for those. Missing too many of the Class Writings,
Conferences, Group Work days (activities, workshops, etc), Discussions, and
Reading Questions will result in your grade being lowered.
Breakdown
Reading
Questions 5
points each
In
Class Writings 5-10
points each
Proprioceptive
Writings 10 points
each
Participation 100
points
(includes group work, class
discussions, etc)
Group
Discussion Lead 100
points
Final
Portfolio 500
points
REQUIREMENTS
4
revised papers Group
activities
In-class
writings Group
Discussion Leads
Final Portfolio Proprioceptive
Writings
Class Discussions Reading
Questions
ATTENDANCE
You
are allowed 2 absences. After the 2nd absence, your grade will be
lowered one letter grade for each absence. If you miss more than 4 classes, you
will be dropped.
Your
final grade will also be docked if you are repetitively late.
Missing due dates: Unless you have a
valid reason for missing (i.e. doctor’s note, funeral, etc…), if you do
miss a class when an assignment was due, or an in-class writing or activity was
done, you will get a zero.
Additionally, your final participation grade will be lowered.
Late Papers: No late papers will be accepted!!
CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR
As ideas and information will
freely flow in class, respect for others is imperative. Disrespectful behavior
toward classmates will not be tolerated, and students will be asked to leave
the classroom and marked absent for the day.
Additionally, cell phones and pagers should
be turned off during class.
PLAGIARISM
In any writing class, plagiarism is a great risk.
Plagiarism includes the use of the words or ideas of another person or
organization without clearly naming the original source. All sources must be credited properly and
any use of the original source’s wording must be enclosed in quotation
marks.
Plagiarism is a violation of the Academic Integrity
Policy (see student handbook or www.uncg.edu/saf/studiscp/Honor.html). If you have any
questions are concerns regarding accidental plagiarism in an assignment, please
see me before the paper is due.
THE WRITING CENTER
If you need help with your
writing, please take advantage of the Writing Center, located in 101 McIver.
The Writing Center is open Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. You can contact the writing center at 334-3125.
DISABILITY STATEMENT
If you would like to request accommodations for a disability that could effect your performance in this course, please contact me and/or the office of Disability Services at 334-5440
This syllabus is subject to
change. Students are responsible to note any such changes.