Texts:
Big Fish by Daniel Wallace
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Poetry and Short Stories (handouts or on-line)
Course Description:
The purpose of English 101 is to help you become better readers and writers.
The skills you learn in this course will help you throughout your college career
and into the “real world” (whatever your ultimate goals may be).
This course will help you hone your arguments, tailor your writing to its audience,
and sharpen the critical, analytical, and rhetorical thinking skills you already
have. It will also help you develop your own voice as a writer.
Learning Goals:
At the completion of the course, you should be able to:
•
Write clearly and revise effectively
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Make a successful argument
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Make use of your individual voice in your writing
•
Respond to fiction and prompts
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Understand the aims and methods of intellectual discourse
•
Evaluate different viewpoints
Requirements:
Workload:
Participation in class discussions
Three papers (3-5 pages)
Frequent pop quizzes or short assignments
One group presentation
Final Paper (5-8 pages)
Attendance and Participation:
Since this course depends upon a full and engaged classroom, we all suffer
from
absences. The attendance policy is, therefore, strict and absolute. Miss three
classes and your grade is reduced by one full letter. Miss six and you will
be
dropped from the class. For every three times you are late for
class, you accumulate one absence.
Late Work:
I absolutely, positively do not give makeup exams or quizzes or accept late
final
papers.
Papers:
All work is to be typed in MLA format, double spaced, 12 point font, Times
New Roman.
Grades:
Paper 1 15%
Paper 2 15%
Paper 3 15%
Presentation 15%
Final Paper 15%
Participation 25%
*Note: Participation includes quizzes, assignments, and class discussion.
Plagiarism:
It’s theft of thought—don’t do it. If you have any questions
regarding what constitutes plagiarism, please see me. Otherwise, understand
that it is a violation of the Academic Integrity Policy and it is against the
law. It is grounds for failing an assignment, and potentially, the course.
No one wants that, so please know that I value your ideas—no need to
look elsewhere. Please visit the university’s site on plagiarism if you
have concerns:
http://studentconduct.uncg.edu/policy/academicintegrity
Disability Statement:
If you would like to request accommodations for a disability that could affect
your performance in this course, please contact me and/or the office of Disability
services at 334-5440.
The Writing Center:
If you need help with your writing, please take advantage of the Writing Center.
It is located in 101 McIver. The hours are M-Th, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and F, 9
a.m.
to 3 p.m. You can contact the Writing Center at 334-3125.
Eng 101-35
Tentative Schedule
Aug 15: Introductions and Syllabus
Aug 17: Elements of Fiction
Aug 22: Critical Approaches
Aug 24: No class
Aug 29: Big Fish
Aug 31: Big Fish
Sept 5: No Class
Sept 7: Big Fish
Sept 12: Elements of Film
Sept 14: Movie: Big Fish
Sept 19: Movie: Big Fish
Sept 21: Paper 1 Due
Sept 26: Mrs. Dalloway
Sept 28: Mrs. Dalloway
Oct 3: Mrs. Dalloway
Oct 5: Mrs. Dalloway
Oct 10: No Class
Oct 12: Meet with Groups
Oct 17: Movie: The Hours
Oct 19: Movie: The Hours
Oct 24: Paper 2 Due
Oct 26: Elements of Poetry
Oct 31: Book Group Meeting (no class)
Nov 2: Poetry
Nov 7: Poetry
Nov 9: Elements of Shorts Stories
Nov 14: Short Stories
Nov 16: Short Stories
Nov 21: Meet with groups: Paper 3 Due
Nov 23: No Class
Nov 28: Presentation Group 1 & 2
Nov 30: Presentation Group 3 & 4
Dec 5: Presentation Group 5; Final Papers Due
Dec 7: Finals begin