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ENGL1010.01:First-YearWritingSeminar,3Credits
BostonCollegeSummerSession2016
Summer1,May17,2016–June24,2016
MW9:00am-12:30pm
InstructorName:LorenzoAlexanderPuente,Ph.D.
BCE-mail:puentel@bc.edu
PhoneNumber:(617)552-2789
Office: Stokes444S
OfficeHours:MW1:30-2:30pmorbyappointment
BostonCollegeMissionStatement
Strengthenedbymorethanacenturyandahalfofdedicationtoacademicexcellence,BostonCollege
commits itself to the highest standards of teaching and research in undergraduate, graduate and
professionalprogramsandtothepursuitofajustsocietythroughitsownaccomplishments,theworkof
itsfacultyandstaff,andtheachievementsofitsgraduates.Itseeksbothtoadvanceitsplaceamongthe
nation'sfinestuniversitiesandtobringtothecompanyofitsdistinguishedpeersandtocontemporary
society the richness of the Catholic intellectual ideal of a mutually illuminating relationship between
religiousfaithandfreeintellectualinquiry.
BostonCollegedrawsinspirationforitsacademicsocietalmissionfromitsdistinctivereligioustradition.
AsaCatholicandJesuituniversity,itisrootedinaworldviewthatencountersGodinallcreationand
throughallhumanactivity,especiallyinthesearchfortruthineverydiscipline,inthedesiretolearn,
andinthecalltolivejustlytogether.Inthisspirit,theUniversityregardsthecontributionofdifferent
religious traditions and value systems as essential to the fullness of its intellectual life and to the
continuousdevelopmentofitsdistinctiveintellectualheritage.
CourseDescription
Designedasaworkshopinwhicheachstudentdevelopsaportfolioofpersonalandacademicwriting,
theseminarfollowsacourse-longprocess.Studentswriteandrewriteessayscontinuously,discusstheir
works-in-progressinclass,andreceivefeedbackduringindividualandsmallgroupconferenceswiththe
instructor.Studentsreadawiderangeoftexts,includingvariousformsofnon-fictionprose.Inaddition
toregularconferences,theclassmeetstwiceaweektodiscussthewritingprocess,therelationship
betweenreadingandwriting,conventionalandinnovativewaysofdoingresearch,andevolvingdraftsof
classmembers.
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Textbooks&Readings(Required)
Greene,StuartandAprilLidinsky.FromInquirytoAcademicWriting:APracticalGuide.2nded.
ISBN-13:978-0-312-60141-6.
Hacker,DianaandNancySommers.RulesforWriters.7thed.ISBN-13:978-0-312-64736-0
AdditionalreadingswillbeavailableonthecourseCanvaswebsite.Youwillberequiredtodownload
yourcopyandtobringittoclass.
Textbooks&Readings(Recommended)
Strunk,WilliamandE.B.White.ElementsofStyle.Availablefreeonlineat
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37134/37134-h/37134-h.htm
Williams,JosephandJosephBizup.Style:LessonsinClarityandGrace.11thed.
Canvas
CanvasistheLearningManagementSystem(LMS)atBostonCollege,designedtohelpfacultyand
studentsshareideas,collaborateonassignments,discusscoursereadingsandmaterials,submit
assignments,andmuchmore-allonline.AsaBostonCollegestudent,youshouldfamiliarizeyourself
withthisimportanttool.FormoreinformationandtrainingresourcesforusingCanvas,clickhere.
CourseObjectives
1. Thestudentwillbeabletowritealiteracynarrativeessayreflectingonhisorherexperienceof
readingandwritingusingeffectivenarrativetechniques.
2. Thestudentwillcomposeargumentsthatmeettheconventionsofuniversity-levelacademic
writing.Thisincludeslearningstrategiesofwritingandrevisingessays;adaptingwritingforan
audience;finding,analyzing,andtheorizingaboutinformationfromsingleandmultipletexts;
organizinginformationintoapersuasiveandcoherentessay;andunderstandingelementsof
styleandgrammar.
3. Thestudentwilldemonstrateknowledgeofcommunity,national,andinternationalissuesas
reflectedintheirargumentessays.Likemanyuniversitycourses,thisclassisorganizedarounda
centralquestion:Whatdoesitmeantobepartofcommunity?Thiscoursetakesseveral
differentapproachestothequestion,consideringwhatbindsanddividesusnationallyand
globally.Whateffectdoourincreasinglymulticulturalcommunitieshaveonoursenseofwho
“we”areasanation?Additionally,whatopportunitiesandchallengesarepresentedby
globalization?
4. Thestudentwilldemonstrateethicalwritingandresearchasshownintheiradherenceto
academicintegrity,clearlyandcorrectlyacknowledgingtheiruseofideasofothers.
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Grading
Yourcoursegradewillbebasedonthequalityofyourworkaswellasthelevelofyourparticipationin
otherways:thoughtful,constructivecommentsonothers’writings,ontextbookreadings,andonyour
ownwork.YourFWSgradewillbebasedonthefollowing:
Essay1
10%
Essay2
15%
Essay3
15%
Essay4
20%
Portfolio
20%
ClassParticipation 10%
Quizzes&InformalWriting 10%
TheundergraduategradingsystemforSummerSessionisasfollows:
A(4.00),A-(3.67)
B+(3.33),B(3.00),B-(2.67)
C+(2.33),C(2.00),C-(l.67)
D+(l.33),D(l.00),D-(.67)
F(.00)
AllstudentscanaccessfinalgradesthroughAgoraafterthegradingdeadlineeachsemester.Transcripts
areavailablethroughtheOfficeofStudentServices.
DeadlinesandLateWork
Assignmentsaredueatthebeginningoftheclassperiod(unlessotherwisedirected)onthespecified
dates.Lateassignmentswillbegradedaccordingly.
CourseAssignments
It is expected that eight hours per week of your study time will be spent on out of class assignments and
exercises. These are listed below. Please note that some weeks will require more time and some weeks
less time but the average is approximately eight hours per week over the semester.
Note: I reserve the right to make changes in the syllabus, as needed. Any change will be announced at
least a week before.
Students are expected to complete the following out of class course assignments.
These abbreviations indicate which text you should be using (always bring these two texts to class):
FI= From Inquiry to Academic Writing
RW=Rules for Writers
CourseSchedule
Date/Week
May18
Topic
Reading/Assignments
Orientation
RReadings:
May20
HabitsofMindof
1. Chapter1(FI)
AcademicWriters
2. Griffin,“WritinginScenes”
TheLiteracyNarrative
(hand-out)
:
3. #8:“PreferActiveVerbs”;
#18:“FindtheExactWords”;
andsectionsonpunctuations
(#32-39)inRW
DueDate
4
May20
May25
June1
June6
Writing:
1. Essay#1:RoughDraftof
LiteracyNarrativeEssay(Bring
3copies)
StartingwithInquiry Writing:
TheSmallGroupPeer
1. RevisePaper1:Literacy
May23(SubmitonCanvasby
Workshop
Narrative(5-6pp)+Reflection 11:59pm)
NarrativeTechniques
Page.
Readings:
May25
1. Ch2,3&4(FI)
2. Tatum,“WhyAreAlltheBlack
KidsSittingTogetherinthe
Cafeteria”(inFI;alsoavailable
onCanvas)
3. Kozol,“StillSeparate,Still
Unequal:America’s
EducationalApartheid”(inFI;
availableonCanvas)
FromReadingasa
Writing:
May30(SubmitonCanvasby
WritertoWritingasa
1. DraftofEssay#2:
11:59p.m.)
Reader
Comparison&ContrastEssay +ReflectionPage.
FromIdentifying
ClaimstoAnalyzing Readings:
Arguments
1. Ch5(FI)
June1
2. Ch8(FI)
FromIdentifying
3. McIntosh’s“WhitePrivilege:
IssuestoForming
TheInvisibleKnapsack”(inFI,
Questions
alsoavailableonCanvas)
DevelopingaWorking Writing:
June6
Thesis:ThreeModels
1. DraftofEssay#3:
ArgumentativeEssay+
FromEthostoLogos:
ReflectionPage.Bring3
AppealingtoYour
copiesforSmallGroupPeer
Readers
Workshop.
Readings:
1. Chapter9(FI)
2. Ehrenreich,“YourLocal
News:DatelineDelhi”
(availableinCanvas)
3. Zakaria,“TheRiseofthe
Rest”(AvailableonCanvas)
SmallGroupWork— Reading:
JJune8
PeerFeedbackGiving
1. Appiah,“Moral
Disagreements”(InFI;also 5
Ch9:From
Introductionsto
Conclusions
June8
June13
availableonCanvas)
Writing:
JJune10(SubmitonCanvasby
1. ReviseEssay#2or#3:The 11:59pm.
ArgumentativeEssay+
ReflectionPage..
Appiah’s“Moral
Disagreements”
LibraryOrientation
Readings:
JJune13
1. Ch6&Ch7(FI)
Wrting:
1. Summary,paraphrase,and
directquotesfromyour
researcharticles—instructions
tobegiveninclass
.
FromSummaryto Writing:
June20
Synthesis:Using
1. 1.Essay#4:Mini-researchessay+
SourcestoBuildan
ReflectionPage-3copies
Argument
2. 3. 4. June15
In-classconsultation
onEssay#4.
Revising&Editing
June20
SmallGroupWork— Writing:
PeerFeedbackGiving1. ReviseEssay#4+ReflectionPage—
IncludeinyourPortfolio
Revising&Editing
PortfolioDue
June22
WrittenWork
SummerSessionstudentsareexpectedtoprepareprofessional,polishedwrittenwork.Written
materialsmustbetypedandsubmittedintheformatrequiredbyyourinstructor.Striveforathorough
yetconcisestyle.Citeliteratureappropriately,usingAPA,MLAorCLAstyleperyourinstructor’s
requirements.Developyourthoughtsfully,clearly,logicallyandspecifically.Proofreadallmaterialsto
ensuretheuseofpropergrammar,punctuationandspelling.Forwritingsupport,pleasecontactthe
ConnorsFamilyLearningCenter.
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Attendance
Attendingclassisanimportantcomponentoflearning.Studentsareexpectedtoattendallclass
sessions.Whencircumstancespreventastudentfromattendingclass,thestudentisresponsiblefor
contactingtheinstructorbeforetheclassmeets.Studentswhomissclassarestillexpectedtocomplete
allassignmentsandmeetalldeadlines.Manyinstructorsgradeforparticipation;ifyoumissclass,you
cannotmakeupparticipationpointsassociatedwiththatclass.Makeupworkmaybeassignedatthe
discretionoftheinstructor.Ifcircumstancesnecessitateexcessiveabsencefromclass,thestudent
shouldconsiderwithdrawingfromtheclass.
For this course, you are allowed two absences for emergency situations. More than two For this course,
you are allowed one absence for emergency situations. More than one unexcused absences will lower
your grade. More than three absences may be ground for getting a grade of F.
unexcused absences will lower your grade. More than three absences may be ground for getting a grade
of F.
ConsistentwithBC’scommitmenttocreatingalearningenvironmentthatisrespectfulofpersonsof
differingbackgrounds,webelievethateveryreasonableeffortshouldbemadetoallowmembersofthe
universitycommunitytoobservetheirreligiousholidayswithoutjeopardizingtheiracademicstatus.
Studentsareresponsibleforreviewingcoursesyllabiassoonaspossible,andforcommunicatingwith
theinstructorpromptlyregardinganypossibleconflictswithobservedreligiousholidays.Studentsare
responsibleforcompletingallclassrequirementsfordaysmissedduetoconflictswithreligiousholidays.
AccommodationandAccessibility
BostonCollegeiscommittedtoprovidingaccommodationstostudents,faculty,staffandvisitorswith
disabilities.Specificdocumentationfromtheappropriateofficeisrequiredforstudentsseeking
accommodationinSummerSessioncourses.Advancednoticeandformalregistrationwiththe
appropriateofficeisrequiredtofacilitatethisprocess.TherearetwoseparateofficesatBCthat
coordinateservicesforstudentswithdisabilities:
● TheConnorsFamilyLearningCenter(CFLC)coordinatesservicesforstudentswithLDandADHD.
● TheDisabilitiesServicesOffice(DSO)coordinatesservicesforallotherdisabilities.
FindoutmoreaboutBC’scommitmenttoaccessibilityatwww.bc.edu/sites/accessibility.
ScholarshipandAcademicIntegrity
StudentsinSummerSessioncoursesmustproduceoriginalworkandcitereferencesappropriately.
Failuretocitereferencesisplagiarism.Academicdishonestyincludes,butisnotnecessarilylimitedto,
plagiarism,fabrication,facilitatingacademicdishonesty,cheatingonexamsorassignments,or
submittingthesamematerialorsubstantiallysimilarmaterialtomeettherequirementsofmorethan
onecoursewithoutseekingpermissionofallinstructorsconcerned.Scholasticmisconductmayalso
involve,butisnotnecessarilylimitedto,actsthatviolatetherightsofotherstudents,suchasdepriving
anotherstudentofcoursematerialsorinterferingwithanotherstudent’swork.PleaseseetheBoston
Collegepolicyonacademicintegrityformoreinformation.