ESOL 0354 T/Th-SS
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Intensive English Program
Central College
ESOL 0354–Advanced Composition
CRN 21347 – Fall 2012 Second Start
Central Campus –FAC 322 | 12:30-3:20 |Tues./Thur.
3 hh3 3 hours lecture / 2 hour lab / 80 hours per semester/12 weeks
Class Dates: September 25-December 11th 2012
Instructor
contact
information
Mr. Ira Leroy-mail: ira.leroy@hccs.edu
office phone: 713-718-6674 (ESL Office)
Office
Location and
Hours
FAC 310 by appointment
Please feel free to contact me concerning any problems that you are experiencing in
this course. You do not need to wait until you have received a poor grade before asking
for my assistance. Your performance in my class is very important to me. I am
available to hear your concerns and just to discuss course topics. Feel free to come by
my office anytime during these hours.
Course Semester Credit Hours (SCH)
(lecture, lab) If applicable
Credit
3.00
Hours
Lecture Hours
3.00
Laboratory Hours 2.00
Type of
Instruction
Course
Description:
Lecture
Course
Prerequisite(s)
Academic
Discipline/CTE
Program
Learning
Outcomes

A satisfactory score on Compass ESL or completion of ESOL 0351 with a "C" or
better grade.
1. 1. serves international students on a visa after fulfilling IEP requirements 2. serves
permanent U.S. residents, undocumented residents, and citizens 3. places students
with the HCCS language assessment test, CELSA 4. offers 16-week (Fall and Spring)
and 10-week (Summer) semesters 5. prepares students for academic course work and
other college classes 6. allows students to take certain other college classes with AESL
courses 7. has a part-time schedule , 4 or 5 hours per course each week 8. gives
students non-transferable college credits 9. prepares students for ENGL 1301, state-
A continuation of ESOL 0351. This course concentrates on elements of organization,
research methods, rhetoric, and sophisticated language use. Students are required to
produce well-ordered, well-substantiated, multi-paragraphed essays containing thesis
statements and topic sentences.
ESOL 0354 T/Th-SS
Course
Student
Learning
Outcomes
(SLO): 1 to 4
Learning
Objectives
Instructional
Methods
Student
Assignments
Student
Assessments
2
mandated THEA writing, and workplace writing 10. registers students with CELSA
placement test scores at all HCCS campuses
Apply the principles of writing as a process.
Adopt the essay structure.
Differentiate among rhetorical styles.
Demonstrate knowledge of advanced grammar usage and structure in sentences .
1.1 Apply pre-writing strategies such as brainstorming, word maps, and
outlining to create and organize ideas;
1.2 Develop revision and editing skills;
1.3 Write multiple drafts.
2.1.Design the essay format: margins, indentation, spacing;
2.2 Produce an introduction with a clear thesis statement, clear and limited
topic sentences, supporting body paragraphs, and a conclusion;
3.1.Compose an in-class a narrative or response;
3.2 Compose an in-class comparison/contrast essay;
3.3.Compose an in-class cause/effect essay;
3.4 Compose an in class argument essay;
3.5 Compose an in-class final exam essay.
4.1 Identify and model the correction of sentence structure: run-on, fragment,
and comma splice errors;
4. 8 Identify and model the correct use of agreement: parallel structure
Lecture
reading, writing, and grammar from the textbook and supplemental material
Compositions 1,2
Compositions 3,4
Quizzes
Practice Essays/Drafts
Summaries
Final Essay
20%
30%
10%
5%
10%
25%
Homework and Practice Essays
Instructor's
Requirements The course calendar lists all of the reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary
exercises and that will be done. Most of which will be homework. While
doing all the homework and attending class is not a complete guarantee of
success, it is certainly true that not doing it is a guarantee of failure.
You will note that there are writing assignments called 'practice essays'
consisting of a minimum of 300-500 words that will be collected and graded. The
purpose of these essays is to prepare you for the in-class essay. They must be
typed and handed in on time. The in-class essay is timed. This is done to prepare
you for other courses where you may have to write essays or answer test
questions.
All practice essays must be typed. You must use 12 pt. standard font (Arial or
Tahoma preferred) and have one inch margins. The paper must be double spaced and it
must be stapled. When possible, these practice essays will be written or at least begun in the computer lab on our assigned day. Additional computers are available in the
Macintosh Interdisciplinary Lab (JDB 203-204), in the library, and in the Learning Hub 102.
There is also a computer lab in FAC 302 and in the ESL/FL language lab in FAC
305 (generally only available from 11:15-12:00). Open labs, except FAC 302 and
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305 require a "printer card" to pay for anything you print out. These can be obtained
in the library. The cost of printing is 10 cents per page.
In Class Essays
Students write five in-class essays during the semester, counting the final exam
essay. They must be written on loose-leaf lined paper, on every other line
(double-spaced). Pencil (only for the exams) may be used. When you write, do so
legibly because if I cannot read your writing, that will be counted as an error. While
the in-class essay is graded, no grades are recorded until you have typed the inclass essay and corrected your errors. In other words, your grade is a zero for the inclass essay until a second draft is done. If you do not return it typed and
corrected, you will receive a zero as a grade for that in-class essay. Note that
5% is deducted from your grade for each day an essay is late, whether this is
the practice essay or the revised in class essay. However, up to five points will
be added to your in-class essay depending on how well it is revised.
Summary Writing: You will turn in two or three summaries during the semester. You
will be given a lab hour to go online to a news service. You will be asked to search for
an interesting article which you will summarize or you will summarize a reading text from
your textbook.
Your summary should consist of three paragraphs. In the first paragraph, you
will identify the name of the article, and if taken from the Internet, the URL, in addition to
the author or news service, important people, places, and dates mentioned in the article.
The second paragraph is your summary of the most important information. At least 90%
of the writing should be in your own words. If you copy directly from the article, be sure
to use quotation marks around the words you copy (you must do this if you copy more
than three words) and in parentheses ( ) BEFORE the period, write the paragraph
number. The final paragraph is your response to what you read. Give your opinion about
what happened and the ideas and actions of the people involved.
Each Summary entry should be typed, double-spaced, and in Arial 12 font. You
should attach a printout of the first page of the news article (and any page you have
directly quoted from), but not the complete article if very long. No late summaries will
be accepted, and they cannot be made up.
Course Calendar
ESOL 0354, Advanced Composition
Fall 2012 Second Start
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Sept. 24
Oct. 2nd-Tuesday
Nov. 12-Monday
Nov. 21-Wednesday
Nov. 22-25
Dec. 10-16
Dec. 17
Dec. 21
Unit &
Reading
Dates
Homework
IMPORTANT DATES
Class Begins
Official Day of Record
Last day for administrative/student withdrawals by 4:30 p.m.
No evening classes before Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving-Holiday
Final Exams
Grades due
Grades available to students
In-Class Instruction
Grammar/Mechanics
Homework
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Week 1
9/25 &
27
Week 2
10/2 & 4
Week 3
10/9 &
11
Week 4
10/16 &
18
Unit 1:
Unit 1:
Coordinating Conjunctions pp.8-11
Writing paragraphs pp. 14-23
The Writing Process pp. 25-31
HW: pp. 18-21, A, B, & C (topic and
supporting sentences) & Practice
Concluding
sentences pp. 23-24
Unit 1
Unit 2:
Part 2
pp. 37-39
Compre-hension
check p. 39
Inference
p. 40
Vocab. Study
p. 41-B
Summary Writing: p. 25 & pp.212-217
Unit 2:The Narration Essay
Writing Essays-Narrative, pp. 51-58 &
64-67
Writing sentences with subordination
conjunctions, pp. 43-50
HW or lab: online vocabulary quiz-Unit
one
Unit 2
Part 3
pp. 42-43, do
essay discussion
Part 4
pp. 51-52
Summary #1
HW: Practice Essay: Writing
Assignment p. 62 Narrative
Summary Writing: p. 62 #3 (or online
news article)
Unit 3: (for mechanics only) Writing
sentences with transitions, pp. 78-86
pp. 83-84 Fragments, Run-ons and
Comma Splice
Unit 3:
pp. 70-76
Comp. Check &
Vocab.
Study
Unit 4
pp. 104-111, do
Comprehension
Check pp. 108109, Inference
p. 109, Vocab.
Study pp. 109111
In class Essay 1 (Narrative Essay)-Bring
lined letter size paper, pencils, erasers,
stapler and dictionaries (no cell
phone/iPad dictionaries allowed except a
standalone electronic dictionary)
pp. 2-7,
Comprehension
check p. 5,
Inference p. 6,
Voc. Study p.7
Week 5
10/23 &
25
Week 6
Unit 5
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Coordinating Conjunctions:
pp: 11-13 Practice : A & B
&C
Subordinating
Conjunctions of time: pp.
47-49 Pr. B,C & D
HW: Practice: Time Words
& Quotations pp. 60-61
http://elt.thomson.com/destinations
Unit 3
Practice: Transitions : pp.
82-86 Pr. A& B
Unit 4
Recognizing Connectors
(Writing Sentences with
Connectors…):
Read and answer the
questions on p. 112
HW or lab: online Vocabulary Quiz Units
2 &3
Concluding Paragraphs: pp. 91-93
Unit 4: Cause & Effect
Sentence Combining pp. 113-115
Quiz 1: Units 1-3 (Vocabulary,
Grammar/Mechanics; Essay Structure)
Cause or Effect Essay, pp. 120-129
Rewrite of in class Essay 1 (typed)
Presentation: Using Parallel Structures
HW: Practice Essay: Writing Assignment
p. 127A-Cause or Effect Practice Essay
(see pages 131-133)
Sentence Combing to
Show Reasons, Results,
or Conditions: pp. 116120 A, B, C & D
Unit 5-Opinion Essay
Parallel Structures:
Unit 4
ESOL 0354 T/Th-SS
10/30 &
11/1
pp. 137-141, do
Comprehension
check pp. 139141; Inference
p.141
Week 7
Unit 5
Vocab. Study
pp. 142-143
Part 4: pp. 161163: Essay
Discussion &
Expressing
Opinions
Reading and
Vocabulary
11/6 & 8
Week 8
11/13 &
15
Unit 6
pp. 174-179:
Comp. Check,
Inference
pp. 180-182:
Vocab. Study &
Vocab. in
Context
Presentation: Relative (adjective) Clauses,
Part 3 p. 144, pp. 145-149
Presentation: Relative Pronouns as
Objects, pp.152-153
Presentations: Relative Clauses and
Commas (Non-restrictive relative clauses)
pp. 155-157
In Class Essay 2-Cause or Effect
HW or lab: Online vocabulary Quiz Units 4
&5
HW: Summary #2
Quiz 2: (Vocabulary Units 4 & 5,
Grammar/Mechanics Units 4 & 5)
Opinion Essay, pp. 161-164
(assignment to be
announced)
HW: p. 165 (or provided by teacher):
233-235
HW: Summary Writing p. 165
Rewrite of essay 2 (typed)
Relative Pronouns as
Objects: pp. 153-155 Pr.
A, B & C
HW: Practice Opinion Essay,(P. 165Writing Assignment-See also pp. 165-171)
Restrictive & Non
Restrictive
Relative Clauses: pp.
158-160 Pr. A, B, C & D
In Class Essay 3 (Opinion Essay)
Unit 6-Writing Compare/Contrast
Essays
Connectors of Contrast p. 182-187
HW: p. 187 B. and Practice Block and
Point-by-Point p. 200
Part 3
pp. 182-183only circle the
conjunctions &
Questions
Week 9
11/20
pp. 191-197 (block method)
Compare/Contrast (point by point)
HW or lab: Online vocabulary Quiz Unit 6
Week 10
11/27 &
29
HW: Practice Essay: Compare/Contrast
Essay –Writing assignment p. 201 (see
also pp.201-209)
Week 11
12/4 &
6
5
Rewrite of Essay 3 due
In Class Essay 4 (Compare/Contrast)
HW or lab: online vocabulary quiz Unit 6
Unit 5
Relative Clauses: pp.
149-151; A,B,C, & D
Connectors of Contrast
HW: pp: 186-190 Pr. A, B,
C&D
ESOL 0354 T/Th-SS
Quiz 3 (Vocabulary Unit 6, review of all
grammar/mechanics)
Week 12
Rewrite Essay 4 due
Final Essay Exam
12/11
HCC Grading Scale
A = 100- 90
B = 89 - 80:
C = 79 - 70:
D = 69 - 60:
59 and below = F/FX
IP (In Progress)
W(Withdrawn)
I (Incomplete)
AUD (Audit)
IP (In Progress) is given
only in certain
developmental courses.
The student must reenroll to receive credit.
COM (Completed) is
given in non-credit and
continuing education
courses. To compute
grade point average
(GPA), divide the total
grade points by the total
number of semester
hours attempted. The
grades "IP," "COM" and
"I" do not affect GPA.
Students who have
completed this course
and show that they are
ready for the next level
(ENGL 0349) with a final
average of 70% or higher
will receive a letter grade
of A, B, or C. Students
who are not ready for
English 0349 may receive
a grade of IP. The IP
grade is not a good or
bad grade; however, it
means "IN PROGRESS"
4 points per
semester hour
3 points per
semester hour
2 points per
semester hour
1 point per semester hour
0 points per semester hour
0 points per semester hour
0 points per semester hour
0 points per semester hour
0 points per semester hour
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Instructor Grading
Criteria
Instructional
Materials
and requires the student
to take ESOL 0354 again
because the student will
benefit from another
semester to learn all of
the skills that are taught
in this course. However, if
a student repeats ESOL
0354 after receiving one
IP and is not successful,
a letter grade of F must
be given. An FX is given if
a student did not
withdraw from the course
and stopped coming to
class. This is independent
of any work that has been
completed.
Grades for written work will take
into account: content, logical
sequencing, use of
transitions, the thesis statement,
topic sentences and support,
range and
sophistication of vocabulary,
complexity of sentences, grammar,
spelling,
punctuation, and length.
The Final Exam
The final exam consists
of an essay that is similar
to one of the
compositions that is
written during the
semester on the final
exam day. See your
course calendar for the
time and date of the final
exam.
 Destinations 2:
Writing for Academic
Success by HerzfeldPipkin
Online site to
accompany
Destinations 2:
http://elt.thomson.
com/destinations
Then do the
following: click on
Destinations 2, then
click on the tab
“Companion Web
Sites. Next, click on
Student Site then
Unit Vocabulary
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Quiz. When you
finish, click on “End
Quiz”. A new page
will open which
allows you to send
the results to your
instructor if the
instructor wishes.
 An EnglishEnglish dictionary
(The COBUILD
Dictionary or the
Longman Dictionary
of American English
have been ordered
for you, but you may
buy another American
English dictionary);
Note: Students will
not be permitted the
use of any electronic
devices during
exams. This includes
electronic translation
machines unless the
machine is a stand
alone.
 All
handouts/reading
packets;
 Pens (two
colors), highlighters,
a pencil, and an
eraser, white-out, and
stapler
 A flash drive;
 A1 3-ring
notebook containing:
 Lined paper
(standard size8.5 by 11 inch);
 All previous
handouts;
 All homework
assignments;
 All graded work.
Note: All essay
exams will be
kept by the
teacher.
HCC Policy
Statements:
Services to Students with
Disabilities
Any student with a
documented disability
(e.g. physical, learning,
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psychiatric, vision,
hearing, etc.) who needs
to arrange reasonable
accommodations must
contact the Ability
Services Office in Room
102 Learning Hub, or
call (713) 718-6164 to
make necessary
arrangements at the
beginning of each
semester. Your instructor
is authorized to provide
only the
accommodations
requested by the office
of Ability Support
Services.
Academic Honesty
A student who is
academically dishonest
is, by definition, not
showing that the
coursework has been
learned, and that student
is claiming an advantage
not available to other
students. The instructor
is responsible for
measuring each student's
individual achievements
and also for ensuring that
all students compete on a
level playing field. Thus,
in our system, the
instructor has teaching,
grading, and enforcement
roles. You are expected
to be familiar with the
University's Policy on
Academic Honesty, found
in the catalog. What that
means is: If you are
charged with an offense,
pleading ignorance of the
rules will not help you.
Students are responsible
for conducting
themselves with honor
and integrity in fulfilling
course requirements.
Penalties and/or
disciplinary proceedings
may be initiated by
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College System officials
against a student
accused of scholastic
dishonesty. “Scholastic
dishonesty”: includes, but
is not limited to, cheating
on a test, plagiarism, and
collusion.
Cheating on a test
includes:

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


Copying from
another students’
test paper;
Using materials
not authorized by
the person giving
the test;
Collaborating with
another student
during a test
without
authorization;
Knowingly using,
buying, selling,
stealing,
transporting, or
soliciting in whole
or part the
contents of a test
that has not been
administered;
Bribing another
person to obtain
a test that is to be
administered.
Plagiarism means the
appropriation of another’s
work and the
unacknowledged
incorporation of that work
in one’s own written work
offered for credit. Note: A
student will receive a
grade of 0 for any
plagiarized essay.
Collusion mean the
unauthorized
collaboration with another
person in preparing
written work offered for
credit. Possible
punishments for
academic dishonesty may
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include a grade of 0 or F
in the particular
assignment, failure in the
course, and/or
recommendation for
probation or dismissal
from the College System.
(See the Student
Handbook)
Class Attendance
Class Attendance - It is
important that you come
to class! Attending class
regularly is the best way
to succeed in this class.
Research has shown that
the single most important
factor in student success
is attendance. Simply put,
going to class greatly
increases your ability to
succeed. You are
expected to attend all
lecture and labs regularly.
You are responsible for
materials covered during
your absences. Class
attendance is checked
daily. Although it is your
responsibility to drop a
course for
nonattendance, the
instructor has the
authority to drop you for
excessive absences.
If you are not attending
class, you are not
learning the information.
As the information that is
discussed in class is
important for your
studies, students may be
dropped from a course
after accumulating
absences in excess of
12.5% hours (10 hours)
of instruction (F-1
students should
particularly take note of
this so as not to affect
your visa status). The ten
hours of class time would
include any total classes
missed or for excessive
tardiness (being late
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twice or, leaving early is
counted as an absence).
Remember: Class
attendance equals class
success.
HCC Course Withdrawal
Policy
If you feel that you cannot
complete this course, you
will need to withdraw from
it prior to the final date of
withdrawal.. Before, you
withdraw from your
course; please take the
time to meet with the
instructor to discuss why
you feel it is necessary to
do so. The instructor may
be able to provide you
with suggestions that
would enable you to
complete the course.
Your success is very
important. Beginning in
fall 2007, the Texas
Legislature passed a law
limiting first time entering
freshmen to no more than
SIX total course
withdrawals throughout
their entire educational
career in obtaining a
certificate and/or degree.
To help students avoid
having to drop/withdraw
from any class, HCC has
instituted an Early Alert
process by which your
professor can “alert” you
and HCC counselors that
you might fail a class
because of excessive
absences and/or poor
academic performance.
It is your responsibility to
visit with your professor
or a counselor to learn
about what, if any, HCC
interventions might be
available to assist you –
online tutoring, child care,
financial aid, job
placement, etc. – to stay
in class and improve your
academic performance.
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If you plan on
withdrawing from your
class, you MUST contact
an HCC counselor or
your professor prior to
withdrawing (dropping)
the class for approval and
this must be done PRIOR
to the withdrawal
deadline to receive a “W”
on your transcript. If you
do not withdraw before
the deadline and stop
coming to class, you will
receive an F or an IP (see
below) as your final
grade.
Repeat Course Fee
The State of Texas
encourages students to
complete college without
having to repeat failed
classes. To increase
student success, students
who repeat the same
course more than twice,
are required to pay extra
tuition. The purpose of
this extra tuition fee is to
encourage students to
pass their courses and to
graduate. Effective fall
2006, HCC will charge a
higher tuition rate to
students registering the
third or subsequent time
for a course. If you are
considering course
withdrawal because you
are not earning passing
grades, confer with your
instructor/counselor as
early as possible about
your study habits, reading
and writing homework,
test taking skills,
attendance, course
participation, and
opportunities for tutoring
or other assistance that
might be available.
Use of Camera and/or
Recording Devices
As a student active in the
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learning community of
this course, it is your
responsibility to be
respectful of the learning
atmosphere in your
classroom. To show
respect of your fellow
students and instructor,
you will turn off your
phone and other
electronic devices, and
will not use these devices
in the classroom unless
you receive permission
from the instructor.
Use of recording devices,
including camera phones
and tape recorders, is
prohibited in classrooms,
laboratories, faculty
offices, and other
locations where
instruction, tutoring, or
testing occurs. Students
with disabilities who need
to use a recording device
as a reasonable
accommodation should
contact the Office for
Students with Disabilities
for information regarding
reasonable
accommodations
Classroom Policies
As your instructor and as
a student in this class, it
is our shared
responsibility to develop
and maintain a positive
learning environment for
everyone. Your instructor
takes this responsibility
very seriously and will
inform members of the
class if their behavior
makes it difficult for
him/her to carry out this
task. As a fellow learner,
you are asked to respect
the learning needs of
your classmates and
assist your instructor
achieve this critical goal.
To this end All cell phones,
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pagers, iPods, or any other
electronic devices that
may cause a distraction in class
must be turned off. No laptops are
permitted to
be used during class. You may
use an electronic dictionary
(stand alone) with
the sound turned off. You are not
permitted to leave class to answer
or return calls,
unless it is an absolute
emergency; doing so will be
counted as a tardy. If I catch a
student is using a cell phone at
any time during the class period, I
will remind the
student about the policy once.
After that, I will ask the student to
leave class and
mark him or her absent.
Students are expected to
arrive to class on time
with ALL THEIR
MATERIALS INCLUDING
THE TEXT BOOK. (you
will not be permitted to
share after the first week
of class). In addition,
students will be marked
tardy if they arrive late.
Returning late from a
break or leaving class
early counts as being
tardy. Being tardy twice
will equal one absence
(whether ten minutes or
one hour). If you miss five
classes (5 absences) you
can be dropped without
notification and will,
therefore, be out of
compliance if you are an
F-1 student. If a student
misses a class, it is his or
her responsibility to see
the instructor about the
work that was missed.
Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System
At Houston Community College, professors believe that thoughtful student
feedback is necessary to improve teaching and learning. During a designated
time, you will be asked to answer a short online survey of research-based
questions related to instruction. The anonymous results of the survey will be
made available to your professor and division chairs for continual improvement of
ESOL 0354 T/Th-SS
instruction. Look for the survey as part of the Houston
Student System online near the end of the term.
Community College
HCCS Policy Statement- Minors and Relatives on HCC Property
No children and/or relative is allowed in the classrooms. Children on campus
must be accompanied by an adult at all times and are allowed on campus only
briefly.
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