Semester: Spring 2013
Course:
English 101-01
Instructor: Mrs. Jacqueline Goffe-McNish.
Time:
Tuesday and Thursday 8:00.
Room:
Tuesday H 502 and Thursday H504
Office:
H408C.
Office Hour: Mon.11:00, Wed.11:00 and Fri. 11:00; Tues. 2:00
Extension: 431-8445
Email:
mcnish@sunydutchess.edu
Texts:
Flachman and Flachman. The Prose Reader
Aaron, Jane. The Little Brown Compact Handbook.
A dictionary.
Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men
Course Objectives:
Dear 101 Student,
Welcome to English 101 for Spring 2013. If this is your first semester at
Duchess Community College, welcome to our college. If you are returning,
'nice to have you back'. The aim of English 101 is that;
1.
You will be able to produce a well written essay by the end of the
semester. This essay will be logical, free of grammatical errors and have
accurate information. The structure, rhetorical style, and documented style
will be accurate.
2.
You will also be able to critically analyze essays, short stories and a
novel.
3.
You will also complete a ten page paper which will be a synthesis of
all he writing completed this semester. This paper will include three mini
essays which have been fully revised and edited.
4.
The journal will help you to sharpen your skills of summarizing and
analyzing the information discussed in each class.
You are encouraged to hand in your paper on the date specified on the class
outline. Late papers will lose 20% percent off the assigned grade. We will
be using MLA style for parenthetical citations and bibliographies.
Grades:
Journal:
Journal 50, Class work and Quizzes 50 , Essays 600,
Project 200 Final Exam 100 (Refer to the
attached grade sheet).
A = 1000 to 930
A-= 900 to 929
B+= 870 to 899
B = 869 to 840
B-= 839 to 800
C+= 799 to 750
C = 749 to 700
D = 699 to 600
F = 599 to 0
The Journal is 5% of your final grade. Every
student is expected to keep a journal. There
will be one entry per week with a total of 10
for the semester. Each entry will have:
a) A summary of the week's work.
b) Your personal reaction to the information
discussed that week.
c) New insights gained about the information
discussed that week.
d) Each entry should be at least one 9*11 page long.
Guidelines:1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
All assignments are due on the dates
quoted on the class outline.
Quizzes cannot be made up.
No extra credit work is available.
Students are responsible for every
assignment on the class outline.
Students who miss classes will find their
work adversely affected.
Final grades for take home essays will be based on the
completion of a 1st , 2nd, and final draft.
Pop quizzes will be given at the
discretion of the instructor.
8.
All papers must be typed double spaced with a minimum of
2 pages with font size 12 and 1 inch margins.
9. No use of cell phones during class time. This includes text
messaging.
10.
No student will be allowed to leave class early or arrive
late.
Class Outline.
Jan. 15
17
Introduction.
Prewriting. Review of parts of speech.
Review handbook.
Discussion of class outline. Review of
generic essay. Read Chapter 1 in Reader.
Week Two. Description.
22
Discussion of style of descriptive essays.
24
Preparation for in class descriptive essay
Read Chapter 2 in Reader
Week Three. Narration.
29
31
In class essay
Discussion of Chapter 2.
Essay 2 assigned
Read Chapter 10.
Week Four. Structure of essays.
Feb. 5
7
Discussion. Revision of first draft
Discussion. Revision of second draft.
Read Chapter 5 in the Reader
Students will pick their topics for the semester.
Week Five Classification \ Division
12
14
Week Six
21
Discussion of Documentation
Read chapter 8 of the Reader.
Essay 2 due
Essay 3 assigned
Library Visit.
Cause and Effect
Discussion. First draft due.
Read chapter 6 in the Reader.
Week Seven Comparison and Contrast.
25
27
Discussion of In class essay
Essay 3 due (Compare/Contrast)
Read chapter 4 in the Reader.
Essay 5 assigned.
In class Essay (Cause/ Effect)
Week Eight Process Analysis.
Mar.
5
Discussion of first draft
7.
Discussion
Read chapter 9 in the Reader
Essay 5 due.
Essay 6 assigned
Week Nine Argument and Persuasion
19. Debate
21. First Draft due
Week Ten
Final Paper
26
Second Draft due.
Discussion of Research Writing.
28
Choosing of topic for final paper.
Essay 6 due.
Week Eleven Final Paper
Apr. 2. Outline of paper due. Journals due.
Questions for research discussed.
4. Bibliography and Table of Contents discussed.
Week Twelve Final Paper
9.
11.
Categorizing notes
Library visit.
Week Thirteen Final Paper.
16.
First draft due
18.
Grammar and Language check.
Week Fourteen Final Paper
23.
Second draft due
25.
Introduction of To Kill a Mockingbird
Week Fifteen Critical Analysis.
30.
May 2.
Final Paper due
Discussion of Summary, Plot, and Characterization.
Discussion of Symbolism, Setting, and Conflict
Week Sixteen Final Exam
7 to 9 In Class Final Exams
Grade Sheet.
Student’s Name. ____________________________________________
Semester.
_____________________________________________
Class work. _________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
Total.
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
_________________
50.
Essays.
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
________________
__________________
Total.
_________________
600.
Journal.
_________________
50.
Project.
________________
200.
Final Exam. _________________
100.
Total.
Grade.
_________________
_________________
1000
(letter)