English 101 (West Ashley High): Syllabus Fall 2014
Ms. Christy Jickling
Room: 433
Phone: 573-1201 x1433
Office Hours: M: 2:15-3:00; T-F: 2:15-3:00
(or by appointment)
e-mail: CHRISTY_JICKLING@charleston.k12.sc.us
Course Assignments:
Summer Reading
Participation/Daily Grade
1984 Essay
Issues Essay
Movie Analysis
Research Essay (Final Exam)
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Trident Technical College Information:
You should have received a TTC information package and ID number. Any questions you have can be directed to
tanisha.hook@tridenttech.edu, as she is the Dual Credit liaison. The TTC withdrawal dates for the fall semester are
September 30 (Fall 1) and December 1 (Fall 2).
Summer Reading:
The two books: 1984 (Orwell) and How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Foster), are your responsibility to
purchase and have in class. We will be referring to Foster throughout the course.
Books and Additional Supplies:
The textbooks are available at the TTC bookstore. There is a new edition for English 101: World Views: Classic and
Contemporary Readings 7th Edition. TTC requires each student to have the most up to date edition of the textbook.
Also, each of you will need access to a computer, a good dictionary, a notebook for taking notes in class, and a
pocket folder for handing in your assignments. More than anything else, you must have a desire to improve your
critical thinking and written communication skills.
Essays:
 Rough Drafts: On the date designated on the syllabus, you must bring a completed rough draft to class for
peer review with other students in the class. Having your rough draft completed on time is part of your paper
grade, and should be respected as an easy way to boost your grade.
 These essays must be typed, double spaced, with 1” margins all around, and follow the MLA rules of formatting.
 All requirements for the assignment must be met.
 FOLDERS: Each final draft must be submitted in a pocket folder. The folder should also contain all rough
drafts, peer editors’ comments, and prewriting exercises. If these are not turned in, the grade of the essay
will be lowered for failure to follow the directions.
 The essays are due by 2:45 (in hard copy in a folder) on the date designated on the syllabus. Late essays will
only be accepted if you have contacted me 24 hours beforehand with legitimate circumstances.
 Essays must also be emailed to CHRISTY_JICKLING@charleston.k12.sc.us by midnight on the day they are
due. Electronic copies of essays are kept to deter plagiarism. Any papers suspected of plagiarism will be
submitted to www.turnitin.com. Plagiarized papers will receive a grade of zero and reported to TTC who may
choose to deny the offending student credit for the course.
 Please familiarize yourself with the definition of plagiarism and make sure your work is all your own. Plagiarism
includes other student’s work as well as published work or work posted on the internet. No secondary sources
should be consulted for any paper except the Research Essay.
Research Essay:
 The research essay will require you to conduct thorough research on one of a list of topics that I will
provide for you.
 Part of this assignment will be a library orientation that you must complete and a library-research
exercise (annotated bibliography) that you must complete. This assignment will not only teach you
how to do library research, but also how to properly document that research in your essay.
 A major requirement for the assignment is to follow all of the MLA documentation requirements.
Conferences:
One of the best ways to overcome or understand problems you may be having with your writing or the
course is to discuss them with me. Please talk with me before or after class, or you can also contact me
by phone or e-mail.
Daily Grade:
 One of the requirements of the daily grade is participation in class discussions and group work. Each
of you has ideas and opinions that can enrich the discussions of reading assignments and other topics,
so please share them with the rest of us.
 There will also be other assignments, including reading quizzes, editing exercises, brief writing
assignments, and a grammar exam. Be prepared for a reading quiz each time you have an assigned
reading in World Views.
Attendance:
There is an old riddle that asks, “What is the one thing that people will pay for but will not get?” The
answer, of course, is an education. I expect students to be in class, on time, and prepared for class. The
expectations for deadlines will be as they are in college. Therefore, don’t ask to be allowed to make up
work that you have missed. Remember 10% of your grade is a Daily / Participation Grade which will be
compromised with poor attendance. Also, the CCSD attendance policy will be enforced and you may not
have more than 5 unexcused absences for English 101.
Final Comments:
 This syllabus may be changed because of unforeseen circumstances.
 Make-up work will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
 Plagiarism has been a problem in the past. Anyone who is caught plagiarizing will receive a zero for
the assignment and possibly a failing grade for the class.
 Resources for students:
 The Writing Center: http://www.tridenttech.edu/664 1399.htm
 Personal issues: http://www.tridenttech.edu/541.htm
 Other stuff: http://www.tridenttech.edu/664 2970.htm
 Due Dates: Stay organized and practice good time management. If you are prepared and respect
deadlines your grade will reflect that diligence. Due Dates are real!
 “A thousand mile journey begins with one step.” (an old Taoist saying)
Tentative Schedule:
The following readings are from World Views 7th Edition unless otherwise indicated.
8/18
8/19
8/20
8/21
8/22
8/25
8/26
8/27
8/28
8/29
9/2
9/3
9/4
9/5
Introduction to Class & Syllabus; Social Contract for Class
Quiz on 1984 (Summer Reading) George Orwell
Annotated notes on 1984 due
Foster discussion How to Read Like a Professor
Discussion on 1984
1984 Essay assigned
“I want to be” assignment
Grammar & Plagiarism Review
Essay workshop – thesis statements, arguments, transition sentences
Media Lab – Perdue Owl Writing Lab Tour, Works Cited review
1984 Paper work time – print your progress
Reading Day – World View 7th Edition books in class (Sample Reading Quiz)
Dalrymple, Theodore “Television is Evil”
Johnson “Watching TV makes you Smarter”
“I want to be” presentations and 500 word papers
Media Lab – 1984 papers
1984 Essays – Peer Editing – Rough Drafts Due
Vonnegut “Harrison Bergeron”
Clarke, “The Star”
Sermon on the Mount OR Genesis
Muggeridge “Crucifixion”
Harkness Method introduced – Plato “Allegory of the Cave” notes and discussion
1984 Essays Due: 2:45 in Folder, email by midnight
Buddha, “The Four Noble Truths”
Hoff, from The Tao of Pooh
Covington, from Salvation on Sand Mountain
Harkness Spirituality Discussion: Orwell-Covington – notes and books in class
Spirituality response 500 words assigned
Discuss the Issues Essay
Miner “Body Rituals among the Nicarema”
Silko “Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit”
Spirituality Response (500 words) due 2:45
Media Center – Nobel Peace Prize Research
Presentation and Response Assigned
Work Time
Nobel Peace Prize Presentations and Responses
(500 words) due in class
Clinton, Bill “Commencement Address at Howard University”
Colbert, Stephen “Commencement Address at UofV”
9/8
9/9
9/10
9/11
9/12
9/15
9/16
9/17
9/18
9/19
9/22
9/23
9/24
9/25
9/26
9/29
9/30
10/1
10/2
10/3
Voltaire “Of Universal Tolerance”
Bhutto “Three Victims of Terrorism”
Gandhi “Statement in the Great Trial of 1922”
Mandela “I am Prepared to Die”
Harkness discussion of Miner – Mandela (books and notes in class)
Reading Day- Discuss Issues Essay
WV, Dandin “The Perfect Bride”
WV, Nanda “Arranging a Marriage in India”
Althaus, Frances “Female Circumcision”
WV, Fairbank “Footbinding”
Yousafzai, Malala “UN Speech/Malala Rallies Youth to stand up for Universal Education”
Maathai “Nobel Peace Prize Lecture”
Carson “Of Man and the Stream of Time”
Kyi “Freedom from Fear”
Twain Mark “The Damned Human Race”
Peer Editing for Issues Paper – Bring completed rough draft
Editing exercises- Titles, Introductions, Thesis Statements, and Conclusions
Discuss Research Essay
*Progress Reports
Open Day – Reading to be announced
Harkness Discussion of Dandin – Twain (Books and notes in class)
Issues Essay Due: 2:45 in Folder, email by midnight
Library Orientation
Library Research – 5 sources
Discuss Annotated Bibliography – Cite sources the same day you find them!
Katz, Jackson “Men, Masculinities, and the Media”
Sanders, Scott “The Men We Carry in Our Minds”
WV, Eighner “On Dumpster Diving,”
WV, Modisane “The Dignity of Begging”
Film—Dead Poet’s Society
Discuss Movie Analysis Essay
Finish film--discussion
Library Research Day #2 – Annotated Bibliography due Thursday 10/2
Complete Works Cited Page
Beah “The Making, and Unmaking, of a Child Soldier”
Maass “The Wild Beast” * cautionary disclaimer
Peer Editing Film Analysis Essay bring a completed rough draft
Featherstone, Liza “Walmart Values”
Ehrenreich, Barbara “Introduction from Bait and Switch”
Annotated Bibliography & Works Cited Pages due
Harkness Discussion of Katz-Ehrenreich (Books and notes in class)
Film Analysis Essay due 2:45 in Folder, email by midnight
10/6
10/7
10/8
10/9
10/10
10/13
Media Lab: Research Essays
Conferences for Research Essay – Introductions and Outlines checked
Open Day for Missed Selections
Peer Review for Research Essay: Rough Drafts Due in Class
Reading History Assignment Introduced
Foster Revisited
10/14
10/15
10/16
10/17
Media Lab
Research Essay due 2:45 in Folder, email by midnight
Reading History Presentation Work Time
Open Day
Reading History Presentations
Reading History Presentations and 500 word responses due
10/20
10/21
End of First Quarter English 102 Syllabus presented
English 102