Prerequisite:
English 450 or ESL 450 with a minimum grade of C, or completion of the Chaffey College English Assessment process at the English 1A level, or equivalent.
Course Description:
Careful study and practice of expository and argumentative writing techniques and the frequent writing of compositions with the ultimate goal of a research project. Designed to prepare the student for satisfactory college writing. Five arranged hours of supplemental instruction (workshops, study groups, and/or directed learning activities) in a Language Arts Success Center are required.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of English 1A, students will be able to:
 demonstrate the ability to think logically and express thoughts in clear, effective prose;
 understand the structures of various kinds of essay development including exposition and argument and construct essays in such patterns;
 recognize and formulate clear and specific thesis statements;
 write logical, coherent, unified essays with minimal errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling;
 demonstrate an understanding of various logical relationships of ideas within an essay, be able to distinguish fact from judgment, and be able to eliminate prejudice and fallacious reasoning in their own
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 writing;
 explain the relationships between audience, tone, purpose, and levels of diction;
 choose a suitable and manageable research topic;
 use the library and information technology resources; evaluate potential sources and integrate source material into their writing to support assertions; demonstrate the proper style format and forms of citation and documentation for research papers.
Academic Integrity:
The Chaffey College English Department has adopted the following policy:
Plagiarism, the misrepresentation of the ideas or words of another as one’s own, will not be tolerated in
Chaffey College English courses. At the discretion of the professor, plagiarism will be punishable by either an F for the assignment or an F in the course.
It doesn't matter whether you mean to plagiarize, only that you do plagiarize. If I find that you have plagiarized part or all of an assignment that you turn in, you will receive an F or NC for the course. I will forward all relevant information to the Director of Academic Affairs for disciplinary action.
If you ever need advice on avoiding accidental plagiarism, please ask me, another English instructor, or a tutor!
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Required Texts and Materials:
1. Mauk, John and John Metz. The Composition of Everyday Life . 2 nd edition.
2. Wattawa, Gayle, ed. Inlandia: A Literary Journal through California’s Inland Empire
3. a college-level dictionary
4. a notebook with a folder for saving homework, drafts, and papers
5. a disk or flash drive for saving work
6. an active email account (recommended)
Attendance and Participation:
Attendance is mandatory, and I will be taking roll. We will be using a significant amount of classroom time for fine-tuning different phases of the writing process and also for peer critiquing of our essays.
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A student may be dropped after missing ten percent of the class meetings.
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Students who arrive after I have taken roll will be marked tardy.
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Two tardies or two early departures from class will count as one absence.
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Two days being unprepared with written assignments will count as one absence.
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Talking or texting on a cell phone during class time will count as one absence.
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Independently surfing the Internet during class time will count as one absence.
If you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out what you have missed and to read the syllabus to find out what you need to do to prepare for the next class. Being absent is not an acceptable excuse for being unprepared when you return, so it might be a good idea for you to exchange contact information with a few of your classmates.
Here’s a space for you to record that information:
Name Telephone Number E-mail address
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
Essays:
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All essays must be reviewed by a tutor from the Chaffey College Writing Center.
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They must be typed, double-spaced, in 12 point Times New Roman font.
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They must have one-inch margins and an MLA-style title and pagination.
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Final essays must be accompanied by a rough draft and pre-writing in order to receive full credit.
Papers will be penalized ten percent if not turned in at the beginning of class on the date that they are due.
Thereafter, you will have one week to complete the assignment for a reduced grade. After one week, you will receive a zero for the assignment. If a legitimate family or medical emergency arises which prevents you from submitting an essay on time, you will be allowed one one-week grace period, during which time no late penalty will be assessed. This essay must still be submitted within one week of the original due date in order to receive credit.
Students are allowed to revise one essay. To receive credit for this revision, students must submit their original, graded essay along with their revised version by the date indicated at the end of this syllabus. The average of the original grade and the revised grade will replace the original grade. In order to see an improvement in their grade, students must make substantial changes that show careful consideration of instructor feedback.
Writing Center Requirement:
Students are required to earn five hours of Language Arts Success Center credit in the form of workshops, study groups, and/or directed learning activities in order to successfully complete this course. Visits are available by appointment only, so please remember to plan ahead. It will be difficult, if not impossible, for you to complete the bulk of your hours during the last few weeks of the semester, when the success centers are extremely busy, so again, please remember to plan ahead. I strongly recommended that you meet with a tutor on a regular basis, but please note that tutoring hours do not count toward your five hour minimum requirement.
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Grading:
Attendance and Participation:
Writing Center Directed Learning Activities:
Essay #1
Essay #2
Remembered Event:
Profile:
Essay #3
Essay #4
Total
Evaluation:
Research Essay:
100
100
100
100
100
300
800
Grading Standards:
An A paper (90-100) is excellent in nearly all respects. It shows originality of thought that goes well beyond material presented in class. It is well argued and well organized with a clear, specific, and ambitious thesis. It is well developed with content that is specific, interesting, appropriate, and convincing. It has logical and artful transitions and is marked by stylistic finesse and varied sentence structures. It demonstrates command of mature diction and has few, if any, mechanical, grammatical, spelling, or diction errors.
A B paper (80-89) is excellent in several respects but may have a less sophisticated thesis, a less distinguished style, some minor lapses in organization and development, some ineffective sentence structures, and/or some minor mechanical, grammatical, spelling, or diction problems.
A C paper (70-79) is generally competent, but compared to a B paper, it may have a weaker thesis and less effective style and development. It may contain some lapses in organization, poor or awkward transitions, less varied sentence structures that tend toward choppiness or monotony, and/or significant problems with mechanics, grammar, spelling, or diction.
A D paper (60-69) is below average and may present a thesis that is too vague or too obvious to be developed effectively. It generally exhibits problems with organization, support, transitions, sentence structures, mechanics, grammar, spelling, and diction that impede understanding.
An F paper (59 and below) is far below average and may have no clear thesis or central topic. It may display a lack of organization, support, and development. It may contain major and repeated problems with mechanics, grammar, spelling, and diction and may fail to fulfill the assignment or may be unacceptably brief.
Campus Resources
Student Success Centers
In the last few years, Chaffey College has created Student Success Centers, which offer tutorials, workshops, study groups, and computer access to assist students in their academic development and success. Three of the centers, located on the Rancho Cucamonga campus, are designed to address specific subject needs:
Math Center
Language Success Center
Reading Success Center
Writing Success Center
PS-12
EEC-101
EEC-101
Library
(909) 652-6452
(909) 652-6907
(909) 652-6932
(909) 652-6820
The remaining four centers are multidisciplinary, designed to serve students in all subject disciplines.
Rancho Success Center
Chino Success Center
EEC-101
CCCC-218
(909) 652-6932
(909) 652-7766
Fontana Success Center CCFC-107 (909) 652-7408
Call the centers or consult the college website at www.chaffey.edu for more details.
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Disability Programs and Services
If you have a disability documented by a physician or other appropriate professionals and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please contact the DPS office at (909) 652-6379. Please be sure to allow adequate time to arrange for an appropriate accommodation.
EOPS and CARE
Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) is designed to ensure student retention and success through academic support and financial assistance for eligible students. Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education
(CARE) is a program that serves a limited number of EOPS students who are single heads of household parents. It provides additional support services beyond those available through EOPS. The ultimate goal is completion of a certificate program, an associate degree, and/or transfer to a four-year college. Call (909) 652-6345 for more information.
Additional Information:
•Communication: Communication is important in college. Because class interaction is not daily and you are expected to do many tasks on your own, it is important to contact the instructor if there are problems.
•E-mail Etiquette: Always include your name and class in every e-mail communication.
Schedule
• The following plan is subject to change, but I will notify you in advance of any changes.
• Complete all reading and writing assignments before the due dates listed below. Make sure you schedule enough studying time to complete your assignments.
• Bring
The Composition of Everyday Life to every class.
Week Tuesday Thursday
1 1/15
• Introduction to course
• Syllabus
1/17 • Read The Composition of Everyday Life
Chapter 1
• Introductions
• Writing Center requirement introduced
2 1/22 • Essay #1 Topic due
• In-class Invention
1/24 • Read Inlandia pages 63-70
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4
1/29 • Essay #1 Rough Draft due
• Peer review
2/5 • Read The Composition of Everyday Life
Chapter 3
• Read Inlandia pp. 420-426
1/31 • Essay #1 Final Draft due
• Essay Reflection
2/7 • Essay #2 Topic due
• Monday 2/11 is the deadline to DROP fullterm classes without a “W”
5 2/12 • Read The Composition of Everyday Life
Chapter 13 pp.610-622
2/14 • Read Inlandia pages 27-30
• Writing Center Requirement 1 Due
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Week
6
7
8
9
2/19 • Essay #2 Rough Draft due
• Peer review
Tuesday
2/26 • Read The Composition of Everyday Life
Chapter 8
3/4
3/11
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Film viewing for Essay #3 continued
• Essay #3 Rough Draft due
• Peer review
Thursday
2/21 • Essay #2 Final Draft due
• Essay Reflection
2/28 • Writing Center Requirement 2 Due
• Film viewing for Essay #3
3/6 • Essay #3 Thesis Statement due
3/13 • Writing Center Requirement 3 Due
• Essay #3 Final Draft due
• Essay Reflection
3/20 Spring Break
3/27 • Essay #4 Topic due
Spring
Break
10
3/18 Spring Break
3/25
• Read
The Composition of Everyday Life
Chapter 6
11
12
4/1 • Read The Composition of Everyday Life
Chapter 7
• Essay #4 In-class Pre-Writing
4/8 • Office Conferences
4/3 • Library Research Orientation
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4/15 • Essay #4 Research Resources due
4/22 • College Holiday: Faculty Lecture of the
Year. Do not come to class.
4/10 • Office Conferences continued
• Writing Center Requirement 4 Due
4/17 • Essay #4 Outline due
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Deadline to DROP full-term classes with a
W is Friday, 4/18
4/24 • Writing Center Requirement 5 Due
• MLA Format in-text citation review
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Week
15
16
17
Finals
Week
Tuesday
4/29 • Essay #4 Rough Draft due
• Peer review
5/6 • Essay #4 Final Draft due
• Essay Reflection
• Discuss Student Course Evaluation.
5/13 • Final Exam Time 8:00-10:30 AM.
• Pick up essay #4 during this time.
• Optional revision is due no later than 10:30
AM. Original essay and revision meeting are required.
Thursday
5/1 • MLA Format Works Cited page review
5/8 • Student Course Evaluation
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