ENG 101 Prof. XXXX 1
English Composition I
Department of Languages & Literatures
ENG 101.XX MWF 9-9:50 ?a.m.
ENG 101.XX MWF 11:50 ?a.m.
Spring 2011
Professor XXX
Office: UH XXX?
Phone: (484) 365-75??
E-mail: @lincoln.edu
Office Hours: M: 8:30 a.m. -- 9:00 a.m. & 1p.m. -- 2 p.m. & 3 p.m.- 4p.m. W: 3 p.m. -- 5 p.m.,
F: 8:30 a.m. -- 9:00 am & 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. and by appointment at mutually agreed upon times.
Required Texts:
Required
Beah, Ishmael. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. New York: Sarah Crichton Books,
2007.
Online Readings: http://www.lincoln.edu/english/composition/supplinks.html
Online Writing: http://www.lincoln.edu/english/composition/rhetoricalpatterns.html
Recommended
Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manuel. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2009.
Description:
ENG-101 English Composition I (3 credits)
This standard course in college-level writing is required of all students. It reviews the rules of
syntax, grammar, and punctuation, and surveys the common rhetorical approaches to
expository writing. In addition to other requirements, a student must pass an exit exam.
Pre-requisite: successful completion of English 099 or placement in course. (from the Bulletin)
Course Learning Outcomes:
English 101 introduces students to the requirements of college-level, expository writing. The
course emphasizes the process involved in composing acceptable college-level writing. The main
objectives learned in the course are:
Course SLO
ILO
Method of Assessment
1. Formulate a clear, sophisticated thesis in an essay.
ILO 1, 5
Direct: Course embedded
writing assignments (in-class
blue book and out-of-class
essays) with rubric
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2. Demonstrate organization
and rhetorical structure to
support and communicate
the thesis in an essay.
ILO 1, 5
Direct: Course embedded
writing assignments (in-class
blue book and out-of-class
essays) with rubric.
3. Generate developed and
ILO 1, 5
relevant evidence and
analysis to support the thesis of an essay.
Direct: Course embedded
writing assignments (in-class
blue book and out-of-class
essays) with rubric.
4. Deploy appropriate Academic English, grammar,
usage, mechanics, and
punctuation.
ILO 1
Direct Course embedded
writing assignments (in-class
blue book and out-of-class
essays) with rubric.
5. Write and revise in multiple drafts, through the use
of technology, to create a
successful text.
ILO 1, 2, 5, 8
Direct: Course embedded
writing assignments (in-class
blue book and out-of-class
essays) with rubric.
Student observation.
6. Differentiate between and ILO 1, 5
analyze rhetorical aims and
objectives in written texts.
Direct: Course embedded
writing assignments with rubric.
Student observation.
These outcomes are the basis for your development of the writing skills needed for success in
college and in the world after college. The course also represents a first introduction to the study
of literature (i.e. A Long Way Gone). All students in English 101 take part in the Department of
English Composition Assessment Program.
Learning Opportunities:
1. Writing (60 % of final grade):
a. Four (4) papers that reflect an ability to use the rhetorical modes of Exemplification, Comparison and Contrast, Division and Classification, Cause and
Effect Analysis to further the writer’s purposes with a specific audience.
Writing Portfolio Program:
In order to qualify for course completion, each student must demonstrate minimum writing competency by passing the Department of English Composition Assessment exam with at least a Bon one in-class essay. There will be at least four chances to pass this in-class writing exam. Each
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of the four major papers will have as a component of their production an evaluated in-class essay, which will work in support of the Department’s multiple-draft, revision-based pedagogy.
The average of the four essays will be used as the core foundation for the course grade. At least
one essay with a grade above a B- will be submitted to the Department’s Writing Program Administrator, who will use a statistical model of sampling to corroborate the reliability of the Assessment Program. These essays will not be returned.
Summary of Final Grade Calculation:
(Assuming no automatic failure criteria)
1. Writing 60%
2. Midterm 10%
3. Final 10%
4. Quizzes/Participation 20 %
Department Attendance Policy:
• Lincoln University policy permits three (3) unexcused absences.
• After the three (3) absences, the final grade will be lowered.
• A student’s grade may be lowered for each absence over 3 (e.g. 4 Absences = Highest
Possible grade= B, 5=C, 6=D)
• Seven (7) absences will most likely result in failure of the course.
• A student is late immediately after roll has been taken. Students are responsible for notifying me after class that they were present if they came in after class started. A blank in
the role book will be assumed as an absence.
• Three (3) late arrivals are equal to one (1) absence.
• Three (3) early exits will equal one absence.
• A late and an early exit will be counted as an absence.
• Talking on a cell phone, texting, listening to headphones in class or other behavior that is
deemed by me to be distracting to the point where a student is not thinking about nor appears to be focused on class work may be counted as an absence.
If a student knows that a class will be missed for any reason including suspension, please notify
me immediately. This does not excuse the absence; it is nice and helps with record keeping and
lesson design. Attendance begins on the day a student’s name appears on the roster.
From the Lincoln University Bulletin (http://www.lincoln.edu/registrar/20092012Bulletin.pdf)
Students with Disabilities Statement:
Lincoln University is committed to non-discrimination of students with disabilities and therefore
ensures that they have equal access to higher education, programs, activities, and services in order to achieve full participation and integration into the University. In keeping with the philosophies of the mission and vision of the University, the Office of Student Support Services,
through the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Program, provides an array of support
services and reasonable accommodations for students with special needs and/or disabilities as
defined by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990. The Services for Students with Disabilities Program seeks to promote awareness
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and a campus environment in which accommodating students with special needs and/or disabilities is natural extension of the University’s goal.
University Academic Integrity Statement:
Students are responsible for proper conduct and integrity in all of their scholastic work. They
must follow a professor's instructions when completing tests, homework, and laboratory reports,
and they must ask for clarification if the instructions are not clear. In general, students should not
give or receive aid when taking exams, or exceed the time limitations specified by the professor.
In seeking the truth, in learning to think critically, and in preparing for a life of constructive service, honesty is imperative. Honesty in the classroom and in the preparation of papers is, therefore, expected of all students. Each student has the responsibility to submit work that is uniquely
his or her own. All of this work must be done in accordance with established principles of academic integrity.
Formatting:
All formal assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date specified on the calendar (or
updated later in the semester), and they must be submitted in hard copy. Unless otherwise specified, MLA (Modern Languages Association) formatting will be used. All assignments must be
typed in Times New Roman, 12 point font, doubled spaced, and with one-inch margins. Multiple
page assignments must be stapled and have page numbers in the top right corner. Please use the
following heading for all papers, inserting appropriate information for the underlined variables.
Papers without this heading may be returned without a grade or a lowered grade.
Name
ENG 101 section X
Prof. XXXX
Date
Intriguing Title Signifying Meaning, in Title Case, Centered
Double-spaced Times New Roman throughout. No spaces between paragraphs. No emoticons or
text-shortcuts. Language aimed at your intended audience.
Late Papers:
There is no excuse for a late paper. Handing in a late paper will result in a lower grade.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism will not be tolerated in Composition courses, and any case of plagiarism will be treated severely and according to Lincoln University policy.
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FACULTY STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Approved by the Faculty of Lincoln University
Students are responsible for proper conduct and integrity in all of their scholastic work. They
must follow a professor's instructions when completing tests, homework, and laboratory reports,
and must ask for clarification if the instructions are not clear. In general, students should not give
or receive aid when taking exams, or exceed the time limitations specified by the professor. In
seeking the truth, in learning to think critically, and in preparing for a life of constructive service,
honesty is imperative. Honesty in the classroom and in the preparation of papers is therefore expected of all students. Each student has the responsibility to submit work that is uniquely his or
her own. All of this work must be done in accordance with established principles of academic
integrity.
1. Acts of Academic Dishonesty (Cheating)
Specific violations of this responsibility include, but are not limited to, the following:
♦ Copying, offering and/or receiving unauthorized assistance or information in examinations, tests, quizzes; in the writing of reports, assigned papers, or special assignments, as
in computer programming; and in the preparation of creative works (i.e. music, studio
work, art).
♦ The fabrication or falsification of data, results, or sources for papers or reports.
♦ The use of unauthorized materials and/or persons during testing.
♦ The unauthorized possession of tests or examinations.
♦ The physical theft, duplication, unauthorized distribution, use or sale of tests, examinations, papers, or computer programs.
♦ Any action which destroys or alters the work of another student.
♦ Tampering with grades, grade books or otherwise attempting to alter grades assigned by
the instructor.
♦ The multiple submission of the same paper or report for assignments in more than one
course without the prior written permission of each instructor.
2. Plagiarism
♦ If a student represents “another person's ideas or scholarship as his/her own,” that student
is committing an act of plagiarism
♦ The most common form of plagiarism among college students is the unintentional use of
others' published ideas in their own work, and representing these ideas as their own by
neglecting to acknowledge the sources of such materials.
♦ Students are expected to cite all sources used in the preparation of written work, including examinations.
3. Sanctions:
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A. Warning: A written notice that repetitions of misconduct will result in more severe disciplinary action. The warning becomes part of the student’s file in the Office of the Registrar and, if there is no other example of misconduct, is removed at the time of graduation.
B. Failure for project (exam, paper, experiment)
C. Failure of course—for serious and repeat offenses, the University reserves the right to
suspend or expel.
Course Calendar
Week One: 8/27 – 8/29
W/Th: Intro to course; Read first assignment (From now on, all reading assignments will
be the quiz for the next class. So look to the next class and follow the hyperlink.
Week Two: 9/1-9/5
Mon. 9/1
Labor Day-no classes
Thurs. 9/4
All University Convocation
T: Intro to paper 1; reading/quiz
W/T: Continued intro to paper 1; reading/quiz
Week Three: 9/8 – 9/12
M/T: Writing activity/paper 1 draft; reading/quiz
W/Th: Continued writing activity/paper 1 draft; reading/quiz
Week Four: - 9/15 – 9/19
M/T: Paper 1 final draft due; in-class readings
W/Th: Intro to paper 2; reading/quiz
Week Five: 9/22 – 9/26
M/T: Reading/quiz
W/Th: Writing activity for paper 2; reading/quiz
Week Six: 9/29 –10/03
M/T: Continued writing activity for paper 2; reading/quiz
W/Th: Proofreading/editing for paper 2; reading/quiz
Week Seven: 10/6 – 10/10
Mid-term exam week
M/T: Final draft of paper 2 due
W/Th: mid-term
Week Eight: 10/13 – 10/17
M/T: Intro to Beah (3 chapters each class/quiz) & intro to paper 3: use sources, intro to
online research and citing paper)
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W/Th: Sources/Beah/quiz
Week Nine: 10/20 – 10/24
M/T: Sources/citing/Beah/quiz/peer review
W/Th: Citing/MLA WC page due/Beah/quiz
Week Ten: 10/27 – 10/31
M/T: Beah/Writing activity paper 3
W/Th: Beah/writing activity paper 3
Week Eleven: 11/03 – 11/07
M/T: Beah/Draft due in class for peer-review
W/Th: Continued peer-review/Beah
Week Twelve: 11/10 – 11/14
Thurs. 11/13 Honors Convocation
M/T: (Intro to research) Paper 3 due/Intro paper 4 (argument)
W/Th: Beah/intro to argument audience (content, tone, org)
http://www.lincoln.edu/english/composition/rhetoricalpatterns.html#persuasion
Week Thirteen: 11/17 – 11/21
M/T: Beah/Argument draft for peer-review
W/Th: Beah/Arg draft peer-review
Week Fourteen: 11/24 – 11/28
Thanksgiving Recess (Fall Break)
Week Fifteen: 12/01 – 12/05
Fri. 12/5
Last Day of Class
M/T: Beah/Paper 4 due
W/Th: Finish Beah/Wrap-up/prep for final
12/8 – 12/12
Mon. 12/08
Tues.12/09
Reading Day
Final Exam: Tuesday at 3:30