English 111-80/82
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Ketchum 1
English 111-80/82
College Composition
Course Outline
Fall 2012: A Day
Instructor: Deborah Ketchum
Office Number: Room 201
Office Phone: 542-4111 ext.
Class Hours: 3rd A
Email: ketchumdt@ccps.k12.va.us
WEBSITE: ccps.k12.va.us (follow links)
Number of Credit Hours: 3
Date of First Class: 8/12/13
Date of Last Class: 12/19/13
Class Location: Room 201
Office Hours: 8:00-8:20
3:00-3:30
By appt.
Required Texts
Axelrod, Rise B., Charles R. Cooper, and Alison M. Warriner. Reading Critically Writing Well: A Reader and Guide. 9th ed. Bedford: Boston, 2011.
Supplementary Texts
(provided by Randolph-Henry High School as needed)
Other Materials
Loose-leaf paper
Storage device
3-subject notebook (3-ring is best)
Access to the Internet and a Word Processing program
Prerequisites
A student enrolled in Dual Enrollment English should have a “B” average in previous high school English courses and should have
produced a satisfactory writing sample approved by SVCC instructors. A minimum SOL score of 450 is recommended for both
Literature/Research and Writing.
Attendance:
Regular attendance is required. Group editing of other student’s papers and class discussions will also be required. Because of the
emphasis on group interaction and learning by doing, you cannot be given credit for classwork which is missed. According to SVCC’s
policy, missing more than 20 percent of class time for any reason (excused or unexcused) can result in student failure. In addition, SVCC
will follow the RHHS attendance policy in this class. Strict enforcement of attendance policies is typical of all colleges and is particularly
appropriate with a class such as English 111, which places emphasis on learning through doing and group interaction. For much class
work, there can be no “makeup” work, and absences AND tardies will be penalized.
Late Work
All work is expected to be turned in at the beginning of class on which the assignment is due unless other arrangements have been specified
in advance. Late work is accepted but will be penalized by receiving only ½ credit.
Honor Code
Please remember the RHHS Honor Code, which parallels SVCC’s. Plagiarism, or any other Honor Code violation, will result in a zero.
All papers must be pledged. Please ask if you are unclear about any aspect of the Honor Code. All work submitted for evaluation must
be original work. While cooperative learning is encouraged, students must write and correct their own papers. In peer groups, students can
discuss ideas and ask readers to identify strengths and weaknesses, but the actual revision must be your own responsibility. Plagiarism is a
very serious offense and may result in failure of this course.
Disability Act:
Southside Virginia Community College complies with the provisions set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and in Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The College’s commitment to equal educational opportunities for students with disabilities includes
providing reasonable accommodations to qualified students with documented disabilities. Any student who may need an accommodation
based on the potential impact of a disability should contact Melissa Wood, Counselor for Special Populations, at 434-736-2070 or at
melissa.wood@southside.edu to establish eligibility and to coordinate reasonable accommodations. The Disability Services Office is
located in Room 35E in the Student Services department. Additional information may be found at
http://www.southside.edu/student/advising/disability.asp
Course Description
This course is designed to enable the student to write effectively for college courses and career objectives. This course guides students
in learning writing as a process: understanding audience and purpose, exploring ideas and information, composing, revising, and editing. It
supports writing by integrating experiences in thinking, reading, listening, and speaking. Upon successful completion of this course, the
student should be able to do the following:
1. Read and analyze a variety of prose, poetry, and fiction.
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Demonstrate an understanding of critical and rhetorical terminology.
Use appropriate types of development: narration, description, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, process, definition, example,
and argumentation.
Provide appropriate introduction, conclusion, and transition.
Write in a tone consistent with the point of view and audience.
Narrow a general topic to a controlling idea.
Develop that idea by providing specific concrete details.
Outline details logically.
Combine the above into an original unified multi-paragraph essay with a minimum of errors in grammar, mechanics, and diction.
Apply basic research techniques: library research, bibliographic format, and documentation conventions.
Present ideas in both formal and informal speaking.
Begin to develop skills in literary analysis.
Trace the development of American Literature and American literary styles.
Course Requirements and Policies
1. Students will write 8 papers (either typed of word processed). At least one essay will be written in class.
2. Students will give one oral report.
3. We will have announced and unannounced in-class writing, quizzes, and readings which cannot be made up unless an absence is
excused.
4. You will be receiving two grades for this course: one for English 111 and one for the first semester of English 11. Each six weeks I
will formulate a definite English 11 grade and a tentative English 111 grade. Remember, only the final semester grade will go on your
college transcript. In addition, English 111 and English 112 are two separate college courses. You will have the opportunity to earn
three college credits each semester. You will also get one high school credit for English 11. You must get a college C for 111 to
register for 112 second semester. Remember, you are doing the work required for two separate courses: English 11 and College
Composition!
5. Tentative English 111 nine weeks grades serve as an estimate of your progress, but your final grade for English 111 will also be based
on your personal improvement, your participation, your reaching a set of standards in employing rhetorical strategies, style and usage
by the end of the semester; and your English 111 exam. All papers and tests will be graded according to college standards. Your high
school grades are weighted, which means that when your grade point average is computed, a B in this course is equal to an A in
English 11, a C is equal to a B, etc.
6. Regular attendance is required. Group editing of other student’s papers and class discussions will also be required. Because of the
emphasis on group interaction and learning by doing, you cannot be given credit for classwork which is missed. According to
SVCC’s policy, missing more than 20 percent of class time for any reason (excused or unexcused) will result in student failure. In
addition, SVCC will follow the RHHS attendance policy in this class. Strict enforcement of attendance policies is typical of all
colleges and is particularly appropriate with a class such as English 111, which places emphasis on learning through doing and group
interaction. For much class work, there can be no “makeup” work, and absences AND tardies will be penalized.
Evaluation and Grading Scale
Grading Scale
90-100 (A); 80-89 (B); 70-79 (C); 65-69 (D); below 65 (F)
Final Grade
Tests on Novels
Papers
Classwork, Participation, Journals, and Quizzes
Exam
25%
30%
20%
25%
GRADING QUESTIONS THAT SOMETIMES CONFUSE STUDENTS
Why doesn’t my high school grade match my college grade.
If you successfully complete the year course, you will only get one high school grade, but you will receive two college
grades. Your high school grade is reached by averaging the two semesters together. The college will record each semester
separately.
PAPERS (30% of final grade)
Students will write 8 papers (either typed or word processed). All papers should be a minimum of 600 words in length (not
counting works cited page), printed on white 8.5’ by 11’, double spaced with margins of about one inch at sides and bottom and 1.5 inches
at top. Font size should be 12 point and should be Times New Roman. All papers are due on the assigned dates: papers are to be submitted
by Friday. (The first papers will need to be printed out and turned in on the last class date of the week because you will not have access to
SVCC for a short while). Papers are not accepted after 2 weeks and all late papers will receive a maximum grade of 50. You are
strongly encouraged to use the Randolph-Henry computer lab to produce all papers. All papers must be submitted to “Safe-Assign” a
paper evaluation program that tests papers for plagiarism. Information about how to submit your papers to “Safe-Assign” will be given to
you as soon as the program is on line for the school year. Students will not receive credit for a paper until it has been submitted to “SafeAssign.”
TESTS ON NOVELS (25% of final grade)
We will be reading 3 novels as a class. You may be required to take quizzes, AR tests, complete journal/research assignments, or
create a project.
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CLASSWORK, PARTICIPATION and QUIZZES (20% of final grade)
You will turn in a variety of announced and unannounced class work including grammar, peer editing, and writing exercises.
You will also receive credit for intelligent discussions of journals, literature, and peer writings. Quizzes will be both announced
and unannounced and will cover literary terminology, reading, and grammar.
EXAM (25% of grade)
Your exam (date to be announced) will be an in-class written essay.
EXTRA CREDIT
You will have one opportunity to receive extra credit.
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You will have two opportunities each semester to attend a performing or visual arts production and to write a onepage critique on each performance (a total of 2 pages). This opportunity can increase your paper grade.
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First Semester
A-Day
SCHEDULE:
Reminder of due dates
 MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS: Discussion of essays from Reading Critically Writing Well (RCWW). Grammar exercises.
SAT Vocabulary.
 WEDNESDAYS or THURSDAYS: All 1st drafts. Grammar exercises. Editing of 1st drafts. Time permitting, independent
study time is given on days the final draft is due.
 FRIDAYS: Novel discussions and quizzes; American Literature; SOL and SAT preparation.
Week 1: Aug. 12
 Monday:
 Introduction of Course; Syllabus, Books,
Questions
 LT: Basic Terms
 Wednesday:
 1st draft of 1st person narrative (600 word
minimum) Revise in Class
 Friday:
 RCWW: Quiz on Chapter 1 (p. 1-18)
 AL: Selections from Colonial Writing, and
Anne Bradstreet: Introduce Frederick
Douglass
 VOCAB and SAT (each day)
Week 2: Aug. 20
 Tuesday:
 Drafting and Revising
 RCWW: Quiz on Chapter 2 (19-28; 33-35;
78-80)
 Thursday:
 1st person narrative final due
 Discuss next paper and “catch up”
 VOCAB and SAT (each day…this will not be
listed again)
Week 3: Aug 26
 Monday:
 Writing and Revising Paragraphs/Topic
Sentences and Unity
 RCWW: Chapter 3 (81-92)
 Wednesday:
 1st draft of Opinion Paper
 Friday:
 LT: Style
 Revolution: Patrick Henry and Ben Franklin
 Short quiz on Frederick Douglas, preface,
Chapter 1 - 6
Week 4: Sept 4
 Wednesday:
 Diagramming Subjects, Verbs, and
Objects/Identifying Fragments and Run-ons
 RCWW: Readings (93-103)
 Opinion Paper Final due
 Friday:
 FD: chapter 7-end
 Equiano comparison journal(will read Equiano
in class)
 AR test on Frederick Douglass (TBA)

LT: Character
Week 5: Sept. 16
 Monday
 Subject/Verb Agreement and More
Diagramming
 RCWW: Chapter 4: (147-162)
 Wednesday
 1st draft of Reflection Essay
 Friday:
 Quick overview of Romanticism and read
excerpts
 Transcendentalism Study (Emerson,
Thoreau)
 Dark Romanticism Study (Poe, Hawthorne,
Melville)
Week 6: Sept. 24
 Tues
 Diagramming Adjectives and Adverbs
 RCWW: Readings (163-165; 182-184;
189-191)
 Thurs
 Paper: Final Reflection essay due
 Finish and “catch up” time periods
Week 7: Sept. 30
 Mon
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 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers and
Diagramming Phrases
 RCWW: Chapter 5: Concepts (207-226)
 Wed
 1st draft of Concepts
 Fri
 LT:
Setting
 CY: Preface, 1-20
Week 8: Oct. 8: 9 Weeks Ends
 Mon
 Review anything still giving students
trouble; Quiz.
 RCWW: Readings (227-233; 248-251)
 Thursday
 Paper: Concepts final due
 Catch Up
 Independent Study
Week 9: Oct. 14:
 Mon
 Parallelism / Sentence Variety
 RCWW: Chapter 6 Evaluation: (281-294)
 Wed:
 1st draft of Evaluation
 Friday:
 LT: Satire
 CY: ch 20 - end
 CY Assignment (TBA)
 CY AR test (date TBA)
Week 10: Oct. 22
 Tues
 Capitalization Review
 RCWW: Readings (317-324)
 Thurs:
 Paper: Evaluation final due
 Catch Up
 Independent Study
 Introduce Fahrenheit 451
Week 11: Oct. 28
 Mon
 Punctuation
 RCWW: Chapter 7: Position (345-348; 358362)
 Wed
 1st draft of Position Essay
 Fri: F451: Part 1
 LT: Structure
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Week 12: Nov 6
 Wed
 Review grammar as needed/Research
 RCWW: Position Readings (367-375)
 Fri
 Paper: Final Position essay due
 Part 2 F451
Week 13 Nov 12
 Tues
 Review grammar as needed/Research
 RCWW: Chapter 8: Cause and Effect
(410-421)
 Thursday
 Paper: 1st draft of Cause/Effect essay
Week 14: Nov. 18
 Mon
 Gram: Review as needed/Research
 RCWW: Readings: (437-441; 464-466)
 Wed:
 Cause/Effect final due
 Independent Study
 Fri
 Finish F451 (AR TEST TBA)
 Project Planning
Week 15: Nov 26 (Thanksgiving)
 Tuesday
 Gram: Review as needed/Research
 RCWW: Chapter 9: Solve a Problem
(483-486; 501-505)
 Paper: 1st draft of Solve a Problem essay (Note:
this essay will not be revised in class nor will it
be checked)
Week 16; Dec 2
 Mon:
 Gram: Review as needed/Research
 RCWW: Readings (533-535)
 Wed:
 Final draft of Solve a Problem essay: THIS
WILL BE YOUR FINAL EXAM
 F451 Project Work with Partner
 Fri:
 F451 Presentations
Week 17; Dec 10
 F451 Presentations