COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE NAME: English 1010, Fundamentals of English
COURSE CRN: 20281
DAY/TIME: T & T @ 1pm
CAMPUS/ROOM: Marietta/F2141
CREDIT HOURS: 5
INSTRUCTOR: Sheri Easton-Long
OFFICE:
EMAIL: seastonlong@chattahoocheetech.edu PHONE: 770-630-8899
(please call before 9 pm)
OFFICE
2:30 - 3pm MW
HOURS:
12:30 – 1pm TR
By appointment
TEXTBOOK:
Mary Ellen Guffey. Business English. 9th ed. , Student ed. Mason, Ohio:
Thomson/South-Western, 2008.
TOOLS/SUPPLIES
NEEDED:
Notebook for in class writing exercises and writing utensils
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
ENG 1010 (ENG 101 & 111), Fundamentals of English I (Credit: 5) (Prerequisite: ENG 097 or
English entrance English score in accordance with approved TCSG admission score levels; and
RDG 097 or entrance reading score in accordance with approved TCSG admission score levels)
Emphasizes the development and improvement of written and oral communication abilities.
Topics include analysis of writing; writing practice; grammar skills; editing and proofreading
skills; research skills; and oral communication skills. Homework assignments reinforce
classroom learning. (5-0-0-5)
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Writing Assignments:
Assignments will be distributed evenly throughout the semester and will demand exposition,
analysis, and/or argumentation.
Reading Assignments:
In this course, you will read informative texts about the writing process and rhetorical
strategies, as well as essays written by professionals and your peers. The readings play an
integral role in the course—make sure you keep up with them!
Participation:
Our success as a class (and your success in it) depends upon your active presence and
participation. This means reading carefully and critically, attending class faithfully, arriving on
time and prepared, contributing to class discussions thoughtfully, enthusiastically participating
in informal group works, and completing all writing assignments in a timely manner (Whew!).
Please be here; we need you!
Objectives:
English 1101 is designed to develop the student’s ability to think critically, to read perceptively,
and to articulate ideas clearly and cogently in writing and speech. Specifically, we will work to
achieve this objective by providing reading, writing, and verbal experiences which,
1. Stimulate awareness of and an appreciation for insights into human nature and human
society;
2. Prompt recognition of distinctions between pre-judgments and logically supported
opinions;
3. Strengthen the ways students use language to communicate and relate to others; and
4. Guide students through the process of collecting, organizing, and interpreting data in
documented essays.
Course Requirements:
1. Each student will write four essays, two of which must be documented in the MLA
styled. Essays will range in length from 500 to 1000 words. Except for in-class
assignments, all essays must be typed and formatted in the MLA style.
2. Each student must complete reading and homework assignments before class time and
participate constructively in class activities and/or discussions.
3. To receive credit for journal entries, each student must complete all assigned topics
with thoughtful entries concerning their opinions on the topic.
Grading:
The following assignments will determine the final grade for this course:
In-Class Writing/Editing Assignments
Reflective
Narrative Essay
Descriptive Essay
Research Paper
Class Participation
(homework, journal writing, research
process, and discussion participation)
Final Portfolio
Final Average
10%
10%
10%
10%
25%
15%
20%
100%
Qualities of Excellent Work:
1. Students are to compose essays that are logical, engaging, and informative, while
improving on the quality of writing as the semester work continues;
2. Develop essays that include a controlling idea or thesis, provide adequate supportive
evidence, and make use of effective organization;
3. Demonstrate and apply an understanding of basic rhetorical concepts including ethos,
pathos, and logos, and the relationship among audience, purpose, and context;
4. Compose both single-draft and multi-draft essays, using prewriting, drafting, and
revision, as well as editing;
5. Cite and document material taken from sources;
6. Construct clear, precise, grammatically correct sentences, using “Standard English,” and
avoiding awkward phrasing and errors, including but not limited to the following:
fragments, comma splices, run-on sentences, subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent
disagreement, faulty pronoun reference, misuse of possessives, and misspellings.
Chattahoochee Technical College Grading Scale
Grades are issued at the end of each quarter. All grades earned will be reflected on and remain on the
official academic transcript. The following grading scale is used:
A
B
C
D
F
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
0-59
Excellent
Good
Satisfactory
Poor
Failing
4
3
2
1
0
Work Ethics Grades
This grade is assigned in accordance with the Technical College System of Georgia standards. The work
ethics grade will be displayed on the student’s official transcript but will not affect the academic grade
point average. It is designed to evaluate and encourage good work habits. Grades of three, two, one, or
zero are issued.
Exceeds
3 Expectations
2 Meets Expectations
Needs
1 improvement
0 Unacceptable
Warranty Statement
The Technical College System of Georgia guarantees that graduates of state technical colleges or
participating local technical colleges have demonstrated competence in those competencies as defined
by the Industry Technical Committee and included in the approved state curriculum standards. “Should
any student within two years of graduation not be able to perform one or more of the competencies
contained in the industry validated standard or program guide, including failure to pass a state required
licensing examination, the Department agrees to provide specific retraining at any state technical
college offering the program to the former student at no cost to the employer or graduate for tuition or
instructional fee.” Georgia’s technical colleges take pride in being the first to offer this guarantee to our
partners in business and industry. To inquire or to file claims under this warranty please contact the Vice
President of Student Affairs, Marietta Campus, 770.528.4545.
Disability Services
Chattahoochee Technical College provides support services for students with disabilities. These services
ensure program accessibility and reasonable accommodation to individuals defined as disabled under
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the
Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008. A disability is defined as any condition that
substantially limits one or more of life's major activities. "Major life activities" include such functions as
major bodily functions, carrying for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, speaking,
sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, learning, reading, communicating, concentration, thinking,
and working. The condition may be permanent or temporary.
In order to receive accommodations at Chattahoochee Technical College, it is the student's
responsibility to self-disclose this disability to the Disability Services Coordinator. Documentation of the
disability is required and this documentation must indicate that the requested accommodations are
necessary for “participation in the college's educational programs."
Services provided include but are not limited to the following: registration assistance and priority
registration, orientation to campus, institutional test modification, reader, note taker, use of tape
recorder, copying service, assistance in obtaining books in alternative formats, assistive FM listening
devices, assistive technology and software, c-print services for the hard of hearing, interpreter services
for the deaf, accessible classrooms, accessible parking, and information and referral to campus and
community support services.
Chattahoochee Technical College strives to provide, within reason, appropriate resources, services and
auxiliary aids to allow each qualified person with a documented disability equitable access to
educational programs, social experiences and career opportunities.
Inquiries concerning the application, policies, and practices of the American with Disabilities Act for
Chattahoochee Technical College may be addressed to one of the following:
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Marietta Campus – ADA/Section 504 Coordinator, Mary Frances Bernard at 980 South Cobb
Drive, Marietta, GA 30060, Building G, Room 1125. Phone: 770-528-4529.
Attendance Policy:
Students are expected to be punctual and attend all classes for which they are
registered. I will keep an accurate record of class attendance. Students anticipating an
absence or tardiness should contact the instructor in advance or provide notification as
soon as possible. It is the responsibility of the student to account for instructional time
missed. If the student does not attend classes, submit assignments, or contact the
instructor in a timely manner, a failing grade may be issued.
*Note: Students who miss 5 consecutive classes without contacting the instructor will
be turned in as students who have Stopped Attending.
Classroom Policies:
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In the event of an absence, the student is responsible for obtaining accurate and complete notes
of class lectures and discussions, as well as the nature and due dates of assignments during class
periods.
Students are expected to be respectful of the instructor and fellow students. Students must
complete assigned readings before class time and participate in class discussions in an engaging
manner. No texting in class.
Politeness and respect toward all members of the class and the instructor are required. Cell
phones on silent, please.
There is an expectation that all students are to complete all in-class exercises. Make-up work is
at the discretion of the instructor.
Students are expected to submit work on time. Late work will be penalized. Final drafts of
essays will go down by one letter grade if they are turned in after the date they are due.
You must submit original work; neither plagiarism nor cheating is unacceptable. Plagiarism
comes in many forms, some of which you may not know.
“Plagiarism is defined as "literary theft" and consists of the unattributed
quotation of the exact words of a published text, or the unattributed
borrowing of original ideas by paraphrase from a published text. On
written papers for which the student employs information gathered
from books, articles, web sites, or oral sources, each direct quotation, as
well as ideas and facts that are not generally known to the public at
large, or the form, structure or style of a secondary source must be
attributed to its author by means of the appropriate citation procedure.
Only widely known facts and first-hand thoughts and observations
original to the student do not require citations. Citations may be made
in footnotes or within the body of the text. Plagiarism also consists of
passing off as one's own segments or the total of another person's
work. . . .”
Any plagiarized essay (whether a part or the whole) will receive the grade of “F” and disciplinary
action taken.
Assignment/Class Schedule
Date
Week 1
10/1
Assignments
Class 1
Thursday
Introduction; syllabus review
Writing Survey – Who are you as a writer?
In-class writing – Diagnostic Writing
Reading Assignment:
Business English - Review Chapter One
Read Chapter Two - Parts of Speech
Class 2
Tuesday
The Parts of Speech/Sentence Review
Daily Grammar Review
Business English - Complete Parts of Speech Review
Begin Chapter Three - Sentence Elements, Patterns, Types
Class 3
Thursday
The Parts of Speech/Sentence Review
Daily Grammar Review
Business English - Complete Chapter Three
Business English - Review of Nouns Begin Unit 2: Knowing the Namers:
Chapters Four, Five, Six and Seven
Class 4
Tuesday
The Sentence - How they work to create meaning.
Daily Grammar Review
Business English - Complete Unit 2: Knowing the Namers:
Chapters Four, Five, Six and Seven
In class writing assignment - Identifying and Correcting Sentences.
Class 5
Thursday
The Paragraph - Putting it all together to make your writing work.
Daily Grammar Review
Business English - Begin Unit 3 Showing the Action:
Chapter Eight - Verbs: Kinds, Voices, Moods, Verbals
Parts of Speech - Quiz
Week 2
10/6
Week 3
10/13
Week 4
10/20
Class 6
Tuesday
The Paragraph - Putting it all together to make your writing work, continued.
Daily Grammar Review
Sentence Structure - Quiz
Business English - Begin Unit 3 Showing the Action: Complete Chapter Eight Verbs: Kinds, Business English - Continue with Unit 3 Showing the Action: Begin
Chapter Nine - Verb Tenses and Parts
Class 7
Thursday
Class 8
Tuesday
Introduction to Reflective Writing - What does it mean, and how does it look?
Daily Grammar Review
Paragraph Structure - Quiz
Business English -Continue with Unit 3 - Showing the Action:
Begin Chapter Chapter Nine - Verb Tenses and Parts
Reading Assignment: to be distributed in class.
Continue with Reflective Writing - What does it mean, and how does it look?Daily
Grammar ReviewRoad Trip! We will go to the library for an introduction to the
services available.Business English -Continue with Unit 3 - Showing the Action:
Complete Chapter Chapter Nine - Verb Tenses and PartsRoad Trip! We will go to
the library for an introduction to the services available.
Week 5
10/27
Class 9
Thursday
Class 10
Tuesday
Week 6
11/03
Class 11
Thursday
Week 7
11/10
Class 12
Tuesday
Continue with Reflective Writing - What does it mean, and how does it look?
Daily Grammar Review
First rough draft of reflective essay due for in class peer review.
Business English -Continue with Unit 3 - Showing the Action:
Chapter Ten - Verb and Subject Agreement
Reading Assignment: to be distributed in class.
Continue with Reflective Writing - What does it mean, and how does it look?
Daily Grammar Review
Second rough draft of reflective essay due for in class peer review.
Business English -Complete Unit 3 - Showing the Action:
Chapter Ten - Verb and Subject Agreement
Introduction to Narrative Writing - How do I write when I share a story?
Daily Grammar Review
Final Draft of Reflective Essay Due (beginning of class).
Business English -Begin Unit 4 - Modifying and Connecting Words
Chapter 11 - Modifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs
Reading Assignment: to be distributed in class.
Begin Descripive Writing - How do I write when I wish to describe a person, place,
an event, an object, or an idea?
Daily Grammar Review
In class writing assignment - brainstorm for narrative essay
Business English -Begin Unit 4 - Modifying and Connecting Words
Chapter 12 - Prepositions
Class 13
Thursday
Continue Descripive Writing - How do I write when I wish to describe a person,
place, an event, an object, or an idea?
Daily Grammar Review
First rough draft of descriptive essay due for in class peer review.
Business English -Complete Unit 4 - Modifying and Connecting Words
Chapter 13 - Conjunctions
Introduction to Research Writing - How do I write when I wish to inform or
persuade my audience? How do I write when I wish to interpret meaning in
Class
literature, art or a scientific study?Daily Grammar ReviewIn class writing 14Tuesday
brainstorming topics for the research paper.Second rough draft of descriptive
essay due for in class peer review.Business English -Begin Unit 5 - Punctuating
SentencesChapter 14 - CommasReading Assignment: to be distributed in class.
Week 8
11/17
Week 9
11/24
Class 15
Thursday
Continue with Research Writing - How do I write when I wish to inform or
persuade my audience? How do I write when I wish to interpret meaning in
literature, art or a scientific study?
Daily Grammar Review
In class writing - continue with research paper writing.
Final draft of descriptive essay due (beginning of class).
Business English -Continue with Unit 5 - Punctuating Sentences
Chapter 15 - Semicolons and Colons
Class 16
Tuesday
Continue with Research Writing - How do I write when I wish to inform or
persuade my audience? How do I write when I wish to interpret meaning in
literature, art or a scientific study?
Daily Grammar Review
In class writing - continue with research paper writing.
Business English -Complete Unit 5 - Punctuating Sentences
Chapter 16 - Other Punctuation
No Classes
11/26
Thanksgiving Holiday
Class 17
Tuesday
Continue with Research Writing - How do I write when I wish to inform or
persuade my audience? How do I write when I wish to interpret meaning in
literature, art or a scientific study?
Daily Grammar Review
In class writing - continue with research paper writing.
Business English -Begin Unit 6 - Writing With Style
Chapter 17 - Capitalization
Week 10
12/1
Class 18
Thursday
Week 11
12/8
Week 12
12/15
Class 19
Tuesday
Class 20
Thursday
Class 21 Tuesday
Final
Exams
Continue with Research Writing - How do I write when I wish to inform or
persuade my audience? How do I write when I wish to interpret meaning in
literature, art or a scientific study?
Daily Grammar Review
In class writing - continue with research paper writing.
Business English -Begin Unit 6 - Writing With Style
Chapter 18 - Numbers
Continue with Research Writing - How do I write when I wish to inform or
persuade my audience? How do I write when I wish to interpret meaning in
literature, art or a scientific study?Daily Grammar ReviewIn class writing continue with research paper writing.Discuss the research presentations.
Research Presentations
Research Presentations