FALL 2014: ENGLISH 100C, Introduction to College Writing
Dr. Anne Heintzman, Instructor
Sections 782 (3 credits) Web-Based Dual-Credit
Office: 180C; Office phone: 745-2966
Office Hours Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30-12:30 and 1:45-2:30 p.m. Additional hours available by
appointment or chance. I am often on campus 5 days/week and keep my schedule on my office door.
Email: anne.heintzman@wku.edu Google Hangout: alheintzal@gmail.com (email and chat are best ways to
contact)
Online hours: Wednesday and Sunday evenings 8:00-9:30.
Be aware of administrative deadlines and check the academic calendar:
http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/Registrar/acad_calendar.htm
COURSE POLICIES
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Emphasizes writing for a variety of rhetorical situations with attention to voice, audience, and purpose. Provides
practice in development, organization, revision, and editing. Introduces research skills. Students who have
unsuccessfully attempted English 100 (earned grade of W, F, or FN) may not retake English 100 as a WEB
section except under extraordinary circumstances, and then only with the written permission of the Director of
Composition.
COURSE OVERVIEW AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
A 3-credit-hour course in effective college-level writing. Emphasizes writing for a variety of rhetorical situations
with attention to voice, audience and purpose. Provides practice in development, organization, revision and
editing. Introduces research skills. English 100C fulfills the A.1. (Organization and Communication of Ideas)
general education requirement at WKU. The course will help the student in the following areas: critical and
logical thinking; proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking.
By the end of English 100, students should be able to:
· Identify, analyze, and evaluate statements, assumptions and conclusions representing diverse points of
view; and construct informed, sustained, and ethical arguments in response.
· Write short formal essays that include expository, evaluative, and basic argumentative language and
structures.
· Make choices of voice, tone, format, structure and usage based on an analysis of audience and
rhetorical situation.
· Articulate a basic understanding of their own writing processes and employ those processes to produce
text.
· Work in a collaborative setting both with their own texts and with those of other students.
· Be able to read basic college-level non-fiction and to comment critically on its meaning and structure.
· Use library and other online databases to identify, locate, and obtain research/scholarship that is
appropriate for use in general academic writing.
· Produce generally error-free prose that is appropriate for a general academic audience.
· Summarize, paraphrase, and quote meaningfully and correctly from appropriate research.
· Utilize in-text documentation consistently according to a recognized documentation style (MLA, APA,
for example).
· Write a correctly-formatted list of references cited in research-based writing (according to
documentation style used in the class—MLA Works Cited page or APA References page, for example)
Prerequisite: Minimum score of 18 on English section of ACT, above 50% on the Accuplacer exam, or
successful completion of DENG 055C (the developmental course). (ENGL100C-E is an enhanced course for
students with an ACT score of 16/17.) Students with an ACT score of 29 or above are exempt from taking ENGL
100C and will be notified of this option by the office of admissions. If your scores do not match these
requirements, please see the instructor immediately after class.
WITHDRAWAL POLICY: To withdraw from the class, the student should initiate an official withdrawal in the
registrar's office; non-attendance, signified by failure to participated in the class, does NOT constitute official
withdrawal--instead, you receive an "F" on your transcripts--the permanent record of your educational journey.
Check the syllabus for withdrawal deadlines.
NO TEXTS REQUIRED; RELIABLE INTERNET ACCESS IS ESSENTIAL, along with the following:
 Flash drive or other means of storing digital versions of the essays and other written material you
generate (always, always keep a backup of everything you turn in!)
 A valid, working WKU email address that you check often (everyday)
 Regular internet access (this course is fully online)
 Access to a computer with a word processing program (either Microsoft Word or something compatible
such as the free openoffice.org office suite)
WRITING ASSISTANCE:
The Alice Rowe Learning Assistance Center (LAC) is located in 234C, open during Monday - Thursday: 7:45 am 6:00 pm; Friday: 7:45 am - 2:00 pm., and on limited Saturdays 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on the following specific
dates: February 1, 8, and 15; March 1 and 22; April 5. 12, 19 and 26; May 10. It is closed on Sundays.
Tutoring available for Math 055/096/109/116, English 050/055/100/200, Chemistry 109, and Computer
Applications. Website: http://www.wku.edu/academicsupport/lac.php
Writing Center: The Writing Center has locations in Cherry Hall 123 and in the Commons at Cravens Library on
the Bowling Green campus. The Glasgow Writing Center is located in room 231 on the Glasgow campus. The
Writing Center also offers online consultations for students who live at a distance or who cannot visit during our
operating hours. Our writing tutors have been trained to provide helpful feedback to students at all phases of a
writing project: they can help you brainstorm ideas, structure your essay, clarify your purpose, strengthen your
support, and edit for clarity and correctness. But they will not revise or edit the paper for you. See instructions
on the website (www.wku.edu/writingcenter) for making online or face-to-face appointments. Or call (270) 7455719 during our operating hours (also listed on our website) for help scheduling an appointment. More
information about the Glasgow Writing Center hours can be found at the website:
http://www.wku.edu/glasgow/writingcenter.php . For online help from the Writing Center, follow this link and
allow plenty of time (72 hours or more): http://acadmedia.wku.edu/writingcenter/online_writing_center.php.
Good advice and helpful videos, handouts and tips for writing with research and revising are available here:
http://www.wku.edu/writingcenter/resources_thesis_writers.php
DISABILITIES MODIFICATION STATEMENT:
Students with disabilities who require accommodations (academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids or services)
for this course must contact the Office for Student Disability Services, Downing University Center, Room A200.
The OFSDS telephone number is 270-745-5004 V/TDD. Per university policy, please DO NOT request
accommodations directly from the professor or instructor without a letter of accommodation from the Office for
Student Disability Services.
BLACKBOARD, EMAIL ACCOUNT & INTERNET ACCESS
You will need to have your university email account, Blackboard and internet access available to participate in
this class. The class will require – and help to develop – basic familiarity with Blackboard, email, electronic
library research, and the internet. You must locate a consistent and reliable mode of access to the network
(campus labs, library or home) to succeed in this class. You must become familiar with WKU’s email and
Blackboard (the class website), attaching files within Blackboard, as well as pasting text responses/critiques to
readings and/or your classmates’ work. Blackboard is a secure website used campus-wide to facilitate
discussion and distribution of course materials. We will use it for ALL class activities:
https://blackboard.wku.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp Access to this site has two parts: NetID and
Password, the same that gets you onto Topnet. There are help links on the log in page if you have trouble and
a browser check to see if your computer setup is compatible with the Blackboard system. For technical
problems and questions, contact the IT Helpdesk: (270) 745-7000 or http://www.wku.edu/it/helpdesk/ If any
of these requirements cause you particular difficulty, please contact me within the first week of
class.
RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS WITH YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARIAN
At WKU Libraries, your Personal Librarians are always ready to help! We have librarians for every program on
campus, plus Special Collection librarians and archivists. Our goal is to save you time and help you be successful
on term papers and research projects by showing you what you need to know to get started and be successful.
Start your research by scheduling an appointment with your Personal Librarian. Find them at
http://www.wku.edu/library/dlps/subj_lib_subject.php, call Helm-Cravens Reference at270-745-6125, or
email web.reference@wku.edu.
CONNECTING TO THE LIBRARY DATABASES
To complete this class successfully, and to gain the skills needed for future research, you will need to connect to
WKU’s library databases. You will need your NetID, password, and an Internet connection. The library
purchases databases at considerable expense to give WKU students and faculty access to research and
information not readily available outside of the university. Do not think that you can simply find some stuff on
the Internet and skip using the databases. Google searches are valuable in their own way, but your university
purchases otherwise-unavailable resources for you. Access to most valuable, full-text resources occurs through
these databases. Sometimes high schools have their own database access to Ebscohost that blocks WKU’s
access. If you have difficulty using Ebscohost at your high school, contact the instructor to work out
alternatives.
COMMUNICATION WITH THE INSTRUCTOR
Talk to me during office hours, if you can. Use my email or Blackboard contact to set up meetings outside of
office hours as well as minor logistical or academic considerations. Contact me through Google Hangouts
(alheintzal@gmail.com) or through anne.heintzman@wku.edu. Always include the course number in the
subject line of non-Blackboard emails. You can expect a reply within 24 hours, except on some weekends.
If you email your contact information, I will call you at your request. I will make every effort to accommodate
your needs this semester and give you all the help and direction I possibly can in order for you to do well and
meet the goals of this course. I cannot help if I do not know you need help. WKU has many forms of
assistance available, and if you ask for help, you will get it with a little persistence on your part. Most
important: Ask for help early and often.
PARTICIPATION
Regular and active participation several times each week throughout the semester is crucial to this class.
Students who miss due dates for assignments and/or critiques risk failing the class. The class is based on weekto-week progress just like any classroom. Due dates are firm. Falling behind creates a severe disadvantage for
you and your classmates, since part of the effectiveness of writing is based on peer critique. Few students
who fall behind pass the class. If your schedule presents a special difficulty to your participation in this class,
contact me very early in the semester. Note that those who do NOT participate in peer critiques will NOT pass
this class. Critiques are integral to the process of writing and are a major portion of the points assigned in this
class.
RESPECT/BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS
The nature of writing in this class encourages open discussion and honest, careful criticisms/critiques of each
other’s ideas and writing. Because of this, Blackboard exchanges between students, and between students and
the instructor, must be respectful of different genders, beliefs and backgrounds. Ideas are to be explored freely
in this classroom environment, and as with all university-level work, participants must be well aware of the
difference between sharing and even challenging ideas, and personal, individual space. Every person in this
class is guaranteed the intellectual and emotional safe space required to learn. If you have questions
or concerns about this policy, if you become offended, or worried about any type of communication, please
contact me. Do expect to be challenged in this class in your thoughts, behaviors, and emotions.
PLAGIARISM
Universities define plagiarism as "representing the words or ideas of someone else as one's own in any academic
exercise." Thus, all writing you do for this course must be your own and must be exclusively for this course,
unless the instructor stipulates differently. Please pay special attention to the quotes, paraphrases, and
documentation practices you use in your papers. If you have any questions about plagiarism, please ask your
instructor. If you plagiarize, accidentally or on purpose, your instructor reserves the right to grant you a failure
for the assignment or for the course and your case will be reported to administration to determine whether you
are allowed to stay in this school. For additional information concerning plagiarism, please ask, consult university
documents, and/or consult an official tutor. You must complete the plagiarism/ certificate to pass this
class. See the schedule for website and timeline.
TECHNICAL PREREQUISITES FOR ASSIGNMENTS
Each assignment will have specific requirements and grading criteria. All assignments have your name, date,
assignment title and word count (if any required). Document design must use a common font, such as Times
Roman, Tahoma, or Century, in either 11 or 12 point (no larger, no smaller). Your texts should have ragged
right margins using the “left justify” tool, as in this syllabus. Do not use “full,” “right,” or “block” justification.
Page margins should be generally 1” all around. Number your pages whenever there are more than two.
Name, date, assignment title and any word count MUST be included in ALL drafts. Note that this heading
requirement is different from APA style. Any specific style is simply a style and is not the only way to format a
paper. You must craft your paper’s format and language in response to the setting, not pre-conceived notions of
correctness. The final paper turned in through the Dropbox must conform to full APA style and include a cover
page, abstract, essay and references page. Specific requirements are noted for each assignments. Citations
should always be in APA style. Citations must be accurate and precise. See the online writer's handbook for
help: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/ All final assignments that are submitted to the Dropbox
must be in an acceptable format: .doc, .docx, .odt, or .rtf. WKU now provides free access to Microsoft Office
365 ProPlus for as long as you are a student of WKU (and no longer). See instructions here:
https://wku.edu/it/sms/microsoft_sa.php Alternatively, a good, free word processing program, without
requirement of being a student, and is compatible with Microsoft Office, is openoffice.org. Apache’s Openoffice
is open source code free office-type program available to everyone. You can find it here:
https://www.openoffice.org/ Contact the instructor for assistance, if needed.
GRADING POINT BREAKDOWN
Please be aware that in order to successfully complete this course, you must submit all major
assignments for a grade. Specific assignment details are provided in class. Below is a detailed list
of assignments and broad descriptions.
Introduction and Readings 100 pts (10%)
Critiques and Discussions 150 pts (15%)
Conference (Week 5) 25 pts (2.5%)
Literacy Narrative 100 pts (10%)
Research Proposal 100 pts (10%)
Plagiarism Text and Source Summaries 1-4 80 pts (8%)
Annotated Bibliography 20 pts (2%)
Initial Findings 50 pts (5%)
Draft and Critique of Final Project 50 pts (5%)
Final Project 200 pts (20%)
Presentation of Final Project 100 pts (10%)
Total Points Possible: 1000 pts (100%)
How Course Grade is Determined: (Specific assignment details are provided within the
appropriate week. Below are only broad descriptions. )
Introduction/Participation/Critique/Discussions/Conference (30%): Throughout the course, you will be expected
to be present at each class meeting, be prepared with appropriate materials, have read the assigned readings
and participate verbally. Additionally, at various stages of the course, you will be expected to comment on the
writing of your peers to help them improve their projects, both in concept and in technical execution. Such
practice improves your ability to revise your own work as well as assists your classmates. Thoughtful critiques
are required for full participation. Explanations and criteria will be provided later in the course. You must
participate in the Week 5 conference activities.
Literacy Narrative (10%): Explain your own social, ethical and/or environmental history. What is your
background in a larger setting of your cultural literacy? What events in your life stand out in your memory?
Think of this essay as laying the groundwork for understanding your life on a deeper level as you bring your
experiences to the university. Word count: 650-850
Research Proposal (10%): Before you can get going with any project, you will be expected to articulate your
research plan--that is, what you want to know, why is it important, how you will get the information you need,
who you can talk to about it, and how your research project--as proposed—will be useful to others in ethical,
social or environmental ways. Word count: 500-750
Source Work and Initial Findings (15%): Through multiple assignments, you will cite and summarize four
sources (book, journal article, magazine and website) and two interviews. Your goal is to gather, summarize
and understand all your sources as you write your final project and produce those sources in a single document.
A second closely-related set of assignments will ask you to consider what the research means – what is
interesting and important about it? Much of these assignments will eventually become part of your final project
and they are part of the necessary work of writing.
Final Project (25%): You will be working toward this final "research" paper throughout the term. Everything you
read, write, collect, discuss, analyze, report, and reflect on will build up to this project. You will organize what
you have gathered from your research in an essay that has potential to be presented to a much larger audience.
This essay has no specific word count, and will be reflective only of the work you have done. A minimum of 4
sources must be included in this final essay, including 1 academic article and 1 required interview.
The academic article and interview must be central to the argument.
Presentation of Final Project (10%): The final presentation will allow you an opportunity to show off your
projects and talk about the work you’ve been doing all semester. Your presentation can take many forms, and
we will talk about that in more detail later. Your final presentation will consist of a summary one-page handout,
and formal, visual arrangement of your final project in class on a specified day in a form that displays crucial
pertinent information of your project. The presentation will serve as a visual representation of your findings and
will serve as the final exam for this course.
EXTRA CREDIT (to be posted in the Extra Credit Discussion on Blackboard)
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Speeches or events that are WKU or school-sponsored and appropriate to class: attendance with proof,
10 pts. Response paragraph, posted in Blackboard Discussions, 5 pts for no less than 100 words.
(multiple speeches/events possible, up to 50 points). Qualifying events must have a social equality,
multicultural, environmental or similar theme and the response paragraph must explain what it is that
qualified the event as social, ethical or environmentally significant. Submit response paragraphs to the
Extra Credit discussion on Blackboard.
Summarize your experience at political rallies, events, or major speeches, such as State of the Union
addresses by the President or something similar. Submit a response paragraph to the Extra Credit
discussion on Blackboard.
Summarize a movie that is social, ethical or environmentally significant. The summary must be a
minimum of 100 words and focus mainly on the social, ethical or environmental point of the film. It
must also contain what you might call spoilers and include information about the film not readily
available in summaries on the internet. Check with me for a list of movies, or suggest one to add to the
list. Some titles include 12 Years a Slave, The Butler, Django, Radio, Hotel Rwanda, Michael Moore's
films, and similar films. Submit summaries to the Extra Credit discussion on Blackboard.
Take an assignment to a tutor, such as a teacher in your school or other learning center, for an
additional one-time extra credit opportunity for a possible 25 points. 10 points are based on
submitting to me a scanned copy of your assignment that is signed and dated by the teacher or tutor
and shows marks or comments dated before that assignment was due. An additional 15 points is based
on your assessment of the tutor session. What went well? What was helpful/What was not? What
could be improved? Type your assessment and include it with the submission of the form and
assignment. Assessment must be a minimum of 250 words and must include a minimum of one positive
and one negative comment. Attach files of scanned documents to the Extra Credit discussion on
Blackboard.
CRITIQUE AND LATE ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS
Students who turn in late ungraded drafts of an assignment lose the benefit of class workshopping of that paper.
Without peer critique, revision is less effective because you lack audience response; therefore, your final grade
will suffer. To discourage late draft submissions, any paper that misses peer critiques will have the final grade for
that paper reduced by 10%. NOTE: No final assignment will be accepted under any circumstance
without a previous draft and at least an instructor critique. Because part of the functionality of the class
is dependent on peer critiques, students who fail to critique other's papers will not pass this class. Missing
occasional critiques, or submitting late ones, will significantly lower your participation grade. Participation is a
large percentage of your grade. Finally, students who turn in a late final assignment without a proper excuse are
graded one-level lower for each day that it is late. For example, if your grade on an assignment is "B+" and you
turn the assignment in three days late, your grade will be lowered to a "C+". No final assignment will be
accepted without a previous draft and critique. Final grades are based on the following scale of 1000 pts:
A: 1000-900
B: 899-800 C: 799-700 D: 699-600 F: 599 and below
GRADING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES
This class holds your writing to high standards. Because the grading is rigorous, I want to be sure that it is fair,
and that you have a rich set of opportunities to learn and excel in this course.
Working Drafts
Working drafts are worth points, but are not letter graded. All assignments must be drafted first, then revised,
because that is the way of all good writers from beginners to professionals. Take advantage of workshop
discussions by submitting thoughtful, substantive revisions on a regular basis, by keeping an open mind during
discussions, and by asking for clarification from your instructor or classmates on any suggestions that remain
confusing. You are always welcome to ask your instructor for additional help outside of class, or to visit the LAC
for additional consultations.
General Grading Standards
Grades are based on the evidence provided by the final version of the essay that you submitted. The classroom
workshop in which your drafts are discussed encourages you to improve your work, and provides you with the
tools to do so, but grades on the final papers are not assigned based on effort, progress, or time spent on the
task.
A Exceptionally thorough, imaginative, thoughtful work; all assignments complete
B Good work, above and beyond satisfying the basic requirements; all assignments complete
C Acceptable work; meets basic requirements; all assignments complete
D Low quality work, little effort at revision, all assignments complete
F Poor quality work, little to no effort at revision, incomplete assignments
SCHEDULE
Learning Objectives (set by WKU)
By the end of English 100, students should be able to:
1. Identify, analyze, and evaluate statements, assumptions and conclusions representing diverse points of view;
and construct informed, sustained, and ethical arguments in response.
2. Write short formal essays that include expository, evaluative, and basic argumentative language and
structures.
3. Make choices of voice, tone, format, structure and usage based on an analysis of audience and rhetorical
situation.
4. Articulate a basic understanding of their own writing processes and employ those processes to produce text.
5. Work in a collaborative setting both with their own texts and with those of other students.
6. Be able to read basic college-level non-fiction and to comment critically on its meaning and structure.
7. Use library and other online databases to identify, locate, and obtain research/scholarship that is appropriate
for use in general academic writing.
8. Produce generally error-free prose that is appropriate for a general academic audience.
9. Summarize, paraphrase, and quote meaningfully and correctly from appropriate research.
10. Utilize in-text documentation consistently according to a recognized documentation style (MLA, APA, for
example).
11. Write a correctly-formatted list of references cited in research-based writing (according to documentation
style used in the class—MLA Works Cited page or APA References page, for example)
The following daily schedule is subject to change and you will be informed of any changes as soon as they are
discovered. Changes will be announced and updated information posted on Blackboard.
Weeks begin on Monday and end on Friday – though it is often necessary to complete work on weekends. That
is the nature of a college education. Weekends are rarely excluded by design.
All assignments must be typed, saved and accessible for revision. Use your computer, WKU’s
Topnet Mystuff or Bb storage space, or a USB drive. You may not complete this course using only a
smart phone or an iPad. I suggest you don’t even try … There are NO EXCEPTIONS to the
assignments that require an attached file in a Word-compatible format. The ability to attach and
share files is a basic component of academic work.
THE SCHEDULE BELOW IS ONLY ROUGHED IN AND MAY BE REVISED
Week One: 8/25/14-8/29/14: Introduction
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Read/Become familiar with Syllabus, Course Schedule and Week 1's assignment details.
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Read Introductory Lecture
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Read Writer's Handbook: Read intro chapter(s) regarding the writing process:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/587/01/ [To follow links in Blackboard, right click
and select "open in new tab."]
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Read Writer's Handbook: Read all materials regarding plagiarism:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/ [right click and select "open in new tab."]
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Participate in introductory discussion by Tuesday midnight (be sure to read the instructor's discussion
posting before composing your own response under Discussions) (the reference to “midnight”
throughout this course means 11:59 p.m. on the day named.)
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Participate in the Scavenger Hunt Discussion by Thursday midnight (be sure to read the instructions
in Week 1 before completing this discussion)
September 1
Classes dismissed for Labor Day.
September 2
Last day to register for a full-time course load (12 or more hours for undergraduates and 9
or more for graduates).
September 2
Full semester classes: last day to add a class. Last day to drop a class without a grade.
Last day to change a class from audit to credit. Last day to receive 100% refund for a
class. (Refer to Tuition and Fee Refund Policy)
September 2
Tuition and fees deadline for students who registered August 4-17.
September 3
Full semester classes: $50 Schedule Change Fee begins.
Week Two: 9/2/14-9/5/14: Reading Discussions; Literacy Narrative Instructions
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Read Malcolm X “Learning to Read” article (download .pdf file).
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Participate in Blackboard Discussion of Malcolm X “Learning to Read.” First posting due on Tuesday by
midnight; second and third postings due Thursday by midnight.
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Read/Watch: “The Danger of a Single Story” http://blog.ted.com/2009/10/07/the_danger_of_a/
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Participate in Blackboard Discussion on “The Danger of a Single Story.” First posting due on Thursday
by midnight; second and third postings due Monday of Week 3 (9/8) by midnight.
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Read Literacy Narrative Assignment (see .html file in Week 2)
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Read: Writing a Literacy Narrative (other items are on this webpage – read only the Literacy Narrative
section for this week:
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/write/fieldguide/writing_guides.asp#06
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Begin work on draft Literacy Narrative assignment (due in Week 3). See assignment for details.
September 8
Full semester classes: last day to receive 50% refund
Week Three: 9/8/14 – 9/12/14: Literacy Narrative Draft and Critiques
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Be sure that you completed both discussions begun in Week 2. “The Danger of a Single Story”
Discussion must be completed no later than Monday midnight. Late postings after Monday will not earn
any points.
Paste text of Literacy Narrative draft in Blackboard Discussion by Tuesday midnight (do not attach a file
– paste text only)
Read Critique and Commentary Lecture
Critique the four peer postings immediately after (in time) your own by Thursday midnight. Follow
Critique Instructions.
September 15
Full semester classes: last day to receive any refund for the 2014 fall semester.
Week Four: 9/15/14 - 9/19/14: Final Narrative; Research Ideas Discussion
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Read Literacy Narrative Specific Points for Revision
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Find an image of at least one visual item that could represent some part of your literacy narrative topic.
Include your choice with your final narrative submission.
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Final Literacy Narrative (See Assignment for details) due Tuesday by midnight; Submit assignment for
grading on Blackboard by clicking on Final Assignments and selecting the correct heading. Attach a file
in an approved file format (.odt, .doc, .docx, or .rtf.) (10% of your course grade)
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Read Overview of Semester Project.
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Read Research Proposal Assignment and review graded samples
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Begin Research Ideas Discussion on Blackboard by Friday midnight; complete two additional responses
by Monday midnight of Week 5 (9/22); See Instructions below and Blackboard Discussions for more
detail.
Helpful Links for Writing and Revising: [remember that to follow links in Blackboard, right click
and select "open in new tab."]
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Read Writer's Handbook Reading: Appropriate language
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/608/01/
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Read Writer's Handbook Grammar Pages: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/5/
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Read Writer's Handbook reading: Concise Writing http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/635/1/
September 23
Deadline to receive balance of registration fees, including late payment fees.
Week Five: 9/22/14 - 9/26/14: Individual Conferences
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Finish Research Ideas Discussion begun on Blackboard last Friday; complete two additional responses
by Monday midnight; See Instructions and Blackboard Discussions for more detail.
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Paste draft Research Proposal Assignment in Discussions no later than Thursday midnight.
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Send an email to the instructor that answers specific questions (below) no later than Friday
midnight.
1. What has troubled you the most so far in this class?
2. What is your greatest concern with going forward and doing well?
3. What has worked well for you in this class?
4. Any suggestions? Comments? Needs?
Week Six: 9/29/14 – 10/1/14: Research Proposal Draft
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Critique the four peer postings of the Research Proposal Assignment draft immediately after (in time)
your own by Monday midnight. Follow Critique Instructions. (Review the detailed critique instructions
given earlier in the course, if needed.)
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Submit Final Research Proposal (see Assignment for details) by Wednesday midnight;
Submit assignment for grading by clicking on Final Assignments in Blackboard and
selecting the correct heading. Attach a file in an approved file format (.odt, .doc, .docx,
.html or .rtf.) (15% of your course grade)
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ENJOY YOUR FALL BREAK (Oct. 2-3, 2014)
During Fall Break, it may be a good idea to …
1. Begin gathering research, based on your Research Proposal. During the next two-three weeks, you must
interview two people, visit relevant locations! Take notes! You must also complete text-based research
and summaries of interviews, which requires that you have already interviewed people and visited at
least one physical location!
2.
Complete the reading for interviews (read before conducting ANY interviews):
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/708/01/
Oct. 2-3
Fall Break. No classes.
October 6
Priority registration for 2015 winter term begins.
Week Seven: 10/6/14 - 10/10/14: Begin Source Assignments

Watch/Read APA Style Tutorial and complete Quiz
http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx (click on "begin the tutorial").
Complete quiz by scoring at least 9 out of 10. Paste the Quiz text into your word processor, answer the
questions based on the tutorial, then place your name and date at the top, save the file, then submit
the file to Blackboard Final Assignments. REQUIRED, not optional, before beginning Source
Assignments 1-6.

Read Research and Evidence: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/02/

Read and Complete all 6 Source Assignments according to the schedule that follows (details of each
assignment posted under Blackboard Content)

Complete for Source Assignments 1-2 by Thursday midnight (see specific Source Assignments for
details)
Keep working on Source Summaries Assignments steadily. Try to work ahead of the
schedule. If you fall behind, or get stuck, please contact me quickly so that I can help
resolve your research challenges: Find sources, cite and summarize; complete interviews
and summaries.
Oct 15
Full semester classes: Last day to drop a class with a W. Last day to change
a class from credit to audit.
Oct 16
Second bi-term classes begin.
Week Eight: 10/13/14 – 10/17/14: Source Assignments 3-4

Reading for this week: Reporting Information:
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/write/fieldguide/writing_guides.asp#08

Resource: Complete Source Summaries Assignments 3 and 4 no later than Friday midnight. Note that
Source Assignment 3 may take more time than you think, and Source Assignment 4 requires that you
have conducted interviews. Budget your time accordingly!
Helpful Links: Purdue OWL APA citation style: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ You will
need these APA style pages frequently in this class and any other time you need to cite sources accurately using
APA style.
Week Nine: 10/20/14 – 10/24/14: Finish Source Assignments
 Reading: Annotated Bibliography https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/1/

Submit Source Assignment 5 (Final Annotated Bibliography) by pasting text into Discussions by
Tuesday midnight.

Read and Complete Source Assignment 6 (Initial Findings) by Thursday midnight (paste text into
Discussions).
Before the deadline of Friday (10/24), you should …
1. Have completed Source Assignments 1-6
2. Have read “Arguing a Position”
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/write/fieldguide/writing_guides.asp#09
Now …

Prepare for writing: Organize your notes, research and materials and begin writing the Research
Project.

READ RESEARCH PAPER ASSIGNMENT. YOU SHOULD BE WORKING ON YOUR DRAFT RESEARCH
PAPER THIS WEEK BECAUSE AN INITIAL DRAFT IS DUE NEXT WEEK
This week is the absolute deadline for finishing your research. Continue to conduct and summarize
additional interviews, make observations and do other site work according to the needs of your
own Research Project.
Oct 27
Full semester classes: 60% point of the fall semester. Be sure to attend beyond
this point. Federal financial aid rules apply. No instructor can prevent you from
attending a class you are enrolled in and have paid for, regardless of your grade. See
instructor or an advisor for details.
Week Ten: 10/27/14 – 10/31/14: Rough Draft Writing
 What comes next?

Read Final Project Assignment. At this stage, pay particular attention to last week's reading: Arguing a
Position” http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/write/fieldguide/writing_guides.asp#09 where it
directs you to qualify your thesis and come up with good reasons and support.

Paste introduction and thesis portion of Research Essay in Blackboard Discussions no later than
Thursday midnight.
Nov. 3
Priority registration for 2014 spring semester begins.
FROM HERE FORWARD, YOU SHOULD CONSISTENTLY WORK ON IMPROVING AND WRITING
DETAIL INTO YOUR RESEARCH PAPER.
Week Eleven: 11/3/14 – 11/7/14: Adding Detail

Critique the four peer postings (Introduction/Thesis from Week 10) immediately after (in time) your own
no later than Tuesday midnight. Follow Critique Instructions.

Read the Source Paragraph Assignment and follow the instructions there. Paste in Blackboard
Discussions no later than Friday midnight. Cite the source material properly and fully, according to APA
style requirements. (All projects must, in the end, have at least one interview and at least one
academic article used and cited as central to the argument. A minimum of two other sources must be
used and cited as well. A good paper will exceed the minimum. Minimums are C papers, even if done
well. C is passing only. Aim higher.) There is no critique of this assignment. Instructor review only.

Read Writing Good Conclusions handout
November 14
Last day students may remove an incomplete from the 2014 spring or summer term.
Week Twelve: 11/10/14 – 11/14/14: Full Draft

Paste text of full length draft Research Essay in Blackboard Discussions by Tuesday midnight. Be sure
to have used and properly cited source material from at least four different sources (including at least
one interview and at least one academic article)

Critique the four peer postings immediately after (in time) your own no later than Friday midnight.
Follow Critique Instructions. (Review the detailed critique instructions given earlier in the course, if
needed.) This is the LAST critique and it is worth 50 points (draft 10, each of 4 critiques 10).

Read Presentation of Project assignment
Keep working on your project! Class ends soon!
Week Thirteen: 11/17/14 – 11/21/14: Presentations
 Create Powerpoint (or free alternative using whatever technology you wish) presentation of the
components of your work no later than Friday midnight. Submit file or URL (or other access to the
presentation) on Blackboard Discussions for all to see. The presentation must include specific written
items, in addition to a visual representation of the research. Read instructions carefully.
THANKSGIVING WEEK: NO ADDED ASSIGNMENTS
Week Fourteen: 11/24/14 – 11/25/14: No added assignments; work on research essay!
EXTRA CREDIT: You may earn up to 10 points for each evaluation of presentations. Limit 50 points. Critiques
are optional and must be completed by Tuesday, 12/2, by midnight. See instructions in the appropriate
discussion topic.
Dec. 5
Roster freeze date (No late adds or withdrawals for extenuating circumstances will be
processed after this date.)
Week Fourteen: 12/1/14 – 12/5/14: Turn in Final Research Essay!

Submit Final Research Essay (see Assignment for details) no later than Thursday midnight; Submit
assignment for grading by submitting one single file through the Final Assignments dropbox in
Blackboard. See below. Attach a file in an approved file format (.odt, .doc, .docx, .html or .rtf.) (20%
of your course grade)
Class ends 12/5/14. Any and all missing assignments must have been turned in.
There is no additional final exam for this course.
WKU Final Examinations Monday – Friday Dec. 8-12
Commencement
Saturday, Dec. 13
Final Grades Due
Tuesday, Dec 16 (noon)