Instructor: Ken Hammond
Email:
kenneth.hammond@hccs.edu
Course:
ENGL0300
Room Number: Alief B125
Days/Time: MW 10 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Office Hours: by appointment
CRN: 24398
Phone: 713-718-6366
ENGLISH 0300 SYLLABUS AND CALENDAR
TEXTBOOKS: The Writer’s World: Paragraphs and Essays (WW) 2nd Edition
Lynne Gaetz and Suneeti Phadke
Software: My Writing Lab
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the time students have completed English
0300, they will be able to:
1. Write sentences that demonstrate proper use of grammar and mechanics.
2. Read analytically.
3. Write in response to reading.
4. Develop a thesis and use supporting paragraphs to strengthen and support
the thesis.
5. Write a variety of paragraphs including introductory, supporting, and
concluding paragraphs.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: 3 Essays (10% each)
Collaborative Writing Project
Lab (My Writing Lab - MWL)
Journals
Class Work and Participation
Final Essay (In class)
Final Exam (Objective)
IMPORTANT DATES:
February 15th
March 15th – 20th
April 2nd – 4th
April 15th
May 10th – 16th
May 21st
30%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
10%
President’s Day Holiday
Spring Break
Easter Holidays
Last day for students to withdraw with a “W”
Final Exam Week
Grades Available to students online
COURSE CONTENT: The instructor will make specific page assignments and dates for
assignments. The instructor may make additional assignments and/or changes in
assignments during the semester.
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Week One: 01/20:
Diagnostic essays; Introduction to Course
The Writing Process: Chapters 1, 2 and 3
Week Two: 01/25-27:
Writing Process; reading and writing strategies and key terms; Purpose and audience;
Methods of content development; Writing the Essay: Chapter 13
Illustration Pattern of Development Chapter 4, Chapter 14 Pages 205-209, and Reading
Selection #18 Pages 594-595
Terms to know: Purpose, audience, the writing process, pre-writing, thesis, topic
sentence, paragraph, essay, pattern of development (rhetorical mode), transitions,
introduction, conclusion, and illustrative (exemplification) pattern of development
Practice Exercises: Chapter 1- Practice 1, Chapter 2 – Practice 1, Practice 7,
Chapter 3 – Practice 5, Chapter 4 – Practice 1
MWL: Diagnostic Pre-Tests (Sentence Grammar, Punctuation and Mechanics,
Usage and Style and Basic Grammar); The Writing Process; The Essay (Writing the
Essay, Essay Patterns (The Narrative, Descriptive, Comparison and Contrast and
Argument Essay) and Paragraph Patterns( Illustration, Narration, Description,
Comparison and Contrast and Argument)
Week Three: 02/1-3:
Discuss Illustration essays; Reading Quiz; Reading journal (Illustration) in class
Begin Essay One with essay assignment, topic (Pages 68 #1, 2 or 3; P. 209 #2, 6, 9 or
10; or 596 # 1 or 2) and inventions; Topic and pre-writing due for Essay One
Parts of Speech: Pages 398-404, 436-451, 603
Terms to know: Parts of speech
Practice Exercises: Page 401- Practice 2, Page 404 – Practice 4, Page 439- Practice 2,
Page 440 – Practice 3
MWL: The Editing Handbook- Section 5: More Parts of Speech; The Editing
Handbook- Section 6: Modifiers
Week Four: 02/8-10:
Discuss Parts of Speech
Reading journal (Illustration)
Rough Draft Essay One Due
Narration/description essays Chapters 5 and 6, Chapter 14 Pages 210-218, and Reading
Selection #15 Pages 586-587
Graded Exercises Parts of Speech: Page 402 – Practice 3, Page 443- Practice 6,
Final Review – Page 450
Week Five: 02/15-17:
Discuss narration/description essays; Reading quiz;
Practice Exercise Page 75 – Practice 3
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Reading journal (Narrative/descriptive)
Sentence Types Chapters 16, 17, and 18, Page 604
Terms to know: The four grammatical sentence types, phrase and clause
MWL: The Editing Handbook-Section 1: Effective Sentences; Section 7: Word Use
and Spelling
Practice Exercises: Page 268-269 – Practice 2, Page 274 -Practice 6,
Page 280 -Practice1, Page 292- Practice 1
Essay One Due
Week Six: 02/22-24:
Discuss Sentence Types; Reading Journal (Narrative/descriptive)
Begin Essay two with essay assignment, topic (P.94 Writing Activity 1 #4 or 12; P.213
#1, 2, 3, 4, or 10; P 218 # 1, 7, 11, or 12; or P. 588 #1 or 2 and inventions (In class)
Week Seven: 03/1-3:
Graded Exercises Sentence Types: Pages 274-275 - Practice 7, Page 281- Practice 2,
Grammar Quiz – Parts of Speech and Sentence Types
Rough Draft Essay Two Due In Class
Week Eight: 03/8-10:
Essay Two In Class Due
Comparison/contrast essays Chapter 10 and Chapter 14 Pages 232-235, Reading
Selection #10 Pages 570-571;
Practice Exercise – Pages 142-143 – Practice2
Major Sentence Errors Chapter 20
Terms to know: The three major sentence errors- fragment, comma splice, run-on (fused)
Practice Exercises: Page 318 – Practice 1, Pages 319-320 – Practice 2,
Pages 320-321 – Practice 4, Pages 324-325 Practice 7
MWL: The Editing Handbook-Section 2: Common Sentence Errors;
Section 8: Punctuation and Mechanics
Week Nine: 03/22-24:
Discuss comparison/contrast essays; Reading journal; Reading Quiz
Discuss Major Sentence Errors
Graded Exercises Major Sentence Errors: Practice3, Page 322, Pages 323-324 –
Practice *6, Page 326 – Practice *8
Grammar Quiz – Major Sentence Errors
Subject Verb Agreement Chapter 25
Terms to know: Subject verb agreement, third person, and subject verb agreement rules
MWL: The Editing Handbook-Section 4: Verb Agreement and Consistency
Practice Exercises: Page 380 – Practice 2, Pages 381-382 – Practice 3, Pages 382-383 –
Practice 4
Week Ten: 03/29-31:
Discuss Subject Verb Agreement
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Begin Essay Three with assignment, topic (P.149 #3, 4, 5, or 11; P. 236 #2, 5 or 12; or
P. 572 # 2) and inventions;
Graded Exercises: Subject Verb Agreement Pages 390-391 – Final Review
Verb Tense: Chapters 22 and 23 and Pages 605-606
Terms to know: Irregular verb and participle verb form, irregular verbs in past tense,
present participle, and past participle form.
MWL: The Editing Handbook-Section 3: Problems with Verbs
Practice Exercises: Pages 345-346 – Practice 3, Page 356 – Practice 1, Page357 –
Practice 2, Pages 364-365 – Practice 8
Week Eleven: 04/5-7:
Rough Draft for Essay Three Due; Discuss Verb Tense
Read Chapter 12 AND Chapter 14 Pages 241-244; Discuss Collaborative Writing
Projects
Graded Exercises Verb Tense: Page 354 – Final Review, Page 366 – Final Review
Grammar Quiz – Subject Verb Agreement and Verb Tense
Pronoun Case, Antecedent Agreement, and Reference Chapter 28
Terms to know: Pronoun case (subjective, objective and possessive), pronoun agreement
and pronoun reference, the rule for the use of who and whom.
MWL: The Editing Handbook- Section 5: More Parts of Speech (Pronouns,
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, Pronouns- Vague Pronouns)
Practice Exercises: Pages 417-418 – Practice 1, Page 420 – Practice 2, Pages 424-425 –
Practice 5
Week Twelve: 04/12-14:
Discuss Pronoun Case, Antecedent Agreement, and Reference
Graded Exercises Pronouns: Page 427 –Practice 6, Pages 428-429 – Practice 7
Discuss CWP: Select groups and topics: Page 176 # 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, or 9; Page 245 #112; Page 565 #2
Topic and pre-writing due for CWP Due
Essay Three Due
Week Thirteen: 04/19-21:
Reading Journal - CWP
Rough Draft for CWP Due
Prepare for CWP Presentations
Grammar Quiz – Pronoun Case, Agreement and Reference
MWL: Post Diagnostic Post Tests
My Writing Lab Due
Week Fourteen: 04/26-28:
CWP DUE CWP Presentations
Discuss Final In Class Essay
Week Fifteen: 05/3-5:
Final In Class Essay
Review for Final
Week Sixteen: 05/10-12:
Final Exam Objective – Day:
Date:
Time:
NOTES
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Course Prerequisites and Placement: Students are responsible for registering for and
taking the correct courses to meet department, institutional, and state requirements. A
student who is taking developmental English, reading, or math to meet minimum
standards as set by the state government will be blocked from registering for certain
college-level courses based on a lack of prerequisites. Example: a student tries to
register for History 1301; however, the student has not passed the reading and writing
sections of the placement test. The student also has not completed GUST 0342 and
ENGL 0310 (or ENGL 0349 for the non-native speakers). The student will be blocked
from registering for HIST 1301 because prerequisites have not been met.
Developmental Courses and ENGL 1301: Students taking developmental English and
reading courses to meet state and institutional requirements must complete GUST 0342
and ENGL 0310 (or ENGL 0349 for non-native speakers) before taking ENGL 1301.
Course Overview: The dominant focus of English 0310 is on Writing Process, reading
and thinking critically for evaluation purposes, and the production of writing products
that demonstrate both provocative reading and effective presentation. Students will have
ample opportunities to learn, apply, practice, and refine writing skills. While grammar,
usage and mechanics are covered in this course, the central focus is on the Writing
Process.
Academic Honesty: For each student to meet the course goals and as effective writing
skills are central to success in college and the work place, student honesty is required on
all assignments and exams. Turning in any work for a grade and claiming it as your own
when it was taken in whole or part from any other source, without proper credit is
plagiarism. This includes material taken from the Internet, books, newspapers,
magazines, other students, or any person besides yourself.
Student Handbook: “Possible punishments for academic dishonesty may include a grade
of 0 or F for the particular assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation for
probation of dismissal from the College System” (35).
Attendance Policy: Class attendance is mandatory. Students will be dropped from the
course after missing six hours of class (three absences). In cases of emergency, contact
the instructor as soon as possible. Find a “class buddy”. That person can get handouts for
you if you are absent and let you know about any assignments you missed.
ADA Compliance (Americans with Disabilities Act): Please notify the instructor in
writing if you have a medical condition or personal circumstances that may limit your
ability to complete the work in this class. Faculty are authorized to provide only the
accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services office. Dr. Becky Hauri is
the ADA counselor for SW College; she can be contacted at 713-718-7910.
Sexual Harassment: It is a violation of HCCS policy for an employee, agent or student
of the college to engage in sexual harassment as defined in the EEOC guidelines.
(EEO/AA Compliance Handbook 47)
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Punctuality Policy: Punctuality is expected of all students. Three tardies of 15+
minutes will be recorded as one absence. If you are more than half an hour late, you will
be marked absent. If you leave early, you will also be marked either absent or tardy,
depending on when you leave.
Late Paper Policy: 1-2 days = -10
3-4 days = -20
5-6 days = -30
7+ days = not accepted
If you email your essay and I do not receive the email, the late paper policy will
apply based on the day that I receive the essay.
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Grading Scale:
70 –79 = C
0– 69 = IP/F
90-100 = A
80-89 = B
In Progress Grade – IP: Students taking developmental courses may only receive an In
Progress or IP grade one time for each course. The student must receive a letter grade in
the second attempt (A, B, C, or F).
NOTE: A “D” grade is not a passing grade in a developmental course.
Note: Students who repeat a course three or more times may soon face significant
tuition/fee increases at HCC and other Texas public colleges and universities. If you are
considering course withdrawal because you are not earning passing grades, confer with
your instructor/counselor as early as possible about your study habits, reading and writing
homework, test-taking skills, attendance, course participation, and opportunities for
tutoring or other assistance that might be available. If you are attending on a student
visa and withdraw from the class, your grade report will reflect a W not an IP or F.
Texas Law Change to Withdrawal Policy for Texas Institutions: In 2007, the Texas
Legislature determined to limit the number of withdrawals a student may receive in the
course of a college career (four years for a bachelor degree) to six withdrawals. Students
who exceed this number may pay increased tuition. Students who receive financial aid
may also be affected. Students who stop attending class after the last day for withdrawals
will receive an F grade for the course. HCCS has determined that students must now
receive counselor advisement to drop a course. If you plan to drop a course, contact your
instructor and/or a counselor to determine the best course of action.
Grade Reports: Students will get their grades online at Internet addresses available to
students at www.hccs.edu
Extra credit work: As the course assignments are given for the semester and there are
no unreasonable demands requested of students beyond minimum course requirements,
no extra credit work will be given.
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Bonus Points – journals: Rough draft with tutor signature or Ask on Line
documentation attached to final draft +3
Bonus Points - compositions: Rough Draft with tutor signature or Ask on Line
documentation attached to final draft +5
Negative Points – compositions: No grading profile attached -5
Grading profile attached but not scored -4
Grading profile attached but scored incorrectly -3
Dictionary Policy: Use of a dictionary for translation, spell check, definition, etc. is
encouraged for out of class assignments; however, no dictionaries are allowed for in class
writings.
Format of compositions: Typed (12 pt. Font), double spaced, front side only
Classroom Conduct:
“According to its policy on student conduct the Houston Community college views
college-level students as adults who subscribe to a basic standard of conduct…No
student may disrupt or otherwise interfere with any educational activity being
performed by a member of the College System. In addition , no student may
interfere with his/her fellow students’ right to pursue their academic goals to the
fullest in an atmosphere appropriate to a community of scholars” (HCC Student
Handbook, p. 34). http://www.hccs.edu/hccs/current-students/student-handbook
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This is an adult learning environment and you are expected to be able to conduct
yourself in an adult manner. If you are unable to monitor your actions and you
are repeatedly(more than three instances) disruptive to class instruction (talking to
classmates during lectures, shouting out to others during lectures, repeatedly
walking in and out of class, interrupting the instructor to ask questions, etc.), you
will be withdrawn from the class.
If you arrive to class late and a scheduled assignment is being or has been graded
in class, your work will not be accepted for a grade.
Do not work on materials for other classes during this class.
Get handouts and returned work before class begins or after the class ends. DO
NOT walk up to the instructor’s desk during the class.
Turn off IPODs and cell phones prior to entering class. No calls, text messages,
photographs, or any other electronic communication should be sent or received
during class. If your phone rings, you make calls in class or you send text
messages, I will note it in a special “Classroom Interruption” log. You will get a
verbal warning. If it happens again, you will be dismissed from the class for the
rest of the day. If it happens a third time, you will be dropped from the class.
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If you sleep in class, on the first occurrence you will receive a verbal warning. If
it happens again, you will be dismissed from the class for the rest of the day. If it
happens a third time, you will be dropped from the class.
Completion of course: Students must write a minimum of five essays (two in class) and
must earn a minimum of 70 on: 1) the final in class essay and 2) an overall course
average of 70 to successfully complete this course.
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