WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM Description, Outcomes, Assignments, Grades

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1 Instructor: Office: ENG 1302 Spring 2016 Section 230 MWF 12-12:50 A 033 Section 240 MWF 1-1:50 A 033 Dr. Erin Ashworth-King Academic 039C erin.ashworth-king@angelo.edu Office Hours: MWF 10-12, M 2-4 (and by appointment) Teaching: MWF 9-9:50, 12-1:50 T 6-8:50PM Course Website: REQUIRED BOOKS AND MATERIALS Graff, Gerald and Cathy Birkenstein. They Say, I Say, with Readings, 3rd ed. New York: Norton, ISBN Two-pocketed folder (for this class only) WHAT TO BRING EACH DAY They Say, I Say, with Readings Any other texts assigned for the day (in hard copy) Class notes Writing utensils and paper Course syllabus WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM Description, Outcomes, Assignments, Grades The Department of English and Modern Languages defines ENG 1302 as a course in critical reading and writing across the curriculum, with emphasis on the research process and the research paper. In class, work often will occur in groups, so be prepared to share your ideas and writings with your peers a few of them, if not the entire class. In workshops, you and your peers will help each other revise and edit rough drafts. At the end of this course you should be able to Use the writing process as a form of learning, critical thinking, and communicating Communicate in writing effectively with audiences from a variety of disciplines Locate, evaluate, and integrate resources from the ASU library into your writing Conduct a methodical research process to complete an academic research essay Practice source attribution, synthesis, and citation style properly for academic research purposes. ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADE CALCULATION Your final grade for this course will be calculated according to this scheme: Homework, quizzes, daily participation 15% Peer review 10% Paper 1 (response) 10% Paper 2 (synthesis) 15% Paper 3 (annotated bibliography) 15% Paper 4 (research paper) 25% Presentation 10% GRADING POLICY Assignments are graded A through F with pluses and minuses as necessary. Work that is not done or not turned in is recorded as a zero. Letter grades will be converted to percentages as such: A+=98, A=95, A-=92, B+=88, B=85, B-=82, C+=78, C=75, C-=72, D+=68, D=65, D-=62, F=50. Numeric grades will be converted to letter grades as such: =A+; 97-93=A; 92-90=A-; 89-88=B+; 87-83=B; 82-80=B-; 79-78=C+; 77-73=C; 72-70=C-; 69-68=D+; 67-63=D; 62-60=D-; 59 and below=f.

2 CORE CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES FOR ENG 1302 Students in English 1302 will practice the following core curriculum learning objectives in critical thinking, communication, teamwork, and personal responsibility. Students will then demonstrate their capabilities. Critical thinking will be demonstrated in a final research essay. o Students will gather, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information relevant to a question or issue by employing problem-solving strategies that generate positions and arguments and by examining the basic principles of informationgathering to support a thesis. o Students will then develop and demonstrate a logical position (i.e. perspective, thesis, hypothesis) that acknowledges ambiguities or contradictions by analyzing and evaluating their own communication and that of others to raise questions, make assertions, and generate discussion about a topic or question. Communication will also be demonstrated in a final research essay. o Students will develop, interpret, and express ideas through effective written communication by taking into consideration audience, purpose, circumstances relevant to written communication, by using relevant and appropriate content for the specific rhetorical situation in order to express their purpose(s) effectively. Teamwork will be demonstrated through peer review. o Students will consider different viewpoints as a member of a team by evaluating their peers drafts and arguments. Personal responsibility will be demonstrated in a final research essay. o Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate choices, actions and consequences as related to ethical decision making by identifying their own core beliefs and the sources of those beliefs in order to connect their choices and actions to decision-making and by recognizing possible consequences of their decisions. CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT ENG 1302 combines lecture and discussion and often incorporates small-group work and peer-review workshops. Therefore, the ability for each student in this classroom to learn is affected by the contributions and behaviors of every other student. Please show respect to your instructor, to your classmates, and to the process of learning as a whole. Allow others time to talk, try not to interrupt, and above all refrain from rude, offensive, or belittling comments. When others are talking, pay attention to their comments and do not do anything that will distract yourself or others, including playing with your cell phone or other electronic devices. Please turn off your cell phone prior to class and put it in your bag. If you violate any of these rules, your participation score for the day drops to an F. DAILY ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATION To succeed in this course, you will need to show up to class on time with any homework or reading assignments completed, bring necessary materials to class, actively engage with the instructor and your classmates, and contribute to any activities being done in class. All of those constitute your daily participation score. I will check for completed homework assignments at the start of class. If you do not bring a required text or other required materials, your participation score for the day drops to an F; if the problem persists, you will be asked to leave the classroom. Occasionally, you will have quizzes on the reading assignments, sometimes without warning. Your participation grade is made up of all these factors, but workshops (both partial and full-draft workshops) will be separated into their own average. All work (unless otherwise stated) needs to be completed and brought to class in hard copy. We do not have time for every student to print his or her material at the start of class. ATTENDANCE POLICY Successful students attend class regularly; however, occasionally life intervenes. I encourage regular attendance while allowing for the exigencies of life. Attendance is required, but you are allowed three discretionary absences. If you miss 20% of class meetings for any reason you will receive a grade of F for excessive absences. In a class scheduled for 2 days per week, 20% is 6 classes; in a class scheduled for 3 days per week, 20% is 9 classes. Missing this number of classes will result in an F. Additionally, for each absence after the third, your final grade drops by a third of a letter grade (e.g., from B- to C+). You are considered absent any time you are not in class no matter what the reason, and making up missed work (if allowed below) does not erase absences. Doctor s notes do not erase absences, either. Excessive tardiness is similarly penalized. If you arrive to class late three times, I shall count that as one absence. To be counted present at all, you must attend at least 70% of a class period. In a class scheduled for 2 days per week, 70% is 53 minutes; in a class scheduled for 3 days per week, 70% is 35 minutes. Student-athletes and other students representing the university at official functions should provide me a list of travel-related absences as soon as possible. PAPER SUBMISSION For each paper assignment, you will turn in two identical versions, an electronic copy and a hard copy. The electronic version goes to TurnItIn; the hard copy, to me. I ll use the electronic copy to check against plagiarism but grade and comment upon the hard copy. The hard copy must be turned in at the start of class; the electronic copy should be submitted to TurnItIn on Blackboard by the end of the day. Failure to turn in an electronic copy to TurnItIn will result in a failing grade on the assignment and will arise

3 my suspicions of academic dishonesty. Hard copies should arrive to me in your pocketed folder like this: Left Pocket Right Pocket Rough draft stapled Final draft stapled Draft worksheet Conference Draft and Notes (if applicable) Rough drafts and final drafts must adhere to the formatting rules for this course. Those rules are available in a separate document posted on Blackboard (see below). LATE PAPERS AND OTHER LATE WORK The grade of an assignment drops a letter grade for each day (not just class day) that it is late, and if it is more than five days late, it will receive a grade of zero. If you know that you will be absent on the day a paper is due, you should notify me and then turn in the electronic copy to TurnItIn before class time and submit the hard copy by the next period. More than likely, papers that are turned in late will be returned late and receive no comments. All students have a one-time, one-day extension that they may utilize at ONE point of their choosing during the semester. Student using this freebie should notify me in writing (a simple note will do) on the day the paper is to be turned in and must turn in the hard copy to me and the electronic copy both by close of business the following day. Although you can make up some missed work if your absence is due to legitimate circumstances beyond your control, you must notify me in advance that you are missing class. In most cases, students who are sick, leaving town for a funeral, or absent for just about any other reason, can at least send me an to tell me beforehand that they are missing and why. Such notifications go a long way toward assuring me that the absence is a legitimate one. In the event that you miss a class meeting, you should seek out a classmate for notes and assignments. Credit for workshops of any kind cannot be recuperated. OTHER STANDARD PENALTIES The following list of penalties comprise those I see most often in student papers at all levels. These are not the only penalties that you should look out for in your papers, but these can be applied to many of the papers you will submit in English Incorrect Formatting Missing Elements in Formatting Paper below Minimum Word Count (less than 10%) Paper below Minimum Word Count (more than 10%) Minor Errors in Bibliography (Works Cited Page) Major Errors in Bibliography (Works Cited Page) Missing Bibliography (Works Cited Page) Missing Peer-Review Late TurnItIn Report Missing TurnItIn Report -1/3 letter grade -1/2 letter grade -2 letter grades -1/3 letter grade -2 letter grades Automatic failure PEER REVIEW AND CONFERENCES For the major papers, you will bring a complete rough draft to class on the assigned days and a classmate will read and evaluate your draft while you read and evaluate someone else s. Your grade for peer review depends upon your attendance at the workshop, your possession of a complete rough draft by the time of the workshop, and how well you perform in critiquing someone else s draft. Even if you don t have a draft, you should come to class on the day of a workshop. Not only will you avoid the penalty of an absence, your mere presence guarantees you a better score for the workshop than if you did not come at all. You may participate in a workshop only if your draft is complete, that is, only if it contains the minimum number of words; an introduction, body, and conclusion; and, when necessary, citations and works-cited page. During most workshops you will fill out a worksheet that I shall grade when you turn in your final draft. Your grade for each draft workshop will be calculated as follows: Absence 0 Attendance without complete draft F Attendance with complete draft Value of peer review (A, B, C, or D) In addition to the feedback you will receive in peer-review, you also will conference with me about many of your papers. When noted, these conferences are mandatory for all students. Approximately one week before the conferences begin, I will post a sign-

4 up sheet beside my office door in which students will select a time to speak with me about their papers. During these conferences, students will receive what I believe to be valuable feedback on their writing. If that is not incentive enough, failure to attend your scheduled conference will result in two absences being assigned to you and your assignment grade being lowered by a letter. Failure to revise your assignment adequately in light of profitable feedback (either from peer and conference review) will result in at least a letter grade deduction from the assignment grade. TEXTBOOK Our only textbook is They Say/I Say, with Readings (3rd edition). Make sure you obtain the third edition, not the first or second, and the longer version with readings. You must bring our textbook to class every day this semester. PURDUE OWL Because our text, They Say/I Say, contains little about documentation and argumentative organization, for those matters we will be using material provided by two internet sources, Purdue s OWL ( and UNC s Writing Center ( You should become familiar with those sites. STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC HONESTY Angelo State University expects its students to maintain complete honesty and integrity in their academic pursuits. Students are responsible for reading and understanding the Academic Honor Code, which is contained in both the print and web versions of the Student Handbook: By participating in ENG 1302, you agree to abide by the Academic Honor Code. If you do not understand the rules regarding plagiarism, cheating, or other lapses in academic integrity as outlined in the Academic Honor Code, it is incumbent upon you to seek clarification from me prior to the first assignment. Students who violate the Academic Honor Code will receive a failing grade for the course and be referred to the Department Chair and the Academic Integrity Committee. TURNITIN TurnItIn is plagiarism-checking software. By enrolling in this course, you grant the instructor the right to submit all course materials to TurnItIn, which detects textual similarities. All major assignments must be submitted to TurnItIn using the link provided on our Blackboard page (see below). Furthermore, assignments submitted to TurnItIn will be included as source documents in TurnItIn s database. Instructions for using TurnItIn are available on our Blackboard page. BLACKBOARD On our site you will find the syllabus, handouts, links, assignment prompts, grading rubrics, additional readings, and the occasional announcement. You ll also find the drop-boxes for TurnItIn, which you ll have to use for all major assignments. If you ever have questions about the course, please check Blackboard first. The web address is: OFFICE HOURS These are listed on the first page. During office hours I will be available to talk if you want to speak with me about any aspect of the class or your performance in it. I am also happy to help you with writing assignments at any point in their development researching, drafting, or revising. If you cannot meet me during the regular office hours, just contact me (eashworthking@angelo.edu) to schedule an appointment, and we ll meet at some other time. WRITING CENTER The ASU Writing Center is a wonderful resource for students at any stage in the composition process, from brainstorming to editing. Please seek out the assistance of its tutors whenever you think you need it. They do not proofread papers or write papers for you, but they can help with structure, organization, development, and mechanics. They offer face-to-face tutoring, synchronous online tutorials, and responses to ed questions. If you seek their help, you should provide them a copy of the assignment prompt and all work you ve completed toward the assignment. The office is located on the third floor of the Porter Henderson Library, Room C305. For more information or to set up an appointment, go to http: OBSERVANCES OF RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS A student who intends to observe a religious holy day should make that intention known in writing to the instructor prior to the absence. A student who is absent from classes for the observance of a religious holy day shall be allowed to take an examination or complete an assignment scheduled for that day within what the instructor deems a reasonable time after the absence.

5 COUNSELING SERVICES Students struggling with events in their lives or with mental health issues should seek out allies and resources available on campus. The following are institutional sources of support, but you may seek out faculty, staff and others on campus for help, including myself. Campus Counseling Services Campus Police San Angelo Police 911 Bradley Petty, Title IX Coordinator STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Persons with disabilities that may warrant academic accommodations must contact the Student Life Office, Room 112 University Center, in order to request such accommodations prior to any being implemented. You are encouraged to make this request early in the semester so that appropriate arrangements can be made. COURSE CALENDAR The schedule below is subject to change. You are responsible for finding out about changes. TSIS=They Say/I Say BB=Available on Blackboard TBA=To Be Announced WEEK 1 READING DUE HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS W 1/20 N/A N/A Communication triangle Personal introductions ENG 1302 questionnaire F 1/22 TSIS, Intro & Ch. 1 Zinczenko, Don t Blame the Rhetorical analysis of Zinczenko (Last day to add a class) Eater (TSIS 462-4) Rhetorical strategies handout Ex 1 (TSIS 28-9): Pick two from a-f Ethos, pathos, logos Ex. 1 (TSIS 28-9) WEEK 2 READING DUE HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS M 1/25 Opposing Articles N/A In-class essay (diagnostic) LibGuide Video: Plagiarism ASU Honor Code Intro to Paper 1 LibGuide Quiz W 1/27 Prompt: Paper 1 Documentation/plagiarism Sign Academic Integrity Pledge How I Caused that Story F 1/29 TSIS, Ch. 2, 14 Re-read articles (from 1/25) One-paragraph summary of selected article Summary vs. analysis Modified Toulmin system Documentation/plagiarism WEEK 3 READING DUE HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS M 2/1 TSIS, Ch. 3 LibGuide Video: The Basics of Citation Paraphrase vs. quotation LibGuide Quiz Integration of sources W 2/3 N/A Write two quotation sandwiches using quotations from article (1/25) APA documentation Responses and thesis F 2/5 TSIS, Ch. 4-5 APA documentation Use one template (TSIS 60-66) to draft statements a thesis in response to essay Stasis theory WEEK 4 READING DUE HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS M 2/8 N/A ROUGH DRAFT OF PAPER 1 DRAFT WORKSHOP APA documentation W 2/10 N/A REVISED DRAFT OF PAPER 1 OPTIONAL CONFERENCES F 2/12 In-class editing FINAL DRAFT OF PAPER 1 Prompt: Paper 2 Intro to Paper 2

6 WEEK 5 READING DUE HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS TSIS, Ch. 6-7 Find examples of naysayers in Johnson Steven Johnson, Watching Discuss naysayers, significance M 2/15 Find where Johnson discusses or TV Makes You Smarter Refutation, concession, and suggests significance accommodation W 2/17 Dana Stevens, Thinking Outside the Idiot Box F 2/19 TSIS, Ch (skim all) Outline both Johnson and Stevens with Toulmin system List of preferences for topic of Paper 2 (TSIS, Ch ) Compare Johnson and Stevens Groups for Paper 2 WEEK 6 READING DUE HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS M 2/22 TSIS, Ch. 8, 10 Paragraphing Handout EX 1 (TSIS ) Paragraph coherence and development Metacommentary W 2/24 TSIS Ch. 9, 11 EX 1 (TSIS 137-8): use Peacocke Authorial Voice F 2/26 TSIS, Ch (all essays in group s assigned chapter) One-paragraph summary of your assigned essay Synthesis: Johnson, Stevens, and Peacocke Group work on Paper 2 WEEK 7 READING DUE HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS M 2/29 Toulmin handout Outline of Paper 2 Modified Toulmin system Group Work on Paper 2 W 3/2 N/A Introduction and paragraph of Paper 2 Partial Workshop F 3/4 N/A ROUGH DRAFT OF PAPER 2 DRAFT WORKSHOP WEEK 8 READING DUE HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS M 3/7 N/A NEW ROUGH DRAFT OF PAPER 2 MANDATORY CONFERENCES W 3/9 N/A NEW ROUGH DRAFT OF PAPER 2 MANDATORY CONFERENCES F 3/11 N/A FINAL DRAFT OF PAPER 2 Blue-pencil editing Intro to Papers 3-4 Paragraph revision SPRING BREAK: MARCH WEEK 9 READING DUE HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS M 3/21 Prompt: Papers 3-4 LibGuide Videos: Keywords and Synonyms Information & Critical Thinking Boolean & Truncation Searching with Subjects Online research Brainstorming topics Annotated bibliographies Popular & Scholarly Sources LibGuide Quizzes W 3/23 N/A List of five possible research topics Library Instruction Session F 3/25 SPRING HOLIDAY N/A N/A WEEK 10 READING DUE HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS Workshop Annotations M 3/28 Sample Scholarly Article Write Annotation of Article Stasis theory revisited Modified Toulmin system W 3/30 Proposal Handout Proposal Worksheet Partial workshop of proposal F 4/1 (Last day to drop or withdraw) N/A Writing Research Dossier NO CLASS: RSA

7 WEEK 11 READING DUE HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS M 4/5 N/A ROUGH DRAFT OF PAPER 3 DRAFT WORKSHOP W 4/7 N/A NEW DRAFT OF PAPER 3 MANDATORY CONFERENCES F 4/9 N/A NEW DRAFT OF PAPER 3 MANDATORY CONFERENCES WEEK 12 READING DUE HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS M 4/11 N/A FINAL DRAFT OF PAPER 3 In-class editing Intro to Paper 4 W 4/13 Sample research paper 1 N/A Discussion / Review of SRP 1 F 4/15 Sample research paper 2 N/A Discussion / Review of SRP 2 Reverse outlining WEEK 13 READING DUE HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS M 4/18 Review sample paper 1 / 2 Reverse Outline of sample paper Organizational strategies W 4/20 N/A Toulmin outline for Paper 4 Group work and discussion F 4/22 N/A 1 st paragraph and thesis for Paper 4 Partial workshop WEEK 14 READING DUE HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS M 4/25 N/A ROUGH DRAFT OF PAPER 4 DRAFT WORKSHOP W 4/27 N/A NEW DRAFT OF PAPER 4 MANDATORY CONFERENCES F 4/29 N/A NEW DRAFT OF PAPER 4 MANDATORY CONFERENCES WEEK 15 READING DUE HOMEWORK DUE IN CLASS M 5/2 N/A PRESENTATIONS STUDENT PRESENTATIONS W 5/4 N/A PRESENTATIONS STUDENT PRESENTATIONS F 5/6 N/A FINAL DRAFT OF PAPER 4 Course Wrap Up FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE Section 230, which meets at noon MWF: Monday, May 9, 1PM Section 240, which meets at 1PM MWF: Wednesday, May 11, 1PM