The Lincoln University Composition Program/Department of Languages and Literature ENG 099 Course Syllabus. 3 PREREQUISITE (S): Placement

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1 The Lincoln University Composition Program/Department of Languages and Literature ENG 099 Course Syllabus COURSE TITLE: Integrated Writing & Reading COURSE NUMBER: ENG CREDIT HOURS 3 PREREQUISITE (S): Placement TERM: Fall 2015 CO-REQUISITE (S) None COURSE METHOD INSTRUCTOR: OFFICE LOCATION: OFFICE HOURS: Hybrid Professor Hoogeveen MEETING DAY AND TIME: CLASSROOM/LAB/ STUDIO LOCATION: MWF 1-1:50 Library 301 Library lucomposition@yahoo.c om M/W 9:15-10 am; M/W 2-2:45 pm Library 3rd floor. PHONE EXTENSION: X7540, please use COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the subjects of writing and reading. The goal is to promote literacy learning and further develop each student s existing writing and reading skills for transfer to other academic contexts, such as the English Composition program, through engaging intellectual work. REQUIRED TEXT: Henry, D.J. The Effective Reader/Writer. Boston: Pearson, Print/Digital file. With MySkillsLab access code Gaines, Ernest J. A Lesson Before Dying New York: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Print. REQUIRED MATERIALS: Notebook Writing Instrument Internet Access Online Learning Platform: You are also responsible for understanding how to use and upload documents to Moodle. I will provide some class instruction. Ultimately it is your responsibility to understand how to use the Moodle Interface and upload documents. You must upload your document as a Word (.doc) file. Improperly uploaded files may result in lowered or failing grades. If I!1

2 can t open the file, it is the same as not turning it in. Uploaded files should be saved as LastnameFirstInital_title of assignment. For example if I was uploading an assignment titled syllabus, I would save that file as Hoogeveen_syllabus. ASSESMENT CRITERIA & ALIGNMENT Course SLO Institutional SLO Direct and Indirect Assessment Measures 1. Students will be able to compose well-structured paragraphs and essays that show the use of rhetorical awareness including purpose, focus, organization, and development. 1, 5 Rubrics applied to essay and homework assignments 2. Students will be able to distinguish main ideas and supporting details and employ active reading strategies to understand texts. 1, 5 Rubrics applied to essay and homework assignments Lexile Reading Score 3. Students will use effective academic English in written texts to construct clear grammatically correct sentences using a variety of sentence structures and appropriate academic vocabulary. 1 Rubrics applied to essay and homework assignments!2

3 4. Students will expand reading and writing vocabulary by using context word parts and reference sources. 1, 5 Rubrics applied to essay and homework assignments Lexile Reading Score Student survey 5. Students will demonstrate a process to writing through the use of pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading written texts. 6. Students will demonstrate a process to reading through the use of pre-reading, reading, and post-reading skills. 5, 8 Faculty observation Student report WRC session report 5, 8 Faculty observation Student report WRC session report INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILO): 1. Effective Communication 5. Critical Thinking 8. Integrative and Life-Long Learning CALCULATION OF FINAL GRADES: Assignment Category % Toward Final Grade Literacy Narrative 20% In class Writing Assignment 10% Midterm 10% Final 10% Writing to Learn 15% MySkillsLab 20%!3

4 WRC 15% Writing and Reading Center Students are required to attend a minimum of six tutoring sessions at the WRC throughout the course of the semester. These will be one-on-one tutoring sessions in which students will receive a variety of instruction related to writing and reading such as feedback on drafts of writing projects in ENG 099 or assistance with MySkillsLab. The student grade attributed to the WRC work will be determined by a student s documented attendance at the tutoring sessions. GRADING SCALE: Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D F GPA Points % and under SCHEDULE (15 WEEKS) OF LEARNING TOPICS COVERED CLASS MEETS: MWF ASSIGNMENT SELECTION & SCHEDULE MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE Topic Week 01: Introduction to Reading and Writing (Module 1) How does reading and writing connect? Assignments W: Module 1-- Post-test Writing 1: complete the Workshop: Write to Learn p. 24 DUE: MON. AUG 31 Week 02: Reading/Writing Strategy (Module 2) What is your Reading/Writing Strategy? Reading Skills 1: Take the Initial Lexile Locator Test!4

5 Week 03: Applying Strategies How does the connection between reading and writing and your reading and writing strategy apply to a reading and writing situation? Grammar1: Take Learning Path Diagnostic Writing 2: Complete the Workshop pp DUE: Fri. SEPT 11 Week 04: Words and Paragraphs (Module 3,4,5) What s the point of learning new words? Word choice? A paragraph? RS2: Next reading G2: Next exercise M: Module 3 Post-test W: Module 4 Post-test F: Module 5 Post-test Writing 3: Write a paragraph that explains what you have learned about reading and writing this week in class. Week 05: Supporting Details (Module 6) Understanding the Essay (Module 8) What is the stuff of this piece of writing? RS3: Next reading G3: Next exercise M: Module 8 Post-Test Week 06: Literacy Narrative How did you Learn to Read and Write Narration, Process, Description (Module 9) Literacy Narrative Examples Frederick Douglas Learning to Read and Write Writing 4: Freewrite about previous examples where you had to write something. These can be from high school or college. You can and should write about a variety of different experiences, but it should be at least 2 pages. DUE: Mon. Sept. 29 RS4: Next Reading G4: Next exercise Writing: Literacy Narrative Assignments!5

6 Week 07: Conferences Simple Sentences (Module 17) Compound Sentences (Module 18) RS5: Next Reading G5: Next exercise Module 17 Post Test Module 18 Post Test Writing: Literacy Narrative Assignments Week 08: Mid-term Week 09: Week 10: Mid-term Week Ernst J. Gaines. A Lesson Before Dying. Comma splices and Fused sentences Fragments Ernst J. Gaines. A Lesson Before Dying. The Comma (Module 30) RS6: Next Reading G6: Next exercise Module 22 Post Test Module 23 Post Test RS7: Next Reading G7: Next exercise Module 30 Post Test Week 11: Week 12: Ernst J. Gaines. A Lesson Before Dying. Subj/Verb Agreement (Module 25) The Past Tense (Module 26) Ernst J. Gaines. A Lesson Before Dying. Quotation Marks (Module 32) The Example Pattern (Module 11) RS8: Next Reading G8: Next exercise Module 25 Post Test Module 26 Post Test RS9: Next Reading G9: Next exercise Module 32 Post Test Module 11 Post Test!6

7 Week 13: Cause and Effect (Module 13) RS10: Next Reading G10: Next exercise Module 13 Post Test Writing In-Class essay Week 14: Wrap up and review RS11: Next Reading G11: Next exercise Week 15: Final Exam Final Exam Week UNIVERSITY ATTENDANCE POLICY: Lincoln University uses the class method of teaching, which assumes that each student has something to contribute and something to gain by attending class. It further assumes that there is much more instruction absorbed in the classroom than can be tested on examinations. Therefore, students are expected to attend all regularly scheduled class meetings and should exhibit good faith in this regard. Course Attendance Policy: The Languages and Literature Department adheres strictly to Lincoln University policy, which permits three (3) absences. After the three (3) absences, the final grade will be lowered. A student s grade may be lowered for each absence over 3 (e.g. 4 Absences: Highest Possible grade= B, 5=C, 6=D, 7=F) This includes suspensions. Seven (7) absences will most likely result in FAILURE of the course. A student is late IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROLE HAS BEEN TAKEN. The tardy student is responsible for informing the professor at the conclusion of class of attendance in that class. Three (3) late arrivals are equal to one (1) absence. Three (3) early exits will equal one absence. A late and an early exit will be counted as an absence. Talking on a cell phone, texting, listening to headphones in class or other behavior that is deemed by me to be distracting to the point where a student is not thinking about nor appears to be focused on class work (including looking at your lap or having your hands on your lap) may be counted as an absence.!7

8 If a student knows that a class will be missed for any reason including suspension, please notify me immediately. This does not excuse the absence; it is respectful and helps with record keeping and lesson design. Attendance begins on the day a student s name appears on the roster. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES STATEMENT: Lincoln University is committed to non-discrimination of students with disabilities and therefore ensures that they have equal access to higher education, programs, activities, and services in order to achieve full participation and integration into the University. In keeping with the philosophies of the mission and vision of the University, the Office of Student Support Services, through the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Program, provides an array of support services and reasonable accommodations for students with special needs and/or disabilities as defined by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of The Services for Students with Disabilities Program seeks to promote awareness and a campus environment in which accommodating students with special needs and/or disabilities is natural extension of the University s goal. Any student with a documented disability should contact the Office of Student Support Services. UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT: Students are responsible for proper conduct and integrity in all of their scholastic work. They must follow a professor's instructions when completing tests, homework, and laboratory reports, and must ask for clarification if the instructions are not clear. In general, students should not give or receive aid when taking exams, or exceed the time limitations specified by the professor. In seeking the truth, in learning to think critically, and in preparing for a life of constructive service, honesty is imperative. Honesty in the classroom and in the preparation of papers is therefore expected of all students. Each student has the responsibility to submit work that is uniquely his or her own. All of this work must be done in accordance with established principles of academic integrity. POLICY ON ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN CLASSROOM: Electronic devices may only be used in conjunction with course activities or by permission of instructor. EXEMPTION PORTFOLIOS Students are placed into English 099 based on a placement exam or after having successfully passed ENG 098. If a student and professor believe that the student has been misplaced, is able to perform at the English Composition I (ENG 101) level, and should be in a higher section of Composition, then the student, with the professor s consent, will submit a portfolio to the English Department Composition Program for review. The student must have received a B+ grade at midterm. Then the student may submit a portfolio of work done outside of class including a timed blue book essay and two multi-draft essays. Portfolios will be submitted to a special committee of Department faculty. If the committee members concur with the recommendation, the student will be advanced. See the English 098 and 099 Student memo: composition/english studentmemo.html!8

9 The student is responsible for the exemption portfolio, including understanding the directions and turning in all portfolio materials by the due date. Late submissions will not be accepted. The University Academic Integrity policy must be followed. Formatting: All formal assignments are due as specified on the specific assignment instructions. Unless otherwise specified, MLA (Modern Languages Association) formatting will be used. All assignments must be typed in Times New Roman, 12 point font, doubled spaced, and with one-inch margins. Multiple page assignments must be stapled (if the directions call for a hard copy submission) and have page numbers in the top right corner. Please use the following heading for all papers, inserting appropriate information for the underlined variables. Papers without this heading may be returned without a grade or a lowered grade. Name ENG (or ) Prof. Hoogeveen Date Intriguing Title Signifying Meaning, in Title Case, Centered Double-spaced Times New Roman throughout. No spaces between paragraphs. No emoticons or text-shortcuts. Language aimed at your intended audience. Submission of Assignments: Each assignment will indicate the manner in which it should be submitted (i.e. printed hard copy for class or uploaded to Moodle). Uploaded files should be saved as LastnameFirstInital_title of assignment. For example if I was uploading an assignment titled syllabus, I would save that file as HoogeveenW_syllabus. Late Papers: There is no excuse for a late paper. Handing in a late paper will result in a lower grade.!9