Community College of Philadelphia English 098, Fundamentals of Writing, (CRN 11116), Section 278 English 108 Academic Reading Across the Disciplines, (CRN 11488), Section 278 Spring 2014 Instructor: Jim Landers Contact Information: Email addresses: jimlanders19@gmail.com (best way to contact) jlanders@ccp.edu Phone: 267-994- 4799 Office Hours: By appointment Class Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 to 4:10 p.m. Class Meeting Room: Main Campus, Winnet Student Life Center, S3-07 All course materials, along with other useful information about the course and English studies in general, may be found at the following address: http://jlccpenglish.weebly.com Required Texts and Materials: Reading Across the Disciplines: College Reading and Beyond, Fifth Edition, Kathleen T. McWhorter A dictionary that you can use at home and bring to class. A folder for storing completed assignments and work in progress. Course Focus: The focus of English 098 this semester will be on the writing process. Much of what we do in school, in work, and in life in general focuses on a final product. While things like grades or meeting your sales goals are important, it makes no sense to ignore how you get there in favor of what you get in the end. Through writing drafts, eliciting on what you write from me and other people around you, and the close examination of many aspects of academic prose, we ll look at the writing process in an academic context. This will allow us to find ways to improve the process to benefit the final product. For English 108, we ll examine reading and studying on a college level through topics and readings presented in the Reading Across the Disciplines text. Through reading this text and discussions in class, we ll look at ways to make the rest of your college studies more efficient and dare I say enjoyable by making the best use of your time. The goal of this course is to give you the tools to look at any academic text and to formulate intelligent and reasoned responses to those materials. Course Requirements: Attendance I expect you to attend every class session. The official college policy states that you may be dropped from the course once you miss the equivalent of two weeks of class. For this course, that means four class meetings. Don t treat these absences the same way as you would personal days on a job. They are not yours to spend as you wish. Since class attendance is often an important factor in determining whether students pass this course, perfect attendance can only increase your chances of passing. Of course, events beyond our control do occur. If you are unable to attend class, I expect that you will notify me in advance of your absence, or at least after the fact if you are unable to let me know beforehand. Whether you inform me or not, there are no excused absences from any class I teach. If you re not present, you re not here whether you informed me of the fact or not. If you re not able to be in class, you are still responsible for knowing what went on, for any work that was due during your absence, and for completing assignments given while you were out. If you do reach the point where you have four absences, I will inform you of that fact. If you reach a sixth absence, I will suggest that you withdraw from the class.
Participation Besides being physically present in class, you need to participate in class sessions in order to receive a passing grade. The degree to which you ask and answer questions and contribute to class discussions will figure in to your grade for the semester. Assignments Throughout the semester, you will be asked to complete a number of reading and writing assignments. Since the total of all your assignments will make up a significant portion of your grade, you should complete all assignments on time and keep all completed assignments in a folder in case there s any question about whether you ve handed in a given assignment. Special Accommodations As a student in this class if you feel that there might be a situation requiring special accommodations due to any kind of disability that you have, please inform me during the first week of class, so that I can make arrangements for the remainder of the semester. ENGL 098 Fundamentals of Writing: Instruction and intensive practice in the development of academic reading and writing skills. Analysis of literary and non- fiction materials. Extensive practice in the writing process leading to the five- paragraph essay. Study of advanced grammar. Some sections will be linked to other English courses. Some linked sections are designated ESL for non- native speakers of English. Credit will not be applied toward graduation. Prerequisite: Pass grade in ENGL 093 or ENGL 097 or placement. Upon completion of this course students will be able to: Analyze a written assignment Demonstrate ability to complete various states of the writing process Complete essays of 400-500 words in various rhetorical modes Structure essays with paragraphs including an introduction, body and conclusion Compose essays with no consistent pattern of verb errors or sentence boundary issues Evaluate effectiveness of own writing via feedback from professor, peers and self How I Determine Your Grade for English 098: Your grade for this class will be based on the following factors: four essay assignments each worth a maximum of 10 points = 40 ten writing exercises each worth a maximum of three points = 30 a mid- term exam worth a maximum of 10 points = 10 a final exam worth a maximum of 20 points = 20 English 108 Academic Reading Across the Disciplines: Total = 100 English 108 is a college- level, critical thinking course that develops academic literacy through investigating the ways that texts are written and read, and how knowledge is constructed in a variety of academic disciplines. This course is designed to prepare students to independently comprehend and interpret the wide variety of readings in their general education courses as well as classes in their chosen field of study. Upon completion of this course students will be able to: Make meaning from texts through reading for a variety of purposes, including reading to learn, to analyze, and to evaluate. Interpret a text through analysis of the author s purpose and discipline- specific perspective. Interpret information represented in graphics and other visual material. Demonstrate understanding of key vocabulary words in the context of discipline- specific readings/texts. Use annotation, summary, and paraphrase. Explain and assess the process by which they draw conclusions about the meaning of a text. How I Determine Your Grade for English 108
Your grade for this class will be based on the following factors: ten quizzes, each worth five points, eight highest scores count toward final grade = 40 a mid- term exam worth a maximum of 10 points = 10 a final exam worth a maximum of 20 points = 20 ten literature reviews each worth a maximum of three points = 30 Total = 100 English 098/108, Section 278 Assignment Guidelines: English 098 Essays During the semester you ll be required to write four essays. Each essay must go through a process that will involve several steps. For the first draft you ll have someone usually a classmate review and comment on your draft. You will then hand in that first draft (along with a completed peer review sheet) to me for and suggestions for revision. Using the feedback from your peer reviewer and from me, you ll do a final draft that you ll submit for a grade. Your score for essays will be based on three criteria: first part, worth a maximum of three points, is for how well your essay responds to the assignment given on the sheet. The second criteria, worth a maximum of four points, is for how well your essay stands up as a piece of prose, both in the final product and in how successfully you engaged in the writing process. The final criteria, worth a max of three points, is how well your essay shows an understanding of grammar, usage, and correctness. Each essay is worth a maximum of ten points. All drafts that you hand in for this class MUST BE TYPED, and each page must be double- spaced with one- inch margins. Also, all assignments must be handed in on time. Drafts handed in after the due date will have points deducted for lateness. Also, please hand in your final drafts on plain white paper, stapled in the top left corner if there are multiple sheets. Do not hand in final drafts in folders, sheet protectors, or poly- transparent envelopes. Make sure your name and the number of the assignment, and the draft version (e.g., Essay #2, Final Draft) are in the upper left- hand corner of each sheet. You should be aware, also, that you must turn in four completed essay assignments in order to receive a passing grade for this course. While it is mathematically possible to get a passing grade while completing fewer than the four required essays, if you do not complete all four essays, you will not pass this course. Writing Exercises You will also be required to complete ten writing exercises over the course of the semester. The idea here is to keep you writing throughout the semester. These exercises will be based on prompts that I will give you at the start of the semester. Each writing exercise response should be typed and must be at least 500 words. Writing exercise sheets that you turn in that have fewer than 500 words will have points deducted, as will sheets that have too many errors in grammar and usage or ones that are done in a sloppy manner. Exercise sheets turned in late will have points deducted; those turned in two weeks after they are due will get no credit. Electronic Submission of Student Work My email address is on the front of this document. Students are welcome to submit work electronically, but if you do so you also still need to provide me with a paper copy of that assignment. You may get credit for turning in an assignment on time (for example, in a case where you forgot the paper copy and want to show that you did the work). I will not, however, give you credit or a grade for an assignment until you submit it to me on paper.
English 108 The purpose of this course is to improve your ability to respond, both in written form and verbally in class, to college- level texts. During the semester we will cover the entire Reading Across the Disciplines text. Writing Exercises Throughout the semester you ll have quizzes on material you re required to read from this text. Each quiz will ask you to demonstrate that you ve read and understood the reading material assigned for that week. Each of the ten quizzes will allow you the possibility of gaining five points. The top eight quiz scores will count toward your grade. The total score for quizzes will make up 40% of your grade for the semester. Literature Reviews The Reading Across the Disciplines text has eleven chapters (Chapters 11 through 21) that present readings on a variety of subject areas. Each chapter has three readings. You will need to select one of the three readings from each chapter and write a brief review of that reading that shows you read and understood the reading. We will discuss the criteria for these reviews during the first week of class. Each review will be worth three points, the total for the semester is a maximum of thirty points. Since there are eleven chapters of readings and ten reviews required, you may skip one review during the semester. Note on Plagiarism In any assignment for this course you have to do your own work. There are no assignments for this course that will require you to do outside research. Here is how CCP defines plagiarism: Plagiarism is the act of appropriating all or part of a literary composition of another person or the ideas or language of another person and passing them off as one s own. It may consist of quoting from a source without using quotation marks, transcribing published material, using someone else s ideas without appropriate references, or submitting work which has been reproduced or bought from another person. If you re caught plagiarizing from some outside source you ll get no credit for that assignment the first time, and will fail the course the second time. If two students submit identical work, both get no credit for the assignment the first time; both fail the course the second time. Schedule of Assignments, Quizzes, and Exams English 098 Essay Assignments Essay #1 1-16 Assign of E1 1-23 Draft of E 1 due 1-30 Draft of E1 back with 2-11 Final draft of E1 due Essay #2 2-11 Assignment for E2 2-18 Draft of E2 due 2-27 Draft of E2 back with 3-11 Final draft of E2 due Essay #3 3-11 Assignment for E3 3-20 Draft of E3 due 3-27 Draft of E3 back with 4-3 Final draft of E3 due Essay #4 4-3 Assignment for E4 4-10 Draft of E4 due 4-17 Draft of E4 back with 5-1 Final draft of essay #E4 due English 098 Writing Exercises 1-28 Writing Exercise #1 due 2-4 Writing Exercise #2 due 2-13 Writing Exercise #3 due 2-20 Writing Exercise #4 due 3-13 Writing Exercise #5 due 3-25 Writing Exercise #6 due 4-1 Writing Exercise #7 due 4-8 Writing Exercise #8 due 4-15 Writing Exercise #9 due 4-29 Writing exercise #10 due
English 108 Quizzes 1-23 Practice Quiz on Ten Strategies for Learning and Studying Academic Disciplines in RAD. 1-30 Quiz #1 on Chapter 1 in RAD. 2-6 Quiz #2 on Chapter 2 in RAD. 2-13 Quiz #3 on Chapter 3 in RAD. 2-20 Quiz #4 on Chapter 4 in RAD. 3-11 3-20 3-27 4-3 4-10 4-17 Quiz #5 on Chapter 5 in RAD. Quiz #6 on Chapter 6 in RAD. Quiz #7 on Chapter 7 in RAD. Quiz #8 on Chapter 8 in RAD. Quiz #9 on Chapter 9 in RAD. Quiz #10 on Ch. 10 in RAD. English 108 Reading Analysis 1-23 Analysis of one of three readings from Ch 11, Social Sciences, Reading Across Disciplines, pgs. 238-268 1-30 Analysis of one of three readings from Ch 12, Communications/Speech, in RAD, pgs. 269-305 2-6 Analysis of one of three readings from Ch 13, Arts/Humanities/Literature, in RAD, pgs. 306-340 2-13 Analysis of one of three readings from Ch 14, Political Science/Government/History, in RAD, pgs. 341-380 2-20 Analysis of one of three readings from Ch 15, Business/Advertising/Economics, in RAD, pgs. 382-417 3-13 Analysis of one of three readings from Ch 16, Technology/Computers, in RAD, pgs. 418-448 3-20 Analysis of one of three readings from Ch 17, Health- Related Fields, in RAD, pgs. 449-479 3-27 Analysis of one of three readings from Ch 18, Life Sciences, in RAD, pgs. 480-519 4-3 Analysis of one of three readings from Ch 19, Physical Sciences/Mathematics, in RAD, pgs. 520-560. 4-10 Analysis of one of three readings from Ch 20, Career Fields, in RAD, pgs. 561-600 4-17 Analysis of one of three readings from Ch 21, Workplace Issues, in RAD, pgs. 601-638 Exam Dates 2-25 2-27 Week of 4-29 to 5-1- 14 Midterm Exam for English 098 Midterm Exam for English 108 Final exams for English 098 & 108 Date English 098 English 108 Tuesday, 1-14- 14 Thursday, 1-16- 14 Tuesday, 1-21- 14 Thursday, 1-23- 14 Tuesday, 1-28- 14 Thursday, 1-30- 14 Assignment of E1 Draft 1 of E1 due Writing Exercise 1 due Draft 1 of E1 back from Review of Ten Strategies for Learning and Studying Academic Disciplines, in Reading Across Disciplines (RAD), pgs 1-30 Practice Quiz on Ten Strategies for Learning and Studying Academic Disciplines, in RAD, pgs 1-30. Analysis of one of three readings from Chapter 11, Social Sciences, in RAD, pgs. 238-268. Discussion of readings from Chapter 11 in RAD. Review of Chapter 1, Active Reading and Thinking Strategies, in RAD, pgs 34-46 Quiz #1 on Chapter 1 in RAD, pgs 34-46. Analysis of one of three readings from Chapter 12, Communications/Speech, in RAD, pgs. 269-305. Discussion of readings from Chapter 12 in RAD. Tuesday, 2-4- 14 Writing Exercise 2 due Review of Chapter 2, Vocabulary Building, in RAD, pgs 48-69 Thursday, 2-6- 14 Quiz #2 on Chapter 2 in RAD, pgs 48-69. Analysis of one of three readings from Chapter 13, Arts/Humanities/Literature, in RAD, pgs. 306-340. Discussion of readings from Chapter 13 in RAD.
Tuesday, 2-11- 14 Thursday, 2-13- 14 Final draft of E1; assignment for E2 Writing Exercise 3 due Review of Chapter 3, Thesis, Main Ideas, etc., in RAD, pgs 70-104 Quiz #3 on Chapter 3 in RAD, pgs 70-104. Analysis of one of three readings from Chapter 14, Political Science/Government/History, in RAD, pgs. 341-380. Discussion of readings from Chapter 14 in RAD. Tuesday, 2-18- 14 Draft 1 of E2 due Review of Chapter 4, Organizational Patterns, in RAD, pgs 105-135 Thursday, 2-20- 14 Writing Exercise 4 due Quiz #4 on Chapter 4 in RAD, pgs 105-135. Analysis of one of three readings from Chapter 15, Business/Advertising/Economics, in RAD, pgs. 382-417. Discussion of readings from Chapter 15 in RAD. Tuesday, 2-25- 14 Midterm Exam Eng 098 Review of Ch. 5, Reading/Thinking Visually, in RAD, pgs 136-158 Thursday, 2-27- 14 Tuesday, 3-11- 14 Thursday, 3-13- 14 Tuesday, 3-18- 14 Thursday, 3-20- 14 Draft of E2 back from Final draft of E2; assignment for E3 Writing Exercise 5 due Draft 1 of E3 due Midterm Exam for English 108 Quiz #5 on Chapter 5 in RAD, pgs 136-158. Analysis of one of three readings from Chapter 16, Technology/Computers, in RAD, pgs. 418-448. Discussion of readings from Chapter 16 in RAD. Review of Chapter 6, Making Inferences, in RAD, pgs 159-169 Quiz #6 on Chapter 6 in RAD, pgs 159-169. Analysis of one of three readings from Chapter 17, Health- Related Fields, in RAD, pgs. 449-479. Discussion of readings from Chapter 17 in RAD. Tuesday, 3-25- 14 Writing Exercise 6 due Review of Chapter 7, Critical Reading, in RAD, pgs 170-189 Thursday, 3-27- 14 Draft of E3 back from Quiz #7 on Chapter 7 in RAD, pgs 170-189. Analysis of one of three readings from Chapter 18, Life Sciences, in RAD, pgs. 480-519. Discussion of readings from Chapter 18 in RAD. Tuesday, 4-1- 14 Writing Exercise 7 due Review of Chapter 8, Organizing Ideas, in RAD, pgs 190-215 Thursday, 4-3- 14 Tuesday, 4-8- 14 Thursday, 4-10- 14 Tuesday, 4-15- 14 Thursday, 4-17- 14 Tuesday, 4-22- 14 Thursday, 4-24- 14 4-29- 14 to 5-1- 14 Final draft of E3; assignment for E4 Writing Exercise 8 due Draft 1 of E4 due Writing Exercise 9 due Draft 1 of E4 back from Quiz #8 on Chapter 8 in RAD, pgs 190-215. Analysis of one of three readings from Chapter 19, Physical Sciences/Mathematics, in RAD, pgs. 520-560. Discussion of readings from Chapter 19 in RAD. Review of Chapter 9, Improving/Adjusting Reading Rate, in RAD, pgs 216-219 Quiz #9 on Chapter 9 in RAD, pgs 216-219. Analysis of one of three readings from Chapter 20, Career Fields, in RAD, pgs. 561-600. Discussion of readings from Chapter 16 in RAD. Review of Chapter 10, Reading/Evaluating Electronic Sources, in RAD, pgs 220-232 Quiz #10 on Chapter 10 in RAD, pgs 220-232. Analysis of one of three readings from Chapter 21, Workplace Issues, in RAD, pgs. 601-638. Discussion of readings from Chapter 21 in RAD. No Class Prof Dev Day No Class Prof Dev Day Final Exams for English 098/English 108. Writing Exercise 10 due. Final draft of E4