La Sierra University Department of English Syllabus for ENGL 113-3: College Writing Spring 2014 Mon, Wed, Fri

10:00-10:50 am Instructor: Office Location: Office Hours: Contact Information: E-mail Miss Romero Humanities Hall 111 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9-9:50 am (Also by appointment) nataliemromero@gmail.com

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Prerequisite: ENGL 112 (or its equivalent from a different education institution) with a grade level of C or higher. Course Description: English 113 emphasizes the development and use of critical thinking, reading, writing, and research skills essential for creating college-level papers. The course emphasizes writing argumentative, critical, and research-based papers. ENGL 113 is the third-subject course in the three-subject sequence of Freshman English, a general education requirement for students seeking a bachelors or associate degree. It is a prerequisite for courses numbered above 200 in the English Department. Course Goal: To help students become competent, confident writers and critical thinkers. Student Learning Outcomes: Students in English 113 will Read and analyze essays critically, evaluating ideas, evidence, logic, and sources Identify and make rhetorical choices that shape writing for a variety of purposes and audiences Refine their research skills, showing ability to locate both print and electronic resources to support and develop their ideas Interpret research and scholarly materials toward constructing a well-documented research paper Write a substantial, documented research paper supporting a clear thesis and demonstrating responsible use of evidence and sources

Learn the importance of citing research sources using acceptable citation conventions Read and respond to peers writing as a part of the writing community Demonstrate their ability to present ideas effectively in an oral presentation

Text: Maimon, Elaine, Janice Peritz, and Kathleen Blake Yancey. A Writers Resource: A Handbook for Writing and Research, 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2012. Bullock, Richard, Maureen Daly Goggin, and Francine Wienberg. The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Readings and Handbook, 2nd ed. New York: Norton, 2010.

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Please note: Students are expected to have their textbooks by the second day of class. You are responsible for missing any reading assignments. Course Requirements: ~Attendance Attendance at all sessions is expected. An absence or tardiness will be excused for illness or personal emergency only. Do not schedule dental, doctor, work, or interview appointments that interfere with your class sessions. In addition, coming to class to turn in work and then leaving (unless you are visibly ill and you talk with the instructor) results in an unexcused absence. Regulations in the university bulletin state that absence from 20% of the scheduled class periods is sufficient cause for failure in the course. The English and Communication Department adheres to this policy. Quizzes cannot be made up. Three tardies equal an absence. Each student has 10 points for attendance/participation at the beginning of each class periodan tardy results in the loss of 5 points. An absence results in the loss of all 10 points.

If you are absent for illness or personal emergencies (excused absence), you may ask the instructor to let you make up or turn in work. Any assignments due on the day of illness must still be submitted on time via email unless other arrangements are made with the instructor. In this course, excused absences count the same as absences when it comes to the 20% minimum policy. Contact information is provided at the beginning of this syllabus. You are responsible for information you missed during your absence. Check with a classmate for class notes, changes in assignments, special announcements, etc. Absence during the final exam results in automatic failure of the course. Exceptions to the final exam are only handled through the Deans office (x 2211) for reasons of family emergency, illness, or having 3 exams scheduled on the same day.

To clarify: ~Students cannot miss more than 6 class periods (20 %). Missing more than 6 will result in failure of the course. ~Three tardies equal one absence. ~If you have an excused absence, the absence itself still counts against you in regards to the amount of class time missed. HOWEVER, you may still turn in your work late if you have made arrangements with the instructor. ~If you have an unexcused absence, you cannot turn in any late work.

~Class Participation Because writing effectively is done in a community of writers, it is important that you complete assignments on time and participate in class discussions about the writing and reading we are doing. Your active participation is one component of satisfactorily completing the course.

Please note: No cell phones, iPods, iPads, or other electronic devices are allowed in class. Laptops are the exception on Free-Write Fridays. Please have these devices put away during class time, and have your phones on silent. If you are expecting an important call, please step outside to answer it. Disrupting my classroom by answering your phone is not only extremely rude, but it will result in you losing participation points. Too many interruptions can result in you losing all participation points for the day, which is the same as being marked absent. Any electronic device may be confiscated if it is brought out during tests or if it disrupts the learning environment in any way. ~Syllabus Contract/Pledge of Academic Integrity Each student will be asked to sign two forms this quarter. By signing the first form, the student asserts that he or she has read and understood the syllabus and calendar, and is aware that if caught plagiarizing, there will be corresponding consequences. By signing the second form, the student asserts that the writing for the quarter is his or her own work, created exclusively during and for English 113.

Assignments: ~In-class Writing You will write in class, everything from brainstorming to reading responses to assessing your research progress. On Free-Write Fridays, you will be asked to bring in your laptop to complete your free-write assignments.

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~Grammar/Usage/Style Effective writing requires good grammar, sentence structure, conventional punctuation and usage, good word choice, and style. This quarter we will work on several areas that are troublesome for writers as well as refine style of writing.

~Formal Writing The primary writing assignment for the quarter will be a documented research paper of 8-10 pages. Each student will submit four rough drafts (each is worth 50 points), with the fifth and final draft being the completed research paper (worth 100 points). As the focus of the class is the progression of research and how papers change from draft to draft, you must turn in all four rough drafts in order to receive credit for the final, completed essay.

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Rough Draft 1Two pages, in which the student acknowledges their topic, states their thesis, etc. Rough Draft 2Four pages, in which the student expands on their first draft, beginning to fully explore their topic/problem. Rough Draft 3Six pages. The paper should be nearly complete, with lots of research done. The student will be well versed in their topic at this point. Rough Draft 4Eight pages. Last stage before polishing up for final draft. Final DraftEight to ten pages, polished. The draft is now complete.

~Oral Presentation Students will present their research papers during the last week of the quarter to share their work and to practice their oral presentation skills. ~Source Notebook As part of the research project, you will create a research or source notebook. In it you will keep photocopies of all sources used in your research paper: articles, book chapters or pages, Web pages, etc. with all passages used for quotes and paraphrases circled and highlighted. Sources will be organized alphabetically, labeled, and tabbed for easy reference. In addition, before each source, you will include that sources bibliographic information in MLA or APA format. This source notebook will be checked in a peer evaluation and will be turned in with your final paper. The documented research paper will not be accepted without an organized source notebook turned in with it.

~Writing Conferences During the course, you will meet with the instructor to conference on your writing. All conferences are mandatory. Missing these conferences is the same as not turning in your drafts, and you will lose all available points for that day/assignment.

~Peer Response Workshops All students will be participating in peer response groups. You will need to have your drafts complete and ready for response as well as provide thoughtful, thorough response to your peers on their writing. Guidelines for peer response will be provided in class.

~Quizzes and Exams We will have weekly quizzes covering the reading assignments. There will be a mid-term and final examination for this course, both based on what weve done or discussed in class, research skills, documentation of sources, our research writing text, etc.

Course Policies: Assignments are due at the beginning of each class when they are called for. Assignments that come in after they have been called for will receive an automatic 20% reduction in grade. No papers will be accepted after 5:00 p.m. on the date they are due, and in-class assignments, quizzes, and tests that are missed due to an unexcused absence or tardiness cannot be made up. Assignments that are not posted on turnitin.com prior to the beginning of class on the day they are due (that is, prior t0 10 am) will receive a 10% reduction in grade. If an assignment is not posted by 5 pm (the late acceptance deadline), it will not be accepted, regardless of the paper copy turned in during class time. I will not read your paper draft unless you have submitted to turnitin.com. The final draft will not be accepted unless the previous four drafts have been provided both on paper and online. When working in groups, you will treat your classmates respectfully, remembering both your classroom environment and that fact that you are adults. Each member of a group is responsible for his or her own work and grade, and is expected to participate the same as other group members. Loudness and rudeness are not acceptable behaviors for my classroom, or anyone elses. Interruptions of any kind will lower your participation grade. Plagiarism is the borrowing of other peoples ideas, words, or writing and representing them as your own. Plagiarism is unacceptable and treated very

seriously in this class. A plagiarized paper usually carries the penalty of automatic failure for the course. In addition, the College of Arts and Sciences requires the instructor to report the plagiarism occurrence in writing to the dean, and the instance goes into your academic file.

Students with Disabilities: It is the policy of La Sierra University to accommodate students with disabilities. Any student with a documented disability who requires reasonable accommodations should contact the director of Disability Services, Michelle G. Kamau, at (951) 785-2453 or ods@lasierra.edu. Please visit www.lasierra.edu/disbiliy-services for more information.

Turnitin.com As noted in the course policies, we use www.turnitin.com in this class. Its primary purpose is not to get you in troubleit is a learning tool that can help you see where you may be struggling with unintentional plagiarism, faulty paraphrasing, or missing citations. In addition, it will show the instructor if you have copied or stolen another students paper, or if you are presenting anothers opinions without proper credit. If you havent already created an account with turnitin for another class, please do so as soon as possible. Once you have an account, you can enroll in a class, and there you will submit both rough and final drafts. Here is the information needed to enroll in ENGL 113-3. Class ID: 7875648 Password: research

Class Blog We utilize a class blog, where your prompts for free-writes will be found every Friday. It is also used for the quiz schedule, extra announcements, paper examples, etc. Please bookmark this address on your computer:

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http://lsu-collegewriting.blogspot.com/ Grading: Because this course is conducted in a workshop format, for the most part, many of the assignments will not necessarily be graded or assessed for points. However, your cooperation in turning in assignments is noted and you will receive credit in the form of

a participation grade. The research assignment will come in stages, and, thus, you will have the opportunity for significant revision at each stage.

The course grade is based on the degree to which a student satisfies the following requirements: attendance at and active participation in all class sessions completing all writing assignments on time and at an acceptable level attending writing conferences participating in peer response workshops and scheduled presentations quizzes, mid-term, and final exams

Final grades are composed of the following sections: Participation*: Formal writing: Quizzes, midterm, and final: Source Notebook: 10% 60% 10% 5%

Drafts/peer response workshops/writing conference: 15%

* This includes attendance, grammar/usage exercises, freewrites in class, discussion, etc.

Grading standards: A AB+ B BC+ 93-100% 90-92 87-89 83-86 80-82 77-79 C CD+ D F 73-76 70-72 66-69 60-65 59% and below

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CALENDAR Ple ase Note : Plan to bring te xts to class whe n a re ading assignme nt is due . W R is A Wr i ter s Resour ce . N F G i s t h e N o r t o n F i e l d G u i d e . C a l e n d a r i s t e n t a t i ve a n d s u b j e c t t o c h a n g e a c c o r d i n g t o t h e n e e d s o f t h e class. Students are responsible for noting these changes. Additional w o rk m a y b e a s s i g ne d .

Date Week 1 Mon, Mar. 31

Topic & Activity Course introduction. Contract. Writing Buddy contact info!

Assignments for next class Review syllabus and calendar for quiz. Buy textbooks. Email instructor. Read Unit 1: The Research Process (lessons 1-3) at www.edison.edu/library/ researchskills/ Unit1/1whatIsResearch.php WR: pg. 207-213 Prepare for quiz. NFG: pg. 211-214 Start thinking about topics that interest you.

Wed, Apr. Diagnostic. 2 Fri, Apr 4 Due: Reading and Quiz Freewrite What is research? Intro of research assignment Topic selection guidelines Primary vs. Secondary Sources Sample research paper Research vs. Report Writing Limiting or expanding a topic Due: Reading and Quiz 3 potential topics Freewrite

Week 2 Mon, Apr. 7 Wed, Apr. 9 Fri, Apr. 11 Week 3 Mon, Apr. 14 Wed, Apr. 16 No class! NFG: pg. 382-399 Due: Paper Proposal (email) Writing your thesis. Making an appointment with librarian. WR: pg. 219 (Sources: Popular or Scholarly?) Find encyclopedia article about your topic, and fill out worksheet. Prepare for quiz. WR: pg. 239-248 Find a scholarly article about your topic, and fill out worksheet. Begin writing draft 1. NFG: pg. 219-228 Continue selection of topic. WR: pg. 27-38, 44-53 Bring 3 potential topics to class Prepare for quiz. Finalize your topic, and compose your proposal.

Fri, Apr. 18

Due: Reading and Quiz Encyclopedia Worksheet Freewrite Developing a scholarly tone Sample of scholarly work

Week 4 Mon, Apr. 21 Wed, Apr. 23 Fri, Apr. 25 Week 5 Mon, Apr. 28 Wed, Apr. 30 Fri, May 2 Due: Notes on an article or book Source Notebook assignment Due: Library Worksheet (w/ librarians signature) MLA Documentation Styles Due: Two copies of Draft 1 (2 pages minimum) Reading and Quiz Peer Review Sign up for conferences No Class! Bring draft and source notebook to conference No Class! Bring draft and source notebook to conference MIDTERM! Sign up for presentations WR: pg. 289-297 Due: Scholarly Worksheet Paraphrasing vs. Plagiarism Complete evaluation exercise for your chosen Web site; continue research.

Library day! Find a book on your WR: pg. 261-279 topic. Continue research and writing. Prepare for quiz. Due: Reading and Quiz Continue research; work on Freewrite introduction; bring notes or notecards from one article or book from research

WR: pg. 297-323 Prepare for quiz. Use feedback to consider what changes you might make to your draft. Be prepared to discuss said feedback during your conference.

Week 6 Mon, May 5 Wed, May 7 Fri, May 9 Week 7 Mon, May 12 Wed, May 14 Fri, May 16 Week 8 Mon, May 19 Wed, May 21 Due: Two copies of Draft 3 (6 Prepare draft 3 for conference pages minimum) Peer Review No Class! Bring draft and Finish organizing source notebook and source notebook to polishing final draft conference No Class! Bring Draft 2 (4 Continue research and writing. pages minimum) and source notebook to conference No Class! Bring Draft 2 (4 Prepare draft 3 for peer review pages minimum) and source notebook to conference Editing for clarity and grammar. Use feedback to both revise and WR: pg. 420-580 in class expand your draft. Continue research and writing. Continue research and writing.

Prepare draft 2 for conference

Fri, May 23 Week 9 Mon, May 26 Wed, May 28 Fri, May 30 Week 10 Mon, June 2

No Class! Bring draft and source notebook to conference No Class! Memorial Day

Finish organizing source notebook and polishing final draft

Finish organizing source notebook and polishing final draft

No Class! Bring Draft 4 (8 Finish organizing source notebook and pages minimum) and source polishing final draft notebook to conference No Class! Bring Draft 4 (8 Finish organizing source notebook and pages minimum) and source polishing final draft. notebook to conference Prepare for your presentation! Due: Polished research Prepare for your presentation! paper (complete 8-10 pages) and source notebook Course Evaluations Oral Presentations Prepare for your presentation! Oral Presentations Study hard :) What to expect on the final exam.

Wed, June 4 Fri, June 6 Finals Week TBA

All students must attend the final Congratulations! Youve completed examination. The LSU student ENGL 113! handbook policy states that a student will automatically fail a class if he or she does not show up for a final exam.

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Notes:

! You will be attending a play and will be expected to take specific notes on it
for your play evaluation paper. Dates will be provided by the instructor. You can purchase tickets at the English office (Humanities 102).

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ENGL 113-3 Syllabus Contract Miss Romero Spring 2014

This contract signifies that I, the student, have read and understood the syllabus provided by the instructor. By initialing and signing this contract, I am agreeing to the following points:

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I understand that I will be expected to conduct research in the library, work on organization, flow, diction, sentence structure, and standard grammar and usage skills, and complete an 8-10 page research paper.

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As this class is a prerequisite for many other class, I must earn a grade of C or better in ENGL 113. I have reviewed the course requirements (attendance, participation, various drafts, source notebook, writing conferences, peer response workshops, presentation, etc.).

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I will adhere to the course policies and all academic standards. The instructor explained the Academic Integrity Committee Working Procedures to the class, and I understand that for all four violations there are corresponding consequences.

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I am aware that the instructor has provided her contact information and office hours, and is available in case of questions or concerns.

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Name (Print) ______________________ LSU ID # ____________________ Signature_________________________ Date________________________