Introduction (syllabus review)

Grammar diagnostic
Writing sample

Eng 101
English Composition 1
Jeannine Stanko

Class Sections/Time/Location
Section: Eng 101 BC41

Dates: 6/29 8/8

Days: Mon & Wed

Time: 10:45AM 12:40PM

Room: N-307

Instructor Information
Jeannine Stanko
724-396-4158
jstanko@ccac.edu
Office Hours: MTWH by appointment
Office Location: Writing Lab

Materials & Resources

Reinking, James and Robert Von Der Osten,
Strategies for Successful Writing: A Rhetoric,
Research Guide, Reader, and Handbook.10th ed.,
Boston: Pearson, 2014.
Internet access

Flash drive
Tutoring Options: The Learning Assistance Center,
Learning Commons, Smartthinking.com,
Instructor by appointment

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the
student will:
Write academic essays that
Develop a thesis
Create an organizing structure appropriate to
purpose, audience and context
Make valid inferences
Support ideas with relevant explanation and
substantial evidence details
Integrate and cite information from relevant print
and/or electronic sources
Provide a coherent introduction and conclusion

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the
student will:
Revise drafts to develop or support ideas more
clearly, address potential objections, ensure
effective transitions between paragraphs, and
correct errors in logic
Edit and proofread, using standards for formal
written English

Listed Topics
Review as Needed:

1. Using standard written English

2. Writing process from prewriting to rewriting
3. Developing ideas and supporting them with
details
4. Creating introductions and conclusions
5. Using primary and secondary sources
6. Quoting, summarizing, paraphrasing sources

Listed Topics
Further Develop:

1. Evaluating basic library and Internet sources

2. Using examples to clarify ideas vs. proving an
idea
3. Avoiding 'cut and paste,' plagiarism and
fabrication
4. Revising to accommodate differences in
audience, tone, persona
5. Comparing and contrasting

Listed Topics
Introduce:

1. Distinguishing observations, inferences & value

judgments
2. Summarizing or reporting a position vs. arguing
for or against a position
3. Problem-solving techniques
4. Critiquing the informational or argumentative
weaknesses of a document

Evaluation
Grading scale

A = 100-90%
B = 89 80%
C = 79-70%
D = 69-60%
F = 59% or below

Workload
The student will produce five to seven reading

based multi-paragraphed expository and

argumentative essays of increasing difficulty,
totaling 15-20 pages for the semester.

Essays 40% of final grade

Narration 100 points
Comparison 100 points

Causal 100 points

Argument 100 points

Essay Submission
Must be submitted at beginning of class!
No late papers will be accepted except in case

of an emergency.
Computer problem is NOT an emergency.
Email essay option if theres a true ER
Attach & copy/paste into body
Must be received before class start time on
due date
I will respond for your reassurance.
A plagiarized essay will result in failure of
assignment!

Grammar Intensives 20% of final grade

All grammar topics will be grouped and

applied to essays for a grade focusing solely on

the application of specific grammar concepts.
This grade is in addition to the essays content
grade

Tests, Homework, & Attendance

40% final grade
Homework 100 points
Final Exam 100 points

Final essay 100 points

Attendance minimum 100 points

Attendance:
Expect to attend every class
Each class is worth a portion of your final grade.
Rough drafts, in-class work, quizzes, and homework

cannot be made up.

Forfeit all mulligans
If you choose to come to class unprepared, you will be
marked absent. For example, in order to participate in
the peer review process, you must have a completed
rough draft. Rough drafts are due the class before
submissions no exceptions.
You will be considered absent if you are not in class.
You will be considered late if you arrive after I have taken roll.
Lateness or early departure of 20 or more minutes counts as a
complete absence. After three late entries or early departure,
coming in late or leaving early will count as an absence.
After 3 missed classes, the final grade will drop 1 letter
grade for each subsequent absence.

Attendance:
Each hour of instruction counts as one class

Mulligans
Each quiz and essay can be redone once
Due before next quiz or essay
Mulligan is forfeited if absent on
assignments due date

When submitting an essay mulligan, the

essay showing corrections, the original
essay, and its rubric must be submitted.

Electronics
Must be silenced

Texting or engaging in social networking

Computer/internet activities during instruction
Receive an absence for class period
No personal calls
Inform about emergencies

Disclaimers
Disruptions talking during instruction or
student Q&A
Refer to Student Handbook for
acceptable/unacceptable behavior
Disciplinary policies & procedures of college
CCAC makes every effort to provide reasonable
accommodations for students with disabilities.
Questions about services and procedures should
contact the Office of Supportive Services.
During the semester, reasonable changes to the
course outline may be academically appropriate.
Students will be notified of these adjustments in
a timely manner.

Class Website
can access through Blackboard
Can access directly
Http://english101roatan.weebly.com

Questions?

For Tuesday...
Read syllabus
Create one question about class guidelines and
procedures
Log onto Blackboard and complete the Grammar
Diagnostic located under the Assignments tab
If you do not have a Blackboard ID, it is your
responsibility to contact the IT department