English 101: Freshman Composition

ENGL-101-46074 (46074) Freshman Composition

 

Office hours held in D-408

MW: 5-6pm

T/TH 1-2:30

 

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

We will be writing expository and argumentative essays. The class culminates in one research paper. Prerequisites include: A grade of C or better in English 061 or EMLS 112 or ACE 116 or qualifying profile from English placement process.

REQUIRED TEXTS AND SUPPLIES

1. The Stranger by Albert Camus
2. Monsters Reader

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course, the student will be able to do the following:

1. Write an academic essay of at least 500 words.
2. Generate ideas using the writing process.
3. Write paragraphs with unity, substance, and clarity that support their main idea.
4. Formulate a thesis statement that clearly expresses the central idea of each essay.
5. Organize paragraphs into a logical sequence so that the central idea of the essay is

   developed to a logical conclusion.

1. Develop effective sentence structure and sentence variety.
2. Construct sentences with precise and appropriate words.
3. Proofread for errors and omissions.
4. Modify drafts, revising throughout their writing process.
5. Identify common rhetorical modes, purposes, and methods of development.
6. Apply critical thinking skills in order to read and write successfully.
7. Identify and locate library resources.
8. Use research and documentation skills in their final paper.

 

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will use the writing process to write, in MLA format, academic essays, including a documented research paper, using appropriately chosen details, organizational strategies, more complex sentence variety, and sufficiently correct grammar, punctuation, effective word choice, and style.

 

Students will be able to read critically for literal and implied meaning, identify main ideas, organizational strategies and authors’ writing strategies as well as summarize, paraphrase, and analyze written works.

 

Students will evaluate and ethically use primary and secondary academic sources to avoid plagiarism and will use the library’s resources, including online databases.

 

Course Policies:

Attendance: Regular attendance is required. Students with more than 3 absences may be dropped from the class. Two tardies of 7 minutes or more will count the same as an absence. You are expected to arrive on time and remain until the class is dismissed. If you have to leave early, you need to notify me before the class begins. If there is a problem or concern about attendance or grades or you need to make up a major test before graded tests are returned, it is your responsibility to contact me. ***You must drop yourself before the deadline. I will not drop students who do not attend class. You will just receive an F for the semester if you stop showing.

 

Readings: You will be required to complete all the readings before the next class session. The readings will be announced in class, so it is important to get in touch with another student if you miss a day. Also note that changes to the reading assignments will be posted on blackboard or via email.

 

Blackboard and Email: Make sure that you check whatever email you have connected to Santa Ana College. I cannot add other personal email addresses, so whichever address you gave when you registered needs to be the address you check. I am also learning how to use Blackboard, and all changes to reading assignments will be posted on the Bb site.

 

Technology: There will be times when I ask you to use your smartphones. Unless I ask you to take out your mobile device, I will mark you late if I see you using your phone like a zombie.

 

Academic Honesty Policy:

Academic dishonesty may result in an “F” on all or part of an assignment and referral to the dean.

 

Plagiarism:

Students shall not plagiarize, which is defined as stealing or passing off as one’s own ideas or words of another and as using a creative production without crediting the source. The following cases are examples of what constitutes plagiarism:

 

 

 

 

 

GRADING POLICIES AND COURSE EXPECTATIONS

(1,000 pts. possible)

 

Written Assignments (Also noted on the class schedule):

 

Assignment	Points Possible
Political Analogy	100
Technology/MASKS	100
Psychoanalytic Interpretation	100
Quizzes	100
Research Presentations	100
Midterm: (Prager / Shaw)	100
The Stranger Response	100
Research Paper	200
Final	50
Participation	50

 

 

**Only one late paper is allowed (and knocked down a full grade). No late presentations will be accepted.

 

Disabled Student Programs &Services

Your success in this course is important to me. Santa Ana College and I are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability that may have some impact on your ability to do well in this course, I encourage you to speak with me as soon as possible. Also, please contact Disabled Student Programs & Services so that we can all collaborate on your classroom accommodations in a timely manner. DSP&S is located in U-103, and their phone number is 714-564-6264. The DSP&S office requires documentation of your disability in order to receive reasonable accommodations. If you do not have documentation, they will work with you to acquire it. I look forward to supporting you to meet your learning goals.

 

Santa Ana College English Department’s Mission Statement

 

The Santa Ana College English Department provides numerous opportunities for our students to develop and improve the reading, critical thinking, and writing skills required to succeed at their chosen careers, to meet the rigors of the writing demands at four-year transfer institutions, and to foster lifelong learning and an appreciation of literature.

 

Santa Ana College Mission Statement

The mission of Santa Ana College is to be a leader and partner in meeting the intellectual, cultural, technological and workforce development needs of our diverse community. Santa Ana College provides access and equity in a dynamic learning environment that prepares students for transfer, careers and lifelong intellectual pursuits in a global community.

 

Ideological Considerations:

Triggers, Sexual Content, Power, Race, Identity, Violence, Language, Cultural Critique, History