Santa Ana College: Humanities & Social Sciences

English 101 Freshmen Composition HYBRID – Fall 2018

Santa Ana College inspires, transforms, and empowers a diverse community of learners.

 

Instructor: Cristina Acevedo                                              

Email: acevedo_cristina@sac.edu

Ticket:   50715

Thursday 4:00-5:50 pm, D - Dunlap Hall, Room D-204

Meeting Days: 8/30/2018, 9/27/18, 11/01/18, 12/13/18

Office Hours: By appointment. I here to assist you in succeeding. I am also only an email away.

Required Texts and Materials: (You must bring all required materials to every class.)

• Sylvan Barnet, Hugo Bedau, and John O’ Hara Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing A Brief Guide to Argument 9^th ISBN: 9781319035457
• Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein They Say I Say The Moves That Matter In Acdemic Writing 4^th ISBN: 978-0-393-63167-8
• The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez ISBN: 978-0-345-80640-6
• 1 blue or black pen, 1 green pen, ruler, scissors, a college dictionary, and plenty of college ruled paper, two green testing books.

 

Course Description:

Expository and argumentative essays and the research paper. Special interest sections described in schedule of classes. Prerequisite: English 061 or English for Multilingual Students 112 or Adult Basic Education 116 with a minimum grade of C or qualifying profile from English placement process

Student Learning Objectives:

• 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 use the writing process to write, in proper 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 evaluate and ethically use primary and secondary academic sources to avoid plagiarism and will use the library's resources, including online databases, to locate appropriate academic source material. ​

 

Requirements:

• Attendance and Participation: Because we will be doing numerous writing exercises, group work, and reading discussions on Canvas, your interaction on Canvas will count as attendance. Attendance to all 4 meeting dates will also be taken as part of your attendance points. You must attend the first meeting date and complete the first module so that you are not dropped from the course. You may not make up in-class work missed due to unexcused absences, so make sure you attend the class meeting dates.  I strongly suggest you utilize Canvas inbox to communicate with others or email me if you having difficulty with lectures or assignments.  If you miss a class, please do not ask me if you missed anything; assume that you did. 

 

• Wait Time for Late Instructors If, due to unforeseen emergencies, the instructor does not arrive at the scheduled start time for class, students are to wait for fifteen minutes (unless otherwise notified by the division). If they do not receive notification to wait for their instructor to arrive, after fifteen minutes the students may leave with no penalty for absence or assigned work due for that class meeting. 

 

What Exactly Do We Do in This Course?

• First 60% of your grade is based on the 6 essay you will compose. 4 essays are considered out of class essays and 2 essays are considered in class essay. One in class essay is part of your midterm and the second essay is part of your final.

 

• Journals: Throughout the semester, you will turn in typed, one page (this is 23 lines in MLA Format) journals. The journal topics and guidelines are stated on the course schedule. 

 

• Quizzes: Throughout the semester, you will take 5 quizzes, which reflect the reading assignments and lecture materials. Quizzes are administered through Canvas with specific dates shown in the schedule below. If you do not complete it by the time designated you will not be able to make it up and will receive a zero.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   

**YOU MUST TURN IN ALL ESSAYS TO PASS THIS CLASS**

• Peer Review: Prior to turning in your final drafts for out-of-class essays, you will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and receive feedback during peer review.   You must provide AT LEAST a page and a half of written material. If you fail to reach this minimum you will not receive full credit for the peer review assignment.

• Midterm/Final: Midterm and Final will be done on the dates indicated on the schedule. For the Midterm and Final, students are required to bring a large blue book, two pens, and white out. Students will need these items in order to take the Midterm and Final.

 

 

Late Policy:

 All assignments are due on Canvas and do have the designated due date. You will be allowed to turn in ONE assignment late. The assignment must be submitted the next class session following the original due date.

Revision Policy:

After I return your graded essays, you will have the opportunity to revise and resubmit them to regain up to 10% of the possible points. Revised essay should have changes highlighted and you will have submit an additional journal explaining what you changes and why.

(Note: this assignment is optional and not available for essay 4)

Extra Credit Opportunity:

There will be opportunities to gain extra credit throughout the semester. You will be able to collect these points if you have turned in all essays and journals.

 

Policies:

All Santa Ana College policies will be enforced during the semester. To find detail information of the policies please visit https://www.sac.edu/StudentServices/AdmissionsRecords/Pages/College-Policies.aspx

Academic Honesty/Plagiarism

Academic Honesty Policy

INTRODUCTION

Students at Santa Ana College are expected to be honest and forthright in their academic endeavors. To falsify the results of one's research, to steal the words or ideas of another, or to cheat on an examination, corrupts the essential process by which knowledge is advanced. Academic dishonesty is seen as an intentional act of fraud, in which a student seeks to claim credit for the work or efforts of another without authorization, or uses unauthorized materials or fabricated information in any academic exercise. As institutions, we also consider academic dishonesty to include forgery of academic documents, intentionally impeding or damaging the academic work of others, assisting other students in acts of dishonesty or coercing students into acts of dishonesty.

PROCEDURES

In cases where a violation of academic honesty is discovered, the faculty member is encouraged to file an "Academic Misconduct Incident Report" form and distribute the form to the appropriate offices listed. 
There are two categories of sanctions: Limited and College-wide. Limited sanctions include an academic action such as assigning a lower grade or a grade of "F" for the assignment, project, or test. College-wide sanctions include any sanction that will affect a student's standing with the college-at-large, up to and including suspension or expulsion from the college. 

In matters relating to academic honesty violations, the primary responsibility for disciplinary proceedings rests with the instructor and the academic division where the violation allegedly occurred. The Dean of Student Affairs will assist in all College-wide sanctio

 

1. Students shall not plagiarize, which is defined as:
   1. stealing or passing off as one's own ideas or words of another,
   2. using a creative production without crediting the source.

 

The following cases constitute plagiarism:

• paraphrasing published material without acknowledging the source,
• making significant use of an idea or a particular arrangement of ideas, e.g., outlines,
• writing a paper after consultation with persons who provide suitable ideas and incorporating these ideas into the paper without acknowledgment,
• submitting under one's own name term papers or other reports which have been prepared by others.

2. Students shall not cheat, which is defined as:

• using notes, aids, or the help of other students on tests or exams in ways other than those expressly permitted by the teacher,
• misreporting or altering the data in laboratory or research projects involving the collection of data.

3. Students shall not furnish materials or information in order to enable another student to plagiarize or cheat.

Instructors may deal with academic dishonesty in one or more of the following ways:

• Assign an appropriate academic penalty such as an oral reprimand or point reduction. 
• Assign an “F” on all or part of a particular paper, project, or exam. 
• Report to the appropriate administrators, with notification of same to the student(s), for disciplinary action by the College.  Such a report will be accompanied by supporting evidence and documentation.

 

 

Classroom Etiquette

Classroom Environment: Because so much of the work that you do this semester in class will be cooperative, working with your classmates in group or paired activities, or with me in whole class discussions, it is crucial that the classroom be a place of mutual respect.  Please be courteous and respectful in all interactions.  Students who are unable/unwilling to be respectful of others will be counseled.  In severe situations, these students will be reported to the dean and dropped from the course. 

 

Disabled Student Program and Services:

Students with verifiable disabilities who want to request academic accommodations are responsible for identifying themselves to the instructors and Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS).  To arrange for accommodations, contact DSPS in the Village-203, or by phone (714) 564-6264, TTY (714) 564-6284. It is the disabled student’s responsibility to contact the course instructor at the beginning of the semester to discuss potential plans when classroom evacuations are necessary.

 

Important Dates

Important Dates

Term	Fall 2018
Start Date	27 August 2018
End Date	16 December 2018
Last Day to Add (add code required)	09 September 2018
Last Drop Date with 'W'	18 November 2018
Last Drop Date without 'W'	09 September 2018
Last Date to get Refund	09 September 2018

 

Grading Scale

Assignments and Grading Scale

Participation & Attendance 20 points	2 %	20
Journals 5 x 10 points each	5 %	50
Discussions 5 x 10 points each	5 %	50
In Class Grammar Assignments	2 %	20
Quizzes 7 x 10 points each	7 %	70
Peer Review 4 x 15 points each	6 %	60
Debate	3 %	30
Novel Project	4%	40
Fallacy Project	4%	40
Essays 1-4, 4 x 100 points each	40 %	400
Midterm 100 points	10 %	100
Annotated Bibliography	2%	20
Final Exam 100 points	10 %	100
TOTAL	100%	1000

In order to pass this class, you MUST take the Final Exam

Grading scale will be as follows:         A: 100-90 B: 89-80 C: 79-70 D: 69-60 F: 59 and below

 

Tentative Course Schedule: Fall 2018

Note: all readings should be completed prior to the day it is listed in the schedule, with the exception of the first day.

Thinking vs. Judging/ Does My Identity Play a Role on How do That?

Week 1

Thursday 8/30/18: First day of class! Welcome. Meet and Greet, Read the Syllabus, MLA format, Field Trip, Group Activity, Go over Canvas and expectations on Canvas interactions.  

 Week 2

Thursday 9/6/18: Review: the writing process, basic essay formats, grammar, and do a reading activity. Chapter 1 “Critical Thinking” pages 3-34. T.S.I.S: Introduction pages 1-15, Chapter 9 “You Mean I Just Say It That Way?” 117-130.

Homework: Discussion 1: Log onto Canvas and post an avatar of yourself. In a paragraph share about yourself: who you are, what are your hobbies, do you have pets, do you children, what is your favorite song, where do you work, or is this your first year of college. After reading chapter 9 in T.S.I.S. I want you to make your personal post using colloquial language first, then take that paragraph and rewrite a second paragraph and make it academic and formal sounding. Lastly, you must respond to two other classmates and discusses not only what you may have in common, but also ask which version of the paragraph was more effective in getting to know that person. The post is due by 11:59 pm. Quiz 1 is due by 11:59 pm

Week 3

Thursday 9/13/18: Chapter 2 “Critical Reading: Getting Started” page 35-56 T.S.I.S: Chapter 1 “They Say” pages 19-29, Chapter 12 “I Take Your Point” Pages 162-165, Chapter 13 “Don’t Make Them Scroll Up” Page 166-173 Read Zachary Shemtob And David Lat “Executions Should be Televised” Pages 62-63, When “Identity Politics” Is Rational by Stanley Fish Page 116-118, The Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority by Ronald Takaki Pages 124-125.

Homework: Journal 1: Read the article “Fitbits for bosses” page 24-26 What would be the benefit and negative outcome if biosurveillance were used on college students? Should it be done? Please support your response by quoting the article and do not forget to cite your quotations. This is due by 11:59pm. Peer Review: You will provide at a page and a half of your rough draft of essay 1. You and your peers will leave comments for each on how to make the essay stronger. This is due by 11:59pm

 Week 4

Thursday 9/20/18 Chapter 3 “Critical Reading: Getting Deeper into Arguments” pages 80-110.  “It’s Hard Enough Being Me” by Anna Lisa Raya page 122-123, Just Take Away Their Guns by James Q. Wilson. T.S.I.S Chapter 16 “The Data Suggest” Page 205-223.

Homework: Discussion 2: Please read “Violent Media is Good for Kids” by Gerard Jones. Log into Canvas and state whether violent media in comics, video games, movies (such as the Marvel movies) are good for kids. Also contemplate that Disneyland's big summer promotion for 2017 was “Hero Up” they even had a hero training program in which they taught children fighting moves. You must reference the article in your post. You must also respond to two other classmates and respond to two classmates that posted on yours. This is due by 11:59 pm Quiz 2: This quiz will close at 11:59pm Essay 1 is due by 11:59pm

Choice?

Week 5: Thursday 9/27/18: Meet in Class Chapter 4 “Visual Rhetoric: Thinking about Images as Arguments” pages 139-178, T.S.I. S: Chapter 3 “As He Himself Puts it” pages 42-51: In class Grammar 1: Please bring a printed copy of a blog, a journal, or essay one to work on in class.  I will accept any extra credit you have completed. Please bring the forms to the class meeting.

Homework: Discussion 3: Please read “The Boston Photographs” by Nora Ephron. Log into Canvas: Ephron thinks it would be good for newspapers to publish more photographs of death and dying. Do you agree or disagree with Ephron? You must quote the article at least twice in your post using the templates in chapter 3 of T.S.I.S. Also, contemplate that many social media such as Facebook have a system in place in which subscribers can flag a post and ask the company to censor the post. You must respond to two other classmates and respond to one individual that posted on yours. 

 Week 6

Thursday 10/4/18: Chapter 5 “Writing an Analysis of An Argument” pages 181-192.  T.S.I. S Chapter 2 “The Art of Summarizing” pages 30-41 Read “Let Them Eat Dog: A modest Proposal for Tossing Fido in the Oven” By Jonathan Safran Foer. Pages 217-219. “The Neurology of Free Will Are We Responsible for our Habits?” (Print this reading off Canvas)

Homework:  Revised Essay 1

 

Week 7

Thursday 10/11/18:  Chapter 9: “A Logician View: Deduction, Induction, Fallacies 335-372 T.S.I.S: Chapter 4 “Yes/No/Okay, But” pages 55-67 Chapter 7 “Using Sources” pages 261-322. T.S.I.S “Hidden Intellectualism by Gerald Graff pages 248-255

Homework: Journal 2: Read Love Is A Fallacy pages 365-372. For this journal, construct an argument on how this story is not anti-woman. Quiz 3: This quiz will close at 11:59pm Peer Review for Essay 2: You will post a minimum of a page and half of your rough draft to Canvas. You will provide feedback and comments to your peers.  

Week 8

Thursday 10/18/18 T.S.I.S: Chapter 5 “And Yet” pages 68-77 Chapter 10 “A Psychologist’s View: Rogerian Argument” 373-383.

Homework: Journal 3: Read a “Letter to a Southern Baptist Minister” on page 380 How does mentioning Darwin in the article represent the practice of the Rogerian argument. What is the author hoping to establish by mentioning him? Please use the text as your support. Essay 2 due by 11:59pm

 

Reading between the Lines

 

Week 9

Thursday 10/25/18: Chapter 11: “A Literary Critic’s View: Arguing About Literature” pages 385-390. “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost Page 390, “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell Page 397- 398, T.S.I.S Chapter 14 “What is Motivating This Writer” 176-186. T.S.I.S Chapter 6 “Skeptics May Object” pages 77-90. Novel Project Day 1 of Unknown Americans Pages 3-66, T.S.I.S Chapter 15 “On Closer Examination” Page 187-204

Homework: Journal 4: Construct a page paper about a claim about the novel The Unknown Americans. It can be on any of the topics : racism among those who are documented verses those who are not, identity, racism, gender roles of men and women in the Chicano community, the American dream, education, father son relationships, mother daughter relationships, mother son relationships, or any other claim you would like to make about the novel.  Quiz 4

Week 10

Thursday 11/1/18: Meet in Class: Midterm. In class Grammar 2: Please a printed journal, blog, or Essay 2 to work on grammatically.

Homework:  Fallacy Project due by 11:59

 

 Week 11

Thursday 11/8/18: Novel Project day 2 of Unknown Americans Pages 156-285. Chapter 6 “Developing an Argument of Your Own” pages 221-260, T.S.I.S: Chapter 7 “So What? Who Cares?” Pages 91-100.

Homework: Discussion 5: Look over page 413 of Chapter 12. Delivery plays a larger role than most people think. Log onto Canvas: look at specific hot topics, court cases, or any legal incident that has occurred in the last five years that you believe could have ended differently if delivery was changed. (example: In 2013 Duck Dynasty star Jase Robertson was kicked out of New York City hotel after being confused for homeless man. This man is a millionaire, but he likes to dress in camouflage and a t-shirt. He also talks with a southern twang.) Should people alter their delivery in society? Why or why not? Please respond to two students and respond to one that was posted on yours. Quiz 5: This quiz will close at 11:59pm Peer Review 3. Post a minimum of page and half of your rough draft. Your peers will respond and provide feedback to each other’s essay. Revised Essay 2 Journal 5: Using the T.S.I.S chapter of So What? Who Cares, discuss why individuals should consider and care for the novel. What can reader gain from the novel.

 

 

In This Corner

Week 12

Thursday 11/15/18: Novel Project Day 2: Pages 67-155 T.S.I.S Chapter 10 “But Don’t Get Me Wrong” Pages 131-140. T.S.I.S: Chapter 15 “On Closer Examination” Pages 184-201, Chapter 17 “Analyze This” Writing in the Social Science Pages 224-242. Film

Homework: Discussion 4: In the novel, The concept of the American dream is a recurring one. First define what the American dream means in your post. Second, quote a section of the novel where you as a reader see an example of your definition of the American dream. Third, answer does the concept of the American dream really exist or is it a false ideal? If the concept is real who in the novel succeeds and how do he/she/they achieve in attaining it? If it is a false ideal who falls victim to it? Lastly, where does the character Garret fall between the two side of the ideal? Respond to two individuals in class and one that posted on your yours.   Essay 3

Week 13

Thursday 11/22/18: Thanksgiving

 

Week 14

Thursday 11/29/18 Chapter 12 “A Debater’s View: Individual Oral Presentations 409-416.

Homework: Debate Group Project Discussion: Post a link to YouTube video of a political debate from any presidential race. Be sure the video you post is closed captioned. In your post, discusses why the video you selected properly reflects the oral argumentation. You will select another student to watch his or her video to watch and read their analysis on the debate. In your response comment on anything that could have been added to the analysis. You must reply to the individual who commented on your post. *please note that if see that someone already has a comment please move on to another individual that has yet to have a comment and partner with them.   the Quiz 6: This quiz will close at 11:59pm

 

 

Week 15

Thursday 12/6/18:  Chapter 8 “A Philosopher’s View: The Toulmin Model” pages 325-334. T.S.I.S: Chapter 8 “As a Result” Pages 101-116, Chapter 16 “The Data Suggest” pages 202-220, “Everything That Rises Must Converge” Page 275-294 Peer Review 4 Post a minimum of a page and a half on canvas. You will work with your peers to leave comments and suggestion on how to revise the essay.

Homework: Essay 4, Bibliography, Quiz 7: This quiz will close at 11:59pm, Revised

Essay 3

 

Week 16

Thursday 12/13/18: Meet in Class Final. Please bring in any Extra Credit forms.