English 101 Syllabus

 

Course Syllabus: 

Kelly Brandon

Fall ‘18

English 101

TH 10:15-12:20

D-107

Office: D-420

Office Phone: 564-6551

E-Mail: Brandon_Kelly@sac.edu

Office Hours:

M/T/W/H 9-10

T 3-4

 

Required Texts: At a Glance: Essays, 6th ed., Brandon; At a Glance: Reader, 2^nd ed., Brandon; The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald

 

8/28     Introduction to the class

            HW: Essays, read Chap. 2 and do exs.1-5.

 

8/30     Discuss pre-writing strategies.

            HW: Essays, read Chap 1 and do exs.1-5; read Chap. 6, and do exs.1-2.

 

9/4       Discuss parts of the essay and exemplification strategies.

HW:  Reader “Coworkers from Hell,” 102; “Roots,” 50; answer critical thinking questions for both essays.

 

9/6       Discuss readings; hold pre-writing conferences.

HW: Work on exemplification essay rough draft; Essays, read Chap. 3; do ex. 1.

 

9/11     Go over revision strategies; hold writing conferences.          

            HW: Reader, “Men Are from Mars,” 126; answer critical thinking questions; do     peer revision.

 

9/13     Submit exemplification essay; discuss other readings.

HW:  Essays, read Chap. 7, 115-120, 125-133 and do exs.1,2,4,5.

 

9/18     Discuss division analysis strategies and other readings.

HW:  Reader, “How Do I Love Thee?” 31; answer critical thinking questions; Essays, 278-279 on sentence problems.

 

9/20     Hold pre-writing conferences; discuss  readings and sentence problems.

            HW: Prepare for in-class writing.

 

9/25     Write analysis essay in class.

            HW: Essays, read Chap. 9, 155-168,  and do exs. 1-3.

 

9/27     Discuss cause and effect analysis.

            HW:  Reader, “Graffiti,” 82; answer critical reading questions; find cause/effect article.

 

10/2     Discuss readings; do cause/effect activity.

            HW: Work on cause/effect draft; Reader, “The Story of an Hour,” 42; answer critical thinking questions.

 

10/4     Do peer revision; discuss reading.

            HW: Reader, “A Modest Proposal,” 68; answer critical thinking questions; Essays, 280-281 on sentence combining.

 

10/9     Submit cause and effect essay; discuss readings and sentence combining techniques.

            HW: Essays, read chap. 11 and do #’s 1-3; Reader, “The Girls,” 55; answer critical thinking questions.

 

10/11   Discuss comparison and contrast strategies and other readings.

            HW: Essays, 282-283 on sentence variety and 293-294 on wordy phrasing.

 

10/16   Do comparison and contrast activity; discuss readings.

            HW: Reader, “Ultimate Recycling,” 116; answer critical thinking questions.

 

10/18   Discuss reading; hold pre-writing conferences.

            HW: Plan for in-class writing.

 

10/23   Write comparison and contrast essay in class.

            HW:  The Great Gatsby, pages TBA; Reader; Essays, “The Use of Self Analysis,” 172-175.

 

10/25   Discuss literary analysis and Gatsby.

            HW:  Continue reading Gatsby, pages TBA.

 

10/30   Discuss Gatsby; begin watching film version.

            HW: Continue reading Gatsby.

11/1     Discuss Gatsby; continue watching film version; go over literary essay assignment.

             HW: Continue reading Gatsby and working on reading questions; begin thinking about

            literary essay assignment.

 

11/6     Discuss Gatsby; continue watching film version.

            HW:  Finish Gatsby; finish reading questions; work on literary essay; bring in three

            significant quotations from Gatsby.

 

11/8     Finish movie version  and discussion of Gatsby.

            HW: Finish  draft of literary analysis essay; bring in four copies of typed rough draft.

 

11/13   Do peer revision of literary analysis essay.

            HW:  Essays, read chap. 13 on argument and do exs. 1-6.

 

11/15   Discuss argumentation strategies; submit literary analysis essay.

            HW:  Essays, Chap. 14 on the research paper.

11/18   Last day to withdraw with a “W”

 

11/20   Discuss research paper; submit topics.

            HW:  Continue research; write thesis; do works cited cards; write note cards.

 

11/22   Thanksgiving

 

11/27   Do research; submit thesis and works cited cards

            HW:  Work on outline; write note cards.

 

11/29   Submit formal outline and note cards.

            HW:  Essays, 266-274 on the MLA style research paper.

 

12/4     Peer revise research papers; review for final.

            HW:  Finish research paper and prepare for final.

 

12/6     Submit completed research paper; review for final.

 

12/11   Write final exam essay in class.

 

12/13   Final conferences

 

Student Learning Outcomes

 

            In English 101 students will continue to refine their sentence writing in terms of correctness, emphasis and variety. Students will also continue to work on essential elements of writing such as coherence, focus, and development. Ultimately students who pass this class will be able to write descriptive, illustrative, analytical, and argumentative essays and be able to compose a medium length MLA style research paper with correct documentation. During the research process, students will also learn to assess the validity and relevance of source material in both traditional and online formats.

 

Course Policies:

 

Grading Breakdown:

5 Essays:                     50%

Homework:                 10%

Research paper:           20%

Final Exam:                 20%

 

Homework: I will check your work on exercises from the text.  If you do all of

the work, you will get an “A,” most of the work, a “B,” and at least half of the work,

a “C”.

 

Essays: You will write five (5) essays – two of which will be written in class.  All

out-of-class papers must be in MLA style or you will receive up to a 10-point deduction.

 

Late papers will receive a 3-point deduction for each class period late.

 

Rewrites: You may rewrite any two out-of-class essays for a maximum ten-point increase over the original. You must submit the original with my comments on it along with the rewrite.

 

Research Paper: You will write a research paper of five to seven (5-7) pages

in MLA style.

 

Readings:  It is very important that you do them before class.  All classroom work

and discussion will depend on your having completed the readings before class.

 

Attendance:  You may miss a maximum of 4 classes; after that, you will be dropped.

Tardiness of over 15 minutes = ½ an absence.

 

Disturbances:  Turn the ringer off on your cell phone while in class.  Do not wear

Headphones in class or go outside during class to answer phone calls.  Do not text

message in class. Please see me about exceptions.

 

Schedule Changes:  I may change the schedule to meet the needs of the class.

 

           

Students with Disabilities

 

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 at 714-564-6264  so that we can all collaborate on your classroom accommodations in a timely manner. The DSP&S office requires documentation of your disability in order to receive reasonable accommodations. If you do not have documentation, someone will work with you to acquire it. I look forward to supporting you to meet your learning goals.

 

 

Mission Statement of the District

            The mission of the Rancho Santiago Community College District is to provide quality educational programs and services that address the needs of our diverse students and communities.

 

Mission Statement of Santa Ana College English Department

            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.

 

 

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