English N60 Syllabus

 

Course Syllabus: 

Mr. Brandon

English N60

Fall ‘18

MW 10:15-12:20

D-107

Phone:  714-564-6551

Email:  Brandon_Kelly@sac.edu

Office:  D-420

Office Hours:

M/T/W/TH 9-10

T 3-4

 

Required Text Sentences, Paragraphs, and Beyond 7^th ed. Brandon and Brandon.

 

8/27     Readings:  Course Outline and Dept. Notices

 

8/29     Readings:  Chap. 16 , “Exploring”, 277-287; “Alone in a Crowd,”326

            Exercises:  Chap. 16, #’s 1-3

            Writing:  Exploration Practice

 

9/3       Labor Day

 

9/5       Readings:  Chap. 5, “Subjects and Verbs”, 49-57; “My First-- and Best,” 337         Exercises:  Chap. 5, #’s 1-5

            Writing:     Subject and Verb Activity

 

9/10     Readings:  Chap. 5, 57-61

            Exercises:  Chap. 5, all exercises and reviews

            Writing:     Paragraph 1 due

 

9/12     Readings:  Review Chap. 5

            Writing:     Quiz on Chap. 5

 

9/17     Readings:  Chap. 17, “Organizing and Developing”, 288-295; The Jacket, 328

            Exercises:  Chap. 17, #’s 1-4

            Writing:     Topic sentence practice

 

9/19     Readings:  Chap. 6, “Kinds of Sentences”, 62-68

            Exercises:  Chap. 6, #’s 1-5

           

9/24     Readings:  Chap. 6, 69-72

            Exercises:  Chap. 6, #’s 6-9

            Writing:  Paragraph 2 due

 

9/26     Readings:  Review Chap. 6

            Exercises:  Do review exercises 1 and 2.

            Writing:  Quiz on Chap. 6

 

10/1     Readings:  Chap. 7, “Combining Sentences”, 76-82; “Colorado Springs,”355          Exercises:  Chap. 7, #’s 1-4

            Writing:     Sentence writing

 

10/3     Readings:  Chap. 7, 82-90

            Exercises:  Chap. 7, #’s 5-9

            Writing:     Sentence writing

 

10/8     Readings:  Chap. 8, “Correcting”, 99-112, Tattoos . . . , 359

            Exercises:  Chap. 8, #’s 1-11

 

1010    Readings:  Chap. 8, 113-122

            Exercises:  Chap. 8, #’s 12-19

            Writing:  Paragraph 3 due

 

10/15   Readings:  Chap. 18, “Revising, Editing”, 296-306

            Exercises:  Chap. 18, all exercises and reviews

            Writing:     Quiz on Chap. 8

 

10/17   Readings:  Chap. 9, “Verbs”, 126-134; Nature on the Rampage, 412

            Exercises:  Chap. 9, #’s 1-4

           

10/22   Readings:  Chap. 9, 134-138; “McDonald’s,” 419

            Exercises:  Chap. 9, #’s 5-7

 

10/24   Readings:  Chap. 9, 141-149; Pupusas…, 407

            Exercises:  Chap. 9, #’s 8-16

            Writing:     Subject verb practice

 

10/29   Readings:  Chap. 9, 150-154

            Exercises:  Chap. 9, all review exercises

            Writing:      Quiz on Chap. 9

 

10/31   Readings:  Review Chap. 18; Chap. 10, “Pronouns”, 155-162

            Exercises:  Peer revision activity with student papers; Chap. 10, #’s 1-7

            Writing:     Peer revision activity

 

11/5     Readings:  “A Mixed…Marriage,” 461; Chap. 10, 163-171

            Exercises:  Chap. 10, #’s 8-13

            Writing:     Pronoun activity

            Writing:     Paragraph 4 due

 

11/7     Readings:  Chap. 10, 171-179

            Exercises:  Chap. 10, all exercises and reviews

            Writing:     Quiz on Chap. 10

 

11/12   Veterans’ Day

 

11/14   Readings:  Chap. 11, “Adjectives”, 180-188

            Exercises:  Chap. 11, #’s 1-6

 

11/18   Last day to drop with a “W”

 

11/19   Readings:  “Chick-O-Stick Forever!” Chap. 11, 188-196

            Exercises:  Chap. 11, all exercises and reviews

            Writing:  Quiz on Chap. 11

 

 

11/21   Readings:  Chap. 12, “Balancing”, 197-204; Abolish Homework, 493

            Exercises:  Chap. 12, #’s 1-6

            Writing:     Sentence writing practice

 

11/26   Readings:  Chap. 12, 204-210

            Exercises:  Chap. 12, all exercises and reviews    

            Writing:     Paragraph 5 due

 

11/28   Readings:  Chap. 13, “Punctuation,” 211-226

            Exercises:  Chap. 13, #’s 1-8

            Writings:    Peer Revision

 

12/3     Readings:  Chap. 13, 226-238

Exercises:  Chap. 13, #’s 9-15

            Writings: Peer Revision

 

12/5     Review for Final.

            Writings: Quiz on Chap. 13; submit Writing Portfolio.

 

12/10   FINAL EXAM

 

12/12   Grade Conferences

 

Student Learning Outcomes

In this class, students will learn to write clear and correct sentences with an emphasis on structure and variety.  Students will also develop the ability to write clear, organized, and well-developed paragraphs as well as understand how to find important ideas and structural patterns of development within college level reading assignments. Class work will focus on the following:  

 

 

Grammar/Style—One important element of this class is the study of sentence grammar, punctuation, and structure.  The object is to learn how to write correct sentences in paragraphs and other compositions.

 

Critical Thinking—We will be working on developing an analytical approach to reading and writing.  The focus here will be on finding the main idea in readings, responding critically to ideas found in readings, and outlining in preparation for drafting.

 

Writing—This is the most important component of the course, and we will be spending a lot of time on it.  The focus will be on effective strategies for exploring ideas, writing drafts, revising drafts, and producing final drafts.

 

Graded Work

The graded assignments for this class are as follows:

Writings:           35%

Quizzes:            25%

Final:                 30%

Homework:       10%

 

 

Grading Scale

100-90%          A

 89-80%           B

 79-70%           C

 69-60%           D

 59-0  %           F

 

Course Policies:

Attendance:  I will drop you upon your fifth absence.  Tardiness of more than fifteen (15) minutes equals ½ an absence.

 

Electronic disturbances:  Turn your cell phones OFF during class.  Do not wear earphones during class.

 

Quizzes:  I will not give make-up quizzes.  I will drop your lowest quiz grade, however.

 

Plagiarism: Any paper containing at least one sentence not written by the author (the student who submits the paper as his/her own work) and not quoted will receive an “F” grade.

 

Homework:  You are required to do the assigned exercises in the book unless specified otherwise.  I will periodically “spot check” your homework during class.  If you do all the homework for a given day competently, you will receive an “A” grade for that assignment; if you complete most of the homework, you will receive a “B”, and if you do at least half of the assignment, you will receive a “C”.  If you complete less than half of the assignment, you will receive an “F”.

 

Writing Assignments:  I will assign temporary numerical progress grades for the first drafts of your papers; I will also put my comments on them so that you can revise them more effectively.  You will receive final letter grades for the revised versions due at the end of the semester.  You must submit all first drafts for my comments.  I will not accept a rewritten version without its original attached.  Keep your drafts with my comments on them.  You will need to turn them in with your final drafts at the end of the semester to receive passing grades on the writing component of the class.

 

FAILURE TO TAKE THE FINAL AND TURN IN THE WRITING PORTFOLIO WILL RESULT IN A GRADE OF “F” IN THE COURSE. FAILURE TO TURN IN EITHER ONE OF THESE ASSIGNMENTS WILL MOST LIKELY RESULT IN A “D” IN THE COURSE.

 

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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