English 061 Syllabus

 

Course Syllabus: 

Kelly Brandon

English 061

Fall ‘18

MW 12:45-2:50

D-107

Office: D-420

Office Phone:  564-6551

E-Mail: Brandon_Kelly@sac.edu

Office Hours:

MTWH 9-10

T 3-4

Required Text:  Paragraphs and Essays. 13^th ed., Brandon

 

8/27     Activities: Discuss course content and requirements; go over handouts.

           

8/29     Readings: Chap. 1 on the writing process, 3-1

            Activities: Discuss readings; practice steps of the writing process.

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

 

9/3       Labor Day

 

9/5       Readings: Chap. 2 on the writing process, 13-24; Chap. 4, 57-63

            Activities: Discuss readings; practice stages of the writing process.

            Exercises: Chap. 2, #’s 1-7; A, 436-437; Chap. 4, #’s 1-2

           

9/10     Readings: Chap. 7 on description, 109-124

            Activities: Discuss readings.

            Exercises: Chap. 7, #’s 1-6; B, 437-438

 

9/12     Readings: finish Chap. 7.

            Activities: Discuss readings.  

Exercises: Chap. 7, #’s 7-13; C, 438-439

 

9/17     Readings: Chap. 3 on revision and editing, 25-55; Correcting…, 481-486  

            Activities: Discuss readings; work on revision skills.

Exercises: Chap. 3, #’s 3-4; Chap 17, #’s 16-17

 

9/19     Activities: Do practice peer revision; peer revise draft copies.

            Writing: Bring in four rough draft copies of description paper.

            Exercises: Chap. 17, # 18

 

9/24     Readings: Chap. 8 on examples, 149-158; Chap. 17, 542-549

            Activities: Discuss readings.

            Exercises: Chap. 8, #’s 1-6; Chap. 17, #’s 46, 48, 49

            Writing: Submit descriptive paper.

 

9/26     Readings: Finish Chap. 8       

Activities: Discuss readings; hold pre-writing conferences

            Exercises: Chap. 8, #’s 6-11; D, 439-440

 

10/1     Writing: Write exemplification paper in class.

 

10/3     Readings: Chap. 11 on causes and effects, 237-247

            Activities: Discuss readings

            Exercises: Chap. 11, #’s 1-9; E, 440-441

 

10/8     Readings: Kinds of Sentences, 461-467; Chap. 11, 248-251

            Activities: Work on sentence types; discuss cause and effect strategies.

            Exercises: Kinds of Sentences, #’s 6-10; Chap. 11, #’s 10-12

 

10/10   Readings: Finish Chap. 11; Chap. 5

            Activities: Discuss readings; hold pre-writing conferences.

Exercises: Chap. 11, #13-16; F, 441-442; Chap. 5, #’s 1-2

           

10/15   Writing: Write cause and effect paper in class.

 

10/17   Chap. 13 on comparison/contrast, 295-306; Combining Sentences, 468-477

            Activities: Discuss readings; work on sentence combining.  

Exercises: Chap. 13, #’s 1-4; Combining Sentences, #’s 12-13

           

10/22   Readings: Chap. 13, 307-313

            Activities: Discuss readings; work on c/c skills.

            Exercises: Chap. 13, #’s 5-10; G, 442-443

 

 

10/24   Readings: Finish Chap. 13

            Activities: Discuss readings; do peer-revision.

            Exercises: Chap. 13, #’s 11-13

            Writing: Bring in four copies of c/c rough draft.

 

10/29   Readings: Chap. 14 on definition, 327-340

            Activities: Discuss readings.

            Exercises: Chap. 14, #’s 1-6

            Writing: Submit c/c paper.

 

10/31   Readings: Finish Chap. 14.

            Activities: Discuss readings.

            Exercises: Chap. 14, #’s 7-13; H, 443-444

 

11/5     Writing: Write definition paper in class.

 

11/7     Readings: Chap 15 on argumentation, 363-374

            Activities: Discuss readings.

            Exercises: Chap. 15, #’s 1-6

 

11/12   Veterans’ Day

 

11/14   Readings: Chap. 15, 374-380

            Activities: Discuss readings; hold debate.     

            Exercises: Chap. 15, #’s 7-9; I, 444-445

 

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

           

11/19   Readings: Finish Chap. 15; Chap. 16 on the research paper, 399-416.

            Activities: Discuss readings; begin research.

            Exercises: Chap. 15, #’s 10-14; Chap. 16, #’s 1-3

 

 

11/21   Readings: Finish Chap. 16

            Activities: Continue research and drafting.

 

 

11/26   Readings: Individual argumentation research materials

            Activities Hold writing conferences; research individually.

 

11/28   Reading: Individual argumentation research materials; Punctuation and Capitalization 549-556.

Activities: Hold writing conferences; research individually.

Exercises: Punctuation and Capitalization, #’s 50-51 on 556-558

 

12/3  Writings: Bring in four copies of argumentation paper rough draft; do peer-revision

 

12/5     Activities: Review for final exam.

            Writing: Turn in research papers and re-writes.

 

12/10   Take final exam.

 

12/12   Final Conferences

 

 

Student Learning Outcomes

 

            In English O61 students will refine their sentences for correctness and learn to use different types of sentences for 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 short MLA style research paper with correct documentation. During the research process, students will also learn to assess the validity and relevance of source material.

Homework

            I will periodically check your homework in class. If you have done all the work competently, you will receive an “A,” most of the work, a “B,” more than half the work, a “C.” Anything less will receive an “F.”

Attendance

            I will drop you after your fourth absence. Tardiness exceeding fifteen minutes will count as ½ an absence.

Electronic Disturbances

            Turn off cell phones in class. Do not wear earphones during class.

Make-Ups

            You may make up one in-class writing; however, you will be required to do the make-up in a timed-writing situation. I do not give make-up quizzes, but I will drop your lowest quiz grade.

Typed Assignments

            All papers written outside of class should be typewritten in MLA form. Outside papers not submitted in MLA form will lose three points.

Writing Process Worksheet

            All papers must be submitted with a copy of the writing process worksheet to be found on pg. 3 in the textbook. Papers missing this page will lose three points.

Late Papers

            Late papers will receive a three-point deduction for each class day late. I will not put comments on late papers—only the grade.

Rewrites

            You may rewrite up to two of your outside papers for a maximum ten-point (one grade) increase per paper. Each re-write must be attached to the original with my comments on it. Any rewrite not in this form will not receive a new grade. To receive a higher grade, a rewrite must exhibit major rethinking and revision of the original, not just a simple correction of mechanical errors.

Plagiarism

            Submitting a paper that has been written entirely or partially by someone else will not be tolerated. If you are using material written by someone other than yourself, you must indicate the source from which you borrowed material using proper MLA citation form. Failure to do so will result in a grade of “F” for the plagiarized paper.

 

Grading Breakdown

            Homework: 10%

            Quizzes: 15%

            Short Papers: 40%

            Research Paper 20%

            Final Exam: 15%

           

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 at714-564-6264 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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