Freshman Comp Syllabus

Course Syllabus: Syllabus and Schedule

PRESENTATION SIGN-UP SHEET

MLA Style Guide

Learning Center Extra Credit Sign-Off

Expectations and Norms

Meet Your Instructor:  Vanessa Strodel Call, my email is call_vanessa@sac.edu

Course Description: 

Unit(s): 4
Class Hours: 64 Lecture total.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in English 061 or EMLS 112 or ACE 116 or qualifying profile from English placement process.

Expository and argumentative essays and the research paper. Special interest sections described in schedule of classes.  Students may be referred to the Learning Center.

Textbook Information: 

1. Barrios, Barclay. Emerging. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St.Martin’s, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-4576-9796-8     (NOTE: You MUST get the third edition. Other editions have VERY different readings!)
2. Noah, Trevor. Born a Crime. London: John Murray Publishing, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-473-63530-2

Course Learning Objectives: 

• ​​Students will demonstrate proficiency in summarizing, paraphrasing, and analyzing texts.
• Students will demonstrate proficiency in supporting complex thesis statements with sufficient support.
• Students will demonstrate proficiency in using standard written English.
• Students will demonstrate proficiency in integrating and documenting appropriately-chosen sources, in MLA format, in an academic research essay