Instructor:       Professor Megan Ozima        

E-mail: ozima_megan@sac.edu ***e-mail is the best way to reach me***   

Class Times/Locations: 63490—Monday/Wednesday 12:30 pm to 2:35 pm; A205

63489—Friday 8:00 am to 12:15 pm; D204

Office Hours: Friday from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.

Catalog Description & Course Prerequisite

Prerequisite: Credit in ENGL 061 with a minimum grade of C or EMLS 112 with a minimum grade of C or ACE 116 or qualifying profile from English placement process.

Description: Expository and argumentative essays and the research paper. Special interest sections described in schedule of classes.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

College Mission Statement

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

English Department Mission Statement

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.

Course Materials

• Required Texts:
• OER on Canvas: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/engcomp1-wmopen/
• OER on Canvas: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/englishcomp1v2xmaster/
• Haggard, H. Rider. King Solomon's Mines, Gutenberg, OER 
• Access to the class’s Canvas site and a printer from which to print class materials
• Other materials: pens, highlighters, paper, and internet access

Course Requirements

• Four formal writing assignments (see essay arc below)

Writing topics will vary and will be based on reading, class discussion, and research. Some essay assignments will be written in class, and others will be written outside of class. For each assignment, you will be required to complete rough drafts and prewriting, so make sure to keep all work for each writing assignment. Essays are due online via the Turnitin.com link on Canvas. You will get a detailed assignment sheet for each assignment that outlines all requirements. Your grade for your final draft will be based on a rubric that I will include with each assignment. Revisions will be discussed on a case-by-case basis. All assignments must be in MLA format and typed double-spaced in Times New Roman twelve-point font. Please see the MLA Sample Sheet on Canvas for help with the format. In addition, please see the “Late Assignment Policy” section of this syllabus for my policy on turning in late work. 

• Midterm

The midterm will take place in class, and is a timed writing experience. For this assignment, you will need a large blue book.

• Final Presentation

Each student will present on their final research paper, and will be given a detailed assignment with requirements.

• Reading Response Posts

When a reading is due, you will be required to post a reading response on Canvas, and then two comments to two of your fellow classmates. The responses will be due before class and the comments before the end of the week. Each post will have clear due dates and a question to help guide your response.

• Pop Quizzes

If the class consistently isn’t prepared for class with the readings that are due, I reserve the right to administer a pop quiz. Pop quizzes will be attached to the final participation score.

• Peer Review and Conferences

Part of your participation grade is peer review and conferences. Do not discount these moments to earn points towards the weighted percentage! Peer review is worth 25 points for each essay and the conferences are worth 50 points each! This quickly adds up to your overall participation score, and quickly affects your overall essay score! Students, who miss peer review and conferences, can write papers that do not meet requirements. There is no excuse to miss peer review and a conference. These are moments meant to help you if you are struggling with an essay. Missing these moments are missed moments to ask for help. Also, these are credit/no credit. All you need to do is show up prepared for them to earn full credit.

• All assigned readings and reading activities

Readings are due on the day they appear on the course outline.  All readings will help you to gain ideas for your writing assignments, allow you to view various writing techniques and styles, and deepen your understanding of the writing process.  One of the main goals of this course is to help you become a better reader because strong reading skills lead to strong writing skills. In order to facilitate this growth, we will be covering reading strategies in class that you might want to employ when reading texts for the academic environment. 

• Drafting

As part of your participation, it is important that you come to class prepared to draft. There are days where you will be required to draft. You may bring a laptop, iPod or MP3 device with headphones if you need background noise to draft. Make sure you bring the essentials for writing: paper, pen or pencil, textual evidence, and of course, if you have one, a tablet or laptop. This requirement will help you to develop writing skills under various conditions, and this is essential development to your academic or professional career. 

• Class attendance

When you miss our class, you will miss out on important activities and information that will help you develop as a writer, and we will miss the unique and important perspective that your participation brings to this class; therefore, in order to be successful in this course, you must come to class.  If you miss 10% or more of the course attendance hours, I may drop you from the course based on the college’s instructor drop option. According to Santa Ana College “it is the student’s responsibility to withdraw officially from a course. Stop attending does not constitute a withdrawal. However, because of enrollment demands a student may be dropped but the instructor when not appearing at the first class meeting. A student may be dropped for excessive absences when the total hours of absences exceed 10% of the total scheduled of the class. Under extenuating circumstances, a student may be reinstated by the instructor.” If you accumulate more than two absences for the semester after the final drop date, your final grade will be affected. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to contact another student to find out what you missed. Use the following sections to gather contact information from two students in class.

Name:_______________________________ Name:________________________________

 

Email:_______________________________ Email:________________________________

 

Phone:_______________________________ Phone:________________________________

Punctuality is also a must, and in this class, three tardies will equal one absence.  You are considered tardy if you are more than five minutes late to class.  If you arrive to class more than twenty minutes late or leave class more than twenty minutes early, you will be marked absent, but please still come to class as you may miss out on important information and activities.  If you arrive to class less than twenty minutes late, you must see me at the end of class to have your absence changed to a tardy and get any information you may have missed at the beginning of class. 

• Meaningful class participation

You should come to class prepared for all in-class discussions and activities.  When we have activities in class that require you to bring drafts or other materials, you must bring those materials to class.  If you come to class unprepared (for example, if you have not done the reading), you may be asked not to participate in the activities we are completing in class that day as it is not fair for you to benefit from the hard work that the other members of the class have put forth. Additionally, refer to the attached participation rubric for detailed information about calculating participation points.

Grades

I will base your final grades on the successful completion of the previous requirements with the breakdown as follows:

Essay 1   8%

Essay 2 12%

Essay 3 15%

Essay 4 (with presentation being 5% of the 25%)  25%

Midterm 10%

Final Presentation 10%

Reading Response Posts 10%

Participation (reading activities, group work, peer review, conferences, etc.) 10%

Grade breakdown is as follows: A: 90%-100%; B: 80%-89%; C: 70%-79%; D: 60%-69%; F: 0%-50%.

Late Assignment Policy

Assignments are due in class on the assigned due date. Remember that essays are submitted online and via hardcopy, so if you don’t turn in a hardcopy because you are late to class or are absent, the essay is considered late and will not be graded. If you cannot turn in an assignment by the assigned due date, then you must turn it in before the due date.  If you are unable to attend class on the assigned due date, you must send your assignment with another student or put the assignment in my mailbox before class starts. I will not accept any late assignments for credit. Further, in-class activities cannot be made up, and late essays, homework, and reading questions will not be accepted.

Behavior Expectations

This will be an open classroom in which ideas are respectfully welcomed, explored, and examined.  Every student will be expected to contribute to class discussions in a way that shows respect to others.  Students will show courtesy to both the instructor and their peers by quieting all cell phones, quietly and actively listening to others while they are speaking, not sleeping in class, entering and exiting class quietly, avoiding computer and cell phone use that is not directly related to the course, and not text messaging during class. If you check your phone for anything other than class work, you will be deducted 25 points for each offense—no warning provided. You may be asked to leave class if your behavior is disruptive to your instructor and/or classmates.  Remember that these policies also apply to all interactions on Canvas as well.  Please see the “Student Code of Conduct” for more information.

Add/Drop Policy

Remember the school’s add/drop policy.  If you are permitted to add the class, you must register on-line using an Add Code or in person at the Admissions and Records office before February 24th.  If you choose not to complete this course, it is your responsibility to drop officially; however, if you exceed 10% or more of our total scheduled hours, I may drop you from the roster.  Failure to withdraw from a course you are no longer attending will result in the grade of “F.” If you are absent during the first week of class, I may drop you to accommodate petitioners.  The last day to drop without a “W” grade is February 24th.  The last day to drop with a “W” grade is May 12th. 

Title IX and Mandated Reporter

Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in education. This includes sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape. Violations of Title IX, as well as violence or threats of violence on campus or online, are taken very seriously so that victims are provided with proper support and violators are properly disciplined. As a faculty member, I am required by law to report all such violations. If you have been a victim of sexual misconduct and would prefer to talk to someone confidentially, I encourage you to take advantage of the psychological services offered at SAC’s Health and Wellness Center. You can contact the Center at (714) 56406216 or visit them in person in VL-211.

Academic Dishonesty

Santa Ana College, like other academic institutions, frowns upon plagiarism and rightfully so. Students 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 of efforts of another without authorization, or uses unauthorized materials or fabricated information in any academic exercise. Assignments that demonstrate academic dishonesty may receive an F grade, and the student may be referred to the dean of the division for further disciplinary action.

ADA (Accommodations for a Student with a Disability)

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 so that we can all collaborate on your classroom accommodations in a timely manner. DSP&S is located in VL-203, and their phone number is 714-564-6264. TTY: 714-564-6384. Video Phones: 714-660-3075 or 657-235-2999. The DSP&S office requires documentation of your disability in order to receive reasonable accommodations. If you do not have documentation, they will work with you to acquire it. I look forward to supporting you to meet your learning goals.

Recording During Class

The use of any recording device during class without the prior consent of the instructor is prohibited, except as necessary to provide reasonable auxiliary aids and academic adjustments to students with disabilities who present official documentation from the DSP&S office to the instructor prior to recording. This is to protect privacy and to create a safe classroom environment where all participants can discuss potentially controversial or sensitive subjects freely. If you want to take a photograph or make an audio or video recording, you must get prior permission from the instructor. Even if a student gets permission to record, the recordings are only for personal use and may not be distributed, posted, published, or shared in any manner.

An Important Note about E-mail and Canvas

We will be using Canvas for this class extensively.  You can access this site by clicking on the “Canvas” button on SAC’s homepage. Your username and password are the same as your Web Advisor account.  For this class, I will be posting all assignments on our Canvas site.  For each assignment, you must visit the site and print out the needed materials.  I will not have copies in class. Should you have trouble with Canvas, please use the “Help” option on the lefthand side of the page.

Any announcements that I make on Canvas will be e-mailed to your SAC student account.  You can either check your student e-mail frequently, or you can forward your student account to an e-mail account you use more often.  Also remember that e-mail is the best way to reach me when you have any questions or concerns.  You can usually expect to hear back from me within 48 hours. Any emails sent over the weekend (starting Friday at 2:00 pm) I will attend to on Monday. If you would like to ask questions about a writing assignment, please remember to ask specific questions.  Do not simply attach your assignment to an e-mail and ask for feedback, but feel free to e-mail paragraphs or sentences and ask specific questions about those particular parts of your assignment or to ask general questions about your writing or the course. If you would like more extensive feedback on your writing, please schedule an appointment to meet with me. When you send me an e-mail, please be sure to write “English 101” in the subject line and identify yourself in the email or I may inadvertently delete your e-mail.

An Important Note about Course Expectations

English 101 is a transfer-level writing course, and if you pass English 101, you will be able to enroll in the critical thinking courses as well other courses across disciplines on the campus. This course provides an excellent opportunity for you to strengthen and develop your writing and reading skills, so please remember that this is a four-unit course, which means that you should plan to devote eight hours per week to working on this course outside of class according to the Carnegie Rule. This information is not meant to scare you out of the course, but it is meant to prepare you for the semester ahead and to get you in the mind frame that is required for success in this course.

COURSE PARTICIPATION CRITERIA

The Student who earns an “A"

-shows initiative to participate in class; initiates and maintains positive interaction with other students and with the instructor

-listens to and follows directions and maintains focus on all class work with no deviation from tasks at hand (ie. does not participate in idle chatting)

-shows leadership in group activities

-asks and answers questions that contribute to class discussion and the learning environment

-is fully prepared for class which includes completing all daily homework

-never uses phone to text message or computers for other activities during class time

-attends class every day (0-1 absence)*

The Student who earns a “B"

-shows willingness to participate; cooperates fully in group activities, although he/she may not be the leader

-often follows directions and maintains focus on class work with a small amount of deviation from tasks at hand (ie. occasionally participates in idle chatting)

-often asks and answers questions that contribute to class discussion and the learning environment

-is mostly prepared for class which includes completing most of the daily homework

-Rarely uses phone to text message or computers for other activities during class time (once or twice)

-attends class every day (2 or less absences)* 

The Student who earns a “C" infrequently

-participates more passively than actively

-infrequently follows directions and maintains focus on class work and frequently deviates from tasks at hand (ie. frequently participates in idle chatting)

-infrequently asks and answers some questions that contribute to class discussion and the learning environment

-is often not well-prepared for class and infrequently completes daily homework

-sometimes seems disinterested

-Sometimes uses phone to text message or computers for other activities during class time (three or four times)

-attends class regularly (3 or less absences)*

The Student who earns a “D" sporadically

-participates grudgingly

-sporadically follows directions and maintains focus on class work and mostly deviates from tasks at hand (ie. mostly participates with idle chatting)

-does not cooperate in group activities

-unwilling to answer or ask questions that contribute to class discussion and the learning environment

-sporadically prepares for class and completes daily homework

-is often disinterested

-frequently arrives late and often misses class

-Frequently uses phone to text message or computers for other activities during class time (five or six times)

-attends class less than regularly (4 to 5 absences)* 

The Student who earns an “F" minimally

-refuses to participate in class and group activities

-rarely follows directions and maintains focus on class work and deviates from tasks at hand (ie. participates with idle chatting)

-minimally prepares for class and rarely does daily homework

-rarely asks and answers questions that contribute to class discussion and the learning environment

-is disruptive to the extent that he/she prevents others from learning

-is almost always late and often misses class

-Mostly uses phone to text message or computers for other activities during class time (seven or more)

-attends class less than regularly (6 absences)*

*Please note that participation is not meant to be attendance points; however, missing class equals a loss in participation points as you cannot earn points when you are not present.