Course Syllabus

English 101 Syllabus

Course Syllabus:  SAC English 101 FALL 2019.docx.pdf UPDATED 28.pdf

Meet Your Instructor:  Professor Carly Hunter, M.A in English Literature

Professor Hunter graduated from Chapman University with her Master's degree in English Literature in 2015. she is currently in the process of receiving her PhD in English Literature from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 

Course Description: Freshman Composition:

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

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.

Textbook Information:  

They Say/ I Say

Cathy Birkenstien and Gerald Graff

4rd edition

ISBN: 978-0393631678

Full Body Burden

Kristen Iversen

ISBN: 978-0-307-95565-4

Ten Little Indians

Sherman Alexie

ISBN: 978-0802141170

This is an online class, which means that we will NOT meet in persona at any time during the semester.
 
Student Learning Objectives:

• Students will be able to read critically for literal and implied meaning, identify main ideas, organizational strategies and authors' writing strategies as well as summarize, paraphrase, and analyze written works.
• Students will use the writing process to write, in proper MLA format, academic essays, including a documented research paper, using appropriately chosen details, organizational strategies, more complex sentence variety, and sufficiently correct grammar, punctuation, effective word choice, and style.
• Students will evaluate and ethically use primary and secondary academic sources to avoid plagiarism and will use the library's resources, including online databases, to locate appropriate academic source material.​