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Spring 2011 English 102 Instructor: Jim Roth Office Number: 211-T School e-mail: jroth@scc.spokane.edu Office Phone: 533-7058 School web site: ol.scc.spokane.edu/jroth Course
Theme: “I wish I knew” ð Please check the online course calendar regularly
for calendar changes. REQUIRED TEXTS: 1. The Miniature Guide to
Critical Thinking—Concepts and Tools by Paul and Elder 4. My Course Packet sold in
our bookstore. You will need all of the above texts to participate in
the course. The Course Packet and The Miniature Guide to Critical
Thinking will be needed by the beginning of Week #2.
Dates for Macbeth and Lord of the Flies will be announced later. OTHER: Reliable
Internet Connection USB Thumb Drive MANDATORY
PREREQUISITES Please
read the following list carefully. If your answer is “no” to any of
these six “musts,” please find an alternative course immediately. ü Completion of
English 101 or equivalent with a grade of 2.0 or better. ü Willingness
and ability devote an average of at
least 10 hours per week to
the course. Time spent in
class is considered part of this total. ü Willingness
to share your writing with others and constructively critique others’ writing. ü Willingness
to participate actively in class discussions. ü Regular
attendance or contact beginning with the first three days of the quarter. ü Completion of a satisfactory diagnostic essay written within the first three
days of the quarter, one that meets entry standards for Advanced English
Composition 102. è (If your beginning-of-the-quarter
diagnostic essay does not meet the minimum entry requirements of the course, you
will have to find an alternative writing course to upgrade your skills.) ACTIVITIES LIST—a sampling of what we will read, study, watch, do,
and write about · Various exercises and activities in the Course Packet · Critical Thinking activities assigned from The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking · The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare · The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding · Selected short stories by various authors · Selected poems by various authors · Film(s)—to be announced later · A variety of essays accessed through our SCC Library databases. · An interview with a very senior citizen · An original college-level
research paper that conforms to either MLA or APA guidelines. Course Overview This section of English 102
is a hybrid expository writing course providing both
in-class and online opportunities to learn. A typical week will include one day
for conferences and online activities, one computer lab day (typically
Fridays), and three classroom days. Writing
assignments will include short in-class writing experiences (ICWE’s), in and
out-of-class essays, journal writing and a college-level research
paper. Our course goal is
to become better prepared for the demands of upper-division college and
professional writing. Catalog Description This course teaches
students research skills by emphasizing the development of critical reading
habits, investigative proficiency, and the writing of expository and
persuasive prose including documented research essays. Students work to understand academic
audiences, increase their clarity and objectivity, and adhere to standard
formats. Prerequisite:
English 101 with a 2.0 or better. Course Website The Course
Website < http://ol.scc.spokane.edu/jroth > has a variety of useful
handouts, links, and information, but most particularly an updated Web calendar. You are responsible for knowing what
the class plans are, so please consult the Web calendar often, as it is updated
regularly. There
is also a link to ANGEL where you can check your grades in the class. Portfolio Folder Please keep all
returned assignments in your portfolio folder. Being able to produce a returned,
graded assignment is the ONLY
WAY to verify that you have
completed the assignment if my records indicate otherwise. First
Three Days Attendance Requirement In order to be eligible
to receive a course grade of .7 or higher, a student must have attended
regularly the first three days of the quarter or have make arrangements with
the instructor in advance. Students
who do not meet the first-three-days attendance requirement will be withdrawn
from the course. Classroom
Admission Tickets “You’ve got
a ticket to write.” Occasionally
you will need to show a “ticket” at the door to attend class that day. A required “ticket” might be a
printout of an essay we’ll be discussing that day, a completed free-writing
assignment, an annotated
piece of literature, or a completed rough draft ready for peer review. These “tickets” work like any other:
if you do not have the appropriate ticket, you cannot gain admission to the
class that day. You will
know what tickets you need by checking the Web calendar often. My
Attendance Policy I do not take
attendance because I believe that at the college level, attendance is the
student’s responsibility. Unlike earlier required school participation,
enrolling in college is a choice you freely make, so it is up to you whether
to take advantage of it or not. However,
a student who misses too many classes may become ineligible to pass the
course because excessive absence brings into question whether the student
attempted the course. Classroom Conduct and Behavior No student has the right to
interfere with another student’s opportunity to learn. To this end, I expect all of my
students to act as responsible, socially-skilled adults or they will be asked
to leave the class and/or drop the course. In addition, please turn off all
electronics, including cell phones. If
you wish to make a call or text a friend, please do so outside of
class. In addition, the
SCC Arts and Sciences Division requires all of its students to read the Division Dean’s letter explaining faculty and student
responsibilities, as well as the Division’s position regarding Academic
Integrity and plagiarism. Your first assignment is to read the Dean’s letter before the end of the first week. Making Up Late
Assignments To
allow for the unexpected, I will throw out your lowest in-class writing or activity
(one same-day assignment). Assignments
with a due date later than the date they were assigned cannot be submitted
late for any reason unless you make arrangements in advance. However, one of these assignments can
receive half credit if it’s submitted within one calendar week of the due
date. These make-up guidelines do NOT
apply to the journal assignment (journal check-points), the oral
presentation, or any facet of the research paper. Plagiarism Plagiarism is the intentional or unintentional representation
of someone else’s words and ideas as your own. It is academic theft and will not be
tolerated. Any act of
plagiarism, intentional or not, will mean failure of the assignment. More than one instance of plagiarism
will mean failure of the course. Course points can be earned
in a variety of ways including in-class writing and activities, out-of-class
writing and activities, and the research paper. These categories have the following
weights:
Your Final Grade SCC uses the decimal
grading system. ANGEL
will calculate your grade using the category weights, expressing your running
grade in percentage format. I will then convert your percentage grade to a
decimal grade using the chart below. The
decimal value will appear on your grade sheet and transcript.
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