Objectives: To promote Responsibility, Oral and Written Communication, Global Awareness, and Problem Solving

Through assigned reading and writing, you will learn

Through assigned vocabulary work, you will increase

Through assigned writing, you will learn

Overview of Course: (Subject to variation)

In this course you will learn to READ, REACT to what you read and then write about your reactions. The course material will be learned through the following components:

ATTENDANCE AND OTHER HOUSEKEEPING POLICIES:

1. Keep in regular contact with your instructor and other class members.
2. This reading and writing course will largely be a workshop. You are expected to play an active role as a member of a community of writers. Throughout the course you will be writing to a variety of audiences.
3. Please familiarize yourself with what constitutes plagiarism and the consequences of it.
4. All papers and assignments are due at the time listed on the class web page.
5. The key requirement is to be prepared and to participate and to do all of the assigned work--readings and writings--on time. You are responsible for all information presented in the class, whether or not  you log-on to retrieve it.
6. You need to get handouts from the web yourself; this helps you learn one of the college's outcomes: responsibility. 
7. If you have anything that might hinder your progress in this class, you need to let me know, so that I can help you. If you have special accommodations that need to be made to ensure your success in class, I need to be notified during the first part of the class.  
8. Participation and good attendance are essential to any class.  Meeting deadlines and attendance at the class meetings are mandatory, online or real time. 
9. Late Work and Withdrawals -- To receive credit for an assignment, please turn it in at the time and date specified on the calendar. 
10. Papers will not be accepted late; however, to allow for the unexpected, you may turn in one paper late without an excuse or penalty if you submit it within one week of its due date. To do this, you must attach your late paper certificate to the front cover. If you submit all papers on time (in other words, if you do not use your late-paper option), ten points will be added to your overall grade points at the end of the quarter.

There is NO late paper option for the research essays. You will know their due dates well in advance and, therefore, should be able to plan for the unexpected. You should be aware that I do not give "Z" grades. If you stop attending the class, or you decide to stop attending school altogether, please withdraw officially. If you are ill and cannot come to campus, SCC can assist you in such a situation.

Materials:

*a computer disk
*one 3 clasp folder
*six manila folders

Textbooks:

McWhorter, Kathleen. The Writer's Selections:  Shaping Our Lives
Hansberry, Lorraine. A Raisin in the Sun.

Grading Policies:

Accessing your grades -- To encourage you to take ownership of your progress in class, we will use web grading. You can access your grades at

https://secure.scc.spokane.edu/vgb/

Your user name is the first initial of your first name combined with your last name. For example, my user name would be jstrever.

Your password is the last four numbers of your student identification number.

Grades are updated each Monday and Tuesday. It is your responsibility to check your own progress.

Essays = 15%
TJEs, Exercises, quizzes = 10%
Book Review = 20%
Daily work=15%
Portfolios = 25%
Participation = 15%

English 100 Composition Preparation Fall 2002 Instructor: Dr. Jan Strever  Office Hours: M-R: 1:30 - 2:30 Office: 239 A Old Main   http://ol.scc.spokane.edu/JStrever Phone : 533-8035    jstrever@scc.spokane.edu Class Syllaweb: http://ol.scc.spokane.edu/jstrever/fall100/ The purposes of this course are to help you improve your reading and writing skills and to prepare you for the large amount of reading required in your other courses and in your career. We will spend some time with specific problems of reading comprehension, but the majority of this course will be devoted to exercises and assignments designed to teach you how to become a more confident and effective reader. The evaluation system for English 100 is demanding. In order to receive at least a 2.0/C in this course, you must	Attend class. Much class time will be spent learning new skills, working on assignments, or working in groups. Because of this, it is impossible to "make up" missed classes. A portion of your grade includes your attendance.
Attend all scheduled conferences with me. A missed conference counts as a missed class.
Be an active and responsible group member. You will learn much from your group members about how to make your writing more effective.
Meet all due dates. Follow your calendar and you will be aware of assignments before they are due; thus, late work in not accepted.
Keep your journal up to date.
Come to class prepared for discussion.
to appreciate and analyze selected readings
to understand how words, sentences, paragraphs relate to the whole of an article
to critically review the content and style of a written work.
your comprehension
your ability to decode a variety of reading material
your confidence in understanding complex texts.
to explore your understanding of rhetorical strategies
to develop sense of the reader/audience relationship
to edit and revise in order to communicate your thoughts and ideas.
Lectures: Will be offered on rhetorical terms, strategies, styles, writing formats and the documentation process, but the majority of the course depends upon your input.
Active class discussions: Participation through discussion is a vital and mandatory part of class; thus, all students will be expected to engage in discussion.
Journal sequence: Writing in your reading journal four days a week will encourage active participation in the reading/writing experience. Keep your journal in a 3 clasp binder, as I will collect it at the end of the quarter.
Weekly writing assignments from journal: At the end of each week, you will be expected to read through your journal, find one entry that interests you and re-write that entry. This re-write will be typed, then turned in at the beginning of the second day of the class week. Typed journal entries (TJEs) are given points rather than grades. A check ( ) is worth 10 points, a plus (+)=12 points, a plus-plus (++)=14 points, and a minus (-) will earn zero points.
Peer Feedback:  Giving and receiving feedback is a vital part of the class and of learning.
WorkLoad: To pass the class, you will write at least four revisable essays over the course of the quarter and three proctored, non-revised essays which are an entrance, mid-term and final exam.   All essay grades carry equal weight. Particular expectations will be given with each assignment. Keep all essays written during the quarter. To meet eligibility requirements for entrance into English 101 (a grade of 2.5 or higher), your writing must pass a departmental evaluation at the end of the quarter.
English 100 Exit Portfolio: All students must pass the Exit Portfolio in order to pass out of English 100.
Assessment Activities: In addition to writing assignments and class discussion, there will be quizzes, both announced and unannounced, class activities, and self-evaluation opportunities. Each assignment will be worth a certain number of points, and the total points for the quarter will be the basis for your final grade. These points will be converted to decimal grades based on the Community Colleges of Spokane's grading scale (see catalog).   Students should keep a record of grades and all of your work in a portfolio. This portfolio will be the basis for at least one self-assessment assignment.
Portfolio: While we will have many assignments in English 100, the majority of your grade will come from the portfolio you submit at midterm and the end of the quarter. The portfolio will be compiled by you and will include work that you are proud of. You are allowed to include work from other classes as well as what you produce in this class. The midterm portfolio will include: (at least) * 1 TJE * 1 summary * 1 essay * 1 reaction to a reading * 1 exercise The final portfolio will include:  * 1 summary  *1 TJE  * 2 exercises  * 1 book review  * 1 essay  * 1 reflection paper
Book review project: Each student read one novel to read and review.
Participating in class discussions in an informed and professional manner.
Asking questions when a concept is not clear.
Setting and balancing priorities.
Understanding and accepting consequences.
Demonstrating respect for others.
Arriving on time to class, prepared to work.