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English 0950 Section 110
Essay WritingSpring 2009
School of Adult & General Education
Central New Mexico Community CollegeInformation
Class Schedule: Tuesday & Thursday, 930-1120 am Classroom:
MS 316
Instructor: Roy Turner Email: [email protected]
Class Website:http://royturner.wordpress.com Office: MS 519
Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 1130 am-1200 pm Phone:
224-3983
Texts & Materials
Models for Writers, 9th Edition. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007
Easy Writer: A Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition, Bedford/St.
Martins, 2006
Removable storage device
Course Description
English 0950 focuses on writing effective essays through
brainstorming, drafting,
revising/editing and peer feedback, and includes practice in
developing and organizing
ideas into essays. The course presents grammar, usage and
punctuation in the context of
the students' own writing.
Course Objectives
By the end of the semester, you will be able to do the
following:
1. Demonstrate the effective use of a writing process in
out-of-class essays and in
timed, in-class situations
2. Demonstrate an ability to understand readings and to
integrate ideas or
information from these readings or other sources within your own
writing
3. Write an essay that has a clear main idea that focuses the
essay and is meaningful
to the readers; develops the main idea with adequate, specific,
and logical support
that makes an impact on the reader; reflects choices based on
the audiences
knowledge level, experience, opinion, and interests; takes the
reader from one idea
to another and organizes the ideas both within and between
paragraphs;
communicates--with reasonable correctness--in standard written
English
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Assignments
You will write five essays, including two that begin as in-class
essay exams. Each of the
five essays will be graded on a scale of 1-5, indicating how
close that work is to being
ready for inclusion in the Portfolio.
Grading
English 0950 is graded on a CR/NC basis. To earn the passing
grade of CR, you must do
the following:
Earn a minimum total score of 21 on the essays
Attend a minimum of 45 hours of class over the course of the
term
Submit a passing Portfolio
Failure to accomplish any of the above will result in a grade of
NC (no credit).
Attendance & Participation
This is a small class that relies heavily on your participation,
so attendance is important.
You must earn a minimum of 45 hours of attendance over the
course of the semester. I do
not excuse absences, so you need to be responsible with your
attendance to make sure
you can achieve the minimum number of hours. Failure to actively
participate or to
arrive on time may result in being counted absent for part or
all of the class session.
Academic Honesty
Plagiarisma form of cheatingis a serious violation of CNMs
standards of conductfor students, and will result in disciplinary
action by me and/or the college.
Special Needs Accommodation
If you have any special needs because of learning disabilities
or other disabilities, please
discuss your needs with me or contact Special Services
(224-3259).
Classroom Behavior
Your participation in class is vital to the learning
environment, and you are expected to
contribute to a classroom environment that is respectful and
conducive to learning.
Inappropriate behavior in the classroom may result in a request
to leave class.
