English 111 15PR Fall 2013 Syllabus

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Bensen-Barber -1- Syllabus Fall 2013

English 111 15PR

College Composition I

Fall 2013

Syllabus

Contact/Course Information

Textbooks and Purchase Materials

Required Purchase Textbooks

Instructor: Beth Bensen-Barber

Course Time: TuTh 9:3010:45 a.m.

Classroom: PRC, MLTC, Room 210

Email: [email protected]

Office: PRC, BH, Room 220B

Office Phone: 804.523.5754

Course Web site:

http://bbensen-barber.com/2013falleng111/

The best times to reach me in my PRC

office by phone or in person are duringmy MW or TuTh scheduled office hours.

Otherwise, please contact me by email.

Office Hours

MW 10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.

TuTh 2:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.

Virtual Office Hours: I will respond to

emails and voice mails as quickly aspossible. If you do not receive a response

from me within 24 hours during the work

week (M-F), please send another email orcall m office hone a ain.
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Blau, Susan, and Kathryn Burak. Writing in the Works. 3rd

ed. Australia:

Wadsworth/Cengage, 2013.Hacker, Diane. A Writers Reference. 7

thed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2007.

Additional Purchase Materials:

Required: (free) An open mind and willingness to take on new challenges.Required: (free) A WordPress blog account. Sign up at the following URL:

https://wordpress.com/

(Further instructions provided during class time and closer to submission of first blog entry)

Required: Since we are in a computer classroom, you will need to purchaseand bring toclassa thumb drive, flash drive or other plug-in device for saving documents regularly.

Required: Reliable Internet connectivity outside of the college.

Required: Reliable access to Microsoft Office 2007/2010 or equivalent technology.

Recommended: A collegiate dictionary and thesaurus.Recommended: 3-ring binder or 2-pocket folder to file class handouts.

Course Description

Prerequisites: To register for this course, students must have a placement recommendation for

ENG 111 or placement recommendation for co-requisites ENG 111 and ENF 3. ENG 111 is aprerequisite for ENG 112.

ENG 111 develops the skills students possess prior to entering college-level writing courses and

prepares students for academic and professional communication. Students will produce texts

Note: Although I do not teach directly fromA Writers Reference, pleasepurchase a copy, as I will be referring you to sections as the semester

progresses. Additionally, please do not sellA Writers Reference to the

bookstore at the end of the semester. It is likely you will continue to use thishandbook as a resource throughout your college career and you will definitely

refer to it in Eng 112. A good handbook is a valuable tool to refer to even when

not taking a composition class.

MAC Users: Feel free to bring your Apple laptops to class and use them, but beaware of compatibility issues that often arise in a PC environment and whenusing Blackboard.
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that reflect critical thinking and knowledge of writing processes, rhetoric, and digital

technologies. English 111 will also introduce students to research processes.

General Course GoalsBy the end of ENG 111, students shall

Adapt the writing process to a variety of tasks, formats, genres, and rhetorical situations.Produce texts that are grounded in evidence and formally documented.

Model and apply academic integrity and appropriate use of others ideas and feedbackin

producing effective communication.Demonstrate improved written and oral communication skills.

Use digital and print technologies to compose, to research, and to disseminate texts.

Rhetorical KnowledgeBy the end of ENG 111, students shall

Demonstrate a clear understanding of the rhetorical situation, including purpose, context,audience, and genre.

Adapt voice, tone, and level of formality to a variety of rhetorical situations.

Use conventions of format, structure, design, and documentation appropriate to the rhetoricalsituation.

Analyze texts to describe how and why writers use rhetorical devices.

Critical Thinking, Reading, and WritingBy the end of ENG 111, students shall

Use writing and reading for inquiry, learning, thinking, and communicating.

Integrate their own ideas with those of others in appropriately documented texts.Produce reflective texts, including but not limited to memos, letters, journals, blogs, lists, and

threaded discussions.Read, summarize, and respond to a variety of non-fiction texts.

ProcessBy the end of ENG 111, students shall

Employ effective writing processes to include pre-writing, peer-reviewing drafts, and

revising.Demonstrate reflection on individual communication processes.

Produce at least 4500 words (approximately 15 pages) of informal and 3600 words(approximately 12 pages) of formal writing.

Edit their writing with consideration to surface features such as syntax, usage, punctuation,and spelling that are appropriate for the rhetorical situation.

Oral Communication SkillsBy the end of ENG 111, students shall


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Participate in interactive discussions, peer reviews, and oral presentations.

Use non-verbal cues as an essential aspect of self-presentation.

Demonstrate use of active listening skills.

Digital Technologies

By the end of ENG 111, students shall

Use electronic environments for drafting, reviewing, revising, editing, and sharing texts.

Locate, evaluate, organize, and use research material collected from a variety of modes to

include print, digital, aural, and visual sources, including scholarly library databases andinformal digital networks.

Disseminate texts in both print and digital forms (may include written, aural, and visual

modes).

Course Requirements

Attendance Policy: Attendance is included in your class participation grade, which is worth

10% of your semester grade. I do not calculate your attendance grade until the end of thesemester. Please keep in mind that if the class meets for 45 sessions and you are absent ten

times, you will receive 35 out of 45 points, which is equivalent to a C or 78%. As a

conscientious student and as a student involved in a community of learners, you are required to

attend class regularly. Arriving more than five (5) minutes late will result in a tardy; three (3)late arrivals will result in one (1) absence. Likewise, departing from class more than five

minutes before dismissal will also result in a tardy. Do not use class time to notify me about

absences, late arrivals, or early departures. Speak with me either before or after class or see me

during my scheduled office hours.

WARNING: This class is a reading-, writing-, thinking-, listening-, andspeaking- intensive course that supports a cell-phone-free environment.

Please review theJSRCC Student Handbookto familiarize yourselves with the

college Learning Environment Principals.

Eng 111 requires you to be present both in mind and body. Expect to

participate in class discussion, collaborate with classmates, compose drafts in

class, conduct freewriting, and share your writing with classmates. With this inmind, in order to keep up with the fast pace of this course, it is imperative that

you attend class regularly and remain abreast of readings and assignments.

Excused vs. Unexcused Absences: I appreciate receiving emails concerning

an absence; however, simply sending an email, presenting a note from a doctor

or lawyer, or discussing your absence with me do not excuse missed classes.

An absence is an absence. To be fair to all students, I do not differentiate

between excused or unexcused absences. I do not have a maximum number

of absences, but should you abuse this policy, you could jeopardize your final

semester grade. Use your absences wisely.
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Per JSRCCsCollege Attendance Policy1-3 (found in theJSRCC Student Handbook), you will

be involuntarily withdrawn from the course to receive a full refund for failure to attend class by

the 15% attendance drop deadline (10 Sep 2013) if you have not participated in class activities atleast once prior to this date. You will also be involuntarily withdrawn and receive a grade of W

if you stop attending class for a period of two weeks by the final 60% attendance drop deadline

(31 Oct 2013). If applicable, these actions could impact your financial aid. Should you need tomiss an inordinate number of classes, you might consider withdrawing from the course or riskreceiving a failing grade at the end of the semester.

Withdrawal Policy: Before withdrawing from the course, please contact me to discuss youracademic standing in the class. Also, prior to withdrawing, contact a financial aid specialist to

discuss any potential impact a withdrawal may have on your eligibility for financial aid.

Withdrawals also count as an attempt and may therefore impact your ability to take a repeated

course (see Repeated Course Policy).

After the add/drop period, a student may withdraw without academic penalty, and receive a

grade of "W," if withdrawal is officially completed prior to the last date to withdraw listed onCourse Schedule and in the Course Syllabus. Please refer to thePolicy 1-10 Student Initiated

Withdrawalfor withdrawal procedures and specifics.

Important: If you decide not to complete the course you must officially withdraw from thecourse by following the stated procedures in the College Catalogue. After the last date to

withdraw, I will consider extenuating circumstances on a case by case basis. However, you

must contact me within one week of circumstances.

Repeated Course Policy: Students are normally limited to two (2) enrollments in the samecourse. Prior to registering to take a course for a third time, students must submit a completedRequest to Repeat Course Form with all required approvals, and documentation of extenuating

circumstances to a campus Student Success Center. Repeat approval is not required for certain

exempted courses, and all attempted hours and grade points for these courses will be calculated

in the GPA. (College Catalogue)

Student Conduct Policy: In order to achieve the best learning environment possible forthis class, JSRCC administrators, faculty, and staff expect students to adhere to the highest

behavioral standards. All forms of disruptive behavior will not be tolerated in this course.

Disruptive Behavior can be defined as behavior that interferes with the teaching and learningprocess. As such, any disruptive behavior will be addressed by the instructor and/or reported

to the Vice President of Student Affairs for judicial processing. Please reviewStudent

Conduct Policy 1-35for further details.

Types of behavior viewed as disruptive in this class include but are not limited to the following:

talking during lectures;

cell phones ringing in the middle of a lecture; exiting class to respond to a cell phone call;

sending or responding to texts during class;

arriving to class late; departing class early;
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Stow cell phones, laptops, and listening devices in purses or back packs.

Should you forget to turn off your cell phone and it rings or vibrates, quickly

turn it off without being disruptive to the class. Listening to portable iPods

and/or answering your cell phone in class or walking out of class to answer

your cell phone will result in the filing of a Behavior InterventionReferral Form. No exceptions.

arguing with other students in the class;

speaking rudely to instructor or classmates;

sleeping in class;

computer classroom (unless required for in-class work): surfing the net for info not

relevant to the days course work; checking email during class time; accessing and

participating in activities on social networking sites (i.e. Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc.).

In addition, please note that three (3) incidents of disruptive behavior may result in a zero for

participation in your overall grade. Single incidents that are severe will result in the loss ofparticipation credit for the course (i.e. earning a failing grade). Should your behavior become

disruptive, I reserve the right to file a Behavior Intervention Referral Form in the Office

of Student Affairs. Please review policy number 2-18 (Classroom Interruptions) in the

JSRCC Student Handbookforfurther details.

If you have any questions regarding the JSRCC Student Conduct policy (Policy 1-35), please refer

to theJSRCCStudent Handbookonline, or contact the Office of Student Affairs at 804.523.5296.

Electronic Devices Policy: Unless required for in-class work, any electronic sounddevices, with

or without earphones, such as iPods, laptops, pagers, cellular telephones, electronic games, portable

televisions, radio/tape players, etc. are prohibited in classrooms, laboratories, and LearningResource Centers and should be turned off. Please review theJSRCC Student Handbook, policy

number 2-19 (Electronic Devices on Campus) for further details.

Academic Honesty/Plagiarism Policy: Plagiarism is not acceptable.

Per the currentJSRCC College Catalog, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College subscribesto the notion of academic honesty and integrity as it relates to students behavior within the

classroom or with assignments and examinations. J. Sargeant Reynolds Policy 1-34, Academic

Honesty, outlines those behaviors that are unacceptable at the institution, as well as proceduresguiding the finding of fact. Any student who is found to have violated the policy will be subject

to disciplinary action which could result in sanctions from a failing grade on the assignment or

Students who plagiarize will either receive a failing grade on the assignment or

fail the course; students may also be reported to the Dean of the School of

Humanities and Social Sciences, Vice President of Academic Affairs, and

Vice President of Student Affairs for disciplinary action and for the filing of a

Behavior Intervention Referral Form.
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You are allowed ONE late assignment without penalty during the semester;otherwise, I do not accept late assignments. Use this policy wisely.

I will not accept a late paper if you turn it in after I have returned graded

papers.

Technology problems are NOT an excuse for multiple late assignments!

class, to expulsion from the institution (36). Please consult policy number 1-34 (Academic

Honesty) in the JSRCC Student Handbookfor complete details and definitions of academic

dishonesty and plagiarism.

SafeAssignment: SafeAssignment is a program designed to scan student documents for

instances of plagiarism. I will be asking you to submit your work through SafeAssignmentperiodically during the semester. It is not my intent to catch students plagiarizing; rather, it ismy desire to use SafeAssignment as a learning tool to ensure you understand your

responsibilities. Should SafeAssignment identify violations of plagiarism, I will send you formal

notification of a first violation before filing a Behavior Incident Referral Form. Pleaseunderstand that if you do not contact me, I will make note of this on Behavior Incident Referral

Form. In some instances I will offer you the opportunity to revise your work. Subsequent

violations of plagiarism will result in automatic failure from the class and the filing of a Behavior

Incident Referral Form with the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, VicePresident of Academic Affairs, and Vice President of Student Affairs.

Email Policy: Per JSRCC Policy 1-8, email is the official method of communication. Allfaculty must communicate with their students using their college email accounts. Please develop

a habit of checking your college accounts often, as I will communicate with you using only your

JSRCC email addresses. Your email accounts became active when you were assigned a user

name and password. Go toMy JSRCC Log-infor access to your email account, Blackboard, etc.

Late Assignment Policy: Word process all assignments. Most assignments are due in

Blackboard by midnight on the due date; otherwise, they are due at the beginning of class. I willnot accept a late paper if you turn it in after I have returned graded papers. I usually take two

weeks to grade a batch of papers.

While I understand problems that occur when using technology, it is your responsibility tocomplete assignments well in advance of due dates to avoid last minute issues like

malfunctioning printers or crashing computers that might prevent turning in assignments in a

timely fashion. Save your work on disc, thumb drive, flash drive, etc. OFTEN. Should your

home computers fail, you have access to the college computer labs on all three campuses.

Follow the Schedule of Assignments carefully, and check Blackboard often for announcements

of changes or adjustments to assignments to ensure adequate preparation for all classassignments. In addition to printing hard copies of the syllabus and assignments and saving
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these in a binder or folder, it is probably a good idea to keep all graded and ungraded

assignments in an electronic folder on your desktop and on your plug-in device, as you will refer

to returned assignments over the semester.

Students with Disabilities: Per JSRCCs college policy 1-15,Eligibility of Students with

Disabilities to Receive Accommodations(found in theJSRCC Student Handbook), specialservices/accommodations are provided to assist students in accessing programs and activitiesoffered by the college. Should you require special needs, please register with the Office of

Student Accommodations (Downtown Campus 804.523.5628, or Parham Road Campus and

Western Campus 804.523.5289). Please provide documentation of your disability.

For further details go to the following URL:http://www.reynolds.edu/studentaffairs/accom.htm

Peer Reviews/Workshops: I will schedule periodic peer review workshops to improve yourediting and proofreading skills. Failure to attend class on scheduled peer review days will

result in an absence, a zero for the days assignment, and a decrease of one letter grade on

your final paper grade (equivalent to 10% of your grade). Bring a COMPLETE DRAFT onpeer review days; arriving without a copy of your paper or with an incomplete draft willresult in dismissal from class for the day, in turn resulting in an absence, a zero for the days

assignment, and a decrease of one letter grade on your final paper grade. Unless otherwisestated, peer reviews may not be accomplished outside of class.

Conferences/Workshops: I plan to schedule at least two (2) conferences and/or workshops

to monitor your progress. Failure to attend a conference/workshop will count as two (2)absences, as I will be canceling one weeks worth of classes, which is equivalent to two classmeetings. Arrive on time for your scheduled conference/workshop and bring a

COMPLETED DRAFT of your paper. Arriving without a copy of your paper or with an

incomplete draft will result in your final paper grade being lowered by one letter grade(equivalent to 10% of your grade).

Blackboard: Blackboardis the online course management platform in use at JSRCC that will

supplement Eng 112. In addition to accessing the course syllabus and assignments, you willwrite in-class and out-of-class responses to reading assignments in assigned textbooks, to

handouts, to electronic reading assignments, etc. Responses may be in the form of freewriting

sessions, journal topics, and out-of-class writing assignments in Blackboard. Please be aware

If you have a legitimate, documented reason for not attending a peer reviewsession, conference, or workshop, I will gladly make other arrangements to

assist you with making up your missed participation. However, you must

notify me at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled peer review workshop

date. An accepted substitution procedure is for you to attend a documented

and scheduled tutoring session in one of the Academic Support Centers at the

Parham Road, Downtown, or Western campuses. Schedule and attend atutoring session at the location most convenient for you.
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that I will provide hard copies of assignment sheets, but not all supporting documents; you will

be able to access copies by clicking on Blackboards Course Documents button on the Course

Menu to enter the appropriate folder to print and read copies. Check Blackboard often for

updates and changes to the schedule or to assignments.

General Classroom Guidelines: Eng 111 is a course that requires A LOT of writing andreading. Incorporate ample time into your schedules to complete assignments in a timelymanner. Since this course is labor intensive, missed assignments will be difficult to make up.

Please carefully track due dates on the on the course schedule, in the Due Dates button on the

Course Menu, and on assignment sheets. Should you find you are falling behind or are havingproblems, please contact me as soon as possible. Monitor your progress regularly to avoid

any possible downfalls.

Class Climate Survey: Reynolds uses Class Climate to collect student evaluations of faculty.Toward the end of the semester, expect an e-mail message in your JSRCC e-mail account from

sender name "Class Climate Survey" inviting you to participate in an online survey to evaluate

the effectiveness of your class. You will receive a separate e-mail message for each coursesection in which you are enrolled. Each e-mail message contains a password-protected link to the

online survey. By clicking this link, your password is automatically recognized, and you are able

to respond anonymously to the survey. After completing the survey, you will receive a

confirmation message, via e-mail.

Emergency Preparedness: (Program the numbers below into your cell phone)

Campus Police: PRC523-5219, DTC523-5472, WC523-5407

Chief of Police and Security Services: Garth Wheeler523-5239

College Safety Manager: Pamela Hicks523-5722

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY DIAL5911 (College Police Dispatcher) The 5911 number

can be dialed directly from the Colleges IP phone system.

Grading

Posting of Grades to Blackboards Gradebook: I usually take two weeks to grade a batch ofpapers. I will post grades, commented papers, grading videos, and rubrics (when required) when

I complete grading an entire classes worth of an assignment.

Click on the following URL for a video tutorial of how to access and navigate throughMyGRades:

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During this course you will write six essays ranging from 300 to 1800 words/three (3) to six (6)

pages: Short Profile Essay, Profile Essay, Rave Movie Review, Movie Review, PitchProposal Essay, and A Modest Proposal Essay. Your final assignment will be a portfolio inyour WordPress blog and in which you include the following:

a reflective essay in which you discuss your writing experiences and how they relate tocourse learning outcomes and the rhetorical situation;a representation of your works for the semester.

In addition to writing formal essays, there will be several in-class writing assignments, journal

entries, quizzes on assigned readings, and worksheets. All assignments will count toward yourfinal grade.

Graded Assignments:

Assignments Percentages

(%)

Due Dates

Class Blog: Three entries pertaining to essays 1,2, and 3.

5 10 Sep (SPE), 1 Oct(Rave), 22 Oct (Pitch)

Essay #1: Profile Essay (Interview a personpertaining to their career or hobby choices)

15 24 Sep by midnight(final revision)

Essay #2: Movie Review (Analyze a movie ofyour choice)

15 15 Oct by midnight(final revision)

Essay #3: A Modest Proposal (propose a satirical

solution to a social problem)

20 12 Nov by midnight

(final revision)

Modest Proposal Presentation 10 19 or 21 Nov; 3 or 5 Dec

Essay #4: Portfolio (End-of-semester portfolio in

which you compile and reflect on your writing)

25 17 Dec during exam time

(8:00 a.m.10:40 a.m.)

Attendance (calculated at the end of the

semester)

10

Total Percentage Points 100

Word process all major and minor writing assignments.

Unless otherwise stated, all assignments will be due by midnight in your blog

site or in Blackboard on assigned due dates.

To ensure preparedness for each assignment and for your final portfolio, it will

be helpful for you to create a folder on your flash drives or hard drives for eachassignment. Save all documents pertaining to each assignment in their

respective folders for easy access when submitting final portfolios.


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Grading Scale:

Letter Grade Percentages

A+ 99-100

A 94-98

A- 90-93B+ 89

B 84-88

B- 80-83

C+ 79

C 74-78

C- 70-73

D+ 69

D 64-68

D- 60-63

F 59 and below

Incomplete Policy: I will consider assigning incomplete (I) grades if students have a legitimate,documented reason. I will assign an incomplete (I) if students have less than four absencesand have completed at least 75% of the course work.

Revision Policy: You may revise any of the first three major essays (Literacy Narrative, MovieReview, A Modest Proposal), provided you turn in the essays on the assigned due date, and

provided you return revised essays to me within two weeks after you receive the initial graded

essay. Turn in revised essays as email attachments. I will average the two grades; if you earna 75% on the first essay and an 85% on the revision, your final essay grade will be an 80%.

For example, if I have highlighted and commented on problems with fragments, dont assume

that I have highlighted all fragments. Try to find similar errors and correct them. Or, if you haveproblems developing your ideas, make note of my comments, make revisions based on those

comments, and look for additional ideas that might need development. Also, do not hesitate to

talk to me about revisions. I am more than happy to schedule an appointment to meet with youto clarify my comments or provide assistance with grammar, development of ideas, etc. Avoid

waiting until the last two weeks of the semester to try to complete revisions. I will not accept

revisions if the due date has passed and waiting until the final weeks of the semester is not aneffective means to improve your writing skills and your grade. Take advantage of this revisionpolicy early in the semester.

Simply correcting errors I have pointed out in your essay does not count.

Continue to next page for

Calendar/Schedule of

Assignments


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Calendar/Schedule of Assignments

(This schedule is subject to change.)

This schedule is subject to change.

Date Readings Assignments

Week 1

Th 22 Aug Introduction to Course; introduction toBlackboard

No assignments due this

week

Week 2

Tu 27 Aug

Th 29 Aug

Last day to add a class

Read: The Writers Process (WITW, pp. 21-26)

Read: My Name essay assignment sheet given to

you on 23 August

Read: The Rhetorical Situation (WITW, pp.

2-19)

Read:audience,purpose,context,voice,media(click on links to access readings)

Read: King, "On Writing" (WITW,p.42-43)

27 Aug: Diagnostic essay in

Blackboard by midnight

29 Aug: Academic Honesty

Agreement in Blackboard by

midnight

Week 3

Tu 3 Sep Read: The Writers Process (WITW, pp. 31-

All reading assignments are due on the day they are listed on the schedule

below.

We will not be reading in class. You are responsible for completing all

assigned readings prior to arriving to class. Each reading assignment is

preceded by the word Readand appear in the Readings/Assignments

column.

Also note that assignment due dates appear in the Assignments Due

column.

Linked titles = electronicreadings. Click on links to access

and read essays.WITW = Writing in the Works
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Th 5 Sep

F 6 Sep

37)

Read:paragraphs,introductions,conclusions

(click on links to access readings)

Read: Writing About Others: Profiles (WITW,

pp. 171-192)

Last day to drop a class with refund

5 Sep: Blog site with About

Page and intro by midnightin blog site

Week 4

Tu 10 Sep

Th 12 Sep

Review: Anatomy of a Profile (WITW, pp.

175-178)

Read: Falla, The Top Drill Instructor in Boot

Camp 101 (WITW, pp. 193-196)

Read: Matthai, A Fine Balance: The Life of a

Muslim Teenager (WITW, pp. 197-200)

Read: Listen to The House on Loon Lake(click on link to listen to an hour-long podcast)

10 Sep: 300-600 word

Short Profile Essay in

your class blog site by

midnight (Review your

interview responses for

invention ideas)

Week 5

Tu 17 Sep

Th 19 Sep

Read: Collaboration, Peer Review, and Writingas a Public Act (WITW, pp. 45-53)

Read: Learn important collaborative and team-

building skills and provide useful critiques ofyour peers' documents (Click on link to access

and read article)

Read: Document Review Guidelines (click on

link to access and read article)

Note: not participating in peer review will resultin a 10% downgrading of your Profile Essay.

Please contact me should you not be able to

participate in peer review.

19 Sep: Complete draft of

Profile Essay for in-classPeer Review Workshop

19 Sep: Peer review response

letters in Blackboard by

midnight

Week 6

Tu 24 Sep

Th 26 Sep

Read: Writing an Evaluation: Film Reviews

(pp. 279-300)

Read:Roger Ebert Reviews (click on link toaccess and read reviews)

Read: The Rhetorical Situation: EvaluatingYour Sources (WITW, pp. 490-493)

Review: Anatomy of a Film Review (WITW,

pp. 282-285)

24 Sep: Final revision of

Profile Essay in Blackboard

by midnight

26 Sep: At least one

professionally published

review of film of your choice

for in-class assignment
http://writingcommons.org/process/organize/paragraphshttp://writingcommons.org/process/organize/paragraphshttp://writingcommons.org/process/organize/paragraphshttp://writingcommons.org/unit-3-case-study/introductionshttp://writingcommons.org/unit-3-case-study/introductionshttp://writingcommons.org/unit-3-case-study/introductionshttp://writingcommons.org/organization/conclusionhttp://writingcommons.org/organization/conclusionhttp://writingcommons.org/organization/conclusionhttp://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/199/House-on-Loon-Lakehttp://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/199/House-on-Loon-Lakehttp://writingcommons.org/collaborate/peer-reviewhttp://writingcommons.org/collaborate/peer-reviewhttp://writingcommons.org/collaborate/peer-reviewhttp://writingcommons.org/collaborate/peer-reviewhttp://writingcommons.org/collaborate/peer-reviewhttp://writingcommons.org/collaborate/peer-review/document-review-guidelineshttp://writingcommons.org/collaborate/peer-review/document-review-guidelineshttp://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=REVIEWShttp://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=REVIEWShttp://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=REVIEWShttp://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=REVIEWShttp://writingcommons.org/collaborate/peer-review/document-review-guidelineshttp://writingcommons.org/collaborate/peer-reviewhttp://writingcommons.org/collaborate/peer-reviewhttp://writingcommons.org/collaborate/peer-reviewhttp://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/199/House-on-Loon-Lakehttp://writingcommons.org/organization/conclusionhttp://writingcommons.org/unit-3-case-study/introductionshttp://writingcommons.org/process/organize/paragraphs


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Week 7

Tu 1 Oct

Th 3 Oct

Read: Kaling, Flick Chicks: A Guide to Women

in the Movies

(click on link to access and read article)

Read: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and CitingSources (WT, pp. 477-490)

Read: Denby, Call the Doctor: Contagion

Read: Denby, Dream Factory:Inception(click on links to access and read articles)

1 Oct: 300-600 word Rave

Movie Review of movie of

your choice in your class

blog site by midnight

Week 8

Tu 8 Oct

Th 10 Oct

Class canceled: Attend individual

conference; consult conference scheduleposted in Blackboard.

Class canceled: Attend individual

conference; consult conference scheduleposted in Blackboard.

Note: not attending your individual conferencewill result in a 10% downgrading of your Movie

Review. Please contact me should you not be

able to attend your conference.

7-10 Oct: Complete draft ofMovie Review for individualconference.

Week 9

Tu 15 Oct

Th 17 Oct

Read: Writing for Your Community:

Proposals (WITW, pp. 443-459)

Read: Swift, A Modest Proposal(click on linkto access and read essay)

Read: Proposals (click on link to access and

read article)

15 Oct: Final revision of

Movie Review by midnight

in Blackboard

Week 10

Tu 22 Oct

Th 24 Oct

Read: Research (WITW, pp. 479-498)

Note: Meet in library computer classroom

Read: Research (WITW, pp. 479-498)

22 Oct: 300-600 word

Pitch Modest Proposal

in your class blog site

by midnight.

Week 11

Tu 29 Oct

Th 31 Oct

Last day to withdraw from class w/grade of W

Read/Review: Documentation Guidelines(WITW, pp. 508-536)

No reading assigned; attend in-class peer reviewsession

Note: not participating in peer review will resultin a 10% downgrading of your Modest Proposal.

31 Oct: Complete draft of

Modest Proposal for in-class

Peer Review Workshop

31 Oct: Peer review response
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Please contact me should you not be able to

participate in peer review.letters in Blackboard by

midnight

Week 12

Tu 5 Nov

Th 7 Nov

Class canceled: Attend individual conference;consult conference schedule posted in

Blackboard.

Class canceled: Attend individual conference;consult conference schedule posted inBlackboard.

Note: not attending your individual conferencewill result in a 10% downgrading of your ModestProposal. Please contact me should you not beable to attend your conference.

4-7 Nov: Complete draft ofModest Proposal for

individual conference.

Week 13

Tu 12 Nov

Th 14 Nov

Read: DIY Media and Design: PowerPoint

Proposal (WITW, pp. 460-465)

No readings assigned; use class time to work on

presentations

12 Nov: Final revision of

Modest Proposal by

midnight in Blackboard.

Week 14

Tu 19 Nov

Th 21 Nov

Presentations

Presentations

19 or 21 Nov: Presentation

Fall Break26 Nov1 Dec

Week 15

Tu 3 Dec

Th 5 Dec

Presentations

Presentations

3 or 5 Dec: Presentation

Week 16

Tu 10 Dec Read: Creating a Portfolio (WT, pp. 550-561) No assignment due this week

Finals Wk

Tu 17 Dec No reading assigned; use final exam time to

complete portfolios17 Dec: Portfolios with

reflection in blog site during

scheduled exam time (8:00

a.m10:40 a.m.)