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English 28: Intermediate Reading and Composition
Mr. Joseph Ferrerosa
English 28 sec. 1138
Fall 2017
CON High SJ 2324
MWF 1:50 - 2:50 pm
MWF 2:50-3:10 pm
Office hours: MW 3:20 – 3:50 pm
Course DescriptionPerquisite: ESL 6A or 73 or 97 or equivalent or appropriate placement score. Co-requisite: English 67
PLEASE NOTE: English 67 is a required part of this course. We will spend additional class time
together as a result. Please plan accordingly.
DESCRIPTION: Students receive instruction in techniques of writing at the college level. Students
develop writing and reading skills, with emphasis on grammar, various essay writing, and analysis of
fiction and non-fiction materials.
This class in particular will look at essays and fiction as a means of learning more about issues that
currently affect students in our society. This course will eventually lead to a persuasion paper of 4-6
pages to prepare students for the Research Paper in English 101.
Student Learning Outcomes for English 28:
1. The student will write within full MLA guidelines with prose that is generally free of major
sentence-level errors.
2. The student’s writing will actively attempt to analyze the content of a reading and will show
moderate synthesis of concepts from the course’s reading and lectures, incorporating direct
evidence from the focal reading.
Required Texts
50 Essays by Samuel Cohen and Kindred by Octavia Butler.
NOTE: These are LOANED books, which means you need to return them to me at the end of the
semester. Failure to do so will have several consequences. Please keep in mind that you should also keep
them as pristine as possible.
High School vs. College
Although this a dual enrollment class at a high school, it will be treated as a college course. This simply
means that it will involve the same rules as a college course such as: attendance records, due dates (when
assigned) and readings that are considered “college level.” Keep in mind that being mature is also a part
of college level classes, which means keeping an open mind and not attacking others whether physically
or otherwise. So be sure to keep this in mind throughout the semester.
Important! Drop Date InformationThe deadline to drop without a “W” is the last day of Week 2 (of the semester), which is Sunday, September 10th for Fall 2017. If you must drop a course, drop before the specified deadline for dropping a class without a grade of "W." Dropping after Week 2 will result in a “W” on your transcript. Effective July 1, 2012 students will only have 3 attempts to pass a class. If a student gets a "W" or grade of "D", "F", “I”, or "NP" in a class, that will count as an attempt. A student’s past record of course attempts district wide will also be considered. Therefore, before the end of Week 2 you should carefully consider if you can reasonably manage this course with the other factors in your life (e.g. work, family, course load). If you think you will not be able to complete this course with a C or better, drop by Sunday, September 10th. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to talk to me. You may also see a counselor in the Counseling Center in the new Student Services Building on the 2nd floor.
Note: For Dual Enrollment students, you must know your student ID number in order to drop the course on your own. Short-term classes: Drop dates for short-term classes are not the same as full semester classes. For specific deadline dates, please contact the Admissions Office.
HOLIDAYS
Labor Day (F-M Sep 1-4)
Veteran’s Day (F Nov 10)
Thanksgiving (M-F Nov. 20-24)
Note: All holidays are under the LAUSD calendar and are specific to this class.
Tentative Course Schedule 1
September
Week 1: Introductions
8/28 Intro to class syllabus, plagiarism, English 28 Questionnaire
HW: Pick up texts and read Sherman Alexie’s essay
8/30 “Superman and Me,” types of essays, MLA Format, commas, identify thesis, Quiz 1
1 All readings, dates and exams are subject to change. Legend: KIN = Kindred
9/1 HOLIDAY (NO CLASS)
Week 2
9/4 HOLIDAY (NO CLASS)
9/6 “Politics and the English Language,” thesis, writing process, clichés
HW: Prepare outline and bring to class on Wednesday
9/8 “Learning to Read and Write,” writing process, verb tenses, Quiz 2
HW: Outline for Essay 1 due; prepare at least 2 body paragraphs for peer review
Week 3
9/11“Reading to Write,” peer review, apostrophes
HW: Draft due
9/13 “Learning to Read,” paragraph building, capitalization, quoting
9/15 “Three Ways of Meeting Oppression,” Bloom’s Taxonomy, Quiz 3
HW: Prepare to turn in final draft of Essay 1
Week 4
9/18 “The Education of Women” and from The Vindication of the Rights of Women, run-ons
HW: HW: Essay 1 due, “In-Class Writing Guide” and “Group Writing” (handouts)
9/20 “Give Her a Pattern,” fragment sentences, Quiz 3
9/22 “Subjection of Women,” sentence structure
HW: Outline due
Week 5
9/25 “Professions of Women,” quotation marks, in-text citations
9/27 “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” misspelled words
HW: Draft due
9/29 “Mother Tongue,” “On Discovery,” exam test strategies, Quiz 4
Week 6
10/2 “How It Feels to be Colored Me,” parallel structure and dangling modifiers
10/4-6 Midterm
Week 7:
10/9 “Shooting an Elephant,” persuasion paper strategies, topic proposal
HW: Bring in a list of 3 topics for persuasion paper
10/11 “Morals of a Prince,” KWR process
HW: Topic proposal due
10/13 “The Declaration of Independence,” “Gettysburg Address,” counterargument, Quiz 5
HW: Draft due on Monday
Week 8
10/16 “A More Perfect Union”
HW: Draft 1 due
10/18 “On the Pleasure of Hating,” “On Civil Disobedience,”
10/20 “Allegory of the Cave” (perhaps the best essay ever), Quiz 6
HW: Draft w/ at least 3 pages due
Week 9
10/23 Plot and summary, “Young Goodman Brown” and “Cask of Amontillado”
10/25 “Tell-Tale Heart” and “Most Dangerous Game”
HW: Read “Themes, Symbols and Motifs” (PDF)
10/27 “The Raven,” “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” Quiz 7
HW: Essay 3 due
Week 10
10/30 The Raven clips
HW: Enjoy bringing your brothers and sisters trick or treating
11/1 “The Sandman”
HW: Bring in draft for Essay 4
11/3 “The Sandman,” Quiz 8
Week 11
11/6 KIN 9-37
11/8 KIN 38-52
HW: Essay 4 due
11/10 VETERANS DAY (NO CLASS)
Week 12
11/13 KIN 52-74
11/15 KIN 74-108
11/17 KIN 108-131, Quiz 9
Week 13
11/20-24 Thanksgiving (NO CLASS)
Week 14:
11/27 KIN 131-168
11/29 KIN 189-213
12/1 KIN 213-240, Quiz 10
Week 15
12/4 KIN 240-265
12/6 KIN 265-285
12/8 Wrap-Up Course, Final Exam prep
WEEK 16
12/13 FINAL EXAM @ 1:50 - 3:50 pm
Grading
Grading Scale: English 97 is a six-unit course that is graded as Credit (“C”) or No Credit (“NC”). If you
receive at least 70% or better on everything, you will pass this course! The grading scale is as follows:
A = 90-100; B= 80-89; C = 70-79; 60-69 = D, F= 0-59
Participation/HW = 10%
Quizzes = 10%
English 67 = 5%
Essay 1 = 10%
Essay 2 = 10%
Midterm = 10%
Essay 3 = 15%
Essay 4 = 15%
Final Exam = 15%
Total = 100%
AssignmentsParticipation/HW: Your participation grade mainly revolves around class attendance, attitude and doing
the HW as seen above in the syllabus. It is very important you come to class especially at the beginning
of the semester. If you miss the first two classes without letting me know, I will drop you. If you have
three or more unexcused absences in the semester, you will be dropped from the course. Therefore, it’s
important to let me know in advance (via e-mail). Excused absences are things that are out of control
such as: religious holidays, death of a family member and illness.
Attendance: Attendance is critical in this class. You are allowed no more than two 2 unexcused
absences for the semester. Being to every class is essential for you to succeed in this course. If
something unexpected comes up, please let me know. There are cases of excused absences such as a
religious holiday or a doctor’s note. Please send me an e-mail or notify me in advance and be sure to get
the signature of an official person that verifies your need to be absent.
English 67 Lab Hours: As part of the class, you agree to sign up for a section of English 67. This means
that every time you show up to class, you will receive English 67 credit hours. As long as you show up,
you will receive 10% credit.
Quizzes: Quizzes will be given on readings we do throughout the semester. Usually I divide quizzes into
5-10 questions. These quizzes are a mix of multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer or true and
false. Keep in mind that you cannot make up a quiz, but you can certainly take it before the rest of class
takes it.
Essay AssignmentsOut of Class Essays: I expect you to write two (2) out of class essays. I will provide prompts and/or
guidelines for you to follow. You will respond to only one (1) prompt question. These will be of varying
lengths. Essay 1 will be 2-3 pages in length, Essay 3 will be a longer analysis of 4-6 pages. All page
lengths count as long as they reach the designated page. The page limits do not count the Works Cited
page.
All essays will follow MLA format, which means they are typed, double-spaced, make sure in the
Paragraph feature that all spacing between paragraphs is set to 0” Before and After, with 12-point,
Times New Roman font on regular printing paper. All margins must be 1” and all paragraph indents
must be done with the TAB button. Use the “insert” feature of Microsoft Word to include your name on
the top-right hand side of every page (I will demonstrate this in class). All essays must contain a title (not
title page), and all essays start with your name, class, my name and the date in the top left-hand corner
like so:
Your Name
English 101
Mr. Ferrerosa
00/00/00
WARNING: If you don’t turn in one or more your essays, you run the risk of failing the course. If
you cannot do or turn in Essay 3, you will fail the course.
In-Class Writing Exams: You will be given two (2) in-class writing exams: Midterm and Final. For
each exam you will have the entire class period. For the Midterm you will have 1 hour and 20 minutes,
and for the final two hours (see tentative schedule for dates and times). If you cannot make it to an exam,
e-mail me 24 hours in advance and I’ll set up an earlier time for you to take the exam.
WARNING: If you miss one of the exams (without letting me know in advance), you run the risk of
getting no higher than an 85% in the course. If you miss both exams, you will fail the course.
Late Work Policy
You must provide a reason for turning in work late. I will accept a doctor’s note or a family emergency
such as a death in the family or religious holiday. If that is the case, you need to notify me within 24
hours, otherwise I will assume you simply chose not to turn in the assignment. All unexcused work
turned in past the due date will automatically lose 10%. Every day following past the due date will result
in another 10%, which is why I will not accept late work 2 days beyond the deadline. If it is an excused
absence, I will collect it during the next class period (i.e. Monday or Wednesday).
Class Policies
Etiquette for coming in late: If you come in late or leave early, please go to your seat. If it’s the day an
assignment is due, please wait until the break or after class to hand it in.
Etiquette in the classroom: If you have a question or wish to speak, please raise your hand. We will be
talking about many issues, so please respect everyone’s views.
Etiquette of drinking, eating, gum and texting: NO SODA, NO FOOD, and NO TEXTING!
Etiquette for cell phone usage: Please have it on silent when you enter the class. No calls inside of
class. If you need to make a call, please go outside of the building. Students who do not adhere to this
policy will be asked to leave the class. If it happens a second time, the student will be referred to the Vice
President of Student Services, and will return to class only after the Vice President has cleared him/her to
return.
Etiquette for extreme cases: please be aware that I have the right to call campus police in order to escort
a student that I believe is threatening or causing harm to the classroom environment.
Some Important Resources
Los Angeles City College Library: Have a question about MLA format or want to borrow a book?
Consult the website or ask a librarian online. You have access to librarians online who are willing to
answer any research questions you might have. We also have the Inter-Library loan, which means you
can borrow anything from another college in the LACCD and return it via the LACC campus. See their
website for hours and materials: www.library.lacitycollege.edu
LAPL: If you are a resident of Los Angeles County (some exceptions i.e. the County of Los Angeles
libraries), you have access to all Los Angeles public libraries free of charge. You can borrow books, print
and request materials just like the LACC Library. They also have an L.A. Inter-Library system, which
means you can get materials from San Pedro sent to your local library and can return it to your local
library. The John C. Fremont Library is right across the street from campus. See their website for
locations: www.lapl.org
Financial Aid: If you need help paying for books and other college expenses, call the Financial Aid
Office at (323) 953-4000 ext.2010, http://www.lacitycollege.edu/stusvcs/finaid/.
Accommodations (OSS): Students with a verified disability who may need authorized accommodation(s)
for this class are encouraged to notify the instructor and the Office of Special Services (323-953-4000,
ext.2270) as soon as possible, and at least two weeks before any exam or quiz. All information will
remain confidential.
Student Code of Conduct (plagiarism): Violations of academic integrity include, but are not limited to,
the following actions: cheating on an exam, plagiarism, working together on an assignment, paper or
project when the instructor has specifically stated students should not do so, submitting the same term
paper to more than one instructor, or allowing another individual to assume one’s identity for the purpose
of enhancing one’s grade (see LACCD Board Rule 9803.28). Penalties may include a grade of zero or "F"
on an exam or paper, or even suspension from the College.