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ENG 101 AcademicWritingandResearch

YourInstructor: TimBecker Semester: Fall2018Email: tlbecker@ncsu.edu Location: TompkinsHall112Office: TompkinsHallCube210E ClassTime: Tue/Thu3:00pm-4:50pmOfficeHours: Tue/Thu5:00pm–6:30pm Sectionnumber: 101-084

Tue/Wed/ThubyAppointment CreditHours: 4.00 Prerequisites: AgradeofC-orbetterinENG100

orplacementviatheEnglishdepartmentguidelines

Catalogue Description Intensiveinstructioninacademicwritingandresearch.Basicprinciplesofrhetoricandstrategiesforacademicinquiryandargument.Instructionandpracticeincriticalreading,includingthegenerativeandresponsibleuseofprintandelectronicsourcesforacademicresearch.Explorationofliteratepracticesacrossarangeofacademicdomains,layingthefoundationforfurtherwritingdevelopmentincollege.ContinuedattentiontogrammarandconventionsofstandardwrittenEnglish.Mostsectionsmeetincomputerclassrooms.SuccessfulcompletionofENG101requiresagradeofC-orbetter.ThiscoursesatisfiestheIntroductiontoWritingcomponentoftheGeneralEducationProgram(GEP).

Course Overview Thiscoursecoversvariouswaysofknowingandwritingthehumanities,socialsciences,naturalsciences,andbeyond.Wewillbegininthehumanitiesbylearningandusingsomekeyprinciplesofrhetoricwhichwillinformourapproachtothethreemaindisciplinaryareas,usingtheappeals(logos,ethos,andpathos)andtherhetoricalsituation(exigence,audience,andkairos)todecodethemessagesinadvertising,popularmusic,television,film.Bringingthisrhetoricalknowledgeintootherdiscourseareas,wewillexaminethewaysthatscholarsinthesocialsciencesusewritingconventionsofstructure,language,andreferencetopersuadetheirmultipleaudiencesinpeerreviewedarticles.We’llidentifycommonstrategiessocialscientistsusetoestablishethosorbuildcredibilitywhencommunicatingwithfellowexperts.Wewillthenexplorethenaturalsciences,comparingthevariousdiscoursecommunitiesthatmakeupdisciplinesandthescientificcommunityasawhole.Wewillalsothinkcriticallyaboutthewayscienceandscientistsarerepresentedinnewsandpopularculture.Bridgingthegapbetween‘insider’and‘outsider’sciencediscourses,wewilltranslatepeerreviewedpublicationsintolanguageaccessibletoabroadpublicaudience,resultinginamultimodalprojectblendingvisualandtextualmediatobepublishedontheweb.Ourcourseworkculminatesinametacognitivesynthesisprojectinwhichstudentsreflectonthewaysinwhichtheirownunderstandingofwritingandrhetorichasdevelopedinordertoreinforcelearningandearnnewinsights.Alongtheway,wewillalsoexploresomethresholdconceptsincompositiontheory,tryingoutdifferentwritingandrevisionprocessesandapproachesandmyth-bustingcommonbeliefsaboutwhatmakeswritingorlanguageuse‘good’or‘bad.’

Accessibility AccordingtotheU.S.CensusBureau,nearlyoneinfivepeopleintheUnitedStateshaveadocumenteddisability,althoughthenumberofdisabledpersonsislikelymuchhigher,particularlythosewithoutmedicaldocumentationandthoseas-yetundiagnosed.Disabilityistrulywovenintotheveryfabricofhumancultureandexperienceandisavitalpartofthediversityinourclassroomandbeyond.Thiscourseisdesignedwithbestpracticesinmindregardingaccessibilitytocoursematerials,classroominstruction,andcoursepolicies.

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StudentLearningOutcomes Successful completion of English 101 requires a grade of C- or better. A total of four credit hours of English 101 are required to fulfill the GEP Introduction to Writing requirement. GEPCategoryObjectives:Writing is a powerful way of understanding ourselves and the world in which we live. It is through writing that the various disciplines and professions define the knowledge and methodologies that characterize them. Mastery of writing and information skills is central to engaging in the productive life of academic and professional communities. The required course in this category will provide instruction and guidance that help students to:

1. Write effectively in specific situations, which may include various academic, professional, or civic situations, and 2. Understand and respond appropriately to the critical elements that shape written communication situations, such as

audience, purpose, and genre, and 3. Demonstrate critical and evaluative thinking skills in locating, analyzing, synthesizing, and using information in

written communication. Course-SpecificObjectives: In keeping with these general goals, ENG 101 is specifically designed to help students:

1. Learn basic principles of rhetoric and develop an understanding of written texts as arguments generated for particular purposes, audiences, and rhetorical contexts.

2. Examine similarities and differences in forms of inquiry and writing across academic disciplines.

3. Practice analytical reading strategies and hone the ability to summarize, paraphrase, draw evidence from, synthesize,

and respond to the scholarship of others.

4. Learn to find and evaluate print and electronic source materials appropriate for academic research projects.

5. Learn to develop original arguments for a range of academic purposes.

6. Practice critically evaluating their own and others' work and collaborating effectively with other writers throughout the writing process.

7. Practice and refine technical skills in areas such as grammar, mechanics, and the documentation of source materials.

Required Texts

AnInsider’sGuidetoAcademicWritingSusanMiller-Cochran,RoyStamper,&StaceyCochranEdition:2ndEditionISBN:9781319103996Cost:$90.99Thistextbookisrequired.

Intertexts:ACollectionofStudentWritingDanaGiergowski,PaulColby,ChelseaKrieg,WandaLloyd,&MeredithReed(editors)Edition:3rdEditionISBN:9781680362831Cost:$24.40Thistextbookisrequired.

AdditionalMaterials: Required:CopiesofsupplementalhomeworkreadingsprovidedonMoodle(forattendancequestionsanddiscussion);paperandwritingutensils(fornote-taking,in-classwriting,quizzes);notecards;accesstoastapler(requiredforallwrittenmaterialscollectedinhardcopy);electronicstoragedevicesuchasUSBdrive(forsaving/backingupwork).Stronglyrecommended:anexternalharddriveforbackingupallofyourcomputerfilesregularly.

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Course Projects and Grading Methods Participation: 20%Thiscourserequiresactiveparticipation,includingin-classdiscussions,reading,responses,homework,“showandtell,”presentations,andgroupwork.Icollectandevaluatein-classandtake-homeassignmentstowardyourparticipationgrade.Each“Homework” isworthpointstowardyourparticipationgrade.Studentsareexpectedtokeepa“DailyReflection”journalofentriescompletedinclasstobeusedinthefinalproject.SeetheAttendancePolicysectionofthissyllabusforspecificpoliciesonattendanceandmakeupwork. CourseProjects: 80% Project 1: RhetoricalAnalysisofaCulturalArtifact - 10%Craftanessayinwhichyouusetherhetoricalconceptscoveredinclass(particularlyexigence,audience,andtheappeals)toanalyzeaculturalartifact—chooseeitheravideoadvertisement,TVshowtitlesequence,musicvideo,ormovietrailer.Prepareabrieforalpresentationtoshareyouranalysiswiththeclass. Project 2: ConventionAnalysisofaScholarlyArticle - 20%CraftanessaythatusesLinton,Madigan,andJohnson’sframeworktoanalyzethewaysinwhichauthorsofsocialsciencearticlesuseconventionsofstructure,language,andreferencetopersuadetheirmultipleaudiencesinpeerreviewedarticlesandhowtheseconventionsdemonstratethegeneralvaluesandbeliefsofthescientificcommunity.Project 3: ScholarlytoPopularAdaptionandReflection- 30%MakeaWixwebsiteblendingtextandimagestotranslateascholarlyarticleinthenaturalsciencesforabroadaudienceofnon-expertsusingconventionsofpopularsciencepublicationstoinformandentertain.Prepareabrieforalpresentationtoshareyouranalysiswiththeclass.Writeareflectionessayexplainingrhetoricalchoicesmadeintheadaptationandaddressingchangesininformationandknowledgeasaresultofthetranslationprocess.FinalProject: MetacognitiveSynthesis (Final Exam) - 20%Craftametacognitivesynthesisessayinwhichyourevisityourjournal,attendancequestions,projects,andothermaterialscreatedandusedthroughoutthecoursetoevaluateyourownprocessesofthinking,writing,andlearning,andsynthesizeyourknowledgetogainnewinsights. GradingMethodsDetailsaboutexpectationsforeachassignmentareprovidedwiththefullassignmentdescriptions.ENG101instructorslookforapurposefulresponsetotheaudienceandsituation,aclearandlogicalargument,thoughtfuluseoftextualevidence,effectiveuseofappropriateformalandstylisticconventions,writtenperformanceintheareasoffocus,development,organization,style,grammar,andmechanicsandaccordingtotheprocessofrevisionacrossdrafts.Inthiscourse,Igradestudentworkholistically.ThismeansIdonotusearubricdesignedtopenalizeacertainnumberofpointsperspecificerror.Instead,Ilookattheentirefinishedproductandassignagradebasedonhowwelltheoverallproject1)meetsassignmentrequirementsand2)demonstratesmasteryofthecourseobjectives.Pointsoraveragesearnedintheclasscorrespondwithlettergradesasfollows:

“Awesome!”

98–100A+93–97A90–92A-

Representsachievementandperformancethatareoutstandingineveryrespect,exceedingcourserequirements.

“Solid.”

88–89B+83–87B80–82B-

Representsachievementandperformancethatareabovethelevelnecessarytomeetcourserequirements.

“Meh.”

78–79C+73–77C70–72C-

Representsachievementandperformancethatmeetthecourserequirementsbutdonotrisebeyondthem.

“NotSoMuch.”

68–69D+63–67D60–62D-

Representsunsatisfactoryachievementandperformance,failingtomeetthecourserequirementsinsomerespects.

“Yikes.” 0–61F RepresentsfailuretomeetthecourserequirementsHomeworkassignmentsaregradedonascaleofX(unsatisfactory),P(satisfactory),andP+(excellent).Allfourmajorprojectsmustbecompletedinordertopassthecourse.

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StuffYouShouldKnow

MandatoryConferencesWehavethreemandatoryconferencedays.Onascheduledconferenceday,wewillnothaveourregularclassmeeting.Instead,studentswillsignupforaten-minuteconferenceslottomeetwithmeindividuallyinmycubetodiscusstheirprojectdrafts.Whilethemajorityofconferenceslotsoccurduringourregularclasstime,notallstudentswillbeabletoreserveaspotinthattimeperiod.StudentsareresponsibleforreservingtimeslotsaheadoftimeusingSignupGeniuslinkstobeprovidedonMoodleandforcontactingmefarinadvanceifthereareanyschedulingconcerns.Mandatoryconferencedaysincludethefollowing:

Thursday,September27Thursday,November1Thursday,November29

FinalExam:Ourfinal‘exam’inthiscourseisourfinalproject.Nevertheless,inaccordancewithuniversityrequirements,wewillbeholdingafinalexamsession.We’llusethistimeforfinalpeerproofreadingworkshops,smallgroupexitinterviews,andotheractivities.Allstudentsarerequiredtoattendthe‘final’classmeetingatthefollowingdateandtime:

Thursday,May2,1:00pm–4:00pm.StudentPresentations Therearethreepresentationdaysinthiscoursedesignedtoletstudentsleaddiscussions,explaincourseconcepts,orsharetheirwork(eitherfinishedworkorworksinprogress).Noneoftheseareformalorgradedassignmentsintheirownrightandtheyarenotexpectedtobeexceptionallypolishedorrehearsed.Thatsaid,theydocounttowardsyourparticipationgradeandprovideopportunitiestothinkthroughyourideasoutloudtoagroupofsupportivepeers.

Tuesday,September18 IndividualPresentationsforProject1Thursday,November8 IndividualPresentationsforProject3Tuesday,November20 GroupPresentationsofScholarlyArticle

ClassJournalandAttendanceQuestions Expecttospendthefirst5–10minutesofclassrespondinginwritingtoanattendancequestionprovidedontheboard,whichwillalwaysrelatetoourreadingsdueforthatday(unlessnoreadingsaredue,inwhichcaseanothertopicwillbeselected).Responseswillbeturnedinimmediatelyasameansoftrackingattendance.Similarly,expecttospendthelast5–10minutesofclassjournalingthemostimportanttakeawaysfromtheday.Journalswillnotbegraded,butkeepingajournalwillbenecessaryforcompletionofthefinalproject.“ShowandTell” Ineveryclass,wewillsetaside5–10minutesfor“showandtell,”inwhichoneortwostudentswillsharewithussomeartifact(image,video,text,etc.)relevanttoourcoursediscussions.Studentscanbringinallsortsofthings:examplesofclickbaitscienceorproductplacement;rhetoricalappealsinadvertisements;portrayalsofscientistsorwritersinpopularculture;anyrelevantandrhetoricallyinterestingartifactthatwecanthinkabouttogether.Thesearenotformalpresentations!Studentsarenotexpectedtoprepareanythingbeforehandexceptasimplenodatwhatitisandhowitconnectstothecourse.Eachstudentisexpectedtodeliverashow-and-tellatleastonceduringthesemester,althoughvolunteeringformorewillbetakenintoconsiderationforyourparticipationgrade.Emailartifactstomeforapprovalatleast30minutesbeforeclass—anythingdeemeddistractingorderogatorywillberejected.MovieDay:OurprimarysourceforintroducinghumanitiesscholarshipinUnit4isPeterWeir’sTheTrumanShow(1998).WewillwatchthisfilmtogetherduringourregularclasstimeonTuesday,November14.Attendanceismandatory,likeanyotherclasssession.Ifyouabsolutelymustbeabsentthatday,youwillberesponsibleforprocuringthisfilmfromthelibraryorelsewhereassoonaspossibleandwatchingitbeforethefollowingclasssession.Viewingitisessentialforyourparticipationandlearningintheunitaswellasforthegrouppresentationonscholarshipthefollowingweek.

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CoursePoliciesThisface-to-facecoursemeetsonTuesdayandThursdayafternoons.Attendancetocoursesessionsisrequired. AttendancePolicy Becauseofthecollaborativeandcooperativenatureofthefirst-yearwritingcourses,classattendanceiscrucial.Studentswhoaccruemorethantwoweeks'worthofabsences(fourclasses)willfailwithagradeofF.Further,morethantwoweeks'worthofabsenceswillresultinfailuretomeetthiselementoftheGeneralEducationRequirement,andstudentswillneedtorepeatthecourse.Thispolicydoesnotdistinguishbetween"excused"and"unexcused"absences,eveninthecaseofemergencies.Allabsenceswillcounttowardthetotalnumber,andthispolicyobtainsfromthemomentstudentsareregisteredinthecourse.Asisthecaseforallcourses,studentsexperiencingextendedmedicalorfamilyemergenciesduringthesemestershouldconsultwiththeinstructoraboutseekingamedicaldrop.Thefirsttwoweeksofmissedworkwillbetreatedasexcusedabsences,andstudentswillbeallowedtomakeupallcourseworkmissed.Instructorswillestablishmake-upassignments,standardsforevaluationofsuchassignments,andareasonableperiodaftertheabsencewithinwhichtheymustbeturnedin.Ifstudentsfailtoturninmake-upassignmentsorifthemake-upassignmentsareofinsufficientquality,yourgradewillbepenalized.Becausethispolicyincludesalltypesofabsences,thosedefinedbytheuniversityasexcuseddonothavetobeclearedwiththeinstructorbeforehand.Nomatterwhatthecauseoftheabsences,studentsareresponsibleforfindingoutwhatmaterialwascovered,gettingnotes,beingpreparedtoworkonthedayyoureturn,andturninginsubsequentassignmentsontime.Sinceduedatesformajorassignmentsareestablishedatthebeginningofthesemester,andsincetheseprojectsaredevelopedoveraperiodoftime,studentsareadvisedthatsubmittingtheseprojectslatemayresultinpenalties ParticipationPolicy Thisisnotalecture-basedclass.Althoughwewillbereadingfromvarioustexts,asubstantialportionofourclasstimewillbedevotedtotalkingaboutwritingandthetaskofwritingasaresponsetothosereadings,notgoingoverthereadingsdirectly.Generally,classparticipationgradeswillbebasedonthefollowingcriteria:

• C-range:youmustarriveontime,bereadytodiscussreadings,bepreparedwithtextbooksanddraftingmaterials,listenrespectfully,engageactivelyandproductivelyingroupwork,peerreview,andotherin-classactivities,andcompletejournalentriesanda“showandtell”presentation.Generally,theC-levelstudentwillcompleteallhomeworkassignmentsandreceivegradesinthesatisfactoryrange.

• B-range:youmustconsistentlyfulfilltheabovecriteriaaswellasvolunteerquestionsorpointsofinterestfromreadingstogeneratediscussion,willinglyofferideasinclass,makesureyourcontributionsaretopicalandthoughtful,andoftendemonstrateengagedandactivelisteningsuchastakingrelevantnotesontheclassdiscussion,consultingcoursereadings,orprovidingfocusedattentiontoandresponsesonpeercomments.

• A-range:youmustconsistentlyfulfilltheabovecriteriaaswellasshowleadershipinclassdiscussion(breakuncomfortablesilences;respondtoopen-endedquestions;challengereceivedopinion;askdifficultquestions)andrespondtootherstudents’ideas(notjustmine)byaskingquestionsorbuildingontheirpoints.

• YouwillreceiveaD-levelorfailingparticipationgradeifyouarefrequentlyand/orexcessivelytardy,unpreparedforclass,disruptiveoroccupiedwithactivitiesotherthanEnglish101duringclass(includingcellphoneuse,textorinstantmessaging,gameplaying,videowatching,socialmediaornetsurfing,etc.).Generally,theDorF-levelstudentwillhavefailedtocompletesomeofthehomeworkassignments,andmayhavemissedasignificantnumberofclassmeetings.

Notethatparticipationmaynotbe“madeup”intheeventofanabsence.Eachabsencesubtractspointsfromyourfinalbaseparticipationgrade,souseyour“free”absencessparingly.Generally,classparticipationreflectsyouroverallattitudetowardtheworkoftheclass,theinstructor,andyourclassmates.TechnologyPolicy ThisisaBring-Your-Own-Technology(BYOT)section.Studentsmustcomepreparedwithausablelaptopduringeveryclass.“Usable”meansthatyourlaptopispoweredandoperational,hasappropriatesoftwareinstalled,isabletoaccesstheinternetwirelessly,hasyourlatestclassworkonit,andremainsdedicatedtoclassworkforthefullclass.Students

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areexpectedtobringapowercordtoensuresufficientbatterylife.Smartphonesarenotconsideredlaptops.Beingunpreparedandwithoutyourlaptopwillnotonlyimpactyourlearning,butpotentiallythatofyourclassmates,soeachinstanceofcomingtoclasswithoutausablelaptopwilldeducthalfalettergradefromyourfinalparticipationgrade.Pleasebemindfulofyouruseofpersonaltechnologiesduringclasstime.Sincecomputeruseforentertainmentorothernon-courserelatedtaskscanbedistractingfornotonlyyoubutalsoforclassmatesaroundyou,suchactivitieswillresultinahalf-lettergradedeductionfromyourfinalcourseparticipationgrade.Ifyourtechnologyusebecomesclearlydisruptive,youmaybeaskedtoleaveandbemarkedabsentfortheday.RequiredSoftwareYourlaptopmusthaveMicrosoftOffice365withMSWord(seehttps://software.ncsu.edu)foraccesstofreeoptions,aPDFreaderthatallowsforannotationorcommenting,awebbrowser,andanti-virussoftwareasperuniversityrequirements(seehttps://oit.ncsu.edu/it-security/antivirus/).ComputerEmergenciesIfyourcomputerismalfunctioningandnot“usable”(e.g.liquiddamagedandinneedofrepair),contactmeatleast30minutesbeforeclass.IwillcheckoutalaptopforyoufromCHASSITforthedurationofourclassperiod.Thisisnosubstituteforowningandproperlymaintainingyourownlaptoporforproperplanningandpreparationforclass,sothisoptionislimitedtonomorethan4timesperstudentduringthesemester.OtherCoursePolicies CommunicationOurcourseMoodlesitewillserveasourtechnologicalhomebase.Pleasecheckyouruniversityemailandthesiteregularly.Whenyouhavequestions,pleasecontactmeviaemailattlbecker@ncsu.edu.Youcanexpectaresponsewithin48hours,usuallysooner.Ifyoudon’thearfrommeinthattimeframe,pleaseresend.Also,becourteousandprofessionalwhensendingemails.Noonelikesreceivingemailsat2:00am.CourseEnvironmentTreatotherswithrespect.Properclassroomconductmeanscreatingapositivelearningexperienceforallstudentsregardlessofsex,race,gender,religion,sexualorientation,socialclass,abilityoranyotherfeatureofpersonalidentification.Derogatoryremarkswillnotbetolerated.PublicWriting/DraftsYourworkinthisclassispublic.Don’twritethingsforclassthatyouwishtobeprivate.Keepalldraftsofwriting.Ifanassignmentislost,youwillneedtoprovideanothercopy.Additionally,wemaylookbackonvariousstagesofthedraftingprocesstolearnmoreaboutourselvesaswritersandprocessworkservesasusefulartifactsforreflection.AssignmentSubmissionsAssignmentsforthiscourseshouldbedraftedelectronicallyandsubmittedtoMoodleunlessdirectedotherwise.Homeworksubmissionsshouldbeformattedaccordingtothe“HomeworkTemplate”providedonMoodle.Formatprojectsaccordingtothestyle(MLAorAPA)indicatedontheassignmentsheet.NameyourhomeworkfilesusingtheformatFirstnameLastnameHomework#andprojectfilesFirstnameLastnameProject#.LateWorkLateassignmentsarepenalizedbyalettergradeforeachcalendardaylate.Ifyouareconcernedaboutcompletinganassignment,contactme48hoursbeforetheduedatetodiscuss.Sincetechnologyissuessometimesoccur,planonsubmittingworkfarenoughinadvanceofthedeadlinetoaddressanysuchissues.Similarly,anysubmissionincludingfilesthatarecorrupted,incorrectlyformatted,orotherwiseunabletobeopenedwillbeconsideredlate. TardinessYoumustturninaresponsetotheattendancequestionontheboardasarecordofyourattendance.Ifyouarriveaftertheanswerperiodends,itisyourresponsibilitytoletmeknowimmediatelyafterclassoryouwillbecountedabsent.Ifyouarrivemorethan20minutesafterthestartofclassorleavemorethan20minutesbeforetheendofclass,youwillbecountedabsent.Eachinfractionafteryourthirdwillresultinadeductionfromyourfinalparticipationgrade.

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RevisionOpportunitiesTheinstructormaychoosetoofferanoptionalrevisionofamajorprojecttotheentireclass.Projectsubmissionsthataremissing,egregiouslylate,ordonotconveyagoodfaitheffortatmeetingtherequirementsoftheassignment(e.g.thosedeemedsignificantlyshorterthantheassignedwordcountorfarremovedfromtheintendedactivity)donotqualifyforrevisionopportunities.Approvedrevisionsmustbecompletedbythedeadlinesetbytheinstructorandmustincludeinsertedcommentsexplainingwhatrevisionshavebeenmadeandtherationaleformakingthem.Revisionsareeligibleforamaximumincreaseofonelettergrade,butthereisnoguaranteethatevenasubstantialrevisionwillresultinanimprovedgrade.

UniversityPolicies,Resources,andOtherInformation

Accommodations Reasonableaccommodationswillbemadeforstudentswithdocumenteddisabilities.Inordertotakeadvantageofavailableaccommodations,studentsmustregisterwithDisabilityServicesforStudentsat1900StudentHealthCenter,Campusbox7509,515-7653.FormoreinformationonNCState’spolicyonworkingwithstudentswithdisabilities,pleaseseetheAcademicAccommodationsforStudentswithDisabilitiesRegulation(REG02.20.1)

Academic Integrity Everycommunityhasstandardsofbehaviorthatarenecessaryforittofulfillitsaims.Inacademiccommunities,therelationshipsbetweentextsmustbecontrolledandrevealedinparticularwayssothatreadersmaymakeappropriatejudgmentsaboutthesufficiencyofinformation,thecredibilityofarguments,andthecapabilitiesoftheauthor.Thesejudgmentsarecentraltotheacademicenterprise.Pleaseraisequestionsinclassorinconferenceifyouhaveanydoubtsaboutappropriateattributionsofsourcesorauthorshipinyourownwork.Plagiarismisdefinedascopyingthelanguage,phrasing,structure,orspecificideasofothersandpresentinganyoftheseasone'sown,originalwork;itincludesbuyingpapers,havingsomeoneelsewriteyourpapers,andimpropercitationanduseofsources.Whenyoupresentthewordsorideasofanother(eitherpublishedorunpublished)inyourwriting,youmustfullyacknowledgeyoursources.Plagiarismisconsideredaviolationofacademicintegritywheneveritoccursinwrittenwork,includingdraftsandhomework,aswellasforformalandfinalpapers.Wewilldiscusswhatconstitutesplagiarisminaclasssession.TheNCSUPolicies,Regulations,andRulesonStudentDisciplinesetthestandardsforacademicintegrityatthisuniversityandinthiscourse.Studentsareexpectedtoadheretothesestandards.Plagiarismandotherformsofacademicdishonestywillbehandledthroughtheuniversity'sjudicialsystemandmayresultinfailurefortheprojectorforthecourse.SeetheOfficeofStudentConductwebsiteforadditionalinformationaboutacademicintegrity:http://studentconduct.ncsu.edu/academic-integrity-resources.Revealingorsharinganotherstudent'scourseworktowhichheorshemayhaveaccessasamemberoftheclassisconsideredaformofacademicdishonestyprohibitedbytheCodeofStudentConduct.Asaconditionforenrollmentinthisclass,studentsmayonlyshareanotherstudent'scourseworkwiththirdpartiesafterobtainingtheexpressconsentofthestudentauthorandthecourseinstructor.“Sharingwiththirdparties”includespostingorcausingthecourseworktobepostedonsocial-networkingorotherwebsites.ViolationsofthisconditionwillbereportedtotheOfficeofStudentConduct,whichmaytakefurtheraction.

Writing and Speaking Tutoring Center TheWritingandSpeakingTutoringCenterisanimportantresourceforwritersatallstagesoftheprocess.Pleasetakeadvantageoftheirservicesforstudentsforfeedbackonyourwrittenororalcommunicationwhenneeded.

Course Evaluations Onlineclassevaluationswillbeavailableforstudentstocompleteduringthelasttwoweeksofclass.StudentswillreceiveanemailmessagedirectingthemtoawebsitewheretheycanloginusingtheirUnityIDandcompleteevaluations.Allevaluationsareconfidential;instructorswillneverknowhowanyonestudentrespondedtoanyquestion,andstudentswillneverknowratingsforanyparticularinstructors.

• Tofindevaluations,visithttps://classeval.ncsu.edu • Forassistance,writetothestudenthelpdesk. • FormoreinformationaboutClassEval:http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/classeval/index.htm

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Electronically-HostedCourseComponentsStudentsmayberequiredtodisclosepersonallyidentifiableinformationtootherstudentsinthecourse,viaelectronictoolslikeemailorweb-postings,whererelevanttothecourse.Examplesincludeonlinediscussionsofclasstopicsandpostingofstudentcoursework.Allstudentsareexpectedtorespecttheprivacyofeachotherbynotsharingorusingsuchinformationoutsidethecourse. PoliciesonIncompleteGradesIfanextendeddeadlineisnotauthorizedbytheinstructorordepartment,anunfinishedincompletegradewillautomaticallychangetoanFaftereither(a)theendofthenextregularsemesterinwhichthestudentisenrolled(notincludingsummersessions),or(b)theendof12monthsifthestudentisnotenrolled,whicheverisshorter.IncompletesthatchangetoFwillcountasanattemptedcourseontranscripts.Theburdenoffulfillinganincompletegradeistheresponsibilityofthestudent.Theuniversitypolicyonincompletegradesislocatedathttp://policies.ncsu.edu/regulation/reg-02-50-3. Non-DiscriminationPolicyNCStateUniversityprovidesequalityofopportunityineducationandemploymentforallstudentsandemployees.Accordingly,NCStateaffirmsitscommitmenttomaintainaworkenvironmentforallemployeesandanacademicenvironmentforallstudentsthatisfreefromallformsofdiscrimination.Discriminationbasedonrace,color,religion,creed,sex,nationalorigin,age,disability,veteranstatus,orsexualorientationisaviolationofstateandfederallawand/orNCStateUniversitypolicyandwillnotbetolerated.Harassmentofanyperson(eitherintheformofquidproquoorcreationofahostileenvironment)basedonrace,color,religion,creed,sex,nationalorigin,age,disability,veteranstatus,orsexualorientationalsoisaviolationofstateandfederallawand/orNCStateUniversitypolicyandwillnotbetolerated.Retaliationagainstanypersonwhocomplainsaboutdiscriminationisalsoprohibited.NCState'spoliciesandregulationscoveringdiscrimination,harassment,andretaliationmaybeaccessedathttp://policies.ncsu.edu/policy/pol-04-25-05orhttp://www.ncsu.edu/equal_op/.Anypersonwhofeelsthatheorshehasbeenthesubjectofprohibiteddiscrimination,harassment,orretaliationshouldcontacttheOfficeforEqualOpportunity(OEO)at919-515-3148.

DailyOutlineBreakingtheclassintomodularsectionsallowsustoaccomplishavarietyoflearninggoalsandcreateanaccessiblelearningenvironmentfordifferentlearningtypes.Atypical110-minuteclassdaywillproceedaccordingtothisoutline:

AttendanceQuestion(5minutes)Informalresponsetoaquestionontheboardregardingtheassignedreadings.

ShowandTell(10minutes)Student-ledpresentationofartifactsrelatedtorecentcoursetopics.

ReadingDiscussion/GeneralQ&A(~20minutes)Classroomdiscussionaboutassignedreadingsandgeneralquestionandanswersessionregardingcoursetopicsorwritingassignments.

NewSkillsandConcepts:Lecture(~10minutes)andWorkshop(~10minutes)Brieflectureandactivitiestolearnandpracticewritingandresearchskills,genreconventions,grammarorwritingmechanics,rhetoricalconcepts,orothertopics.

Break

DraftingandRevision(~20minutes)Superviseddrafting,revision,orprewritingactivitiesdirectlyrelatedtocurrentmajorassignment.

PeerReview(~20minutes)Structuredpeerreviewactivitiesdirectlyrelatedtocurrentmajorassignment.

DailyReflection(5minutes)Informaljournalingaboutkeytakeawaysfromtheclasssession.

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CourseScheduleThisschedulemaychange.Theinstructorwillnotifyyouofanychangesinadvance.Week 1Thu8/23 CourseOverview/IntroductiontoWritinginCollege

Read:SyllabusandExploreMoodleSiteRead:Portwood-Stacer,“HowtoEmailYourProfessor”(Web)Read:SMU,“HowIsCollegeDifferentfromHighSchool?”(Web)In-Class:TaketheIndexofLearningStylesQuestionnaire(Web)

*Homework#1—IntroductoryLetter(DUESat8/25by11:55pm)

Week 2Tue8/28 ComposingProcesses,LearningStyles,andMythsAboutWriting

Read:SelectionsfromBadIdeasAboutWriting(Moodle)Read:SelectionsfromNamingWhatWeKnow(Moodle)Read:Bartholomae,“InventingtheUniversity”(Moodle)In-class:WatchFerguson,“EverythingisaRemix”(Web)

Thu8/30 StrategiesforReading,Drafting,andPeerReview

Read:Lamott,“ShittyFirstDrafts”(Moodle)Read:Straub,“Responding—ReallyResponding—toOtherStudents’Writing”(Moodle)Read:Rosenberg,“ReadingGames:StrategiesforReadingScholarlySources”(Moodle)

*Homework#2—DiscourseCommunityReflection(DUESat9/1by11:55pm)Unit1:Rhetoric

Week 3Tue9/4 IntroductiontoRhetoric/Logos,Ethos,andPathos

Read:Chapter2—"Reading&WritingRhetorically”(Insider’sGuide,pp.20–36)Read:Colby,“IntroductiontoRhetoricalAnalysis”(Intertexts,pp.53–55)Read:Simon,“RhetoricalAnalysis”andStephenson,“RosietheRiveter”(Intertexts,pp.56–71)Task:PostArtifactSelectionforProject#1totheMoodleForumbyClassTimeInClass:WatchPortlandia,“PremiumCableTitle-SequenceMusic”

Thu9/6 IntroductiontoRhetoric/TheRhetoricalSituation

Read:Carroll,“Backpacksvs.Briefcases”(Moodle)Read:Sheffield,“BreakingDownanImage”(Web)Read:Nissan,“MyLinkedInPhoto”(Web)Read:Scoles,"OnReadingaVideoText"(Moodle)

*Homework#3—RoughDraftofProject#1(DUESat9/8by11:55pm)

Week 4Tue9/11 IntroductiontoArguments:Claims,Reasons,andEvidence

Read:Chapter3—“DevelopingArguments”(Insider’sGuide,pp.37–58)Read:Behm,“Claims,Reasons,&Evidence”(Moodle)Read:UofPittsburgh,“Argument:Claims,Reasons,Evidence”(Web)

Thu9/13 StudentPresentationsforAssignment1

Task:PostPresentationVisualstoMoodlebeforestartofclassTask:UseSignUpGeniustoReserveaTimeslotforUnit2Conferenceson9/27

!PROJECT#1DUE:Saturday,September15at11:55pm

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Unit2:SocialSciences

Week 5Tue9/18 IntroductiontoWritingintheSocialSciences/CitingSourcesinMLA

Read:Chapter4—“AcademicResearch”(Insider’sGuide,pp.59–88)Read:NIOS,“IntroductiontoSocialScience”(Moodle)Explore:PurdueOWL’sMLAFormattingandStyleGuideandMLASamplePaperIn-Class:ExploreWikipedia,“SocialScience”(Web)In-Class:Brainstormandpostageneraltopicforproject#2usingPadlet

Thu9/20 FindingSourcesOnlinewithResearchDatabases

Read:MarazzitiandCanale,“HormonalChangesWhenFallinginLove”(Moodle)Read:Beck,“TheCompositionofaMeteorologicalText”(Intertexts,pp.72–77)Read:Unger,“ComparativeAnalysisofTwoScholarlyArticles”(Intertexts,pp.78–85)Explore:NCSU,“AnatomyofaScholarlyArticle”(Web)Task:ChoosefivepotentialscholarlyarticlesforProject#2(beforeclass)In-Class:PracticeusingNCSULibrary’sSummonDatabase

*Homework#4—AnnotationofLinton,Madigan,andJonsonArticle(DueSat9/22by11:55pm)

Week 6Tue9/25 UsingaScholarlyTextasanAnalytical‘Framework’

Read:Linton,Madigan,andJohnson,“IntroducingStudentstoDisciplinaryGenres”(Moodle)Read:Allen,“TheRhetoricalSituationoftheScientificPaper”(Moodle)

Thu9/27 MandatoryStudentConferencesforProject#2

Bringyourdrafttomyofficeforyourscheduledconferencetime(arrive10minutesearly)Task:UseSignUpGeniustoReserveaTimeslotforUnit3Conferenceson11/1

*Homework#5:RoughDraftofProject#2(DUESat9/29by11:55pm)

Week 7Tue10/2 RevisionStrategies/Globalvs.LocalConcerns

Read:Murray,“TheMaker’sEye”(Moodle)Read:Sommers,“RevisionStrategiesofStudentWritersandExperiencedAdultWriters”(Moodle)Read:UofManitoba,"WritingaGreatTitle"(Moodle)

Thu10/4 NOCLASS:FALLBREAK Week 8Tue10/9 Summary,Paraphrase,andQuotation/EditingforConciseness

Read:UNCWritingCenter,“Quotation”(Web)Read:Lloyd,“WritingConcisely”(Moodle)Read:WritingCommons,“InsertingorAlteringWordsinaDirectQuotation”(Web)Read:WritingCommons,“AvoidDroppedQuotation”(Web)Read:WritingCommons,“UseSolelyYourOwnWordstoParaphrase”(Web)Read:WritingCommons,“ParaphraseAccuratelytoPreservetheSource’sIdeas”(Web)

Thu10/11 Self-GuidedDraftingandPeerReviewWorkshop

Readandthoroughlyannotateyourpeerreviewgroup’sdrafts

!PROJECT#2DUE:Saturday,October13at11:55pm

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Unit3:NaturalSciencesWeek 9Tue10/16 IntroductiontoWritingintheNaturalSciences

Read:Bedard,“IntroductiontotheScholarlytoPopularAdaptation”(Intertexts,pp.359–362)Read:Hopkins,“HelptheBees,Please”(Intertexts,pp.363–367)Read:Ninneman,“IronDepletioninYoungAdults”(Intertexts,pp.368–373)Read:KirschtandSchlenz,“InquiryandWritingintheSciences”(Moodle)

Thu10/18 TheRhetoricalSituation:Scholarlyvs.PopularTextsintheNaturalSciences

Read:Burke,“12TipsforScientistsWritingfortheGeneralPublic”(Web)Read:Watson,Wells,&Bavis,“FirstDetectionofNightFlightCallsbyPineSiskins”(Moodle)Read:MooreandBartell,“AvianMigration:TheUltimateRed-EyeFlight”(Web)Explore:ScientificAmerican,NationalGeographic,AmericanScientist,andPopularScience(Web)

*Homework#6:ChooseArticleandCreateWixSiteforProject#3(DueSat10/20) Week 10Tue10/23 PortrayalsofScienceinPopularConceptions/TheVisualRhetoricofScience

Task:PerformaGoogleimagesearchfortheterm“scientiststockphoto”Read:BoredPanda,“PeopleAreSharingHilariouslyBadStockPhotosofTheirJobs”Read:IFLScience,“ScientistsareSharingtheWorstStockPhotosofTheirJobs”Watch:ShortclipofCarlSaganonCosmosWatch:TrailerforNeilDeGrasseTyson’sCosmosWatch:YouTubevideobyNeilDeGrasseTysonWatch:JohnOliver’sInterviewwithStephenHawkingWatch:ShortclipofBillNyeonBillNyetheScienceGuy

Thu10/25 DigitalMultimodalComposition/UsingAPAFormatting

Explore:NCSU,DigitalMediaAssignments(Web)Explore:PurdueOWL,APAFormattingandStyleGuide(Web)Explore:PurdueOWL,APASamplePaper(Web)

*Homework#7:RoughDraftofProject#3(DueSat10/27at11:55pm)

Week 11Tue10/30 AccommodatingScience/HowtoWriteanEngagingIntroduction

Read:Fahnestock,“AccommodatingScience:TheRhetoricalLifeofScientificFacts”(Moodle)Read:WritingCommons“HowtoWriteanEngagingIntroduction”(Web)

Thu11/1 MandatoryStudentConferencesforProject#3

Bringyourdrafttomyofficeforyourscheduledconferencetime(arrive10minutesearly)Task:UseSignUpGeniustoReserveaTimeslotforUnit4Conferenceson11/29

*Homework#8:SynthesizeandRespondtoInstructorandPeerComments(Sat11/3at11:55pm)

Week 12Tue11/6 Self-GuidedDraftingandPeerReviewWorkshop

Readandthoroughlyannotateyourpeerreviewgroup’sdraftsThu11/8 StudentPresentationsforProject#3

Task:PostProjectwebsitelinktoMoodleforPresentations(beforestartofclass)

!PROJECT#3DUE:Saturday,November10at11:55pm

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Unit4:HumanitiesWeek 13Tue11/13 ScreeningofTheTrumanShow

Noreadings!Nospoilers!In-Class:SignUpforGroupArticlePresentation(thenstartcollaboratingwithyourgroupASAP)

Thu11/15 IntroductiontoWritingintheHumanities

Read:“Chapter6—Reading&WritingintheHumanities”(Insider’sGuide,pp.108–141)Read:Yacowar’s“ThirteenWaysofLookingatTheTrumanShow”(Moodle)Task:ChooseThreePossiblePrimarySourcesforProject#4(duebyclasstime)In-Class:WatchYouTube,“TheBechdelTestforWomeninMovies”(Web)

*Homework#9—ChooseFiveScholarlyArticlesforProject#4(DUESat11/17by11:55pm)

Week 14Tue11/20 GroupPresentationsofaScholarlyArticle

Task:UploadvisualsforgrouppresentationtoMoodlebeforestartofclassRead:Bishop,“GoodAfternoon,GoodEvening,andGoodNight”(Moodle)Read:BrearleyandSabbadini,“TheTrumanShow:How’sItGoingtoEnd?”(Moodle)Read:Hammett,“‘YouNeverHadaCameraInsideMyHead’”(Moodle)Read:Kates,“NewUrbanismMeetsCinematicFantasyland”(Moodle)Read:Moncef,“LifeAfter‘Truman’?”(Moodle)

Thu11/22 NOCLASS:HOLIDAYBREAK Week 15Tue11/27 SynthesizingaScholarlyConversation/IdentifyingGapsintheConversation

Read:NCSU,“WritingaLiteratureReviewandUsingaSynthesisMatrix”(Moodle)Read:WWU,“WhatIsSynthesis?”(Web)Read:PurdueOWL,“VerbsofAttribution”(Web)

Thu11/29 MandatoryStudentConferencesforProject#4

Bringyourdrafttomyofficeforyourscheduledconferencetime(arrive10minutesearly)

*Homework#10:RoughDraftofProject#4(DueSat12/1) Week 16Tue12/4 Self-GuidedDraftingandPeerReviewWorkshop

Readandthoroughlyannotateyourpeerreviewgroup’sdraftsThu12/6 End-of-ClassReflection/IntrotoFinalProject

Task:Comepreparedtoshareyourclassjournalentries.Makeashortlistofthethreemostimpactfulconcepts,skills,orideasyouencounteredinENG101thissemester.

!PROJECT#4DUE:Saturday,December8at11:55pm

Finals

Thu12/13 FINALCLASSMEETING(Required):1:00pm–4:00pm.

!FINALPROJECTDUE:Thursday,December13at4:00pm