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MASTER SYLLABUS |
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ENG 1010 |
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| Class Hours: 3.0 | Credit Hours: 3.0 | ||||||||
| Laboratory Hours: 0.0 | Date Revised: Spring 00 | ||||||||
| Catalog Course Description: | |||||||||
| Study and practice of expository and persuasive writing. Topics include essays and reports, with emphasis on research, writing processes and effective formatting. | |||||||||
| Entry Level Standards: | |||||||||
| The student
is expected to be able to conceive ideas about a topic and to organize
and develop them in coherent paragraphs and compositions which are free
of patterns of major grammatical error. He or she should be able
to vary writing style for different readers and purposes and to improve
his or her own writing by restructuring and re-writing. The student
should be able to employ basic research techniques in gathering and reporting
information.
The student should be able to read on the college level and to reason logically. |
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| Prerequisite: | |||||||||
| Satisfactory placement test scores; for non-native speakers, TOEFL score of at least 525 or satisfactory completion of RSE 0720 and DSE 0820. | |||||||||
| Textbook(s) and Other Reference Materials Basic to the Course: | |||||||||
| McCuen, Jo Ray,
and Anthony C. Winkler. Readings for Writers. 9th ed. Ft.
Worth: Harcourt, 1998.
Hodges, John C., et al. Hodges' Harbrace Handbook. 13th ed. Ft. Worth: Harcourt, 1998. |
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| I. Week/Unit/Topic Basis: | |||||||||
| This is a suggested plan of assignments for the semester. Instructors should choose readings, prepare writing assignments, and provide their own schedule of assignments. | |||||||||
| Week | Topic | ||||||||
| 1-2 | Writing Sample; Communication Process & Rhetoric; Readings: Ch.1 Rhetoric and Ch.2 Voice; Assignment 1: Personal essay or business letter(s) | ||||||||
| 3-4 | Readings: Ch.3 Purpose and Thesis; Ch.4 Planning and Organization; Ch.6 Selected Reporting/Narrating Essays | ||||||||
| 5 | Assignment 2: Reporting/Narrating Essay | ||||||||
| 6 | Ch.5 Paragraphs; Exercises: paragraph development, style | ||||||||
| 7-8 | Ch.7&8 Explaining/Analyzing; Exercises: summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting | ||||||||
| 9 | Assignment 3: Explaining/Analysis Essay (documented) | ||||||||
| 10 | Ch.9 Argumentation; Assignment 4: Analyze argument in a selected essay (in-class essay) | ||||||||
| 11-12 | Oral Presentations; Assignment 5: Argumentative Essay (documented) | ||||||||
| 13-14 | Selected readings (short fiction and poetry); Assignment 6: Essay on literature (document primary sources) | ||||||||
| 15 | Final Essay (written in class) | ||||||||
| 16 | Final Exam Period | ||||||||
| II. Course Objectives*: | |||||||||
| A. | Produce good writing by means of a process. I.3 | ||||||||
| B. | Write clearly, logically, and concisely and according to specified format. I.3 | ||||||||
| C. | Write to accomplish the writer's goals and provide for the reader's needs. I.3 | ||||||||
| D. | Select appropriate rhetorical patterns to inform, to explain, and to persuade. I.3, III.2 | ||||||||
| E. | Demonstrate familiarity with primary and secondary research. VII.1, VII.2, VII.3, VII.4 | ||||||||
| F. | Transfer principles learned in ENGL 1010 for effective writing across the curriculum. I.3 | ||||||||
| *Roman numerals after course objectives reference goals of the university parallel program. | |||||||||
| III. Instructional Processes*: | |||||||||
| Students will: | |||||||||
| 1. | Collaborate in teams for peer review of drafts to analyze audience and message, to develop and organize ideas, and to evaluate drafts as to effectiveness and clarity. Communication Outcome, Personal Development Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome, Transitional Strategy, Active Learning Strategy | ||||||||
| 2. | Analyze and write sample business letters/memos using word processing software. Communication Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome, Technological Literacy Outcome, Transitional Strategy, Active Learning Strategy | ||||||||
| 3. | Listen to guest speakers from various businesses to discover demands of written communication in the work world. Personal Development Outcome, Transitional Strategy | ||||||||
| 4. | Read assigned essays and participate in class discussion. Communication Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome, Cultural Diversity and Social Adaptation Outcome, Transitional Strategy, Active Learning Strategy | ||||||||
| 5. | Write analytical, expository, argumentative essays using word processing software. Communication Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome, Technological Literacy Outcome, Transitional Strategy, Active Learning Strategy | ||||||||
| 6. | Develop research skills using library sources and the internet to find information pertinent to essay topics. Technological Literacy Outcome, Information Literacy Outcome, Transitional Strategy, Active Learning Strategy | ||||||||
| 7. | Develop oral presentation skills to present individual and group information from research. Communication Outcome, Transitional Strategy, Active Learning Strategy | ||||||||
| 8. | Use tables, graphs, and/or charts to help draw conclusions from the data. Communication Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome, Numerical Literacy Outcome, Information Literacy Outcome, Active Learning Strategy | ||||||||
| 9. | Internalize the work ethic by regularly attending class, being punctual, being dependable, cooperating with the teacher and other classmates, contributing to class discussion and projects, and acting in a professional manner while in class. Personal Development Outcome, Transitional Strategy | ||||||||
| *Strategies and outcomes listed after instructional processes reference Pellissippi State’s goals for strengthening general education knowledge and skills, connecting coursework to experiences beyond the classroom, and encouraging students to take active and responsible roles in the educational process. | |||||||||
| IV. Expectations for Student Performance*: | |||||||||
| Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: | |||||||||
| 1. | Use a process approach to writing. A, B, C, D | ||||||||
| 2. | Analyze audience. C | ||||||||
| 3. | Use appropriate level of diction. C | ||||||||
| 4. | Develop and organize ideas and information about an essay topic. A, B, C, D | ||||||||
| 5. | Develop a thesis statement for an essay. C | ||||||||
| 6. | Follow recognized patterns to write essays and letters. D | ||||||||
| 7. | Write correspondence that is easily understood. C | ||||||||
| 8. | Locate source materials. E | ||||||||
| 9. | Use primary and secondary research in essays. E | ||||||||
| 10. | Document to avoid plagiarism. E | ||||||||
| 11. | Proofread and edit all writing carefully. B | ||||||||
| *Letters after performance expectations reference the course objectives listed above. | |||||||||
| V. Evaluation: | |||||||||
| A. Testing Procedures: | |||||||||
| Seven
major writing assignments will constitute a minimum of 70 percent of the
final grade and will be weighted at the discretion of the instructor.
Two of these assignments will be written in class. Other in-class
writings, such as responses, essay questions, letters/memos, exercises,
and quizzes, as well as peer reviews, homework assignments, and corrections
may constitute 30 percent of the final grade. Suggested point weightings
are listed below:
Assignment 1 10% Reporting/Narrating Essay 10% Explaining/Analysis Essay 10% Argument Analysis (in class) 5% Argumentative Essay 15% Literature Essay 15% Final Essay (in class) 5% Other assignments 30% (including letters/memos, exercises, quizzes, oral presentations, peer reviews, corrections) _____ 100% |
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| B. Laboratory Expectations: | |||||||||
| None | |||||||||
| C. Field Work: | |||||||||
| None | |||||||||
| D. Other Evaluation Methods: | |||||||||
| Within the limits outlined above, the instructor is free to set individual performance standards in rewarding for revisions, folder submission, absenteeism, required typing, etc. Each instructor will adhere to the College attendance policy and the policy on academic dishonesty as described below. | |||||||||
| E. Grading Scale: | |||||||||
| Instructors will assign grades based on agreed upon departmental standards. | |||||||||
| VI. Policies: | |||||||||
| A. Attendance Policy: | |||||||||
| Attendance, promptness, and participation are essential to success in college courses. The general attendance policy of the College states that students must be present for at least 75 percent of scheduled class meetings in order to receive credit for the course; thus, students who miss 25 percent of class meetings will fail the course. Therefore, any student who must miss an excessive number of classes for any reason is advised to withdraw from the College under the "Mitigating Circumstances" provision as described in the PSTCC Catalog. | |||||||||
| B. Academic Dishonesty: | |||||||||
| Any student
found engaging in an act of academic dishonesty will be promptly dismissed
from the course with a grade of F.
Academic dishonesty includes the following: Plagiarism--presenting someone else's words or ideas as your own; Collusion--allowing other people to write, to revise, or to alter significantly the text of a paper that is supposed to be your work alone. |
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| C. Other Policies: | |||||||||
| Essays will be marked with numbers from the Harbrace Handbook and with instructor comments. Students are required to make all corrections according to instructor's directions before the grade on an essay is final. Essays, revisions, and corrections will be kept in a Harbrace folder throughout the semester and collected by the instructor at the end of the semester. The English Department does not return student folders. Students who wish to retain copies of essays should make photocopies. | |||||||||