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MASTER SYLLABUS |
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BASIC WRITING
DSPW 0700 |
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| Class Hours: 3.0 | Credit Hours: 3.0 | ||||||||
| Laboratory Hours: 0.0 | Revised: Fall 03 | ||||||||
| Catalog Course Description: | |||||||||
| Writing skills
basic to all tasks are taught: discovering and developing a topic, organizing
ideas, revising written work, and proofreading. Standard English, spelling,
and usage patterns are discussed and reinforced in the individual student's
work. |
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| Entry Level Standards: | |||||||||
| ACT score of 14
or less |
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| Prerequisites: | |||||||||
| None |
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| Textbook(s) and Other Course Materials: | |||||||||
| Ford, Harriet-Lynn,
ed. Preparing for College Writing: A Practical Guide to Grammar and Composition.
3rd ed. Boston: Pearson Custom P, 2002. |
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| I. Week/Unit/Topic Basis: | |||||||||
| Week | Topic | ||||||||
| 1 | Writing Process/Paragraph
Overview/Revising/Proofreading |
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| 2 | Correction Instruction/Finding
Topics/Brainstorming/Wicked Words |
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| 3 | Topic Sentences/Verbs/Development |
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| 4 | Nouns/Coherence/Sentences
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| 5 | Subject-Verb Agreement/Paragraph/Review
of Writing Concepts |
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| 6 | Pronoun Usage
and Agreement/Paragraph |
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| 7 | Using Adjectives
and Adverbs/Paragraph |
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| 8 | Compound Sentences/Paragraph
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| 9-10 | Subordinate Clauses/Paragraph
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| 11 | Paragraph/Peer
Evaluation/Revision |
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| 12 | Fragments and
other Sentence Errors/The Essay |
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| 13 | Commas/The Essay
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| 14-15 | The Essay |
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| 16 | Evaluation/Final Examination | ||||||||
| II. Course Objectives*: | |||||||||
| A. | Use standard English
spellings in written composition at the paragraph level. I |
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| B. | Use standard mechanical
conventions in written composition at the paragraph level. I |
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| C. | Use standard grammatical
conventions in written composition at the paragraph level. I |
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| D. | Proofread carefully
and accurately. I |
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| E. | Employ formats
used in written correspondence. I, VI |
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| F. | Write paragraphs
correctly and effectively. I |
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| G. | Demonstrate effective
oral communication skills in both formal and informal situations. I, VI |
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| *Roman numerals after course objectives reference goals of the English department. | |||||||||
| III. Instructional Processes*: | |||||||||
| Students will: | |||||||||
| 1. | Read assigned
paragraphs and participate in class discussion. Communication Outcome,
Personal Development Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome,
Cultural Diversity and Social Adaptation Outcome, Active Learning Strategy
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| 2. | Write organized
analytical and expository paragraphs. Communication Outcome, Personal
Development Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome, Cultural
Diversity and Social Adaptation Outcome, Active Learning Strategy |
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| 3. | 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
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| 4. | Develop skills
in recognizing the rules of English grammar and punctuation and applying
them in both oral and written work. Communication Outcome, Personal Development
Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome, Transitional Strategy,
Active Learning Strategy |
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| 5. | Use mathematical
skills to track progress in the course. Communication Outcome, Personal
Development Outcome, Problem Solving and Decision Making Outcome, Numerical
Literacy Outcome |
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| 6. | 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.
Communication Outcome, Personal Development Outcome, Transitional
Strategy |
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| *Strategies and outcomes listed after instructional processes reference Pellissippi State's goals for strengthening general education knowledge and skills, connecting course work 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. | Spell
without phonetic substitution. The student will spell correctly words that
are commonly misspelled because of phonetic substitution. A |
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| 2. | Spell
without missing or extra letters. The student will spell correctly words
that are commonly misspelled by either the addition or omission of a letter.
A |
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| 3. | Capitalize
properly. The student will capitalize appropriate words in a sentence and
in parts of friendly and business letters. B |
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| 4. | Use
commas in dates, addresses, and series. The student will demonstrate an ability
to use comas correctly in addresses, in dates, and in words and phrases in
a series. B |
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| 5. | Use
ending punctuation of sentences. The student will demonstrate an ability
to use appropriate punctuation to end sentences. B |
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| 6. | Use
contractions. The student will demonstrate an ability to form contractions
correctly. B |
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| 7. | Form
plurals of nouns. The student will choose the correct plural forms of regular
and irregular nouns. B |
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| 8. | Use
possessive forms of nouns and pronouns. The student will demonstrate an ability
to use correct possessive forms of nouns and pronouns. B |
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| 9. | Recognize
case usage of pronouns. The student will correctly choose the nominative
and objective cases of personal pronouns in simple and compound structures.
C |
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| 10. | Recognize
principal parts of verbs. The student will correctly choose the principal
parts of verbs. C |
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| 11. | Recognize
complete sentences and sentence fragments. The student will demonstrate an
ability to distinguish between a complete sentence and a sentence fragment.
D |
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| 12. | Recognize
parts of speech. The student will identify the part of speech of a designated
word in a sentence. C |
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| 13. | Identify
simple subjects and predicates. The student will identify the simple subject
and predicate of a given sentence. C |
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| 14. | Demonstrate
subject-predicate agreement. The student will identify the verb form that
agrees with the subject of a given sentence. C |
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| 15. | Develop
the ability to improve one's own writing by restructuring, correcting errors,
and rewriting. A, B, C, D, F |
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| 16. | Demonstrate
the ability to conceive ideas about a topic for the purpose of writing. F
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| 17. | Demonstrate
the ability to organize, select, and relate ideas and to outline and develop
them in coherent paragraphs. F |
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| *Letters after performance expectations reference the course objectives listed above. | |||||||||
| V. Evaluation: | |||||||||
| A. Testing Procedures: | |||||||||
| 75%=Composition
Assignments 25%=Grammar Assignments (Grades on all assignments are cumulative.) |
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| B. Laboratory Expectations: | |||||||||
| N/A |
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| C. Field Work: | |||||||||
| N/A |
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| D. Other Evaluation Methods: | |||||||||
| N/A |
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| E. Grading Scale: | |||||||||
| A
= 940-1000 B = 870-939 C = 800-869 F = below 800 |
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| VI. Policies: | |||||||||
| A. Attendance Policy: | |||||||||
| Students
whose cumulative absences, regardless of the reason, total more than ten
percent of the regular class meetings will be penalized for each absence above ten percent as follows: 3 day/week classes 10 points per absence deducted from the final grade 2 day/week classes 15 points per absence deducted from the final grade 1 day/week classes 30 points per absence deducted from the final grade Additionally, the PSTCC Catalog indicates that students must be present for at least seventy-five percent of their scheduled class and laboratory meetings in order to receive credit for the course. Absences are counted from the first day of class, not the day a student enters class. Students in all classes will be permitted three unpenalized tardies. However, beginning with the fourth tardy, five points will be deducted from the final grade for each time the student is late to class. Students who leave class early will also be counted tardy. |
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| B. Academic Dishonesty: | |||||||||
| Academic
dishonesty in any form (eg. Plagiarism, collusion, cheating, etc.) will not
be tolerated. Any student who engages in an act of academic dishonesty will
be promptly dismissed from the course with a final grade of F. |
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| C. Accommodations for disabilities: | |||||||||
| If
you need accommodation because of a disability, if you have emergency medical
information to share, or if you need special arrangements in case the building
must be evacuated, please inform the instructor immediately. Privately
after class or in the instructor's office. To request accommodations students must register with Services for Students with Disabilities: Goins 127 or 131, Phone: (865) 539-7153 or (865) 694-6751 Voice/TDD. |
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