ENGL&101 SU20 9620 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I

English 101 

Instructor: Dani Blackman

Summer 2020

 

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 SYLLABUS 

English 101 
Summer 2020

English 101 

Instructor:  Dani Blackman 
Email: Danielle.Blackman@seattlecolleges.edu 

Office Hours:  By appointment via Zoom

 
REQUIRED TEXTS: 

50 Essays: A Portable Anthology, 6th ed., Samuel Cohen, ed. $18.99 REQUIRED

 We will spend a great deal of time developing writing skills and focusing on different techniques and elements of craft which you will learn, utilize, and strengthen by writing small responses and longer 3-5 page essays. Though this course focuses primarily on writing, we will also spend a lot of time reading, responding to, and analyzing other texts. We will study writing techniques of other authors in order for you to understand and strengthen the work you do in class. I want nothing more than for you to be able to freely express yourself and your ideas in a supportive and respectful space. I look forward to building this space together and to working with all of you this quarter. 

 

REGARDING THE ONLINE NATURE OF THIS COURSE:

Because our class is fully online, you will type ALL assignments and communication, and must have regular and reliable internet/computer access. We have no scheduled “classroom” time, although assignments will have specific deadlines and you will need to access the class page regularly to stay on top of everything. I will check my Canvas email every day and you need to as well.

This class is reading and writing intensive. You will be reading, working on your own, and working online rather than sitting in a classroom, however you are expected to spend this same amount of time, plus homework time, for our class.

If you have never taken an online course before there is a link to North's e-Learning FAQ page on our Canvas homepage. Please review this materials and make sure you understand what’s expected from you in an online class. This is very important information.

 

Below is what is needed to be successful in the class:

• Have basic proficiency with the internet and with e-mail and file attachments.
• Be self-motivated and take responsibility for your own learning.
• Manage your time effectively; prioritize assignments.
• Provide timely and thoughtful feedback to assigned group members.

 

 

 

 

COURSE POLICIES:

• Two Weekly Deadlines: Each week there will be two deadlines: Tuesday and Friday at 11:59 PM. There is no penalty for submitting early, but there will be for submitting late. If you submit after the deadline, your work will be docked 10% of the total point value per day. Work will not be accepted more than one week late.

 

• Post Canvas work on time: Assignments are time sensitive, meaning if you submit an assignment even one second late, it is late. Please pay attention to deadlines and don't cut it so close that a computer glitch causes your work to be late! It is your responsibility to be aware of deadlines and to meet each and every one.

 

• More about late work: Discussions cannot be submitted late; once the deadlines passes, these assignments will close and be unavailable for submission (although discussions will remain accessible so you can read what has already been posted). Writing Exercises, Reading Responses, and Essays can be submitted late according to the structure explained in the first bullet point.

 

• Participate: Review the netiquette policy posted in the Week 1 Module. Class participation for this class means submitting work consistently and on time, being respectful of your classmates, and providing timely and relevant feedback when required.

 

• Save your work. Keep a copy of all assignments that you turn in through Canvas.

 

 

NSCC NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT:  North Seattle College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
 

COURSE OBJECTIVES: 
-       to become a more confident and skilled writer of a variety of forms. 
-       to strengthen critical thinking, reading, and writing skills. 
-       to read and understand a variety of college level materials. 
 -      to view writing as a process and to value and implement the revision process. 
-       to follow a timeline during your revision process. 
 -      to learn the difference between revising, editing, and proofreading and to be able to use all       these methods to improve your work. 
-       to develop your own voice and learn how to sustain that voice throughout your writing. 
-       to learn how to structure an essay, form an argument and support that argument through the use of details, examples, and critical analysis. 
-       to feel comfortable implementing quotations and responding to quotations. 
-       to learn to write for a specific audience and purpose. 
-       to learn to write in a variety of styles. 
-       to learn to write with more specific details and description. 
-       to learn to establish tone and mood in your work. 
 -      to feel comfortable providing feedback for other student work. 
-       to evaluate and analyze your growth as a writer. 
 -      to gain the ability to write what you mean in clear, correct sentences and to practice developing a wide range of sentence structures. 
 

Grading:  All work will be graded objectively, based on what is submitted.  Although the time and effort you put into the assignments will likely be reflected in the quality of your work, I will only be grading the final product.  For each paper there will be grading criteria attached to the assignment sheet.  I will use those grading criteria to objectively assess each student’s work. 

Your final course grades will be based on the following:

 Personal Essay: 100 points

Problem/Solution Essay: 150 points

Analysis Essay: 150 points

Peer Review: 3 x 25pts = 75 points

Writing Assignments: 50 points

Reading Responses: 100 points

Discussion Posts: 100 points

           

You are responsible for keeping track of how you are doing in the course. If you do not feel you will be able to complete the course to your satisfaction, it is your responsibility to drop/withdraw from the course. 

Plagiarism: Because this class involves writing projects, it is imperative that you understand what constitutes plagiarism. If all or part of your assignment is identical (or very similar) to another student’s work, the original sources of the information, or another source, it will appear that you are guilty of plagiarism. Your work MUST be your own and original for the current assignment. Any work found to contain plagiarized material will earn a zero on the assignment, and you will be reported to the Dean of Student Services for disciplinary action. If you include words or ideas from another source, please cite them appropriately to avoid plagiarism.

     

 

Grade Ranges:

Above 94% A  4.0 - 3.9

90-93%  A-      3.8 - 3.5

87-89%  B+      3.4 - 3.2

84-86%  B       3.1 - 2.9

80-83%  B-      2.8 - 2.5

77-79%  C+      2.4 - 2.2

74-76%  C       2.1 - 1.9

70-73%  C-      1.8 - 1.5

67-69%  D+      1.4 - 1.2

65-66%  D       1.1 – 1.0

64% or below   0.0