English Composition I/Project Challenge English (Dual Credit)
Mrs. Connie Piper
Burwell Public Schools
Zitkala Sa
Project English--English 1010 (Dual Credit)
Instructor Information:
| Instructor: Connie Piper | Room: 109 |
| Phone: 308-346-4150 | Hours: 1:30-3:30 PM |
Course Syllabus:
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I/
PROJECT CHALLENGE ENGLISH (DUAL CREDIT)
ENGL 1010
SPRING, 2012
Northeast Community College
Course Syllabus
COURSE NUMBER: ENGL 1010
COURSE TITLE: English Composition I
PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1000 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate placement score
C0-REQUISITES: None
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CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Designed to develop writing skills. Students write short papers and essays based on personal experience and/or assigned readings. The course emphasizes the clear written expression of ideas and the importance of organization, word choice, logic, and sentence construction. The process of planning, writing, revising, and editing essays for a particular audience is also emphasized.
CREDIT HOURS: 3 Lecture: 45 Lab: 0 Clinical-Practicum: 0 Co-op: 0
TERM: Spring 2012
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GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVE:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Provide sufficient practice in writing clear, coherent, effective paragraphs and essays
according to commonly accepted standards of usage and mechanics.*
2. Develop new ideas, clearer insights, deeper thinking, and a more extensive vocabulary
through reading and discussion so that writing and sentence structure improve.
3. Meet one of the college-wide objectives of General Education: the development of the
ability to use written English with clarity and precision.*
*Fundamental Academic Competency and Skills (FACS)
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INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
Title: Quick Access: Reference for Writers
Edition: 6th
Author: Lynn Q. Troyka
Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall, New York
Year: 2007
Title: The Longman Writer: Rhetoric and Reader, Brief Edition
Authors: Judith Nadell, John Langam, and Eliza A. Comodromos
Publisher: Pearson Longman
Year: 2006
Materials Provided by School: Selected readings, including: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Sherman Alexie, Harper Perennial, 1994; Riding the White Horse Home: A Western Family Album, Teresa Jordan, Vintage Books, 1993; supplemental hand-outs, videos, etc. supplied by instructor; other outside reading/research as determined by instructor.
II. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
Competencies
1. Analyze an audience.
2. Identify the purpose of writing.
3. Select appropriate subjects.
4. Collect information/ideas.
5. Order information.
6. Formulate thesis/purpose/organizational statements.
7. Write essays.
8. Revise essays.
9. Edit essays.
10. Utilize MLA document design and source citation style. (One research paper
in MLA style, 4-5 pages long with at least 4 citations required.)
III. SEMESTER SCHEDULE AND ASSIGNMENTS
Week 1—The Writing Process: Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Proofreading
Read “Becoming a Strong Reader” and “Getting Started Through Prewriting”
Personal Writing—Journaling—Response Writing
Exploring the World of Language and Looking for Details
Description
Week 2—The Basic Elements of Writing: Sentence Structure and Fluency
Read “Revising Sentences and Words”
Personal Writing—Journaling—Timed Writings—Response Writing
Narration
Week 3—The Basic Elements of Writing: Paragraph Development,
Thesis Statement, Supporting Detail, Transitions, and Coherence
Read “Identifying a Thesis,” “Supporting the Thesis with Evidence,” and
“Organizing the Evidence”
Week 4— Writing: Starting Point, Purpose, Form, Audience, Voice, Point of View
Exercises Addressing Sentence Structure and Fluency
Read “Writing with Style,” “Description,” and “Narration”
Personal Reminiscence: Description and Narration Revisited
Week 5— The College Essay: Focus, Thesis Statement, Organization
Review of Conventions (This will be an on-going process all semester.)
Plan/Outline for Literary Analysis/Research Paper
Week 6—Literary Analysis/Research Paper
Reading Research and Scholarly Criticism
MLA Citation and Works Cited
Read “The Research Paper” and “Writing about Literature”
Write Literary Analysis/Research Paper
Week 7—Guidelines for Writing Comparison/Contrast Essay
Read “A Guide to Revising” “A Guide to Editing and Proofreading,” and “Comparison-Contrast”
Revision and Peer Editing
Write Literary Analysis/Research Paper
Week 8—Essay of Comparison/Contrast
Use Graphic Organizers to Gather Ideas, Assess, Focus, and Write
First Draft of Literary Analysis/Research Paper Due
Week 9—The Development of an Extended Definition: Research, Interview,
Personal Anecdotes
Read “Definition”
MLA Citation Review
Week 10—The Other Essay Formats for Analytical Writing: Division-Classification,
Illustration, and Cause-Effect
Short Cause-Effect Essay Due
Week 11—The Revision Process: Rethinking, Editing, and Revising
APA Citation
Short Research Paper Using APA
Week 12—The Art of Persuasion: Personal Commentary, Editorial, Essay of Argumentation
Read “Persuasive Writing” and “Argumentation-Persuasion”
Final Draft of Literary Analysis/Research Paper Due
Week 13—The Editorial: Putting a “Face” on an Issue
Research, Thoughtful Reaction, Word Choice, and Audience
Essay of Argumentation Due
Week 14—The Literary Angle: Personal Response, Review, and Analysis
Read “Limited Literary Analysis”
Literary Analysis of Selected Poetry
Week 15—Review Writing Exam Essays
Note: Assignments subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.
IV. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
A. General Course Requirements:
1. In order to receive a passing grade for ENGL 1010, students must complete
sufficient work assigned by their instructors to earn a course grade of “C” or better.
2. To ensure that this objective is met, a minimum grade of “C” in ENGL 1010 is
required to qualify for transfer.
B. Other requirements by instructor/college/high school:
1. Attendance is mandatory.
2. Participation (class discussion and exercises) is required.
3. Assignments must be completed in a timely manner.
4. Most assignments will be done on a word-processor.
5. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
V. METHOD OF PRESENTATION/INSTRUCTION/LEARNING:
Class format will include lecture, group discussion, peer response, timed writing, writing lab conferences, assigned reading, multimedia, and individual conferences.
VI. METHODS OF EVALUATION:
Grades will be based on class and group participation, daily work, revisions, final drafts, and/or portfolio. Daily assignments and quizzes count once. Major writing assignments and tests will count double. Research paper will count three grades.
The grading scale for the course is as follows:
A+ 95-100
A 94-90
B+ 89-85
B 84-80
C+ 79-75
C 74-70
D+ 69-65
D 64-60
F Below 60
VII. INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:
Connie Piper
Telephone: (308) 346-4150 at school or (308) 346-4532 at home
E-mail Address: cpiper@esu10.org.
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