15weekENC0001syllabus

ENC 0001: Spring 2009 Professor: Frank Gunshanan e-mail: gunshaf@daytonastate.edu Office: bldg. 540, rm. 206 phone: (386) 506-3275 Office Hours: MWF 12:30-2:30 (200/108); TTH 9-11 (540/206) Required Text: Anker, Susan. Real Writing, 4th ed. Boston: Bedford / St. Martin’s, 2007. Recommended Text: Maimon, Elaine P., Janice H. Peritz, and Kathleen Blake Yancey. The New McGraw-Hill Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. Note: Please do not buy / borrow used copies of Real Writing! Course Policies for Success: 1. Come to class on time and ready to participate. Tardiness is disrespectful and distracting to us all, as is leaving early without prior notification. Similarly, cell phones should not be seen or heard. 2. If you must miss a class, you should speak to me, if possible before the class meets. More than three absences may result in a lowered final grade. 3. Attendance and participation are closely linked. You cannot learn what you need to pass the exit exams if you are not here. Therefore, you will receive credit for attending class, which will count toward your participation grade. Similarly, tardies, absences, lack of participation will result in reduced credit. 4. Each student is responsible for any work that he or she may have missed due to an absence. At the beginning of the semester, you will be required to exchange contact information with two fellow students. Make sure to get any notes, instructions, etc., from these student support members. Also, check your Falconmail at least once a week for lab assignments and other information. 5. Bring your books, portfolio, work, and supplies to every class. 6. All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date. To be fair to all, work handed in after the beginning of class will be considered late and will be marked down. 7. Save / make copies of your papers for everyone’s protection. 8. All papers written out of class should be typed, double-spaced, stapled, and must include a header, which states your name, instructor’s name, course number, date, and title. 9. Plagiarism in any form will result in a failing grade for the assignment and may result in a failing grade for the course. In addition, standard DSC policy will be followed, including notification of the appropriate administrators. 10. There may be several unannounced quizzes and in-class essays throughout the semester. Labs The computer lab has been proven to enhance both student learning and performance on exit exams, which is why DSC requires a total of thirty lab hours for this class. It is critical that you attend the lab sessions for which you registered and your weekly sessions on your own time in order to pass both the state exit exams and ENC 0001. Frequently, your lab assignments will be posted to you on your Falconmail account, which you can access in The Academic Support Center. In addition to working on the SkillsTutor computer program, you may also be required to complete additional exercises found in From Practice to Mastery, which you may use while you are in the lab. Exit Exams According to DSC, in order to exit out of this class, students must complete and pass all of these three components: 1. All course work 2. The state-mandated exit grammar exam, which will be given twice during the semester 3. The written exit essay, which will be given once at the end of the semester. Portfolio You will submit a portfolio (three-ringed binder with six tabbed and labeled sections) of your work during the semester, and will be allowed to rewrite some of the pieces in it. Therefore, you should keep it up to date, starting now: Section 1: Notes and all handouts, including this syllabus Section 2: Three Rewrites: You may rewrite three of the five papers, but they must be typed. Section 3: All essays Section 4: Class Writing (mini-exercises, etc.) Section 5: RW work (If you write in the book, include the text in the portfolio.) Section 6: Personal assessments Grades Your grade will be calculated according to the following Five papers 45% Portfolio 20% Participation 15% Lab 20% Students with Disabilities DSC offers assistance to those students who may have learning or physical disabilities. If you think you might qualify, immediately contact the Students with Disabilities Office (bldg. 100, rm. 113) at 254-3056 A note from DSC’s College of Arts and Sciences This is a college course. All papers and communications related to the course must be written using proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Abbreviations, phrases, et cetera, that may be acceptable in e-mails between friends or on discussion boards outside of this course are not acceptable. Any written communication received without following the standards of proper English will be returned, and you will be asked to make corrections before a response is provided. ENC 0001 Spring 2009 Syllabus and Due Dates (Subject to Change) T Jan. 20 Introductions; CPT (paper and pencil version) Th Jan. 22 ASC orientation (Meet in classroom first); diagnostic writing sample T Jan. 27 RW pp. 3-9 (complete page nine in book or on your own paper); Quiz on syllabus and course policies From now on, all RW work will be completed in class, unless stated otherwise. Th. Jan. 29 Rough draft of paper one due; Diagnostic Grammar Exam I T Feb. 3 RW parts 4, 5 Th Feb. 5 Diagnostic Grammar Exam II T Feb. 10 in-class essay one Th Feb. 12 Final draft of paper one due; RW parts 4,5,1 T Feb. 17 RW part 4 Th Feb. 19 portfolio check = 3-ring binder + labeled sections + work so far; RW parts 4, 5 T Feb. 24 RW part 1 Th Feb. 26 Rough draft of paper two due; RW part 4 T Mar .3 RW part 4, 7 Th Mar. 5 RW part 4 T Mar. 10 Spring Break Th Mar. 12 Spring Break T Mar. 17 Final draft of paper two due; RW ch. 15 Th Mar. 19 field trip to Southeast Museum of Photography: bldg. 1200 T Mar. 24 museum writing Th Mar. 26 RW part 1 T Mar. 31 Rough draft of paper three due Th Apr. 2 RW parts 1, 6 T Apr. 7 RW part 6 Th Apr. 9 Show—don’t tell T Apr. 14 Final draft of paper three due Th Apr. 16 Paper 4 due T Apr. 21 exit exams prep Th Apr. 23 Paper 5 due T Apr. 28 exit exams prep Th Apr. 30 Exit Grammar Exam (held in classroom) T May 5 Exit Essay (held in classroom); portfolios due