ENG091

1. ENG091 Estrella Community College Ms. Washington

2. Spring 2010 1/21-5/14 • T/Th 10-11:15 • Instructor: Tracy Washington • Office Hours: By Appointment Only • Email: englishteacher.tracy@yahoo.com, tracy.washington@gccmail.maricopa.edu • Phone: 623-332-9182 message

3. Meet and Greet • Most important thing in life?If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be?Favorite sport to watch and why?Pets?Pet Peeves?What is your biggest hope for the future?Where would you go if you could travel anywhere in the worlds right now?If money were not an issue what would be your ultimate luxury item?What one event in American History would you erase if you could? What did you want to be when you grew up?

4. Meet and Greet • What are three words you could use to describe yourself? What is the best decision you have ever made? Why? Who is your ideal road trip companion? Where would the destination be? Do you remember your dreams? Are they in color? Do you have recurring ones?What would be the first thing you would do after winning the lottery?If you were deserted on an island, what 3 things would you bring? What three people? If you could know one secret or mystery, but could never tell anyone, what would you want to know? • What is one goal you would want to accomplish before you leave this world? What is your favorite quote or saying? Why? What is your biggest hope for the future?

5. Ticket out the Door: • List 4 things you learned in class that you did not know before you came in.

6. Course Description and Goals: • After this course you will have the tools to succeed in challenges you are likely to face in academic and professional writing. In addition to studying the fundamentals of writing, we will discuss methods of discourse and rhetorical strategies as they apply to real-life situations. • Prerequisites: Appropriate English placement test score, or a grade of "C" or better in ENG081, or permission of Department or Division Chair. • Through five or more writing projects comprising at least 2000 words (final drafts), the student will demonstrate an understanding of writing as a process through the ability to complete the ENG091 competencies.

7. Course Objectives: • Analyze specific rhetorical contexts, including circumstance, purpose, topic, audience, and writer, as well as the writing’s ethical, political, and cultural implications. • Organize writing to support a central idea through unity, coherence, and logical development appropriate to a specific writing context. • Use appropriate conventions in writing, including consistent voice, tone, diction, grammar, and mechanics. • Integrate a variety of sentence types.

8. Summarize, develop and support one’s own ideas. • Use feedback obtained through peer review, instructor comments, and/or other sources to revise writing. • Assess one’s own writing strengths and identify strategies for improvement through instructor conference, portfolio review, written evaluation, and/or other methods. • Generate, format, and edit writing using appropriate technologies. • arize, paraphrase, and quote from sources to maintain academic integrity and to Recognize and implement steps in the writing process for paragraphs and multi-paragraph projects, including prewriting, drafting, and editing for unity and coherence. • Engage in reading, analyzing, and composing a wide range of texts, including both formal academic texts and also informal “nonacademic” texts (audio files, web sites, comics, etc.)

9. : • The Writer’s World Essay: Lynne Gaetz and SuneetiPhadke • Other Materials: • 3 ring Binder/10 dividers • College Dictionary & thesaurus • Blue and black ink pens, one colored pen of choice • Flash drive • A folder with pockets • GCC ID card (to use on-line databases and check out materials from the GCC library).

10. Essays: • Your final draft will follow the same format that is detailed above. Papers that do not • meet these criteria will not be accepted. Your 3 final drafts will be worth 50 points each, 3 rough drafts 50 points each, 3 peer reviews 25 points each. Total of 375 points.

11. Journals:will be worth 300 points • Fifteen:Will be worth 300 points. Homework: Will be worth 320 points. • NING/Writing Lab:Total of 130 points. • Portfolio Points 50 points In Class Project: 3 projects 75 points Participation:50 points.

12. Total Possible 1650 • 90%= A: 1485- 1650 • 80%= B: 1320-1484 • 70%= C: 1155-1319 • 60%= D: 990-1154 • 50%= F: 989-

13. Emails to the Instructor must comply with the following procedure: • Insert your full name, course, and course time in the subject box. • Julie Last Name ENG091/10 am • Email that does not follow the communication policy and procedure will not receive a response.

14. Technology Policy: • Microsoft software must be used to complete all assignments. Microsoft word must be used to complete all written assignments. • Any problems that you have with technology will need to be addressed to the technology support staff. Your instructor is not the technology support staff. 623-935-8150 • Tutoring is available at 623-935-8189 • http://www.estrellamountain.edu/writing/

15. Disability Services: • Students who have a disability or condition that may impair their ability to complete assignments or otherwise satisfy course criteria are encouraged to meet with the instructor to identify, discuss, and document any feasible accommodations. For information, contact Disability Services at 623-935-8935 or visit http://www.estrellamountain.edu/disability/

16. Extra Credit: No extra credit will be given during the semester. • Late Work: Papers are due during class on the assigned dates. Papers turned in after the class period has ended are considered late. You are permitted one late essay (not to exceed one week); additional late essays will not be accepted. As a penalty, the final grade on the late essay will be reduced by 10 points. Absenteeism is not an excuse for failing to submit an assignment. If you are absent, you may submit assignments via e-mail (see rules below). Additionally, if you know that you will be absent, assignments may be submitted early in order to avoid any penalty or problems.

17. Class Attendance and Participation: • Attendance is vital to the learning process of everyone in the class. Attendance means that you are at class on time and prepared to contribute to the discussion, peer editing, and other class activities. If you cannot make it to class on time on a regular basis, you may consider taking another class where you are able to be punctual. I will subtract up to four points for each class where you fail to attend and/or participate.

18. Attendance: Because so much of your learning will take place in class, you must attend on a regular basis in order to successfully pass the class. Tardiness is rude and disrespectful to your fellow students and to me. • If you arrive to class late or if you leave class before we have concluded, you will be marked as missing ½ of a class. Two tardies = one absence • Students who miss five class sessions without notifying the instructor will be dropped from the course for non-attendance.    • If you have more than five absences (except official absences as stated in the Student Handbook), you will receive an “F” in the class.

19. Computer Classrooms: • For part or all of this class, we will be in a computer classroom. While we are in a computer classroom, you are to only complete work for this course. Computer gaming, chatting, emailing, messaging, shopping, viewing My Space, or any other computer activity not related to this course is strictly prohibited and is considered disruptive and quite impolite by both your classmates and the instructor.

20. Email:E-mail is a quick and efficient way to contact me outside of class regarding questions, concerns, attendance, etc. You may submit assignments via e-mail if you are absent so long as they are sent to me as Word attachments ONLY; do not cut and paste the assignment into the body of your e-mail. In order to avoid losing credit or being penalized for a late submission, the e-mail must be in my inbox before the end of our scheduled class time on the day that it is due.

21. Cell Phones:Please turn off cell phones and do not answer, make phone calls, or text message during class. If you have a true emergency or exceptional situation, please talk to me before class begins.

22. Respect for Others: • In order to ensure continuity of instruction and learning, students who text or surf the internet during class will be asked to leave and will receive an unexcused absence. Please do not bring food to class. Drinks must be in a sealed container. (No CANS)

23. Academic Honesty and Plagiarism:

24. Withdrawls: • You must present a withdrawal slip to me. Submitting a completed withdrawal form is the only guaranteed way of officially withdrawing from class. Students who do not withdraw themselves will be given the grades they earn. In other words failure to request withdrawal in a timely manner will likely result in a grade of F.

25. Time Commitment: You should plan to spend at least three hours outside of class for every hour in class. Composition classes require more time from students that many other classes.

26. Journal #1 • What does it mean if someone says to write with emotion? How do you feel about doing that?

27. Multiple Intelligence Learning Style Inventory Multiple Intelligence Student Questionnaire

28. Cornell Note taking • INS: Notebook writing procedures

29. The Difference Between College and High School • Article

30. Chapter 1 • “EXPLORING” pages 3-16 • Group jigsaw • Questions

31. Paragraph is a series of sentences that are about one central idea. Paragraphs can stand alone, or theu are part of a longer work.

32. Topic Sentence: expresses the main idea • Body Sentences: develop the idea • Concluding Sentence: brings the paragraph to a satisfactory close.

33. Essay • Several paragraphs that revolve around one central idea. • Thesis: Expressing the main idea of the essay. • Body Paragraph: Support the thesis statement. • Concluding Paragraph: Wraps up the main idea the writer has presented throughout the paper.

34. EXPLORING chapter 1 • Step 1 Think about your TOPIC • Step 2 Think about your AUDIENCE • Step 3 Think about your PURPOSE • Step 4 Explore STRATEGIES

35. Step 1 Select a Subject/Topic Start early Find your best space A strong interest Narrow the subject

36. Identify a topic Your topic is the subject about which you will write. Your assignment may suggest several ways of looking at a topic; or it may name a fairly general concept that you will explore or analyze in your paper. Consider what your assignment asks you to do Inform yourself about your topic Focus on one aspect of your topic Ask yourself whether your topic is worthy of your efforts

37. Topic Sentence Supports the thesis Announces what each paragraph will be about. Controls the topic of discussion http://www.cerritos.edu/reading/mainide2.htm What is a topic sentence… http://www.rit.edu/~kecncp/Courses/Materials/Review%20of%20topic%20sentences%20and%20detail%20sentences.doc#OctSky Topic Sentence and detail sentences http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/longfellow.html PRACTICE…

38. Step 2 Identify Your Audience Does the writing assignment specify an audience? Ask yourself some questions about their reasons for reading your essay? What knowledge does your audience have on the subject? Dig Deeper into the attitudes and emotional state of your audience. What special qualities might set your audience apart from any other?

39. Audiences continued They don’t want to be bored They don’t like confusion or disorder They want to see what you see, feel what you feel. They are turned off by a phony “Voice”

40. Step 3 Identify the Purpose • Reason for writing. • Entertain • Persuade • Inform • Describe • Or a combination of reasons.

41. Step 4 Explore Strategies • Or often called prewriting strategies; • Free writing • Brainstorming • Questioning • Clustering • These methods should help a topic be narrowed to a general topic.

42. Brainstorming Listing Free writing Looping Clustering Cubing Interviewing Cross Examination Sketching Journaling

43. Brainstorming http://www.jpb.com/creative/brainstorming.php http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/planning.pdf Planning Chart

44. Free writing http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/lirvin/wguides/freew.htm

45. http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/persuasion.pdf Persuasion Graphic Organizer http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/venn.pdf Venn Diagram: Compare/Contrast http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/isp.pdf Information/Source/Page http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/isp.pdf Clustering Map http://www.humboldt.edu/~tdd2/Cubing.htm Cubing…info

46. Keep a Journal Write in it today Improves observational skills Save your brilliant ideas Save other people’s brilliant ideas Be creative Prepare for class Record responses Focus on the problem Etc.

47. Portfolio • A place (a binder or an electronic file folder) where you keep samples of all of your writing. The purpose of keeping a portfolio is to have a record of your writing progress. In your portfolio, keep all drafts of your writing assignments.

48. In Summary Chapter 1 Before you begin writing anything, remember that you have valuable ideas to tell your readers. It’s not enough that these valuable ideas are clear to you, the writer. Your single most important goal is to communicate those ideas clearly to your readers, who cannot know what's in your mind until you tell them. Whenever possible, select a subject to write on that is of great interest to you. Try a variety of prewriting techniques to help you find your essay’s purpose and narrow the focus. Review your audience’s knowledge of and attitudes toward your topic before you begin you first draft. Who needs to know about this topic? Keep a journal.

49. HOMEWORK Page 15 and 16 You must do one of the brainstorming activities we discussed in class. Also, Chapter 2 read and do practice: 1-6

50. Day 2 • Quote of the Day Journal • Fluency Check  Fluency Reading/ eyes check • 15 ?/Group Activity • Socratic Seminar