1A Syllabus Spring

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\PAULA SHEIL

SEMESTER SPRING 2015ENG 1A: WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

Course Number: 17 ! A""e#er$%e& 'W( Course)e*$r%me+%,Number : Web e+-$+"e& ./%- E%u&es)$%es,T/me,Lo"$%/o+: 1/20-3/20 MWF, 8:30- am- 10:30 pm, Locke 302O /"e Hours: MWF 12 Locke 312, 12:30-1:30 pmCo+%$"%: O /"e 20 ' 5 '5 ! *s-e/#3&e#%$"o##e4e e&u

Ce## 20 '2 6'2076 Te % ./%- 8our +$me

T/%#e o Course: Written Communications I U+/%s: 3

Prere9u/s/%es: Demonstrated competenc in !an"ua"e ski!!s t#rou"# $ua!i% in" scoreson t#e &'(, 'C( or Composition 'ssessment, or a )C* "rade or +etter in n"!is# .

Course &es"r/*%/o+: (#is course is a trans%er-!e e!, co!!e"e %res#man n"!is#composition course compara+!e to t#ose o%%ered + t#e state co!!e"es and uni ersities ' )C* or +etter in n"!is# 1' is re$uired %or enro!!ment in t#e ne t composition c!ass

Ge+er$# Course Go$#s %rom t#e credit course out!ine in Curric 4 (5: ponsuccess%u! comp!etion o% t#is course, t#e student 6i!! +e a+!e to:

1 7ead co!!e"e-!e e! materia! critica!! %or purpose and main idea2 Write c!ear, !o"ica!, and aried sentences as re$uired + 6ritin" task3 Demonstrate competence 6it# c!ear and ana! tica! para"rap# and essa %orms 9roo%read, edit, and re ise 6ritten 6ork Demonstrate kno6!ed"e o% !i+rar researc# and documentation con entions

; Critica!! e amine sources as appropriate %or di%%erent 6ritin" tasks 'pp! critica! t#inkin" and communication ski!!s to readin" and at !east ;000 6ords o%

e positor 6ritin" tasks

S*e"/ /" Course Ob e"%/;es %rom t#e credit course out!ine in Curric 4 (5: ponsuccess%u! comp!etion o% t#is course, t#e student 6i!! +e a+!e to:

1 4arro6 a topic to an appropriate %ocus, researc# t#e topic usin" +ot# e!ectronic andprinted inde es, and e a!uate t#e %indin"s %or use in a researc# paper2 9arap#rase, summari


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7e ise essa s %or "rammar, usa"e, structure, and content t#rou"# se!%-e a!uation,peer editin", and instructor comments8 7ead, understand, and summarior detai!s %rom minor detai!sc nderstandin" intention o% aut#or

i 'udienceii 9urpose

d &tructure

i Introduction1 'ttention-"etters2 9re ie6 o% su+topics

ii ?od1 @rder o% ascendin" importance2 @rder o% descendin" importance

iii Conc!usion1 &ummar

2 7estatement3 & nt#esis

e &t !ei Forma! in%orma!ii &trai"#t%or6ardiii ?om+astici Aumorous

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3 9re6ritin"a ?rainstormin"+ Mappin"c C!usterin"d Loopin"e (rack s6itc#in"% Discussion/co!!a+oration" @ut!inin"

&entencesa Bariet+ Comp!etenessc C!aritd Dictione ' oidin" triteness, se ism, >ar"on% Dead6ood

9ara"rap#sa (opic sentence+ De e!opmentc 9atternsd amp!ese p!anations% 'na!o"ies

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a Inducti e+ Deducti ec mp#asis

ssa sa (#esis sentence+ Introduction, +od , conc!usionc Modes

i 4arration

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Sheil Eng. 1AiiDescriptioniii positioni 'r"umentation/9ersuasion

d 9atterns o% de e!opmenti amp!eii Cause/ %%ectiii C!assi%ication/di isioni Comparison/contrast

De%initioni Mi ed patterns

8 @n-demand Writin"a nderstandin" t#e topic+ 9!annin" a response

i 4arro6in" t#esisii !iminatin" super%!uous ideas

c (ime-mana"ement. 7esearc# Locatin" In%ormation5

a ( pes o% sourcesi ?ooks

1 sin" ta+!e o% contents and indeii Ma"a


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1 Inter ie6s2 (apes recordin"s3 Fi!m and te!e ision

+ a!uation o% sourcesi Currencii ?ias o% aut#or or sourceiii 'pp!ica+i!it to 6ritin" task

c &ummar and 9arap#rase o% sourcesd Documentation o% sources

i ML', '9' and ot#er "uide!inesii In-te t citationiii Works cited or re%erence pa"ei ' oidin" p!a"iarism

&pecia! pro+!ems o% documentin" on!ine sources1 Format ariations2 t#ica! imp!ications3 Le"a! imp!ications cop ri"#t5

10 9roo%readin" and ditin"

a se o% dictionar and t#esaurus+ &trate"ies %or trackin" errors

i ' oidin" run-onsii ' oidin" %ra"mentsiii ' oidin" s#i%ts in tensei ' oidin" s#i%ts in num+er

' oidin" su+>ect- er+ a"reement errorsc &trate"ies %or readin" paper out o% order

i 'cti e 7e isionii 'ddiii De!etei 7ep#rase

7e-or"aniust as 6e are a!! speakers o% one orse era! !an"ua"es5 Writin" is a %orm o% communication t#at can +e de e!oped no matter #o6 man times a student #as +een ca!!ed a %ai!ure in t#e past I +e!ie e, e en i% a

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student does not come to !o e 6ritin", #e or s#e can +ecome pro%icient 6it# practiceand desire

(#e most success%u! students are t#ose 6#o %orm 6orkin" re!ations#ips 6it# ot#erstudents re"ard!ess o% t#eir race, re!i"ion, "ender, and se ua! orientation and 6#osupport a!! c!assmates in t#eir stru""!e to +e t#e +est 6riters t#e possi+! can +e

Te %boo(s:E Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin (Signet, 1977)E he !ther Side of the "i#er by $le% &otlowit' ( o bleday, 199*)E " le+ for riter+ , t# dition + Diana Aacker ?ed%ord/&t Martins, 20125E Internet %or 6eek! %orums and #andouts

O+ Reser;e $% Go#em$+ L/br$r8:Instructor: ei!, 9au!aDept: Code: n" Course 4um+er: 1'

7u!es %or Writers t# edAacker, DianaCa!! 4um+er: 9 1 08 A2 2012 ' ai!a+!e %or: 7 & A@ 7 1 c#eckout

Su**#/es: &tandard 3-#o!e punc# +inder paper ?!ack or +!ue ink pens %or a!!assi"nments &i ;5 !ar"e ?!ue+ooks a ai!a+!e in +ookstore5 %or =uick Writes9urc#ase immediate! and +rin" one to t#e second c!ass session and e er sessiont#erea%ter (6o or t#ree 2-35 packs o% printer paper and +!ack and/or co!or inkcartrid"es Make sure our printer is in "ood 6orkin" order and/or +u a print card %romt#e !i+rar or computer !a+s

WHAT WEect/pro"ram and )pitc#* it usin" some %orm o% media

; Write %.o 25 C@44 C(I4 researc# papers: one 1000-6ord in ML' and one1000-6ord researc# paper in '9' 6it# rou"# dra%ts and re isionsour /+'"#$ss /+$# */%"- 6i!! demonstrate our a+i!it to use media to de!i erour messa"e

8 Compre#ension =ui


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)/s$b/#/%8 Su**or% Pro4r$ms = Ser;/"es >)SPS?

De7icco 23 &econd F!oor5@%%ice Aours: Monda J (#ursda , 8:00 a m J :00 p m K Frida , 8:00 a m J12:00p m9#one 4um+er (( : 20.5 . - 1 1 e t ;2 2 Fa 4um+er: 20.5 . -3 ;2

D&9& Mission &tatement:- D&9& empo6ers students 6it# disa+i!ities to ac#ie e t#eir "oa!s and +ecomecontri+utin" mem+ers o% societ + e!iminatin" +arriers- D&9& %aci!itates ser ices %or students to +ecome accounta+!e, se!%-re!iant,responsi+!e, and capa+!e- D&9& sta%% e #i+its: commitment, #ard 6ork, pro%essiona!ism, empat# ,respect, and co!!a+oration

I% ou #a e a documented disa+i!it and need accommodations %or t#is c!ass,p!ease noti% me on t#e %irst da o% c!ass and contact t#e Disa+i!it &upport9ro"rams and &er ices D&9&5 %or assistance

E Re$&/+4,Wr/%/+4 Le$r+/+4 Ce+%er@ Ho#% 201M-(# 8:00- :30 and Frida 8:00-3:00 .

Writin" (utorin" appointments are a ai!a+!e in Ao!t 201 (#ere are no 6a!k-insMake our appointment at !east 3 da s in ad ance ?rin" a t ped cop o% ouressa and t#e instructor assi"nment Writin" tutors #e!p students re ie6 essaor"ani


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E Poor Per orm$+"e: I% our participation or per%ormance is !ackin", IG!! issue anar! '!ert !etter %rom t#e counse!in" department I% ou continue to come !ate,miss c!ass or assi"nments, IG!! sc#edu!e one-on-one con%erence to #e!p ou re-en"a"e 6it# t#e c!ass and materia! (#e rest is up to ou

E No %e %/+4 No e$%/+4

E )/s"#$/mer: I reser e t#e ri"#t to make an necessar ad>ustments in t#eoperation o% t#e course t#at in m pro%essiona! >ud"ment are 6arranted to +ettermeet our needs

ACA)EMIC )ISHONEST ,PLAGIARISM:

ou 6i!! !earn #o6 to a oid presentin" ot#erGs 6ords, ideas, t#eories, etc as our o6n6it# ML' Modern Lan"ua"e 'ssociation5 documentation I% ou present 6ork t#at is notour o6n, is copied %rom anot#er student or comes direct! %rom t#e Internet, ou canrecei e an F %or t#e assi"nment, +e remo ed %rom t#e c!ass, and/or +e e pe!!ed %romt#e co!!e"e

's e amp!es: cuttin" and pastin" te t %rom t#e internet 6it#out documentation6i!! 6arrant an F on t#e assi"nment (urnin" in an essa taken %rom t#e internet or6ritten + someone e!se 6i!! cause ou to %ai! t#e c!ass and to +e reported to t#e B9 o%&tudent &er ices ' second in%raction can mean e pu!sion

IMPORTANT )ATES:

&tart Date: 1/20/1nd Date: 3/20/1Census Date: 1/30/17e%und Date: 1/23/1Last Drop 4o 9ena!t Date: 1/2./1Last Drop Wit# W Date: 2/20/1

D/+$# E $m: Dr/@ M$r 16 = 20@ 10:!0'12:!0

Me%-o& o e;$#u$%/o+:

1800-2000 ' 1;00-1 .. ? 1 00-1 .. C 1200-13.. D

?e!o6 1200 F=uick Writes 10 10 pts5 100rammar (ests 2 0?ook =ui


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'9' 'r"ument 9'9 7 2009itc# Mean o% De!i er Fina! 1 0Fina! am on Modu!es 120

To%$#: 2000

Web E+-$+"e& ./%- E%u&es $+& Tur+/%/+ "omUse D/re o $s 8our bro.ser )o.+#o$& ree $% Mo /##$ "om

Lo""in" onto tudes is simp!e:o o to De!ta #ome pa"e and se!ect 'cademics %rom t#e top +!ue +aro &e!ect tudes ate6a 9a"e %rom t#e section ca!!ed @n!ine C!asseso (#is is t#e !o" in ?ookmark it or create a Fa oriteo Lo" in 6it# our De!ta .8 num+er no # p#ens5 and our +irt#da as mmdd

as t#e pass6ord no %or6ard s!as#es or # p#ens5

C#/"( o+ %-e %$b $% %-e %o* %-$% s$8s SF)C E+4 1A 17 !C!ick on 'nnouncements and readC!ick on Discussion and 9ri ate Messa"es 4otice t#e )M 9ro%i!e* at t#e top C!ick

and %i!! in p!oad a picture or a atar4otice 9ri ate Messa"e C!ick it open and send a messa"e to me t#at ou "ot

onto t#e site First c!ick on )ne6 pm * &e!ect m name ( pe in messa"e C!ick su+mit to send(o do 6eek! Forums C!ick on Discussions and 9ri ate Messa"es W#en it opens c!ick on t#e

)topic* t#at %o!!o6s t#e O c#eck mark5 ou 6i!! see t#e instructions/assi"nment C!ick on )post rep! * andou 6i!! "et a Word-t pe +o into 6#ic# to do our 6ritin" ac# Forum opensat midni"#t on &unda and c!oses at 11: . p m t#e %o!!o6in" &unda

C!ick on 7esources at t#e !e%t (#is is 6#ere a!! t#e c!ass #andouts, inc!udin" t#iss !!a+us and course out!ine are kept ou can print t#em out or >ust read t#em on!ine

ou can a!so access t#e De!ta !i+rar %rom t#is site (#is is #and %or researc# and ML'documentation #e!p

(#e c#at %unction is er #e!p%u! 6#en ou are 6orkin" on !ine 6it# ot#ers in c!ass or need #e!pou can use it or 9ri ate Messa"in" to "et c!ass 6ork ou ma #a e missed or %or c!ari%ication

rade+ook is a "reat too! +ecause ou 6i!! a!6a s +e a+!e to see our tota! points and t#e "radeou #a e

7emem+er, e er %orum is 6ort# 2 points: 1 %or postin" 200 6ordsK %or rep! in" to ac!assmate 6it# 100 6ords, usin" t#e =uote %unction and %or 7 BI&I4 se Word Counts on +ot# ou#i"#!i"#t our te t and drop it into Word to "et a count

(o use t#e =uote %unction, se!ect a c!assmateGs post C!ick on )=uote * Ai"#!i"#t and de!ete te t,!ea in" on! 2-3 sentences on 6#ic# to %ocus our response Make sure ou D@ 4@( de!ete t#ecomputer codin" at t#e top i e , P$uoteQ9au!a ei!R and at t#e +ottomS P/$uoteR I% ou accident! de!etet#is codin", ou can ret pe it 9!ace our curser outside t#e !ast codin" and +e"innin" t pin" &e!ectsu+mit to sa e and send

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HOW TO SET UP A TURNITIN COM ACCOUNTAN) UPLOA) OUR PAPERS AN) ASSIGNMENTS

Submit papers/assignments hen !ire"te! t# .turnitin."#m . $% u !#n't ha(e a user i!alrea!&) "li"* #n +e ,sers. -his is similar t# "reating an email a""#unt. $ re"#mmen! usingur elta e mail an! a pass #r! , $ + - E- %#r ur l#gin. rite them bel#%#r sa%e*eeping

, l#gin ::::::::::::::::::::::::::, ;ass #r!::::::::::::::::::::::::.

You will enter the class ID T .2288 8 and the class Password: writewell (oneword, lowercase)


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Wednesday: Class Orientation, Etudes and Turnitin.com

Aome6ork:Lo" onto tudes and 9ri ate Messa"e me t#at ou "ot in7ead e er t#in" in Modu!e&et up our (urnitin com account7 'D ri%%enGsBlack Like M e to pa"e 3 and t#e '%ter6ard?rin" ?!ue ?ook to c!assBlack =ui< 1 in '(&Etudes Forum 1 Deadline Sun Midnight 11:59

Friday: Book Discussion; Annotation=W 1 7eaction to t#e memoir

Aome6ork:7ead Black p"s 38-..Black =ui< 2 in '(&rammar Con entions: 7e ie6 o% &ki!!s and 8 9arts o% &peec#

1ST ESSA ! "A##AT$O" A"D DESC#$%T$O" &'(A )ormat, undocumented*Due 'onday to Turnitin.com +y 11: - %'.1 /ords. 0se Word Count.

Prom*%: In #is )#istor -makin" c!assic* on race re!ations in 1. 0s 'merica, Black LikeMe , Ao6ard ri%%en recounts 6#at #appens 6#en #e assumes t#e identit o% a +!ackman in t#e Deep &out# In our %irst essa re!ate a si"ni%icant stor %rom our !i%e#umorous or tra"ic5 t#at i!!ustrates #o6 ou came to understand #o6 ou 6ere di%%erent%rom )ot#ers * Ma +e it 6asnGt skin co!or, +ut re!i"ion, or et#nic "roup, or socio-economicstatus 7e!ate t#e stor o% t#is disco er o% )ot#erness * &tart 6it# t#e di%%erenceK t#ene p!ain e ents !eadin" up to t#is )disco er * Finis# our essa e p!ainin" #o6 t#isnotion o% identit #as eit#er deepened or c#an"ed o er t#e ears

R AD V RYTHI ! I M"D#$D" %T F"R! T TH T#D S F"R#M DISSSI"

Forum 1 'la() $i)e Me to *g 99

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'onday: Film Skin Dee2; discussion=W 2 Literar (#esis/ $n the 50?s an! 60?s man& bla"*s @passe!@ int# hite s#"iet&. -heul! #%ten g# t# e tremes straightening their hair) "hanging their language) an! s#metimes)lea(ing their %amilies behin! t# B#in hite s#"iet&. n +#(ember 27th)


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Forum + 'la() $i)e Me *gs, 19- end

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'onday: Data+ase researc3 and summari7in4, 2ara23rasin4 and 8uotin4, usin4 9selected articles. $nstructor /ill 4i e you.

=W Compare/Contrast (urn in ?!ue ?ook5

Aome6ork:"i#er =ui< 17ead "i#er p"s -10rammar tests o to Course Map and c!ick to start

Wednesday: Si4nal Words %ractice; '(A Works Cited

Aome6ork:

Data+ase summariesK V pa"e eac#ML' =1"i#er =ui< 2Etudes Forum . Deadline Sun Midnight

Friday: Source inte4ration; $n Class Timed Essay

IN CLASS 50 m/+ Com*$re,Co+%r$s% r/+4 $ #ue oo(

't %irst "!ance, o#n ri%%enGs and '!e Hot!o6it


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'onday: Film ! Banis3ed; Discussion=uick Write ; De%inition=uick Write emp!i%ication

Ho ework.7 'D "i#er p"s 1 - 20"i#er =ui< 3%EE# #E $EW OF Delta %ro+lem essay &T0ES*

Wednesday: Book Discussion; %itc3 %resentation &0se o) Sur ey 'onkey, %ollE ery/3ere.*

IN CLASS 50 m/+u%es)e /+/%/o+,E em*#/ /"$%/o+ Prom*%: T./+ "/%/es $re $ s*e"/$# "$se o %.o "/%/es orurb$+ "e+%ers %-$% $re ou+&e& /+ "#ose 4eo4r$*-/" *ro /m/%8 $+& %-e+ 4ro. /+%oe$"- o%-er o;er %/me@ #os/+4 mos% o %-e/r mu%u$# bu er o+e ?enton Aar+or and&t osep# cannot +e rea!istica!! +e considered (6in Cities W# does t#is Wikipediade%inition 4@( W@7H '!e Hot!o6it


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'onday . Film on Di4ital "ation=W 10 Fi!m 'na! sis (urn in ?!ue ?ooks5

Aome6ork:Etudes Forum 7 8ro(ess &ollege Essa0"i#er =ui< ;

Wednesday: Trans)er Center %resentation=W 11 9rocess La out t#e process Hot!o6it< %o!!o6ed to 6rite #is+ook (#ink a+out or"ani


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DulletsD& -unng

reen hills an! enemies-hese things the& ma*e us sentimentalinsi!e#ur #r!s are geligniter Bust an#ther sentimental asi!e

e?re "at"hing bullets in #ur teethAn! th#ugh it?s eas& hen u *n# h#it?s !#ne

-he& split the se"ret up si a&s be%#re the&ga(e it t# us Bust be%#re !a nAn! n# e !#n?t remember

ur bl##! an! guts are #ute sprea! #ur b#nes a"r#ss the table atnighte "ut #ur %ingers #%% -# gi(e #ursel(es th#se little e tra insights

e?re "at"hing bullets in #ur teeth

An! th#ugh the& tr& har! n#t t# sa& h# it?s!#ne-he& al a&s !#-he& spill the se"ret #ut si a&sAn! beg %#r #ur %#rgi(enessust be%#re !a nAn! n# e !#n?t remember

e?re "at"hing bullets in #ur teeth$t?s har! t# !# but the&?re s# s eetAn! i% the& ta*e a "#uple #ute tr& t# #r* things #ut

e "at"hing bullets ith #ur =ea!s an! hearts an! all the !ar*est parts #%us$t?s strange t# %in! su"h light$n su"h en!less night

S# s eet t# l#se a %rien!#u lea(e the "hur"h an! taste-he air in ur lungsl! lies an! %ire%lies>ar(e angels #n ur e&esAn! all is un!#ne#u hisper pra&ers int# the !ar* ,p t# a g#! in h#m u?(e ne(er belie(e!#u al a&s !##u split the se"ret up si a&sDut it #n?t ma*e it an& easier t# seeAn! n# e !#n?t remember

e?re "at"hing bullets in #ur teeth$ts har! t# !# but the&?re s# s eetAn! i% the& ta*e a "#uple #ute tr& t# #r* things #ute?re "at"hing bullets ith #ur

=ea!s an! hearts an! all the !ar*est parts #%us$t?s strange t# %in! su"h light$n su"h en!less nighte?re "at"hing bullets in #ur ba"*se sent the un!erta*er ba"* $nt# the gar!en in the !r#ught-# tr& t# #r* things #ute?re "at"hing bullets ith the bestres#ur"es that e?(e g#te?re happ& then again e?re n#t

e sh#ut thr#ugh the en!less !#ubt

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