State University of New York New Paltz

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Course: Composition I Course Number: ENG160-01, 02, and 03GEIII / Fall 2012

Course time and locationSection 01: Location: LC 110 / Days and Times: M/R: 1:40P-2:55PW: 1:40P-2:40P

Section 02: Location: HUM 301 / Days and Times: M/R: 4:30P-5:45P W: 4:30P-5:30P

Section 03: Location: LC 110 / Days and Times: M/R: 12:15P-1:30PW: 12:15P-1:15P

Instructor: Prof. RigolinoEmail: rigolinr@newpaltz.edu (I am easiest to reach via email.)Office Location: JFT 802aOffice hours: M/: 11:00-12:00 T/F: 11:00-12:30Phone extension: x2731 (Try email first.)

Required Texts (available at Campus Bookstore)

Jin, Ha. A Good Fall. New York: Vintage, 2010.

Blakesley, David and Jeffrey L. Hoogeveen. Writing: A Manual for the Digital Age, Brief Second Edition. Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2012. Print. (Comes with New Voices, New Visions)

Composition Program Handbook. 2012-2013. Web.

Mercury Reader (Custom edition for SUNY New Paltz English Composition) NY: Pearson, 2012. Print.

Course Description

Course DescriptionTraining in critical reading, the process of composing, academic forms of writing, and computer literacy. Movement from expressive to expository writing. Papers assigned to develop particular writing techniques. A first-semester English course.

ObjectivesBy semesters end, students will demonstrate the ability to:To develop the ability to write in different rhetorical situations, i.e., for different purposes, occasions, and audiences.To develop the ability to write effectively in a variety of rhetorical modes.To develop the ability to write well-developed, well-organized, and clear paragraphs and essays.To enhance the thinking necessary in all college courses, i.e., reflecting, observing, explaining, comparing, summarizing, synthesizing, analyzing, and interpreting.To approach writing as a process, i.e., planning, shaping, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading.To increase the ability to write grammatically and coherently.To critique ones own writing and the writing of others.To evaluate courses of information using criteria such as currency, authority, objectivity, accuracy, specificity, and relevance.To use information ethically and legally (i.e., to avoid plagiarism).To develop oral presentation skills.To develop computer information literacy.To demonstrate basic knowledge of library skills.

Course Overview: Composition I develops students abilities to write grammatical and coherent sentences and to develop ideas fully an in an organized fashion. The course will develop students abilities to produce distinctive pieces of writing based upon individual thinking and experience. It also will stress and lead students through the composing process as they develop better understanding of their own writing processes . . . (Composition Program Handbook 11). Writing Requirements and Grade DistributionFour essays (3-4 pages each) 75%2 in-class essays; 10%Journals; quizzes; oral reports 15%Required Final Portfolio (P/F)Class Participation & Library Assignment (P/F)**Class attendance and participation is expected. Failures in these areas will result in a deduction to your overall course grade of at least half a grade.

Note: There are no withdrawals or incompletes for Composition I and II. This is a College policy.

Attendance Requirement

Class attendance and participation are expected. For absences less than three and failure to participate in class, I will deduct points from your class work grade (see last item in list above). For absences in excess of three, please read below.Attendance and ParticipationFor English Composition I SWW you are required to attend a writing workshop one time a week (before or after our regular class time depending on what section you are in). This is an important part of your English Composition class requirement and failure to attend will result in failing the course. Also, you are required to meet with our in class tutor once a week outside the classroom. If you are dismissed from tutoring because you do not regularly attend and/or have more than two unexcused absences, you will not be able to pass this course.Absences from class, workshop and tutoring (including those excused) in excess of three (yes, again, that means among the class, workshop, and tutoring) will result in an AUTOMATIC FAILING GRADE. So, for example, if you miss one class and three tutoring sessions-or you miss two classes, one workshop session, and one tutoring session-you are then eligible to fail this course.Being late three times will count as one absence.

Procedures

Students are expected to engage in all levels of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading. Students will receive ample time to work on their writing and will receive feedback from both the instructor and their peers.

Essays 1-3 may be revised once after the initial grade has been recorded. In most cases, editing and proofreading alone will not count as a revision. Revision is more substantial, sometimes requiring the addition of text, deletion of text, and reorganization of text. If a student chooses to revise an essay, the revision must be submitted within one week of the day it is returned to him or her. The original grade will be averaged in with the second grade; however, there is no guarantee that the revision will receive a higher grade.

Students receive a grade and feedback on each assignment before the next assignment is due so that students can learn from the comments. Students are reminded that they can come visit me in my office hours to discuss their writing at any time during the semester.

Portfolios

Students will be required to submit portfolios of their work in order to receive passing grades in the course. Keep all of your work. Do not throw anything you write away. You will need to assess all of your work for possible inclusion in the portfolio. To be eligible to submit portfolios, students must demonstrate competency in grammar and usage through an editing exercise and must be passing the course with a D or better.

Composition I: Portfolio ChecklistAssessment sheet (student, instructor, and readers name; oral component met).Table of contents.A self-assessment of your writing regarding this semester; this may be formatted as a letter to the reader of the portfolio (also called: cover or reflective letter).Diagnostic essay (not graded; clean copy).Two essays written and revised outside of class with all drafts; attach an unmarked clean copy on top of the drafts. This must include one argument or analysis essay with MLA documentation and Works Cited page. Midterm exam or second-timed writing (not graded; clean copy).Common final exam (not graded; clean copy).

Portfolios will be graded as passing if they are deemed a level 4 on the placement and proficiency scale. Portfolios that do not contain the required work will not be graded. Students who do not fulfill the portfolio requirement will receive a grade of R (Repeat) for the course, which does not affect the students Grade Point Average or financial aid. The student must repeat the course and successfully complete all assignments before a grade will be determined.

Statement on Academic Integrity

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of honesty in their academic work. Cheating, forgery, and plagiarism are serious offences, and students found guilty of any form of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary action (Faculty Handbook 33).

Plagiarism is the unacknowledged (intentionally or unintentionally) use of summary, paraphrase, direct quotation, language, statistics, or ideas from other sources, including Internet sources. You must cite according to the Modern Language Association (MLA) format found in Writing: A Manual for the Digital Age, Brief Second Edition. If you plagiarize all or part of a writing assignment, you will be reported to the Department of English Chair and/or the Academic Dean.

Statement on Americans with Disabilities Act

Students with disabilities are entitled to the right to accommodation under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Ace and ADA of 1990. ADA students are responsible for self-identifying to the Disability Resource Center, who will inform me of your needs of accommodation related to the structure of the course (Faculty Handbook 30).

Schedule of AssignmentsPlease note: This schedule is tentative and will change based on the needs of the class.

MR = Mercury ReaderWDA = Writing for a Digital Age

Date Assignment is DUEWEEK 1M 8/27Diagnostic Essay

W 8/29Writing Workshop: Various Class Activities: Introduction to course

R 8/30Essay 1 Assigned / Oral Report Groups AssignedDescriptive Paragraph with Photograph DueWEEK 2M 9/3NO CLASS

W 9/5Writing Workshop: Various Class Activities: Work on Essay #1 Proposal and on Journal #1

R 9/6Discuss Journals and Essay ProposalsEssay 1 Proposal Due/ Journal 1 Due Theme for English B. / My Name/ in Mercury ReaderWEEK 3M 9/10Peer Critiques of Essay #1Rough Draft of Essay #1 Due

W 9/12Writing Workshop: Various Class Activities: Peer Critiques of Essay Drafts (Continued Work)/ Review Chapters 1-4 and 6 & 7 in WDA

R 9/13Revision Strategies/ Review Chapters 1-4 and 6 & 7 in WDAReading Shitty First Drafts(MR); Due with ResponseWEEK 4M 9/17NO CLASS

W 9/19Writing Workshop: Various Class Activities: Final Editing Touches/ WDA Chapter 6

R 9/20Introduction to Essay #2Final Copy of Essay #1 DueWEEK 5M 9/24Review Chapter 4 in WDA/ Introduction to Malcolm XQuote Response Homework Due

W 9/26NO CLASS

R 9/27Journal #2 Discuss and Oral Report Group 1Journal #2 Due/ Homemade Education in MR

F 9/28HA JIN TALK EXTRA CREDITEVERYONE PLAN TO ATTENDWEEK 6M 10/1Review Chapter 16 in WDA

W 10/3Writing Workshop: Various Class Activities: Work on Proposal for Essay #2 and on Journal #3

R 10/4

Journal #3 Due / College Pressures MR/ Oral Report Group #1Also, Essay #2 Proposal DueWEEK 7M 10/8NO CLASS

T 10/9MONDAY CLASSES MEET

W 10/10Writing Workshop: Various Class Activities: Work on Journal #4 and on Essay #2

R 10/11

Journal #4 Due / School v. Education / What Is Intelligence, Anyway?/ MR/ Oral Report Group #2WEEK 8M 10/15Peer Critiques of Essay #2Rough Draft of Essay #2 Due

W 10/17Writing Workshop: Various Class Activities: Final Editing of Essay #2

R 10/18Intro to Fresh Perspectives/ Midterm/ Essay #3Final Copy of Essay #2 DueWEEK 9M 10/22Library Session

W 10/24Writing Workshop: Various Class Activities: Work on Essay #3 Proposal / Fresh Perspectives / (Ha Jin) / Journal #5

R 10/25Oral Report Group #3and Discussion of Journal #5/ WDA Chapters 8-11Essay #3 Proposal DueJournal #5 Due / The Case Against College / MR / Oral Report Group #3WEEK 10M 10/29Midterm: PT I

W 10/31Writing Workshop: Various Class Activities: Midterm: PT 2

R 11/01WDA Chapters 17-21Fresh Perspectives Submission is DueWEEK 11M 11/05Black Solidarity Day

W 11/07Writing Workshop: Various Class Activities: WDA Chapters 8-11

R 11/08Oral Report Group #4/ WDA Chapters 17-21Journal #6 Due/ Public and Private Language / Spanglish/ Oral Report Group #4WEEK 12M 11/12Peer Critique of Essay #3Rough Draft of Essay #3 Due

W 11/14Writing Workshop: Various Class Activities: Final Editing of Essay #3/ WDA Chapters 17-21

R 11/15Introduction to Essay #4 ProjectFinal Copy of Essay #3 DueWEEK 13M 11/19

W 11/21NO CLASS

R 11/22NO CLASS

WEEK 14M 11/26

Essay #4 Project Proposal is Due

W 11/28Writing Workshop: Various Class Activities: Final Portfolio Workshop and Workshop for Final Presentations for Essay #4 Project

R 11/29

Journal #7 Due/ Serving in Florida /MR Oral Report Group #5WEEK 15M 12/03In-Class Essay Exam II Today

W 12/05Writing Workshop: Various Class Activities: Final Portfolio Workshop and Workshop for Final Presentations for Essay #4 Project

R 12/06Presentations

WEEK 16M 12/10Presentations

W 12/12LAST CLASSFinal Portfolios Due/ Essay #4 Project Due

F 12/14Common Exam Day

List of Journal Readings and Writing Assignments: From The Mercury ReaderNote: You will read other selections from MR in addition to these.

Journal #1Theme for English B by Langston Hughes and My Name by Sandra Cisneros

Assignment: Write 350+ words, total, in response to the following questions in the textbook. Your total word count is 350+ words.Questions on Rhetorical Strategy and Style: p. 72. Question 2 (Rewrite this poem...)ANDWriting Assignments: p. 75 / Topic 2 (Write an essay...) Journal #2Homemade Education by Malcolm XAssignment: Write 350+ words, total, in response to the following questions:Questions on Meaning: p. 58 #1 and #2ANDQuestions on Rhetorical Strategy and Style: p. 58 #2Journal #3College Pressures by William Zinsser Assignment: Write 350+ words, total, in response to the following questions:Writing Assignments: Questions 1 and 2 on pp. 24 and 25Journal #4School vs. Education by Russell Baker and What Is Intelligence, Anyway? by Isaac AsimovAssignment: Write 350+ words, total, in response to the following questions:Writing Assignment Questions on p. 137 (Choose either question 1 or 2)ANDWriting Assignment Question #1 on p. 3Journal #5The Case Against CollegeBy Caroline BirdAssignment: Write 350+ words, total, in response to the following questions:Questions on Meaning: #1 on p. 142ANDWriting Assignments: Choose either question #1 or #2 on p. 142Journal #6Public and Private Language by Richard Rodriquez and Spanglish by Janice Castro and Dan CookAssignment: Write 350+ words, total, in response to the following questions:Questions on Meaning: #1 and #2 on p. 47ANDWriting Assignments: #3 on p. 79Journal #7Serving in Florida by Barbara EhrenreichAssignment: Write 350+ words, total, in response to the following questions:Questions on Meaning: #1 on p.107ANDWriting Assignments: #2 on p. 108