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ENGLISH 1101, Section 92 Instructor: Jennifer West |
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| URL: www.westga.edu/~jwest/ E-mail: jwest@westga.edu Office Hours: Before and after class or by appointment |
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| COURSE DESCRIPTION: English 1101 is a composition course focusing on skills required for both effective writing for various rhetorical situations and critical reading of texts, primarily non-fiction. In writing, students must demonstrate competency in exposition, argumentation, and writing that is strengthened by the use of multiple textual sources. | ||||||||||||||
| REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIALS
McGraw-Hill’s A Writer’s Reference Steve Almond's Candyfreak Prentice Hall’s Creating America: Reading and Writing Arguments |
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| COURSE OBJECTIVES: * To develop skills in effective expository, analytical, and argumentative writing. * To develop facility with the whole writing process from invention through revision. * To understand and employ a variety of rhetorical modes and techniques of persuasion. * To acquire reasonable mastery of conventions of college-level prose writing. * To incorporate and document additional textual materials to strengthen and support argument. |
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| COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
GRADING: All assignments must be completed in order to pass this course. NOTE: You must earn a letter grade of C or better in order to pass ENGL 1101.
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| ATTENDANCE: Keep in mind that fifteen percent of your grade comes from your class participation, quizzes, and in-class assignments. Although I consider class attendance mandatory, I will not penalize you for your first three absences. However, each class you miss after the third absence will result in a deduction of one letter grade from your final grade. Don’t abuse this policy. In other words, save your absences for unexpected emergencies. Also, please be in class on time. Three tardies equal one absence from class. | ||||||||||||||
| PARTICIPATION: Because this course is discussion oriented, you should come to class prepared to discuss the assigned readings. I expect you to read all assignments before we meet, and I expect you to participate regularly in class discussions. | ||||||||||||||
| LATE WORK: All rough drafts and
final drafts are due at the beginning of class on the date assigned.
If you are absent on the day a final draft is due, make the necessary
arrangements to deliver the paper on time. All papers turned
in after the deadline will be penalized one letter grade for each class
day they are late. Also, quizzes will be given at the beginning of class. No make-up work or quizzes will be offered. |
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| THE WRITING CENTER: I encourage you to visit The Writing Center at various points in the writing process. Regardless of writing skill level, one may always benefit from an intelligent discussion with knowledgeable peers. The Writing Center is located in the TLC building. To make an appointment, call (770) 836-6513. | ||||||||||||||
| THE REGENTS’ EXAMINATION: The
Regents’ Examination is a two-part test of minimum-level reading
and writing proficiency. Students must take this examination
after passing English 1102 or after 30 hours of coursework.
In the hour-long written portion of the Regents’ Exam, students
are required to write an essay based on personal experience and
a general understanding of current events. The essay is expected
to be clearly focused, well articulated, and relatively free from
patterns of error; however, no particular studying should be necessary
for the exam besides a few general rehearsals, a general cognizance
of current events, and close attention to the lessons of English
1101 and 1102. Students who do not pass the Regents’ Exam by
the time they have completed 45 hours of coursework are automatically
placed in classes which provide additional writing support.
General Info: www.gsu.edu/rtp Sample Topics: www.gsu.edu/~wwwrtp/topics.htm |
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| PLAGIARISM AND ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: The Department of English and Philosophy defines plagiarism as taking personal credit for the words and ideas of others as they are presented in electronic, print, and verbal sources. The Department expects that students will accurately credit sources in all assignments. An equally dishonest practice is fabricating sources or facts; it is another form of misrepresenting the truth. Plagiarism is grounds for failing the course. | ||||||||||||||
| The University policies for handling
Academic Dishonesty are found in the following documents:
Student Undergraduate Catalogue: “Rights and Responsibilities;” Appendix J. http://www.westga.edu/handbook/ |
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| SPECIAL NEEDS: If you have a registered disability that will require accommodation, please see me at the beginning of the semester. If you have a disability that you have not yet registered through the Disabled Student Services Office, please contact Dr. Ann Phillips in 137 Parker Hall at (770) 836-6428. | ||||||||||||||
COURSE READINGS
| August | |
| T 24 |
Course Introduction and Objectives |
| Th 26 |
Creating America: "The Art and Craft of Persuasion,"
pages 7-27 Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail" (page 407) Link to Aristotelian Appeals in "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail" |
| T 31 | Creating America: "Writing Essays," pages 39-48 |
| September | |
| Th 2 |
Grammar Workshop - Bring Writer's
Resource to class |
| UNIT 1 - THE AMERICAN DREAM | |
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T 7 |
Creating America: Declaration of Independence (page 369) |
| Th 9 | Creating America: from Andrew Carnegie’s Wealth (page 163); F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Early Success” (page 184) |
| T 14 | Excerpts from Jerry McGuire |
| Th 16 | In-Class Essay #1 |
| UNIT 2 -
REPRESSING THE AMERICAN DREAM |
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| T 21 | Creating America: Luther
Standing Bear’s “What the Indian Means to America” (page 116) and
Frederick Douglass' “Independence
Day Speech at Rochester" (page 382) |
| Th 23 | Creating America: from Henry David Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience
(page 375) |
| T 28 | Creating America: Thomas Paine's "These Are the Times that Try Men's Souls" (page 439), Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (page 442) |
| Th 30 |
Essay #1 Due Susan B. Anthony’s “Women’s Right to Vote" (page 388), and Langston Hughes' "Let America Be America Again" (page 178) and "Harlem" (page 193) |
| October | |
| T 5 | Creating America: Enlist: On Which Side of the Window are YOU? (page 221), Ford Motor Company's They'll Know You've Arrived (page 230), Jacob Riis' Two Women Sewing (page 308), and Edward T. Adams' Saigon Execution (page 451) |
| Th 7 |
Midterm |
| T 12 | Mark Twain's "The War Prayer" (page 444) |
| Th 14 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "Pearl Harbor Address" (page 449) |
| T 19 | Creating America: Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v.
Board of Education, United States Supreme Court (pages 395 and
404) Welty's Dolls (page 400) |
| Th 21 | Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” (page 194) |
| T 26 | In-Class Essay #2 |
| Th 28 | Research Paper Assignment |
| November | |
| T 2 | Eisenhower's Farewell Address |
| Th 4 | John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address (page 126) |
| T 9 | David Ling's "A Pentadic Analysis of Senator Edward Kennedy's Address to the People of Massachusetts, July 25, 1969" |
| Th 11 | Research Night - No Class |
| T 16 | Candyfreak |
| Th 18 | Candyfreak |
| T 23 | Final Paper Proofreading - Bring a typed copy of your paper and works cited page to class. |
| Th 25 | Thanksgiving Break |
| T 30 |
Research Project Due - Turn in a two-pocket folder that includes the final copy of your paper, the rough draft corrected by your peer, and copies of any sources used in your paper. Candyfreak |
| December | |
| Th 2 | Candyfreak |
| T 7 |
Last Day of Class Final Exam Review |
| T 14 | Final Exam (5:30-7:30) |