Expository Writing - English Composition I | ENGL 1010, Lecture notes of English Language

Download Expository Writing - English Composition I | ENGL 1010 and more Lecture notes English Language in PDF only on Docsity! Hamby 1 ENGLISH 1010-K16 Expository Writing Instructor James Hamby ~ Spring 2012 James Hamby Office: Peck Hall 228 C Spring 2012 Office Hours: MW 2:00-5:00, TR 9:00-11:00 and by appointment MWF 12:40-1:35 Office Phone: 494-7877 Peck 326 Email: James.Hamby@mtsu.edu COURSE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES English 1010 will introduce you to the writing process and give you much practice in writing. Also you will learn reading strategies that will help you to read critically and write intelligently. You will become a better, more confident reader and writer, and the skills you acquire will benefit you in college and throughout your life. More specifically, you will learn: 1. To reflect on your growth as a writer and to become a critical reader of your own writing, aware of your strengths and weaknesses 2. To become a critical reader of the writing of others, including your classmates’ writing 3. To use vocabulary associated with writing for the purpose of communicating about the writing process and writing genres 4. To generate ideas for writing through prewriting strategies and to explore and limit subjects for writing 5. To demonstrate an awareness of purpose and audience in your writing 6. To draw content for your writing from your imagination and experience and from written and interview sources and to summarize, paraphrase, analyze, quote from, and document these sources in your writing 7. To adapt the structures of sentences and paragraphs to the purposes of a given piece of writing 8. To revise your writing to create interesting, unified, coherent essays that are adequately developed 9. To edit your writing to ensure that you have used specific, appropriate language and varied sentence types and to eliminate serious grammatical and mechanical errors 10.To engage in collaborative learning including peer editing and/or co-authoring and/or cross-curricular writing 11. To use a handbook for revision, correction REQUIRED TEXTS The Pop Culture Zone by Smith, smith, and Watkins Easy Writer, Fourth Edition by Lunsford OTHER REQUIRED MATERIALS Access to the Internet and an e-mail address Word processing software (MS Word only) A functioning stapler with staples Any other materials that may be specified for class GRADES -In order to pass this course and to receive three credit hours, you must earn a final grade of C- (at least a 70) or better. You MUST complete and turn in ALL assignments in order to pass the course. -Students who are attempting the class for the first time and who fulfill all course requirements but fail to achieve the grade of C may receive a grade of N (not passing), which will give them another opportunity to pass the course without negatively impacting Hamby 2 their GPA. I will round up to the nearest whole number from grades that end with .5 or greater. Grading Scale: 100-90=A 89-87=B+ 79-77=C+ 69-67=D+ 59-0=F 86-84=B 76-74=C 66-64=D 83-80=B- 73-70=C- 63-60=D- Note: Although I will use the grade of D in grading papers and assignments, no one receiving an overall D grade will pass the class. -Final grades for the semester which may be assigned are: A B+,B, B- C+,C,C- N F ***Note: Students who have turned in all major assignments and have not missed more than five classes yet still have a grade beneath a C- will be awarded an “N” grade. An N stands for “no grade” and does not negatively affect the student’s GPA. Therefore, the student will be allowed to take the class over without penalty*** COURSE ASSIGNMENTS: Diagnostic Essay—This will be administered in class. Though I will look over them and offer comments, the diagnostic essay will only count as a daily grade. Think of this as a “getting to know you” assignment, where I will see where you are as a writer and you will learn what I look for while assessing writing. Major Essay Assignments (75%)—These four major essays will constitute the bulk of your grade. We will prepare in class for each one of these. Their weight to your grade are as follows: Essay 1 (15%) You and Music Essay 2 (20%) Audiences for TV and Film Essay 3 (20%) People/Spaces/Places Essay 4 (20%) Ad Analysis Class Participation (10%)—In order to succeed in this class, you must participate. This includes: reading assigned texts, doing homework, participating in class discussions and workshops, fulfilling requirements for in-class writing assignments, etc. You will receive a class participation grade every day. Violations such as tardiness, sleeping in class, using electronic devices, not participating, being off-task, talking out of turn, disruptive behavior, etc. will result in deductions from your daily grades. Quizzes (10%)—You will be given six quizzes over the readings. I will drop your lowest quiz grade. Missed quizzes will not be made up. Final Exam (5%)—During our exam period you will write an in-class essay. ESSAY GUIDELINES All major essays must be typed in Microsoft Word, double-spaced, and stapled. All major essays will be submitted through both D2L (Desire2Learn) and as a hard copy in class on the days that they are due. Additional guidelines will be given for each assignment. Hamby 5 are eligible to receive the scholarship for a maximum of five years from the date of initial enrollment, or until a bachelor degree is earned. For additional Lottery rules, please refer to your Lottery Statement of Understanding form, review lottery requirements on the web at http://scholarships.web.mtsu.edu/telsconteligibility.htm, or contact the Financial Aid Office at 898-2830. The Writing Center—The University Writing Center is located on the third floor of the James Walker Library, and on the web at www.mtsu.edu/uwc for students to receive valuable one-on-one assistance with their writing. Conferences are available by appointment (904-8237 or 494-8616) or for walk-ins (if the UWC isn’t fully booked); don’t wait until the last minute to seek their help! Please visit the website for hours and more information. I strongly encourage you to use this resource. Schedule Note: PCZ=Pop Culture Zone, EW=Easy Writer Date Class Activity Due Week 1 Jan. 13 Intro to class Go over syllabus Week 2 Jan. 16 No Class: MLK Day Jan. 18 Diagnostic Essay (in-class) Jan. 20 Why Pop Culture? PCZ 4-5 “Why Write About Pop Culture” and Assign Essay #1 “What is the Pop Culture Zone?” and 53-71 “Defining Popular Culture” Week 3 Jan. 23 The Writing Process EW 12-23 Jan. 25 Why Write about Music? PCZ 358-59 “You and Music” and “Why Write Language Awareness About Music?”And 407-423 EW 145-55 ***Jan. 25: Last day to drop without a grade.*** Jan. 27 “Bitch” and Lilith Fair PCZ 431-444 Week 4 Jan. 30 Using the Handbook: Sentence Style EW 92-105 The Modern Rhetorical Triangle Feb. 1 Using Quotations EW 121-25 Visual Essay Organizer In-class Drafting Feb. 3 Evaluating Writing Activity Reading Packet on D2L (print out and bring to class) Hamby 6 Week 5 Feb. 6 Conferences Bring Draft of Essay #1 to Conference Feb. 8 Conferences Bring Draft of Essay #1 to Conference Feb. 10 Conferences Bring Draft of Essay #1 to Conference Week 6 Feb. 13 Revision Workshop: Bring Draft of Essay #1 to Class Wreck This Essay! Feb. 15 Assign Essay#2 ***ESSAY #1 DUE*** Intro to Analyzing TV/Film Feb. 17 Why Write About TV? PCZ 645 “You and Television” and “Why Write About Television” and 691-714 Week 7 Feb. 20 Why Write About TV? Cont’d. PCZ 715-32 Feb. 22 Why Write About Film? PCZ 180-81“You and Film” and “Why Write About Film?” and 235-49 Feb. 24 No Class: Instructor Attending Use this class time to complete a Visual Essay Workshop Organizer for Essay #2 and begin drafting Process. Week 8 Feb. 27 Books, Movies, and Censorship PCZ 518-26 Visual Essay Organizer for Essay #2 Feb. 29 Evaluating Writing: Sample PCZ 191-196 Annotated Essay March 2 Revision Workshop Bring Draft of Essay #2 to Class March 5-9 No Class: Spring Break Week 9 March 12 Assign Essay #3 PCZ 350 (read only) Contemplations/Collaborations in the PCZ March 14 Campus Observation Activity ***ESSAY #2 DUE*** March 16 Discuss readings PCZ 258-59, 298-318 Week 10 Hamby 7 March 19 Discuss readings PCZ 333-49, 586-91 March 21 Begin pre-writing/ drafting PCZ 586-91 Discuss reading March 23 Activity from The Lunatic Express ***March 23-Last day to drop with a grade of “W.”*** Week 11 March 26 Revision Workshop Bring Draft of Essay #3 to Class March 28 Assign Essay #4 ***ESSAY #3 DUE.*** Internet videos activity March 30 Is pop culture actually See D2L for link good for you? Yes! Week 12 Apr. 2 Is pop culture actually See D2L for link good for you? No! Apr. 4 Pop culture connections : Pop Lit PCZ 507-517, Apr. 6 Escapism and pop culture PCZ 533-42 Week 13 Apr. 9 Writing activities for the final paper Apr. 11 Paper ideas activity Apr. 13 Begin pre-writing and drafting Week 14 Apr. 16 Paper presentations Apr. 18 Paper presentations Apr. 20 Revision Workshop Bring Draft of Essay #4 to class ***Last day to withdraw from all classes with a grade of “W”.*** Week 15 Apr. 23 A look ahead to 1020 ***Essay #4 Due.*** Apr. 25 Course Review ***Our final exam is Monday, April 30, from 9:30-11:30. You will use this time to write an in-class essay.***