Syllabus
College Composition and Research: English 101
Course Description
An introduction to expository and argumentative writing, emphasizing reading, critical thinking, and analytical writing skills. Several short papers are assigned, with emphasis on the writing process. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on ACT. General education credit.
Text and Supplementary Materials
Acting out Culture: Readings for Critical Inquiry by James S. Miller (3rd edition)
ISBN: 978-1-4576-4007-0
- One pocket-folder for handouts
- Earbuds/earphones
Student Learning Outcomes
Student Learning Objective
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Describe the assessment tool/s used to demonstrate each student learning outcome.
- Apply critical and analytical thinking to reading, writing, and speaking.
- Compose sound and effective sentences.
- Compose unified, coherent, and developed paragraphs.
- Utilize a recursive writing process to develop strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proofreading.
- Produce rhetorically effective discourse for subject, audience, and purpose.
- Apply effective research and information literacy skills.
Course Outline
The following essays will be covered over the course of the semester:
Week 1 (August 17-18): (TH/F)
Introduction to Course Syllabus
Stations Activity
Week 2 (August 21-25): (M/T/W/TH/F)
Digital Breakout EDU (Eclipse)
Introduce 1st Quarter Reading Component
Academic Resume
Week 3 (August 28-September 1): (M/T/W/F; Blended TH)
College Application Essay
Week 4 (September 5-8): (T/W/F; Blended TH)
College Application Essay
Week 5 (September 11-15): (M/W/F; Blended T/TH)
Narrative Essay (Chapter 1: How We Believe)
1st Quarter Reading Component/Booksnaps (Due Sept. 15)
Week 6 (September 18-22): (M/T/W/F; Blended TH)
1st Quarter Reader’s Workshop Collaborative Discussions (Sept. 18)
1st Quarter Classic/Canonical Assessment (Sept. 20)
Narrative Essay (Chapter 1: How We Believe)
Week 7 (September 25-29): (M/T/W/TH/F)
Narrative Essay (Chapter 1: How We Believe)
Week 8 (October 2-6): (M/T/W/TH/F)
Analysis Essay (Chapter 2: How We Watch)
Week 9 (October 9-13): (M/W/F; Blended T/TH)
Analysis Essay (Chapter 2: How We Watch)
In-Class Writing Assessment/Analysis of Paired Texts (Oct. 11)
Week 10 (October 16-19): (M/W/TH; Blended T)
Introduce 2nd Quarter Reading Component
Comparison/Contrast Essay (Chapter 3: How We Eat)
Week 11 (October 24-27): (No School M) (T/W/TH/F)
Comparison/Contrast Essay (Chapter 3: How We Eat)
Week 12 (October 30-November 3): (M/T/W/F; Blended TH)
Comparison/Contrast Essay (Chapter 3: How We Eat)
Summary/ Critique Essay (Chapter 5: How We Work)
Week 13 (November 6-10): (M/W/F; Blended T/TH)
Summary/Critique Essay (Chapter 5: How We Work)
Week 14 (November 13-17): (M/W/F; Blended T/TH)
Summary/Critique Essay (Chapter 5: How We Work)
2nd Quarter Reading Component/Famous Emails (Due Nov. 17)
Week 15 (November 20-21): (M/T)
2nd Quarter Pinwheel Discussions (Nov. 20)
2nd Quarter Classic/Canonical Assessment (Nov. 21)
Argumentative Essay (Chapter 6: How We Connect)
Week 16 (November 27-December 1): (M/T/W/TH/F)
Argument Essay (Chapter 6: How We Connect)
Week 17 (December 4-8): (M/W/F; Blended T/TH)
Argument Essay (Chapter 6: How We Connect)
Week 18 (December 11-15): (M/W/TH/F; Blended T)
2nd Quarter In-class Writing Assessment/Analysis of Paired Texts (Dec. 11)
Digital Portfolios
Week 19 (December 18-20): (M/T/W)
Digital Portfolios Due
Note: 81 % Face-to-Face Instruction/19% Blended/Online Instruction
Course Requirements
(This course requires a minimum of two hours of out-of-class work for every one hour of faculty instruction. In this blended course, there will also be online instruction.)
Points for each assignment based on a total of 1,500 points:
Academic Resume: 100 points
College Application Essay: 100 points
Narration Essay: 100 points
Analysis Essay: 100 points
Summary/Critique Essay: 100 points
Comparison/Contrast Essay: 100 points
Argument Essay: 150 points
Pre-writing Exercises; Rough Drafts; Bell Work; Misc. Assignments: 250 points
Digital Portfolio: 150 points
During Reading Projects: 50 points
In-Class Discussions: 50 points
Classic/Canonical Assessments: 100 points
In-class Writing Assessments/Analysis of Paired Texts: 100 points
Attendance: 50 points
Second drafts don’t magically turn into final drafts if you aren’t in class to turn in the final draft. A final draft that is submitted and is identical (or shows little evidence of revision) to the second draft will result in a failing grade (50%).
Emphasis in this course will be on the writing process: brainstorming, pre-writing/drafting, peer response, self-assessment, and revision. Peer response, instructor response, and self-assessment will help you in revising your work. A final draft that is submitted and is identical (or shows little evidence of revision) to the second draft will result in a failing grade (50%).
Digital Portfolio
A course portfolio is required in this course. The portfolio will be a digital portfolio that is a collection of all writing and reflections and will be organized in a digital format.
Be on Time
Attendance for this class is essential for success. You need to be here to succeed. Attendance will be taken each day.
Also, be on time for class! If you are late, you will not be able to submit work. Finally, you will be counted absent if you miss up to or more than half of the class.
Attendance Matters
At the end of the semester, a percentage grade will be assigned based on your attendance. The following percentage scale will be used for the attendance portion of the grade:
1-2 absence: 100%
3 absences: 90%
4 absences: 80%
5 absences: 70%
6 absences: 60%
7 absences: 50%
8+ absences: 0%
Other Important Housekeeping Matters
Each time you turn in your essay to Google Classroom, you will also need to submit it to www.turnitin.com. Failure to submit a draft of an essay to turnitin.com will result in failure of the assignment.
On the day a draft is due, you must submit the paper to Google Classroom and turnitin.com! If you can’t be in class the day an essay is due, you are still responsible for turning in your essay to Google Classroom as well as submitting to turnitin.com by the posted date/time!
For papers that require documentation/citation, you must include parenthetical documentation as well as a Works Cited page. Any pieces submitted without proper parenthetical documentation and Works Cited page will receive a “0.”
Also, any papers requiring research must be completed in MLA format, NOT APA format. Failure to comply will result in no points on all research components of the scoring guide.
Please do NOT recycle a paper from a previous/current course. If you do, you will receive a “0” on the paper.
Dr. Jill Watkins
Email: jwatkins@chillicotheschools.org
Website: www.DrWatkinsCHS.com
Location: 2801 Hornet Road, Chillicothe, MO, United States
Phone: 660.646.0700
Twitter: @drwatkinschs