Skyline College
Theme: Writing as a Form of Protest
Instructor:
Rachel Bell
Web page: http://www.skylinecollege.edu/bellr
Office Hours: TBA, Room 5108
Computers and Tutoring in TLC: Bldg 5, Room 5100 Room 8118, Course Dates: 2/23 – 12/18
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CRN #91216 Schedule #88926 – Engl 100AG, Units 3.0
"We must work passionately and unrelentingly
for the goal of freedom, but we must be
sure that our hands are
clean in the struggle. We must never
struggle with falsehood, hate, or malice.
We must never become bitter…We must fight hate with love." --Martin Luther King Jr. A Call to Conscience
Course
Prerequisites: Writing Prereq: Completion of ENG 836 or 400 or ENGL/READ 846 with a
grade C or higher or appropriate scores on approved college placement tests. Reading Prereq:
READ 836 or 400
or READ/ENGL 846 with a grade of C or higher, or eligibility for 400-level
Reading courses on approved Reading placement test, or other means measures as
necessary. Transfer: UC; CSU
(A2).
Course
Objectives:
The
purpose of this course is to help students develop their ability to write
thoughtfully and effectively. The
premise of this course is that writing is an integral part of the thinking
process and that successful essay writing depends on a mixture of creative
thinking and an awareness of writing styles and forms. The objective of this course is to guide
students toward becoming critical readers, writers, and thinkers through
recognizing the effective writing strategies of other writers, through becoming
aware of their own processes of writing, and through learning to discern
logical relationships between words, ideas, and arguments.
Required
Materials:
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Storm from the East by Milton Viorst
1984 by George Orwell
Course Reader (also includes early feminist writings)—available at
Skyline's Bookstore
English Hour-by-Arrangement
Folder—available at the Skyline Bookstore
Course
Policies:
(1)
Attendance—Your active participation is necessary for
you and your classmates to realize the objectives of this course. Therefore your attendance is crucial. A maximum of 4 (four) absences is permitted;
each absence after the fourth
will significantly lower your grade.
(2)
Late Assignments—No late work will be
accepted. All due dates are given well
in advance; therefore I feel that it is
unfair to the students who complete their work on time to accept the work from
those who do not. However, because
“life happens,” each student will be allowed two “late tickets” during the
semester; twice students may choose to turn an assignment in the
following class period after the due date. Late assignments beyond this will not be accepted.
(3)
Class participation—Remember that participation
counts--both for your grade and in your life.
It is essential that you become consciously involved in class by
participating in discussions and contributing thoughtful comments, questions,
and answers.
(4)
Disabled Students—Reasonable
accommodation will be provided for eligible students with disabilities. Contact
the DSPS office for an accommodation letter (650) 738-4280.
“Most students are
potential revolutionaries…
when you have an illegal, immoral, and unjust
situation, it should be changed. "
--Malcolm X
Papers: Six major papers will be written for this class. The requirements are as follows:
(1) Due Dates-- Paper #1 (2-4 pages, 500-1000 words) Draft
due 9/11, Revised 9/18
Paper #2 (3-5 pages, 750-1250 words) Draft due 10/2, Revised 10/9
Paper #3
Midterm essay exam on Thursday, October 18th
Collaborative Research Paper #4 (4-6 pages,
1000-1500 words) Draft 11/13, Revised
11/27
Research Paper #5 (5-7 pages, 1250-1750 words) Draft due 12/13, Revised 12/18
Paper
#6 Final essay exam—2 ½ hours on Tues, December 18th 11:10-1:40pm
(2) Revision-- E.B. White said, “The best writing is
rewriting.” Because revising or
“re-seeing” a piece of writing is such an important aspect of the writing
process, each of the papers has two due dates.
Each student will receive feedback and suggestions on each of his/her
papers through online class workshop/discussion groups; then each student will
be asked to revise each paper based on peer feedback.
Please note: if the first due
date for a paper is missed, the paper cannot be turned in at all.
(3) Workshopping--Each paper will be read,
discussed, and commented upon by student workshop groups. Students without a completed paper on the
day of the workshop will not be allowed to participate in the workshop. Students not participating in workshops will
lose their peer participation points for that activity, they will not receive
the benefit of commentary on their writing, and if they do not turn a paper in
on the workshop date, they cannot turn in a revised paper a week later for a
grade. You cannot pass the course if
you fail to turn in one of the 6 major papers for the course. Below are the workshop dates--students must
upload a copy of their paper for their group members and comment on the writing
of their group members on the day specified:
Workshops
for Paper #1: Tues, Sept 11th Workshops for Paper #4: Tues, Nov 20th
Workshops
for Paper #2: Tues,
Oct 9th Workshops for Paper #5: Tues, Dec
13th
(4) Format—Papers must meet the required minimum length
or run the risk of not being accepted.
All papers must be typed, double-spaced, have 1” margins, and have a
font of 12.
Course
Grade: Record Your Own Grades:
Paper
1 10% Score for Paper 1 ______ x .10 = _____
Paper
2 10% Score for Paper 2 ______ x .10 = _____
Paper
3—Midterm 10% Score for Paper 3 ______ x .10 = _____
Paper
4 15% Score for Paper 4 ______ x .15 = _____
Paper
5 15% Score for Paper 5 ______ x .15 = _____
Presentation 10% Presentation score ______ x .10 = _____
HBA
Folder 5% % of HBAs completed ____ x
.5 = _____
*
Participation 5% Participation ______ x .05
= _____
*TOTAL: (convert total to %) ________
*
Participation includes being prepared each day, meeting
with
me at least once during the course of the semester, * Deduct 1% for each absence over allowed 4.
adding
to daily discussion, and giving your classmates Scoring as
follows: 100-90=A, 89-80=B
thoughtful
responses to their writing in workshops.
79-70=C,
69-60=D, 59-0=F