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Course
Prerequisites:
Writing Prereq: Completion of ENG 836 or
ESOL 400 or ENGL 846 with a grade C or higher or appropriate scores on
approved college placement tests. Reading
Prereq: READ 836 or ENGL 846 with a grade of C or higher, or eligibility
for 400-level Reading courses on approved Reading placement test.
Course Description:
Course designed to help the student recognize and critically evaluate
important ideas in short and book length texts, and express facts and thought
logically and gracefully in clear and correct prose. Students will write
critical expository essays dealing with a variety of ideas at a skill level
appropriate to a college transfer level class. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (A2,
3).
The Online Environment:
Online is not easier than the traditional
educational process. In fact, many learners say it requires much more
time and commitment, so be prepared for this as you take an online English
course. You need to be a strongly
self-motivated learner and be willing to commit 5 to 10 hours per week per
online course. Also, you will need a
"Plan B" in case your home computer experiences any
difficulties. The Skyline campus has
computers for student use in the Library (bldg. 5), in the Learning Center
(bldg. 5), and in the Business Lab (rooms 8119-8121, bldg. 8). Missing deadlines for any online quizzes, exams, postings, papers or
assignments due to technical difficulties will not be a valid excuse in an
online class. Due dates are
given well in advance so don't wait until the last minute and risk a blackout
or computer crash that occurs right on a deadline. With that said, taking an online course can
open new ways of learning for you and often increases student participation
with the pressures of public speaking in the traditional classroom removed.
Student Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the semester, students will be able to do the
following:
1. ESSAYS: Write focused,
organized, well-developed, and text-based essays appropriate to the college
transfer
level using effective paragraphs, which support a clear thesis statement, and
demonstrate competence in standard English grammar and usage.
2. CRITICAL ANALYSIS:
Demonstrate critical reading, writing, and thinking skills through analysis,
synthesis, and evaluation of
important ideas.
3. SOURCES: Effectively
evaluate and fluidly integrate relevant sources, using appropriate research
strategies and tools, and documenting them according to according to
MLA guidelines.
Required Textbooks
All course texts are connected under the course theme “Memoir—Journeys
through War”:
(1) Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific by Robert Leckie
(marine’s experience in WWII)
(2)
Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the
Gulf War and Other Battles by Anthony Swofford (marine’s
experience in Persian Gulf
War 1990-1991)
(3) Breaking
News: A Stunning and Memorable Account of Reporting from Some of the Most
Dangerous
Place in the World by Martin Fletcher (war correspondent experience over 3
decades)
(4) Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
(a graphic novel) by Marjane Satrapi (Iranian girl growing up
during the 1979-1988
overthrow of Shah of Iran and also during the Iran-Iraq War)
(5) Department Rhetoric--Optional:
Unless you prefer a print version (for purchase in Skyline’s Bookstore).
The Rhetoric is provided for you
electronically at: http://www.skylinecollege.edu/skyenglish/
Quotes
from the authors we’re reading this semester…
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This book is not a
meditation on society, or a rant about how bad TV journalism has become, or
a tell-all account of famous people I’ve met. It’s something simpler and, I
hope, more revealing: a series of true-life adventure stories that expose
the haunting dilemmas journalists face as we help write that famous first
draft of history. -----Martin Fletcher-----
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The world is not divided
between East and West. You are
American, I am Iranian, we don’t know each other, but we talk and we understand
each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is
much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference
between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me
and you. And our governments are very much the same.
-----Marjane
Satrapi-----
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Required SMCCD College Email: In an online class, you will be
receiving regular messages (2 to 5 emails per week) from your instructor. To
avoid missing important messages both from your instructor and from the
college/District, be sure your student email account is activated and
prepared to check your email daily during the semester. Log in at http://my.smccd.edu/. If you don’t want to check your my.smccd.edu
account, forward your my.smccd.edu email to your regular email
account. To forward your SMCCD email…
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1. Go to
Websmart at https://websmart.smccd.edu/
2. In your
student account area, click on the link that says
"New! Student Email"
3. Here, you
may view your email address and password,
and you may reset your password.
4. IMPORTANT:
Open your my.smccd.edu email.
5. Click
“Settings” at the top of the page.
6. Click the
“Forwarding and POP/IMAP” tab.
7. Under
Forwarding, click the “Forward a copy of
incoming mail” button.
8. Enter the
email address you want to forward your email to
9. Click “Save
Changes.”
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Available
Support Services: Skyline College cares deeply about student success
and provides a range of support for students both academic and personal, so
take advantage of these resources:
<>Academic
Counseling:
for counselor guidance, creating action plans, getting connected with the
Career
Center and Transfer Center. Room
2-218, 650-738-4318, skycounseling@smccd.edu.
<>The Learning
Center:
provides tutoring in all subjects. Sign up for LSKL 800 for general tutoring
or
for LSKL 853 for reading and
writing support. Room 5-100, 650-738-4144.
<>Library: consult librarians for expert research
advice. Building 5, 2nd floor, 650-738-4311,
skylibrary@smccd.edu. Use the Library’s website to conduct online
research, access citation guides
and much more: http://www.skylinecollege.edu/library/
<>Health &
Psychological Services: provides health care and mental health
services (counseling, crisis
intervention, substance abuse). Room 2-206 &
2-237, 650-738-4270, skyhealth@smccd.edu
<>Financial Aid: help
with fee waivers, grants, scholarships, work study programs and loans.
Room 2-2234, 650-738-4236,
skyfaoffice@smccd.edu
<>SparkPoint: provides
students and the community FREE financial education/coaching, food pantry,
tax
preparation, banking/savings
advice, assistance with public benefits enrollment and more. Room
1-214, 650-738-7035, skylinesparkpoint@smccd.edu, visit: http://www.skylinecollege.edu/sparkpoint/
Course Policies:
(1)
Class Conduct: At Skyline
College, our classrooms, in-person and online, are safe and inclusive
places. In this community, we treat each other with
mutual respect regardless of differences in race,
religion, age, and/or
sexual/gender identity. If you go by a
different name or would like a different
gender pronoun used, please
advise your instructor and your preference will be honored. Students are
responsible for adhering to
the Code of Student Conduct outlined in the Skyline Student Handbook:
http://skylinecollege.edu/catalog/rightsresponsibilities/codeofconduct.php.
(2) Attendance: You are a valuable part of our classroom
community. You’ll be sharing your ideas on the
on-going content of the
class as well as interacting and collaborating with your
classmates. Since your
online presence is
vital to both your academic goals and the success of the class, you
should be
prepared to log-in regularly
each week and check your smccd email daily while the class is in
session.
Not logging into our course
in Canvas regularly and missing important assignments, can result
in being
dropped/withdrawn from the
class or failing the class. If you find yourself falling behind,
remember that
your instructor is your ally
and here to help, so reach out when you need support.
(3) Participation: Remember that participation counts
both for your grade and in your life.
Active
participation means
regularly logging in, posting discussions and assignments on time, and
providing
thoughtful written feedback
for workshop peer review. It also
means emailing your instructor when you
have questions or want quick
feedback, or when you want more detailed feedback, making an office or
phone appointment.
(4)
Late Assignments: All due
dates are given well in advance so it’s 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 48
hours after the due date. Late
assignments beyond this will not be accepted. You
cannot use late tickets on
timed exams. Please note: When you post a late assignment, please also
email me to let me know as
Canvas does not always notify me of late posts.
(5) Saving and Submitting Work: You must create a backup file of
every piece of work you submit for
grading. All files should be in DOC, RTF or PDF file formats (note: Do not
post .docx files as not all
students can open this type of
file).
(6)
Disabled
Students: In coordination
with the Disability Resource Center (DRC), reasonable
accommodation will be provided for eligible
students with disabilities. For more
assistance, please
contact the DRC in building
5, Room 5132 or call 650-738-4228.
For more information visit:
http://skylinecollege.edu/disabilityresources/index.php
(7) Academic Integrity: The
work you submit/present must be your own.
All paraphrases and quotations
must be cited
appropriately. If you are caught cheating or plagiarizing another person’s
work, you may
be disciplined in one or
more of the following ways:
>Failing grade on the
assignment which could lead to a lowered course grade or failing the course.
>Being reported to the Dean of
Enrollment Services/Disciplinary Officer who maintains a record of
those reported for
academic dishonesty.
>Disciplinary probation, suspension or expulsion
For clear definitions of cheating/plagiarizing,
see the Skyline College Student Handbook:
http://catalog.skylinecollege.edu/current/rights-responsibilities/integrity.php.
To
know how to properly integrate and cite outside sources and research, visit:
http://accounts.smccd.edu/skyenglish/10IntegratingSources.htm
Papers:
Five major papers will be written for this class. The requirements are as follows (all due by
12am on due date):
(1) Due Dates-- Paper #1 (2-4 pages, 500-1000 words) Draft due 2/20, Revised 2/27
Research Paper #2 (3-5 pages,
750-1250 words) Draft due 3/20,
Revised 4/2
Paper #3
Midterm 75-minute essay exam on Tuesday, April 17th
Collaborative Research Paper #4 (4-6
pages, 1000-1500 words) Draft 5/15
Revised 5/22
Paper #5 Final essay exam—2 ½
hours on Thursday, May 24th
For detailed paper guidelines and topics, visit: http://accounts.smccd.edu/bellr/papertopics100S18.htm
(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. The first draft is not graded and is used
for class workshopping, so students can give and receive advice to apply to
the graded revision due a week later.
If you would like instructor feedback on your draft, make an office or
phone appointment. On
papers, you must meet the page minimums. 5% deducted for half a page under
and minus 10% for each full page under the minimum.
(3) Workshopping—Each draft will be read
and commented upon by student workshop groups. You do not want to use a late
ticket on a draft because: (1) you cannot participate in the workshop without
a draft; (2) you won’t get any peer feedback on your draft; (3) you won’t be
able to give written feedback on your peers’ drafts so will receive zero
scores and peer review counts as 5% of your overall course grade; (4) if you
do not submit a draft, you cannot turn in a revision a week later for a grade
and you cannot pass this class if you fail to turn in one of the major
papers. Below are the important
workshop dates:
Paper #1 Workshop: 2/20
Paper #2 Workshop: 3/20 Paper #4 Workshop: 5/15
(4) Format— All papers must meet
the required minimum length, and they must be typed, double-spaced, have 1”
margins, and have a font of 12. When
you post assignments in our online classroom, they must be in .DOC, .RTF or
.PDF format or else I will not be able to open your document
and your work will not be counted as on time.
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 20% Score
for Paper 4 ______ x .20 =
_____
Paper
5—Final 20% Score
for Paper 5 ______ x
.20 =
_____
Peer
Paper Review 5% Average
Peer Review ______ x .05 =
_____
Assignments 5% Average
of Assignments ______ x .05 =
_____
Discussion posts
10% Average
of Discussions ______ x .10 =
_____
Quizzes 10% Average
Quiz score ______ x .10 =
_____
TOTAL: (convert total to
%) ________
Scoring
as follows: 98-100=A+, 93-97=A, 90-92=A- 87-89=B+,
83-86=B, 80-82=B-, 77-79=C+, 70-76=C,
67-69=D+, 63-66=D, 60-62=D-, 59-0=F
Departmental Grading Standards: http://www.skylinecollege.edu/skyenglish/6EvaluatingWriting.htm
Online grade calculator: http://accounts.smccd.edu/bellr/GradingMenu.htm
Skyline College’s Important Dates
to Remember:
As a student, you’ll want
to know the important academic dates regarding dropping and withdrawing from
classes, school holidays, final exams, etc.
Visit Skyline College’s Academic Calendar:
http://skylinecollege.edu/academics/academiccalendar.php.
TITLE IX:
The San Mateo County Community College District is committed to maintaining safe
and caring college environments at Cañada College, College of San Mateo and
Skyline College. The District has established policies and procedures
regarding Sexual Misconduct, Harassment, and Assault. A District website has
also been developed which provides you with important information about
sexual misconduct and sexual assault. http://smccd.edu/titleix/. To learn more about
these issues and how you can help prevent them, you are encouraged to view
the “Not Anymore” videos, which can be found on WebSMART under the Student
Services link.
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