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Writing Workshop English 100W (Fall 2011) Section 3, T/R 9-10:15am (Sweeney Hall 229)
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Dr. Katherine D. Harris Office Hours: 11:30-1:30pm + online tools Office: FO 220 [map] Phone: 408.924.4475 Email: katherine.harris@sjsu.edu |
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Course Description � Course Learning Objectives � Course Policies � Grading Policy |
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Grade Distribution � Late Policy � Plagiarism � Required Books |
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Course Description |
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English 100W is an integrated writing and
literature course designed to provide English majors with a firm
foundation for the professional study of literature. Over the course of
the semester, students will engage in all phases of those reading,
thinking, researching, and writing processes that produce clear and
purposeful critical essays that demonstrate an understanding of and
illuminate for others how literature contains and conveys its effects
and meanings. Approximately one half of the semester will be spent on
the study of poetry. Prerequisite: Passing score on the Writing Skills Test (WST), upper-division standing (56 units), and completion of CORE GE. |
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Required Books & Materials (all on Course Reserve in King Library) | ||
Anderson, Daniel. Writing About Literature in the
Media Age. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2005. ISBN 0321198352
(get from online bookseller) Baker, Nancy L. and Nancy Huling. A Research Guide for Undergraduate Students. 6th ed. MLA, 2006. ISBN 9780873529242 Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. 2nd ed. or 3rd ed. Ed. Ross C. Murfin. Bedford, 1996. ISBN 0312114915; 2011 ISBN 9780312457532 Hacker, Diana. A Writer�s Reference. 7th ed. 2007. ISBN 9780312601430 Accompanying Website Harmon, William and C. Hugh Holman. A Handbook to Literature. 10th ed. or 11th ed. or 12th ed. Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN 0131344420; or 2008. ISBN 9780136014393; or 2012 ISBN 9780205024018. Accompanying Website Dictionary, Collegiate-level Email & Turnitin Accounts Recommended
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English Department Student Learning Objectives ("E&CL SLO") | ||
Students shall achieve the ability to write complete
essays that demonstrate advanced proficiency in all of the
following:
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General Education Student Learning Objectives ("GE SLO") | ||
English 100W is designed to meet the University Written Communication II requirements. Each assignment meets some aspect of these learning objectives. These requirements are as follows: Learning Objective 1: Students shall be able to refine the competencies established in Written Communication IA and IB as summarized below: IA Student Learning:
IB Student Learning:
Learning Objective 2: Students shall be able to express (explain, analyze, develop, and criticize) ideas effectively, including ideas encountered in multiple readings and expressed in different forms of discourse. Learning Objective 3: Students shall be able to organize and develop essays and documents for both professional and general audiences, including appropriate editorial standards for citing primary and secondary sources.
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Grade Distribution | ||
10% Class Discussion
& Participation -- E&CL SLO 2 10% Weekly Reading/Listening/Audience Responses (300 words each) -- GE SLO 1,2; E&CL SLO 1,2,3 10% Recitation -- GE SLO; E&CL SLO 1 15% Essays 1 & 4 (in-class; 1000 words each) -- GE SLO 1,2,3; E&CL SLO 1,2,3 15% Essay 2 (1250 words) -- GE SLO 1,2,3; E&CL SLO 1,2,3 10% Essay 3 (1000 words) -- GE SLO 1,2,3; E&CL SLO 1,2,3 5% Essay 5 (1250 words) -- GE SLO 1,2,3; E&CL SLO 1,2,3 15% Essay 6 (major revision of Essay 5 with research; 2000 words) -- GE SLO 1,2,3; E&CL SLO 1,2,3, 5 10% Final Exam -- E&CL SLO 1,2,3 [top] |
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Class Discussion & Participation | ||
English 100W introduces students to various
literary genres as well as sharpens the critical thinking and writing
skills that you learned in introductory composition courses. This course
will prepare you for writing critical and research essays in your
upper-division English courses. However, before we can write about
literature, we must read it, talk about it and analyze its structure.
This requires that you are prepared with the assigned readings at each
class meeting. In addition, you will have weekly writing assignments and
six essays over the semester. In order for the writing workshops to be
beneficial, you must come to class with the assigned writings. Between
the assigned essays, revised drafts and weekly responses, you will write
the 8000 words of formal writing required for this course. The readings
will come from our various textbooks. Please have the textbooks by our
next class meeting. A
student�s participation is assessed by his/her contribution throughout
the semester. Use the following as guidelines for this portion of your
final grade: |
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Weekly Reading/Listening/Audience Responses Over the semester, you will produce various types of weekly responses for a grade: some prepared outside of class and others prepared in class. For Reading Responses, you will produce a 300-word (minimum!) response to the assigned reading for that week. These will be used to stimulate your thoughts on the texts and to serve as ideas for your essays. Because these Reading Responses pertain to that week�s readings and are not useful after the discussion has been completed, late Reading Responses will not be accepted. For Listening or Audience Responses, you will produce an in-class 1-2 page response (300 words) to the presentations being given by your peers. Students who write nothing or who write frivolously will not receive credit for the exercise. I reserve the right to cancel or add weekly responses depending upon class performance. |
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Recitation Recitations are meant to allow you to engage very closely with a poem and so classmates may hear how a poem sounds. Rehearsing the poem will allow you to discover the intertwining relationship between poetic structure and poetic meaning. Each student will theatrically present a memorized 14-line (or more) poem on a designated day. This assignment will be in conjunction with Essay 2, an explication of a poem. See instructions here. [top] |
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Essays You will be required to write 5 graded essays with 1 major revision of an earlier essay throughout the semester for a total of 8,000 words: 2 written in-class, and 4 written outside of class. All take-home writing (both reading responses and essays) must be typed, 12 point font, 1 inch margins, and following MLA guidelines. The MLA has just published new guidelines for citing and documenting online resources; please review the 7th edition of the handbook (in King Library or buy your own copy). One of the take-home essays will involve a substantial amount of scholarly research. See the Schedule for due dates and printed instructions. In addition to handing in a paper copy,
each essay
will be submitted to
Turnitin.com for verification. |
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Final
Exam Essay The mandatory department final exam will be given on Saturday, December 3. You must take this exam in order to pass the class.
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Grading Policy | ||
The Department of English reaffirms
its commitment to the differential grading scale as defined in
the official SJSU Catalog ("The Grading System"). Grades
issued must represent a full range of student performance: A =
excellent; B = above average; C = average; D = below average; F
= failure. Courses graded according to the A,B,C,NoCredit system
shall follow the same pattern, except that NC, for NoCredit,
shall replace D or F. In A,B,C,NoCredit courses NC shall also
substitute for W (for Withdrawl) because neither NC nor W
affects students� grade point averages.
In English Department courses, instructors will comment on and grade the quality of student writing as well as the quality of the ideas being conveyed. All student writing should be distinguished by correct grammar and punctuation, appropriate diction and syntax, and well-organized paragraphs. For your final grades, 100-90 is an A, 89-80 is a B, 79-70 is a C, 69-60 is a D, and below 60 is an F. Pluses and minuses are the middle of each range. In calculating the final grade, a set number will represent each letter grade; for example, B+ is 87.5, B is 85, and B- is 82.5. Note: This is an A, B, C, NoCredit course, but individual essays will be graded on an A to F scale. There are no C- final grades in English 100W. You must earn at least a C in order to pass. Any student with a final grade below a C will receive an NC and must repeat the course.
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Course Policies | ||
Late Assignments/Essays Any late ICE/OCE will not be accepted. For all other assignments: If you cannot meet a deadline, you must contact me at least 48 hours prior to our class meeting to discuss the situation. If this is not done, for every day that an essay is late, you will be penalized one grade step: A becomes A-, A- becomes a B+, etc. The weekend will count as one day. Unless you have prior permission or the assignment specifically requests it, absolutely no assignment will be accepted via email. |
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Classroom
& Online Environment Respect your fellow students and I: Arrive on time (excessive tardiness will effect your participation grade) and do not partake in disruptive behavior. If you are late, wait for an appropriate moment to enter so you do not disturb the class. Turn off cell phones or put them on silent mode during the class period. You are welcome to use your laptop with the caveat that it is used to enhance our discussions. |
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Email Protocols, Office Hours &
Online Contact Email is the best possible way to contact me (9am-5pm) and has the added bonus of recording our conversations. When emailing me, please consider it a formal communication: include the appropriate salutation, your name, your question/comment, and be aware of tone. Know that long conversations over email are not fruitful merely because of the limitations of technology. If you have an extended question or dilemma that cannot be answered by our online materials, please visit me during office hours, schedule a phone conference, or arrange for an online chat/video chat. If I�m in my office, I will usually turn on Google Chat. You might also be able to get my attention on Twitter. I will amass a class email list and will occasionally send out information regarding our meetings or the readings. Please provide an email address that you check daily.
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Course
Website As we move along in the semester, course materials will be posted on the course website. After you have entered, simply click on our class title to print the current schedule or handouts, visit online resources, print copies of lost documents, find the SJSU Writing Center, check my office hours, or find writing help. |
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SJSU Writing Center Visit me during office hours for help with your writing. For even further help, go to the Writing Center located in Clark Hall, Suite 126. Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:30-5:30 and Friday 9-12. Call for appointments at 924-2308 or go online at www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter. Work with tutors in a one-on-one environment. |
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Library Liaison For library research questions, contact Toby Matoush, the English Department�s Library Liaison: (408) 808-2096 or toby.matoush@sjsu.edu. King Library has created an extensive and very useful list of the library�s resources specifically for English majors. |
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Student Technology Resources Computer labs for student use are available in the Academic Success Center located on the 1st floor of Clark Hall and on the 2nd floor of the Student Union. Additional computer labs may be available in your department/college. Computers are also available in the Martin Luther King Library. A wide variety of audio-visual equipment is available for student checkout from Media Services located in IRC 112. These items include digital and VHS camcorders, VHS and Beta video players, 16 mm, slide, overhead, DVD, CD, and audiotape players, sound systems, wireless microphones, projection screens and monitors. |
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ACADEMIC POLICIES - GENERAL INFORMATION | ||
Academic Integrity Your commitment as a student to learning is evidenced by your enrollment at San Jose State University. The University�s Academic Integrity policy, located at http://www.sjsu.edu/senate/S07-2.htm, requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. Instances of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Cheating on exams or plagiarism (presenting the work of another as your own, or the use of another person�s ideas without giving proper credit) will result in a failing grade and sanctions by the University. For this class, all assignments are to be completed by the individual student unless otherwise specified. If you would like to include your assignment or any material you have submitted, or plan to submit for another class, please note that SJSU�s Academic Policy S07-2 requires approval of instructors.
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A Word about
Plagiarism &
Turnitin
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Campus Policy on Compliance with
Americans with Disabilities Act If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires that students with disabilities register with DRC to establish a record of their disability. The DRC website is http://www.drc.sjsu.edu. |
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