English 111 -- Fall 2006
Professor Julianne Newmark
ÒWriting Across Communities: Community Safety and HealthÓ
Sections
07 and 08 Phone: Room: Weir 106
M-W-F:
9:00 to 9:50 and 10:00 to 10:50 a.m. Email: jnewmark@nmt.edu
Office
hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1:00 to 1:50 p.m. and by
appointment
Welcome
to English 111. Our course will be
designed around various concepts of ÒcommunityÓ – this can mean the
community from which you come, the community to which you aspire to belong
professionally, or the community of which you are currently a member, the
university community. We will be
ÒWriting Across CommunitiesÓ in our course this semester, and I will ask you to
draw upon the writing experiences you have had already to help you to enter new
community discussions. One of the
most important communities we will discuss this term will be the community of
our classroom. We will examine the
ways in which our community of students engages with itself and with the
outside world, at various removes.
How do you all – as students – interact with the larger
university and its various academic departments, with the city of Socorro, with
New Mexico as a state, with our nation, and with our world? We will bring all of these various
communities into conversation through the texts that you read and, more
importantly, that you create this semester. How do we express community through writing? How do we create community through writing?
New
Mexico TechÕs objectives for English 111 are that you will learn to:
To read
and think critically
-define
problems
-examine
claims and evidence
-organize
and evaluate information
To write
and speak coherently
-present
a strong thesis
-write
coherent paragraphs with clear topic sentences
-write clear sentences using correct grammar and
punctuation
Required
texts:
Lunsford,
Andrea A. The Everyday Writer. Third Edition.
The
Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing, Concise Edition.
I will also make available several required readings over
e-reserve or WebCT. I will provide
information on these readings as necessary.
Required
work and grading scale:
Your
grade will be based on various factors, including attendance, participation,
completion and quality of written work.
You will be expected to participate in peer review exercises, group work
in class, and conferences with me.
The Òreading responsesÓ are marked in the course calendar with the
symbols Πthrough . Below is the point distribution:
Point
Distribution
Paper 1 (drafts and final) 125
Paper 2 (drafts and final) 125
Group project and presentation 200
(100 each part)
Five reading responses (P/F) 100
(20 points ea.)
Portfolio (orig. papers + revisions) 250
Peer Reviews (3) 45
Conferences (3) 45
Quizzes 50
Participation/Attendance 60____________
Grading
scale:
A 930
and above
A- 900-929
B+ 870-899
B 830-869
B- 800-829
C+ 770-799
C 730-769
C- 700-729
TOTAL 1000
The
Writing Portfolio
Your writing journal will need to include all assignments that I
ask you to complete during class time, so I suggest that you begin the term
with a three-ring binder with plenty of loose-leaf paper in it. Also, you will need to include all
drafts and exercises related to your Papers One and Two. You will also need to include the copy
I graded, with the rubric, and a final, revised clean copy. I will provide you with details about
how to organize your portfolio during class and a checklist of required
contents.
You
will be evaluated on your ability and willingness to participate in classroom
discussions and other activities.
Keep this in mind and be sure to be alert in class, prepared for class
work, and engaged in our subject matter.
If you miss more than four classes, you will
be asked to drop the course or you will receive a failing grade. There are, of
course, extraordinary situations in which absences might be excused. A stay in the hospital, for example, is
what I would call Òextraordinary.Ó
I do take attendance into consideration in the
calculation of your final grade, along with the above-mentioned factor of
participation. Be sure to attend
all class meetings and to be on time.
Every three days that you are tardy (more than five minutes) count as
one "absent" day. I
consider this syllabus, incidentally, as your contract with me, and mine with
you. If you choose to continue in
this class, after reading this syllabus, I expect that you will abide by the
requirements of this course.
Papers must be turned in at the beginning of
our class time on the day the assignment is due. After this time, for each day an assignment is late, I will
deduct one letter grade (meaning, if the paper begins at an "A" and
is one day late, I will begin grading it from an "A-" -- etcetera). Again, extraordinary circumstances
might excuse a late assignment, but these are rare. I will not accept emailed versions of papers; you must come
to class, or arrange to see me in my office, to turn in your paper-copy of your
assignment. I reserve the right not to accept
late writing portfolios or group projects.
We will be covering some sensitive topics in this
class. So, I will expect you to
behave appropriately and be open to different opinions. Above all, be courteous to your
classmates. One sign of
courteousness is that you turn off your cell phone before entering class. If there are repeated problems with
your cell phone, I will ask you to leave the classroom for the day. You will take an absence that day.
Qualified students with disabilities needing appropriate
academic adjustments should contact me as soon as possible to ensure your needs
are met in a timely manner. Handouts are available in alternative accessible formats
upon request.
In our course, we will spend ample time covering what is
required of you in terms of correct citation, academic honesty, and
intellectual property. After this
information has been presented to you in class, you are responsible for it and
cannot claim ignorance as a defense against an accusation of academic
dishonesty.
Plagiarism, in very general terms, is the use of someone
elseÕs words or ideas without proper citation. Your style guide, Everyday Writer, includes information about
plagiarism. I suggest that you
become familiar with pages 168 and 173-175 and commit to memory the information
regarding plagiarism that I provide for you in class. Also, the NMT library offers a handy website addressing many
plagiarism issues and provides advice on avoiding plagiarism:
http://infohost.nmt.edu/~nmtlib/INFO/ORef/plagiarism.html
All work that is to be handed in must be
typed, double-spaced, printed on white paper in black ink, and must use
twelve-point font (preferably Times New Roman). If your paper does not conform to these stylistic
requirements, I will hand it back to you without a grade and you will be
required to reformat in and will suffer a late-paper penalty.
Conferences
On the course calendar, you will notice that
several class sessions have been cancelled in order to accommodate individual
student conferences with me. These
conferences are mandatory, and your failure to show up will affect your grade:
not only will you not receive any of the participation points for the
conference, your failure to show up will count as an absence.
Course
calendar:
SEQUENCE
ONE – Paper One
TOPIC:
ÒPublic Health and the Right to SmokeÓ
Week
one: Item
Due: In-class
Activity/Outcome
Wednesday,
August 23 First-day
writing, questionnaire.
What
is ÒWACÓ?
Discuss
EW 1-9.
Friday,
August 25 Log
in to WebCT and post to Message Discuss
community-based responses
Board,
in response to question. to
smoking.
EW
9-22 and AB 115-142 (Chapter 6) Common
grammar errors, exercises
Your
job as a reader; how to use AB
Week
two:
Monday,
August 28 AB
142-151 (from Chapter 6) Logical
fallacies
Handout:
ÒWhy Stop Smoking?Ó Œ Summary
exercise, AB 148
Wednesday,
August 30 AB
5-23 (from Chapter 1) Assign Paper One
Closed
and open form, Òglobal and localÓ
Common grammar errors, exercises
Exercise,
AB 22
Friday,
September 1 AB
230-233 (from Chapter 9) Discuss
Stephen BeanÕs essay
EW
26-30 and 36-40 Invention
strategies, starting the writing
process. Paper format.
Discuss
two-part nature of assignment
Week
three:
Monday,
September 4 LABOR
DAY – NO CLASSES
Wednesday,
September 6 Part
One of Paper One due ÒBelieving
and Doubting game,Ó AB 41-42
AB
Chapter 2 (all)
Friday, September 8 EW
49-62 Discussion,
producing examples,
AB 47-60 (Chapter 3) comparisons
and contrasts, etc. Audience.
Week
four:
Monday,
September 11 EW
62-76 Review
logical fallacies. Opening
paragraphs. Summary/strong
response.
Wednesday,
September 13 EW
79-91 Review
student essay by Sean Barry for
format. Pathos, logos,
ethos. Arguable
claims and argument structure.
Friday,
September 15 NO
CLASS – CONFERENCE PREPARATION
Week
five:
Monday,
September 18 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
Wednesday, September 20 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
Friday,
September 22 Cumulative
reading and course content quiz.
Week
six:
Monday,
September 25 Paper
One, Part Two, peer review day:
Bring
three copies to class and
email
or bring me an electronic copy.
Wednesday,
September 27 Review
papers as class on projector
Ten-minute
writing exercise
Friday,
September 29 PAPER
ONE (all parts) DUE: INCLUDE ALL PLANS,
DRAFTS,
REVIEW SHEETS, AND FINAL
SEQUENCE
TWO – Group projects and presentations
TOPIC:
ÒFood, Our Bodies, and Public WellnessÓ
Week
seven:
Monday,
October 2 EW
93-98, 139-154 Group
project assigned.
AB
182-183 (from Chapter 8) Groups
chosen, begin
Handout: ÒO.K., So IÕm FatÓ ÒscaffoldingÓ
Wednesday,
October 4 Handouts:
ÒBodily HarmÓ and ÒThe Body MythÓ Ž and
Review
website: http://www.unpac.ca/economy/g_food.html
EW
154-168 Global
food, global communities?
Discuss
note cards: citations,
summary, main question that you
have.
Friday,
October 6 Bring
in five note cards to discuss with group. Choose
topic. Begin Òproblem
proposal.Ó
Week
eight:
Monday,
October 9 Group
Òproblem proposalÓ due. Work
on Òaudience analysisÓ
Wednesday,
October 11 Group
Òaudience analysisÓ due Work
on Òsolutions reportÓ
MEET
IN COMPUTER LAB.
Friday,
October 13 Group
Òsolutions reportÓ due Work
on final Òproblem-solving
MEET IN COMPUTER LAB report.Ó
Week
nine:
Monday,
October 16 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
Wednesday,
October 18 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
Friday,
October 20 NO
CLASSES – FALL BREAK
Week
ten:
Monday,
October 23 GROUP
PRESENTATIONS
Wednesday,
October 25 GROUP
PRESENTATIONS
Friday,
October 27 GROUP
PROJECT, INCLUDING
ÒGrammar game,Ó
with prizes!
REVIEWS
OF OTHER GROUPSÕ
PRESENTATIONS,
DUE.
SEQUENCE
THREE – Paper Two
TOPIC:
ÒViolence, Public Safety, and Individual RightsÓ
Week
eleven:
Monday,
October 30 Cumulative
reading and course content quiz
Wednesday,
November 1 AB
Chapter 4 (all) Assign
Paper Two
In-class
exercise, (AB 90)
Friday,
November 3 AB
Chapter 7 (all)
Handout:
ÒOne Violent CrimeÓ
Week
twelve:
Monday,
November 6 AB
Chapter 10 (all) Discuss
Leigh and Taylor
student essays from AB.
Exploratory vs. argumentative essays
Wednesday,
November 8 EW
168-179 (and review earlier part of Following
AB 239, model
ÒConducting
ResearchÓ section) Òargument
in classical styleÓ on
board.
Friday,
November 10 AB
Chapter 13 (all) Continue
discussion of AB
Chapter
10. Discuss the rhetoric
of web sites.
Week
thirteen:
Monday,
November 13 Paper
Two peer review day:
Bring
three copies to class and
email
or bring me an electronic copy.
Wednesday,
November 15 Review
papers as class on projector Ten-minute
writing exercise
Friday,
November 17 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
Week
fourteen:
Monday,
November 20 CONFERENCES
– MEET IN MY OFFICE
Wednesday,
November 22 PAPER
TWO DUE: The
Òpaper revision game,Ó
INCLUDE
ALL PLANS, DRAFTS. featuring
prizes!
REVIEW
SHEETS, AND FINAL
Friday,
November 24 NO
CLASSES! THANKSGIVING
Week
fifteen:
Monday,
November 27 AB
Chapter 12 (all) Begin
portfolio work.
Discuss
ÒnutshellingÓ
Wednesday,
November 29 Bring
Paper One to class
Friday,
December 1 Bring
Paper Two to class Course
evaluations.
Week
sixteen:
Monday,
December 4 Cumulative
reading and course content quiz
Wednesday,
December 6 VOLUNTARY
CONFERENCE DAY
Wednesday,
December 8 FINAL
PORTFOLIO DUE in
class.