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Frederick
Community College English Composition EN 101
ONL-2
Spring 2012
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Instructor
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Name: Betty
Holton |
Office: H
238 |
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E-mail: Bholton@frederick.edu |
Phone Number: Office: 301-846-2551 Home:
301-271-4216 |
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Contact Hours: Campus
Mail Box #: 262 Email—expect a reply within 24 hours Office Hours: M 10:00-12:15 Tu/Th 9:15-10:15 And by appointment I tutor in the Writing Center, L 106, W 10:00-12:00;
you are welcome to see me there. |
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Course Information: |
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Credits: 3 |
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On-campus
Meetings: None
required |
On-campus
Essay: one |
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Prerequisites: EN 50A and EN 52 OR ESL 95 and ESL 99 |
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Course Description: |
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EN
101 develops students’ ability to use writing, reading, research, and
thinking processes to create documented essays that demonstrate the
conventions of academic writing. |
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Core Learning Outcomes: |
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By
the end of the semester, the student will demonstrate 1.
College-level communication skills by writing effective, organized,
clear, concise, grammatically correct English. 2. Critical
thinking skills by evaluating evidence, generating and evaluating alternative
solutions to problems, researching, analyzing, comparing, synthesizing, and
drawing inferences from readings and other materials. 3. Social
and educational values by identifying and evaluating moral issues and
conflicts, displaying academic honesty, properly documenting source material,
valuing the responsibility of the individual, and understanding the need for
lifelong learning. 4. Cultural
competence by acknowledging a plurality of cultural and personal values,
demonstrating respect for the right of others to express their viewpoints,
and working cooperatively in groups with diverse membership. 5. The
use of technology by formatting papers and conducting research. |
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Instructional
Methods: |
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Online
presentations (lectures, links, handouts), Discussion Board postings and
responses, peer evaluation of students' writing, grammar exercises,
instructor's written comments on students' writing, individual conferences
with instructor (by phone, email, or in person) |
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How This Course Is Organized
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This is NOT a self-paced
course. All assignments have due dates
that must be met.
This course is divided into six
workshops, but the first is called Workshop 0 because it does not follow the
pattern of the others. Workshops 1-5 repeat a six-part cycle of activity, with
a few variations. For example, in
Workshop 3, students will create an annotated bibliography instead of writing
an essay. I will provide specific details about each workshop.
The first part of a workshop is
the Content from our text, my lectures, other handouts and links. The content provides the foundation for all
other activities in a workshop. You will
be asked to respond to the content on the Discussion Board or in some other
way.
The second part of the workshop
is the You Be the Judge (YBTJ)
exercise. This exercise requires you to read about a workshop’s concept, think
about that concept, and put it into practice with some written examples or
exercises. YBTJs help prepare you to complete essay assignments. YBTJ assignments are completed individually,
and then you will compare your responses to those others have written in a
Discussion Forum. Give each a good attempt (which means you need to explain why
you think what you think) and finish it by the deadline.
After the YBTJ exercise, and
prior to submitting each essay, we will have a Grammar Corner Assignment or other exercise. This is the third
phase of each workshop.
The fourth phase in the cycle is
the written Essay. The essay assignments are designed to help you apply
that workshop’s concept in a complete essay. The essay requirements are simple
at first, but they grow in complexity as the term proceeds. Essays should be carefully revised, edited,
and proofread.
You will be able to revise your
essay draft (except for the second essay, which is written in the Testing
Center, after you have received comments from me or from your peers, depending
on the assignment. The revised essay
must be turned in by the assigned date or the essay receives zero credit.
The fifth phase of the workshop
is the Draft/Response. For the
first essay, I will respond to your rough draft with suggestions for revision. For the second essay, I will respond to your
outline. For the remaining essays, you
will be responding to one of your peer’s drafts with your comments. I will provide specific instructions for
response.
Finally, the workshop ends with a
Self-Assessment assignment (sixth phase). The questions will vary, but usually these
assignments ask you to reflect on your progress as a writer.
NOTE: You
will compose four essays and an annotated bibliography this semester. The second essay will be written in the
Testing Center. The annotated
bibliography and two of the essays will be part of the research paper project
and will focus on a current controversial issue.
Submitting
Assignments: Each assignment will have specific submission instructions. You
Be the Judge, peer evaluations, and some other assignments will be posted on
the Discussion Board. Other assignments,
including final essays, will be submitted as Assignments—a Blackboard function
that allows me to give you written feedback on your work. You will be asked to submit some assignments through
SafeAssign, a service that allows you to see if you have used the words of a
source without attribution. All
assignments will be returned within a week of the assignment’s due date.
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Texts
and Course Materials: |
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Kennedy,
X.J., Dorothy Kennedy, and Marcia F. Muth.
The Bedford Guide for College
Writers with
Reader, Research Manual, and Handbook. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011. (required) A
college dictionary and thesaurus. A
good online dictionary and thesaurus is available at A
variety of texts, available through links on our Blackboard site |
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Progress
Report: |
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By
the end of the 6th week of the semester, I will have returned your first paper and graded several other
assignments. At this point you
can evaluate your progress in this course and decide if you need to make any
adjustments (additional study, tutoring, conference with instructor) to
assure your success in this course. |
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Evaluation Methods: |
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Student Services |
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A
variety of services is available to assist students in succeeding at FCC.
Students can learn more about these services by visiting the Student Services
web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/index.aspx. Students
with disabilities who are in need of accommodations or who have questions
related to disabilities services should contact the Services for Students
with Disabilities (SSD) office at 301-846-2408. Students can learn more about
these services by visiting the Services for Students with Disabilities web
page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx. |
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Participation
Policy: |
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For each workshop, there are several graded assignments and
these assignments have deadlines. No
late work is accepted in this class unless you have made prior arrangements
with the instructor. Therefore, if you
will be unable to complete an assignment on time because of an emergency or
serious illness, it is your responsibility to let me know about the problem
and to work with me to make up missed work. This course does require one
in-class writing assignment, so you will need to come to the Testing Center
during the week this assignment is due. |
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Email
Policy: |
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With
the exception of MOL students, all FCC students will receive and are expected
to use their FCC email addresses for correspondence with faculty and staff at
the college. Students can establish and access their FCC email accounts at https://myfcc.frederick.edu.
Email is an instructional tool essential to student-instructor and
student-student communication. In the Blackboard environment by default, your
email address is available to all students in this course. However,
students are permitted to use email addresses of other students in this
course only for the purpose and the duration of this course. The
instructor can be expected to respond to regular student email inquiries within
24 hours. |
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Academic
Integrity: |
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Work in this course is subject to the provisions of the
FCC Code of Academic Integrity. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated.
As a student, it is your job to practice academic honesty at ALL times. Make sure that all sources, including
Internet sources, are given proper credit for quotations, paraphrases, and
ideas. More information about this and the Student Conduct Code are available
at http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/studentpolicies.aspx |
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You must
send your Academic Integrity Pledge to the instructor. The form
is available at http://courses.frederick.edu/_utilities/regform.htm |
Topical Outline
EN 101-ONL-2
Spring 2012
See
Weekly Assignment Folder for details and due dates of all assignments
(under Assignment button).
BG indicates an
assignment in your text, The Bedford
Guide for College Writers.
Online courses have no inclement weather make up dates as we are not
cancelled for inclement weather.
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Week |
Subject |
Assignment |
Minimum time required |
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1 |
Workshop 0 Explore
Course Review
Syllabus Get
to know participants The
writing and reading processes |
Explore course site Letter to instructor Syllabus Activity Getting Acquainted Activity Read: BG 6-34 Respond to Reading (Workshop 0) |
2
hours 1
hour 1
hour 1.5
hours 1
hour 1
hour 7.5
hours total |
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2 |
Workshop 1: The
Basic Essay Critical
thinking Academic
Writing MLA
format |
Study
Lecture and Bb handouts on first workshop Study:
BG 36-54 Study:
BG: Gelernter, “Computers Cannot Teach
Children Basic Skills,” 590-593 You
Be The Judge 1 (YBTJ W1): What Is an Essay? Draft
the first essay (W1) |
1
hour 1
hour 2
hours 1.5
hours 2
hours 7.5
hours total |
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3 |
Using
evidence to support a thesis |
Study
Bb handouts on first workshop Grammar
Corner (W1)—Commonly Confused Words First
Essay (W1) due Self-assessment
(W1) |
1.25
hours 1
hour 4
hours 1.25
hours 7.5
hours total |
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4 |
Workshop 2: Essay
Unity— Sticking to One Idea Writing
a Comparison/Contrast |
Study
Bb handouts on second workshop Study:
BG: 116-132, including Brit, “Neat People Versus Sloppy People” and Chabot,
“Take Me Out to the Ball Game, but Which One?” Respond
to reading (W2) YBTJ
(W2): Thesis? Outline
the second essay (W2) |
1.5
hours 1.5
hours 1.25
hours 1.25
hours 2
hours 7.5
hours total |
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5 |
Thesis
and planning strategies Drafting,
editing, proofreading |
Study
Bb handouts on second workshop Study:
BG: 400-437 Study
BG 864-873 on commas Grammar
Corner (W2)—Using Commas Revise
outline Second
Essay (W2) due—Write in Testing Center |
1
hour 1.5
hours 1
hour 1
hours 1
hours 2
hours 7.5
hours total |
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6 |
Complete
Workshop 2 Workshop 3:
Beginning Research Choosing
a topic: Issues in the 2012 presidential election Locating
Resources |
Self-assessment
(W2) Study Bb handouts
on Workshop 3 Explore issues
website Respond
to issues (W3) Examine:
BG: 658-704 Virtual
Library Orientation |
1
hour 1
hour 1.5
hours 1
hour 1.5
hours 1.5
hours 7.5
hours total |
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7 |
Constructing
an Annotated Bibliography |
Study
Bb handouts on Workshop 3 Study:
BG: 705-716 Grammar
Corner (W3) Examine:
BG: 717-742 Conduct
research and begin constructing annotated bibliography Peer
evaluation of one annotated bibliography entry |
1
hour 1
hour 1
hour 1.5
hours 2
hours 1
hour 7.5
hours total |
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8 |
Evaluating
Sources Summarizing |
Study
Bb handouts on Workshop 3 YBTJ
(W3): Evaluating Sources Continue
research and construction of annotated bibliography Annotated
Bibliography due Self-assessment
W3 |
1
hour 1
hour 4.5
hours 1
hour 7.5
hours total |
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9 |
Workshop 4: Taking
a Stand Taking
Notes Using
Documented Evidence to Support Points Paraphrasing Integrating
borrowed material Avoiding
plagiarism |
Study
Bb handouts on Workshop 4 Study:
BG: 220-250 Study:
BG: 155-179, including Harjo, “Last
Rites for Indian Dead” and Garretson, “More Pros Than Cons in a Meat-Free Life” Respond
to reading (W4) Begin
researching issue |
1.5
hours 1
hour 1.5
hours 1
hour 2.5
hours 7.5
hours total |
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10 |
Ethos Using
cause and effect to develop an argument |
Study
Bb handouts on Workshop 4 Continue
research; outline and begin drafting second phase of research project YBTJ
(W4): Is It an Argument? |
1
hour 5
hours 1.5
hours 7.5
hours total |
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11 |
Logos Developing
support Avoiding
logical fallacies Writing
the introduction |
Study
Bb handouts on Workshop 4 Draft
Second Phase of Research Project Study:
BG: 438-458 Avoiding
plagiarism post test Peer
evaluation |
1
hour 3.5
hours 1
hour 1
hour 1
hour 7.5
hours total |
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12 |
Global
revision |
Study
Bb handouts on Workshop 4 Study:
BG: 459-476 Revise
second phase of research paper Second
phase of research paper ( Essay W4) due Self-assessment
(W4) |
1
hour 1.5
hour 4
hours 1
hour 7.5
hours total |
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13 |
Workshop 5: The
Final Research Paper Opponents’
view Refutation |
Study
Bb handouts on Workshop 5 Continue
research Revise
second phase of research paper YBTJ
(W5): Refutation |
1.5
hours 2.5
hours 2
hours 1.5
hours 7.5
hours total |
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14 |
Writing
the conclusion Pathos |
Study
Bb handouts on Workshop 5 Continue
research and writing Peer
evaluation of final paper |
1
hour 5
hours 1.5
hours 7.5
hours total |
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15 |
What
have you learned? |
Study
Bb handouts on Workshop 5 Final Research Paper due (W5)
Final
self-assessment (W5) |
1.25
hours 5
hours 1.25
hours 7.5
hours total |