Course Name & Number

Composition I

ENGL 1301

Semester & Year

 Spring 2018

Catalog Description

Intensive study of and practice in writing processes, from invention and researching to drafting, revising, and editing, both individually and collaboratively.  Emphasis on effective rhetorical choices, including audience, purpose, arrangement, and style.  Focus on writing the academic essay as a vehicle for learning, communicating, and critical analysis.

Prerequisite:  Satisfactory placement test score or passing grade in ENGL 0305 or INRW 0405.

Instructor’s Name

Jennifer Boling

Office Phone #

972-899-8334

Instructor’s Office #

Flower Mound 107

Office Fax #

Email Address

Primary:

Use Canvas

Secondary:  jboling@nctc.edu

Office Hours

M W:

12:00 – 12:30 pm (COR)

2:30 – 3:00 pm (COR)

T R:

12:30 – 2:00 pm (FM)

4:00 – 5:30 pm (FM)

Sunday:

8:00 – 10:00 pm (online)

Textbooks &  Materials

Required / Recommended

Kirszner & Mandell, Patterns for College Writing, Bedford / St. Martin’s, 14^th edition, 2018.

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Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete English 1301 will meet the following learning outcomes:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative writing processes.
2. Develop ideas with appropriate support and attribution.
3. Write in a style appropriate to audience and purpose.
4. Read, reflect, and respond critically to a variety of texts.
5. Use Edited American English in academic essays.

Core Objectives

Foundational Component Area:  Communication

Courses in this category focus on developing ideas and expressing them clearly, considering the effect of the message, fostering understanding, and building the skills needed to communicate persuasively.  Courses involve the command of oral, aural, written, and visual literacy skills that enable people to exchange messages appropriate to the subject, occasion, and audience.

• Critical Thinking Skills (CT)- to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information.

• Communication Skills (COM)- to include effective development, interpretation, and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication.

• Teamwork (TW)- to include the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal.

• Personal Responsibility (PR)- to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making.

Grading Policy & Procedures

Grading Criteria:

10      Worksheets  (20 points each)                  =   200

  5      Portfolio Entries  (40 points each)            =   200

  3      Essays  (100 points each)                       =   300

  2      Tests  (100 points each)                         =   200

  1      Final Exam  (100 points)                        =   100

          Total                                                    = 1000

Grading Scale:

900 – 1000 points = A;  800 – 899 points = B;  700 – 799 points = C;  600 – 699 = D;  Below 600 points = F

Late Work and Make-up Work Policy and Class Rules:

Students who successfully develop critical reading and writing skills do each assignment conscientiously and turn their work in on time.  If you are absent, you are responsible for finding out what assignment(s) you missed.  All assignments and handouts will be posted on Canvas.

Late essays will be accepted only up to 2 days after the due date, and all late papers will receive a lower grade (5 points off per calendar day, including Saturdays and Sundays).

Tests, worksheets, and portfolio entries cannot be made up or submitted late for any reason.

No late work of any kind will be accepted the last week of classes (the week before final exams).

Silence all electronic devices prior to entering class.  Be respectful of the instructor and your fellow classmates, and do not allow your electronic devices to be a distraction.  Failure to abide by this policy may result in your being dismissed from class.

Scholastic Integrity

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.  See Student Handbook “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct [FLB- (LOCAL)]” #18.

Disciplinary Actions [Student Handbook, #5] “When cheating, collusion, or plagiarism has occurred beyond any reasonable doubt, the instructor may give the student or students involved an “F” on a particular assignment or in the course. [See Scholastic Dishonesty FLB (Local)] The instructor shall make a written report of the incident and of the planned action to his/her Department Chair.  The Department Chair shall report the incident and action to the appropriate instructional dean, who shall review the case, notify the student, and, if necessary, take further action.  This may involve either probation or suspension of the student or students in question.  If such disciplinary action is deemed necessary, the Dean of Student Services shall be notified, and the action shall be taken through that office.”

Plagiarism, which should be avoided at all costs, includes the following student actions:

1. Turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own;
2. Unintentionally or inadvertently turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own as the result of failing to document sources both internally and in the Works Cited;
3. Copying words, ideas, or images from someone without giving credit; Failing to put a quotation in quotations marks;
4. Giving incorrect information about the source of information, quotations, or images;
5. Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit;
6. Copying so many words, ideas, or images from a source that it makes up the majority of the student's work, whether or not the student gives credit.

Attendance Policy

Attendance will be taken at every class meeting.  Regular and punctual attendance is expected.  There are no excused absences.  After a student has been absent from class 2 weeks (not necessarily consecutive days), the student may be dropped.

The last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Apr. 5, 2018.

ADA Statement

North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of disability for admission or access to its programs.  The College is committed to providing equal access to its students with disabilities by providing appropriate accommodations; a variety of services and resources are made available through the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD).  Students are responsible for notifying the OSD of their need for assistance.  Students with documented disabilities, such as mobility impairment, hearing or visual impairment, learning, and/or psychological disorders, are eligible for services. 

Disability Accommodations

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability.  A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psychological challenge, physical illness, or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a distraction-reduced environment, volunteer note taker in class, etc.

On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 in the Administration Building (100) or call 940-668-4209.  Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209 to arrange for an intake appointment with OSD.

North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).

http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices/Disabilityservices/DisabilitiesFacultyResources.aspx

EEOC Statement

North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in the employment or the provision of services.

Calendar or Course Outline (REQUIRED)

Week 1 – Course Introduction, MLA Formatting, Key Terms (LO 5)

Week 2 – Run-ons and Comma Splices, Invention, Portfolio (LOs 1-5; CT, COM)

Week 3 – Fragments, Arrangement (LOs 1 & 5; COM)

Week 4 – Drafting and Revising, Editing and Proofreading, Portfolio (LOs 1-5; CT, COM)

Week 5 – Narration (LOs 1-5; CT, COM)

Week 6 – Peer Evaluations, Subject-Verb Agreement (LOs 1-5; CT, COM, TW)

Week 7 – Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, Pronoun Case, Portfolio (LOs 1-5; CT, COM)

Week 8 – Comparison and Contrast, Portfolio (LOs 1-5; CT, COM)

Week 9 – Peer Evaluations, Parallelism (LOs 1-5; CT, COM, TW)

Week 10 – Parallelism, Argumentation, Portfolio (LOs 1-5; CT, COM)

Week 11 – Argumentation, Finding and Evaluating Sources (LOs 2 & 4; CT, PR)

Weeks 12 – Integrating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism, Documenting Sources: MLA (LOs 2 & 4; CT, PR)

Week 13 – Peer Evaluations and Instructor Conferencing (LOs 1-5; CT, COM, TW)

Week 14 – Comma Usage (LO 5)

Week 15 – Final Exam Review

For more detailed information, please see the course calendar that accompanies this class.

Tobacco-Free Campus

NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, electronic cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco on campus property.  NCTC is aware that tobacco use influences underage students, which cumulates unsightly tobacco litter and interferes with assuring clean air for all who come to NCTC.  NCTC recognizes the health hazards of tobacco use and of exposure to second hand smoke. Information on a tobacco cessation program is available for students, faculty, and staff who wish to stop using tobacco products.  We would like to thank you for your help in making our campuses tobacco-free. For questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Vice President of Student Services at (940) 668-4240.