Course Name & Number

Composition I

ENGL 1301.109

Semester & Year

 Fall 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.

[Rev. Fall 2012 THECB]

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

Instructor’s Name

Ira Sherrill

Office Phone #

N/A

Instructor’s Office #

N/A

Office Fax #

N/A

E-mail Address

isherrill@nctc.edu

Office Hours

5:00-6:00

Mon. Evening

     &

Thurs. Evening

7:00-8:00

Online email

Textbooks &  Materials

Required / Recommended

Lusk, Jayson.  Unnaturally Delicious.  St. Martin’s Press,

       2016.

Palmquist, Mike.  Joining the Conversation:  A Guide for

       Writers.  Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2017.

Lunsford, Andrea A.  The Everyday Writer with Exercises. 

       6th ed.  Boston:  Bedford/St. Martin's, 2016.  [Pre-

       ferred and recommended]

A recent standard college dictionary.

[Rev. Fall 2017]

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.

[Rev. Fall 2017 THECB]

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      [Rev. 5-2014  THECB]

Grading Policy & Procedures

Evaluation and Grading Criteria:

Grade Scale:  90 - 100% = A; 80 - 89% = B; 70 - 79% = C;

                    60 - 69% = D; Below 60 = F

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 Department Chair.  The Department Chair shall report the incident and action to 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.

[Rev. 3-20-2012–Plagiarism text added cb]

Attendance Policy

Class participation is of the utmost importance.  The instructor will recommend a student's dropping the course after a third absence.  A lack of attendance will adversely affect his/her grade.

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered.  All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor.  It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member.  Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence.  Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work.  Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor.  A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam.  Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives.    Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)

*** The last day to withdraw from this course with a

       "W" is Thursday, November 8, 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 ACCESS Department.  Students are responsible for notifying the ACCESS Department 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

[Rev. 7/25/2012 per Brent Wallace/Mary Martinson] 

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)

Units of Study

·         Block I: Readings

     Students will read and analyze a variety of selections from the adopted textbook.

     [LO: 4] [CO: CT,PR]

·         Block II: Quizzes, Examinations, and the Final Exam

     Students may be required to take quizzes or tests over assigned readings and/or related materials. The class MUST meet during the final exam week. A final exam, if given, may count no more than 25% of the semester grade.

     [LO: 1,2,3,5] [CO: CT,COM,PR]

·         Block III: Compositions

          Students will write a minimum of 5,000 words (20 pages) in a variety of compositions—formal and informal. As part of this required writing, students will produce a minimum of four graded assignments. At least two of these must use the complete writing process, which may consist of the following:

·         Invention

·         Drafting

·         Peer Review

·         Revision

·         Final Draft

          [LO: 1,2,3,4,5] [CO: CT,COM,TW,PR]

·         Block IV: Grammar and Mechanics

     Students will study grammar and mechanics in the adopted handbook in order to meet departmental standards. This study may be done by examination of units in the handbook or through writing as a process, according to the discretion of the instructor.

          [LO: 3] [CO: COM]

·         Block V: Research

     Students will utilize library and electronic resources. They will submit a written assignment, such as an annotated bibliography, a documented essay, or several short compositions, using MLA style documentation. Pages generated as part of this research block are included in the required writing stipulated in Block III.

     [LO: 1,2,3,4,5] [CO: CT,COM,TW,PR]

Assignments

Assignments should be turned in on time.  Make-up work is permitted only by special agreement between the student and instructor.  Late work will not be accepted.

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, 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.

[Rev. 5-2014]