ࡱ> \^[` 8bjbj T0NNNNNNN4hN j L$, F!!!!!!+++++++$,hB/+N (!! ( (+NN!!+k+k+k+ (N!N!+k+ (+k+k+NNk+! !c?( k+++0$,k+/)H/k+/N+ !#&k+$%|!!!+++X!!!$, ( ( ( (dNNNNNN Instructor: Alan Solis Section 30 Phone: (408) 924-4418 MW 1:30-2:45 Email: csolis@email.sjsu.edu Sweeny Hall 240 Office: FO 213 Office Hours: Monday 12:00-1:15, Wednesday 3:00-3:45 _________________________________________________________________________________ Course Description and Student Learning Objectives English 1A is the first course in a two-semester, lower division composition sequence. It provides an introduction to college-level composition and fulfills the written communication requirement of the universitys core GE. The aim of this course is to improve the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills you will need as you continue university coursework and pursue your career goals. Prerequisites Passage of the English Proficiency Test (EPT), or passage of an approved substitute course for the EPT. Required Texts Laurie G. Kirszner, Stephen R. Mandell, Patterns for College Writing, Tenth Edition Lyn Troyka, Douglas Hesse, Simon and Schuster Handbook for Writers, Eighth Edition College Level Dictionary 4-8 large blue books for in-class essays 2 yellow books for final exam Assignments Essays: There are eight required essays (4 in-class and 4 out-of-class) and you must complete all eight essays to pass the course. The first essay, a diagnostic, must be completed but will not count toward your course grade. In-class essays: Bring pens, a dictionary, and 1-2 large blue books for in-class essays. These essays cannot be made up without prior permission from me, which I will grant only in cases of emergency. Out-of class essays: Out-of-class essays must be typed in 12-point font, double spaced with one-inch margins, and must conform to MLA citation and formatting guidelines. They must be 4-5 pages long (about 1000 words) and are due at the beginning of class. Please note the late policy described on the next page. You must turn in your rough draft and workshop notes, if applicable, with your final paper. Workshops: Your peers can provide valuable advice on grammar, organization, and effective reasoning techniques. On workshop days, bring three copies of your completed rough draft to class for group editing. I will provide worksheets to help you evaluate your colleagues work. The rough draft you bring must be a complete draft, not just an outline or partial essay. If you miss a workshop, your essay will be marked down one full letter grade. Reading: The readings we discuss in class provide examples for your own writing. It is imperative that you keep up with the reading schedule. In addition to the readings listed on the course schedule, you will also be assigned sections from Handbook for Writers. Please bring your books to class and be prepared to participate in class discussions. Reader response exercises: In preparation for good discussion, the first 5-8 minutes of class will be set aside for you to write a short (100-200 word) response to the readings for that day. I will generally give you some questions to think about as you write. These responses are not summaries of the reading, but should be your own analysis of the ideas presented. In addition to these in-class exercises, there will be three out-of-class reader responses that should be 1 to 2 pages (500-600 words) and give more detailed analysis or opinions on the readings. The in-class response exercises play a critical role in your grade and cannot be made up. You may miss one in-class reader response without affecting your grade. Quizzes and other assignments: Correct grammar is an integral part of good writing. We will occasionally discuss grammatical concepts in relation to your writing and have quizzes on those concepts. At the end of the semester there will be a test about any grammatical concepts we covered. I will give unscheduled quizzes on the readings for the day; so, as the Boy Scouts say: Be Prepared! Final exam: The mandatory departmental final exam will be administered on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 8:00-10:00 A.M. Bring to the final two yellow books, pens, and a non-electronic dictionary. This test cannot be rescheduled. Grading In-class essays (3 at 5% each) 15% Out-of-class essays (4 at 10% each) 40% Quizzes/reader responses/test 15% Class participation 10% Departmental final exam 20% Attendance/Late Policy You are expected to attend every class and participate in class discussions. Daily class assignments cannot be made up. Essays should be turned in at the beginning of class. Essays turned in more than 10 minutes after the start of class will be automatically marked down letter grade. Papers turned in late will be marked down letter grade for each calendar day they are late (e.g. an A paper turned in two days late will receive a B+). Late papers must be time stamped and turned into my mailbox in FO 102. Papers will not be accepted more than one week late and will not be accepted via e-mail. Electronic Devices Computers, cell-phones, and IPods (or IPod-like devices) cannot be used during class. Plagiarism Representing someone elses words or ideas as your own constitutes plagiarism. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated. You may, of course, quote or paraphrase another work, but you must use quotation marks and/or appropriate citations to give credit to the original author. Turning in plagiarized work may result in immediate failure of the course and could lead to dismissal from the university. All cases of plagiarism will be submitted to the appropriate university authorities. You must submit each out-of-class essay to http:///www.turnitin.com, a website that provides me with an automated check for plagiarism. Departmental Grading Policy The Department of English reaffirms its commitment to the differential grading scale as defined in the official 91 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, No Credit system shall follow the same pattern, except that NC, for No Credit, shall replace D or F. In an A,B,C, No Credit course, NC shall substitute for W (withdrawal) because neither NC nor W affects students' grade point averages. Note: This is an A, B, C, No Credit course, but individual essays will be graded on an A-F scale. A final grade of C- is not a passing grade in this course. Any final grade below a C will be recorded as NC. In English Department courses, instructors will comment on and grade the quality of student writing as well as the quality of ideas being conveyed, All student writing should be distinguished by correct grammar and punctuation, appropriate diction and syntax, and well-organized paragraphs. Essays in this class will be graded according to the following criteria: A = The "A" essay will be well organized and well developed, demonstrating a clear understanding and fulfillment of the assignment. It will show the student's ability to use language effectively and construct sentences distinguished by syntactic complexity and variety. Such essays will be essentially free of grammatical, mechanical, and usage errors. B = The "B" essay will demonstrate competence in the same categories as the "A" essay. The chief difference is that the "B" essay will show notable weaknesses in one of those categories. It may inadequately fulfill one of the assigned tasks, show less facility of expression, or contain some minor grammatical, mechanical, or usage flaws. C = The "C" essay will complete all tasks set by the assignment, but show weaknesses in fundamentals, usually development, with barely enough specific information to illustrate the experience being described or support generalizations. The sentence construction may be less mature, and the use of language less effective and correct than the "B" essay. D = The "D" essay will neglect one of the assigned tasks and be noticeably superficial in its treatment of the assignment - that is, too simplistic or too short. The essay may reveal some problems in development, with insufficient specific information to illustrate the experience being described or support generalizations. It will contain grammatical, mechanical, and/or usage errors that are serious and/or frequent enough to interfere substantially with the writer's ability to communicate. F = The "F" essay will demonstrate a striking underdevelopment of ideas and insufficient or unfocused organization. It will contain serious grammatical, mechanical; and usage errors that render some sentences incomprehensible. The Writing Center I encourage you to contact the University Writing Center if you feel you need additional assistance. It is in Clark Hall 126. The phone number is 924-2308. The website is www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter. Disabled Student Services Students who require assistance due to a disability should contact the Disability Resource Center as soon as possible. The Center is located in the Administration Building Room 110, (408) 924-6000 or (408) 924-5990 TTY, www.drc.sjsu.edu. In addition, please let me know and we can make any necessary accommodations. All page numbers are for Patterns for College Writing unless otherwise noted. January W 24 Introduction Twain, Excerpt from A Tramp Abroad (handout) M 29 Essay #1 (In-class diagnostic) The Writing Process and Invention (13-33) W 31 Assign Essay #2 (Out-of-class Narration/Description) Narration (83-93) Cisneros, Only Daughter (96-99) February M 5 Smith-Yackel, My Mother Never Worked (108-111) Orwell, Shooting an Elephant (125-131) W 7 Draft of Essay #2 due (Workshop) Description (143-149) Allende, The Amazon Queen (173-177) Exemplification (203-207) Peter and Hull, The Peter Principle (220-224) M 12 Essay #2 due (Out-of-class Narration/Description) Classification and Division (451-454) Sanders, The Men We Carry in Our Minds (481-484) Definition (509-514) Brady, I Want a Wife (524-526) W 14 Process (267-271) X, My First Conk (285-287) Miller, Get It Right: Privatize Executions (305-307) M 19 Out-of-class reader response #1 due Assign Essay #4 (Cause and Effect) Mitford, The Embalming of Mr. Jones (310-314) Jackson, The Lottery (317-324) W 21 Essay #3 (In-class Process) M 26 Cause and Effect (327-336) Pollitt, Why Boys Dont Play with Dolls (361-363) Graham, The Black Table Is Still There (366-368) W 28 Hasselstrom, A Peaceful Woman Explains... (371-374) March M 5 Essay #4 draft due (workshop) W 7 Essay #4 due (Out-of-class Cause and Effect) Comparison and Contrast (387-406) Catton, Grant and Lee... (409-412) Mukherjee, Two Ways to Belong to America (415-418) M 12 Out-of-class reader response #2 due Graaf, et al., Swollen Expectations (425-431) Tannen, Sex, Lies, and Conversation (440-444) W 14 Essay #5 (In-class Comparison and Contrast) M 19 Argumentation (555-573) Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence (584-587) W 21 Quiz (grammar) Assign Essay #6 (Argumentation #1) King, Letter from Birmingham Jail (597-610) M 26 No Class (Spring Recess) W 28 No Class (Spring Recess) April M 2 Out-of-class reader response #3 due Safire, The Threat of National ID (614-616) Dershowitz, Why Fear National ID Cards? (618-620) W 4 Essay #6 draft due (workshop) M 9 Essay #6 due (Argumentation #1) Broyles, A War for Us, Fought by Them (637-640) Jahnkow, For Those Who Believe We Need a Draft (643-647) W 11 De Coster and Edmonds, The Case for Wal-Mart (652-655) Featherstone, Down and Out in Discount America (659-666) M 16 Assign Essay #7 (Argumentation #2) Combining the Patterns (703-711) Eighner, On Dumpster Diving (712-725) W 18 Swift, A Modest Proposal (733-740) Rodriguez, Strange Tools (743-747) M 23 Essay #7 draft due (workshop) W 25 Essay #7 due (Argumentation #2) M 30 Quiz (grammar) Preparation for Final Exam May W 2 Essay #8 (In-class practice for final) M 7 Preparation for Final Exam W 9 Preparation for Final Exam Sat. 12 FINAL EXAM 8:00 to 10:00 AM M 14 Test (grammar) Letter to the Instructor (Required)     PAGE   PAGE 2 English 1A Composition Spring 2007  PAGE 6  PAGE - 2 - Course Schedule Spring 2007  Q T c k w } @R0|s9GQ)1~AB2XkHA^ _'a'(())**++,#,p,~,,,-(----hQhQ5CJ\aJhQ>*CJaJhQ6CJaJhQ5CJaJhQCJaJQ)S  Q S T c # L j k w Z [ %&^h]h88~FG()1VWXk@^ d^ `!"/$%&'())**++<,=,X,,,,,,-1-W- p^p`dddddW-_----- .2.L...../4/Y/_/v/////!0U0z0000^d p^p`-.2.A......//)/d/k///0000111111f2222*373333 44*474Z44444"68666667787C7K7i7j77777788888888888ֺֺֺjhQUhQ5CJ\aJhQCJ\aJhQhQ6CJ]aJhQ5CJaJhQCJaJhQ6CJaJH0003141p1u11111"2_22222"3#3B3}3~33333 4 4` p^p` 4+4,4\444444 5<5{5|5555"6C6k6l66666677 ^`^ p^p`7797:7j7k777777778888888888888$a$ ^` p^p`88%8&8'8)8*80818283858Z8c8d8j8k8l8m8o8p8q8r8x8y8~888888hQCJaJhJ0JmHnHuhQ5CJaJhQ0JmHnHuhQ hQ0JjhQ0JU8'8(8)84858N8Z8[8\8]8^8_8`8a8b8c8n8o8p8q888888$h]ha$$a$$a$&`#$8886 001hP/ =!"8#$% 9 00901hP/ =!"8#$% 301hP/ =!"8#$% @@@ NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH L@L Heading 1$d @&5CJ\aJDA@D Default Paragraph FontVi@V  Table Normal :V 44 la (k@(No List 4@4 Header  !4 @4 Footer  !6U@6 Hyperlink >*B*ph.)@!. 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