Freshman Composition I-Course Agenda Textbook: Bullock, Goggin, and Weinber.

The Norton Field Guide to Writing: With Readings and Handbook.

Grade Distribution:
1. Journals: (5) 10% Journal topics have been picked for the students before the semester begins based on the classes thematic approach. Journals will be written in class on the last of class for that week. Students will only have the class period to write their journals. Journals must be 4-6 pages written and must be written in standard college-ruled blue books, which can be purchased in the NLC bookstore. 2. Papers: (4) 40% Three papers will be completed throughout the semester, and the fourth paper will be in connection with the final presentation. Paper topics have been picked for the students before the semester begins based on the classes thematic approach. Each paper must range between 3 - 5 pages and must have a minimum of 2 sources on a separate Works Cited page. Papers must also be in MLA formatting. All papers must be handed in as a hard copy in a 3 ring folder and through Blackboard Vistas Turn-It In feature. Papers that are plagiarized, or that are over 40-45% in their originality report, will result in a grade of zero and will not be available for corrections. Students will receive a rubric to help assist in interpreting their overall grade. The four paper modes will be as follows: 1) Description/Evaluation 2) Causes and Effects/Proposal 3) Narration/Reflection 4) Final Presentation: 25% presentation grade; 75% paper grade (papers 1-3 edited) 3. Quizzes: (10) 10% 9 quizzes are in multiple choice formatting and each quiz consists of 10 questions. Quizzes are over sentence structure, word usage, and punctuation and mechanics. The 10th quiz is the attendance grade. For every class missed, ten points will be deducted from the overall grade. For example, if student A misses 3 classes, quiz 10s grade is a 70. If student B misses 6 classes, quiz 10s grade is a 40. Since this is a credit level course, if a student misses more than 2 weeks of classes, they will receive an automatic F as their final grade. 4. Exams: (4) 40% Exams are grouped into three 4-week periods. At the beginning of every 4th week, an exam will take place and will cover all of the material learned from that three week

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cluster. The 4th exam is the final exam which will take place during finals week and will cover all material learned from the entire semester.

Part I: Gender, Class, Race and Ethnicity Quizzes will cover handbook: Part 8 Sentences HB3-HB33 Week 1: Idea Generation First Day of Classes: Introduction into the class theme with Freakonomics Second Class Meeting: Syllabus, Agenda, BBV, Formal Introductions
Read: Generating Ideas and Text 219-225; Drafting 226-226; Assessing Your Own Writing 229-234; Getting Response and Revising 235-239; Editing and Proofreading 242-245

Week 2: Beginning and Endings / Mode: Description and Narration

Read: Writing Strategies 261-270; Guiding Your Reader 272-277; Describing 324-331; Narrating 343350 Journal: In-Class Writing Assessment Complete: Quiz 1 (Sentence Elements)

Week 3: Modern Language Association

Read: Acknowledging and Avoiding Plagiarism 420-423; Documentation 425-427; MLA Style 428-467; Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing 408-417 Complete: Quiz 2 (Sentence Fragments) Journal: In-Class Writing Assessment (Make sure your blue books have been purchased)

Week 4: Movie: People like Us H675.P467 2001 V1 and V2

Exam 1: Open Monday at 8:00a.m. and closes Friday at 11:59p.m. Paper 1 Due: Monday by 12:00p.m. (1 hard copy and 1 via BBV)

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Total Absences for Part I:

Part II: Gender, Class, Race and Ethnicity Quizzes will cover handbook: Part 8 Words HB35-HB53 Week 5: Purpose in Writing
Read: Identifying and Thinking 3-4; Audience: Identifying and Thinking 5-7; Documentation 425-427; MLA Style 428-467; Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing 408-417 Complete: Quiz 3 (Sentence Subjects and Verbs)

Week 6: Source Investigation

Read: Finding Sources 384-394; Evaluating Sources 400-402; Reading Strategies 352-365; Reporting Information 59-81 Complete: Quiz 4 (Appropriate Words)

Journal: In-Class Writing Assessment

Week 7: Using Modes for Writing: Argument and Cause and Effect
Read: Dialogue 333-336; Arguing 283-298; Causes and Effects 278-281 Complete: Quiz 5 (Commonly Confused Words)

Week 8: Movie: A Class Divided LC212.523.R53 P481987 V1 and V2

Exam 2: Open Monday at 8:00a.m. and closes Friday at 11:59p.m. Paper 2 Due: Monday by 12:00p.m. (1 hard copy and 1 via BBV)

Total Absences Part II:

English 1301 Course Agenda: 4 Part III: Gender, Class, Race and Ethnicity
Handbook: Part 8 Punctuation and Mechanics HB56-HB 86

Week 9: The Writers Genre and Stance

Read: Genre: Identifying and Thinking 9-10; Stance: Identifying and Thinking 12-14 Complete: Quiz 6 (Words: Articles) Journal: In-Class Writing Assessment

Week 10: Documentation

Read: Documentation 425-427; MLA Style 428-467; Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing 408-417; Synthesizing Ideas 404-406 Complete: Quiz 7 (Punctuation: Commas)

Week 11: Writing Proposals and Reflection Essays

Read: Proposals 171-179; Reflections 180-186 Complete: Quiz 8 (Punctuation: Semicolons) Journal: In-Class Writing Assessment

Week 12: Movie: 4 Little Girls F334.B69 N3 2000

Exam 3: Open Monday at 8:00a.m. and closes Friday at 11:59p.m. Paper 3 Due: Monday by 12:00p.m. (1 hard copy and 1 via BBV)

Total Absences for Parts I-III:

* Since this is a credit level course, if a student misses more than 2 weeks of classes, they will receive an
automatic F as their final grade.

English 1301 Course Agenda: 5 Part IV: Reflection Week 13: Conferences Complete: Quiz 9 (Mechanics: Capitalization) Week 14: Presentations Presentation Topic: Presentation Date: Week 15: Paper Research Week
Paper 4 Due: Monday by 12:00p.m. (1 hard copy and 1 via BBV)

Week 16: Final Exam Week

Cumulative Exam/Multiple Choice taken during final exam day/time (TBA).