Sunday, May 17, 2009

Syllabus for English 1000

English 1000
Deborah Holland, Instructor: Office in 303 Townsend: MWF 3-4:00 p.m. or by appointment
Phone: 882-6572; e-mail dkhad8@mizzou.edu
The goal of English 1000 is to improve students' skill in writing academic papers. The strategy in this section will be to focus, especially in Essays 2 and 3, on papers comparable to those assigned in Writing Intensive courses. These papers require close analyses of media in all its various forms and then collecting impressions and evidence to support an opinion about the form of media studied. Your essays and projects will also require the use and citation of outside sources, both tangible and electronic.
Suggested, but not required texts and materials:
Wysocki, Frances & Lynch, Dennis A. compose.design.advocate
Hacker, Diana A pocket manual of style, 4th edition
Some matters of classroom management: Attendance & Late Work Attendance:
I will take attendance, so please attend class unless there is a significant personal emergency and/or you are too ill to do so. I will drop students for absences if they miss the equivalent of six classes, You should arrive in class with the texts, documents and supplies necessary for your success, fully prepared to take an active role in class activities. We will meet as a large group during Weeks 1 & 2, then again during Week 10. Personal appointments to discuss big idea proposals will occur during Week 11. All other weeks, you will attend class on your assigned day to meet with your writing group.
Late work:
Decisions regarding the acceptance of late work will be made on a case-by-case basis. Do your best to plan ahead so you will be prepared to turn in your assignments on time.
Assignments are due at the beginning of class. Please contact me the day before the assignment is due if you require an extension of the due date.
We workshop papers, meaning that students' work will be shown to other students and discussed in class. In a class this size it is impossible to workshop anonymously. I will not, of course, discuss your grade with other students.
One function of this class is to ensure that students understand how to use sources properly and avoid plagiarism. Before you hand in any work, read sections 29 and 30 of A Pocket Style Manual (pages 115-123). In this class plagiarism, no matter how accidental or trivial, will always result in a grade penalty. Papers that involve plagiarism exceeding the accidental or trivial will be assigned zeros. In addition, I will report any incident of plagiarism that may be intentional to the Provost's office, which may administer penalties as severe as suspension or expulsion.
Words from the Provost:
Academic Integrity Academic integrity is fundamental to the activities and principles of a university. All members of the academic community must be confident that each person's work has been responsibly and honorably acquired, developed, and presented. Any effort to gain an advantage not given to all students is dishonest whether or not the effort is successful. The academic community regards breaches of the academic integrity rules as extremely serious matters. Sanctions for such a breach may include academic sanctions from the instructor, including failing the course for any violation, to disciplinary sanctions ranging from probation to expulsion. When in doubt about plagiarism, paraphrasing, quoting, collaboration, or any other form of cheating, consult the course instructor. Access If you need accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please inform me immediately. Please see me privately after class, or at my office.
To request academic accommodations (for example, a note taker or extended time on exams), students must also register with the Office of Disability Services (http://disabilityservices.missouri.edu ), S5 Memorial Union, 882-4696. It is the campus office responsible for reviewing documentation provided by students requesting academic accommodations, and for accommodations planning in cooperation with students and instructors, as needed and consistent with course requirements. For other MU resources for students with disabilities, click on "Disability Resources" on the MU homepage.
Whole class attendance and organization of writing groups:
For the first two weeks of class, we will meet as a group and work on some of the components of your first paper, an auto-ethnography. Starting with week three, you will attend class once/week on your designated day, where you will meet with me and the other members of your small writing group. We will use this time to discuss readings, projects, and the writing of each member of the group.
Learning Objectives:
 Develop ability to apply principles and generalizations already learned to new problems and situations
 Develop analytic skills.
 Develop problem-solving skills; identify difficulties in understanding.
 Develop ability to draw reasonable inferences from observations.
 Develop ability to synthesize and integrate information and ideas.
 Develop ability to think holistically; to see the whole as well as the parts.
 Develop ability to think creatively.
 Develop ability to distinguish between fact and opinion.
 Develop the ability to work productively with others.
Grading
If you want to earn an A, you need to accumulate at least 225 of the 250 points available in this class. Each essay will be 20% of your grade. During this class, you will be asked to write three essays: an auto-ethnography, a difficulty paper based on Fahrenheit 451, and a final essay on a
topic of interest to you that has been approved by me. Three essays @20% each = 60% of your grade. Each essay is worth 50 points, for a total of 150 points. Writing group participation (20% of your grade) will be worth up to 50 points, and your blog posts will also be worth up to 50 points—the final 20% of your grade. It is possible to earn extra points if your thinking and writing stuns me with your brilliance! Assignments for the first essay: Auto-ethnography You will  Write your own "Where I'm From" poem, after viewing the original and other examples. You need not follow the rhythm of the piece, but should keep the same general intent, using your own narrative voice. WIF poems will later be posted on the ning, but during class you will pair up and use the poem as a way to quickly get acquainted. Each person will introduce their paired up NBF, using information garnered from the poem and a brief informal interview.  In the second assignment, you will write about your life in the manner of Hemingway. We’ll review and then discuss examples, noting characteristics of style. Please post your imitative essay on the ning, and then comment on the writing efforts of peers. Please post at least one interesting link to some of Hemingway’s short stories, or links to information about his life and times. Finally, please locate and post your favorite Hemingway quote and then write a justification as to why you chose it. (And if you cannot identify a favorite Hemingway quote, then post a favorite from another writer.)  The third assignment involves a written imitation of the Peterman catalog style of writing. Please write about one aspect of your life in a Peterman-like manner and voice, and post your essay on the ning.  The fourth assignment requires you to choose four items in your life that are important to you and use an essay, collage, poem, song, chant, rap, painting, photo or multi-media to express why these items are in your top four. Bonus points given for creativity and extra effort. Students should post their top four on the ning.  Fave five: I'm borrowing this assignment from Facebook, and it is remarkably like assignment #4, except this time, you should choose five favorite songs,
YouTube videos, websites, blogs, games--with an explanation of why they are favorites. Think back five years and see if you can recall your fave five from back in the mists of time. How have your tastes changed? Check the DALN list posted on the class ning to help you think of to additional elements for your Auto-ethnography.
Schedule
Week
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
1
Introduction, Syllabus
Where I’m From essay: write in class, share with partner, class introductions, then post to the ning—an action hereby abbreviated as P2N.
Writing, made choppy. A study and imitation of
Hemingway’s writing voice. Write about some aspect of your life in Hemingway’s style, then P2 N.
This is your life—Peterman’s catalog style. Write about some aspect of your life in the style of Peterman’s, then P2N.
2
Fave Four: choose four of your favorite things, write about them, and
P2N.
Fave Five: choose five of your favorite items within one broad category, then write about your choice and P2N.
Collect information you plan to use in your auto-ethnography and put it into the form most useful for you. If you are stumped, check the class ning for the list of suggestions posted under information about the DALN project. Begin your essay, expanding on the information gathered, and bring copies of your rough draft for your group members next week.
Remember, we will begin small group meetings next week. The next time we will meet as a large group will be during Week 10, so please mark your calendar accordingly.
3
Go over small group guidelines and discuss rough drafts. Revise and add to rough draft, and
Go over small group guidelines and discuss rough drafts. Revise and add to rough draft, and bring copies
Go over small group guidelines and discuss rough drafts.
Revise and add to rough draft, and bring copies to the next
bring copies to the next session for everyone in the group.
to the next session for everyone in the group.
session for everyone in the group.
4
Group discussion of essay, final suggestions for revision. Finished paper due next week. Begin reading Fahrenheit 451 and come to class ready to discuss it.
Group discussion of essay, final suggestions for revision. Finished paper due next week. Begin reading Fahrenheit 451 and come to class ready to discuss it.
Group discussion of essay, final suggestions for revision. Finished paper due next week. Begin reading Fahrenheit 451 and come to class ready to discuss it.
5
Submit Essay One. Discuss Difficulty Papers.
Discuss Fahrenheit 451, noting difficulties and questions for later use. Begin a rough draft of Difficulty paper.
Submit Essay One. Discuss Difficulty Papers.
Discuss Fahrenheit 451, noting difficulties and questions for later use. Begin a rough draft of Difficulty paper.
Submit Essay One. Discuss Difficulty Papers.
Discuss Fahrenheit 451, noting difficulties and questions for later use. Begin a rough draft of Difficulty paper.
6
Discuss Fahrenheit 451 difficulty paper rough drafts, note additional difficulties that come to light. Rough Draft-500 word paper due next week.
Discuss Fahrenheit 451 difficulty paper rough drafts, note additional difficulties that come to light. Rough Draft-500 word paper due next week.
Discuss Fahrenheit 451 difficulty paper rough drafts, note additional difficulties that come to light. Rough Draft-500 word paper due next week.
7
Turn in rough draft for grading. Continue to discuss and write about F451.
Turn in rough draft for grading. Continue to discuss and write about F451.
Turn in rough draft for grading. Continue to discuss and write about F451.
8
Return papers. Revise and complete papers for submission next week.
Return papers. Revise and complete papers for submission next week.
Return papers. Revise and complete papers for submission next week.
9
Submit F451 paper (5 page minimum) for grading. Begin work on Big Idea project.
Submit F451 paper (5 page minimum) for grading. Begin work on Big Idea project.
Submit F451 paper (5 page minimum) for grading. Begin work on Big Idea project.
10
Meet as a large group to discuss research and guidelines for the production of the big idea project.
Examples of big idea projects will be revealed. Continued class discussion of big idea project.
Brainstorm use of technology for big idea project.
11
Individual appointments to discuss and receive project approval for big idea. Begin research and
Individual appointments to discuss and receive project approval for big idea. Begin research and writing.
Individual appointments to discuss and receive project approval for big idea. Begin research and writing.
writing.
12
Meet with writing group, go over Big Idea rough draft. Submit rough draft for review. Keep writing.
Meet with writing group, go over Big Idea rough draft. Submit rough draft for review. Keep writing.
Meet with writing group, go over Big Idea rough draft. Submit rough draft for review. Keep writing.
13
Rough drafts returned. Group review of latest product. Revise and continue assembling project.
Rough drafts returned. Group review of latest product. Revise and continue assembling project.
Rough drafts returned. Group review of latest product. Revise and continue assembling project.
14
Turn in papers and celebrate!
Turn in papers and celebrate!
Turn in papers and celebrate!

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