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College
Composition - English 100
English 100AI (CRN 30290) - TR 8:10-9:25; Room 8220 PURPOSE: ELIGIBILITY: OVERALL AIMS: 1) Write sharply focused, coherent, and well developed text-based essays appropriate to the college transfer level. Essays should support a self-generated thesis and with organized paragraphs of different styles and sophisticated sentence structure. 2) Demonstrate critical reading, writing, and thinking skills orally and in essays and response papers. 3) Utilize developed research skills which include gathering and evaluating sources and applying conventions of documentation. 4) Become aware of themselves as improved writers so that they can begin to evaluate and improve their own work with confidence. REQUIRED MATERIALS FOR THIS CLASS: REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS (THINGS YOU WILL BE GRADED ON): MAJOR PAPERS - Total worth 62 %: General major paper policy: First and final drafts cannot be emailed except by prior arrangement. All final papers must be accompanied by an editing log (see online handbook for copies) Policy on Late Final Papers: The first late paper will get no penalty up to a week. The second late will be docked a grade. The third late paper will be docked 2 grades. After a week us up, and the paper is not handed in, it is counted as a missing paper which can be written but must follow the policy below. Missing Papers: Papers handed in a week after the late paper due date is counted as a missing paper. These papers are due the end of the semester but must adhere to the following conditions: 1) you must be otherwise passing the course, 2) missing paper must go through a “draft” process where the first draft must be conferenced, 3) paper will get a one grade deduction and 4) paper may not get evaluated until the end of the course when I see the student is about to complete the course. In the event of an extreme emergency, please consult privately with instructor. Students must do all graded papers to pass the course. First 3 papers (which includes intro) which receive a C+ or lower may be rewritten. Research paper may be available for rewrite with special permission. No rewrites on final paper nor on exams or homework. The rewrite grade will be a grade which reflects the value of the paper. Rewrites are due the last day of class or on finals day, depending on schedule. You must turn in the graded draft, my comments sheet and conference sheet for the rewrite to get credit. Conference sheet is in the online handbook. Rewriting doesn’t automatically guarantee a better grade. The paper has to “advance” significantly. EXAMS - midterm 9 %; final exam 12%. Both will be in-class essay tests. No make-up on final exam. SHORT ASSIGNMENTS/QUIZZES/PREWORK 11 % First drafts ready for peer group on the day assigned. They must be typed and at least 3 full pages long. They must also include a self-evaluation sheet which is in your online handbook. If your first draft is not ready on the due date, you cannot get homework credit but you are still encouraged to see me in my office for a conference. Papers which are ready for the peer group as per the requirements will get my typed comments and be handed back the next day of class and will receive 2 homework credits. You cannot email first drafts of essays except by prior permission. Reaction Papers to readings and reading exercises which must be handed in prior to class discussion. I will mark them with T+, T, T-. Prompts are found in the assignment sheet which is handed out the beginning of each unit. Rarely do I give out prompts orally. To get credit, the reaction paper must: 1) Be readable and typed. Readable responses demonstrate clear grammar such as complete sentences, etc. 2) Show that you have done the reading. 3) Address the whole prompt. Paragraphs are at least 5-6 sentences in this context. All prompts will be in your unit schedules. All homework must be in hard copy and handed in during class. Do not email homework. If there are quizzes, also they must be done in class. There are no make ups. Everyone will get a chance to make up one prompt. Homework is graded cumulatively. You must turn in 70% of the above to get a passing short assignment grade. ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION - 6%: Attendance policy: Tardies: Those who are habitually late (at least one tardy per week) will get counted as absent if the habit persists by mid-semester. Make sure you mark yourself tardy in my gradebook. GRADE BREAKDOWN: Plagiarism is any text which is 1) copied from someone else, be it the Internet, another student, books, magazines, 2) written or extensively edited by someone else, 3) a rewrite of an existing text using the same ideas and arrangement. To prevent “cheating” suspicion, Do the following: 1) Keep all materials, drafts, pre-writes, etc. until the end of the course. Class Conduct Policy: Cell phones and electronic devices must be turned off during class. No disruptive or disrespectful behavior during lecture or when another student is presenting. You are also responsible for adhering to the Code of Student Conduct outlined in the Skyline College Catalog and the Skyline Student Handbook, available online. Continued willful disobedience will result in disciplinary action. OTHER THINGS: I may change schedule as appropriate. Keep track of all classroom announcements. Consult my website announcements page for any breaking news. As consideration to you, if I change major paper due dates, I will give a week’s notice. No extra credit will be given. In coordination with the DSPS office, reasonable accommodation will be provided for eligible students with disabilities. If you do not yet have an accommodation letter, please contact the DSPS office at (650) 738-4280. This syllabus is like a contract. You are responsible for knowing the material. The rules are explicit in order to be fair to all.
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