ࡱ> '` objbj$$ 0vFF8 %     \$\$\$8$D$| Q`%(%%%%(( (PPPPPPP$MThVbPQ /.?(|(/./.P  %%MQ111/. R% %P1/.P11RMb " 6P%T% ?\$0HNjPlcQ0QN>WO1W<JPW JP (dG*1E+,(((PPO1X(((Q/./././. \$ \$         San Jos State University Fall 2010 Humanities/English & Comparative Literature English 1A: Composition I, Section 46  Course Description: English 1A is the first course in 91s two-semester lower-division composition sequence; it provides an introduction to baccalaureate-level composition, with attention to the personal voice and personal experience, on the one hand, and the more formal attitudes and demands of writing at the university (expository and argumentative essays), on the other. Students will develop college-level reading abilities, rhetorical sophistication, and writing styles that give form and coherence to complex ideas and feelings. Prerequisites: Passage of the English Proficiency Test (EPT), or passage of an approved substitute course for the EPT.  Texts (Available in the Spartan Bookstore) Between Words: A Reader, Rhetoric, and Handbook, editors Bachmann and Barth (Pearson) A Dictionary Blue/Yellow Books  Course Objectives: Students shall achieve the ability to write complete essays that demonstrate college-level proficiency in all of the following: C Clear and effective communication of meaning. C An identifiable focus, tailored to a particular audience and purpose (argumentative essays will state their thesis clearly and show an awareness, implied or stated, of some opposing point of view). C The ability to perform effectively the essential steps of the writing process (prewriting, organizing, composing, revising, and editing). C The ability to explain, analyze, develop, and criticize ideas effectively. C Effective use within their own essays of supporting material drawn from reading or other sources. C Effective organization within the paragraph and the essay. C Accuracy, variety, and clarity of sentences. C Appropriate diction. C Control of conventional mechanics (e.g., punctuation, spelling, reference, agreement). General Education Area A2 Student Learning Outcomes SLO 1: Students shall write complete essays that demonstrate the ability to perform effectively the essential steps in the writing process (prewriting, organizing, composing, revising, and editing). SLO 2: Students shall write complete essays that demonstrate the ability to express (explain, analyze, develop, and criticize) ideas effectively. SLO 3: Students shall write complete essays that demonstrate the ability to use correct grammar (syntax, mechanics, and citation of sources) at a college level of sophistication. SLO 4: Students shall write complete essays that demonstrate the ability to write for different audiences.  Course Content Writing: Writing assignments shall give students repeated practice in all phases of the writing process: prewriting, organizing, writing, revising, and editing. At least eight essays, appropriately sequenced throughout the semester and totaling a minimum of 8000 words, are required. This minimum requirement excludes the final examination, journal writing, quizzes, and any brief or informal assignments. However, it can include assignments that require major revisions of drafts already submitted for a grade and commented on by peers and/or instructor. A major revision is defined as a significant rethinking and reworking of an assignment, and not a simple correcting of mechanical errors noted on the original. At least three (but no more than four) essays shall be written in class. Students shall receive frequent evaluation of their writing from the instructor. In evaluating student writing, instructors shall comment on specific features of individual papers. Comments shall encourage and acknowledge student success as well as note problems and suggest ways to improve. Reading: Reading for the course shall be extensive and intensive and include useful models of writing for academic, general, and specific audiences. Research: English 1A may initiate students in the use of the library, but library research is not a required element of the course. Diversity: Assignments (both reading and writing) shall address issues of race, class, and gender when appropriate, and the perspectives of women and diverse cultural groups shall be incorporated into course instruction and materials in an inclusive and comprehensive manner whenever possible. Tutoring: San Jose State University provides students with free tutoring at the Learning Assistance Resource Center (LARC) and at the Writing Center. Both of these centers will help students at any stage of the writing process, from brainstorming to major reorganization to stylistic polishing. Students of all abilities are encouraged to use these services; it is a common myth that these services are for "dumb" students, but no published author made it without another pair of eyes on her/his work. LARC is located under the 10th Street parking garage in SSC 600. (408) 924-2587 The Writing Center is located on the first floor of Clark Hall in Room 126. (408) 924-2308. You can schedule an appointment here: http://www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter/tutoring/requestforappointment/index.htm Grading: A-F. This class must be passed with a C or higher to move on to English 1B (C- is not acceptable for 1B). A passing grade in the course signifies that the student is a capable college-level writer and reader of English. 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, NoCredit system shall follow the same pattern, except that NC, for NoCredit, shall replace D or F. In A,B,C,NoCredit courses NC shall also substitute for W (for Withdrawl) because neither NC nor W affects students grade point averages. In English Department courses, instructors will comment on and grade the quality of student writing as well as the quality of the ideas being conveyed. All student writing should be distinguished by correct grammar and punctuation, appropriate diction and syntax, and well-organized paragraphs. Note: This includes email notes to the instructor! The Grade Four Formal Essays (1,250 words each; SLOs 1,2,3,4) 40% (10% each) Six Essay Summaries (350 words each; SLOs 1,2,3,4) 30% (5% each) Final Exam (SLOs 1,2,3,4) 20% Two In-Class Essays (750-1000 words; SLOs 1,2,3,4) 5% (2.5% each) Participation 5%  The University Essay Final Exam: A common essay final, graded holistically, shall count 20 percent toward the course grade. A single university-wide final will be developed around a college-level reading passage each semester by the English Department Composition Committee. All faculty members teaching individual sections will grade the examination holistically under controlled conditions. Students must take the final exam in order to pass the course. Attendance and Participation: Regular attendance AND in-class contributions help me determine whether youve done your required reading. It also fosters a deeper understanding of the text at hand for all of us. For this reason you will be expected to come to each class prepared to discuss the assigned reading for the day. Moreover, you should strive to contribute to every class discussion, demonstrating an ability and willingness to listen to myself and your peers as well as the capacity to bring yourself and your experiences to the reading assignment. If you have difficulty speaking in a classroom setting, please see me as soon as possible. Classroom Protocol: To help foster a classroom environment in which everyone feels comfortable enough to participate, I will not tolerate blatant displays of disrespect towards your peers or towards me. There are ways to disagree with others respectfully and sincerely. In the unlikely event that anyone should exceed the boundaries of civility, he or she will be asked to leave for the remainder of the class session. Cell phones, pagers, portable musical devices: Please turn off your cell phones before class and do not send text messages or listen to headphones. I mean it. No, really, I do. Late Work: Please pay particular attention to the due dates for rough drafts. If you do not bring an essay on the day rough drafts are due, you will receive an F for the entire essay assignment. The papers in this class can be rewritten and revised, so it is best to show up with something. If you have completed a rough draft and participated in the Peer Review Session, final drafts will be marked down one whole letter grade for each class day late. If you know in advance that you will miss class on a due date and you have a compelling reason for you absence (e.g., wedding, dance performance, etc.), contact me as soon as possible so that we can schedule an alternative due date. Campus Policy on Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act: If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires that students with disabilities register with DRC to establish a record of their disability. The DRC website is  HYPERLINK "http://www.drc.sjsu.edu" http://www.drc.sjsu.edu. 91 Academic Integrity Policy: Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San Jose State University, and the Universitys Academic Integrity Policy require you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty are required to report all infractions to the office of Judicial Affairs. The policy on academic integrity can be found at  HYPERLINK "http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.htm" http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.htm. The 91 rules against plagiarism are set forth in the 91 Catalog, which defines plagiarism as the act of representing the work of another as ones own (without giving appropriate credit) regardless of how that work was obtained, and submitting it to fulfill academic requirements. Plagiarism at 91 includes, but is not limited to: (1) the act of incorporating the ideas, words, sentences, paragraphs, or parts thereof, or the specific substance of anothers work, without giving appropriate credit, and representing the product as ones own work. It is the role and obligation of each student to know the rules that preserve academic integrity and abide by them at all times. This includes learning and following the particular rules associated with specific classes, exams, and/or course assignments. Ignorance of these rules is not a defense to the charge of violating the Academic Integrity Policy. Tentative Schedule Caveat Discipulus: Students are expected to have completed assigned readings PRIOR to the day they are scheduled for discussion. Week 1 Thursday 8/26 Overview of class Week 2 Tuesday 8/31 In-class Diagnostic Essay (ungraded): Please bring yellow exam booklets. Thursday 9/2 Between Worlds, Chapter 7 (pgs. 329-50). Alfredo Quiones-Hinojosa, Terra Firm A Journey from Migrant Farm Labor to Neurosurgery, pg. 116. Week 3 Tuesday 9/7 Narration: Between Worlds, pgs. 429-37. George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant, pg. 264. Thursday 9/9 Essay 1 rough draft (SLOs 1, 2, 3, and 4) due. (Failure to submit a draft will result in an F for Essay 1). Peer Review Session 1. Week 4 Tuesday 9/14 Summary: Between Worlds, pgs. 425-29. Martin Luther King, Three Ways of Meeting Oppression, pg. 279. Thursday 9/16 Essay 1 final draft due (1,000 words; SLOs 1, 2, 3, and 4). In-class Film Screening: Crash. Week 5 Tuesday 9/21 Essay Summary 1 due (350 words; SLOs 1, 2, 3, and 4). Conclusion of in-class Film Screening: Crash. Roger Ebert, Crash, pg. 302. Thursday 9/23 Evaluative Response: Between Worlds, pgs. 438-444. David Denby, Angry People, pg. 288. Week 6 Tuesday 9/28 A.O. Scott, Bigotry as the Outer Side of Inner Angst, pg. 304. Thursday 9/30 Essay Summary 2 due (350 words; SLOs 1, 2, 3, and 4). Brent Staples, Black Men and Public Spaces, pg. 181. Week 7 Tuesday 10/5 Jennifer A. Coleman, Discrimination at Work, pg. 198. Thursday 10/7 Essay 2 rough draft (SLOs 1, 2, 3, and 4) due. (Failure to submit a draft will result in an F for Essay 1). Peer Review Session 2. Week 8 Tuesday 10/12 Definition, Between Worlds, pgs. 444-9. Thursday 10/14 Essay 2 final draft due (1,000 words; SLOs 1, 2, 3, and 4). Cause and Effect, Between Worlds, pgs. 449-51. Week 9 Tuesday 10/19 Comparison and Contrast, Between Worlds, pgs. 454-60. Essay Summary 3 due (350 words; SLOs 1, 2, 3, and 4). Thursday 10/21 Analysis of a Problem, Between Worlds, pgs. 461, 468-74. Steve Albini, The Problem with Music (handout). Week 10 Tuesday 10/26 Caroline Hwang, The Good Daughter, pg. 12. Thursday 10/28 Essay 3 rough draft (SLOs 1, 2, 3, and 4) due. (Failure to submit a draft will result in an F for Essay 1). Peer Review Session 3. Week 11 Tuesday 11/2 Essay Summary 4 due (350 words; SLOs 1, 2, 3, and 4). Michael Pollan, Six Rules for Eating Wisely, pg. 214. Thursday 11/4 Essay 3 final draft due (1,000 words; SLOs 1, 2, 3, and 4). Between Worlds, Chapter 10 (pgs. 404-21). Week 12 Tuesday 11/9 In-class Essay 1: Please bring yellow exam booklets. Thursday 11/11 Veterans Day, Campus Closed. Week 13 Tuesday 11/16 In-class Film Screening: An Inconvenient Truth. Essay Summary 5 due (350 words; SLOs 1, 2, 3, and 4). Thursday 11/18 Conclusion of in-class Film Screening: An Inconvenient Truth. Kevin Crust, Al Gore Warms up to a Very Hot Topic, pg. 308. Katharine Mieszkowski, Did Al Get the Science Right? pg. 310. A.O. 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