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Required Materials
DK Handbook; Anne Frances Wysocki and Dennis A Lynch
Considering Literacy: Reading and Writing the Educational Experience; Linda Adler-Kassner
College Writing 1 and 2 Guide
Jump Drive/File Storage
Pens, Pencils, Paper
Course Objectives
1. To learn how to recognize and strategically use the conventions of academic literacy.
2. To understand and use rhetorical principles to produce public and private documents appropriate for academic and professional audiences and purposes.
3. To practice good writing, including planning, revision, editing, evaluating sources, and working with others.
4. To practice the processes of good reading.
5. To learn web and digital environments valued by the university.
6. To learn and practice how writing, at the university, is often based on previous research and inquiry and how to use this research in their writing.
Course Expectations
I expect that you will come to class on time, prepared, and ready to learn. This includes doing your homework, reading the assigned readings for classes, and being ready to support your opinions and interpretations of the readings. Success in this course will require active participation. Since your classmates will be sharing their personal opinions I expect that you will be respectful and keep an open mind. Your participation is not just answering questions during class, but also includes working with other students and doing the assigned in-class work. I also expect that you will complete assignments on time and put forth your best effort.
From me, you can expect that I will find time to meet with each of you individually whenever you need extra help, be receptive to questions, be understanding and be flexible. I will be at class on time and have activities planned that will help you grow as a writer.
Course Policies
Registration Requirement:
The official registration deadline for this course is February 1st, 2009. University policy requires all students to be officially registered in each class they are attending. Students who are not officially registered for a course by published deadlines should not be attending classes and will not receive credit or a grade for the course. Each student must confirm enrollment by checking his/her class schedule (using Student Tools in FlashFast) prior to the deadline indicated. Registration errors must be corrected prior to the deadline.
Attendance and Tardies:
You are expected to attend each class session. I understand that periodically throughout the semester circumstances will prevent you from attending class; therefore, you have 3 excused absences throughout the semester. After 3 absences, your grade will be lowered by 1/3 (B- to C+, A to A -, etc.).
If you are more than 10 minutes late to class it will count as a tardy, after 3 tardies it will count as an absence. If you constantly leave class early, you will also be marked tardy.
You will not be able to make up work done in class, and it is your responsibility to find a classmate to tell you what was covered in class. If you are absent, you need to have your homework emailed to me ([email protected]) by the end of that class session or it will not be counted. Being absent does not give you an automatic extension or excuse you from work due that day.
Cell phones/Internet:
If you are checking your e-mail, on facebook or myspace, playing games, talking/texting on your cell phone or engaging in other activities that are not related to class, I will count you as absent since you will not be engaged with the rest of the class.
Late Work:
I strongly encourage you to plan ahead and complete your projects on time. I will accept late work; however, each class period that the project is late you will lose one letter grade (a 3 day late A paper will earn a C, etc.).
Revision Policy:
Part of the focus of this class is on writing as a process. If you are not satisfied with your project grade, you have the option to revise it. I encourage you to meet with me before turning in revisions, but you are not required to do so. I will average your first score with your revision score, for the project grade. So, if on your project you earned a 78 and your revised project earned an 85, your final grade for the project would be an 81. If then you are still not satisfied, you may do a second revision and I will average the project grade (e.g., the 81) and your new revision grade.
Plagiarism:
“Plagiarize” means to take and present as one’s own a material portion of the ideas or words of another or to present as one’s own an idea or work derived from an existing source without full and proper credit to the source of the ideas, words, or works. This definition includes using another student’s work as your own as well as inadequately referencing other sources in your work. Plagiarism carries a variety of sanctions, ranging from lowering of a grade to dismissal from the University. The University Policy on Plagiarism is located online at www.kent.edu/policyreg. You are responsible for knowing and abiding by this policy.
Students with Disabilities:
University policy 3342-3-18 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access to course content. If you have a documented disability and require accommodations, please contact me at the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom adjustments. Please note, you must first verify your eligibility for these through Student Accessibility Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit www.kent.edu/sas for more information on registration procedures).
Course Grades
This course will follow the universities’ plus/minus system. The break down is as follows:
Projects 1 and 2: 100 pts per project
Project 3: 100 pts (written); 75 pts (multi-modal)
Project 4: 150 pts
Peer Review: 20 pts per review
Responses: 15 pts per response
Homework/Quizzes: 10 pts per homework/quiz
In-class work: 5 pts per activity
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