English 100 - Freshman Composition
Course
Syllabus
Instructor:
Tom Amano-Tompkins Term:
Fall 2019
Section:
27894 Tues-Th 1:00 pm -2:50 pm Location: MCIS211
Office
hours: Tues 4:00-5:00 pm in LA 239
Email:
tamanotompkins@cerritos (best way to communicate with me outside of class!)
Class
Website: http//:eng100f2019.blogspot.com
Prerequisite: Satisfactory
completion of the English Placement Process or English 52 or equivalent with a
grade of “C” or higher.
Course Description:
English 100 stresses the importance of written communication
through reading and writing of expository and research essays. Because
this is a course to improve writing skills, you will not only engage
extensively in the writing process through prewriting, writing, and revision,
but also read extensively in the course textbook. Furthermore, this
particular class is set around the theme of "Identity and the Cultural
Experience." As a result, all readings and writing assignments will
be based around this theme.
Upon
completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Employ the writing process in order to understand and complete the writing task
- Write an essay that has a specific purpose, in response to specific writing prompts and course assignments
- Write a multi-paragraph essay with specific details, examples, and illustrations to fulfill a purpose
- Demonstrate critical engagement with outside sources
- Write in prose style characterized by clarity, complexity, and variety
- Adhere to the conventions of standard written English in accord with MLA style
Required
Texts:
(available at the campus bookstore)
Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical
Reader and Guide (12 Edition) by Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell –
ISBN #: 0312676840 (BRING A FLASH DRIVE
TO CLASS)
City of
ThievesĖ, by
David Benioff – ISBN-13: 978-0452295292
I Love Yous Are
for White People, by Lac Su – ISBN-13:
978-0061543661
You will also need to purchase two blue
exam books for in-class essays.
Bring your books, a notebook (or notebook
paper), and a pen to every class meeting. To complete some assignments, you
will need access to the Internet and to a computer word processor.
Students who succeed in English 100 usually choose to: **Read carefully!**
- Make a serious commitment to succeeding in this class.
- Come to class on time and prepared.
- Get the required texts as soon as possible.
- Do all the assignments, including readings, and keep up with the class schedule.
- Participate in class discussions and activities.
- Refrain from using their cell phones during class.
- Let me know immediately if they experience a problem with the class or if other areas of their lives seriously interfere with their ability to do their class work.
- Seek out all legitimate help with their course work, if they need it, including the Writing Lab, Special Programs & Services, campus librarians, their textbooks, and me.
·
Maintain
academic integrity by doing their own work. They do not plagiarize; they do not
cheat. (See box on plagiarism on next page.)
- Treat their classmates and instructor with respect and consideration.
- Recognize that real learning is difficult – it involves making mistakes and taking risks.
If you are not willing to make these
choices, you are not likely to succeed in this class! I will be happy
to meet with you to discuss your work in this course. I encourage you to visit
me during office hours, but if that is not convenient for you, we can make an
appointment to meet at another time.
Plagiarism can mean copying,
word for word, all or part of something someone else has written and turning it
in with your name on it. Plagiarism also includes using your own words to
express someone else’s ideas without crediting the source of those ideas.
Plagiarism is a very
serious form of academic misconduct. It’s both lying and stealing, and it’s a
waste of time for students and teachers. College and departmental policy on
plagiarism will be strictly enforced: Any student caught plagiarizing will
automatically receive a zero for that assignment, with no possibility of making
it up, and may be subject to a formal reprimand and/or suspension.
Cite your sources!
Please retain all notes and drafts of your papers until grading for the course
is completed.
Attendance/Tardiness
Attendance
in class is mandatory. This is the college policy. If a student is absent during the add-period OR for more than 10% of
the total class hours (two classes), the instructor has sufficient cause to drop
that student from the class. Penalties (partial absence) for arriving late or
leaving early will accrue throughout the semester.
Course site: http://eng100f2019.blogspot.com
Students
are required to check the class
website twice each week (once before each class). You must check the syllabus,
to make sure that you know what is expected at each upcoming class. You must
check for posts or handouts from your instructor. All handouts will be
available to download.
Grading:
Your
final grade in this class will be computed as follows.
Essays
(800 words; 1000 words) 20%
In-class
essay (600 words) 10%
Research
Paper (1600-2000 words)
20%
Reading
Analysis Presentations (5) 20%
Journal 10%
Midterm
8%
Quiz/Participation 12%
A
= 90-100% B = 80-89% C = 70-79% D =
60-69% F = 59% and below
English
100 is a UC-CSU transferable course, so rigorous academic standards must be
applied to grading your work. All assignments are required. In-class work, such
as reading analysis presentations and quizzes, cannot be made up. Both essays
and the research paper are required to pass the class. Missing assignments can
significantly impact your grade and prevent you from passing the course. Late
papers will receive an automatic 10% point deduction and will not be accepted
later than one week after the original due date. An
extension must be arranged with the instructor in advance.
Students
should expect a quiz at 1:05 pm in each class. Students who
are absent or arrive late will not be able to take a make-up quiz. Additional
quizzes will be given throughout the term.
Reading
Analysis Presentation assignments: You are required to present your
analysis of one of the assigned readings five times during the duration of the
class. There will be a sign-up sheet for each set of readings; in some cases,
you may be assigned to analyze a specific reading. You must do your analysis on
the reading you signed up for (or were assigned) – you may not switch to
another reading without clearing it with your instructor. Your written analysis
is due the day we discuss it in class (see Schedule), and you will present your
findings to the class during our discussion of the reading. Late reading analyses will not be accepted.
Guidelines for the reading analyses will be distributed separately.
Essays
(including Research Paper) must be typed and formatted according to MLA
(Modern Language Association) guidelines. For guidance, see the MLA Formatting and Style Guide at the Web
site of the Purdue Online Writing Lab (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
- link available on the course site). It is the student’s responsibility to
make sure that the paper is received and readable. Late papers will receive an
automatic 10% point deduction and will not be accepted later than one week after
the original due date. The research paper will not be accepted late!
Turnitin.com: To verify the originality of writing
submitted for this class, all essays must be uploaded to Turnitin.com.
Turnitin.com will generate an originality report for the instructor identifying
any borrowed material in student essays (borrowed material includes correctly
documented quotes, as well as plagiarized material). In order to receive full
credit, students must upload their essays to Turnitin.com before class on the day the assignment is due. No essay will be
graded until it is uploaded to Turnitin.com.
Go to Turnitin.com to create a student profile.
Use the following information to upload your essay:
Class ID: A 21931960 11am); B 21932243 (1pm) Enrollment password: k1m4m1m4!
Schedule of
Topics, Readings, and Written Assignments (subject to change)
Date |
Readings to be completed before
class
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Quizzes, exams, and major assignments |
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Week 1 |
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Tues. 8/20
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Handout: “The
Myth of ‘Practice Makes Perfect’”
Read “Girl,” by
Jamaica Kincaid (handout)
|
Writing
diagnostic
Grammar
diagnostic
|
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Thurs. 8/22
|
Patterns for College Writing:
Ch. 1 – Reading to Write: Becoming a Critical
Reader, pp. 11-27
“The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” by Judith
Ortiz Cofer, pp. 232-237
“Just Walk On By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to
Alter Public Space” by Brent Staples, pp. 240-243
|
Quiz
(Reading
Analysis)
|
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Week 2 |
|
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Tues.
8/27
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Patterns for College Writing:
Ch. 2 – Invention, pp. 29-49
Ch. 3 – Arrangement, pp. 51-64
“Mother Tongue, ” by Amy Tan, pp. 466-71
“A Brother’s Murder, by Brent Staples (https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/30/magazine/about-men-a-brother-s-murder.html)
|
Quiz
(Reading
Analysis)
|
|
Thurs.
8/29
|
Patterns for College Writing:
Ch. 14 – Argumentation, pp. 525-552
Rhetorical Analysis: https://justbuyessay.com/blog/rhetorical-analysis-essay
Example of rhetorical analysis: https://eng100su19.blogspot.com/2019/05/example-rhetorical-essay.html
“Instead of Jail, Court Fines Cut to Fit the Wallet,
by Tina Rosenberg”
“Guys and Dolls No More?” by Elizabeth Sweet
Prewriting
Workshop
*** Last day to drop class without
a “W” is
|
Quiz
(Reading
Analysis)
Prewrite for
Essay 1
|
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Week 3 |
|
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Tues.
9/3
|
Patterns for College Writing: Ch. 4 – Drafting and Revising, pp. 65-79
Outline due in
class
Outline:
Workshop
|
Quiz
Outline Essay 1
(Reading
Analysis)
|
|
Thurs.
9/5
|
City of Thieves: Intro
Rough draft due
in class
Rough Draft
workshop
|
Quiz
Rough draft due
(Reading
Analysis)
|
|
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Week 4 |
|
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Tues.
9/10
|
Upload essay 1
to turnitin.com
Essay 1 due in class
City of Thieves: Chapters 1-3
pp. 1-37
The Siege of
Leningrad: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/siege-of-leningrad
|
Quiz
Essay 1 due
(Reading
Analysis)
|
|
Thurs.
9/12
|
City of Thieves: Chapters 4-6
pp. 38-70
|
Quiz
(Reading
Analysis)
|
|
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Week 5 |
|
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Tues. 9/17
|
City
of Thieves: Chapters 7- 10 pp. 71-99
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Quiz
(Reading
Analysis)
|
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Thurs.9/19
|
City of Thieves: Chapters 11-14
|
Quiz 8
(Reading Analysis)
|
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Week 6 |
|
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Tues. 9/24
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City of Thieves: Chapters 15-17
|
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Thurs. 9/26
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City of Thieves: Chapters 18-20 pp.
Prompt essay 2
|
Quiz
Prompt essay 2
(Reading
Analysis)
|
|
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Week 7 |
|
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Tues. 10/1
|
City of Thieves: Chapters 21-23 pp.
198-233
Prewrite essay 2
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Quiz 10
Prewrite essay
2
(Reading Analysis)
|
|
Thurs. 10/3
|
City of Thieves: Chapters 24-end pp.
234-258
Outline essay 2
|
Quiz
Outline essay 2
|
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Week 8 |
|
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Tues. 10/8
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Rough draft essay 2
|
Quiz 12
(Reading
Analysis)
Outline
of essay 2
|
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Thurs. 10/10
|
Research paper
prompt
Research Paper
Workshop: using library databases (part 1)
Patterns for College Writing:
Ch. 16 – Finding and Evaluating Sources, pp. 705-710
The Ethics of What We Eat: Ch. 4-5, pp. 42-80
Research Paper Workshop
|
Quiz
Reading
Analysis
Research prompt
|
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Week 9 |
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Tues. 10/15
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Upload essay 2
to Turnitin.com
Essay 2 due in
class
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Final draft
essay 2
|
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Thurs. 10/17
|
Midterm exam
I Love Yous Are for White People Chapter 1-2 pp. 1-40
“Boat people”
history: https://adst.org/2014/07/the-vietnamese-boat-people/
Vietnamese
Americans look back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQTviKM9Mx0
|
Midterm
(Reading
analysis)_
|
|
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Week 10 |
|
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Tues. 10/22
|
I Love Yous Are for White People Chapter 3 pp. 41-53
Library: how to
use the library databases (part 2)
When doing
academic research, what is a “good source”; how to find one
|
Quiz
(Reading analysis)
|
|
Thurs. 10/24
|
I Love Yous Are for White People Chapter 4 pp 55-68
MLA format and
citations
|
Quiz
(Reading
analysis)_
|
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Week 11 |
|
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Tues. 10/29
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I Love Yous Are for White People Chapter 5-6 pp. 69-91
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Quiz
(Reading
analysis)_
|
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Thurs.
10/31
|
Happy Halloween
I Love Yous Are for White People Chapter 7-8 pp. 93-
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Quiz
(Reading
analysis)_
|
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Week 12 |
|
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Tues. 11/5
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I Love Yous Are for White People Chapter 9-10 pp. 93-118
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Quiz
(Reading
analysis)_
|
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Thurs. 11/7
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I Love Yous Are for White People Chapter 11-12
|
Quiz
(Reading
analysis)_
|
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Week 13 |
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Tues. 11/12
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I Love Yous Are for White People Chapter 13-end
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Quiz
(reading
analysis)
|
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Thurs. 11/14
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(In-class)
essay 3
|
In-class essay
|
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Week 14 |
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Tues. 11/19
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“Love,” by
Jesse Stuart (handout)
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Quiz
(reading
analysis)
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Thurs. 11/21
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Week 15 |
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Tues. 11/26
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“The Lottery,”
by Shirley Jackson (handout)
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Quiz
(reading
analysis)
|
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Thurs. 11/28
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Thanksgiving holiday
|
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Week 16 |
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Tues. 12/3
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Research Paper
Workshop
|
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Thurs. 12/5
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Week 17 |
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Tues. 12/10
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Research Paper
Workshop
Journal due
|
Journal due
|
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Thurs. 12/12
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Research paper
workshop
|
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Week 18 |
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Tues. 12/17
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Research paper due
Final Exam
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Final exam
Research paper due
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