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ENGLISH 100 Spring 2015
MWF
11:00-11:50 (55341)
ROOM LA 228
LEEWARD
COMMUNITY COLLEGE “Our kūpuna of the nineteenth century, had the skill and determination to write. They
wrote maining in the newspapers , but also in letters, books, court documents, government documents, such as petitions…They wrote their own geography, recorded the ancient names of places, rocks, winds, rains, groves of useful trees such as hala (pandanus), and ʻohe (bamboo). They wrote their histories in genealogies” (Silva).
Inst ructor : Cara Chang, M.A. O ff ice : LA 219 Phone : (808) 455-0340 or (808) 375-1804 Off ice Hours : Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 -11:00 a.m. or by appointment Ema i l : [email protected] (Aside from office hours, email is the preferred way to reach me. Emails received after 4pm on Friday will be answered the following Monday.)
Course Description
ENG 100 provides practice in producing substantial compositions at the college transfer level for courses across the curriculum. Engaging in research activities, students evaluate and integrate sources into their compositions. Following a recursive writing process, they analyze the rhetorical, conceptual, and stylistic demands of writing for various purposes and audiences. Students apply the principles of expository writing and produce compositions that have clear ideas, adequate support, logical organization, and correct sentence structure. Students become proficient language users, independent learners, and thoughtful members of an academic community.
Student Learning Outcomes
At the successful completion of the course, you will be able to: 1) Use a multi-step writing process that includes drafting, editing, and proofreading while
making use of written and oral feedback. 2) Write compositions, including an in-class essay on an assigned topic, that are
appropriate to a particular audience and purpose. Texts will have a main point and supporting ideas developed with specific and logically organized details.
3) Compose complex and well-reasoned texts that incorporate source material appropriately. Skill 1: Locate, assess, and use academically appropriate source material. Skill 2: Use and combine sources without plagiarizing. Skill 3: Give credit to others when using their words and ideas in writing.
4) Apply to writing the rules and conventions of grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling.
5) Demonstrate effective use of study skills and college success strategies.
To accomplish these goals, we will focus on specific places in Hawai'i and the histories, stories, and political issues that make up these places. We will be examining Hawaiian writers’ discussion of the significance of land and particular places, and we will be sifting through other stories that have been written onto the land to understand why particular stories are told.
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Required Texts and Materials___2 Late Assignments____3 The Fine Print____6 Course Components_________2 Attendance Policy ____3 Help and Resource_6 Essays and Essay Requirements_2 Classmate Contact Info_3 Accommodations__6 Information Literacy Exam_____3 Class Rules_________3 Essay 1 Prompt___7 Extra Credit _______________3 Course Schedule_____4-5 Essay Formatting__8 Track Your Grade__9
Prerequisite Appropriate reading and writing placement test scores, or ENG 21 and ENG 22 with a grade of C or better or equivalent, or approval from the Language Arts Division.
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Required Materials 1. A folder or binder to store
your materials 2. Notebook or folder paper 3. A dark colored pen and/or
pencil 4. Student ID 5. Internet access 6. Printer access 7. Optional: Access code to
online MyWritingLab (packaged with book @ LCC bookstore) ! MWL course code: chang______________
8. MLW login is _________ 9. MLW password is
__________________
Your Grade Course Component Possible Points A = 900-1000 points B = 800-899 points C = 700-799 points D = 600-699 points F = 0-599 points
To calculate your CURRENT AVERAGE, add up the total number of points you earned and divide it by the number of possible points allotted thus far.
To calculate your FINAL GRADE, add the total number of points you earned and refer to the grading scale above.
Essay 1 and Essay 2 2 essays x 100 points each= 200 points
Essay 3: Midterm (2 parts) Take-home and In-class essay
50 points each x 2 parts= 100 points
Essay 4 150 points Essay 5: End of semester self-reflection essay
50 points
Peer Editing 3 peer editings x 20 points each= 60 points Grammar and Mechanics Quizzes 4 quizzes x 20 points each= 80 points Short Writing Assignments (SWA) 7 assignments x 15 points each= 105 points Participation 45 days x 2 points a day= 90 points Presentation on a Fallacy 35 points Presentation on Essay #4 30 points Final Exam + In-Class Essay 50 points + 50 points= 100 points Total: 1000 points Presentation on Essay #4 30 points Final Exam + In-Class Essay 50 points + 50 points= 100 points Total Points 1000 points
REQUIRED TEXT: Course materials will be posted on Laulima (https://laulima.hawaii.edu/portal). Also, please check your UH webmail account ([email protected]) frequently, as I often send announcements via email. OPTIONAL: Harris and Kunka. Writing FAQs+MyWritingLab+Pearson Writer. Please note that all 3 materials are packaged together. They are available at the LCC bookstore. (ISBN 780133985771)
Course Components There will be 1,000 points possible for the term. Tentatively, the work described below will comprise your course grade. In addition to the final essay exam, there will be five essays assigned during the term (one draft each) accompanied by four peer evaluations, as well as weekly homework assignments involving both reading and writing.
Essays For this course, you will be working on 5 graded essays along with an in-class final exam. * (2 pages): Diagnostic Description #1 (3 pages): Narration/Description #2 (3 pages): Literary Analysis #3 (2-3 pages): In-Class Midterm #4 (4 pages): Argument and Research (You must complete this paper in order to pass the course) #5 (3 pages): End of semester self-reflection #6 Final Exam (3 pages): In-Class Final
Essay Requirements 1. Papers (hard copies) are due at the beginning of class on the due date. 2. Late papers will only be accepted up to 6 days late. 3. Late papers be marked down half a grade per day, including days we don’t meet as a class. 4. Points will be deducted from papers that do not meet the page requirement. 5. Papers must be typed, double-spaced, stapled, and have numbered pages. If you come to class
and have not printed out your assignment, it will be considered late and you will receive a lower grade.
6. You are required to write your essays using a computer. Some computer skill is necessary in this class: you need to know how to boot up and shut down a computer; how to save a document to your flash drive; how to navigate the Internet; and how to type. If you need additional help, check with me or with a writing tutor at the Writing Center (in the library).
7. See page 8 to see how to format your papers. 8. You mus t complete Essay 4 to pass the course. Notice that it is worth 15% of your final grade. 9. You have the option to revise ONE essay of your choice within two weeks of the date the paper is
returned to you. A l l rev i sed papers mus t be accompan ied by a br ie f descr ipt i on o f the rev is ions you have made and the in i t ia l ly graded copy . I f you f a i l to i nc lude your g raded paper , I w i l l not a ccep t your rev is ion . You must a lso e i the r meet w i th me or a tu tor a t the W ri t i ng Cente r be fore rev i s i ng .
“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story” (Adichie).
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Late Assignments As stated earlier, late essays will only be accepted up to 6 days late and will be marked down half a grade per day, including days we don’t meet as a class. No Short Writing Assignments (SWAs) will be accepted late.
Attendance Policy You must be in the class on time to get the most out of this course and to get a good grade.
• You a re on l y a l l owed 3 absences (minus pa r t i c ipat ion poin ts fo r the day)
• Afte r your a l lo t ted absences, e very absence de t rac ts 5% from your tota l grade. For example, if you are absent 4 times, you will receive a 5% deduction from your total grade.
• Even i f you m iss c la ss , your wo rk i s st i l l due on the due date . You may emai l your ass ignment to me o r have ano the r student tu rn i t i n fo r you .
• I f you m iss 9 c la sses (equ i va len t to 20% of a l l c l asses i n a semeste r) , you w i l l fa i l the course. Th i s w i l l a f f ec t your F inanc ia l A id .
• Show ing up l ate a l so hurts your grade (3 ta rd ies = 1 absence) . I f you are ta rdy , you may not makeup what you m iss.
Save your absences for emergencies. Any time you are absent, you are required to provide some form of documentation (doctor’s note, court subpoena). Please consider your grade options carefully and discuss with your counselor. Your la st day to d rop/w i thd raw from the c l ass i s Ma rch 31, 2015. If you miss class, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed. If you are going to be absent, please let me know (by email or phone) in advance. I w i l l on ly l e t you makeup a test o r qu i z i f you le t me know you w i l l be absent ahead of t ime. You may makeup your tes t or qu iz at the Test ing Center i n the Lea rn ing Commons Bu i l d i ng (1 st f l oo r) . You w i l l need your s tudent ID .
CLASSMATE CONTACT INFORMATION Just in case you have a question or you miss something in class, exchange contact information with two classmates.
1. Name: Phone #: Email: 2. Name: Phone #: Email:
Extra Credit Extra credit assignments are available to help you achieve a higher grade. You will be allowed to turn in up to three extra credit assignments (they must be different types of extra opportunities—you can’t visit the Writing Center three times and use that for your three extra credit assignments). Here are some of your extra credit options:
1) You can attend any event or performance that involves land or place in Hawai‘i
2) You can watch a program aired on the ‘Ōlelo television stations (channel 49, 52, 53, 54) discussing Hawaiian cultural or political issues (www.olelo.org).
3) You may also attend any of the Malama ‘Aina days: dates to be announced
4) You may attend M.I.A. Summer Hiatus Workshops on every 3rd Monday of the month or SlamPoetry every 1st Thursday of the month at Fresh Café (Check website http://freshcafehi.com/home/ or call 688-8055 beforehand since the schedule changes)
5) You may visit the Writing Center (in the Library) and get help for your writing assignments.
After completing any of those assignments, you must write a two page response paper that includes one page describing what you saw and one page explaining what you learned. Extra credit assignments must be turned in by the last day of classes.
Class Rules You are expected to behave as a responsible and professional adult, to conduct yourself appropriately, and to treat others with courtesy. 1) If you’re late, please enter quietly without disturbing the activity in
progress. Remember to find out from me or a friend what you’ve missed. Turn in your assignments.
2) Turn off all cell phones/pagers (or put on vibrate) before entering class. No texting!
3) Show respect for others by keeping quiet when they are speaking. 4) Avoid any behavior that might disrupt the class or distract others
from their work. Failure to follow these rules may result in being asked to leave class for the day. You will not receive participation points for the day and will be counted as absent.
Information Literacy Exam One requirement of English 100 is that students successfully complete the Leeward CC Information Literacy Exam. There are twenty-five questions in the exam, and the passing score is 72% (18 correct answers). The exam tutorial can be accessed at https://sites.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/eng-100-ilt/ and via the library’s homepage under the Learn How to Find Information section.
Students may take the exam two times on their own. However, if they fail the second time, they must obtain the Tutoring Form from the Library, fill it out and get it signed by the instructor, and be tutored by a librarian before taking the exam a third time. Fa i lure to comple te the In format ion L ite racy Exam w i l l resu lt in a drop of your f ina l grade by one whole let te r . (Example: If your final grade is an A and you do not complete your Information Literacy Exam, your final grade will be a B.)
The Information Literacy Exam will be available until the Thursday of the tenth week in the semester. However, the exact deadline is set by the instructor, depending upon when his or her students need to learn the information contained in the tutorial and exam. Your deadline is ______________________.
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Week Day In-class Activities Homework 1 M 1/12 Introductions; Syllabus 1) Buy books and materials; 2) Read “Homegrown”;
3) SWA #1-Finish narration chart W 1/14 In-class reading and writing assessment; Discuss
narration elements, dominant impression
F 1/16 SWA #1 due; Grammar review from diagnostics; Set up blog and register MWL
2 M 1/19 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No School W 1/21 Description; F 1/23 Campus Garden Tour?; Start SWA #2 Start SWA #2- Sensory Detail and Figures of Speech
Chart 3 M 1/26 Sample essay
W 1/28 Grading rubric ; GMQ schedule; GMQ1 review F 1/30 Essay 1 draft due (Bring 2 copies); Peer Editing
4 M 2/2 GMQ1; Dialogue and Pidgin (Lois Ann Yamanaka) W 2/4 SWA #2 due; Continue Description F 2/6 Essay 1 final due; Start Ritte’s writings from Na Mana‘o
Aloha o Kaho'olawe SWA #3- a) Read Ritte’s writings from Na Mana‘o Aloha o Kaho'olawe; b) summarize reading; and c) write a response to the article
5 M 2/9 SWA #3 due; Discuss Ritte’s writings from Na Mana‘o Aloha o Kaho'olawe
W 2/11 Continue Ritte’s writings from Na Mana‘o Aloha o Kaho'olawe; GMQ2 review
F 2/13 GMQ2; Discuss Essay 2 prompt; Literary analysis sample 6 M 2/16 Presidents’ Day, No School
W 2/18 Essay 2 draft due (Bring 2 copies); Peer Editing F 2/20 Thesis and Topic Sentences; MLA
7 M 2/23 Assign midterm; GMQ3 review; “Islands at Risk” W 2/25 GMQ3; “Ingredients Hawai’i”; F 2/27 Essay 2 final due; Rhetorical Strategies
8 M 3/2 Take-home mid-term due; Complete in-class midterm (Essay 3)
SWA #4- Read “Bones of Contention” and a) Identify the argument, b) Summarize article, c) Indicate which rhetorical strategy the author uses in the essay and explain why, d) Cite the source using MLA
W 3/4 SWA #4 due; Discuss “Bones of Contention” article; Brainstorm ideas; What is Argument?; Research Questions handouts; Primary vs. Secondary Research
F 3/6 Faculty Professional Development Day, No School 9 M 3/9 Library
W 3/11 Information Literacy Exam due; Share Waikiki website; How do to an annotated bibliography; Evaluating Sources
SWA #5- Read “Lovely Hula Hands” and a) Identify the argument, b) Summarize article, c) Indicate which rhetorical strategy the author uses in the essay and explain why, d) Cite the source using MLA
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10 M 3/16 Continue Trask “Lovely Hula Hands” article W 3/18 Computer Lab- Finish Info Lit Exam/Find articles for SWA 6 F 3/20 Computer Lab- Finish Info Lit Exam/Find articles for SWA 6 SWA #6- Write a research question and provide a 5
source annotated bibliography 11 M 3/23 Spring Break, No School
W 3/25 Spring Break, No School F 3/27 Spring Break, No School
12 M 3/30 SWA #6 due; Sample essay W 4/1 Work on Essay 4 F 4/3 Good Friday, No School
13 M 4/6 GMQ4 review; Work on SWA #7 1) Study GMQ4; 2) SWA #7- Thesis and outline of your Essay
W 4/8 GMQ4; SWA #7 due F 4/10 Essay 4 draft due (Bring 2 copies); Peer Editing
14 M 4/13 Essay 4 feedback; Assign Essay 5 W 4/15 Conferencing/Work on presentations F 4/17 Conferencing/Work on presentations
15 M 4/20 Conferencing/Work on presentations Work on Presentations; Revise Essay 4 W 4/22 Essay 4 Presentations Work on Presentations; Revise Essay 4 F 4/24 Essay 4 Presentations Work on Presentations; Revise Essay 4
16 M 4/27 Essay 4 Presentations Work on Presentations; Revise Essay 4 W 4/29 Reflection and letter to next class; Course evaluations Revise Essay 4
F 5/1 Essay 4 final due; Review Final Exam Essay 5 17 M 5/4 Essay 5 due; Potluck Paʻina, Grammar Final Study Final Exam
W 5/6 In-Class Final Essay (Essay 6)
Waioli Namolokama
Journeys to feed Hāloa The Joyful Waters
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The Fine Print Regarding Plagiarism: Academic honesty is fundamental in a college environment. You are expected to fulfill your academic obligations through honest and independent effort. The wo rk you submi t fo r th is course must be your own. Dishonesty, cheating, and plagiarism are regarded as particularly serious offenses. Cases of dishonesty will result in a grade of "zero" for the assignment and may result in an "F" for the course. You may also be dismissed from the college after proper due-process proceedings. Please ask the instructor if you have any questions about collaborative work, plagiarism, or other issues related to academic honesty. Keep Your Records: Please, as a backup, save all work on your computer hard-drive, flash drive, or in Google Docs. Lost work due to technical failure, lost or stolen property is not a compelling reason for extensions. Everyone will lose his/her work at some point in time. It is up to you to have a backup plan. You are responsible for keeping track of your drafts, essays, quizzes, assignments, and other graded work. Do not throw them away! (Wait until the semester is over.) Student Assessment: in order to improve the quality of educational services offered to students, Leeward CC conducts assessments of student achievement of course, program, and institutional learning outcomes. The work you do in this class may be used in these assessment efforts. All work is used anonymously.
Help & Resources If you are feeling lost or overwhelmed… 1. Speak up in class You may not be the only person with the same concern, and we all benefit from working questions out together. 2. Contact me You are welcome to email me anytime, or better yet: visit me during my office hours. Many questions and issues can be resolved this way. 3. Get to know the Reference Desk Our library staff is eager to help guide your research and orient you to our library’s printed and online resources. 4. Use the Writing Center The Writing Center provides free writing support for Leeward CC students. The writing consultants are fellow students who are available—in person in the Writing Center, online via Skype, and by phone—to help with writing assignments for any Leeward CC class, scholarship essays, and college success skills (including time management, organization, note taking, and reading). They are available on both an appointment and drop-in basis.
For more information or to make an appointment, stop by the Writing Center located on the second floor of the Learning Commons; call 455-0409; or visit the Writing Center website at http://www.leeward.hawaii.edu/writing center. 5. Participate in the Maka’ala Program The Maka’ala Program is a campus-wide effort that seeks to support students early in the semester when they first begin experiencing difficulty. If I feel you are having difficulty in class (e.g., missing class, missing assignments, or low test scores), I may refer you to the Maka’ala
Accommodat ions
Reasonable accommodations will be provided for students with documented physical, sensory, systemic, cognitive, learning and psychiatric disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring accommodations for this class, please call the Coordinator of the Kako‘o ‘Ike (KI) program at 455-0421. The KI office is located in the Learning Commons on the second floor of the library building. They will verify your disability and provide the course instructor with recommendations for appropriate accommodations.
Learning is not a spectator sport. What you get out of this class depends on YOU.
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” –Dr. Seuss
“The most sacred thing is ʻĀina. We cannot destroy her for any reason—she feeds us..I heard her cry the first time I came a year ago, and I wept for many hours and couldnʻt stop. She wants to flourish as her sisters” (Ritte 46).
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ENGLISH 100 Ms. Chang
ASSIGNMENT: ESSAY #1: Narrat ion/Descr ipt ion (3 pages) Draft due: Fri. 1/30 (Please bring two copies of your paper to class: one copy for your peer-editor and one copy for me.) Peer editing: Fri. 1/30 Paper due: Fri. 2/6 (Please attach your drafts and peer editing to your final) In this essay, I’d like you to tell me a descriptive story about an important event in your life. It should be about a specific event in time like an exciting, sad, frustrating, important life-changing moment where you changed as a person or learned a valuable lesson. Some of you may use what you’ve already written in your diagnostics, but I’d still like you to revise what you’ve written to make it more narrative and descriptive. Your essay must have three elements: 1) events leading up to the event, 2) what happened to you/the event itself, and 3) how you changed from this experience. Remember, a story has a beginn ing, middle , and end. Include details leading up to each event. Think about the different elements of narration and the short story I had you read. Does your story develop a setting, characters, plot, etc.? Where were you? Who were you with? What were you doing/thinking when this event happened? How did it change you? Did you feel any internal conflict? Think about what details are necessary and what details might distract the reader. Pay close attention to the descriptive language you are using. Avoid “telling.” Focus on showing your reader what happened. How can you make your audience see what you see? We will discuss in class how to make your essay more descriptive. Reflection is important! At least half of your essay should be a filled developed discussion of why this event is important to you. How did you change as a person because of what happened? What did you learn about yourself or others? How does this experience continue to influence the way you live today—the choices you make, the actions you take?
Grading Rubric (100 points)
Content Thesis is focused and stated clearly /10 Author uses complete, reliable support to make main points credible /10 Reflection shows the importance of your topic /10
Organization Paper is organized logically, paragraphs support main idea, and there is one main idea per paragraph
/10
Intro grabs the reader’s attention and conclusion prompts new thinking and brings effective closure
/5
Transitions help reader follow the discussion /5 Style Used correct voice (suits the audience and purpose) /10
Sentences are clear, direct, and to the point; flowed well /10 Varied sentence structure along with varied and precise vocabulary; avoided wordiness, vague language, and cliché; used strong verbs and active voice; vivid descriptions and figures of speech
/15
Conventions/ Mechanics
Very few grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors /10 Formatted correctly (margins and spacing) /5
Total /100
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Essay Formatt ing
Last name page # Your name Ms. Chang English 100 Date Essay #
Center Your Title (no quote marks, bold, or underline)
Please double-space and use a regular font (Times, Arial, Courier) in 12-point! Each new
paragraph should be indented one tab space; you do not need to put spaces between the
paragraphs. You should have a single-spaced header that includes the information above. Put your
last name and page numbers in the upper right hand corner. You do not need a cover sheet or a
protective plastic cover. Just remember to staple or paper-clip your pages together. Use plain white
paper.
Your margins should 1 inch on all sides. If you choose to highlight your typing by using bold,
underline, or italic features, please use them sparingly because they are very distracting! Your essay
should be a clean copy that is easy to read and understand, so that your excellent ideas shine
through. If you have other questions, make sure you ask me.
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Track Your Grade
Assignment Points Received
Points Total
Essay 1 100 Essay 2 100 Essay 3 (Midterm) 100 Essay 4 150 Essay 5 50 Peer editing 1 20 Peer editing 2 20 Peer editing 3 20 Grammar Quiz 1 20 Grammar Quiz 2 20 Grammar Quiz 3 20 Grammar Quiz 4 20 SWA 1 15 SWA 2 15 SWA 3 15 SWA 4 15 SWA 5 15 SWA 6 15 SWA 7 15 Participation (2 points X 45 days) Write down the days you were absent here: _______________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
90
Presentation on Fallacy 35 Presentation on Essay 4 30 Final Exam 100 Total 1000
