University of Central Oklahoma

Class Syllabus English 1113/English Grammar and Composition

Fall 2012

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course provides instruction in college level writing, covering grammatical skills, rhetorical issues, and cognitive abilities necessary to produce effective academic prose. The primary purpose of first-year English is to produce writers of competent expository prose by providing an environment, which acts as an initiation into the academic world.

PROFESSOR/INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION Name Christopher A. “Tony” Telemeco

Title Lecturer

Office Location LAR 221M Office Hours M/W/F: 1:00-2:00 pm; T/TH 10:00-11:00 am; and by appointment

Office Phone Number (405) 974-5608 E-mail Address ctelemeco@uco.edu

Course URL Address http://learn.uco.edu (D2L)

English Department URL Address

http://www.libarts.uco.edu/english

COURSE INFORMATION Prerequisite course(s) or skill(s) No Prerequisites

Section Number/Course

Number/Course Title Crn 11986/English 1113/English Grammar and Composition

Time/Location 2:00-2:50 pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday/Liberal Arts Building, Room 219

DELIVERY METHOD: Traditional/Lecture (Web Enhanced)

TEXTBOOKS/SUPPLIES INFORMATION

Required Books:

Title/Edition Writing Simplified: A Composition Guide. Pearson Education, 2004. (Class Schedule Abbreviation: WS)

Author Norwood Selby and Pamela S. Bledsoe

ISBN # 978-0-321-10289-8

Recommended Books:

Title/Edition English Grammar for the Utterly Confused. McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Author Laurie Rozakis

ISBN # Paperback: 9780071399227 eBook: 9780071430975

Supplies/ Materials Class work: Three notebooks are required for this course. One notebook must be a composition style notebook (fixed sewn-in pages). This is to be used

solely for the student journal (no substitutes allowed). One notebook

may be either spiral or composition style. This is to be used solely for planning and drafting writing assignment in this course. Three-ringed

binders and normal notebook paper may not be used for either the

journal or drafting notebook. Lastly, one notebook may be of any style the student wishes to use and should be dedicated to taking notes. The

drafting and “notes” notebook may be within a single spiral type

notebook if this notebook has fixed partitions whereby the student may dedicate a specific partition for “notes” and another for “drafting.”

Supplies/ Materials (continued)

Exams: A “Blue Book” is required for the final exams.

Portfolio: A basic pocket folder is required for the Portfolio assignment. No “brads”

or other embellishments are allowed. Further, all submissions within this portfolio must be printed on standard 8.5x11 non-lined white paper using

the format contained in this syllabus (which can also be found on the web

site). Margins, line spacing, etc. are closely scrutinized, and failure to adhere to the prescribed format will lower the overall grade earned. Use

only 12-point Times New Roman font. Do not add decorations, tables, charts, maps, or any other “frills” to the portfolio submissions. This

restriction applies to all non-handwritten work submitted in this course.

Optional: A dictionary may be used on any assignment in the classroom (excluding

exams). A thesaurus is likewise allowed, which can prove to be invaluable

when writing if one understands the connotation of the word chosen. Lastly, the use of the university-provided student e-mail accounts is very

helpful and is more reliable than most Internet e-mail accounts such as

Hotmail or Yahoo. DO NOT USE the D2L e-mail system to communicate with the instructor!

Recommended: At least one Flash/USB drive is highly recommended.

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES

Transformative learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experiences. All students at the University of Central Oklahoma will have transformative learning experiences in six core

areas: discipline knowledge, leadership, problem solving (research, scholarly, and creative activities), service learning and civic

engagement, global and cultural competencies, and health and wellness.

This course supports the following tenets of transformative learning:

Discipline Knowledge: Students explore, discuss, and practice the techniques, conventions, and processes that produce college-level writing.

Problem Solving (Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities): Students will, based upon instructor provided prompts,

develop, design, and create in their own words each writing assignment/exercise in the course.

Service Learning and Civic Engagement: Students learn how the public use of language has the potential to affect an

audience and to effect a change in their communities. They also experience the benefits of assisting others in their

community. One particular example of this occurs prior to the final submission of each assignment to the instructor. The students will have their work reviewed by a fellow classmate as part of the overall revising, editing, and proofreading

process. This procedure not only helps develop the reviewing student’s skills while assisting the student author to create a

well-written product that is free of errors, but it also helps culture the sense of community within the academic experience.

Global and Cultural Competencies: As part of the journal assignment, students are required to monitor the local NPR radio

station, to reflect upon the broadcast, and to create entries in their journals based upon those reflections. These broadcasts not only contain current domestic and international news items and commentary on current issues, both in America and

abroad, but they also contain an international perspective on events worldwide.

Health and Wellness: Students read about, write about, and discuss those intellectual, emotional, and spiritual issues that give human existence vitality and meaning

COURSE OBJECTIVES/EXPECTED OUTCOMES

1. Students must understand the structure of paragraphs and essays and the purpose behind this structure while

demonstrating the ability to work within these forms.

2. Students will understand that writing is a recursive process, involving skill in the invention and arrangement of writing

elements and gaining confidence in their “writer’s voice.”

3. Students will gain a greater meta-awareness of their writing skills by learning that discourse is designed with a purpose in mind and toward an audience or discourse community. Furthermore, they will explore the ways in which the rhetorical

situation—occasion, purpose, and reader—determines the shape of the composition.

4. Students must master the mechanics of punctuation and usage as well as grammatical and structural analysis that contributes to effective writing while learning the refinements of style and diction.

GRADING SCALE AND CRITERIA

Weight Grade Scale

Paragraphs 10% 90-100% (900-1000 pts) A

Essays 25% 80-89% (800-899 pts) B

Quizzes 10% 70-79% (700-799 pts) C

Journal 10% 60-69% (600-699 pts) D

Portfolio 25% Below 60% (<600 pts) F

Oral Presentation 5%

Essay Exam (Final ) 5% *Students must have more than 80 Attendance and Participation points (100 possible) to pass the course. *Attendance and Participation 10%

Total = 100%

Course Requirements:

A semester’s work consists of several paragraph and essay assignments, a journal, several online quizzes, and various

other assignments and readings. The course work will also include an oral presentation, a written essay exam, and the

submission of a final portfolio containing two paragraphs, one essay, and one letter.

Paragraphs and Essays will not initially receive a conventional grade; only those included in the Portfolio will receive

such. Instead, a student’s grade in the Paragraph and Essay sections of the course will be based upon the number of paragraphs or essays on which the student receives final approval out of the total number of paragraphs and essays

assigned. A student’s in-class participation will also add points to the student’s grade during the Paragraph and Essay

sections of the course.

All drafting (including any pre-writing) must be done in the drafting notebook.

Approval will be based upon the submitted work’s adherence to those elements of structure presented in the course,

the completeness and development of the writing, and the use of proper tone, voice, grammar, punctuation, and other elements consistent with good writing.

The student must submit each assignment in person to the instructor during the normal class session in order for that

assignment to receive approval.

Should a submission not fulfill the criteria for approval, the paragraph or essay must be revised and resubmitted until

such time as either the work receives approval or the student runs out of time according to the class schedule.

All paragraphs and the first two essays must be completed and approved in the order they appear on the assignment sheet. Furthermore, a student may not pursue approval of the next paragraph or essay until he or she receives final

approval on his or her current writing project. Even though there is time set aside in class for drafting paragraphs and

essays, it is insufficient; therefore, the student must work outside of class on these projects if he or she wishes to do well in this class.

Final approval does not mean that a work is perfect. Far from it! It means the work meets minimum requirements.

Therefore, any work submitted in the Portfolio should undergo thorough revision, editing, and proofreading beyond that which was done for initial approval.

During the Essay portion of the course, prior to actually proceeding to draft the essay, the student is required to submit for approval an outline and a thesis for that essay.

Paragraph Assignments (10% of overall grade)

All paragraphs must have an effective topic sentence that limits and controls the paragraph, be substantially

developed, and use the appropriate tone, person, grammar, and punctuation.

All paragraphs must be completed by the final submission date contained in the class schedule section of this syllabus. This mean that only work approval by the end of the individual class session on that date will be

included in determining the overall grade for that section of the course. Late work will, as a rule, not be

accepted; any exceptions to this policy are exceedingly rare and strictly at the instructor’s discretion.

Essay Assignments (25% of overall grade)

All essays must be at least 700 words long.

Along with all of the criteria required previously for each paragraph, each essay must have an effective

introduction, an appropriately positioned thesis statement that effectively controls and limits the overall essay, a

substantially developed body, and a satisfactory conclusion that not only revisits each main point presented in the body of the essay but also provides a sense of completion to the work. These criteria will be discussed more

thoroughly during class.

All essay assignments must be completed by the final submission date contained in the class schedule section of this syllabus. Again, this mean that only work approval by the end of the individual class session on that date will

be included in determining the overall grade for that section of the course. Late work will, as a rule, not be

accepted; any exceptions to this policy are exceedingly rare and strictly at the instructor’s discretion.

Quizzes (10%)

There are five (5) quizzes contained within the D2L site for this course. These quizzes are intended to help students refine their knowledge and skill related to English grammar and the mechanics involved in proper

sentence structure. These quizzes must be completed no later than the date shown in the class schedule.

Students may, if they wish, retake each quiz several times in order to improve their quiz grade.

Journal Assignments (10%)

A minimum of twenty (20) entries will be made over the course of the first ten weeks of the semester.

Students must use the journal composition notebook exclusively for the Comp I Journal; it should not contain any other material.

A journal that is not in the required composition notebook will not be accepted (grade will be zero).

Each entry must be one page length (double spaced). Write to the very bottom of the page.

Write only on the front side of each page.

Number each page on top right-hand corner and date each entry.

Use only a pen (blue or black ink color).

Spelling or grammar errors will not be counted against a student; however, the journal entries must be written in such a way as to make them easily legible. Legibility is the student’s responsibility.

The student must keep up with the entries. No late entries will be counted.

Topics for entries will be based upon a news or discussion item from KGOU/KROU (105.7 or 106.3 FM) radio (local public radio station). This station also offers streaming over the World Wide Web

(http://www.kgou.org/). Each entry will be the student’s reflections on a topic that was part of KGOU/KROU broadcast on the date of the entry. Do not restrict entries to only “Oklahoma”

news/issues (only five (5) entries may be based upon this category).

The journal will be collected on the date indicated in the class schedule portion of the syllabus. As with all assignments, the journal must be submitted prior to the role being completed at the start of class. No late journals will be accepted.

Portfolio (25% of overall grade)

The Portfolio will contain two paragraphs and one essay taken from the work already submitted for approval

in class. The student may select any two paragraphs and any one essay from his or her work completed this

semester to revise and submit within the Portfolio. Along with the paragraphs and essay, the student will enclose a letter stating the student’s rationale for choosing the particular paragraphs and essay included

within the portfolio and a brief self evaluation of what improvements, if any, occurred in the student’s

writing skills during this course.

Portfolio submissions are required to adhere to the following:

A basic pocket folder is required for the Portfolio assignment. No “brads” or other embellishments are

allowed.

Typed and double-spaced.

Font must be 12 point Times New Roman — Black ink only. Any other font size, type, or color renders the submission unacceptable. (Use of a Typewriter is permissible as long as Pica 10 pitch and black ink is

used)

A one-inch margin is required on all sides; a margin larger than one inch is unacceptable. No fancy borders, graphics, charts, pictures, etc. will be placed within the Portfolio.

One coversheet is required for the paragraph portion within the Portfolio, and one coversheet is required for the essay within the Portfolio (two coversheets in total), each conforming strictly to the

example found in this syllabus.

Legibility and clarity are the student’s responsibility; the student is responsible for finding a printer with readable ink — “My printer ran out of ink, the school’s printer did it, etc” are not acceptable mitigation for illegible or late work and such work is not accepted.

A Portfolio that is not in the required folder or that is not typed in the required format will not be accepted (grade will be zero).

Oral Presentations (5%)

Each student will create presentation based on a paragraph, an essay, or a journal entry that represents his or her

best or most interesting effort from this term’s work. The material should be revised so as to make the work appropriate for an oral presentation. The actual presentation may either be read aloud to the class or presented

in an extemporaneous fashion (presentation style will be further discussed during class). If a student intends to

use a journal entry or a paragraph as the basis of his or her presentation, it will normally require additional material/development since the presentation is to be three to five (3-5) minutes long.

This presentation acts as closure to the writing process and the semester. Seventy-five percent of the student’s grade on his or her presentation will be the presentation itself—based on participation and preparation (a

presentation that is purely ad lib will receive zero preparation points) — and twenty-five percent will be his or

her attendance during all oral presentation sessions. Treat the oral presentation as a celebration and a sharing of the writing adventure.

Essay Exam (5%)

A final written examination is given. This exam consists of a timed essay produced in class. For this exam, the

student is required to use a “Blue Book.”

Attendance and Participation (10% of Course):

Class attendance is not only mandatory and very much in the student’s best interest, but attendance also accrues

points toward the student’s final course grade, accounting for ten percent (10%) of the overall grade. Class attendance also includes all class sessions spent in the Chambers Library (roll is taken during these sessions!). A

student is considered absent if he or she is not present when the class roll is checked, which will occur at the start of every class session no matter where the class is meeting. A tardy student is considered absent and such

absences are counted as part of the student’s total absences from class.

Each complete class session is worth 22/9 points. When all sessions are totaled (45 sessions), 100 points are available to the student solely based upon his or her class attendance and participation. To achieve maximum

attendance/participation points for each session, the student must be actively engaged in and fully attend the

entire class session. Sleeping, doing homework from or studying for another class, reading something other than materials related to this course, “texting” (receiving or sending), or random chit-chatting not directly related to

what is happening within the classroom at that moment are all indications of a lack of participation on the

student’s part and will directly result in a loss of attendance/participation points for that class session. Should the instructor allow a student to have an excused absence (normally a doctor’s note or a sponsor’s letter for special

University activities is required) does not mean a student will receive attendance points for that absence. An

excused absence allows the student to submit work that would normally have been due during the missed class

session and still receive full credit for that assignment. Finally, excessive absences are not allowed and should a student fail to earn more than 80 attendance/participation points, this lack of attendance will result in automatic

course failure.

COURSE POLICIES

Late and Make–up Work or Exams:

All assignments, including assigned readings, are due at the start of the class session (before taking roll is completed). Because class attendance is mandatory, no make–up work is accepted, and no make-up exams are administered.

Furthermore, it is the student’s responsibility to find out what was missed during any absence by contacting a reliable classmate (students should make sure have at least one reliable classmate’s telephone number or e-mail address); missing a

class session during which material is addressed or an assignment is made is not an excuse for an incomplete or missing

assignment or for missing the material presented. Do not ask the instructor for lecture notes! Also, “Did I miss anything?” is not an appropriate question to ask the instructor. Also, should students know ahead of time that they will be absent

when an assignment would normally be due, that assignment may and should be submitted prior to this absence. Finally,

no assignments will be accepted via e-mail unless prior approval has been given directly to the student by the instructor.

Respect for others:

Tobacco use, including chewing tobacco, is not allowed in class. Further, hats of any style may not be worn while in the classroom. This includes baseball-style and knit caps.

Turn off and put away all cellular phones and other personal electronic devices while in class. Absolutely no personal

electronic devices (MP3 Players, IPods, Texting devices, Cell Phones, etc.) may be used at any time when the class is

meeting in the classroom. This prohibition includes laptop and tablet style computers/devices since all drafting work will be in the drafting notebook. Students will be asked to leave and counted absent (zero (0) attendance/participation points)

if they cannot refrain from such use during class.

During the term, open intellectual exploration and discussion of various topics will take place in class. It is imperative

that all in the room respect the points of view of others, whether they share these points of view or not. Furthermore, discussion and confrontation are not synonymous terms. Remember, a disagreement concerning an individual opinion is

not a personal attack.

Finally, in this course, personal religious beliefs and the text or texts related to those beliefs are not appropriate criteria to

be used when analyzing or attempting to establish the validity or credibility of any position or argument. Furthermore, this classroom along with any written assignment associated with this course is not the proper forum to present, to

expound upon, or to proselytize individual belief systems. Such texts or beliefs, when approached for their historic or cultural value, can be enlightening when employed to examine a particular culture’s attitudes, mores, and approach to life;

however, a student’s personal theological interpretation of such texts is not considered a cultural approach, and the use of

the texts or the personal interpretation of the texts is inappropriate in any classroom discussion or written assignment in this course. If in doubt, ask the instructor.

Academic Dishonesty

Plagiarism

Plagiarism means the use of the thoughts, ideas, words, phrases, or research of another person or source as if it is one's own without explicit and accurate credit given to the original author. Plagiarism can take a number of forms

to include:

1. Word-for-word copying, without proper acknowledgment, of the language of another writer.

Having another person write or dictate all or part of one’s composition is plagiarism of this kind and is clearly

forbidden. Moreover, a student should not copy any printed passage, no matter how brief, without acknowledging its source along either placing the passage in quotation marks or setting it aside as a block

quotation. This applies to even the briefest of phrases if they are truly distinctive.

2. The unacknowledged paraphrasing of an author’s ideas.

The student should no more take credit for another person’s thoughts than for another person’s words. Any

distinctive, original idea taken from another writer should be credited to its author. If the student is not sure

whether or not an author’s idea is distinctive, he or she should assume that it is — no fault attaches to the over-acknowledgment of ideas, but under-acknowledgment is plagiarism.

3. Incorrectly copying or paraphrasing.

In a verbatim copying of a source involving the use of quotation marks and the acknowledgment of the author

(direct quotation), the student does not have the right to change or add any words, even if the original author

made a mistake. When paraphrasing, merely using synonyms while maintaining the original sentence pattern and/or word order is a form of plagiarism involving the copying of the author's style. A paraphrase should be

in the student's own style.

Because of the serious nature of plagiarism, a paper containing plagiarized text will not only automatically receive

a zero, it will also cause the student to lose, over and above this zero on the assignment, an additional half of a letter grade (50 points) from his or her final course grade. If the same student submits plagiarized work a second

time, the student will automatically receive an “F” for the course. Students must realize the seriousness of

plagiarism and that blatant plagiarism can lead to dismissal from the college.

Other Forms of Academic Dishonesty

Plagiarism is not the only incarnation of Academic Dishonesty; a full list can be found in the Code of Student Conduct. Two of these additional forms of Academic Dishonesty might not be immediately obvious to students.

Students may not:

1. Copy from another student's test paper, laboratory report, other report, computer files, data listings, and/or

programs.

Although it is quite acceptable and encouraged that students form study groups or assist each other with assignments; however, the actual submitted assignment must be a solo effort. Submitting identical

assignments (with little more than changing the name on the paper) is a dishonest act.

2. Unauthorized reuse of work or the turning in of the same work to more than one (1) class without informing the instructors involved.

Even though a work (homework assignment, essay, etc.) might be completely the student’s work, it

cannot be submitted a second time without the instructor’s knowledge and consent. This includes work

completed prior to the current semester. Also, students are often encouraged to build upon previous work, but the instructor must be aware of this if it concerns an assignment in his or her course.

Otherwise, this type of submission is a dishonest act.

Weatherline (School Closings)

Do the roads look too bad to make it to class? Students, faculty, and staff may call the UCO Closing Line at (405) 974-2002 or

check the UCO Home Page at http://www.uco.edu for information concerning school closure. Local media can also be consulted concerning road, weather, and the status of the University. Students do not need to contact the instructor should

foul weather prevent them from making it to class. He will be aware of road conditions.

Need extra help in this class or in other classes ???

Free tutoring in English Composition and Grammar and several other courses is available at Tutoring Central located on the east side of West Hall across the sidewalk from Buddy’s cafeteria. Students may call x2487 to schedule appointments. If you

feel like you’re struggling, check them out!

ATTACHMENTS:

Student Information Sheet and Syllabus Attachment

Format Examples for Outlines/Written Assignments/Works Cited page.

CLASS CALENDAR/Course Outline

Acknowledgement Letter

Fall 2012

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET AND SYLLABUS ATTACHMENT

UCO MISSION: The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) exists

to help students learn by providing transformative education

experiences to students so that they may become productive, creative,

ethical and engaged citizens and leaders serving our global

community. UCO contributes to the intellectual, cultural, economic

and social advancement of the communities and individuals it serves.

UCO VISION: UCO will become one of the Top 10 metropolitan

universities of our kind in the United States by providing a

transformative education as well as development experiences that

help learners achieve their highest level of leadership potential.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT

Each student is expected to engage in all academic pursuits in a

manner that is above reproach. Students are expected to maintain

complete honesty and integrity in the academic experiences both in

and out of the classroom. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not

confined to: plagiarizing; cheating on tests or examinations; turning

in counterfeit reports, tests, and papers; stealing tests or other

academic material; knowingly falsifying academic records or

documents of the institution; accessing a student’s confidential

academic records without authorization; disclosing confidential

academic information without authorization; and, turning in the same

work to more than one class without informing the instructors

involved. Any student found responsible of academic dishonesty will

be subject to disciplinary action. To help ensure academic integrity,

faculty may employ a variety of tools, including, but not limited to,

university-sanctioned Turnitin.com. More information concerning

this policy can be found on page four of the UCO Student Code of

Conduct located at: http://www.uco.edu/student-

affairs/conduct/forms-and-publications/code.asp.

UCONNECT STATEMENT

The University of Central Oklahoma News and Networking

Educational Communication Tool (UCONNECT) is a secure web

site providing UCO student, faculty, and administrative staff with up-

to-the minute campus communications, single log-on connections to

check grades, check schedules, add or drop classes, and access online

course information. In a nutshell, UCONNECT is UCO’s campus

portal. As the official communication tool of the university, students

are expected to access their UCONNECT accounts regularly to

remain current of campus information and activities and to receive e-

mail communication from faculty and administrative offices.

In conjunction with UCONNECT, UCO provides Learn@UCO, a

learning management system (LMS) for academic use. Learn@UCO

can be accessed through UCONNECT and will be used for many

course-related functions, including but not limited to, course

communications, lecture material, turnitin.com assignments, group

discussions, course assessments, and assignment submission.

Learn@UCO use is at the discretion of each faculty member. Contact the Service Desk at support@uco.edu or (405)-974-2255 for

additional information.

ADA Statement regarding special accommodations:

"The University of Central Oklahoma complies with Section 504 of

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American with Disabilities

Act of 1990. Students with disabilities who need special

accommodations must make their requests by contacting Disability

Support Services, at (405) 974-2516. The DSS Office is located in

the Nigh University Center, Room 309. Students should also notify

the instructor of special accommodation needs by the end of the first

week of class."

INCOMPLETE GRADE

The grade “I” may only be given for work not completed because of

circumstances beyond the student’s control and in which further class

attendance is not required. The student must have satisfactorily

completed a substantial portion of the required course work for the

semester. An “I” may only be changed to a letter grade by the

instructor when work has been successfully completed outside the

classroom and no longer than one year after the “I” was assigned as

determined by the instructor. An “I” is not given simply because a

student wants extra time to complete assignments or wants to earn a

higher grade. A formal written agreement must be signed by the

instructor and the student and filed in the department/school office,

clearly identifying what work is to be completed and the timeline

within which the work is to be completed.

WITHDRAWING FROM ALL CLASSES

When withdrawing from the first day of the term forward, obtain a

Withdrawal Form from the Center for Undergraduate Academic

Advisement, obtain the required signature approvals from Financial

Aid (even if you are not receiving financial aid) and the Bursar’s

office. Then take the form to Enrollment Services (Registration).

You are not withdrawn until you receive a new printout from

Enrollment Services (Registration) that shows the withdrawal has

been processed. Do not leave the withdrawal form in any other

office. Withdrawal prior to the first day of the term can be done on

the web or at the Enrollment Services office. International

Students with an F-1 and/or J-1 student visa status must also check

with the International Office before attempting to withdraw.

WITHDRAWING FROM ALL CLASSES –FEDERAL AID

RECIPIENTS

All federal aid recipients who completely withdraw from school prior

to completing at least sixty percent of the semester will have to repay

some portion of the federal funds received. UCO will determine the

unearned portion of the funds received. This refund policy may

require the student and/or the university, on behalf of the student, to

immediately pay funds disbursed for the purpose of paying

educational cost. The student will be held responsible for any

funds the university is required to return on the student’s behalf

to the federal program. Payment arrangements will be made

through the Bursar’s Office only.

EMERGENCY INDIVIDUAL CLASS DROP OR COMPLETE

WITHDRAWAL

A student unable to complete a drop or withdrawal by the published

deadlines may submit a written petition (with supporting

documentation) to Enrollment Services, room 124 in the Nigh

University Center. Permission may be granted if proper evidence

exists to show that the drop or withdrawal could not be completed

during the required time and the instructor confirms the absence.

Poor academic performance will not be a consideration. Regardless

of the circumstances, withdrawals after the deadline will be reflected

on the student’s transcript as “W” if passing or “F” if failing. Drop

and withdrawal deadlines are determined by the length of the

individual class (generally, ll/16th of the length of the class).

Deadlines for irregular classes meeting less than the full semester are

proportional.

IMPORTANT DATES (Fall Semester) Payment Due on All Courses 8/17/12

First Day of Late Enrollment Fee of $40 8/20/12

Classes Begin 8/20/12

Last Day to Enroll or Add classes 8/24/12

Last Day for any refund when DROPPING a class in person 9/3/12

Last Day to Drop a course or Withdraw from All Classes 11/2/12

Classwork Ends 12/7/12

Final Examinations 12/10-12/14/12

See final exam schedule on the web at:

http://www.uco.edu/registrar/sched/

FALL SEMESTER HOLIDAYS Labor Day (Offices closed) 9/3/12

Fall Break (Offices open Thursday and Friday) 10/11/12-10/13/12

Thanksgiving Break (Offices closed) 11/21/12-11/25/12

Christmas Break (Offices closed) 12/22/12-1/6/13

Fall 2012

FALL LIBRARY HOURS The Max Chambers Library will be open the following hours during

the fall semester:

Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.

Friday 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Sunday 12:00 noon – 2:00 a.m.

http://library.uco.edu/

WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION Students, faculty, and staff may call the UCO Closing Line at (405)

974-2002 or check the UCO Home Page at www.uco.edu. You may

also check with local media. On occasion, classes have to be

canceled or starting times delayed. When daytime classes are

canceled or a late starting time is announced, local media are called

by 6:30 a.m. If evening classes are canceled, calls to the media are

made beginning at 4:00 p.m., in time for the 5 o'clock news.

EMERGENCIES DURING FINALS STATEMENT If a university emergency occurs that prevents the administration of a

final examination, the student’s final course grade will be calculated

based on the work in the course completed to that point in time and

the faculty member’s considered judgment. Final exams will not be

rescheduled, and a grade of “I” will not be given as a result of the

missed exam.

FINAL EXAM DAILY LIMITS A student is not required to take more than two final examinations on

the same day. When three or more final examinations are scheduled

on the same day, as listed in the official examination schedule,

rescheduling of the excess examinations will start with the lowest

course (not CRN) number(s). Online courses are excluded.

To reschedule a final examination:

1) the student must petition the appropriate dean(s) using the Petition

for Rescheduling Final Exams form which is available from any

deans office or online at: http://www.uco.edu/academic-affairs/files/policiesandguidelines/4academicstandards/4.4FinalExamsOFFI

CIAL.pdf ;

2) the petition must be made no later than five calendar days prior to

the beginning of exam week for the semester or term in question;

3) the approval will be delivered to the faculty member by the

student;

4) dean(s) will send a copy of approved form to AVP/Enrollment

Management, (Box 151);

5) the faculty member shall reschedule, with the student, a day and

time agreeable to both;

6) the exam must be administered only during the official final

examination week;

7) the new exam date must not interfere with the timely submission

of grades for the entire class.

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instructor. Faculty usually include their office hours and/or phone

number in the class syllabus. If you cannot locate this information,

set a time to meet with your instructor by speaking with him/her prior

to or immediately following your class session or check with the

departmental office on when the instructor may be available.

CLASS ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT Talk with your instructor about any absences. Many instructors

consider attendance so essential that your grade may be affected by

your absence. SOME DEPARTMENTS AND PROFESSORS

HAVE MANDATORY ATTENDANCE POLICIES. Check your

course syllabus or ask your instructor for this information.

EXPECTATION OF WORK Full-time college students are expected to spend approximately 40

hours each week in class attendance and study outside of class.

According to Regents’ policy, for each hour in class a student is

expected to spend two (2) to three (3) hours studying for the class

(OSRHE II-2-34)

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your learning experience here at UCO! If you have questions or

concerns, seek help EARLY.

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educate the participants in the fire safety features, shelter locations,

exit routes available, and procedures to be followed in the event of a

real emergency. All drills shall be treated as real events. All

students will be asked to sign an attendance sheet once you are at the

designated relocation point. In the event of Severe Weather:

Primary Shelter Location are - Library Basement, Liberal Arts

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the event you cannot reach a designated shelter area in a timely and

safe manner, it is recommended that you "shelter in place" by

moving to the lowest level and smallest room located in the center

of the structure. An interior closet or bathroom is generally a good

location. Use what you have to shield your hands and face from

flying debris. Put as much space between you and exterior walls as

possible and stay away from windows. Never take shelter in a hall

that opens to the south or the west. Do not leave your shelter in place

location until you are sure the danger has passed. A basement is

considered the safest location in severe weather and locations on

campus with accessible basements are

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ForWeb2009.pdf

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The University of Central Oklahoma Student Information Sheet and Syllabus Attachment has been developed through a cooperative effort between the Continuous Improvement Team and the Office of Academic Affairs.

Sample Essay Outline

I. Introduction

A. Debated over going shopping

1. Needed a few things

2. Didn’t have much money

B. Debated over where to go

1. Couldn’t go to the stores I like

a. Were all too expensive

b. Didn’t have everything I wanted/needed

2. Unfortunately, chose Discount Store

Thesis: From parking lot to checkout, the inconsiderate and rude people I

encountered and had to deal with made sure that I’ll never go to

Discount Store again.

II. Body

A. I have never seen more inconsiderate drivers or pedestrians than I

did that day in the Discount Store parking lot.

1. Drivers

a. Blocking Aisle

b. Nearly Backed in to

2. Pedestrians

a. Blocked the Lanes

b. Extremely Slow – Abuse Pedestrian Right of Way

B. The same inconsiderate attitude carried over into the store where the

shoppers and their children made it more like a demolition derby

than a shopping trip.

1. Shoppers

a. Rude

b. Block the Aisles

c. Must constantly dodge them

2. Children

a. Noise

i. Whining

ii. Screaming

b. Running Wild

i. Racing through the store

ii. Making the toy department a playground

C. Much like the patrons in the store, the employees, everyone from the

greeters to the checkout clerks, hindered me rather than helped me,

and it seemed as if they conspired to make sure my trip was a

nightmare.

1. Greeters

a. Feel pity for

b. Disingenuous

2. When shopping

a. Can never find

b. When found —“I know nothing, nothing!”

3. Checkout

a. Extremely Slow

b. Wrong or No price

c. Gabbing

i. Life story

ii. Gossip

III. Conclusion

A. Next time I debate about what store to go to, I hope I remember this

experience.

B. Revisit Main Points

1. Parking Lot

2. Shoppers

3. Employees

C. This should make sure that I, no matter how poor I feel, never go to

Discount Store again!

.

1/3 of the page

Title

by

Your Name

Assignment Name

English 1113, Crn 11986

Instructor: Tony Telemeco

Month DD, 2012

Centered

on page

All Margins

1”

Halfway between Title

and Assignment Name

Sample Cover Sheet/Essay Page Layout

Note: No graphics, pictures, or ornamentation of any type

Lastname

1

Title

As in any work of art, a well-written essay is the sum of all the elements contained on the

page. Undoubtedly, an essay must be well organized, showing a logical progression in thought.

The style, diction, and tone must stay consistent throughout the work, and there should be

nothing about the writing that distracts the reader away from the work’s purpose. Small things

like errors in spelling, punctuation, and sentence syntax can become so distracting to the reader

that the writer's message is totally lost. Just as mistakes in grammar can divert the reader’s

attention from the content of an author’s work, errors in the presentation — how the work

appears upon the page—can so sidetrack the thoughts of the reader from what is being read that

the author’s intentions become quite overlooked in the reading.

To avoid this problem and to insure that the work receives the highest grade it warrants,

students must take that little extra time to make sure that the format of each page matches that

required in the class. In this class, all essays must be double-spaced. However, no extra spacing,

such as additional blank lines between paragraphs, should appear on the page. Students’ last

name followed by the page number should appear in the upper right hand corner of every page

except for the cover page. Additionally, all margins must be one inch, no larger, no smaller.

Use only 12-point font (Times New Roman for this course) throughout the essay,

including the title and cover page, and avoid the use of any stylized font that might make the

essay more difficult to read. Fancy fonts might give a paper an aesthetically pleasing

appearance; however, if the font causes the reader to struggle or requires extra effort on the

reader’s part to actually comprehend what is written, the message of the text becomes lost in a

veil of frustration. Finally, it is the thoughts placed upon the page that count, not glossy pictures

and Technicolor graphs. Do not obscure the heart of the meaning with frilly fluff.

Title on cover page

and page one only Last name and page #

1/2” from top edge

Entire paper is evenly doubled

spaced with no extra blank lines!

Indent 0.5”

Lastname

2

Perhaps the greatest tragedy that can occur in this class is to have an essay, which is truly

outstanding in content and structure, receive a “C” or worse because the author failed to take a

few moments to check the little things. It’s not overly time consuming to ensure the punctuation

and spelling within the essay are error free. Adhering to the format required in a course is also

relatively easy, especially when considering the impact it can have on the work. Why waste the

effort? Why obscure the message of the work? It only takes a few minutes to do it right!

Last name and page # on all

pages except the cover page

Lastname

3

Works Cited

Bossy, John. “Surprise, Surprise: An Elizabethan Mystery.” History Today 41.9 (September

1991): 14-19. Academic Search Premier. Web. 7 May 2001.

Boyer, Paul S., et al, eds. The Enduring Vision: A History of the American People. 3rd

ed. Vol.

2. Lexington, MA: D. C. Heath, 1996. Print.

Chaucer, Geoffrey. “The Knight’s Tale.” The Canterbury Tales: A Selection. Ed. Donald R.

Howard. New York: New American Library, 1969. 95-161. Print.

---. “The Pardoner’s Tale.” The Riverside Chaucer. 3rd

ed. Ed. Larry D. Benson. Boston:

Houghton Mifflin, 1987. 196-202. Print.

Greenblatt, Stephen. Hamlet in Purgatory. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 2001. Print.

Marlowe, Christopher. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus. Six Renaissance Tragedies.

Ed. Colin Gibson. New York: St. Martin’s, 1997. 97-135. Print.

Matthews, David. “Translation and Ideology: The Case of Ywain and Gawain.” Neophilologus

76.3 (July 1992): 452-63. Print.

Pepys, Samuel. The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F.R.S. from 1659 to 1669 with Memoir. Vol

2. Blackmask Online. Web. 24 November 2001.

Swift, Jonathan. “Strephon and Cloe.” Eighteenth-Century Poetry. Eds. David Fairer and

Christine Gerrard. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999. 80-87. Print.

von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Faust: A Tragedy. Norton Critical Edition. 2nd

ed. Trans.

Walter Arndt. Ed. Cyrus Hamlin. New York: W. W. Norton, 2001. Print.

Hanging Indent

Alphabetize entire list by first author’s last name. If no author

or editor listed, alphabetize by title.

CLASS CALENDAR/Course Outline

This schedule is subject to change whenever the instructor deems appropriate.

Week One Aug 20-24

Monday: Introduction to Course: Salutations and Expectations

Keeping a Journal

(Reading: WS 4, Review: WS 46-78)

Wednesday: Intro to Pathos, Ethos, and Logos

Friday Logos and Faulty Logic (Reading: Handout)

Week Two Aug 27-31

Monday: Meet the Paragraph: Essential elements to writing a paragraph to include planning, creating a complete, specific topic sentence that limits and controls (Reading: WS 9-17)

Wednesday: Understanding voice and tone Paragraphs Types & Person (Reading: WS 26-39, 50-55) In-class writing.

Friday Reviewing and Revising: The Macro Items Testing the topic sentence, unity, coherence (linking words), and thoroughness (Reading: WS 39-43, 79-84) In-class writing.

Week Three Sep 3-7

Monday: Labor Day (No Class)

Wednesday: Editing: The Micro Items Proofreading: Dotting the “i’s” and Sifting the commas (Reading: WS 58- 78) In-class writing.

Friday Figurative Language and Other Devices: Unshackling the Senses and Loosening

Literal Leg Irons. (Reading: Handout) In-class writing.

Week Four Sep 10-14

Monday-Friday: In-class writing.

Week Five Sep 17-21

Monday & Wednesday: In-class writing.

Friday In-class writing (Last Day for Paragraph Approval)

Week Six Sep 24-28

Monday: Meet the Essay: Essential elements to writing an essay including parts of an essay — Title, Introduction, Thesis, Body, Topic Sentences, and Conclusion. (Reading: WS 17-26)

Wednesday: Planning ahead and the Outline, the blueprint to an excellent essay Friday Framing the Essay: The Outline and Creating a complete, specific, limiting,

controlling, clear, and arguable thesis.

Week Seven Oct 1-5

Monday: The long and short of it: Methods of creating compound, complex, and compound/complex sentences. (Reading: Handout)

Wednesday: The Portfolio In-class writing.

Friday In-class writing.

CLASS CALENDAR/Course Outline

This schedule is subject to change whenever the instructor deems appropriate.

Week Eight Oct 8-12

Monday: The Power to Persuade The Interception: Anticipating Objections!

Wednesday & Friday: In-class writing.

Week Nine Oct 15-19 Monday: Understanding MLA Format

Part One: Works Cited Page

(Reading: WS 87-92)

Wednesday: Part Two: Parenthetical References

Friday: Fall Break (No Class)

Week Ten Oct 22-26

Monday & Wednesday: In-class writing. Friday (Journals Submitted)

In-class writing.

Week Eleven Oct 29-Nov 2 Monday, Wednesday, & Friday: In-class writing.

Week Twelve Nov 5-9 Monday, Wednesday, & Friday: In-class writing.

Week Thirteen Nov 12-16 Monday, Wednesday, & Friday: In-class writing.

Week Fourteen Nov 19-23 Monday: In-class writing. Last Day for Quiz Submission

Wednesday-Friday: Thanksgiving Holiday (No Class)

Week Fifteen Nov 26-30

Monday: In-class writing. Wednesday: In-class writing (Last Day for Essay Approval)

Friday Oral Presentations (Portfolio Due)

Week Sixteen Dec 3-7

Monday & Wednesday: Oral Presentations Friday Oral Presentations

Prep for Final Exam

(Reading: WS 84-86)

Finals Week Dec 10-14

Wednesday, Dec 12: Final Exam: 1:00 – 2:50 p.m.

University of Central Oklahoma

English Composition and Research

English 1113/Crn 11986 Fall 2012

Attendance and Participation (10% of Course):

Class attendance is not only mandatory and very much in the student’s best interest, but attendance also accrues points toward the student’s final course grade, accounting for ten percent (10%) of the overall grade. Class

attendance also includes all class sessions spent in the Chambers Library (roll is taken during these sessions!). A

student is considered absent if he or she is not present when the class roll is checked, which will occur at the start of every class session no matter where the class is meeting. A tardy student is considered absent and such absences

are counted as part of the student’s total absences from class.

Each complete class session is worth 22/9 points. When all sessions are totaled (45 sessions), 100 points are available to the student solely based upon his or her class attendance and participation. To achieve maximum

attendance/participation points for each session, the student must be actively engaged in and fully attend the

entire class session. Sleeping, doing homework from or studying for another class, reading something other than materials related to this course, “texting” (receiving or sending), or random chit-chatting not directly related to

what is happening within the classroom at that moment are all indications of a lack of participation on the

student’s part and will directly result in a loss of attendance/participation points for that class session. Should the instructor allow a student to have an excused absence (normally a doctor’s note or a sponsor’s letter for special

University activities is required) does not mean a student will receive attendance points for that absence. An excused absence allows the student to submit work that would normally have been due during the missed class

session and still receive full credit for that assignment. Finally, excessive absences are not allowed and should a

student fail to earn more than 80 attendance/participation points, this lack of attendance will result in automatic course failure.

Late and Make–up Work or Exams:

All assignments, including assigned readings, are due at the start of the class session (before taking roll is

completed). Because class attendance is mandatory, no make–up work is accepted, and no make-up exams are

administered. Furthermore, it is the student’s responsibility to find out what was missed during any absence by contacting a reliable classmate (students should make sure have at least one reliable classmate’s telephone number

or e-mail address); missing a class session during which material is addressed or an assignment is made is not an

excuse for an incomplete or missing assignment or for missing the material presented. Do not ask the instructor for lecture notes! Also, “Did I miss anything?” is not an appropriate question to ask the instructor. Also, should

students know ahead of time that they will be absent when an assignment would normally be due, that assignment

may and should be submitted prior to this absence. Finally, no assignments will be accepted via e-mail unless prior approval has been given directly to the student by the instructor.

Respect for others:

Tobacco use, including chewing tobacco, is not allowed in class. Further, hats of any style may not be worn while

in the classroom. This includes baseball-style and knit caps.

Turn off and put away all cellular phones and other personal electronic devices while in class. Absolutely no

personal electronic devices (MP3 Players, IPods, Texting devices, Cell Phones, etc.) may be used at any time when the class is meeting in the classroom. This prohibition includes laptop and tablet style computers/devices since all

drafting work will be in the drafting notebook. Students will be asked to leave and counted absent (zero (0)

attendance/participation points) if they cannot refrain from such use during class.

During the term, open intellectual exploration and discussion of various topics will take place in class. It is

imperative that all in the room respect the points of view of others, whether they share these points of view or

not. Furthermore, discussion and confrontation are not synonymous terms. Remember, a disagreement concerning an individual opinion is not a personal attack.

Finally, in this course, personal religious beliefs and the text or texts related to those beliefs are not appropriate

criteria to be used when analyzing or attempting to establish the validity or credibility of any position or argument.

Furthermore, this classroom along with any written assignment associated with this course is not the proper forum to present, to expound upon, or to proselytize individual belief systems. Such texts or beliefs, when

approached for their historic or cultural value, can be enlightening when employed to examine a particular

culture’s attitudes, mores, and approach to life; however, a student’s personal theological interpretation of such texts is not considered a cultural approach, and the use of the texts or the personal interpretation of the texts is

inappropriate in any classroom discussion or written assignment in this course. If in doubt, ask the instructor.

Plagiarism:

Because of the serious nature of plagiarism, a paper containing plagiarized text will not only automatically receive

a zero, it will also cause the student to lose, over and above this zero on the assignment, an additional half of a letter grade (50 points) from his or her final course grade. If the same student submits plagiarized work a second time, the

student will automatically receive an “F” for the course. Students must realize the seriousness of plagiarism and

that blatant plagiarism can lead to dismissal from the college.

Other Forms of Academic Dishonesty

A student may not copy from another student's test paper, laboratory report, other report, computer files, data listings, and/or programs.

Although it is quite acceptable and encouraged that students form study groups or assist each other with

assignments; however, the actual submitted assignment must be a solo effort. Submitting identical assignments

(with little more than changing the name on the paper) is a dishonest act.

The unauthorized reuse of work or the turning in of the same work to more than one (1) class without informing the instructors involved is not permitted.

Even though a work (homework assignment, essay, etc.) might be completely the student’s work, it cannot be

submitted a second time without the instructor’s knowledge and consent. This includes work completed prior

to the current semester. Also, students are often encouraged to build upon previous work, but the instructor must be aware of this if it concerns an assignment in his or her course. Otherwise, this type of submission is a

dishonest act.

I, THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVE READ AND DO UNDERSTAND THE SYLLABUS FOR THIS

COURSE, ESPECIALLY THOSE SECTIONS LISTED ABOVE.

NAME (Printed):

STUDENT #:

SIGNATURE: DATE: