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Essay Assignment
EADING
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Patton, Writing Logically, Thinking
Critically
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, the student
should be able to:
1.
Read and critically evaluate college-level
material from a variety of sources.
2. Evaluate claims and
arguments for validity.
3. Evaluate authority.
4. Utilize research techniques
appropriate for the development of content
area topics.
EVALUATION METHOD:
Evaluation of the student will be based
upon the following items:
1.
Write expository essays containing
the following elements:
a.
A well-developed thesis
b. A structure developed
according to one of the standard patterns
of organization
c. An effective introduction
and conclusion
d. Well-developed paragraphs
exhibiting coherence and unity
e. Coherent, focused
sentences exhibiting a variety in sentence
structure
f. Effective transitions
g. College-level vocabulary
2.
Select appropriate prewriting activities
3. Edit essays in a small
group for content, organization, style,
and mechanics
4. Evaluate essays using
content, organization, style, and mechanics
as criteria
5. Participate in individual
oral analyses or group discussions, explaining
the structural and developmental elements
of expository prose
6. Write 4-5 page analytical,
argumentative, or persuasive papers
7. Write in-class essays
Your final letter grade will be calculated
based on the following:
1.
Written assignments 60%
2. Midterm examination
10%
3. Final examination
10%
4. Class participation
20% (includes homework, journal, quizzes,
discussions)
Papers
and assignments are due at the beginning
of the class period. All work should be
doubled-spaced and typed. In-class assignments
must be written in ink, preferably black.
GRADING METHOD:
1. The A paper makes for
compelling reading because it’s fresh
and provocative. The prose follows easily
from point to point, and is solidly supported
with the appropriate material and research.
Language is handled deftly, often gracefully,
with striking phrases. Sentences are effectively
crafted with variety and economy. Mechanics
are accurate.
2. The B paper is not only
competent in all areas, but excels in several.
The B paper conveys a clear sense of purpose
and audience, supports most ideas fully,
reveals a clear structure, contains almost
no mechanical errors, and conveys a definite
sense of style.
3. The C paper reveals
a minimal sense of audience and purpose,
written mainly to fulfill an assignment.
The writer has stated the thesis generally,
organized the paper mechanically, and handled
mechanics erratically, but not horribly.
The ideas are organized, even though weakly,
and most generalizations are supported,
even though thinly and with few mechanical
errors.
4. The D paper is deficient
in either organization, development, mechanics/usage
or content. A writer of the D paper often
makes numerous errors, rambles from one
point to another without a clear thesis
and logical organization, and states illogical
ideas.
5. The F paper is seriously
deficient in organization, development,
mechanics/usage or content. Typically, an
F paper is confusing and frustrating to
read. It demonstrates no sense of reader
or purpose, and contains serious mechanical/usage
errors.
WORKING POLICIES:
1. The student is responsible for
information dispensed during class: class
notes, changes in assignments, etc. Exchange
phone numbers with classmates to update
yourself when you are unavoidably absent.
2. Plan to carefully follow
the schedule of assignments. Late papers
receive reduced credit. The only exception
will be illness or personal emergency, in
which case you should submit your assignment
on the day you return to class.
3. Submit typewritten writing
assignments on 8 _" x 11" paper,
double-spaced.
4. Plagiarism is unacceptable
and seriously treated in this class.
To
avoid plagiarism, follow these guidelines:
a.
Identify direct quotations by
quotation marks or other appropriate designations.
Give the source either in text or in acceptable
footnote form.
b.
For paraphrasing or summarizing material
from another source in your own words,
acknowledge the source.
c. For borrowed facts
or information obtained from your reading
or research, acknowledge the source.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance is required: You may miss 4.5
hours of class without grade point deduction.
After that, you will lose grade points per
hour of class missed. If you miss more than
a total of 4.5 hours of class, you will
be dropped from the class. If it is after
the point at which you can be dropped, you
will receive an F in the class. Note: it
is not my responsibility to drop you. If
you wish to drop the class, you should do
so to make sure that you drop before the
withdrawal from the class is adversely reflected
on your student record.
Excused Absence:
You may have up to 4.5 hours of excused
absence. The only excused absences are where
you are required to attend a college function,
you have a doctor documented illness or
injury, or there is a death of a family
member. Contact me as soon as you know you
can’t come to class. For illnesses,
simply send me an e-mail or leave me a phone
message before class (unless impossible).
Adding the class late, undocumented sickness,
car trouble, job conflicts and the like
are not recognized excuses.
Late Arrival Penalty:
If you are late to class, you will
lose grade points. The 4.5 hours of allowed
missed class does not apply to late arrival
penalties. These penalties are independent
of all other absence rules.
Course Changes:
I reserve the right to modify the course
at any time, including the timing of tests,
the due dates and contents of assignments,
and coverage of material.
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