ENGLISH 100 - SPRING 2000 Sec. 4757 MW 8:55-11 am , FA 205; Sec. 4724 TTh 9:35-11:40 am, Admin. 209 Prof. Cecelia Galassi; Office: Hum. 127 Off. Hrs. MW 8-8:30 am and 1:30-2:30; Thurs. 1-2:30. Off. Ph. (714) 892-7711 ext. 51143; email cgalassi@gwc.cccd.edu Web page at gwc.cccd.edu The purpose of English 100 is to ensure that students who pass it are competent at critical thinking, textual analysis, and argumentative writing. You will write several smaller papers and one substantial research paper that require you to evaluate other people's writing as well as situations in your own world. English 100 is a university-level transfer course and requires significant commitment. Required Texts: Axelrod and Cooper, Reading Critically, Writing Well Hacker, A Writer's Reference (with exercise book) Any good collegiate dictionary Grading: Observation Paper 10% Textual Analysis 10% Proposal of a Topic (in-class essay) 10% Analysis of Two Websites 10% Causal Analysis 10% Refutation-Counterargument 10% Argumentative Research Paper 15% In-class Textual Analysis 10% Participation/Attendance 15% Participation and Attendance includes your in-class attitude and activities, attendance, homework, and (very importantly) peer edits of all papers. I do not offer extra credit, and class moves fast, so your best bet is to try your best on everything we do and don't miss class. You can check on your participation and attendance records throughout the term. Paper Policies: All final papers must be typed and submitted with drafts and edits. If you miss a peer edit for a paper, the final grade is reduced by 1/3. No late papers will be accepted. Keep all your graded papers until the end of the term, when you will need to re-submit them together as a "portfolio" at the end of the term. Conferences: You will be required to meet with me at least twice this term: once by the end of Week 4 and once before the end of the term. Beyond these two required meetings, you can make appointments to see me at any time during the term or see me during posted office hours. Help Is Available! English 100 is a university-transfer course. University-level work is demanding. I strongly recommend that every student in English 100 register for the GWC Writing Center. For about eight dollars, you get access to computers, writing and grammar software, and English instructors to coach you as you learn new writing skills. It's also just a great place to study on campus. ----------------------------------------------------------- ENGLISH 100 SYLLABUS - FALL 2000 Prof. Cecelia Galassi- Sec. 4724 and 4757 Office: Hum. 127; Off hrs. MW 8-8:30 am and 1:30-2:30, Th. 1-2:30 Week 1: (8/28-8/31) M/T: Intro to Course Requirements. Autobiography part 1: you, family, friends, school. W/T: Autobiography part 2: work, career, society, govt., politics. Discuss Asst. #1- Observation. Due: Make sure you have all your textbooks by today. Week 2: (9/4-9/7) M/T: Holiday for Monday class. I will hold office hours (for all sections) during Tuesday class: 9:35-11:40. W/T: How to annotate readings for class. Observation. Due: Read AC pp. 449-458 and bring a copy of AC pp. 374-378, annotated by you. Expect a quiz. Week 3: (9/11-9/14) M/T: Peer edit of Assignment #1. Due: 2 printouts of a full, typed draft of Asst: #1 for editing. W/T: Assignment #1, Observation, due. Handout Asst. #2, Textual Analysis. In-class grammar lessons on Wordiness, active verbs from Hacker pp. 139-143. Due: Final draft of Asst. #1 with all drafts and edits attached. Hacker pp. 139-143. Week 4: (9/18-9/21) M/T: Writing a Textual Analysis paper. Sample textual analysis paper. Quotation rules and tips. Due: AC pp. 172-179, 187-212. Respond in writing to "WRITE" on the bottom of p. 179 after doing what questions 1 and 2 above tell you to do. Also answer "WRITE" on p. 204. W/T: Textual Analysis. Fill out a textual analysis chart for your essay. Grammar lessons/quiz. Due: Hacker pp. 326-339. Week 5: (9/25-9/28) M/T: Peer edit of Assignment #2, Textual Analysis. Due: 2 copies of a full, typed draft of Asst. #2 due. W/T: Hand out of Assignment #3, Research Topic Proposal (this will be an in-class essay). Deciding on your topic. Components of a proposal. Due: Hacker pp. 113-115. Week 6: (10/2-10/5) M/T: Assignment #2 due. How to write a good in-class essay. Due: Final draft of Assignment #2, Textual Analysis, with all drafts and edits attached. W/T: In-class topic proposal essay-Asst. #3. Week 7: (10/9-10/12) M/T: Handout of Asst. #4, Analysis of 2 Websites. Due: Hacker pp. 339-360. Expect a quiz. W/T: Computer and Print sources. Documenting argumentative papers. Due: AC pp. 432-439. Answer the "Reading for Meaning" question at the bottom of p. 435. If that's hard, follow the "If You Get Stuck" prompts on p. 436. Week 8: (10/16-10/19) M/T: Evaluating websites. What is legitimate and what isn't. Due: AC pp. 222-242, 262-272. Write at least 1 full page explaining what evaluation means now that you've read the pages from AC. Give examples from the essays (Etzioni and Kinsley) that demonstrate your points. W/T: Peer edit of Asst. #4, Analysis of Two Websites. Due: one copy of a fulll typed draft of Asst. #4 along with printouts of the two websites your paper analyzes. Week 9: (10/23-10/26) M/T: Assignment #4, Analysis of Two Websites, due. Hand out Assignment #5, Causal Analysis. Intro to Causal Analysis. Due: Assignment #4, Analysis of Two Websites, due. W/T: Causality. Due: AC pp. 273-290. Answer "WRITE" on p. 282. For Angier's essay, compose a list of the causes she refers to in her essay. Week 10: (10/30-11/2) M/T: The causes of your topic-problem and how to organize them in a paper. Due: AC pp. 307-334. Respond to "WRITE" on p. 314 and "Start Making Meaning" on p. 320. W/T: Peer edit of Asst. #5, Causal Analysis. Due: full typed draft of Asst. #5 for editing. Week 11: (11/6-11/9) M/T: Assignment #5, Causal Analysis, due. Handout of Assignment #6, Refutation. Intro to Refutation and Counterargument. Due: Assignment #5, Causal Analysis. W/T: Refutation, counterarguing, fallacy. Due: AC 335-346. Respond to "WRITE" on p. 346. Week 12: (11/13-11/16) M/T: Counterargument: taking the appropriate tone. Due: Summary of your opposition's point and your reaction. Hacker pp. 31-35. W/T: Peer edit of Asst. #6, Refutation. Due: 2 printouts of a full typed draft of Assignment #6 for editing. Week 13: (11/20-11/22) M/T: Assignment #6, Refutation, due. Handout Assignment #7, Long Research Paper. Will you write a Frankenstein paper or an totally new draft? Due: Assignment #6, Refutation. W/T: Office hours for all sections on Wed. from 9-11 am. Thanksgiving on Thursday. Week 14: (11/27-11/30) M/T: Structuring your research paper. Smoothing out the rough (or nonexistent) connections. Due: AC pp. 393-395, 440-448. W/T: Solutions to your topic-problem. Due: Outline of your paper's structure; typed Works Cited list in correct format. Week 15: (12/4-12/7) M/T: Peer edit of Assignment #7, Research Paper. Due: full typed draft of Assignment #7, Research Paper. W/T: Asst. #7, Research Paper, due along with all drafts attached AND a portfolio of all previous assignments (or copies of graded assignments). Further discussion of final text. Due: Final draft of Asst. #7, Research Paper. Week 16: (12/11-12/14) M/T: Hand out Asst. #8, In-class Textual Analysis. Discussion of text. Due: final text TBA. W/T: In-class Textual Analysis, Asst. #8. Return of Long Research Paper.
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