Syllabi for Russo
ENC 1101 Tuesday 7:00-9:45
ENC 1101 W38 Tuesdays 7:00-9:45
ENC 1101Professor Roxana M. RussoFall 2011Valencia College “A well-informed mind is the best security against the contagion of folly and of vice. The vacant mind is ever on the watch for relief, and ready to plunge into error, to escape from the languor of idleness”. Anne Radcliffe“Education is the best provision for the journey to old age”.AristotleENC1101: Tuesday: 7:00-9:45Phone: 407.327.3942Email: rrusso4@valenciacc.eduOffice Hours: Mondays through Thursdays 12:00-3:30 by appointment Course Catalog Description: FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I• Prerequisites: Score of 83 on writing component of CPT or equivalent score on other state-approved entry test or minimum grade of C in ENC 0012 and ENC 0012L or ENC 0012C or EAP 1640or ENS 1441; also, score of 83 on reading component of CPT or equivalent score on other state-approved entry test or minimum grade of C in REA 0002 and REA 0002L or REA 0002C or EAP1620 or ENS 1421. Required Textbooks: 75 Readings Plus, 9th edition (Santi Buscemi and Charlotte Smith) and The Little Seagull Handbook (Richard Bullock and Francine Weinberg) 2011. Gordon Rule Statement: To satisfy the state requirement called the Gordon Rule, students in ENC 1101/1102 are required to complete multiple writing assignments and achieve a grade of C or higher. Grading and Evaluation:Participation: 10%Quizzes: 10%Major Writing Assignment One: 20%Major Writing Assignment Two: 20%Major Writing Assignment Three: 20%Final Research Project: 20%Attendance and Participation:Attendance and participation are essential to your successful completion of the course. Students who miss class will be required to make up anything that was missed, aside from quizzes. College policy states that students who miss more than 10% of the scheduled courses may be dropped without warning by the instructor. Three absences are permitted; upon the fourth the student will be removed from the course. Arriving more that 15 minutes late or leaving early twice will not only constitute as one absence but will majorly impact the student’s participation points as well. Make-up: If a paper is not turned in at the start of class on the day it is due, it is considered late. The paper will lose on letter grade per class that it is late. All assignments must be completed on time with a grade of c or better to pass the course. Withdrawing From this Course:If you must withdraw from the course make certain to carefully follow the procedures as outlined in the college catalogue. Students who fail to withdraw properly will receive a grade of “F” for the course. Students may not be withdrawn from the course after November 4th.Academic Honesty/Plagiarism Policy: Plagiarism of any type will not be tolerated. The papers submitted must be original and created specifically for ENC 1101. All papers must be submitted to SafeAssign to be considered for evaluation. Plagiarism will result in immediate expulsion from the course.Classroom Etiquette:Respect and consideration must be accorded to fellow classmates and the instructor at all times. Throughout the course several different topics will be discussed, many of which are controversial. While the students are encouraged to debate the issues in a logical, scholarly manner, under no circumstances is the character of an individual to be attacked; defamation of any kind is not permissible. All electronic devices such as laptops, cell phones, MP3 players, Bluetooth headsets, etc. must be put away at the beginning of class. Students may not use laptops for note taking without special permission from the instructor. Students who engage in texting or any other disruptive behavior will be asked to leave class and will be counted absent for the day. “Reason is the mistress and queen of all things.”Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 B.C.-43 B.C.)“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it”.Aristotle (384 B.C.-322 B.C.) Course Schedule: Tuesday August 30: Class introductionTuesday September 6: Chapter One. Quiz and class discussion Tuesday September 13: Chapter Two. Quiz and class discussion. Tuesday September 20: Chapter Three. Quiz and class discussion.Tuesday September 27: Chapter 4. Quiz and class discussion. MLA LECTURE (Bring The Little Seagull Handbook to class). Tuesday October 4: Assignment one, narrative essay due in class. Chapter 5.Quiz and class discussion.Tuesday October 11: Chapter 6. Quiz and class discussion. Tuesday October 18: Chapter 7. Quiz and class discussion. EXPOSITORY ESSAY PROPOSAL LETTER DUE IN CLASS. Tuesday October 25: EXPOSITORY ESSAY PEER REVIEW WORKSHOP: BRING TWO COPIES OF YOUR PAPER TO CLASSTuesday November 1: Chapter 8, Quiz and class discussion. Tuesday November 8: FINAL DRAFT OF EXPOSITORY ESSAY DUE. Chapter 10, first five stories. Quiz and class discussion. Tuesday November 15: ARGUMENTATIVE PROPOSAL LETTER DUE, Chapter 10, next five articles. Quiz and class discussion.Tuesday November 22: Chapter 10, final three stories. Quiz and class discussion.Tuesday November 29: ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY DUE. Chapter 11. Quiz and class discussion,Tuesday December 6: TBATuesday December13: FINAL EXAM 7:45- 10:15 PM RESEARCH PROJECT DUE