ENG 1020: Introduction to College Writing

Section Number: 22 Meeting Days/Times: MWF 11:45-12:40 Winter 2014 Classroom: State Hall 135 Instructor: Ruth Haller WSU email address: ruth.haller@wayne.edu Office Hours (days/times): Monday and Friday 10:30-11:30

Course Placement for ENG 1020

Students are placed into ENG 1020 via ACT score (ACT English >21), the English Qualifying Examination, or a passing grade in ENG 1010. Neither instructors nor the Department of English will override placement.

General Education Designation for BC

With a grade of C or better, ENG 1020 fulfills the General Education Basic Composition (BC) graduation requirement. Successful completion of Basic Composition (BC) with a grade of C or better is a prerequisite to enrolling in courses that fulfill the General Education IC (Intermediate Composition) requirement for graduation (e.g., ENG 3010, 3050, Literature & Writing courses).

English Department Course Description

Building upon students diverse skills, English 1020 prepares students for reading, research, and writing in college classes. The main goals of the course are 1. to teach students to consider the rhetorical situation for any piece of writing;

2. to have students integrate reading, research, and writing in the academic genres of analysis and argument; and 3. to teach students to develop analyses and arguments using research-based content, effective organization, and appropriate expression and mechanics, all while using a flexible writing process that incorporates drafting, revising, editing, and documenting sources.

Learning Outcomes

Students who pass ENG 1020 will produce writing that demonstrates core abilities in four key areas: Writing Write effectively for various rhetorical situations (considering elements such as genre, context, discourse community, claims, evidence, organization, style, rhetorical strategies, and persuasive effect), using a flexible writing process and varied technologies. Reading Use analytical and critical strategies to read complex texts in a variety of media, and to identify and evaluate elements of the rhetorical situation (including those listed above). Researching Conduct research by finding and evaluating print, electronic, and other sources; generate information and ideas from research; and appropriately integrate material from sources. Reflecting Use reflection to make choices and changes in both the composing process and products in this course and to explain how you will use skills you have learned to approach unfamiliar writing tasks.

Required Text
Devitt, et al. The Wayne Writer. Custom ed. New York: Pearson, 2013. Print, eText available. ISBN: 1269416456.

Recommended Texts
Ruszkiewicz, John, Daniel Seward, Christy Friend, and Maxine Hairston. The Scott, Foresman Writer. 5th ed. Boston: Longman, 2011. Print. ISBN-10: 0321873432 (bundled w/ MyCompLab card) ISBN-13: 9780321873439 Graff, Gerald, and Cathy Birkenstein. They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. 2nd ed. New York: W. W. Norton, 2010. Print. ISBN 978039393361-1.

Assignment and Page Requirements

Students are required to write a minimum of 32 pages (8000 words) in ENG 1020 (including drafts and informal writing). Here is how that will look this semester:
Writing Process: Throughout this semester, you will be expected to do a lot of writing on your own time, outside of class. However, we will be conducting some workshop and revising sessions in-class, as well. You should expect to do serious work during these sessions! The writing you do in-class will count towards the 5% of your grade which comes from attendance and participation. However, do not expect to be able to do ALL of your planning, researching,

writing, and revising during these in-class workshop sessions. You only get a couple per unit, which does not add up to a lot of time. Be prepared to put in lots of work at home or in the library! For each major project, you will be submitting a rough draft for peer review, but also a copy for me. This gives me the opportunity to see your project before it is submitted in its final form and to offer feedback and commentary. Additionally, you may choose to revise ONE major project after it has received its final grade. This will require that you first compose a two-page memo to me which details what you specifically are planning on changing and why. After your memo receives approval from me, you may submit the revised draft of your project. The revised draft needs to be re-submitted within 2 weeks from the time you received your graded project back. This revision offer is only valid on projects 1, 2, and 3.

ENG 1020 Major Projects:

NOTE: You will receive more in-depth assignment sheets at the beginning of each project which provide more detail on the requirements for that project. Genre Analysis For this project, you will pick a genre of writing and analyze it according to the criteria we discuss in class. You may pick a genre you are actively involved in terms of writing or reading (or both). You should be able to discuss which discourse community it belongs to and analyze how that community affects the conventions of that genre. This paper must be a minimum of 4 full pages. You must also submit a sample of this genre written by yourself. This sample must adhere to the conventions of the genre that you have laid out in your paper. Along with this sample, you will include a brief explanatory memo where you explain how your sample adheres to the conventions you laid out in your analysis by picking out specific excerpts and quotes from your sample and connecting them back to the claims made in your analysis. Altogether, this part must be 2 full pages. The rough draft must be ready and in class for peer review on January 29. The final draft is due via Blackboard on February 3. Concepts Emphasized: Discourse Community, Scene, Situation, Genre Learning Outcome Emphasized: Reading, Reflection Analysis 6 pts Sample + Explanation 4 pts

Rhetorical Analysis: For this project, you will be watching a documentary of your choice (based on a list provided by me) and analyzing how tactics of persuasion work within that

documentary. You must be able to identify the basic argument being made by the documentarymakers, but then focus heavily on what they are doing to get you to believe their argument. Pay attention to aesthetic choices, as well as to the quality of the sources the documentary uses. This paper should be a minimum of 6 full pages and should not exceed 8 pages. The rough draft must be ready and in class for peer review on Febuary 19. The final draft is due via Blackboard on February 24. Concepts Emphasized: Argument, claim, rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos), aesthetics Learning Outcomes Emphasized: Reading, Writing, Reflection Analysis 15 pts

Research Project: You will pick a topic that interests you personally, and one that affects a discourse community in which you participate, then produce a research question based off of that topic. You will then begin the process of research on the question; through this process of research you will formulate a claim and then compose a formal research paper to prove and defend that claim. You will find a proper balance of rhetorical appeals to use to persuade your audience that your claim is correct. A large part of this will come through demonstrating the research you have done, and citing it properly. This project includes a library visit day, a separate research day (to locate print sources, too must report back to me at the end), detailed lessons on plagiarism, citation, and source incorporation. Your research paper must be a minimum of 10 full pages, and must not exceed 12 pages. This project also includes a reflective portion, which details the process of researching and writing the paper at different points throughout the project: what worked, what didnt, what would you do differently, etc? Basically you will be narrating, or telling the story of your process of researching. You will use this process of metacognition as you work on the project because it gives you the opportunity to draft and revise and then draft again, thinking critically about your writing and research process as you go along, instead of after youve received your grade. Concepts Emphasized: Research, Metacognition, Academic Sources, Citation, Process Learning Outcomes Emphasized: Reading, Writing, Researching, Reflecting Research Paper - 25 pts Reflective Pieces 6 pts (2 per reflection)

Reflective Argument: To pass this course, students must complete a final portfolio and reflective argument assignment required by the WSU Composition Program. This assignment is designed to prepare students to transfer knowledge and skills from ENG 1020 to subsequent courses and other writing contexts. It is based in research in psychology and

writing studies. This research shows that metacognition, or analysis of ones own thinking processes, is key to helping people transfer knowledge and skills from the context where they were initially learned to future contexts. You will be re-reading and analyzing your written pieces from this course, and using them to prove that you deserve to pass the course, based on how you utilized the learning outcomes in the pieces you choose. This paper should be a minimum of 6 full pages, and should not exceed 10. You will also submit a portfolio which includes all of the pieces that you reference in your reflective argument.
Concepts Emphasized: Metacognition Learning Outcomes Emphasized: Reading, Writing, Reflection Reflective Argument: 20 pts

Other Point Sources

Peer Review: Before the final draft of each major project is due, you will have the opportunity to submit a first draft. In class, this means your work will be evaluated and assessed by a classmate, while you also evaluate and assess anothers paper. The first draft will also be submitted to me for feedback. You will receive 2 points for each peer review session you participate in. You must be IN CLASS on the scheduled peer review day to receive the 2 points for peer review and for submitting the draft to me for comments. Comprehension Responses: For 5 readings throughout the semester, you will compose a brief 2 page comprehension response which will ask you to think about some of the key concepts from the reading and answer a question or two in relation to them. Each response is worth 1 point, for a total of 5% of your grade. Required Conferences: At two points this semester, you will be expected to meet with me within a designated time period to discuss the project you are currently working on. This is so we can touch base one-on-one and I can give personal attention to your work and steer you in the right direction, or confirm that your project is looking good. Each conference attendance is worth 2 points, for a total of 4% of your final grade. Plagiarism Quizzes: At two points this semester, one right at the beginning and one in the research unit, you will take a quiz to ensure that you learned the material regarding plagiarism that we discuss in class. Each quiz is worth 1 point, for a total of 2% of your final grade.

Grading
Genre Analysis Rhetorical Analysis 10% 15%

Argument Essay Reflective Argument and Portfolio Reflection Assignments Peer Review Attendance and Class Participation Comprehension Responses Required Conferences Plagiarism Quizzes Total

25% 20% 6% 8% 5% 5% 4% 2% 100%

WSU Grading Scale: A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DF 94-100% 90-93% 87-89% 84-86% 80-83% 77-79% 74-76% 70-73% 67-69% 64-66% 60-63% 59% or less

A grade of C or better fulfills the General Education IC requirement and the prerequisite for General Education WI courses.

Attendance Policy
Class attendance is required, and attendance will be taken at each class session. Arriving more than 20 minutes late will count as an absence. Attendance, preparedness, and active participation count as 5% percent of the final grade. Preparedness and active participation are defined by reading assigned texts for class (and being able to respond to questions and discussion about them), being involved in class conversations, contributing extensively during peer review and other group activities, and in general, proving that you have done the assigned work and learned the skills required to pass this course. Final grades drop by half a percent for each absence after three, and students will fail the course after five absences. Please do not feel the need to provide me with excuses or reasons for absence. You have three unpenalized absences, and if you need to miss after that, points will be taken off of your grade regardless of the situation. So dont skip class in the beginning of the semester because you dont feel like coming, and then expect to have me excuse your absence later on when you have a funeral to attend. In addition, please be aware that if you leave class early, that will ALSO count as an absence, unless you have given me prior notice before class begins that you have somewhere to be.

Please do not ask me what you missed in class if you are absent or late. You may check the course weebly site, or ask a fellow student. When you need to contact me outside of class, please use my WSU email address. Do not attempt to contact me via the weebly site. Class Size/English Department Attendance Policy/Adding ENG 1020: Enrollment in ENG 1020 is capped at 26 students. Students must attend one of the first two class days to stay enrolled in the course. Students who do not attend of the first two class meetings may be asked to drop to avoid a failing grade.

Other Course Policies

Adding the course: To add the course, attend one of the first two class meetings and add by Sunday, January 12. Students will not be permitted to add the course otherwise. The last day to drop a course without having it appear on a students academic record is Friday, January 17. Students may withdraw from a course with instructor approval till Saturday, March 22. The university does not permit withdrawals after this date. Incompletes: No incompletes (I) will be offered in ENG 1020 Sharing Writing: Students will be asked to share writing and make copies of their writing for others in class. Course Website: Students are expected to check the course weebly site often to get up-todate information on major projects, comprehension responses/reflective assignments, and class sessions. A full semester schedule will likely not be available, but schedules based on projects will be provided on the weebly. The address is http://eng1020haller.weebly.com Electronic Devices: Students should ensure that all pagers, cell phones, watches, etc., wont sound during class time. Students should not take or make calls, text message, or otherwise use electronic devices during class, except to access course-related materials. Consistent use of electronic devices will take its toll on your attendance and participation grade. You will be notified if this is the case. You may not be physically absent from class, but if you arent paying attention, you are absent-minded, which is the same thing. Project Submission: Students must submit major projects using the SafeAssign function on Blackboard. This is a requirement. Major projects will not be graded unless they are submitted to SafeAssign. Project Format: Typed, double-spaced, 12-point type, with one-inch margins, submitted electronically through Blackboard, using SafeAssign.

When page-length requirements are given, this means that you must submit that number of FULL pages. For example, if a paper is a minimum of 8 pages, it must be 8 COMPLETE pages, not 7.5 pages, etc . Please use MLA format for citations (we will discuss this in class) Revised material (including material from a previous assignment used in a subsequent assignment): highlight all new and changed material using MS-Words Track Changes feature to receive credit.)

Late work: My time is important to me, just as yours is to you, and I dont have a lot of it. In light of this, the following policies are in place. Students must contact me 48 hours in advance if major projects cannot be submitted by the due date. No instructor comments will be provided, but no points will be taken off provided you have contacted me 48 hours before the due date/time. This allowance will only be made ONCE per student. Otherwise, I will determine specific grade reductions based on timely prior notification, whether revised deadlines are met, and similar factors. In general, for every day the final draft of a major project is late, it loses an entire letter grade (10%). Rough drafts, comprehension responses, plagiarism quizzes, and other minor written work will not be accepted late. You have all the due-dates for major projects in this syllabus, so dont let these dates creep up on you. Be on top of your work this semester, and there wont be any issues. First Week: If a student misses the first two class sessions, s/he will be asked to drop the course to avoid a failing grade. Students may add the course during the first week of classes but not after that. Office Hours: I have two scheduled office hours a week: 10:30-11:30 on Mondays and Fridays (right before class). I encourage you to come meet with me during office hours if you have questions, need some guidance specific to your project, or want to discuss your grade. If you have other classes or obligations during this time, please inform me and we can try to meet at a different time. You are always free to contact me via email (listed at the top of this syllabus). However, please be aware that I will not discuss grades or any major aspects of your project via email. These sorts of issues need to be addressed in office hours. Grade Center: Grades will be posted on the Blackboard Grade Center shortly after they are handed back in class. Please check the Grade Center frequently to get an idea of where you stand in the class. Pass Requirements: With a grade of C or better, this course satisfies the general education requirement for intermediate composition (IC). To meet university criteria for fulfilling this requirement, the course includes writing assignments totaling at least 32 pages (8000 or more words). There is no final exam.

Disability Information: Students who may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the instructor privately to discuss specific needs. Additionally, the Student Disabilities Services Office coordinates reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. The office is located in 1600 David Adamany Undergraduate Library, phone: 313-577-1851/577-3335 (TTD). http://studentdisability.wayne.edu Additional resources: The Academic Success Centerhttp://www.success.wayne.edu and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) http://www.caps.wayne.edu.

WSU Writing Center

The Writing Center (2nd floor, UGL) provides individual tutoring consultations free of charge for graduate and undergraduate students at WSU. Undergraduate students in general education courses, including composition courses, receive priority for tutoring appointments. The Writing Center serves as a resource for writers, providing tutoring sessions on the range of activities in the writing process considering the audience, analyzing the assignment or genre, brainstorming, researching, writing drafts, revising, editing, and preparing documentation. The Writing Center is not an editing or proofreading service; rather, tutors work collaboratively with students to support them in developing relevant skills and knowledge, from developing an idea to editing for grammar and mechanics. To make a face-to-face or online appointment, consult the Writing Center website: http://www.clas.wayne.edu/writing/ For more information about the Writing Center, please contact the Director, Jule Wallis (phone: 313-577-2544; email: au1145@wayne.edu).

Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism is the act of copying work from books, articles, and websites without citing and documenting the source. Plagiarism includes copying language, texts, and visuals without citation (e.g., cutting and pasting from websites). Plagiarism also includes submitting papers (or sections of papers) that were written by another person, including another student, or downloaded from the Internet. Plagiarism is a serious academic offense. One instance of plagiarism, no matter how small, will result in an F for that piece of written work. A second instance of plagiarism will result in failure of the course. Instructors are required to report all cases of plagiarism to the English Department. Information on plagiarism procedures is available in the Department.