Instructor: Katherine Hummel

Office: HEAV 404

Email: hummel3@purdue.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Thursdays 2:00-4:00 p.m.
(and by appointment)
Course Website:
http://courses.rhetorike.org/hummel/

Monday
Conference
HEAV 225
ENGL 10600222-43984

Tuesday
Computer Lab
BRNG B274
ENGL 10600873-67776

Wednesday
Classroom
HEAV 107
ENGL 10600873-67776

First-Year Composition
Writing Your Way Into Purdue
English 10600-873-67776
11:30 AM 12:20 PM
Fall 2014

Thursday
Conference
HEAV 223
ENGL 10600-82458086

Friday
Classroom
HEAV 107
ENGL 10600873-67776

Course Description
Students at Purdue have diverse academic interests and professional goals, and while not every student at
the university strives to become a career writer, the ability to communicate creatively and effectively is
important to all of us for several reasons: 1) it provides us an outlet for sharing our ideas and an
opportunity for making those ideas better; 2) it empowers us to understand different conventions, genres,
groups, societies, and cultures; and 3) it allows us to have a voice in multiple academic, civic, and
personal situations. In short, writing is a way of learning that spans all fields and disciplines. By requiring
students to identify and interact with the Purdue community, each of the assignments in the Writing Your
Way Into Purdue sequence enables students to become more integrally involved in activities and aware of
resources available on the campus while developing their college-level writing abilities and research
skills.
Course Goals
Introductory Composition at Purdue is designed to help you:
build confidence in your abilities to create, interpret, and evaluate texts in all types of media
develop knowledge and inspire new ideas through writing
understand, evaluate, and organize your ideas
hone and expand critical thinking skills
understand what it means to write in different contexts, for different audiences
develop, articulate, and support topics through a variety of research methods
become an effective writer who can respond credibly, accurately, and convincingly to a variety of
writing situations
Instructors Philosophy
My intention for this class is to create a welcoming and collaborative environment that encourages
discussion, exploration and honesty in each of our assignments. As this is my first year at Purdue as well
as yours, I hope we can discover the campus together and learn how various student communities interact
within campus and within the greater Lafayette area. Additionally, I strongly believe that students learn
best when they collaborate and develop ideas together, both inside and outside of class. I hope to create as
many opportunities for discussion as possible to allow you, the students, to adapt your own interests and
concerns to course materials.

Required Texts
In this course, we will use the following two textbooks, as well as supplemental materials that will be
provided during the appropriate unit. Your 106 textbooks are:

Everyones an Author with Readings by Andrea Lunsford, Norton,

2013 (ISBN 978-0-393-91201-2)
Composing Yourself, 2014-2015 by Blackmon, Haynes, and Pinkert,
Fountainhead Press, 2014. (This text is available
only in campus bookstores.)
You will be expected to bring your books to class
every day, along with a writing utensil and paper
for taking notes. You must also have the
following materials:

a flash drive or other storage device

a supply of binder clips, file folders, or large paper clips for turning in
lengthy assignment packets (piles of loose papers will not be accepted)

a binder, folder, or notebook in which you will keep your assembled

coursework

**Please refrain from bringing food to class. Drinks are fine, but be aware of them when we are working
in the computer lab.
From time to time, you will also be making copies of your work for peer review. I cannot copy these for
you; you must have a small budget for making copies (around $15).
Grade Breakdown
Email Assignment
Unit 1: Literacy Narrative
Unit 2: Library and Research Report
Unit 3: Analysis of a Discourse Community
Unit 4: Public Service Announcement | Group Project
Quizzes | Homework Assignments | In-class writing
Blogs
Participation and Professional Behavior
Total Points for the Course

Points toward Final Grade

50
100
200
150
200
100
100
100
1000

What does Participation and Professional Behavior mean?

A significant portion of your grade relies on your participation in class and your ability to conduct
yourself professionally. Participation can be earned in a variety of ways:
active contribution to large-group class discussions
active contribution to small-group discussions
thoughtful/constructive feedback in peer review assignments
being prepared for class and ready to engage in new material each day
I consider professional behavior to be the presence of respectful conduct in class. Discriminatory or
hateful language will not be tolerated. Keep class discussions polite, even when you disagree with another
student, and speak as you would at any job or other professional setting.

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Description of Grades
90-100 (A)You did what the assignment asked at a high quality level, and your work shows originality
and creativity. Work in this range shows all the qualities listed below for a B; but it also demonstrates that
you took extra steps to be original or creative in developing content, solving a problem, or developing a
verbal or visual style.
80-89 (B)You did what the assignment asked of you at a high quality level. Work in this range needs
little revision, is complete in content, is organized well, and shows special attention to style and/or visual
design.
70-79 (C)You did what the assignment asked of you. Work in this range tends to need some revision,
but it is complete in content and the organization is logical. The style, verbal and visual, is straightforward
but unremarkable.
60-69 (D)You did what the assignment asked at a low level of quality. Work in this range tends to need
significant revision. The content is often incomplete and the organization is hard to discern. Verbal and
visual style is often non-existent or chaotic.
Below 60 (F)Dont go here. I usually reserve the F for people who dont show up or dont do the work.
If you give an assignment an honest try, I doubt you would receive an F. If you feel you put in your best
effort and still received an F, you might consider dropping the class.
Assignments and Format Guidelines
Your work must be presentable. If you hand in sloppy or poorly proofread documents, they will be
returned to you for correction. You need to use 11- or 12-point in a readable serif font (preferably Times
New Roman or Garamond) and your papers must be double-spaced with one-inch margins unless I
instruct you otherwise. We will default to MLA style in this class, unless you request special
dispensation, and I expect your papers to be formatted accordingly.
Work you hand in to me should have the following in the top left corner of the first page:
Your name
Name of instructor
English 10600-873-67776
Date assignment is due
In the header of every subsequent page, you must put your last name (only) and the page number.
Examples will be provided prior to the literacy narrative assignment. Online examples can be found on
the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) at https://owl.english.purdue.edu/. Select MLA 2009 Formatting
and Style Guide and MLA Sample Paper for details.
Unless otherwise announced, I will collect all assignments at the beginning of class. In addition, I
require that you e-mail your final papers to me by midnight on the day the assignment is due (as Word
docsnot Open Office files, or Pages files, or anything else).
E-mail Etiquette
Understanding how to write a professional e-mail properly is useful not only for contacting your
instructors and professors, but it will also be a vital skill you will need when you begin to search for
internships, jobs, or graduate school programs. More e-mail etiquette information can be found in
Composing Yourself pp. 53-55. Please also be aware that I will send frequent e-mails to the course
list. Check your e-mail regularly.

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Drafts and Revising

At least one draft of each paper will be written for peer review in class. Your papers should and will go
through multiple revisions. Revision is a process we all must go through to write well, think well, and
learn well. I expect you to revise your first drafts by writing more than one version of your papers. By
that, I mean you need to add material, cut out extraneous information and words, reorganize your
thoughts and arguments, and develop your ideas more. Students who do not do this are not likely to
receive higher grades. In later drafts, I expect you to do more sentence-level editing for style and to
proofread your work carefully. I will give you peer review handouts that will guide you through this
process as you work with each others papers.
Missed or Late Work
You must submit your work on time. We will do a good deal of peer review in this course, and if your
assignments are late, you will not receive the valuable feedback you need for revision nor the points
associated with your handed-in drafts and peer reviews. Late work may be accepted under extenuating
circumstances and only if you consult with me before the class period in which the work is due. If you
need an extension, you must ask at least 24 hours before the assignment is due (and I will not always
say yes).
With that said, if you find yourself overwhelmed and unable to complete an assignment, please come talk
with me...but do so BEFORE the assignment is due. I expect you to do your best work and to turn work in
on time, but I do know that sometimes life happens.
Attendance
We cover a lot of material in this class. We meet twice a week in a traditional classroom, once a week in a
computer lab, and once in the conference center. I expect a good deal of activity and instruction every
time we meet, so you must attend class regularly. Much of what you may miss cannot be made up. In
order to participate in discussions, activities, peer reviews, and in other instruction activities, you must be
present. I realize that sometimes you have illnesses or circumstances beyond your control, so I am
allowing you three absences without attendance penalty. If you miss more than three classes, your final
letter grade will be lowered. This means if you have 4-5 absences, the highest grade you may obtain is
"B." If you have 6-8 absences, the highest grade you may obtain is "C," and if you have 9-11 absences,
the highest grade you may obtain is "D." If you have 12 or more absences, the highest grade you may
obtain is "F."
Also, please keep in mind that missing a conference counts toward your absences. These meetings are
not optional; they are a required part of your four-credit class. See more information in the Conferences
section on Page 7.
In addition, I expect you to let me know before class via e-mail when you are going to be absent. I often
schedule specific group activities, and I need to know how many students will be participating. Some
conferences throughout the year will also be conducted in small groups, so your attendance is crucial on
these days. There are repercussions if you don't show up at a job without letting anyone know, so think of
this class as preparing yourself for life after college.
I also expect you to take responsibility for what you miss in class. I will not come to you to tell you what
you missed. I also will not answer an e-mail in which you ask, Did I miss anything in class today? Of
course you did. Likewise, I will not spell out everything you missed if you e-mail me the question,
What did I miss in class today? Ask another student or come see me during office hours.

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If you are a member of PMO, a member of the Purdue Marching Band, a Purdue athlete, or a member of
another group that officially represents Purdue University and you anticipate time conflicts between your
university-sanctioned event and this class, please see me.
Tardy Policy
Sometimes were late. It happens. If you must arrive late, please come in quietly and do your best not to
disturb the other students. However, if you are going to be more than twenty minutes late to class, please
know that it will be marked as an absence. Unless you have an excuse that falls in with the above
exceptions or absences (events, doctors visit, etc.), I will not bend on this rule.
Campus Emergencies
We will spend some time during the first week of class discussing what to do in case of an immediate
campus emergency. The website on Emergency Preparedness is at
www.purdue.edu/ehps/emergency_preparedness/. In the event of a major campus emergency, course
requirements, deadlines and grading percentages are subject to changes that may be necessitated by a
revised semester calendar or other circumstances beyond my control. Here are ways to get information
about changes in this course.
1) Check the course website.
2) Check your e-mail.
3) E-mail me at hummel3@purdue.edu
You are expected to read your @purdue.edu e-mail on a frequent basis. Not only will you receive
important information from the university via e-mail, but you will also receive a great number of
reminders and updates from me.
Grief Absence Policy
If you have a death in the family, you (or your representative) should contact the Office of the Dean of
Students. That office will then notify your instructors. (See the Grief Absence Policy for Students at
http://www.purdue.edu/odos/services/griefabsencepolicyforstudents.php.
Conferences
English 10600 has a conference component, which means you will meet either individually with me or
with a small group of your peers and me nearly every week. You may not be in your conference for the
entire class period. I will provide for you a conference schedule that will tell you when you need to be
ready for your conference. Missing your conference is counted as an absence. Please be on time.
In addition, if you want to discuss class topics one-on-one, or if youd like to discuss your grade, I will
happily meet with you during my office hours. Please note our time will be more productive if you come
prepared with a list of questions and concerns. In other words, come to our meeting with an agenda.
Know what you would like to achieve from our conference, and your time will be well spent.
Disability Resource Center (DRC)
Students with disabilities must be registered with DRC in the Office of the Dean of Students before
classroom accommodations can be provided. If you are eligible for academic accommodations because
you have a documented disability that will impact your work in this class, please schedule an appointment
with me within the first three (3) weeks of the semester to discuss any adjustments you may need.
Computer Responsibilities and Etiquette
Some class time will be reserved for computer work when we are in the computer lab. You must be able
to access the space available to you on the server. In addition, you must back up your documents. Make

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sure you have the appropriate tools to do so. I strongly recommend a flash drive. You are expected to treat
all computer equipment with respect. You must follow Purdues and ITaPs rules concerning your
Internet account and software theft.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism (additional discussion in Composing Yourself pp.93-95)
Plagiarism is the act of using another persons work and calling it your own. You can plagiarize by
purchasing a paper from someone and handing it in as your work, by stealing another students electronic
file, by downloading someones work from the Internet, by copying material from a book or magazine
article without citing the source, by cutting and pasting material from websites, and by using anothers
ideas without proper attribution. When doing research, you need to take careful notes and attribute your
sources meticulously; you can inadvertently plagiarize someones material if you dont.
We will have discussions throughout the semester about plagiarism. I want to stress that I value learning
and honesty in the classroom. I also want to stress that I do report known cases of plagiarism to the
Dean of Students. I have, I do, and I will. When you plagiarize, you cheat and defeat yourself. You rob
yourself of your own educational experience. Worse still, plagiarism is essentially theft. You probably
wouldnt steal a car. Dont steal someones work. You will receive, at the very least, a zero on that
particular assignment; in some cases, you may fail the entire class.
Regarding diversity and inclusion
In this course, each voice in the classroom has something of value to contribute. Please take care to
respect the different experiences, beliefs and values expressed by students and staff involved in this
course. I am committed to the concept of a safe zone, I support Purdue's commitment to diversity, and I
welcome individuals of all ages, backgrounds, citizenships, disabilities, sex, education, ethnicities, family
statuses, genders, gender identities, geographical locations, languages, military experiences, political
views, races, religions, sexual orientations, socioeconomic statuses, and work experiences. For more
information, visit the Division of Diversity and Inclusion website. https://diversity.purdue.edu/

Class Schedule
This schedule is subject to change. You will be notified on the course website or by email of changes
made to the policies or syllabus. Assignments are listed at their earliest possible due date; their due dates
may be moved back, but will not be sooner than the date on the calendar.
Week 1: Intro
to ICaP

Topics to Cover

Monday, 8/25

NO CLASS/CONFERENCES

Tuesday, 8/26

Introductions to course
Syllabus
Exploring Purdue online

Wednesday,
8/27

Review syllabus policies

Discuss CY policies
Class contract
Conferences in HEAV 223

Thursday, 8/28
Friday, 8/29

Resources at Purdue University

Writing Lab Tour

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Assignments
Due

Homework

Buy textbooks
Print syllabus
Read pp. 90-105 in
Composing Yourself (CY)
CY Read pp. 40-48

Read intro (pp.1-4),

Ch. 1 (pp. 5-17), Ch. 4 (pp.
29-35) in Everyones an
Author (EAA)

Week 2: What
is Rhetoric?
Monday, 9/1
Tuesday, 9/2

Topics to Cover

Assignments
Due

Labor Day. NO CONFERENCES

Drupal Tutorial
Collaborative Writing

E-mail assignment;
EAA Read Ch. 2 (pp. 18-23)
and Ch. 3 (pp. 24-28)
EAA Read Ch. 5 (pp. 36-40)
and Ch. 6 (pp. 41-56)

Wednesday, 9/3 Reading Quiz

Rhetorical Situations
Thursday, 9/4

Conferences in HEAV 223

Friday, 9/5

Review/Practice Rhetorical
Situation

E-mail;
CY Policy
Agreement &
Permission
Forms,
Assignments
Due

Blog Post #1

Reading Quiz
Writing process: brainstorming
Composing at the computer
Writing process: brainstorming
Pair Share Writing Groups
Conferences in HEAV 223

Blog Post #1

Brainstorming
Literacy Narrative Draft #1
due Friday
EAA Read Literacy: A
Lineage (pp.132-136)

Discuss Literacy: A Lineage

Intro: narrative techniques
Topics to Cover

Lit. Narrative
Draft #1
Assignments
Due

Blog Post #2

Blog Post #2

EAA Read Hidden

Intellectualism (pp.787-792)

Rhetoric in your field

Week 3: Unit
1-Narratives
Monday, 9/8
Tuesday, 9/9

Wednesday,
9/10
Thursday, 9/11
Friday, 9/12
Week 4:
Literacy
Narratives
Monday, 9/15

Topics to Cover

Homework

Homework

Conferences in HEAV 225

Narrative techniques: description

Wednesday,
9/17
Thursday, 9/18

Discuss Hidden Intellectualism

(pp.787-792)
Conferences in HEAV 223

Friday, 9/19

Narrative techniques: dialogue,

catchy openings
Topics to Cover

Tuesday, 9/23

EAA Read Ch. 8 (pp. 101117)

Conferences in HEAV 225

Tuesday, 9/16

Week 5: End
of Unit 1:
Narratives
Monday, 9/22

Homework

Assignments
Due

Literacy Narrative Draft #2

Blog Post #3
Homework

Conferences in HEAV 225

Electronic Peer Review

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Narrative Draft
#2

Literacy Narrative Final Draft

Wednesday,
9/24
Thursday, 9/25

Intro Unit 2: CY Ch. 5 (pp.58-63;

73-78)
Conferences in HEAV 223

Blog Post #3

EAA Ch. 22 and 23 (pages

TBD)

Friday, 9/26

Reading Quiz
Discuss plagiarism

Literacy
Narrative Final
Draft

Literacy Narrative Reflection

due Tues.;
EAA Nation Shudders
(pp. 881-884)
Homework

Week 6: Unit
2-Research
Monday, 9/29
Tuesday, 9/30

Wednesday,
10/1
Thursday, 10/2
Friday, 10/3
Week 7: Unit
2-Research
Monday, 10/6
Tuesday, 10/7
Wednesday,
10/8
Thursday, 10/9
Friday, 10/10
Week 8: End
of Unit 2
Monday, 10/13
Tuesday, 10/14
Wednesday,
10/15
Thursday,
10/16
Friday, 10/17
Week 9: Unit
3Analysis
Monday, 10/20
Tuesday, 10/21

Topics to Cover

Assignments
Due

Conferences in HEAV 225

Discuss Nation Shudders
Online Library Tutorial
Identifying reliable news sources
Library Field Trip (subject to
change)
Conferences in HEAV 223

Literacy
Narrative
Reflection

Discuss readings
Primary vs. Secondary sources
Topics to Cover

Blog Post #4

Blog Post #4

Readings TBD

Assignments
Due

Homework

Conferences in HEAV 225

OWL: MLA and APA tutorial
Punctuation for citing sources
Researching in your field of study

Works Cited
Page

Practice Works Cited Page

Blog Post #5
Readings TBD

Conferences in HEAV 223

How to read an academic journal
article
Topics to Cover

Blog Post #5
Assignments
Due

Readings TBD
Homework

Fall BreakNO
CONFERENCES
Fall BreakNO CLASS
What is a discourse community?

Readings TBD

Conferences in HEAV 223

Discuss essay
Identify discourse communities
Topics to Cover

EAA Ch. 9 (pages TBD)

Assignments
Due

Homework

Conferences in HEAV 225

Types of discourse communities
at Purdue

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Library
Research and

LR&R Reflection

Wednesday,
10/22
Thursday,
10/24
Friday, 10/25

Week 10: Unit

3--Analysis
Monday, 10/27
Tuesday, 10/28

Wednesday,
10/29
Thursday,
10/30
Friday, 10/31

Reading Quiz
Discuss EAA Ch. 9
Understanding analysis
Group analysis of EAA essay
Conferences in HEAV 223

Report Due

Analysis research methods

(surveys, interviews, questions);
Brainstorming/pre-writing
Topics to Cover

LR&R
Reflection

EAA essay TBD

Blog Post #6

Assignments
Due

Homework

Conferences in HEAV 225

Research Day: fieldwork for
analysis, conducting interviews,
working on observations;
beginning drafts
Discuss Analysis example

Blog Post #6

EAA essay TBD

Analysis Draft #1

Conferences in HEAV 223

Peer Review

Analysis Draft #2

Week 11: Unit

3--Analysis
Monday, 11/3

Conferences in HEAV 225

Tuesday, 11/4

Revision daywork on Draft #2

Blog Post #7

Wednesday,
11/5
Thursday, 11/6

Introduce PSA assignment

Collaborative writing review
Conferences in HEAV 223

Readings TBD

Friday, 11/7

What is a Public Service

Announcement?
Topics to Cover

Week 12: Unit

4PSA
Monday, 11/10
Tuesday, 11/11
Wednesday,
11/12
Thursday,
11/13
Friday, 11/14

Topics to Cover

Analysis Draft
#1
Assignments
Due

Blog Post #7
Assignments
Due

Homework

Analysis Final Draft

Homework

Conferences in HEAV 225

Principles of design
Movie Maker tutorial
PSA groups assigned
What is a proposal?
Brainstorming
Conferences in HEAV 223

Analysis Final
Draft

Reading Quiz
Sample PSAs

Analysis
Reflection

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Analysis Reflection
Readings TBD

PSA Proposal
Blog Post #8

Week 13:
Unit 4PSA
Monday, 11/17

Conferences in HEAV 225

Tuesday, 11/18

Work on PSAs in lab

Wednesday,
11/19
Thursday,
11/20
Friday, 11/21

PSA production: storyboarding,

script-writing
Conferences in HEAV 223

Week 14:
Unit 4PSA
Monday, 11/24
Tuesday, 11/25
Wednesday,
11/26
Thursday,
11/27
Friday, 11/28
Week 15:
Unit 4PSA
Monday, 12/1

Topics to Cover

Assignments
Due

Blog Post #8
PSA Proposal

PSA production
Topics to Cover

Homework

Readings TBD

Blog Post #9
Assignments
Due

Homework

Conferences in HEAV 225

PSA production in-lab
Group critique of PSA videos
Thanksgiving BreakNO
CLASS
Thanksgiving BreakNO
CONFERENCES
Thanksgiving BreakNO
CLASS
Topics to Cover

Blog Post #9

Assignments
Due

Homework

Conferences in HEAV 225

Tuesday, 12/2

PSA productionediting film

Wednesday,
12/3
Thursday, 12/4

PSA productionfinal concerns

Friday, 12/5

PSA productionfinal concerns

Blog Post #10

Conferences in HEAV 223

Topics to Cover

Blog Post #10

Week 16:
Evaluations
Monday, 12/8

Assignments
Due

Conferences in HEAV 225

Tuesday, 12/9

PSA Showcase

PSA

Wednesday,
12/10
Thursday,
12/11
Friday, 12/12

PSA Showcase

PSA

PSA videos due Tuesday

Homework

PSA Reflection

Conferences in HEAV 223

Course evaluations

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PSA Reflection

10