Bellevue College
English 092. 093 / Jeanne Morel MA
E-mail: jmorel@bellevuecollege.edu
Office location: R230
Office hours: By appointment
Required
Books
Real
Writing 4th Edition, by Susan Anker
The
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon
Course
Outcomes
At
the end of the course students will be able to write essays that demonstrate
the ability to:
·
Use
all stages of the writing process effectively
·
Identify
the needs of their audience
·
Produce
a substantive topic
·
Create
a unified, coherent, and well-developed piece of writing which consistently
follows appropriate conventions of Standard English
·
Use
a variety of purposes for essay construction, such as narration, description,
process analysis, exposition, and / or persuasion
How
Outcomes Will Be Met
Students will
gain proficiency by writing regularly and from receiving feedback from the
instructor and their peers. Students
will participate in an online Discussion Group by responding to course material
including the conventions of academic writing, essays, poems, and a novel. Students will learn to correct the most
common errors in college writing.
Students will give peer critiques to their classmates. Students will revise and correct their own
writing.
Grading
Course work
and participation will be graded as follows.
Discussion Board Participation:
The Discussion Board is a vital part of both individual learning and the
formation of a collaborative learning community online. The Discussion Board Participation grade will
be based both on the number of posts posted and on the quality of the
posts. Quality is judged by the
thoughtfulness of your responses to other students and the degree to which you
spark and further a substantive conversation.
Discussion Board
Participation (200 points
possible)
Writing Assignments:
Mini-introductory
Essay (narration / descriptions) (25
points)
Summary (25
points)
Literacy
Narrative (100
points)
Expository
Essay (100
points)
Two Reader
Responses to the novel (50
points each)
Argument
Essay (100 points)
Quizzes: (up
to 100 points)
Classroom
Learning Atmosphere
The online
classroom is a community of writers learning together, exploring ideas, and
trying out different writing techniques.
In order to feel safe and comfortable exposing ourselves in our writing
to one another, it is important that we get to know one another, and that we
approach all discussions with a spirit of respect and collaboration. Our online will be an integral part of your
learning this quarter. Please let me
know right away if someone or something is making you uncomfortable.
Instructor’s
Expectations
This is an
important course in your development as a writer and as a student. The ability to write well is critical to
academic success. Students learn to
write by writing and by reading the texts of professional writers and of their
peers. Therefore, we will read and write
all the time. You are expected to devote 10 to 15 hours per week to this
class—perhaps more. Reading, writing,
and discussion posts are due daily. Check
the class-site every day for announcements.
Affirmation
of Inclusion
Bellevue
College is committed to maintaining an environment in which every member of the
campus community feels welcome to participate in the life of the college, free
from harassment and discrimination. We
value our different backgrounds at Bellevue College, and students, faculty,
staff members, and administrators are to treat one another with dignity and
respect. http://bellevuecollege.edu/about/goals/inclusion.asp
Student
Code
Plagiarizing
is taking other people’s words and presenting them as your own. Please see the
section in your text about plagiarism and talk with me right away if it is not
clear to you. Plagiarism is considered a
very serious offense and is not acceptable in American colleges and
universities. Student who turn in work
that contains any amount of plagiarism will not receive credit for that paper
and will not be able to make it up.
Since plagiarized work cannot be made up it is unlikely the student will
pass the course. Furthermore, students
who plagiarize ay be reported to the Dean.
Below is a section from the Bellevue College policy.
“Cheating,
stealing and plagiarizing (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own
without crediting the source) and inappropriate / disruptive classroom behavior
are violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College. Examples of unacceptable behavior include,
but are not limited to: talking out of turn, arriving late or leaving early
without a valid reason, allowing cell phone / pagers to ring, and inappropriate
behavior toward the instructor or classmates.
The instructor can refer any violation of the student Code of Conduct to
the Vice President of Student Services for possible probation or suspension
from Bellevue College. Specific student
rights, responsibilities and appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code
of Conduct, available in the office of the Vice President of Student
Services.” The Student Code, Policy
2050, in its entirety is located at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/policies/2/2050_Student_Code.asp
Disability
Resource Center (DRC)
The
Disability Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning
challenges and disabilities. If you are
a student who has a disability or learning challenge for which you have
documentation or have seen someone for treatment and if you feel you may need
accommodations in order to be successful in college, please contact us as soon
as possible.
The DRC
office is located in B 132, or you can call our reception desk at
425.564.2498. Deaf students can reach us
by video phone at 425.440.2025 or by TTY at 425.564.4110. Please visit our website for application
information into our program and other helpful links at www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc
This syllabus is a draft
and is subject to change at instructor discretion.