English 092
Winter Quarter 2006

Catalog Description: English 092
Instructor: Suzy Lepeintre
Class Times:
    Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 11:30 - 12:20 in R206
    Tuesdays 11:30 - 12:20 in A262 (Writing Lab)
    Fridays by appointment in R230-T

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10:30 – 11:30 and Thursdays and Fridays 2:30 – 4:00 R230-T
Email/Phone: 425.564.2406 slepeint@bcc.ctc.edu
Course Site: http://mybcc.net

PRINT OUT ALL MATERIALS IN THE SITE AND KEEP THEM IN A NOTEBOOK. This will help you keep track of the course and allow you to continue to progress even if you experience problems accessing our course site.

Required Texts:

REAL WRITING WITH COMMENT CARD,
ANKER
ISBN:0312456522

IDEAL READER,
CUSTOM
ISBN:0390616621

Course Calendar: Generally, our course follows this rhythm.

Mondays

Reading Circles. Grammar and Reading Assignments Due from previous week. 

Tuesdays 

Grammar Exercises in the Writing Lab (A262).  Paper Drafts are due and online peer review begins.

Wednesdays

Lecture and Seminar

Thursdays

Lecture and Seminar

Fridays

NO REGULAR CLASS.  Conferences as scheduled.  Online peer review ends.

Sundays

Final Papers Due and Critical Summaries Due

 

Assignments

0 pts

Not Submitted

1 pts

MINUS (Doesn’t fulfill basic requirements of assignment)

2 pts

CHECK (Fulfills the most basic requirements of the assignment)

3 pts

PLUS (Makes a sincere effort to engage with assignment and demonstrate learning.)

Grammar and Reading Assignments.  These will be graded CHECK, PLUS, MINUS according to the attached grade sheet.  There are 10 weekly Grammar and Reading Assignments.  They are due each Tuesday.  You must submit two copies of the assignments and the required coversheet for credit.  Total possible points:  30

Paper Drafts.  Paper drafts are due each Tuesday and are graded CHECK, PLUS, MINUS.  No late papers are accepted.  There are a total of ten papers.  Total possible points:  30

Critical Summaries.  You must submit your paper draft on time AND participate in the online peer review in order to submit a critical summary.  Critical Summaries are graded CHECK, PLUS, MINUS.  There are a total of ten.  They are due each Sunday.  Total possible points:  30

Final Papers.  Final papers are graded A, B, C, D, F with A=10, B=8, C=6, D=4 and F=2.  Papers not submitted on time receive a 0.  There are ten papers.  They are due each Sunday.  Total possible points:  100

Class Participation includes completing all work, readings and activities assigned on a daily basis and attending conferences with the instructor as scheduled.  Your participation grade will be updated three times during the quarter.  Total:  60 points

Grading:  Basically, if you engage authentically with the content and activities of this course and you approach the work in this class with discipline and good organization, there is no reason why you should not be able to earn an 'A'. My genuine desire is to see each person succeed in this course and in their academic career. I can be a good ally and coach. Contact me as soon as possible if you are nervous or unsure about how to proceed in this course or if you have questions about how well you are approaching the course content.

Scoring Guide:

215 – 240 pts = A- or A
190 – 214 pts = B-, B or B+
165 – 189 pts = C-, C, or C+
140 – 164 pts = D, D+

Late Papers and Assignments:

No late papers or assignments will be accepted. Should you not be able turn in an assignment for any reason, you will be allowed to submit a letter describing the circumstances preventing you from successfully handing in the assignment. I will not read these letters until the end of the quarter. At which point I will review your letter in light of your overall performance in the course and adjust your grade as I see fit.

Cheating/Plagiarism:

Academic writing is about the disciplined search for truth. Your writing should reflect your own struggle with arriving at a new 'truth' and authentically strive to contribute to the spirit of academic inquiry. We will spend a lot of class time exploring definitions of plagiarism and learning to participate in an academic community responsibly. Some mistakes are to be expected. However if I even remotely suspect that any part of the writing you submit is not your own I will submit it to the college’s online service, which can identify plagiarized text down to the sentence level. If you plagiarize or cheat, two things will happen:

You have the right to contest any accusation of cheating made against you through the Dean of Student Services’ office.