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Syllabus Eng. 113B Spring 2012

Instructor Information

Instructional Materials

Textbooks-Bring ALL to every class session!

Convergences 3rd edition

Atwan, Robert

Bedford St. Martins

ISBN-13:9780-312-46734-0

ISBN-10:0-312-46734-6

Convergences is on reserve in Oviatt Library on 4th floor in Reserve Room. 3 hour max. for checkout BUT you may also photocopy the material there. Purchase of a copy card is available from a copy/print machine on 3rd floor directly below. Cheaper that way.

Persepolis

Satrapi, Marjane

Pantheon 2003

ISBN:0-375-71457-X

(NV) New Voices.

A collection of works by student authors at CSUN. Part of 113 experience is to submit articles for publication in New Voices. This issue represents the work of past those students.

Additional Materials

Never throw anything away that you do for this class. Save everything!

A one-inch 3 ring binder with pockets/dividers in which to save all class writings: invention work such as reflective journals, freewrites, class notes, group discussion notes, printouts of online writing, formal and informal essays, and handouts. This needs to be a 3 ring binder because some of the writings will be handwritten and some computer generated; you will need to keep all completed work in one notebook. The notebook will need pockets because there will be numerous handouts and you must have all handouts that have been distributed in class with you each class period. We may do an assignment, for example, based on a handout you received three weeks earlier and you will be unable to complete the assignment if you have left the handout at home, thereby lowering your grade.
One/two blue books for timed, in-class essays.
CSUN Data Network Account
a stapler
electronic device to use for w/internet access is recommended to bring to each class

Policies

Course Objectives

Improve students’ abilities to analyze and interpret reading material of college-level difficulty
Improve students’ fluency in writing short expositor prose that demonstrates appropriate grammar, sentence structure, and usage
Demonstrate competence in university writing
Demonstrate the ability to use rhetorical strategies that include the appeal to audience, logic, and emotion
Understand writing as a recursive process and demonstrate its use through invention, drafting, and revision (creating, shaping, and completing)
Demonstrate the ability to use conventions of MLA format, along with structure, style, and language appropriate to the purpose of a written text
Demonstrate the ability to use library and online resources effectively and to document their sources

Student Learning Outcomes

You will gain the ability to read critically
You’ll read extensively from a variety of academic and non-academic texts, including anthology essays, academic journal articles, autobiography, fiction, and news media. You will demonstrate the capacity to read critically by responding to these texts during class discussions as well as writing projects that include exercises, essays, and thematic projects.
You will gain the ability to write effectively
You will produce a range of writing that demonstrates proficiency with rhetorical strategies and expository writing concepts and show competence in the recursive writing process, using strategies for invention, drafting, and revision.
This writing will include autobiography, dialogues, epistles, descriptive and argumentative essays, interactive Web reflections, thematic projects, and blogs.
You will gain knowledge of the cultural diversity of literatures
You will read an assorted body of literature produced by writers from across the globe. You will discuss and write about these diverse experiences.
You will develop competency in organizational patterns, sentence structure, and the basic usage and mechanical practices of Edited American English.

Course Information Overview

English 113B #17614
Listserve: classsp12.17614-c@csun.edu . NOTE: Only accepts emails generated from a csun webmail account. Will bounce all others.
T/Th 2-315P
Tu Jerome Richfield 248 & Th Jerome Richfield 247
SI class: University 062 meets for 50 minutes immediately following our class meetings in BH 416

Course Philosophy

English 113A and B make up two semesters that fulfill the requirement of Approaches to University Writing. Both semesters will emphasize expository prose writing with a focus on both content and form. Specific emphases shall include the exercise of logical thought and clear expression, the development of effective organizational strategies, and the appropriate gathering and utilization of evidence. Includes instruction on diction, syntax, and grammar, as well as the elements of prose style. English 113A and B will also include Supplemental Instruction for all students, which will meet for an two hours each week in addition to the initial class time. Supplemental Instruction will be led by one/two student leaders who will provide assistants to English 113AB students in addition to the instructor. Students receive credit for only one course chosen from AAS, CAS, CHS, ENGL, and PAS 113AB.

Video expressing an interesting approach to teaching composition!

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Prerequisite:

EPT score of 141 or below.

Pop Quizzes

There will be occasional pop quizzes both on the reading assignments, grammar exercises, and on the vocabulary words from the anthology. They will be simple-if you have done the reading.

Presentations – With a colleague you will engage the class in a rhetorical analysis on the topic of your choice (15-20 mins).

Univ 062: No Pass in Univ 062 means Fail in Engl 113B.

Students are concurrently enrolled in two hours of University 062 (Supplemental Instruction) per week, for which they will receive an additional unit of non-baccalaureate credit. The supplemental Instruction sessions are led by experienced peers, students who have successfully completed writing courses and have been recommended by two or more faculty members. Participation in University 062 is a mandatory requirement. NO PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION ALLOWED WITHOUT SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF UNIVERSITY 062.

Written Work

NO LATE PAPERS ACCEPTED! ONLY TYPED, STAPLED WORK ACCEPTED/ uploaded to you BLOG. If you miss ANY of the steps in the process of drafting & turning in even ONE out-of-class essay, your portfolio will NOT be accepted and you risk failing the course!

Portfolio -- Three revised essays (from The Projects, one of which you will choose to submit to Wings) uploaded to your blogs to include multimedia.
Projects -- Project Web, Project Space, and Project Text: each entails critical reading, process work, and group work. The Projects also require composing with new media, fieldwork, and class presentations. An individual essay (2,000 words) is required for each Project. Tutoring at the LRC is extra credit.
Moodle Responses – posts will be due prior to/during class (@250-500 words) or as instructed by professor.
Participation – Includes punctual attendance, in-class writing, whole-class workshop responses & facilitation, online tasks, and vigorous engagement in discussions.

This class is electronic-based. All work will be submitted on student blogs. All essays must be typewritten, double-spaced, with one-inch margins, and in MLA format.
The Learning Resource Writing Center- Visiting the LRC for each of the three major essays this semester, affords you extra credit. The lab is located in SB408 and student tutors are available to assist you with various steps in the writing process such as brainstorming, revising and editing. You may call for an appointment: (818) 677-2033. You can also attend on a walk-in basis OR you can arrange for an appointment. For more information about the writing lab visit: CSUN Learning Resource Center http://www.csun.edu/lrc/writing.html

Participation

Do Not throw any papers away until after semester ends!
Rhetorical analyses are to be done by the day/date due consisting of 15 min and must engage class in discussion.
You are required to participate in the class/online discussions and you cannot do so if you have not read the assignment. Unannounced quizzes on the reading assignments will be given at regular intervals. On-line tasks such as postings on your blogs and our discussion forums are to be completed as assigned.
All written projects are to be completed by the day they are due. Essay rough drafts are to be posted and responded to following writing response protocols in Moodle on date due PRIOR to whole class workshops..
No Whaaaaaaaaahh Clause everyday, people struggle to maintain employment and make their lives work. Everyday students jump seemingly impossible hurdles to succeed in their classes. I have seen students face devastating personal crisis and still be in class with their assignments prepared. You know the course policies and you know what is expected of you. Please do not come to me with excuses why you were absent and didn't get your work in on time. If a personal crisis arises, talk with me and let me know what is going on before you jeopardize your success in the course. Do not, however, ask me to "tell you " what you've missed; it is not my job to take time to update you for classes you have chosen, for whatever reason, to be absent from. It is up to you to get the notes and copies of handouts from peers. You are responsible for all assignments (on the schedule or assigned in class).
I suggest that you make friends with someone before you leave class today and trade phone numbers and email addreses, and take note of our class listserve email address so you can keep apprised of what's going on in your absence. Being absent is not an acceptable excuse for incomplete work.

Grade Distribution
Projects	20%	Presentations	5%
Portfolio	50%	Class Participation/Electronic or otherwise	15%
Moodle Responses	10%