Freshman Composition I – Dual Credit

Fall 2013

Karen McAnelly

Taylor County High School

Course Description

This course offers a writing-intensive, literature based approachto the development of effective communication skills. It includes the study of literature, rhetoric,analyticalessays,and various forms of writing.

Learning Goals/Course Objectives

By the end of the course, students will be able to . . .

value well-developed, well-articulated texts ( Aesthetic Appreciation);

develop audience awareness at the personal, local, and global levels, including the effects of inflammatory language, slurs, racism, sexism, and other biases in written and oral communication (Social responsibility and citizenship);

connect good writing with life scenarios and other disciplines (Diversity and human behavior);

use critical thinking to evaluate, analyze, and synthesize data in texts (Critical thinking);

develop ethical understanding and technical proficiency in the use of MLA or other documentation studied and in the presentation of sources (Ethics);

demonstrate appropriate style, vocabulary, and standard English (Oral and written communication).

Required Textbooks

Quick Access Compact 6thed.

This I Believe—The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women

Edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman

Supplementary Texts/Novels

Writer’s Choice, Level 12 (Glencoe)

Great American Stories/Great British Stories

Additional genres of literature, both American and British, classic and modern

All students enrolled in an ENG 111 course from Campbellsville University will meet these minimal requirements:

5000 typed words (including revisions) for the semester,

at least three papers (not including revisions),

at least 700 words per paper,

one paper with secondary sources documented according to current MLA style and formats,

one research paper with a minimum of five sources documented according to current MLA style and formats. [This research paper may also fulfill the above requirement of a paper with “secondary sources.”]

Evaluation

All work will be assigned point values with major assignments receiving a larger number of points. The overall grade will be a total of points earned based on the combination of daily and major assignments.

Major assignments include the following: Point Values:

Essays 100

Participation in projects related to novels 50-100

Vocabulary tests 25-50

Tests 80-150

Memorization/Literary terms 25-50

Research Paper (minimum ten pages with five sources)200

Daily assignments include the following:Point Values:

Quizzes25-50

In-class writings25-100

Various homework and class work25-50

Grading Scale:

90-100 A

80-89 B

70-79 C

60-69 D

0-59 F

Helpful Links

Grammar:

andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing — In 2008 Jack Lynch, an Eighteenth-Century British Literature scholar and web aficionado out of Rutgers University, compiled this “Guide to Grammar and Style,” organized alphabetically by topic, with an extensive bibliography and links.

grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ — This is an extensive choice of information by category on such topics as sentences, writing processes, research processes, and more.

owl.english.purdue.edu — Online Writing Labs, or OWLs, act as writing centers on the web. They help writers with all aspects of academic writing. One of the best is at Purdue University, which features tips on grammar, style, and more.

MLA and APA:

apastyle.apa.org — A site devoted to APA Style, with style tips as well as links to buying APA materials.

mla.org — The Modern Language Association official website, dealing with careers in modern languages and multiple publications, along with a guide to MLA style at

owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ — The MLA guide from Purdue’s online writing lab.

Example:

dianahacker.com/pdfs/hacker-levi-mla.pdf — A pdf example of an MLA research paper from the handbook edited by Diana Hacker (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2006).

Final Exams/Folders

Each student will be expected to maintain a writing portfolio in order to fulfill both the state of Kentucky requirements and the requirements of Campbellsville University. The writing folder will contain both rough and final drafts of the student’s writing and will be evaluated according to the rubric. This folder will be at least 25% of the final grade.

Materials

1. a 2” three-ring binder

2. divider tabs (at least five)

3. college-ruled loose leaf paper

4. post-it notes

5. highlighters, pens, pencils

6. composition notebook

7. flash drive