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Hostos Community College
English Department
Fall 2016
English 110-[include section number] Expository Writing
Instructor’s name: Email: [Please include Hostos email address]
Office Hours: Office Location:
Course Text
[The following text is not the required text for the course. It is simply an example showing the information that should be given to the student concerning the required text chosen by the individual instructor. You should list the online price of the text.]
Cooley, Thomas, ed. The Norton Sampler, 8th ed. New York, NY: W.W. Norton
& Co., Inc. 2013. Print. (ISBN 0393923126) Listed online price: $27.94.
· This text is available at the Hostos bookstore and online.
Course Description
[The following should appear in the course description as is.]
English 110, a foundational writing course, is designed to strengthen students’ composing skills so that they will produce increasingly complex and better-structured essays. Reading and responding to interdisciplinary texts representing various rhetorical modes, students will practice paraphrasing and summarizing these texts, enrich their vocabulary, and improve their writing, revision, and proofreading skills. Additionally, students will be introduced to the use of print and on-line secondary sources. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to respond critically, in writing, to a variety or texts, integrating their own ideas with those presented in the readings.
Student Learning Objectives
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In this course, students will
· read and listen critically and analytically, including identifying an argument’s major assumptions and assertions and evaluating its supporting evidence,
· write clearly and coherently in varied, academic formats (such as formal essays, research papers, and reports) using standard English and appropriate technology to critique and improves one’s own and other’s texts,
· demonstrate research skills using appropriate technology, including gathering, evaluating, and synthesizing primary and secondary sources,
· support a thesis with well-reasoned arguments, and communicate persuasively across a variety of contexts, purpose, audiences, and media,
· formulate original ideas and relate them to the ideas of others by employing the conventions of ethical attribution and citation.
ADA STATEMENT
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If you have a disability that requires accommodations, contact:
Accessibility Resource Center
Savoy (D) Building
120 Walton Avenue, Room D101P
Bronx, NY 10451
718 518-4454 (Voice/TTY)
Writing Requirements
[The following can be modified according to personal preferences, but your policy for late work should be included in the course description.]
All work must be typed/word-processed and double-spaced, with a font size of 12; margins should be of normal size. The student’s name, the date, the title of the assignment, and my name must be at the top of the page. Late work will be downgraded one full letter grade per class day.
[The following are minimum requirements set by the department, and should be modified according to the instructor’s preferences.
There should be no less than four formal writing assignments in the class. These should constitute no less than 75% of the final grade. The common final exam should count for no less than 15% and no more than 25% of the final grade.
The total number of formal pages should be no less than twelve and should constitute a mixture of in-class and take home writing. Drafts do not count towards the total number of pages.
No less than two of the formal writing assignments must consist of non-revised in-class writing. Each formal in-class writing assignment for a standard yellow book counts as two formal pages.
One of the take-home assignments must be a researched paper.
At least one of the take-home assignments should be revised and at least one be done without revision.
The number and type of assignments, as well as the percentage break down for each assignment should be included on the syllabus. The following is only an example of how this could appear on the syllabus, and does not include informal class writing.]
Final Grade
o Three Out of class essays: 60%
[Note: One of these must have a written research component.]
o Two In-Class Essays: 20%
o Final Exam: 15%
o Informal In-Class Writing: 5%
[NOTE: Attendance cannot be graded but credit can be given for participation. If credit is given for participation, excessive absence can therefore lower grades, and lead to failure.]
Academic Dishonesty
[The following can be modified according to preferences, but a statement concerning penalties for academic dishonesty should be in the syllabus.]
Students are responsible for understanding and following the college policies on academic integrity, including cheating and plagiarism, in the Hostos College catalog or on the college web site. Cheating and plagiarism constitute academic dishonesty. Any student found to have been academically dishonest will automatically fail that assignment with no option to make up that assignment. The office of student integrity will be notified, and the student will face the possibility of failing the course and being expelled.
ATTENDANCE
[Students are expected to attend all class meetings in the courses for which they are registered. Classes begin at the times indicated in the official schedule of classes. Arrival in class after the scheduled starting time constitutes lateness.
The maximum number of absences is limited to 15% of the number of scheduled class hours per semester, and a student absent more than the indicated 15% is deemed excessively absent. Attendance is monitored from the first official day of classes. In the case of excessive absences or lateness, the instructor has the right to lower the grade, assign a failing grade, or assign additional written work or readings.
Absences due to late registration, change of program, or extenuating circumstances, will be considered on an individual basis by the instructor.
Instructors are required to keep an official record of student attendance and inform each class of the College or department attendance policy.]
Student Responsibilities
[The following can be modified according to preferences.]
· Please come to class on time. If you arrive late, come in especially quietly and take a seat quickly. Each three times you arrive to class more than ten minutes late will count as once absence.
· Students who are absent are responsible for finding out what they missed; getting notes from a classmate is the best way. Students who are late are responsible for letting the professor know about their presence when class ends.
· Reading quizzes will be given in the first few minutes of class; they may not be made up.
· If you miss an exam, you must contact me within 24 hours to arrange a make-up date.
· Turn of all electronic devices prior to coming to class.
· Students should review college policies on academic integrity, including cheating and plagiarism, in the Hostos Community College catalog or on the college web site.
GRADING
[The following can be modified according to preferences.]
· Students must perform all work adequately and in a timely manner in order to receive a passing grade. Each student will be given equal consideration, regardless of need, personal situation, GPA, program requirements, etc. Final grades are A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, D, F, WU, INC.
[Grade Clarification:
· INC – Incomplete
o This grade indicates that the objectives of a course have not been completed for good and sufficient reasons, and that there is reasonable expectation that the student can, in fact, successfully complete the requirements of the course. For an instructor to grant INC, the student must have met the instructor's attendance requirements in the course, completed most of the coursework and have a passing semester average. If this not the case, the student should receive the grade of F. An INC should not be given to a student for excessive absences.
· WU – Withdrawal Unofficial
o This grade is given due to excessive absences signifying that the course was not completed, but the student attended at least one session. (F).]
Course Policies [The following statement that the syllabus is a living document can be modified according to preferences.]
Interaction is a key element for the success of a course and for the student learning process. Therefore, this syllabus is a guide or working document for both instructor and student, but it may warrant review and revision by the instructor, according to the topics and issues that are raised in class. The learning experience will be most meaningful if we respect the sanctity of scholarly engagement. The following should be considered for successful completion of ENG 110:
Syllabus
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