OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ENGLISH 101CB-015

SPRING 2004

INSTRUCTOR: MRS. Y. EVERT

DIVISION III: ROOM 2430

OFFICE: ROOM 2757

PHONE NUMBER: (847) 635-1950 OR 1951, E - mail :evert@oakton.edu

OFFICE HOURS: BY APPOINTMENT in Office or 8:15--9:15 A.M. Tuesday and Thursday
in Room 2757

I. Course Course

Prefix No. Course Name Credit Lecture Lab

EGL 101-015 Composition I 3 3 0

II. Prerequisite:

Entry-level competence for EGL 101 as demonstrated by assessment testing. III. Course (Catalog) Description: English 101 is a course in planning, writing, and revising the expository essay.
Essays will have a thesis, adequate support, and well-developed paragraphs
that include a clear introduction and conclusion. Essays will increase in complexity
as the course progresses. IV. Learning Objectives:

The student will be able to:

A. Write essays based on analysis of course readings, personal experience,
and/or other sources, as assigned.

B. Develop these essays using inductive and deductive reasoning, rhetorical
modes, and other forms of organization, as assigned.

C. Demonstrate an awareness of audience and purpose for each essay, through
appropriate diction, syntax, and voice.

D. Use techniques of summary, paraphrase, and direct quotation as needed
in written analyses of course readings.

V. Academic Integrity: The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards
of academic integrity. Therefore, Oakton Community College has adopted a Code of Academic
Conduct and a Statement of Student Academic Integrity. These may be found in the Student
Handbook. You may also find a summary of the Code of Academic
Conduct in the College Catalog. Among the violations of academic integrity listed and defined are:
CHEATING, PLAGIARISM, FALSIFICATIONS AND FABRICATION, ABUSE OF
ACADEMIC MATERIALS, COMPLICITY IN ACADEMIC DISHONESTY,
FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, PERSONAL
MISREPRESENTATION AND PROXY, AND BRIBES, FAVORS, AND THREATS. It is
the student's responsibility to be aware of behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty.

Pursuant to the due process guarantees contained in the Policy and Procedures on Student
Academic Integrity, the minimum punishment for the first offense for a student found
in violation of the standards of academic integrity is failure in the assignment. In addition,
a disciplinary record will be established and kept on file in the office of the Vice-President
for Student Affairs for a period of 3 years.

VI. Outline of Topics (See Course Outline for Day-by-Day Details):

Week 1	Syllabus E-mail Address Title Page/Headers Word Count Thesis, Structure of Essay, Review of Paragraphing
Week 2	Notetaking/Outline Rules Video #1: Communicating Your Ideas Diagnostic Essay Due: 750 Words "Writing for Myself" by Russell Baker Action Verbs v.s. "To be" Verbs Active v.s. Passive Voice Syllabus Quiz
Week 3	"The Struggle to Be an All American Girl" Fragments for emphasis Quotation Usage "I'm O.K., but You're Not" Cliches
Week 4	Personal Essay Due: 750 Words Send Essay to Online Tutor Video # 3: Description "Ground Zero"
Week 5	"Empty Windows" Description Vague Words
Week 6	Avoiding Wordiness First Draft Evaluations
Week 7	Descriptive Essay Due: 750 Words Video #5: Narrative Writing Narrative Techniques & Principles "The Boys Desire"
Week 8	"The Day Language Came into My Life" Grade Form Mid-Term Conferences Dialogue Exercise Due Petry paragragh Due
Week 9	Spring Recess
Week 10	"Wind Catcher" "Green Days" Sexist Language
Week 11	Two Readings Influencing Narrative Essay Due: 750 Words Rules of Summary "Parking Poachers" Summary "Some Don't Like Their Blues at All"
Week 12	First Draft of Summary of Ad Due: 200 Words Propaganda Devices Persuasive Appeals Oral Presentations
Week 13	Paraphrase v.s. Summary "Gender Analysis of T.V. Commercials" Paraphrase
Week 14	Paraphrase Due Video #17 Persuasion Student Evaluation of Analysis of Ad
Week 15	Summary/Analysis of Ad Due: 750 Words Investigative Report Explained Video: Discoverying the Library "Here Comes Oprah" Library Session: Finding Sources
Week 16	Works Cited In-Text Citation
Week 17	Investigative Report Due: 750 Words Grade form Scheduling Conference Conferences

VII. Course Practices and Materials Required:

A. Course Practices

                    Reading of Essays, Text Materials, and Handouts
                    Writing (4,500 Words), revising, and evaluating of essays
                    Participating in Class Discussions and Collaborative Groups
                    Doing practice exercises
                    Attending conferences

B. Required Text & Materials

Reid, Stephen. The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice, 2003.

Set of 5 colored highlighters
Pen
Formatted Disk for English Class (Obtain from OCC Book Store)
Writing paper without spiral edges
Folder for turning in materials ( I will provide this.)
Folder for keeping graded work and handouts during the semester

VIII. Attendance (See also Assessment for the Course) Attendance is required and graded in this class. Therefore, sign the attendance sheet with your
signature before the class begins.
Avoid coming in late because it is disrespectful to your teacher and the class. Three late
entrances will equal 1 full absence.
Tend to your washroom needs before coming to class or after class. I consider it rude to get up
and leave class, unless it is an absolute emergency. IX. Assessment for the Course Assessment for the class will be computed using the following system:

Grades are given a point value. A = 5 pts, B = 4 pts; C = 3 pts; D = 2 pts; F = 0 pts.
All letter grades are converted to points. They are added together and divided by
the number of papers in the category. If the score is, for example, 3.8, you would receive a B.
If your score is, for example, 3.7, your grade would be a C.

Attendance/Participation =10 percent of the grade, if you are absent less than 7
times. More than 6 absences could result in failure in the class.
A = 0-2 absences; B = 3; C = 4; D = 5; F = 6 or more absences

Quizzes & Exercises = 30 percent
No mid-term or final exam will be given.
Extra credit options may be offered by attending library and learning center
workshops.
Two extra credit workshops can substitute for a completed exercise with a low grade.
The low grade will be replaced with an A.

Essays and Research Paper = 60 percent
In order to receive a course grade of one of the following:

(A) Outstanding Work: your research and understanding must be excellent, your writing
must be excellent in all areas, you must have completed all the assignments,
and you must have met all deadlines.

(B) Good Work: your research and understanding of the material must be very good,
your writing must be logically ordered and carefully proofread, you must have completed
all the assignments, and you must have met all deadlines.

(C) Average Work: your use of sources and your writing are adequate (that is,
your papers have discernible paragraphs that are tied together well enough to make sense
to a tired reader), you must have completed all the assignments, and you have met
the deadlines.

(D) There are numerous ways to qualify. Not meeting deadlines and not doing all
the assignments are the more popular. Not doing computer work in the classroom
is another way. Frequently not having your disk or textbook in class is still another way.
The final way is leaving class early.

(F) If you neglect dropping the course before the deadline you will receive an automatic F,
which I am powerless to change. Another way to receive an F is to present someone
else’s work as your own. This means on any work! Another way to receive an F is
by being absent more than 6 times from class. Finally, another way to fail is not to do
50 percent of the work.

(Inc.) I do not give incomplete grades for any circumstances.

N.B. Any essay or paper that contains basic sentence errors (subject/verb agreement,
run-ons, comma splices, fragments etc.) will not get a grade higher than a C. To avoid this
problem, have a tutor in the Learning Center go over your essay with you for these types
of errors.

X. Methods of Instruction This English class is student focused rather than
teacher controlled. Students gain knowledge by doing and discovering.
Your job as a student will be to ask questions, look for answers, share ideas, help
one another (that does not mean to do assignments together and copy) in understanding
a concept or a procedure and in improving a piece of writing, and decide for yourself
which answers and comments to believe and follow. XI. Other Course Information Students now have free access to Computer Labs at Oakton.

If you have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability you may be entitled
to reasonable academic accommodations or services. To request accommodations
or services, contact the ASSIST office in Instructional Support Services. All students are
expected to fulfill essential course requirements. The College will not waive any essential
skill or requirement of a course or degree program.

The Oakton Community College Catalog states:
Oakton Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed,
religion, national origin, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, or marital status
in admission to and participation in its educational programs, College activities
and services, or employment practices. The college does not tolerate sexual
harassment or sexual assault by or of its studets and employees.

In keeping with this policy of tolerance and non-discrimination, in this class all of us
(myself included) should strive to: Listen and give careful consideration to all ideas
expressed in class, especially those that are different from our own, without
attacking or demeaning people who hold those views, and avoid using insulting
terms or telling offensive jokes when talking to or about individuals or groups.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

1. We must all endeavor to conserve trees and save money, so please avoid printing multiple copies.
2. We all must respect one another, so please avoid whistling, loud talking, talking on cellular phones, no
      beepers, or listening to the radio in the classroom. Avoid using the computer or printing while the
      teacher is talking.
3. Classroom time should be spent doing English work, so do not do work for other classes in this room.
4. The school forbids students to drink or eat in the computer rooms and to play computer games
      in the labs.

Failure to adhere to these policies is cause for removal from the class.

ONLINE EVALUATIONS for EXTRA CREDIT

Extra credit on the essays will be given when accompanied with a tutor evaluation.
If you choose to visit a tutor face to face, ask the tutor to sign your draft and date it.

The on-line assistance center will not proofread or edit your papers. You need to explain in your e-mail message
what your assignment is and what kind of help you need. It is wise to ask specific questions such as:
(1) Is my thesis clear?
(2) Have I wandered away from my thesis and map?
(3) Where do I need better transitions?
Under Subject: Indicate specific topic of essay e.g. Comparison/Contrast of Shopping Malls.

Oakton Community College

<http://www.oakton.edu/resource/iss/tutonline.htm>

Format Procedure for Class Work

All written work must be done on the computer.

E-Mail messages must follow the rules of Netiquette. These messages can be single spaced.
Use block paragraphs and double space between them.

All essays must include a TITLE PAGE. A sample follows:

Her Last Day on This Earth

Tommy Smith

Professor Y. Evert

English 101CB-015

April 1, 2004

The above information must be centered vertically and horizontally on a page.
The information is double spaced.
Do not use bold or fancy fonts
Do not underline or quote the title.
Spell out the month.

All essays must have a RUNNING HEAD to include your last name and page number positioned
in the top right margin of each page. Numbering must begin with page one of your essay and continue
consecutively to the end of the document to include the Works Cited page. Here is a sample: Evert 1.
A special handout will explain how to do a running head for your paper.

Follow this procedure:

1. Open up a Word document.
2. Go to View.
3. Select Headers/Footers.
4. Note a box that appears.
5. Hit Tab twice.
6. Type your last name and hit the space bar.
7. Select the first icon to automatically number pages.
8. Notice that number 1 will appear after your name in the box.
9. Click on close.
10. Print your document and notice the page numbers appearing consecutively in your document.

Essay MARGINS should be set for 1 inch all the way around the page.

Paragraphs should be indented ½ inch or 1 tab.

The essay should be double spaced throughout. Do not put extra lines between paragraphs.

Exercise assignments need no title page. However, the following information should appear on the left corner of the document:

Name
Course-Sec
Date
Assignment Name

Assignments:

Assignments are due at the Beginning of Class on the date assigned. In case of a serious,
legitimate problem, it is your responsibility to Call the division office and leave a message
or E-mail your instructor. Don't ask what the assignment is or what is due, for it is stated
explicitly on the syllabus. Only if I hear from you on the day that the assignment is due,
will you be able to turn in your assignmnet on the day of return.

Late Assignments:

Assignments are due on the date listed on the syllabus. In rare circumstances, a week extension
may be given with the understanding that the grade will be lowered one grade. After that time,
no paper will be accepted. No extensions are given for research paper deadlines.

Folder:

A folder with your name on it will be given to you to submit your assignments for protecting
your assignment from getting lost and for protecting your privacy when grades are given to you.
Papers will not be evaluated without this folder. Do not put papers that have been graded
and returned to you in this folder; keep those in your possession until the end of the semester.

Quizzes:

Quizzes, announced and unannounced, are given from time to time at the beginning of the class,
so be on time! No make-up quizzes are given.

Support Services:

If you have access to the Internet at home or you use school computers, you can send your papers
to be evaluated to the Oakton's Instructional Support Service Tutoring ONLINE. The procedure
is to go to the following URL:
<http://www.oakton.edu/resource/iss/tutonline.htm>.
You will have to fill out a form completely. Cut and paste your essay in the appropriate box.
Send it in. The paper will be evaluated within 48 hours. Better yet, make an appointment in
Room 2400 to see a tutor face to face for 30 minutes. Take your paper to be looked over
before turning it in to me to be graded.

Detailed Course Outline

WEEK 1: 1/20/04	Discussion of Syllabus/E-Mail Procedure Discussion of Title Page and Headers, Word Count Diagnostic Essay Assigned Turn in title page and header page for practice.
HOMEWORK:	Buy Formatted Computer Disk for Thursday. Buy Supplies for the course and Textbook Go to the following URLs to review paragraphing; be sure you understand topic sentence and coordinate and subordinate ideas. <http://www.english.ttu.edu/uwc/topicsen.html> <http://www.english.ttu.edu/uwc/coordination.html> <http://www.english.ttu.edu/uwc/coorsub1.html> <http://www.english.ttu.edu/uwc/coorsub2.html>
1/22/04	Required materials checked Envelopes distributed Discussion of paragraphing. Writing Thesis Statements for Essays "What I Lived For" by Bertrand Russell Discussion of structure of an essay
HOMEWORK:	Read in text pages 21-26: Purposes for Writing. Complete Diagnostic Essay
WEEK 2:
1/27/04	Discussion of Notetaking and Journals Video #1: Communicating your Ideas Students can view this video again by going to the Media Center on the first floor. Diagnostic Essay Due: 750 Words Syllabus Quiz
HOMEWORK	Type your video notes in good form. These will be turned in at end of the semester. Read: "Writing for Myself" pages 19-20. Type answers to the Study Guide on Word and Save. Print and read about active and passive voice at the following URL: <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html>

1/29/04	Explanation of Personal Essay Discussion of "Writing for Myself" Discussion of use of action verbs v.s. to be verbs Discussion of use of active v.s. passive voice Read: pp. 655 on Voice. (continue on next page) Read: pp. 666-668. Read: pp. 670-71 on Be Verbs
HOMEWORK:	Type and save the two exercises on pp. 668-69. If the sentence is correct, type it as it is. If it is passive, change it to active voice. Type and save the exercise on pp. 670-71. Read: "The Struggle to Be an All American Girl." Define these words as they are used in the essay: stoically, dissuade, defiant, repressed, maniacal, kowtow, ideographs, raunchy, disassociate, fanatical, Cinco de Mayo Dictionaries online: <http://webster.com> <http://www.m-w.com> or <http://www.onelook.com> Annotate in margin of essay the fragments you find in the essay.
WEEK 3:
2/3/04	Turn in exercises in envelope. Discussion of Wong essay Discussion of fragments for emphasis (see p. 660). Discussion of quotation within a quotation (p. 700) Discussion of quotation of more than one sentence Quotation exercise handout.
HOMEWORK:	Read: "I'm O.K., but You're Not." Have ready questions about your personal essay that you would like to have answered. Go to Capital Community College to print and read article on cliches at the following URL: <http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm> You may not be able to get in to this site to select cliches through Netscape, but you will be able to get it if you type the URL in EXPLORER.
2/5/04	Discussion of Zoellner's essay. Avoid Cliches in your writing. (p.680) Individual help with personal essay.
HOMEWORK:	Complete your Personal Essay; be sure you have a clear thesis. Go to Purdue U. and read and print handout on "Writing Descriptions." <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html>
WEEK 4:
2/10/04	Personal Essay Due on disk (800 Words) In class: Send Essay to ISS Discussion of Purdue U. handout on Writing Descriptions Pick up assignment: Descriptive Situations Video #3: Description
HOMEWORK:	Type your video notes on Descriptions. Read: Introduction to Observing, pp. 48-50. Read: "Ground Zero" p. 55-58. Write two Descriptive Situations., four sentences each.
2/12/04	Turn in Descriptive Situations Discussion of "Ground Zero" Annotate text for techniques used in the essay. February 14, 2003 the last day to withdraw and have course dropped from record
HOMEWORK:	Read: "Empty Window." Type answers to questions 3 and 4, p. 101.
WEEK 5:
2/17/04	Discussion of White's essay and questions. Turn in questions. Descriptive Essay Handout
HOMEWORK:	Make a plan for your descriptive (observation) essay. Look on page 83 Shaping. Include a title. See p. 88-89.
2/19/04	Discussion of Avoiding Vague Words in Description. Refer to pp. 676-677. Work on exercise p. 677-78 to turn in to me.
HOMEWORK:	Go to Capital Community College and select "Wordy versus Concise" at the following URL: I suggest that you go in through Explorer rather than Netscape. <http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm> Read pp. 678-79 on Wordiness Type exercise p. 679.
WEEK 6:

2/24/04	Discussion of the wordiness exercise. Exercise in class on wordiness. (Handout)
HOMEWORK:	Complete your first draft of your description. .Bring one copy to class for an evaluation.
2/26/04	Collaborative Groups (evaluation) Collaborative Exercise on Wordiness
HOMEWORK:	Revise, proof, and complete the description
WEEK 7:
3/2/04	Descriptive Essay Due ( 750 Words) Explanation of Two Readings Influencing Narrative Video #5: Narrative Writing Essays from former Oakton students
HOMEWORK:	Read: Techniques, pp. 104-06. Read: "The Boy's Desire," pp. 108-09.
3/4/04	Narrative Principles Discussion of "The Boy's Desire" and its use of observation and remembering techniques In class remembering exercise to get you started thinking about next essay.
HOMEWORK:	Read: "The Day Language Came into My Life," pp. 110-13. Download, print, and read "Using Metaphors in Creative Writing" at the following site: <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html> Bring all graded papers to class on Tuesday.
WEEK 8:
3/9/04	Discussion of Keller's essay. Fill out grade form. Sign up for a conference time. Narrative dialogue exercise
HOMEWORK:	Finish Dialogue Look at the first draft and revised version of the essay "The Wind Catcher." In a paragraph explain specifically what Petry did to expand his first draft into his revised version.
3/11/04	Turn in Dialogue Turn in Paragraph (150 Words) MIDTERM CONFERENCES: ROOM 2757 March 13: Last day to withdraw with a "W"
HOMEWORK:	Read "Green Days"; Note the use of Metaphor Complete first draft of narrative essay. Send to Learning Center's Online Tutor or make an appointment to see a tutor face to face.
Week 9:
3/16/04	SPRING RECESS
HOMEWORK:	Work on narrative and read "Green Days"
3/18/04	SPRING RECESS.
HOMEWORK:	Work on narrative and read "Green Days"
Week 10:
3/23/04	Discussion of "Wind Catcher" Discussion of "Green Days"
HOMEWORK:	Work on essay. Read material on Sexist Language, pp. 682-83.
3/25/04	Discussion of sexist Language, pp. 682-83 Do exercise, pp. 683-84.
HOMEWORK:	Revise essay using tutor's evaluation Read Rules of Summary, pp. 160-61. />

Week 11:
3/30/04	TWO READINGNS/NARRATIVE ESSAY DUE: 750 WORDS Explanation of Summary/Response Essay Rules of summary, pp. 160-61 Summary of "Parking Poachers"
HOMEWORK:	Find a full-page advertisement with text to use for this essay. Trim it and glue to a piece of computer paper. Bring it to class. Read: "Some Don't Like Their Blues at All," 167-69.
4/1/04	Discuss the essay ad from pp. 167-69. In class today, summarize the ad that you brought so your readers can visualize its graphic features: layout, color, proportion, images, and copy (text). Quote any key parts of the ad copy or language. Organize your details according to a pattern: Spatially or Details that stand out the most to those that stand out the least.
HOMEWORK:	Type the summary and include the ad to turn in to me. Go to the following URL, read, and print:: <http://www.propagandacritic.com>
Week 12:
4/6/04	First Draft of Summary of ad and photocopy of ad Due: 200 Words Discussion of Propaganda Devices Used in Advertisements Discussion of Persuasive Appeals
HOMEWORK:	Examine your ad for Peopaganda Devices (selling tactics) and Persuasive Appeals. Make a list. Be prepared to share them with the class.
4/8/04	Sharing orally propaganda devices and persuasive appeals
HOMEWORK:	Define the term stereotype and culture. Define the term cultural stereotype Does your ad portray cultural stereotypes? Consider the terms generalization and stereotype. How are they different? What is the intention behind each? Write 2 statements: one a generalization and the other stereotype. Make a list of stereotypes for women and men.
Week 13:
4/13/04	Discussion of homework. .
HOMEWORK:	Begin writing the response to your ad. You can discuss the reasons you think the ad is effective or ineffective and use specific details from the ad to support your reasons, or you can offer your interpretation (opinion) of its cultural significance. Again your opinions must be justified with specifics.
4/15/04	Discussion of summary v.s. paraphrase Handout: "Gender Analysis of T.V. Commercials" Begin to paraphrase the article with a partner.
HOMEWORK:	Type the paraphrase.
Week 14:
4/20/04	Paraphrase Due Video # 17: Persuasion
HOMEWORK:	Work to completing your paper.
4/22/04	Summary/Analyzation Essay Due: 750 Words. Explanation of Final Investigative Report Video: Discovering the Library
HOMEWORK:	Get a library card from the library. Prepare to turn in Video Journal
Week 15:

4/27/04	Library Session: Go to the library to learn how to find material for your last paper.
HOMEWORK:	Finish your Video Journal to turn in. Read your 4 articles.
4/29/04	Prepare a thesis statement and map for your Profile. Discussion of MLA style guide.
HOMEWORK:	Read through the 4 articles. Prepare a thesis statement and map for your Profile. Go to <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html> Bring textbook to class.
Week 16:
5/4/04	Work on Works Cited Page for your sources. Text: 601-08
HOMEWORK:	Begin writing your profile. Be sure you bring what you have done to class.
5/6/04	Discussion of in-text citations. Text: 599-600.
HOMEWORK:	Finish working on paper Remember to bring all graded papers to class on Tuesday.
Week 17:
5/11/04	Fill out grade form Sign up for conference time. Investigative Report Due: 750 Words
5/13/04	Final conference in room 2757 Grade in Course

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!