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M&F:9:009:50,W:8:009:50 WinonaStateUniversity English111:CollegeReadingandWriting Fall,2006 Section19(001898) Minn362 Instructor:RobBrault Email:rbrault@winona.edu Phone:4575449,home:4525993(8am9pm,please) Office:Minn315 OfficeHours:Mon,Wed,&Fri:10:0011:00a.m.,noon1:00p.m.; andby Tues&Thurs:8:309:30a.m.;2:003:00p.m. appointment...

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M&F:9:009:50,W:8:009:50 WinonaStateUniversity English111:CollegeReadingandWriting Fall,2006 Section19(001898) Minn362 Instructor:RobBrault Email:rbrault@winona.edu Phone:4575449,home:4525993(8am9pm,please) Office:Minn315 OfficeHours:Mon,Wed,&Fri:10:0011:00a.m.,noon1:00p.m.; andby Tues&Thurs:8:309:30a.m.;2:003:00p.m. appointment Thiscoursesatisfiesfours.h.oftheUniversityStudiesBasicSkills:CollegeReadingand WritingRequirement. CourseDescriptionandOutcomes ThepurposeofCollegeReadingandWritingistohelpWSUstudentsincreasetheir criticalreading,thinking,andwritingskills.Thecoursewillhelpstudentsdevelopamature writingstyleandanabilitytointegratematerialfrommultiplesourceswiththeirownwriting. Thecoursewillfurtheremphasizewritingasessentialtoacademiclearningandintellectual development. Thisclassisdesignedtoestablishafoundationforthereadingandwritingdoneinlater collegecourses,supportingalargerwritingacrossthecurriculumeducationalexperience; therefore,studentsshouldtakeitassoonaspossible,preferablyintheirfirstyearandcertainly nolaterthantheirthirdsemester. Thisclassmustincluderequirementsandlearningactivitiesthatpromotestudents abilitiesto 1.readchallengingtextsthatreflectimportantculturalthemesanddemandcritical thinking; 2.analyzetherhetoricandstructureoftheirownandothersarguments; 3.summarizeandcritiqueexamplesofmatureexpositoryandargumentativeprose; 4.revisethroughmultipledraftsandcriticalreadingstocreateandcompletesuccessful essays; 5.formulateintelligentclaimsandmakepurposeful,appropriatelydocumenteduseof authoritativesourcesassupportingevidence; 6.makeuseofbasictoolsofresearch,suchasgeneralindexes,periodicals,andonline databases; 7.constructcoherentessaysbasedonreading,interpreting,analyzing,critiquing,and synthesizingtexts; 8.adaptthestructure,content,andtoneoftheirwritingtotheknowledgeandattitudesof theiraudience; 2/Brault/ENG111:CollegeReading&Writing 9.usevivid,concretelanguage;concise,variedsentences;unified,cohesiveparagraphs; genderinclusiveEnglish;andacollegelevelvocabulary;and 10.proofread,edit,andcorrecttheirfinalcopyforcommonerrorsofspelling,punctuation, capitalization,andusage. CourseContent:Wewillbepracticingthestepsinthewritingprocessinfourmajor assignments.Theserevisedpaperswillincreaseincomplexity,requiringyoutoexpandyour knowledgeandtorefineyourtechniquesofpresentingthatknowledgetoacritical(resistant) reader,culminatinginaresearchpaperforanacademicaudience.Muchofyourreadingwillbe ofdraftsproducedinthisclass(yoursandotherstudents),aswewillbeusingaworkshop approach. CourseMaterials:textbooks,photocopiesofdrafts,handouts,printouts,calendar,filefolders, laptops,software(MSWord,etc.)accesstointernet,etc. Texts: Hacker,Diana.APocketStyleManual.BedfordSt.Martins,2003. Nerburn,Kent.NeitherWolfnorDog:OnForgottenRoadswithanIndianElder.rev.ed.Novato, CA:NewWorldLibrary,2002. Verburg,Carol.TheEnvironmentalPredicament:FourIssuesforCriticalAnalysis.Boston: Bedford/St.MartinsP.,1995. Wilhoit,StephenW.ABriefGuidetoWritingfromReadings.3rded.PearsonLongman,2004. supplementalreadingsfromtheinstructor CourseRequirements:Threemajorwritingassignmentswillbegraded.Briefdescriptionsof theseassignmentsarelistedbelow.Eachassignmentwillbediscussedindetailinhandoutsand inclass.Youmustturninroughdraftsandfinaldraftsforeachoftheassignmentsinorder topassthecourse.Otherwritingassignments,suchasreadingresponsesorcommentaryon conferencepapers,willalsoberequired. Meetingdeadlinesisabsolutelyessentialtothecourse.Especiallycrucialarethe conferencesandthedeadlinesfordrafts.Ifyoumissadeadlineforsubmittingadraft,youll receive(a)nofeedbackand(b)onlypartialcreditforyourefforts.Ifyoumissaconference,itis nearlyimpossibletorecreatethisprocessoutsideoftheclass.Latefinaldraftswillbegraded downonefullgradeforeachdaylate.Shortofalifethreateningillnessoremergency,toturnin apaperlatewithoutpenaltyyoumustrequestpermissionbeforetheduedate. Becauseoftheworkshopnatureofthecourse,youcantjustgetthelecturenoteslateron; regularattendanceisrequired,expected,andnecessary.Iexpectthatyouwillattendontime andbewellpreparedforeachdaysworkmaterialread,assignmentscompleted,andbrain fullyengaged.Ifyoushouldmissaclasssession,consultaclassmateforthematerialyou missed,dotheworkrequiredofyou,andreturnwellpreparedforthenextsession.Beaware Brault/ENG111:CollegeReading&Writing/3 thatneitheryourclassmatesnorIcanreproducethecontentofaclasssessionforyou.Iffor someemergencymental,physical,familialyoumustmissconsecutiveclasssessions,letme knowaboutitinadvance.Imaybeabletogiveyouyourassignmentsinadvanceor(inrare circumstances)extendcoursedeadlines,butImobligatedtodoneitherifImnotifiedonlyafter thefact.Chronicabsenteeismvirtuallyguaranteesfailureinthecoursejustasregular, purposefulparticipationvirtuallyguaranteeshigherlearning. Allpapersmustbewordprocessedanddoublespaced,withoneinchmargins.Onthe firstpage,provideyourowntitleandaheadingwithyourname,thecoursenumber,myname, thedate,andyourwordcount.Provideaheaderonthefollowingpages(yourlastnameanda pagenumber)andstaplethepagestogether.Showparagraphbreaksbyindentingthefirstline; pleasedonotskipaline.Whenyouturninyourfinaldrafts,youwillneedafilefolderto containallofthedrafts(yourownandothers)onwhichyouworked.Submitallofyourdrafts asahardcopyandasanMSWordattachmentviaemail.Makesuretheattachmentbearsyour nameasitstitle. Alwayskeepcopies,alwaysbackupyourdocuments,andalwaysmakehardcopiesof worksinprogress.Keepallpapersandresponseswithgradesorcomments. Grading:Yourgradeinthiscoursewillbebasedontwocomponents.Theproductcomponent, Theprocesscomponent,about25%ofthefinal,willincludeyourresponsestoreadings, about75%ofthefinal,willincludethethreegrades(AF)youreceiveonyourfinisheddrafts. thecompletionofinclasswriting,yourparticipationinclass,andyourperformanceinwriting workshops. Incompleteswillbegivenonlyingenuineemergencies,andmustbearrangedbeforethe lastdayofclass. ClassProcedures:Muchofthereadingyoudoforthisclasswillbeofyourowntextsandthe textsofotherstudents.Wewillbeusingstudentspaperstodiscussvariouselementsofthe writingprocessandvariouswritingtechniques. Youwillbedevelopingandtakingresponsibilityforaninformedpositiononvarious issues,andmembersofyourconferencegroupwillbecomingtotheirownuniquepositions. Peoplewilldisagreeaboutconclusions,buttherespectfuldiscussionofdifferingargumentscan enrichunderstandingoftheissuesweface. Wewillbeusingaworkshopapproachtowritinginthisclass.Forthisreason,anytimea roughdraftisdue,youwillneedtobringmultiplecopiestoclass.Iwillsetupgroupsinclass onthatday.Therefore,ifyouareabsentordonotbringadrafttoshare,youmaynotbeableto participateinapeerconference.Ihopetospendasmuchtimeaspossiblethisquarterin writingworkshops,becausethisiswhenwriterslearnwhattheaudienceunderstands. English111assumesaverageabilitiesinspelling,sentenceformation,punctuation,and mechanics;wewillnotemphasizetheseelementsofwriting.Makesurethatyoucarefully proofreadessaysforspellingandmechanicalerrors;essaysfilledwithsucherrorshurtyour 4/Brault/ENG111:CollegeReading&Writing credibilityandwillaffectyourgrade.Ifyouwouldlikemorehelpintheseareas,seemeduring officehoursorcheckouttheWritingCenterinMinn348. FromtimetotimeIwillaskyoutowritebriefresponsestothereadings.Thiswillserve twopurposes:toencourageyoutoreadandtohelpmeunderstandwhereyouareinrelationto whatyouneedtoknow. Sinceyouhaveyourtimeandmoneytobehere,Iexpectyoutotakeanactiveroleinthe class;thismeansparticipation.Yourabsencewillbefelt.Yourpresencewillbeintellectual, responsive,oftenverbal,andalwaysactive.Ifyouhavequestions,comments,evenan argument,speakup;thiscourseexistsforyoursake,notmine. Papers:thesepaperswillbegraded: Comparison:Forthisthreepageassignment(wordlimit=800),youwillcompare(and contrast)ideasfromtwoessaysinWhatIsOurResponsibilitytoOtherSpecies?Thiswill providepracticeinsummarizing,quoting,andparaphrasing,whichwillbecrucialforlater assignments.Selectionandorganizationofimportantideasanddetailswillbeimportant elementsofthisassignment. CriticalAnalysis:Inthisfourpagepaper(wordlimit=1200)youwillevaluateoneof theessaysinWhatShouldWeDoAboutOurGarbage?Afterexplainingtheessaysthesis, youwillanalyzehowandhowwelltheessaypresentsjustificationsforitspositiononaspecific aspectofourgarbagesituation.Thiswillprovidepracticeinusingspecificevidenceforyour ownrhetoricalpurposes. ResearchArgument:Inthiseightpagepaper(wordlimit=2000),youwillselecta debatableissueandpresentanargument,withdocumentedevidence,whichwillconvincea criticalreaderofthevalidityofyourstance.Thissynthesisofmultiplesourcesisacommon collegeleveltaskandwillcombinepreviouslypracticedskillssuchasdescribing,summarizing, comparing,organizing,analyzing,andsynthesizingmaterialyougatherthroughresearchin andoutsideofthelibrary. RevisionPaper:Inlieuofafinalexam,youmayselectanypreviouslygradedpaper (excepttheresearchargument)andreviseit.Ifyourpaperearnsahighergrade,itwillrepla...

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