ENGLISH
096 (Basic Writing) – Spring 2002
Instructor
– Jayasri Hart
Office:
E&T A618 Hours: MW 8:00-9:00am
and by appointment
E-mail:
jhart2@calstatela.edu
Voicemail: 323-343-4145
Mailbox:
English Department (E&T A636/637)
ATTENDANCE
You must attend the first two class meetings of
the quarter. If you miss either
meeting, you will be dropped, and the space will be given to another student
trying to add. For the rest of the
quarter, you are allowed only 4 unexcused absences. So, please let me know if you have to miss a class. In addition, a 20-30 minute conference with
me will be required in week 8 or 9.
COURSE
PREREQUISITE
You can take English 96 if your EPT score is 139
- 145, or if you received a CR grade in English 095.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES
In this 10-week course, you will prepare for English
101 by reading and responding to assigned texts. In the process, you will develop your reasoning abilities,
strengthen your personal writing style, and learn how to use source material. Since this is a WebCT course, you will also
develop your skills in website navigation, bulletin-board posting, e-mail, and
MS Word.
BOOKS
& SUPPLIES
REQUIRED:
The
Ghostway by Tony Hillerman
8.5"x11" paper for essays, journals
etc. and a binder to organize and save all your work
For use in our Computer Lab, two 3.5"
diskettes, IBM/PC-formatted & labeled with your name and ENGL096
Portfolio materials (More about this in Week 9)
RECOMMENDED:
Oxford
Desk Dictionary & Thesaurus, American Edition
(paperback ISBN 0-425-18068-9)
I will supply copies of all other reading and
grammar material. All course material
can be downloaded and printed from our class website
COURSEWORK
Reading & Comprehension: You will read The Ghostway and write
summaries, four chapters at a time. You will also read and summarize three short
essays, and complete freewriting tasks based on them.
Essays: You will complete the first drafts (at least
750 words) of 4 personal essays (including your midterm) in and outside
class. Then you will select and revise
2 of them until they are fully developed.
For Peer Review, you will give feedback on the work of at least two
classmates while your work will receive feedback from two others. All drafts of those 2 revised essays and
your unrevised fifth essay will go into your portfolio for grading.
Reading Journals: At the WebCT site, you will find information
and questions on the Ghostway chapters.
You will write answers to those questions and post them on the website's
Journal (Discussions) section for your classmates to read and respond to. Your Midterm and Final will be based on
these reading journals.
Grammar: I will show you how to make the best use of
your dictionary. Beyond that, grammar
instruction will be customized to your needs.
GRADES
Your portfolio will be graded by me and at least
one other instructor. We score on a
scale of 1 to 6:
6
= Very good level of writing
5
= Good level of writing
4
= CR (Credit, ready for English 101)
3
= NC (No Credit, not ready for English 101)
2
= Incomplete portfolio
1
= Portfolio not submitted, or incomplete coursework
U=
No portfolio and very little coursework or insufficient attendance
We will
grade your portfolio on the following:
i)
How well did your essays fit the essay topics?
ii)
How well did you understand the texts?
iii)
How clear is your thesis? Do your points support it?
iv)
How well did you explain your points? Did you use good details of your own and
from the text?
v)
How well did you organize your details into
paragraphs?
vi)
Are you aware of who your reader is, and what your
reader needs to know?
vii)
How well do you communicate in written English?
viii)
How much improvement did you show in your
revisions?
WORK
SCHEDULE
Unless otherwise announced, we will meet in the Computer Lab KHB-3007. You will log
on to the WebCT site (http://curriculum.calstatela.edu:8900),
create your own MyWebCT, and add this class (Arts & Letters,
Engl096jh). For your essays, you
will use MS-Word 2000. Any work that
you do not finish in class, you should complete at home as soon as you can.
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Wk.01 04/01 |
CESAR
CHAVEZ MEMORIAL HOLIDAY |
04/03 |
Class: Syllabus, diagnostic essay, drops |
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Wk.02 04/08 |
Class: Introduction to the website Discuss
summarizing Ghostway chapters Read “Batting
Clean-up And Striking Out” |
04/10 |
Class: Discuss general/specific, summarizing
essays. Summarize Dave Barry's essay
Freewriting tasks on Barry’s essay |
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Wk.03 |
Class: Reading Journal #1 |
04/17 |
Class: Discuss
ESSAY 1 and essay structure |
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Wk.04 04/22 |
Class:
ESSAY 1 (Draft 1) Read & summarize “Dead End Kids” |
04/24 |
Class: Discuss Manges’ essay Freewriting
tasks on Manges’ essay using e-mail |
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Wk.05 04/29 |
Class: Reading
Journal #2 Discuss
ESSAY 2 Direct/Indirect
speech exercise Home: Read & summarize “The Truth About
Lying” |
05/01 |
Class: Discuss Viorst’s essay; freewriting
tasks on Viorst’s essay Home: ESSAY
2 (Draft 1) Brainstorming
on ESSAY 3 |
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Wk.06 05/06 |
Class:Reading Journal #3 Discuss
ESSAY 3 and sentence structure Home:
Ghostway summary of
Chapts. 13-16 |
05/08 |
Class: Reading Journal #4 Home: ESSAY
3 (Draft 1) Review Ghostway Chapts. 1-16 and Journals 1-4 |
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Wk.07 05/13 |
Class: Discuss outlining and midterm topics
Home: Complete all incomplete essays,
summaries, and assignments; outline for ESSAY 4 |
05/15 |
Class:
ESSAY 4 Midterm (Draft 1) Home: The
Ghostway summary of
Chapts. 17-20 |
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Wk.08 05/20 |
Class: Revision - 1st portfolio essay, begin
Draft 2 Conferences Home:
Ghostway summary of
Chapts. 21-24 Draft 2 of
1st portfolio essay |
05/22 |
Class: Reading Journal #5; peer review of 1st
portfolio essay (Draft 2); Citing Sources - Part 1 Conferences Home:
Ghostway summary of
Chapts. 25-27 Draft 2 of
2nd portfolio essay |
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05/27 |
MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY |
Wk.09 |
Class: Reading Journal #6; peer review of 2nd
portfolio essay (Draft 2); Citing Sources - Part 2 Conferences Home: Complete Peer Reviews, Citing Sources
exercises; draft 3 or plug-ins for reviewed essay(s) |
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06/03 |
Class: Discuss portfolio format, Reading
Journal #7 Conferences Home: Complete portfolios, Reading Journal
#7 |
Wk.10 |
Class: Portfolios due;
review Final Topics, proofreading checklist
Home: Prepare for Essay 5 |
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6/10 |
Class:
Essay 5 |
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