Course Information
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Summer 04
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Number
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ENGL 118
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Title
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Freshman
Composition II
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Description
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Students in
this course will explore the writing process through analysis of rhetorical
elements. Critical reading and
research techniques will be practiced and applied to the writing process.
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Objectives
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Upon successful
completion of this course, students will be able to do the following:
- Practice writing as a recursive
process,
- Practice reading as an active part
of the writing process,
- Adapt the rules of standard English
grammar,
- Investigate research resources
where/when available, and
- Recognize standard documentation
form.
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Instructor
Office
Email
Phone
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Jeni DiSalvo
Office hours
are by appointment only. My office
is in the part-time teachers office across the hall from the Bookstore.
jtdisalvo@dmacc.cc.ia.us AND disalvo@qwest.net
Please send all
email messages to BOTH email
addresses.
To reach me by
phone, please use my cell number:
515-451-0843.
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Texts
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Writing
Arguments, 6th
edition by Ramage
You should also
purchase a computer diskette for storage of copies of your
assignments.
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Submission
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All assignments
will be submitted as a printout from a computer program. No handwritten or typed
papers will be accepted. Computers
are available in the library for those who do not have access to computers
at home.
Email versions
must be acknowledged with a “Reply” from the instructor and verification of
the receipt date. Email problems
and/or faulty disks are the responsibility of the student, and late and/or
defective files are not considered submitted. The student is responsible for ensuring that all files are
received, acknowledged, and in working order prior to the due dates.
You do not HAVE
to turn in your papers via email; this convenience is for your benefit and
not a necessity.
All papers must
be turned in to the instructor—not to the office or in the instructor’s
mailbox.
KEEP
COPIES OF ALL YOUR WORK! Do not
delete or throw away anything until after semester grades are posted.
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Grading
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Your course
grade will be based on drafts of your assignments (25 pts. each), four
assignments (100 pts. each), attendance (100 points), in-class exercises
(variable pts.), grammar exam (25 pts.) and a final exam (100 pts.). (Point
values are subject to change.) The
exercises conducted during class will also count towards your grade.
Only ONE
assignment will be accepted after the due date with a 10% late penalty, and
arrangements must be made with the instructor prior to the due date. Drafts and exercises will not be accepted
after the due dates. The final
paper will not be accepted after the due date for any reason. In-class exercises can only be completed
during those class periods in which they were assigned—NO EXCEPTIONS!
Absence is not
an acceptable excuse for late papers or homework.
No
assignments will be accepted after midnight (via email) on
August 5th.
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98-100%
93-97
90-92
87-89
83-86
80-82
77-79
73-76
70-72
67-69
63-66
60-62
<60
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A+
A
A
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F
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Evaluation
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Assignments and
papers will be evaluate based on the following criteria:
50% Content and following the directions
on the assignment sheet,
20% Mechanics (spelling grammar,
punctuation, and
organization,
20% Application of course material, and
10% Creativity and preparation.
I will
occasionally offer extra credit assignments. Points from extra credit assignments will be added to your
cumulative score.
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Plagiarism
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Sources
for all papers must be available for the instructor to check at any time
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Sources in
all papers need to be fully documented using MLA format
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Failure to
document sources or turning in someone else’s paper with your name
on it could result in a failing grade on the paper. Opportunity to rewrite
will be at the instructor’s discretion. Plagiarism on more than one
assignment may result in a failing grade for the class and official action
by the college.
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Attendance
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You are not required
to come to class; however, your final grade includes 100 points for
attending class and points that are derived from exercises that we do
during class time. Those exercises
cannot be made up outside of class, so you will need to come to class to get
those points.
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Weather
cancellations
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Listen to the radio
and/or television for school delays and cancellations. You may also find
out by calling the Boone Campus switchboard at 1-515-432-7203. You will
hear a recorded message on the answering machine if school is delayed or
cancelled during the times that the office is closed.
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Academic
Achievement Center
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8:00 AM – 8:00
PM on M-TH and 8:00 – 3:00 PM on F
This center will help
you with any part of the writing process. They will not, however, serve as
a proofreading service.
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Accommodation
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It is the
policy of DMACC to accommodate students with disabilities. Any student with
a documented disability who requires reasonable accommodation should
contact DMACC’s special needs coordinator at 515-964-6850 (voice) or
964-6810 (tty).
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