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ENG 101 AcademicWritingandResearch
YourInstructor: TimBecker Semester: Fall2018Email: [email protected] Location: TompkinsHall112Office: TompkinsHallCube210E ClassTime: Tue/Thu3:00pm-4:50pmOfficeHours: Tue/Thu5:00pm–6:30pm Sectionnumber: 101-084
Tue/Wed/ThubyAppointment CreditHours: 4.00 Prerequisites: AgradeofC-orbetterinENG100
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Catalogue Description Intensiveinstructioninacademicwritingandresearch.Basicprinciplesofrhetoricandstrategiesforacademicinquiryandargument.Instructionandpracticeincriticalreading,includingthegenerativeandresponsibleuseofprintandelectronicsourcesforacademicresearch.Explorationofliteratepracticesacrossarangeofacademicdomains,layingthefoundationforfurtherwritingdevelopmentincollege.ContinuedattentiontogrammarandconventionsofstandardwrittenEnglish.Mostsectionsmeetincomputerclassrooms.SuccessfulcompletionofENG101requiresagradeofC-orbetter.ThiscoursesatisfiestheIntroductiontoWritingcomponentoftheGeneralEducationProgram(GEP).
Course Overview Thiscoursecoversvariouswaysofknowingandwritingthehumanities,socialsciences,naturalsciences,andbeyond.Wewillbegininthehumanitiesbylearningandusingsomekeyprinciplesofrhetoricwhichwillinformourapproachtothethreemaindisciplinaryareas,usingtheappeals(logos,ethos,andpathos)andtherhetoricalsituation(exigence,audience,andkairos)todecodethemessagesinadvertising,popularmusic,television,film.Bringingthisrhetoricalknowledgeintootherdiscourseareas,wewillexaminethewaysthatscholarsinthesocialsciencesusewritingconventionsofstructure,language,andreferencetopersuadetheirmultipleaudiencesinpeerreviewedarticles.We’llidentifycommonstrategiessocialscientistsusetoestablishethosorbuildcredibilitywhencommunicatingwithfellowexperts.Wewillthenexplorethenaturalsciences,comparingthevariousdiscoursecommunitiesthatmakeupdisciplinesandthescientificcommunityasawhole.Wewillalsothinkcriticallyaboutthewayscienceandscientistsarerepresentedinnewsandpopularculture.Bridgingthegapbetween‘insider’and‘outsider’sciencediscourses,wewilltranslatepeerreviewedpublicationsintolanguageaccessibletoabroadpublicaudience,resultinginamultimodalprojectblendingvisualandtextualmediatobepublishedontheweb.Ourcourseworkculminatesinametacognitivesynthesisprojectinwhichstudentsreflectonthewaysinwhichtheirownunderstandingofwritingandrhetorichasdevelopedinordertoreinforcelearningandearnnewinsights.Alongtheway,wewillalsoexploresomethresholdconceptsincompositiontheory,tryingoutdifferentwritingandrevisionprocessesandapproachesandmyth-bustingcommonbeliefsaboutwhatmakeswritingorlanguageuse‘good’or‘bad.’
Accessibility AccordingtotheU.S.CensusBureau,nearlyoneinfivepeopleintheUnitedStateshaveadocumenteddisability,althoughthenumberofdisabledpersonsislikelymuchhigher,particularlythosewithoutmedicaldocumentationandthoseas-yetundiagnosed.Disabilityistrulywovenintotheveryfabricofhumancultureandexperienceandisavitalpartofthediversityinourclassroomandbeyond.Thiscourseisdesignedwithbestpracticesinmindregardingaccessibilitytocoursematerials,classroominstruction,andcoursepolicies.
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StudentLearningOutcomes Successful completion of English 101 requires a grade of C- or better. A total of four credit hours of English 101 are required to fulfill the GEP Introduction to Writing requirement. GEPCategoryObjectives:Writing is a powerful way of understanding ourselves and the world in which we live. It is through writing that the various disciplines and professions define the knowledge and methodologies that characterize them. Mastery of writing and information skills is central to engaging in the productive life of academic and professional communities. The required course in this category will provide instruction and guidance that help students to:
1. Write effectively in specific situations, which may include various academic, professional, or civic situations, and 2. Understand and respond appropriately to the critical elements that shape written communication situations, such as
audience, purpose, and genre, and 3. Demonstrate critical and evaluative thinking skills in locating, analyzing, synthesizing, and using information in
written communication. Course-SpecificObjectives: In keeping with these general goals, ENG 101 is specifically designed to help students:
1. Learn basic principles of rhetoric and develop an understanding of written texts as arguments generated for particular purposes, audiences, and rhetorical contexts.
2. Examine similarities and differences in forms of inquiry and writing across academic disciplines.
3. Practice analytical reading strategies and hone the ability to summarize, paraphrase, draw evidence from, synthesize,
and respond to the scholarship of others.
4. Learn to find and evaluate print and electronic source materials appropriate for academic research projects.
5. Learn to develop original arguments for a range of academic purposes.
6. Practice critically evaluating their own and others' work and collaborating effectively with other writers throughout the writing process.
7. Practice and refine technical skills in areas such as grammar, mechanics, and the documentation of source materials.
Required Texts
AnInsider’sGuidetoAcademicWritingSusanMiller-Cochran,RoyStamper,&StaceyCochranEdition:2ndEditionISBN:9781319103996Cost:$90.99Thistextbookisrequired.
Intertexts:ACollectionofStudentWritingDanaGiergowski,PaulColby,ChelseaKrieg,WandaLloyd,&MeredithReed(editors)Edition:3rdEditionISBN:9781680362831Cost:$24.40Thistextbookisrequired.
AdditionalMaterials: Required:CopiesofsupplementalhomeworkreadingsprovidedonMoodle(forattendancequestionsanddiscussion);paperandwritingutensils(fornote-taking,in-classwriting,quizzes);notecards;accesstoastapler(requiredforallwrittenmaterialscollectedinhardcopy);electronicstoragedevicesuchasUSBdrive(forsaving/backingupwork).Stronglyrecommended:anexternalharddriveforbackingupallofyourcomputerfilesregularly.
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Course Projects and Grading Methods Participation: 20%Thiscourserequiresactiveparticipation,includingin-classdiscussions,reading,responses,homework,“showandtell,”presentations,andgroupwork.Icollectandevaluatein-classandtake-homeassignmentstowardyourparticipationgrade.Each“Homework” isworthpointstowardyourparticipationgrade.Studentsareexpectedtokeepa“DailyReflection”journalofentriescompletedinclasstobeusedinthefinalproject.SeetheAttendancePolicysectionofthissyllabusforspecificpoliciesonattendanceandmakeupwork. CourseProjects: 80% Project 1: RhetoricalAnalysisofaCulturalArtifact - 10%Craftanessayinwhichyouusetherhetoricalconceptscoveredinclass(particularlyexigence,audience,andtheappeals)toanalyzeaculturalartifact—chooseeitheravideoadvertisement,TVshowtitlesequence,musicvideo,ormovietrailer.Prepareabrieforalpresentationtoshareyouranalysiswiththeclass. Project 2: ConventionAnalysisofaScholarlyArticle - 20%CraftanessaythatusesLinton,Madigan,andJohnson’sframeworktoanalyzethewaysinwhichauthorsofsocialsciencearticlesuseconventionsofstructure,language,andreferencetopersuadetheirmultipleaudiencesinpeerreviewedarticlesandhowtheseconventionsdemonstratethegeneralvaluesandbeliefsofthescientificcommunity.Project 3: ScholarlytoPopularAdaptionandReflection- 30%MakeaWixwebsiteblendingtextandimagestotranslateascholarlyarticleinthenaturalsciencesforabroadaudienceofnon-expertsusingconventionsofpopularsciencepublicationstoinformandentertain.Prepareabrieforalpresentationtoshareyouranalysiswiththeclass.Writeareflectionessayexplainingrhetoricalchoicesmadeintheadaptationandaddressingchangesininformationandknowledgeasaresultofthetranslationprocess.FinalProject: MetacognitiveSynthesis (Final Exam) - 20%Craftametacognitivesynthesisessayinwhichyourevisityourjournal,attendancequestions,projects,andothermaterialscreatedandusedthroughoutthecoursetoevaluateyourownprocessesofthinking,writing,andlearning,andsynthesizeyourknowledgetogainnewinsights. GradingMethodsDetailsaboutexpectationsforeachassignmentareprovidedwiththefullassignmentdescriptions.ENG101instructorslookforapurposefulresponsetotheaudienceandsituation,aclearandlogicalargument,thoughtfuluseoftextualevidence,effectiveuseofappropriateformalandstylisticconventions,writtenperformanceintheareasoffocus,development,organization,style,grammar,andmechanicsandaccordingtotheprocessofrevisionacrossdrafts.Inthiscourse,Igradestudentworkholistically.ThismeansIdonotusearubricdesignedtopenalizeacertainnumberofpointsperspecificerror.Instead,Ilookattheentirefinishedproductandassignagradebasedonhowwelltheoverallproject1)meetsassignmentrequirementsand2)demonstratesmasteryofthecourseobjectives.Pointsoraveragesearnedintheclasscorrespondwithlettergradesasfollows:
“Awesome!”
98–100A+93–97A90–92A-
Representsachievementandperformancethatareoutstandingineveryrespect,exceedingcourserequirements.
“Solid.”
88–89B+83–87B80–82B-
Representsachievementandperformancethatareabovethelevelnecessarytomeetcourserequirements.
“Meh.”
78–79C+73–77C70–72C-
Representsachievementandperformancethatmeetthecourserequirementsbutdonotrisebeyondthem.
“NotSoMuch.”
68–69D+63–67D60–62D-
Representsunsatisfactoryachievementandperformance,failingtomeetthecourserequirementsinsomerespects.
“Yikes.” 0–61F RepresentsfailuretomeetthecourserequirementsHomeworkassignmentsaregradedonascaleofX(unsatisfactory),P(satisfactory),andP+(excellent).Allfourmajorprojectsmustbecompletedinordertopassthecourse.
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StuffYouShouldKnow
MandatoryConferencesWehavethreemandatoryconferencedays.Onascheduledconferenceday,wewillnothaveourregularclassmeeting.Instead,studentswillsignupforaten-minuteconferenceslottomeetwithmeindividuallyinmycubetodiscusstheirprojectdrafts.Whilethemajorityofconferenceslotsoccurduringourregularclasstime,notallstudentswillbeabletoreserveaspotinthattimeperiod.StudentsareresponsibleforreservingtimeslotsaheadoftimeusingSignupGeniuslinkstobeprovidedonMoodleandforcontactingmefarinadvanceifthereareanyschedulingconcerns.Mandatoryconferencedaysincludethefollowing:
Thursday,September27Thursday,November1Thursday,November29
FinalExam:Ourfinal‘exam’inthiscourseisourfinalproject.Nevertheless,inaccordancewithuniversityrequirements,wewillbeholdingafinalexamsession.We’llusethistimeforfinalpeerproofreadingworkshops,smallgroupexitinterviews,andotheractivities.Allstudentsarerequiredtoattendthe‘final’classmeetingatthefollowingdateandtime:
Thursday,May2,1:00pm–4:00pm.StudentPresentations Therearethreepresentationdaysinthiscoursedesignedtoletstudentsleaddiscussions,explaincourseconcepts,orsharetheirwork(eitherfinishedworkorworksinprogress).Noneoftheseareformalorgradedassignmentsintheirownrightandtheyarenotexpectedtobeexceptionallypolishedorrehearsed.Thatsaid,theydocounttowardsyourparticipationgradeandprovideopportunitiestothinkthroughyourideasoutloudtoagroupofsupportivepeers.
Tuesday,September18 IndividualPresentationsforProject1Thursday,November8 IndividualPresentationsforProject3Tuesday,November20 GroupPresentationsofScholarlyArticle
ClassJournalandAttendanceQuestions Expecttospendthefirst5–10minutesofclassrespondinginwritingtoanattendancequestionprovidedontheboard,whichwillalwaysrelatetoourreadingsdueforthatday(unlessnoreadingsaredue,inwhichcaseanothertopicwillbeselected).Responseswillbeturnedinimmediatelyasameansoftrackingattendance.Similarly,expecttospendthelast5–10minutesofclassjournalingthemostimportanttakeawaysfromtheday.Journalswillnotbegraded,butkeepingajournalwillbenecessaryforcompletionofthefinalproject.“ShowandTell” Ineveryclass,wewillsetaside5–10minutesfor“showandtell,”inwhichoneortwostudentswillsharewithussomeartifact(image,video,text,etc.)relevanttoourcoursediscussions.Studentscanbringinallsortsofthings:examplesofclickbaitscienceorproductplacement;rhetoricalappealsinadvertisements;portrayalsofscientistsorwritersinpopularculture;anyrelevantandrhetoricallyinterestingartifactthatwecanthinkabouttogether.Thesearenotformalpresentations!Studentsarenotexpectedtoprepareanythingbeforehandexceptasimplenodatwhatitisandhowitconnectstothecourse.Eachstudentisexpectedtodeliverashow-and-tellatleastonceduringthesemester,althoughvolunteeringformorewillbetakenintoconsiderationforyourparticipationgrade.Emailartifactstomeforapprovalatleast30minutesbeforeclass—anythingdeemeddistractingorderogatorywillberejected.MovieDay:OurprimarysourceforintroducinghumanitiesscholarshipinUnit4isPeterWeir’sTheTrumanShow(1998).WewillwatchthisfilmtogetherduringourregularclasstimeonTuesday,November14.Attendanceismandatory,likeanyotherclasssession.Ifyouabsolutelymustbeabsentthatday,youwillberesponsibleforprocuringthisfilmfromthelibraryorelsewhereassoonaspossibleandwatchingitbeforethefollowingclasssession.Viewingitisessentialforyourparticipationandlearningintheunitaswellasforthegrouppresentationonscholarshipthefollowingweek.
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CoursePoliciesThisface-to-facecoursemeetsonTuesdayandThursdayafternoons.Attendancetocoursesessionsisrequired. AttendancePolicy Becauseofthecollaborativeandcooperativenatureofthefirst-yearwritingcourses,classattendanceiscrucial.Studentswhoaccruemorethantwoweeks'worthofabsences(fourclasses)willfailwithagradeofF.Further,morethantwoweeks'worthofabsenceswillresultinfailuretomeetthiselementoftheGeneralEducationRequirement,andstudentswillneedtorepeatthecourse.Thispolicydoesnotdistinguishbetween"excused"and"unexcused"absences,eveninthecaseofemergencies.Allabsenceswillcounttowardthetotalnumber,andthispolicyobtainsfromthemomentstudentsareregisteredinthecourse.Asisthecaseforallcourses,studentsexperiencingextendedmedicalorfamilyemergenciesduringthesemestershouldconsultwiththeinstructoraboutseekingamedicaldrop.Thefirsttwoweeksofmissedworkwillbetreatedasexcusedabsences,andstudentswillbeallowedtomakeupallcourseworkmissed.Instructorswillestablishmake-upassignments,standardsforevaluationofsuchassignments,andareasonableperiodaftertheabsencewithinwhichtheymustbeturnedin.Ifstudentsfailtoturninmake-upassignmentsorifthemake-upassignmentsareofinsufficientquality,yourgradewillbepenalized.Becausethispolicyincludesalltypesofabsences,thosedefinedbytheuniversityasexcuseddonothavetobeclearedwiththeinstructorbeforehand.Nomatterwhatthecauseoftheabsences,studentsareresponsibleforfindingoutwhatmaterialwascovered,gettingnotes,beingpreparedtoworkonthedayyoureturn,andturninginsubsequentassignmentsontime.Sinceduedatesformajorassignmentsareestablishedatthebeginningofthesemester,andsincetheseprojectsaredevelopedoveraperiodoftime,studentsareadvisedthatsubmittingtheseprojectslatemayresultinpenalties ParticipationPolicy Thisisnotalecture-basedclass.Althoughwewillbereadingfromvarioustexts,asubstantialportionofourclasstimewillbedevotedtotalkingaboutwritingandthetaskofwritingasaresponsetothosereadings,notgoingoverthereadingsdirectly.Generally,classparticipationgradeswillbebasedonthefollowingcriteria:
• C-range:youmustarriveontime,bereadytodiscussreadings,bepreparedwithtextbooksanddraftingmaterials,listenrespectfully,engageactivelyandproductivelyingroupwork,peerreview,andotherin-classactivities,andcompletejournalentriesanda“showandtell”presentation.Generally,theC-levelstudentwillcompleteallhomeworkassignmentsandreceivegradesinthesatisfactoryrange.
• B-range:youmustconsistentlyfulfilltheabovecriteriaaswellasvolunteerquestionsorpointsofinterestfromreadingstogeneratediscussion,willinglyofferideasinclass,makesureyourcontributionsaretopicalandthoughtful,andoftendemonstrateengagedandactivelisteningsuchastakingrelevantnotesontheclassdiscussion,consultingcoursereadings,orprovidingfocusedattentiontoandresponsesonpeercomments.
• A-range:youmustconsistentlyfulfilltheabovecriteriaaswellasshowleadershipinclassdiscussion(breakuncomfortablesilences;respondtoopen-endedquestions;challengereceivedopinion;askdifficultquestions)andrespondtootherstudents’ideas(notjustmine)byaskingquestionsorbuildingontheirpoints.
• YouwillreceiveaD-levelorfailingparticipationgradeifyouarefrequentlyand/orexcessivelytardy,unpreparedforclass,disruptiveoroccupiedwithactivitiesotherthanEnglish101duringclass(includingcellphoneuse,textorinstantmessaging,gameplaying,videowatching,socialmediaornetsurfing,etc.).Generally,theDorF-levelstudentwillhavefailedtocompletesomeofthehomeworkassignments,andmayhavemissedasignificantnumberofclassmeetings.
Notethatparticipationmaynotbe“madeup”intheeventofanabsence.Eachabsencesubtractspointsfromyourfinalbaseparticipationgrade,souseyour“free”absencessparingly.Generally,classparticipationreflectsyouroverallattitudetowardtheworkoftheclass,theinstructor,andyourclassmates.TechnologyPolicy ThisisaBring-Your-Own-Technology(BYOT)section.Studentsmustcomepreparedwithausablelaptopduringeveryclass.“Usable”meansthatyourlaptopispoweredandoperational,hasappropriatesoftwareinstalled,isabletoaccesstheinternetwirelessly,hasyourlatestclassworkonit,andremainsdedicatedtoclassworkforthefullclass.Students
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areexpectedtobringapowercordtoensuresufficientbatterylife.Smartphonesarenotconsideredlaptops.Beingunpreparedandwithoutyourlaptopwillnotonlyimpactyourlearning,butpotentiallythatofyourclassmates,soeachinstanceofcomingtoclasswithoutausablelaptopwilldeducthalfalettergradefromyourfinalparticipationgrade.Pleasebemindfulofyouruseofpersonaltechnologiesduringclasstime.Sincecomputeruseforentertainmentorothernon-courserelatedtaskscanbedistractingfornotonlyyoubutalsoforclassmatesaroundyou,suchactivitieswillresultinahalf-lettergradedeductionfromyourfinalcourseparticipationgrade.Ifyourtechnologyusebecomesclearlydisruptive,youmaybeaskedtoleaveandbemarkedabsentfortheday.RequiredSoftwareYourlaptopmusthaveMicrosoftOffice365withMSWord(seehttps://software.ncsu.edu)foraccesstofreeoptions,aPDFreaderthatallowsforannotationorcommenting,awebbrowser,andanti-virussoftwareasperuniversityrequirements(seehttps://oit.ncsu.edu/it-security/antivirus/).ComputerEmergenciesIfyourcomputerismalfunctioningandnot“usable”(e.g.liquiddamagedandinneedofrepair),contactmeatleast30minutesbeforeclass.IwillcheckoutalaptopforyoufromCHASSITforthedurationofourclassperiod.Thisisnosubstituteforowningandproperlymaintainingyourownlaptoporforproperplanningandpreparationforclass,sothisoptionislimitedtonomorethan4timesperstudentduringthesemester.OtherCoursePolicies CommunicationOurcourseMoodlesitewillserveasourtechnologicalhomebase.Pleasecheckyouruniversityemailandthesiteregularly.Whenyouhavequestions,pleasecontactmeviaemailattlbecker@ncsu.edu.Youcanexpectaresponsewithin48hours,usuallysooner.Ifyoudon’thearfrommeinthattimeframe,pleaseresend.Also,becourteousandprofessionalwhensendingemails.Noonelikesreceivingemailsat2:00am.CourseEnvironmentTreatotherswithrespect.Properclassroomconductmeanscreatingapositivelearningexperienceforallstudentsregardlessofsex,race,gender,religion,sexualorientation,socialclass,abilityoranyotherfeatureofpersonalidentification.Derogatoryremarkswillnotbetolerated.PublicWriting/DraftsYourworkinthisclassispublic.Don’twritethingsforclassthatyouwishtobeprivate.Keepalldraftsofwriting.Ifanassignmentislost,youwillneedtoprovideanothercopy.Additionally,wemaylookbackonvariousstagesofthedraftingprocesstolearnmoreaboutourselvesaswritersandprocessworkservesasusefulartifactsforreflection.AssignmentSubmissionsAssignmentsforthiscourseshouldbedraftedelectronicallyandsubmittedtoMoodleunlessdirectedotherwise.Homeworksubmissionsshouldbeformattedaccordingtothe“HomeworkTemplate”providedonMoodle.Formatprojectsaccordingtothestyle(MLAorAPA)indicatedontheassignmentsheet.NameyourhomeworkfilesusingtheformatFirstnameLastnameHomework#andprojectfilesFirstnameLastnameProject#.LateWorkLateassignmentsarepenalizedbyalettergradeforeachcalendardaylate.Ifyouareconcernedaboutcompletinganassignment,contactme48hoursbeforetheduedatetodiscuss.Sincetechnologyissuessometimesoccur,planonsubmittingworkfarenoughinadvanceofthedeadlinetoaddressanysuchissues.Similarly,anysubmissionincludingfilesthatarecorrupted,incorrectlyformatted,orotherwiseunabletobeopenedwillbeconsideredlate. TardinessYoumustturninaresponsetotheattendancequestionontheboardasarecordofyourattendance.Ifyouarriveaftertheanswerperiodends,itisyourresponsibilitytoletmeknowimmediatelyafterclassoryouwillbecountedabsent.Ifyouarrivemorethan20minutesafterthestartofclassorleavemorethan20minutesbeforetheendofclass,youwillbecountedabsent.Eachinfractionafteryourthirdwillresultinadeductionfromyourfinalparticipationgrade.
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RevisionOpportunitiesTheinstructormaychoosetoofferanoptionalrevisionofamajorprojecttotheentireclass.Projectsubmissionsthataremissing,egregiouslylate,ordonotconveyagoodfaitheffortatmeetingtherequirementsoftheassignment(e.g.thosedeemedsignificantlyshorterthantheassignedwordcountorfarremovedfromtheintendedactivity)donotqualifyforrevisionopportunities.Approvedrevisionsmustbecompletedbythedeadlinesetbytheinstructorandmustincludeinsertedcommentsexplainingwhatrevisionshavebeenmadeandtherationaleformakingthem.Revisionsareeligibleforamaximumincreaseofonelettergrade,butthereisnoguaranteethatevenasubstantialrevisionwillresultinanimprovedgrade.
UniversityPolicies,Resources,andOtherInformation
Accommodations Reasonableaccommodationswillbemadeforstudentswithdocumenteddisabilities.Inordertotakeadvantageofavailableaccommodations,studentsmustregisterwithDisabilityServicesforStudentsat1900StudentHealthCenter,Campusbox7509,515-7653.FormoreinformationonNCState’spolicyonworkingwithstudentswithdisabilities,pleaseseetheAcademicAccommodationsforStudentswithDisabilitiesRegulation(REG02.20.1)
Academic Integrity Everycommunityhasstandardsofbehaviorthatarenecessaryforittofulfillitsaims.Inacademiccommunities,therelationshipsbetweentextsmustbecontrolledandrevealedinparticularwayssothatreadersmaymakeappropriatejudgmentsaboutthesufficiencyofinformation,thecredibilityofarguments,andthecapabilitiesoftheauthor.Thesejudgmentsarecentraltotheacademicenterprise.Pleaseraisequestionsinclassorinconferenceifyouhaveanydoubtsaboutappropriateattributionsofsourcesorauthorshipinyourownwork.Plagiarismisdefinedascopyingthelanguage,phrasing,structure,orspecificideasofothersandpresentinganyoftheseasone'sown,originalwork;itincludesbuyingpapers,havingsomeoneelsewriteyourpapers,andimpropercitationanduseofsources.Whenyoupresentthewordsorideasofanother(eitherpublishedorunpublished)inyourwriting,youmustfullyacknowledgeyoursources.Plagiarismisconsideredaviolationofacademicintegritywheneveritoccursinwrittenwork,includingdraftsandhomework,aswellasforformalandfinalpapers.Wewilldiscusswhatconstitutesplagiarisminaclasssession.TheNCSUPolicies,Regulations,andRulesonStudentDisciplinesetthestandardsforacademicintegrityatthisuniversityandinthiscourse.Studentsareexpectedtoadheretothesestandards.Plagiarismandotherformsofacademicdishonestywillbehandledthroughtheuniversity'sjudicialsystemandmayresultinfailurefortheprojectorforthecourse.SeetheOfficeofStudentConductwebsiteforadditionalinformationaboutacademicintegrity:http://studentconduct.ncsu.edu/academic-integrity-resources.Revealingorsharinganotherstudent'scourseworktowhichheorshemayhaveaccessasamemberoftheclassisconsideredaformofacademicdishonestyprohibitedbytheCodeofStudentConduct.Asaconditionforenrollmentinthisclass,studentsmayonlyshareanotherstudent'scourseworkwiththirdpartiesafterobtainingtheexpressconsentofthestudentauthorandthecourseinstructor.“Sharingwiththirdparties”includespostingorcausingthecourseworktobepostedonsocial-networkingorotherwebsites.ViolationsofthisconditionwillbereportedtotheOfficeofStudentConduct,whichmaytakefurtheraction.
Writing and Speaking Tutoring Center TheWritingandSpeakingTutoringCenterisanimportantresourceforwritersatallstagesoftheprocess.Pleasetakeadvantageoftheirservicesforstudentsforfeedbackonyourwrittenororalcommunicationwhenneeded.
Course Evaluations Onlineclassevaluationswillbeavailableforstudentstocompleteduringthelasttwoweeksofclass.StudentswillreceiveanemailmessagedirectingthemtoawebsitewheretheycanloginusingtheirUnityIDandcompleteevaluations.Allevaluationsareconfidential;instructorswillneverknowhowanyonestudentrespondedtoanyquestion,andstudentswillneverknowratingsforanyparticularinstructors.
• Tofindevaluations,visithttps://classeval.ncsu.edu • Forassistance,writetothestudenthelpdesk. • FormoreinformationaboutClassEval:http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/classeval/index.htm
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Electronically-HostedCourseComponentsStudentsmayberequiredtodisclosepersonallyidentifiableinformationtootherstudentsinthecourse,viaelectronictoolslikeemailorweb-postings,whererelevanttothecourse.Examplesincludeonlinediscussionsofclasstopicsandpostingofstudentcoursework.Allstudentsareexpectedtorespecttheprivacyofeachotherbynotsharingorusingsuchinformationoutsidethecourse. PoliciesonIncompleteGradesIfanextendeddeadlineisnotauthorizedbytheinstructorordepartment,anunfinishedincompletegradewillautomaticallychangetoanFaftereither(a)theendofthenextregularsemesterinwhichthestudentisenrolled(notincludingsummersessions),or(b)theendof12monthsifthestudentisnotenrolled,whicheverisshorter.IncompletesthatchangetoFwillcountasanattemptedcourseontranscripts.Theburdenoffulfillinganincompletegradeistheresponsibilityofthestudent.Theuniversitypolicyonincompletegradesislocatedathttp://policies.ncsu.edu/regulation/reg-02-50-3. Non-DiscriminationPolicyNCStateUniversityprovidesequalityofopportunityineducationandemploymentforallstudentsandemployees.Accordingly,NCStateaffirmsitscommitmenttomaintainaworkenvironmentforallemployeesandanacademicenvironmentforallstudentsthatisfreefromallformsofdiscrimination.Discriminationbasedonrace,color,religion,creed,sex,nationalorigin,age,disability,veteranstatus,orsexualorientationisaviolationofstateandfederallawand/orNCStateUniversitypolicyandwillnotbetolerated.Harassmentofanyperson(eitherintheformofquidproquoorcreationofahostileenvironment)basedonrace,color,religion,creed,sex,nationalorigin,age,disability,veteranstatus,orsexualorientationalsoisaviolationofstateandfederallawand/orNCStateUniversitypolicyandwillnotbetolerated.Retaliationagainstanypersonwhocomplainsaboutdiscriminationisalsoprohibited.NCState'spoliciesandregulationscoveringdiscrimination,harassment,andretaliationmaybeaccessedathttp://policies.ncsu.edu/policy/pol-04-25-05orhttp://www.ncsu.edu/equal_op/.Anypersonwhofeelsthatheorshehasbeenthesubjectofprohibiteddiscrimination,harassment,orretaliationshouldcontacttheOfficeforEqualOpportunity(OEO)at919-515-3148.
DailyOutlineBreakingtheclassintomodularsectionsallowsustoaccomplishavarietyoflearninggoalsandcreateanaccessiblelearningenvironmentfordifferentlearningtypes.Atypical110-minuteclassdaywillproceedaccordingtothisoutline:
AttendanceQuestion(5minutes)Informalresponsetoaquestionontheboardregardingtheassignedreadings.
ShowandTell(10minutes)Student-ledpresentationofartifactsrelatedtorecentcoursetopics.
ReadingDiscussion/GeneralQ&A(~20minutes)Classroomdiscussionaboutassignedreadingsandgeneralquestionandanswersessionregardingcoursetopicsorwritingassignments.
NewSkillsandConcepts:Lecture(~10minutes)andWorkshop(~10minutes)Brieflectureandactivitiestolearnandpracticewritingandresearchskills,genreconventions,grammarorwritingmechanics,rhetoricalconcepts,orothertopics.
Break
DraftingandRevision(~20minutes)Superviseddrafting,revision,orprewritingactivitiesdirectlyrelatedtocurrentmajorassignment.
PeerReview(~20minutes)Structuredpeerreviewactivitiesdirectlyrelatedtocurrentmajorassignment.
DailyReflection(5minutes)Informaljournalingaboutkeytakeawaysfromtheclasssession.
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CourseScheduleThisschedulemaychange.Theinstructorwillnotifyyouofanychangesinadvance.Week 1Thu8/23 CourseOverview/IntroductiontoWritinginCollege
Read:SyllabusandExploreMoodleSiteRead:Portwood-Stacer,“HowtoEmailYourProfessor”(Web)Read:SMU,“HowIsCollegeDifferentfromHighSchool?”(Web)In-Class:TaketheIndexofLearningStylesQuestionnaire(Web)
*Homework#1—IntroductoryLetter(DUESat8/25by11:55pm)
Week 2Tue8/28 ComposingProcesses,LearningStyles,andMythsAboutWriting
Read:SelectionsfromBadIdeasAboutWriting(Moodle)Read:SelectionsfromNamingWhatWeKnow(Moodle)Read:Bartholomae,“InventingtheUniversity”(Moodle)In-class:WatchFerguson,“EverythingisaRemix”(Web)
Thu8/30 StrategiesforReading,Drafting,andPeerReview
Read:Lamott,“ShittyFirstDrafts”(Moodle)Read:Straub,“Responding—ReallyResponding—toOtherStudents’Writing”(Moodle)Read:Rosenberg,“ReadingGames:StrategiesforReadingScholarlySources”(Moodle)
*Homework#2—DiscourseCommunityReflection(DUESat9/1by11:55pm)Unit1:Rhetoric
Week 3Tue9/4 IntroductiontoRhetoric/Logos,Ethos,andPathos
Read:Chapter2—"Reading&WritingRhetorically”(Insider’sGuide,pp.20–36)Read:Colby,“IntroductiontoRhetoricalAnalysis”(Intertexts,pp.53–55)Read:Simon,“RhetoricalAnalysis”andStephenson,“RosietheRiveter”(Intertexts,pp.56–71)Task:PostArtifactSelectionforProject#1totheMoodleForumbyClassTimeInClass:WatchPortlandia,“PremiumCableTitle-SequenceMusic”
Thu9/6 IntroductiontoRhetoric/TheRhetoricalSituation
Read:Carroll,“Backpacksvs.Briefcases”(Moodle)Read:Sheffield,“BreakingDownanImage”(Web)Read:Nissan,“MyLinkedInPhoto”(Web)Read:Scoles,"OnReadingaVideoText"(Moodle)
*Homework#3—RoughDraftofProject#1(DUESat9/8by11:55pm)
Week 4Tue9/11 IntroductiontoArguments:Claims,Reasons,andEvidence
Read:Chapter3—“DevelopingArguments”(Insider’sGuide,pp.37–58)Read:Behm,“Claims,Reasons,&Evidence”(Moodle)Read:UofPittsburgh,“Argument:Claims,Reasons,Evidence”(Web)
Thu9/13 StudentPresentationsforAssignment1
Task:PostPresentationVisualstoMoodlebeforestartofclassTask:UseSignUpGeniustoReserveaTimeslotforUnit2Conferenceson9/27
!PROJECT#1DUE:Saturday,September15at11:55pm
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Unit2:SocialSciences
Week 5Tue9/18 IntroductiontoWritingintheSocialSciences/CitingSourcesinMLA
Read:Chapter4—“AcademicResearch”(Insider’sGuide,pp.59–88)Read:NIOS,“IntroductiontoSocialScience”(Moodle)Explore:PurdueOWL’sMLAFormattingandStyleGuideandMLASamplePaperIn-Class:ExploreWikipedia,“SocialScience”(Web)In-Class:Brainstormandpostageneraltopicforproject#2usingPadlet
Thu9/20 FindingSourcesOnlinewithResearchDatabases
Read:MarazzitiandCanale,“HormonalChangesWhenFallinginLove”(Moodle)Read:Beck,“TheCompositionofaMeteorologicalText”(Intertexts,pp.72–77)Read:Unger,“ComparativeAnalysisofTwoScholarlyArticles”(Intertexts,pp.78–85)Explore:NCSU,“AnatomyofaScholarlyArticle”(Web)Task:ChoosefivepotentialscholarlyarticlesforProject#2(beforeclass)In-Class:PracticeusingNCSULibrary’sSummonDatabase
*Homework#4—AnnotationofLinton,Madigan,andJonsonArticle(DueSat9/22by11:55pm)
Week 6Tue9/25 UsingaScholarlyTextasanAnalytical‘Framework’
Read:Linton,Madigan,andJohnson,“IntroducingStudentstoDisciplinaryGenres”(Moodle)Read:Allen,“TheRhetoricalSituationoftheScientificPaper”(Moodle)
Thu9/27 MandatoryStudentConferencesforProject#2
Bringyourdrafttomyofficeforyourscheduledconferencetime(arrive10minutesearly)Task:UseSignUpGeniustoReserveaTimeslotforUnit3Conferenceson11/1
*Homework#5:RoughDraftofProject#2(DUESat9/29by11:55pm)
Week 7Tue10/2 RevisionStrategies/Globalvs.LocalConcerns
Read:Murray,“TheMaker’sEye”(Moodle)Read:Sommers,“RevisionStrategiesofStudentWritersandExperiencedAdultWriters”(Moodle)Read:UofManitoba,"WritingaGreatTitle"(Moodle)
Thu10/4 NOCLASS:FALLBREAK Week 8Tue10/9 Summary,Paraphrase,andQuotation/EditingforConciseness
Read:UNCWritingCenter,“Quotation”(Web)Read:Lloyd,“WritingConcisely”(Moodle)Read:WritingCommons,“InsertingorAlteringWordsinaDirectQuotation”(Web)Read:WritingCommons,“AvoidDroppedQuotation”(Web)Read:WritingCommons,“UseSolelyYourOwnWordstoParaphrase”(Web)Read:WritingCommons,“ParaphraseAccuratelytoPreservetheSource’sIdeas”(Web)
Thu10/11 Self-GuidedDraftingandPeerReviewWorkshop
Readandthoroughlyannotateyourpeerreviewgroup’sdrafts
!PROJECT#2DUE:Saturday,October13at11:55pm
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Unit3:NaturalSciencesWeek 9Tue10/16 IntroductiontoWritingintheNaturalSciences
Read:Bedard,“IntroductiontotheScholarlytoPopularAdaptation”(Intertexts,pp.359–362)Read:Hopkins,“HelptheBees,Please”(Intertexts,pp.363–367)Read:Ninneman,“IronDepletioninYoungAdults”(Intertexts,pp.368–373)Read:KirschtandSchlenz,“InquiryandWritingintheSciences”(Moodle)
Thu10/18 TheRhetoricalSituation:Scholarlyvs.PopularTextsintheNaturalSciences
Read:Burke,“12TipsforScientistsWritingfortheGeneralPublic”(Web)Read:Watson,Wells,&Bavis,“FirstDetectionofNightFlightCallsbyPineSiskins”(Moodle)Read:MooreandBartell,“AvianMigration:TheUltimateRed-EyeFlight”(Web)Explore:ScientificAmerican,NationalGeographic,AmericanScientist,andPopularScience(Web)
*Homework#6:ChooseArticleandCreateWixSiteforProject#3(DueSat10/20) Week 10Tue10/23 PortrayalsofScienceinPopularConceptions/TheVisualRhetoricofScience
Task:PerformaGoogleimagesearchfortheterm“scientiststockphoto”Read:BoredPanda,“PeopleAreSharingHilariouslyBadStockPhotosofTheirJobs”Read:IFLScience,“ScientistsareSharingtheWorstStockPhotosofTheirJobs”Watch:ShortclipofCarlSaganonCosmosWatch:TrailerforNeilDeGrasseTyson’sCosmosWatch:YouTubevideobyNeilDeGrasseTysonWatch:JohnOliver’sInterviewwithStephenHawkingWatch:ShortclipofBillNyeonBillNyetheScienceGuy
Thu10/25 DigitalMultimodalComposition/UsingAPAFormatting
Explore:NCSU,DigitalMediaAssignments(Web)Explore:PurdueOWL,APAFormattingandStyleGuide(Web)Explore:PurdueOWL,APASamplePaper(Web)
*Homework#7:RoughDraftofProject#3(DueSat10/27at11:55pm)
Week 11Tue10/30 AccommodatingScience/HowtoWriteanEngagingIntroduction
Read:Fahnestock,“AccommodatingScience:TheRhetoricalLifeofScientificFacts”(Moodle)Read:WritingCommons“HowtoWriteanEngagingIntroduction”(Web)
Thu11/1 MandatoryStudentConferencesforProject#3
Bringyourdrafttomyofficeforyourscheduledconferencetime(arrive10minutesearly)Task:UseSignUpGeniustoReserveaTimeslotforUnit4Conferenceson11/29
*Homework#8:SynthesizeandRespondtoInstructorandPeerComments(Sat11/3at11:55pm)
Week 12Tue11/6 Self-GuidedDraftingandPeerReviewWorkshop
Readandthoroughlyannotateyourpeerreviewgroup’sdraftsThu11/8 StudentPresentationsforProject#3
Task:PostProjectwebsitelinktoMoodleforPresentations(beforestartofclass)
!PROJECT#3DUE:Saturday,November10at11:55pm
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Unit4:HumanitiesWeek 13Tue11/13 ScreeningofTheTrumanShow
Noreadings!Nospoilers!In-Class:SignUpforGroupArticlePresentation(thenstartcollaboratingwithyourgroupASAP)
Thu11/15 IntroductiontoWritingintheHumanities
Read:“Chapter6—Reading&WritingintheHumanities”(Insider’sGuide,pp.108–141)Read:Yacowar’s“ThirteenWaysofLookingatTheTrumanShow”(Moodle)Task:ChooseThreePossiblePrimarySourcesforProject#4(duebyclasstime)In-Class:WatchYouTube,“TheBechdelTestforWomeninMovies”(Web)
*Homework#9—ChooseFiveScholarlyArticlesforProject#4(DUESat11/17by11:55pm)
Week 14Tue11/20 GroupPresentationsofaScholarlyArticle
Task:UploadvisualsforgrouppresentationtoMoodlebeforestartofclassRead:Bishop,“GoodAfternoon,GoodEvening,andGoodNight”(Moodle)Read:BrearleyandSabbadini,“TheTrumanShow:How’sItGoingtoEnd?”(Moodle)Read:Hammett,“‘YouNeverHadaCameraInsideMyHead’”(Moodle)Read:Kates,“NewUrbanismMeetsCinematicFantasyland”(Moodle)Read:Moncef,“LifeAfter‘Truman’?”(Moodle)
Thu11/22 NOCLASS:HOLIDAYBREAK Week 15Tue11/27 SynthesizingaScholarlyConversation/IdentifyingGapsintheConversation
Read:NCSU,“WritingaLiteratureReviewandUsingaSynthesisMatrix”(Moodle)Read:WWU,“WhatIsSynthesis?”(Web)Read:PurdueOWL,“VerbsofAttribution”(Web)
Thu11/29 MandatoryStudentConferencesforProject#4
Bringyourdrafttomyofficeforyourscheduledconferencetime(arrive10minutesearly)
*Homework#10:RoughDraftofProject#4(DueSat12/1) Week 16Tue12/4 Self-GuidedDraftingandPeerReviewWorkshop
Readandthoroughlyannotateyourpeerreviewgroup’sdraftsThu12/6 End-of-ClassReflection/IntrotoFinalProject
Task:Comepreparedtoshareyourclassjournalentries.Makeashortlistofthethreemostimpactfulconcepts,skills,orideasyouencounteredinENG101thissemester.
!PROJECT#4DUE:Saturday,December8at11:55pm
Finals
Thu12/13 FINALCLASSMEETING(Required):1:00pm–4:00pm.
!FINALPROJECTDUE:Thursday,December13at4:00pm