Communication

• Bill Perry

• Available After Each Class

• william.perry02@saintleo.edu

• Home Phone -- 843.768.3869

• Cell – 770.883.2228

Syllabus

Important Information

Key Points

• Attendance• Grading• Essay Format• Quizzes• Notebook• Presentations• Assignments• Class Etiquette

Attendance

• Mandatory

• Unexcused Absences Affect Grade

• Must Miss Class -- Notify Me

• Work Must Be Made Up

• Habitual Tardiness Will Affect Grade

Grading

• Six Essays -- 60%

• Quizzes -- 15%

• Final Essay -- 15%

• Class Participation/Work -- 2%

• Presentation -- 5%

• Notebook -- 3%

Essay Format

• Seven 500-Word Essays (2 pages)• Doubled-Spaced in 12-Point Time Roman• Paper -- 8 1/2 x 11 Inches (Standard)• 1 Inch Margins• Indent Each Paragraph 5 Spaces• Name, Essay #, Essay Type, Date Due, ENG 121• Essay Title (Be Creative)• Essay Purpose (Reason for Writing)• Thesis Underlined• Staple in Upper Left• No Cover Sheet

Quizzes/Exercises

• Six Quizzes

• In-Class Exercises and Notes

Notebook

• 1 1/2-Inch Binder (or larger)• Five Sections• Bring to Every Class Along with Textbooks

Presentations

• Each Student Gives a Formal Presentation• Choose One Essay for Presentation• Defend Thesis • No More Than 10 Minutes

Assignments

• Essays Due On Time

• Hand In at Beginning of Class

• Penalty for Late Essay

• Notify Me of Late Essay

• All Assignments in Syllabus

• Due Dates Clearly Noted

Class Etiquette

• Be Respectful of Others’ Opinion

• No Rudeness

• No Inappropriate Language

• Silence Electronics

• Be On Time

• Stay Until Class Ends

• Generally, No Computers in Class

Purpose

The Reason for Writing

Purpose

Purpose

• To Persuade• To Analyze• To Evaluate• To Summarize• To Inform• To Interpret• To Change Attitudes• To Express Feelings

Choosing a Topic

• Problem to Solve• Something that Pleases, Puzzles, Irritates• Something to Convince Others About• Something to Learn About• Something to Inform About• Something that Contradicts

Thesis

• Comment about Topic

• Central Idea – Focuses Topic

• Asserted in One or Two Sentences

• Often Appears in Opening Paragraph

• Some Writing May Not Have Thesis Sentence

Thesis

• Much maligned and the subject or unwarranted fears, most bats are harmless and highly beneficial.

• Raging in mines from Pennsylvania to China, coal fires threaten towns, poison air and water, and add to global warming.

Thesis

• In Rebel without a Cause, the protagonist, Jim Stark, is often seen literally on the edge of physical danger -- walking too close to the swimming pool, leaning over an observation deck, and driving his car toward a cliff.

Thesis

• The scenes in which Jim Stark is seen on the edge of physical danger -- walking too close to the swimming pool, leaning over an observation deck, driving his car toward a cliff -- provide viewers with a visual metaphor for his mental state. As Jim teeters on the edge of physical danger, he also becomes more and more agitated by the constraints of family and society.

Audience

• What information should be included?

• What is the audience’s attitude?

• What is the audience’s background?

Analyze Audience

Purpose: To persuade teens not to smoke

Audience: Teenagers• Dislike lectures, especially from older people• Have little sense of their own mortality• Are concerned about physical appearance

and image• Want to be socially accepted• Have limited budget

Run-On Sentences

• Independent Clause not Joined Correctly

• What Is and Independent Clause?

Recognizing Run-Ons

Two Types

• Fused

• Comma Splice

Revising Run-Ons

Two independent clauses must be:• Joined with a comma and a coordinating

conjunction• Joined with a semicolon• Written as separate sentences• Restructuring by subordinating a clause

Fragments

• Unintentional: No Subject or Verb Misplaced Period

• Intentional: For Emphasis To Answer a Question As Transition Exclamation In Advertising