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GUIDELINES ENGLISH 1001

Spring 2011

1. CONTACTINFORMATION

YOUR INSTRUCTOR Ned Huston (Mr. Lucky) Office: 3762 Coleman Hall Phone: 581-6319 Home: 345-2288 E-mail: nshuston@eiu.edu Mailbox: 3155 Coleman Hall English Department Office: 3135 Coleman Hall

sf 2011 CLASSES FOR-FALb 2009: English 1001 Composition and Language 005 English 1002 Composition and Literature 034 English 1002 Composition and Literature 039

OFFICE HOURS: 11:00-12:50 Monday,

Wednesday & Friday and by appointment

No office hours during holidays or vacations or after Apr. 29

10:00-10:50 MWF in 3609 Coleman 1:00-1:50 MWF in 3691 Coleman 2:00-2:50 MWF in 2120 Coleman

Students who have an ACT score in English of 14 or below, or who have no test scores on file with the university, must pass English 1000 before enrolling in English 1001.

E-MAIL Students should check their e-mail between classes for news about assignments, conferences, grades, and other matters. E-mail the instructor with any questions. Most inquiries will be answered promptly, but some may take up to 24 hours. The instructor checks his e-mail infrequently on nights and weekends.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES If you have a documented disability and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please contact the Office of Disability Services at 581-6583 (9th Street Hall)

2. TEXTBOOKS AND SUPPLIES

TEXTBOOKS Make sure textbook rental gives you the right books! The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing (5th Ed.) by Ramage, Bean, & Johnson The Little Brown Handbook (Eleventh edition) by Fowler and Aaron They Say, I Say by Graff and Birkenstein The Norton Reader (shorter 12th edition) by Peterson and Brereton A Hardback Dictionary

SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR THIS COURSE a notebook to keep notes in and to keep a journal in 2 or more pens with blue or black ink to use to write in the journal, plus a third

pen with a different color of ink 2 (or more) 2-pocket folders to hold class handouts and writings. Bring both pens and notebook to every class. Bring books as assigned.

3. ATTENDANCE POLICY

ATTENDING CLASS Class attendance is required in English 1001. Do not come late to class. The scheduled research visits to the library are also required. Students who miss Library Visits without an excused absence will fail the research essay.

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Students should meet with the instructor immediately after returning to class after an absence to set up dates for making up assignments missed due to an excused absence.

EXCUSED ABSENCES To earn an excused absence for illness (or another acceptable reason), a sh1dent must contact the instructor by phone or e-mail or in person prior to the absence.

Do not come to class sick and infect other students. Stay in bed, recuperate, and ask for an excused absence.

Students who are ill (or recovering in bed) should keep up with their assigned work unless they are incapable of doing so. They should have a friend or another sh1dent deliver and pick up their assignments so they don't fall behind.

Acceptable reasons for excused absences include: infectious illness, illness requiring bed rest, hospitalization, the necessity of attending a funeral of a close relative, leaving town as a member of a student organization to an EID-sponsored event, or answering a summons to appear in court

Class comes first. All other activities must be scheduled around class, not during class. Thus, the following are not acceptable excuses for missing class: forgetting or oversleeping, attending a fraternity or sorority event, attending a review session for another class, a family vacation or get-together, a doctor's or dentist's appointment, an appointment with an advisor, counselor, or resident assistant, a minor non-infectious illness, missing a bus, a train, or a flight, travel delays or car problems, a "ride" leaving early, weather delays lasting less than 24 hours.

Make plans to be on campus at least 24 hours before class time to avoid missing class because of travel delays. Arrange rides and tickets to ensure your departure time is after, not before class or conferences.

PENALTIES FOR ABSENCE AND TARDINESS Students who miss class without an excused absence will not be allowed to make up missed points. Tardy students will be counted absent and may be excluded from class.

Attendance at conferences is required, and students who miss a conference without an excused absence will lose 10 points for each essay conference missed and 5 points for each revision conference missed.

10 ABSENCE LIMIT To get credit in this class, you must attend. Students who miss more than 10 classes for ANY reason will not receive credit in the course.

3 4. COURSE OBJECTIVES

COURSE OBJECTIVES In English 1001, sh1dents are expected to achieve and demonstrate competence in reading and writing and doing analysis and research at the college level. They should learn how to read texts critically, how to conduct research, and how to write essays, including research essays.

BROADER OBJECTIVES This course is intended to teach you how to think, how to achieve, and how to be a better student. You should develop skills of critical thinking while also remaining open minded and tolerant of cultural diversity. Skills taught should help you become a success in intellectual and other endeavors even outside of college

5. WRITING REQUIREMENTS

FORMAT FOR WRITTEN WORK For all written work:

• Use margins of at least one inch on top, bottom, and sides. • Use black ink for printed work, black or blue ink for handwritten work. • For typed work, use 81/2by11 inch white paper.

For Essays: • Write on one side of the paper only. • Paper clip, don't staple, your essays. • Double space. If you are hand-writing, skip every other line. • If writing by hand, you may use pages tom out of the journal, but

trim the left edge so it is even. For Journal Entries:

See Journal Guidelines at the end of this handout.

THE WRITING CENTER If you struggle with writing in this class or in another, I encourage you to visit The Writing Center in 3110 Coleman Hall for help. To schedule an appointment, drop by or call 581-5929. The Writing Center is open Mon. through Thurs. 9am-3pm, 6pm-9pm and on Friday from 9am to lpm. The Writing Center seeks to help any student from any major at any stage of his or her writing process. This free service provides one-to-one conferences with writing center consultants who value and respect their writing clients.

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT'S PLAGIARISM POLICY "Any teacher who discovers an act of plagiarism -- 'The appropriation or imitation of the language, ideas, and/ or thoughts of another author, and representation of them as one's original work' (Random House Dictionary of the English Language) -- has the right and the responsibility to impose upon the guilty sh1dent an appropriate penalty, up to and including the immediate assignment of a grade of "F' for the assigned essay and a grade of "F" for the course, and to report the incident to the Judicial Affairs Office. Respect for the work of others should encompass all formats, including print, electronic, and oral sources."

4 6. CONFERENCE REQUIREMENTS

After you have turned in your essay for grading, the instructor will go over it with you one-on-one in a 15 minute conference (30 minutes for the research essay). These conferences will usually be scheduled out of class. Scheduling for these conferences will take place during the first or second week of classes so sh1dents can plan their fuhtre schedules around these conference times.

Essays will be due before the conferencing period begins so the instructor can look over the essays before the conferences.

Conferences can be rescheduled until the date the essay is date if there are any open times, or conferences can be rescheduled if the sh1dent can arrange to switch times with another student. Conferences cannot be rescheduled at the last minute except in cases of an excused absence.

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7. REVISION REQUIREMENTS

After a student has received feedback about an essay, he or she will be required to do a revision of that essay, correcting errors and incorporating as many improvements as possible to the content as well as the writing. A seven minute conference will be scheduled during class time (or out of class) for the instructor to go over the revision with the student.

Revisions will be due at the onset of the revision conferencing period (and not at the conference), so the instructor can look over them ahead of time.

Revisions receive a separate grade that counts nearly one half as much as the original essay. Revisions are graded on a stricter scale than essays. Thus, a revision may receive a lower grade than the original essay if few improvements have been made or if new errors have been introduced.

Errors unmarked in an essay still count off on a revision. Students should strive to improve the essay as a whole, not just correct the errors that are marked.

Revisions must be turned in with the original graded essay so the instructor can compare the two and give full credit for improvements.

5 8. CLASS WORK REQUIREMENTS

TAKING NOTES OVER LECTURES AND READINGS Students are urged to read assignments TWICE to aid them in analyzing readings. Comprehension and retention of lectures and assigned readings is required. Students will be graded on their understanding and memory of course content. To aid in remembering, students are required to take notes over lectures and type class notes in complete sentences.

With an excused absence, a student can make up missed notes by borrowing notes from another sh1dent and hand writing them, giving credit to the original note taker.

9. DEADLINES AND LATE WORK

LATE WORK POLICY No late work will be accepted. Early work gets extra credit.

Because handwritten work will be accepted for writing assignments in English 1001, excuses involving computers will not be accepted for late work. If you intend to use a computer for your written assignments, plan ahead for such problems as hard-drive failure, disk failure, printer failure, power failure, computer malfunction, printer malfunction, data loss, files not opening, etc. Know where you can find another workable computer to use if yours quits. Give yourself enough lead time before the due date to switch computers and reformat your work, if necessary. Back up all of your computer files. Save and print out copies of your drafts regularly.

MISSING OR LOST WORK Students are responsible for keeping a copy of all written work submitted for credit in the course and must supply a substitute copy of that work if an assignment is missing or lost.

EXTRA CREDIT In order to encourage early work instead of late work, the instructor offers sh1dents extra credit for submitting tests and writing assignments before the deadline (at least a day ahead but no more than one class period ahead).

Early work may be turned in to the instructor himself, may be left at his office, or may be h1med in to his mailbox in room 3155 Coleman hall between 8 am and 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.

Extra Credit Points for Early Submission

Essays Revisions Journal Entries Short Essay Tests

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10. FINAL COURSE GRADE

Before extra credit points are assigned and penalty points deducted, every student will have the opportunity to earn 1000 points toward their final course grade, to be deterrrtined according to the following scale:

900-1000 points (or more) 800-899 points 700-799 points 699 points or less

These points can be earned in the following categories:

A B c No Credit

Journal Entries (10 points each x 6) 60 Analysis Essay (100 points each x 2) 100 Revision of Analysis Essay (50 points each x 1) 50 Personal Essay (50 points each x 1) 50 Revision of Personal Essay (25 points each x 1) 25 Short Essay (40 points each x 1) 40 Peer Reviews (10 points each x 3) 30 Exercises (5 points each x 4) 20 Tests (10 points each x 2) 20 Participations and Lecture Notes (5 points each x 27) 135 Research Paper 250 Question Sheets (10 points each x 1) 10 Quizzes (5 points each x 3) 15 Progress Reports (5 points each x 14) 70 Revision of Research Paper 125

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Students may also earn deserved points through extra credit or may lose 5or10 points by missing class or conferences or up to 100 points by disrupting class. Students who show sustained exceptional improvement in their writing toward the end of the semester or make an exceptional contribution to the course may earn bonus points toward their final grade.

7 11. THE END OF THE COURSE

THE END OF THE SEMESTER No late work will be accepted after the last day of class (Apr. 29). Incompletes are not given in English 1001. If a student has a question, appeal, request, or other business pertaining to this class, it must be settled before the end of classes. Student grades will be turned in at that time, and the instructor will schedule no further appointments or consultations with students afterwards. Any sh1dent having read this far in the Guidelines may earn 5 points extra credit by e-mailing the instructor before our next class and writing "extra credit" in the subject line.

FINAL EXAMINATION There is no Final Examination.

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12. GUIDELINES FOR JOURNAL ENTRIES PROGRESS REPORTS

Like any other skill, writing becomes better with practice. In order to give you practice at writing and prepare you for the essay assignments, you are assigned to write 6 journal entries and 14 progress reports this semester. They are graded on effort as outlined below:

1. Journal entries must be written and turned in on time. They can be turned in a class or a day early for one or two points of extra credit. Progress Reports cannot be early.

2. Journal entries and progress reports must be over 100 words in length (unless specified otherwise) - one half page long (if handwritten) and just under one half page long (or more) if typed and double-spaced in a normal font.

3. Journal entries must be devoted to a single assigned topic. That topic should be developed as much as possible in the length assigned. The writing must be divided into paragraphs of appropriate length.

4. Each journal entry and progress report should be typed or written in ink and must be given a heading (in the upper left comer of the page) comprised of the student's name, the date, and the number of the assignment (e.g. "Journal #1").

5. Each journal entry and report should be given a title centered at the top of the page. The title should describe the content of the entry ("Analysis of 'College Pressures"'), not the assignment number ("Assignment Number Two").

6. Topics for Journal entries will be distributed at the beginning of the semester. Excellence of content and correct format are the main criteria for the grade. For journal entries and the progress reports, correctness of writing does not count. For typed work, use the format for written work set down in the Guidelines, section 5 and detailed in #3 and #4 above.

7. The audience for your writing is the Eastern Illinois University community. This audience is composed of intelligent, educated adults of diverse ages and backgrounds.

8. Journal entries should be written in the writer's own natural voice. They should be the work of the Journal writer alone. Outside sources of information should be credited.

9. Journal entries must be printed out and submitted in hard copy. Progress Reports should be submitted by e-mail. Submit the reports in the text of the e-mail. DO NOT send a progress report (or anything else) as an attachment.

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ENGLISH 1001.006 COMPOSITION and LANGUAGE SPRING 2011 MONDAY-WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY (MWF) 11:00-11:50 COLEMAN HALL 3140/3210

YOUR INSTRUCTOR Mr. Barry Hudek Office 3762, Hours: MWF 10-11, 2-3 MW

217.581.6319 bahudek@eiu.edu

COURSE OBJECTIVES *Develop analytical and critical thinking skills

*Develop expression and thought in our writing *Learn about and gain understanding of academic writing and life *Build vocabulary

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TEXTBOOK They Say, I Say

Beginning composition is, in many ways, the MOST important class you can take at the university. The class is designed to aid you throughout your entire collegiate career and into your careers as professionals.

Therefore, treat it as such.

ATTENDANCE POLICY You can miss FIVE classes without penalty. Also, an absence is an absence. I will not judge between excused or unexcused absences, so you do not need to tell me why you missed class. If you miss more than FIVE classes you will receive a penalty per absence: SIXTH -25, Seventh -50, Eighth -100 and so

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ASSIGNMENTS 1) 12-14 page paper in FOUR increments 250 points total*

Part 1: 30 points, Part II: 40 points, Part III: 70 points, Part IV: 100 points, Epilogue: 10 points

*ALL sections of the paper must be turned in to pass (No midterm, no fmal for comp I)

1 00-90% A, 89-80% B, 79-70% C, 69 or lower =NC

You should also know that if you ever need help with your writing or with college life there are a variety of options available to you. 1) Me. You can come by my office, email or call me. 2) The Writing Center. Located very near our classroom, the Writing Center offers 1-on-1 sessions to help your writing. 3) The

Student Success Center. College can be tough. If you are struggling academically or personally call the Center at 217.581.6696. Finally if you have a documented disability and wish to receive accommodations, please contact the Office of Disability Services at 581.6583 and then also talk to me.

PLAGIARISM "Any teacher who discovers an act of plagiarism-'the appropriation or imitation of the language, ideas, and I or thoughts of another author, and representation of them as one's original work' has the right and the responsibility to impose upon the guilty student an appropriate penalty, up to and including the immediate assignment grade of "F" and a grade of "F" for the course, and to report the incident to Student Affairs." A very serious offense, it can, and has resulted in expulsion from the university. This class is about learning the necessary skills for all classes to come, don't cheat yourself.

January I 0 Intros, Syllabus, Group Activities

12 Intros, Diagnostic Essay 14 Essay Assigned, Scavenger Hunt

17 Martin Luther King Jr., No Classes 19 Analysis vs. Summary

21 Purpose/ Audience

24 Background Information

26 Thesis Statements 28 Thesis Statements

31 Introductions

February 2 Specific vs. General 4 Final Checklist, proofreading

*Part I Due by 4:30*

7 In-Class Conferences 9 In-Class Conferences I I Lincoln's Birthday, No Classes

14 Argumentation, Logic, Reasoning 16 "Bloom on Trial" 18 In-Class Reading (Bring Text)

21 Sentence Variation, Line-Editing 23 Active vs. Passive voice, Line-Editing 25 Essay Examples

28 Topic Sentences

March 2 Transitional Phrases

4 *Part II Due by 4:30*

THE CALENDAR

7 In-Class Conferences

9 In-Class Conferences 11 In-Class Conferences

14-18, Spring Break, No Classes

21 Student Examples 23 Transitional Phrases

25 Grammar Break I

28 Group Activities 30 Being Forceful, Being Correct

April I Grammar Break II, Checklist

*Part III Due by 4:30*

4 In-Class Conferences 6 In-Class Conferences

8 In-Class Conferences

11 Counter Arguments 13 Essay Examples 15 In-Class Reading (Bring Text)

18 Essay Examples 20 Grammar Break III 22 EWP, Class Evals, Comp II preview

25 In-Class Conferences 27 In-Class Conferences 29 In-Class Conferences

May 2-6 Finals Week, no classes

*Part IV Due by Noon Thursday*

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