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Information Page for English 105 Hybrid -In- Progress

Class This syllabus is subject to revision.

Instructor:Barbara Gill MayberryTelephone: English 105hybrid hotline contactnumber available toofficially enrolledstudents only anddistributed at the firstface-to-face Thursdaymeeting.

Office Hours: TR/ 6:50-

7:50 AM and TR 12noon -1pm in MAC lab,

98-4-29

phone contactswelcome!

Instructor's E-mailAddress:[email protected]

Class Website:

http://[email protected]

Contents

Announcements CourseDescription

RequiredMaterials

Contact Info WritingCenter

Requirement

StudentServices

ClassRequirements

AcademicResponsibility

Assignments CalculatingYour Grade

Please Note

If you experience difficulty understanding any portion of the information in his

electronic handout, call the hybrid hotline immediately. Linda Collins emailed youthe 213 hotline number. If you have difficulty accessing the Bb site, pleasecontact the professor at the hybrid hotline number in the email you received fromLinda Collins or contact the Help desk, the experts on Blackboard, by calling(909) 869-3099, M-TH, 8-9, F 8- 5, Sun. 12-5 .

If you are on the wait list or if you are attempting to add the course, you
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should attend class to wait for the first opening.

Please check your e-mail frequently for messages from your DiscussionDirectors, make certain that your e-mail account is active, and that it is set toaccept mail from all users. If you are unsure of your settings, contact your ISP for

help.

If you have a Spam Blocker on your email, please add the instructor's emailaddressed, [email protected] to your list or you may miss important

messages and announcements.

You should also purchase your books (Everythings an Argument withReadings, The Little Brown Handbook) , the EFL Writing Guide, and a flash drive(thumb, USB disk) so that you have them for the first face-to-face day of class.You may purchase your books at the Cal Poly Bronco Bookstore under the nameof Professor Gill-Mayberry at the bookstore. The required books are listed below.

If you register for the class through admissions and later decide to drop thecourse, it is your responsibility to fill out a drop slip and submit it to the registrarsoffice. If you fail to do this, you may be in danger of receiving an "WU" on yourtranscript.

It is a violation of academic conduct to share the contents of any of the tests,quizzes or other class materials. In addition, it is a violation to share user namesand passwords. If your user name and password are used by someone otherthan yourself, with or without your knowledge, you are in violation. Please keepyour user name and passwords private. Violators will receive an F in the class

and may be expelled from the university. Only registered students are allowedaccess to the online class site. Please consult the Catalog for further clarificationand consequences of academic misconduct.

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Course Description

This hybrid course is comprised of 4 online units each with lessonsand a culminating writing assignment. The mantra of this course is Thebest writing is rewriting. Accordingly, all due dates refer to the date bywhich the unit packet must be completed and the units culminating writingassignment reviewed by a Writing Center tutor. Each student must join acollaborative group and the members choose a date for projection by eachindividual member of her/his refined and polished writing to the class
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tribunal during a Thursday face-to-face meeting in the Mac lab. Eachindividual developing rhetor must hand a hardcopy of her/his The course isdesigned to prepare students in the methods and forms of communicationused in college and professional career environments, with specialattention paid to the new demands ofelectroniccommunication skills. All

lectures, handouts, and assignments are posted in Bb. The courseinvolves careful study and practice of expository and argumentative writingtechniques and the frequent writing of compositions (4 writing assignmentsthat must be revised 3-4 times after completing peer editing, requiredtutorials, and projections to the tribunal followed by teacher conferenceson the same day for a final letter grade). The mid-quarter presentation willbe due based on the collaborative groups chosen date which must fallbetween week 6-8. The ultimate goal of either a major research project orePortfolio project with detailed writing process will be due weeks 9-10.English 105 is designed to prepare the student for satisfactory collegewriting with the added requirement of a major research project for which

an ePortfolio may be substituted.

If additional writing practice is needed, and I generally find that allstudents need additional writing practice, so all students will be required tocomplete a tutorial to complement class material in the Writing Center. Alldue dates listed in the course calendar refer, once again, to the due dateby which you must see a tutor with your first draft of each unitsculminating writing assignment. Then, you must create an editing log foreach error the tutor finds in your first draft; revise your first draft; stapleyour revised paper to top of your tutor-stamped first draft; consult yourpeer collaborative writing team for a date for a tribunal projection with

teacher conference (screen projection before tribunal of peer editors andteacherfor a final letter grade on the given units forma l writingassignment).

Students are expected to access the class site and to checktheir e-mail at least two times per week.Assignments include severalwritten papers, face-to-face tribunal quizzes, online peer editingpresentations, face-to-face presentations, and collaborative groupactivities to determine a mutually agreed on date for projections to thelarge group tribunal (peers and teacher). Regular participation is a mainfeature of the course; students must be prepared to involve themselves in

course activities (reading and posting messages, keeping up withreadings, journaling each assigned reading--journals substitute fortraditional chapter tests so you must complete the journals-- and keepingup with assignments) on a daily basis. Students must select collaborativegroups of 6-7 students and the individual group members will beresponsible for planning online meetings, talking on the phone or using thediscussion board and/or e-mail to communicate before going before the


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tribunal (peer judges and teacher) for evaluation of each units formalwriting component.

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Class Overview

Students will:

write a total of 4 papers (Assignment 1-Your Homepage;Assignment 2-the Ebonics Debate paper; Assignment 3- The Mediaand Privacy Debate Paper; and Assignment 4- either a researchpaper or an eportfolio project showing 4 revisions of each paperusing proper MLA format and a detailed writing process component.

create journals for unit 1, lessons 1, 2, 3 and all assigned activities

within each lesson and a student introduction (Home page)

revise each paper after the peer editing; revise each paper after thetutorial; revise each paper after the instructor has graded the tutor-stamped draft in collaboration with the tribunal; place final revisionin hardcopy of your final project e-Portfolio. Also create anelectronic e-Portfolio with a working Web address; usin tumblr.comor a platform of your choice.

complete reading journals & utilize other active reading techniqueswhile completing reading assignments for the class

participate in Student Directed Discussions (postings on the classsite) on a compulsory weekly basis of peer edits and readingdiscussions

participate in all face-to-face in-class presentations

take oral quizzes on class material by personally requesting quizzesfrom the instructor in the MAC lab when ready for quiz to be judgedduring your projection of formal written work to the tribunal

create either a research paper or an Electronic Portfolio showcasingthe essays written and revised for the class (make hardcopy of e-Port)

The class is divided into 20 Lessons to read and to journal. Each Lessoncontains specific activities to complete. These activities are due by thecorresponding deadline published for completing your Writing Centertutorials. Due dates in the course calendar refer to the deadline by which
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you must see a tutor with each unit completed, including the unitsculminating writing component. The collaborative group will then choose adate by which the entire team will present their individually revised formalwriting to the tribunal (peers and teacher) for a final letter grade. EachLesson consists of reading, discussion board postings, and writing

assignments. Activities such as revising all assigned papers and keepingEditing Logs and Reading Journals (for each link in Bb and each assignedreading) are also part of the class and are expected to be maintained andcompleted by students throughout the quarter as a substitute for traditionalchapter tests, scantrons, and other paper and pencil tests. These activitiesare explained in detail in the various teacher online lectures, onlinehandouts and electronic links on the calendar section of the classBlackboard site. There is, for example, a journaling link, explaining how towrite journals. Please begin all journals with After reading

__________(fill-in what you read), I __________(stipulate what youlearned and how the knowledge will benefit you in college classes and in

future career communication, etcetera. Also remember to summarize themain points of what you read.)

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

o Demonstrate appreciation of the characteristics of effectivewriting and speechifying using classical argumentative

rhetoric.

o Demonstrate the ability to think logically and expressthoughts in clear, effective prose in written and spokenprojects, including the mid-quarter orals with

o Explain and be better able to apply the principles of unityand coherence in library-researched papers.

o Explain and be better able to use the forms of exposition andargumentation.

o Write logical, coherent, unified papers with minimal errors ingrammar, punctuation, and spelling.

o Explain the relationships between audience, tone, purpose,and levels of diction.

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statements and develop these into unified and completeposition papers.

o Analyze the structure of various kinds of development,including exposition (analysis, classification, definition,

comparison and contrast, cause and effect), andargumentation and will construct paragraphs in suchpatterns.

o Demonstrate an understanding of various logicalrelationships of ideas within a library-researched paper, beable to distinguish fact from judgment, and be able toeliminate prejudice and fallacious reasoning in their ownwriting.

o Study and Log their own grammatical, punctuation, spelling,

and paragraphing errors to make their writing more effective.

o Study and practice stylistic devices, such as nounappositives and verbal phrases.

o Choose a suitable and manageable research topic.(Because the research project is a tool in serving the goal ofcritical thinking, the subject matter should be argumentative).

o Use the library and its resources.

o Use the internet to access scholarly print and online sources.

o Evaluate potential sources.

o Integrate source material into student writing to support theirassertions.

o Use the proper style format for researched papers.

o Use the proper forms of citation and documentation.

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Required Materials

A College level Thesaurus and Dictionary for home use.


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Please purchase the texts as soon as possible to guarantee that youwill have the texts by the time class begins. You may purchase your booksat the college bookstore or local textbook exchanges.

Lunsford, Andrea A., John J. Ruszkiewicz and Keith Walters.Everything's an

Argument with Readings. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford,2004.

ISBN#: 0-312-40724-6

Companion Website:http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/everythingsanargument/

Fowler, Ramsey, and Jane Aaron. The Little, BrownHandbook. 9th ed. New York:

Longman, 2004.

ISBN#: 0-321-10350-5

Companion Website:http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/aaronlbh_awl/

chapter97/deluxe.html

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All of the texts listed above should also be available in the library inthe stacks (one copy only). If you cannot buy your books at this time, youare still responsible for completing the assigned work.

The Financial Aid Office provides students with emergency loans, soif you cannot buy your books at this time, you should visit or call theFinancial Aid Office for help. The office is located in Building 98.

A single copy of each required book is archived by the Cal PolyLibrary for checkout by students, but you must also plan to buy a copy.

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Online Office Hours
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MAC LAB Office Hours on Thursdays immediately beforeyour regular class hour and Tribunal Projection day TeacherConferences are useful for getting immediate answers toquestions about your work as well as feedback on specific

issues related to your writing. I hope to hear from all of you!

To contact me during Office Hours simply visit the MAC lab,98-4-29 or telephone the hybrid hotline for a telephoneconference. You must have anywhere between 3-4-5teacher conferences to pass the class.

E-Mail There is only one assignment that you should email to the instructor. Thisassignment is embedded in Unit I to test whether you are reading each word in theposted Bb material. Never email the instructor once you email this embedded

assignment. Instead, telephone the English 105 hotline, seeking clarification of onlinelectures, handouts or seeking answers to general questions you might have.

When using e-mail to send the embedded Reading Testassignment to the instructor, be sure to:

Remember that this embedded Reading Test assignment is the only time youshould email any assignment to the instructor; that is, you must never sendwriting assignments as emails or as attachments to emails. (Bring all writtenpapers to the MAC lab for projection to tribunal; on those group-determined

dates, you and your collaborative team will individually project completedassignments to the tribunal; during your teams presentations, a teacher-initialedletter grade will be earned) . For the embedded Reading Test email, keepacopy of your e-mail by including your own e-mail address in the "CC" box,underneath the "To" box.

include your name in your e-mail test message; in other words, sign your mail. the name of the college, the official class number /title--including a # sign (ex: #

CRN 72467/ 8 a.m. 105 freshman comp), your last name, and a briefdescription of the test of reading emailed assignment or topic on the subjectline of the e-mail.

For example, the subject line should look like this:

Cal Poly, # 72467, 10 a.m.105 freshman comp, Smith, Test ofReading #1

You will get confirmation of your e-mail only if you fill out thesubject line as described above.


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Please note that the confirmations e-mail is notinstantaneous; it may take up to two days to receive a reply.

If you forget the # sign, you will not receive an automaticconfirmation.

You may not earn credit for an email unless these guidelinesare followed.

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When sending your position papers to an online tutor (tu) via e-mail (never email assignments to the instructor; rather bring yourpapers to the Mac lab for projection to the tribunal and hand a hardcopy to the instructor before projecting your written work; you will

see the instructor in the Mac lab for Teacher Conferencesimmediately after projecting your writing to the tribunal for peerevaluation), be sure to:

Double space between each paragraph and each Works Cited entry.Remember to label elements in assignments 2 and 3..

(You may not earn credit for tutorials of an assignment sent to an online tutor via e-mail unless these guidelines are followed.)

When using an online tutor (if available), you should avoid:

sending multiple copies of e-mail to tutors

typing in ALL CAPS,

Sending "junk e-mail" (jokes, chain letters, mass mailings or

announcements/invitations, etc.) to other students or to tutor

Sending attachments; rather, you should use the copy and pastecommands. In other words, copy work from your word processingprogram and paste it into your e-mail message window. If youencounter problems with this online tutor process, you shouldcontact the 24-hour hotline class number. You may request the 24-hour cellular contact number at your first private teacher conference


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during the TR lab.

For more information on netiquette, please visit:http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html (Tip: Some of the information from this link will be on the Orientation Quiz!)

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Writing Center Opportunity (Compulsory)

Students need additional writing practice beyond the 4 major papersand Teacher Conferences and Editing Logs for each assignment, soEnglish 105 offers a free Writing Tutorial Component in the Writing Center,which simply translates into communicating with a tutor about a writing

assignment a total of several times throughout the quarter.

Although I will offer reminders within the projected assignments where Irecommend that students needing additional practice visit the WritingCenter, it is the student's responsibility to pursue the tutorial. In otherwords, students should be aware from tribunal presentations and TeacherConferences of the areas in which they may need help in the writingprocess (idea development, drafting, revising, unity, etc.) and the studentshould take the initiative and discuss these areas with a tutor at leastseveral different times throughout the quarter. The Writing Center will giveyou a receipt of some kind that documents your completed tutorial hours.

Please note that I cannot look up your hours to give you the credit, so it isthe student's responsibility to complete the tutorial and to keep track of thehours completed throughout the quarter by obtaining a receipt form theWriting Center.. To earn credit for your tutoring session, simply sign inwhen you are in the Writing Center. The Center will automatically recordeach visit for you in the site s records. The Center will keep track of yourattendance and hand you a report at the end of each tutorial session. Ifstudents have not completed the tutorials that they know they needin areas of unity, idea development, coherence and continuity,conventions of standard English prose, they might not see thegrowth and development expected in a brief ten-week program.

When communicating with a tutor online (if offered) , you shouldinclude your name, a description of the assignment, and a copy of theassignment sheets. The more information you provide the tutors, thebetter they can help you. If no online tutor is available, you must see atutor face-to-face, so bring the assignment sheet with you to the Center.
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Location:

The Writing Center is located in the not far from the circulation desk. You

may call (909) 869.POLY for more information about the Writing Center.

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Library You can now access the library databases from home, from work, or fromany computer with Internet access. Simply visit the library page athttp://www.csupomona.edu/~library/ for access to the library's holdingsand online databases. For assignment 2, use the Pro/Con data base.

Student Services for Freshmen

Your tuition funds a host of student services for freshmen and other Cal Polystudents.

Feel free to skip reading this section if you already know about theuniversitys student support services.

If you need help with technical(computer related or Blackboard) problems youshould refer to Cal Poly Pomona help page for students athttp://www.csupomona.edu/~ehelp/index.html

General questions about Blackboard can be referred to Studio Six.

Three Centers are designed to address specific subject needs:

Writing Center

Math Center

Reading Center

Other Helpful Programs and Services:

Disability Programs and Services

Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS)--Academicsupport and financial assistance
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Course Requirements and Expectations

Participation in face-to-face MAC lab sessions andonline discussions on a regular basis. If you failto participate in the face-to-face Mac lab meetings foreven one week, you may be dropped from the course.

Completion of all homework and exercises by thetutorial due dates. To be fair to everyone in the class,assignments need to be reviewed with tutor on timebecause you will be responding to one another's

writing during projections, offering help andsuggestions and evaluating each others participationprojects through the tribunal.

You will be expected to peer edit the pages on aregular basis (at least once a week). You will beexpected to collaborate in the Mac lab or post to thediscussion area at least once a week.

You will be expected to communicate in the classdiscussion, read, and respond to other Mac lab

presentations or online postings from yourclassmates. You should also weave points from someof the readings in the discussion area.

Reading assignments are given to enhance yourlearning. You will be held responsible for learning allof the concepts presented in the assigned reading, soyou should read actively, Journal each reading perinstructions in the Journaling link on the courseCalendar, learning the new concepts well.

E-mail should be used only when specificallyinstructed; otherwise, post your public questions tothe discussion board. When you need help frominstructor, you should never use email system whichis problematic; instead, call the hybrid hotline.

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materials, please contact the instructor as soon aspossible via the hotline (extra credit for tips).

If you notice that a grade has not been given you foran assignment that has been projected to the tribunal,

contact the instructor immediately in lab or via thehotline.

If a grade for a paper you have projected to thetribunal on time is not given to you in the Mac lab onthe same day of your projection to the tribunal, youshould contact the instructor immediately beforeleaving the Mac lab class time by bringing a copy tothe instructor's Mac lab cubicle or by contacting hervia hotline about your need for earned grade points. .

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Communication Guidelines for Students

Students should feel comfortable expressing thewriting struggles and successes they are having in thediscussion forum. When writing your discussionpostings and responding to others, keep in mind thatthe written word can sometimes sound much harsherthan we intend it to. Be especially conscious of thiswhen offering your constructive feedback to your

classmates. Also take a moment to read this sectiononNetiquetteif this is your first online course.

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EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES:

There is a discussion forum for peercollaboration with troubleshooting called,"Need Help? Ask a Question orRespond to a Fellow Student." Each

time youposta question, (after lookingin the help files to make sure the easyanswer isn't there) you will receive extracredit points. Each time you replyto oneof your peers with an answer to aquestion you will receive extra creditpoints. Working with your classmates tosolve problems is highly encouraged,
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and is also a great way to learn moreabout the class site! (Please note thatasking questions that other studentshave already addressed and answeredis a violation of netiquette, as it is

disrespectful of the time and energy ofclassmates. Students should skimthrough existing questions andresponses before posting a question onthe discussion board. This practice willeliminate extraneous traffic on thediscussion boards.)

Extra Credit is also earned by helpingthe instructor improve the course. If younotice a dead link, errors, or unclear

online instructions, please telephone thehybrid hotline immediately, describingthe error and explaining where youfound it to collect the extra credit. If youfind instructions to be unclear orconfusing, please in such cases only,you may email the instructor and offer arevision of the instructions for extracredit.

Yet another opportunity to earn extra

credit is via the tutor review process. Allstudents are required to review theirpapers in the Teacher Conference modeat least three/four times immediatelyafter projection of paper to the tribunal;however, if you receive extra tutoring,beyond the one compulsory visit, youmay earn extra credit!

Need help? Ask a question or respondto a fellow student needing help.

Instructor Participation/Response to Email andDiscussion

Your instructor will respond to phone calls within thehour if you contact her at her cellular number. Yourinstructor will respond to extra credit email requestsmade to [email protected] in about 72


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hours or so during the work week. Telephoning thehybrid hotline number renders faster responses.

Your instructor will notrespond to everypost to thediscussion board, but will respond with helpful

comments and advice as appropriate. All discussionpostings will be read by your instructor. Print yourcontributions; place prints in your unit packets. Youmust bring a unit 1, unit 2, unit 3, and unit 4 packeteach with a table of contents, journals, and writingassignment to the Mac lab on the date chosen byyour collaborative group (in conjunction with rest ofclass groups). This date will be the day on which youmust project your writing for a given unit to thetribunal. for peer evaluation and in a teacherconference before leaving the Mac lab for a letter

grade.

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About Assignment Due Dates

All assignments are generally due on Thursday onthe date chosen by the collaborative group leaders..

All deadlines for journals and tutorials (Week andDay of the Week) will be posted on the classcalendar. it is the student's responsibility to pencil in

the specific dates.

What I Expect from Students

Just as in a regular face-to-face class, I expect that you willadhere to standards of courtesy, academic honesty, andfollow the policies on plagiarism.

Courtesy: I expect that everyone willparticipate in the face-to-face and online class

meetings with courtesy and consideration foreach other and for the instructor. Yourcomments and web postings should be on thetopic at hand, be appropriate and should reflecta professional demeanor. Inappropriatebehavior includes but is not limited to thefollowing: disruptive behavior, chit chatting,putdowns, obstruction of the learning


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environment, plagiarism or dishonesty.

Academic Honesty: It is a violation of collegepolicy to plagiarize or to recycle work. Youmust not:

take others thoughts or words withoutappropriate acknowledgment;

submit work that has been written orrevised in part or in whole by anotherperson;

submit work that you have submitted foranother class or log in under a falsename

share your user name and password;

login using a false identity.

Policy on Plagiarism: Plagiarism, an unlawfulact that is defined, as the misrepresentation ofthe published ideas or words of another asone's own, will not be tolerated. At thediscretion of the professor, plagiarism will bepunished by either an F for the assignment oran F in the course. When outside sources are

appropriate, these sources must be attributedfully and accurately with current MLAdocumentation as presented in the course textor the current edition of the MLA handbook.

Students are responsible for correctly citingwork from contributors and sources (ahandbook, the Writing Center, and yourinstructor can help you). Cheating orplagiarism, which is the accidental orintentional misrepresentation of another's work

as one's own, may lead to failure in the courseor expulsion from the college. In addition,using a paper previously written for anotherclass is also considered a violation ofexpected academic conduct.

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Academic Responsibility and Integrity

Students are responsible for meeting all Due Date to tutordeadlines. Students must complete all of the assignments or they

may not pass the class.Late papers beyond the collaborative groupdates for projection to the tribunal will not receive comments and, ifaccepted (under extreme circumstances ), can only earn a maximumgrade of D+ and must be projected within one week of the originaldeadline chosen by the collaborative group leaders. This is not apunishment, but rather incentive to encourage students to complete all ofthe required work. Remember, 68% is better than 0%. Late papers cannotbe commented on due to the time constraints on the instructor and due toequity and fairness in meeting collaboratively agreed on deadlines.

Please note that each writing assignment has three deadlines: one for a

peer editing online ,and one for a tutor review draft, and one for a reviseddraft projected to the tribunal for evaluation and for a teacher conferenceletter grade on the day of projection. If you miss the first or seconddeadline-- the peer review and tutorial draft --you may not earn credit. Youmust complete all of the peer and tutor reviews and project all of the workto the tribunal in the Mac lab on the collaborative deadline in order to earna teacher conference letter grade on the due day of projection for anassignment. Your tutor review draft should be a complete draft. Thismeans your tribunal projection will be a polished and refined revision ofthe complete tutor draft. You must show the tribunal your tutor- reviewedstamped draft on the day of projection to the tribunal in the Mac lab.

It is your responsibility to keep copies of the assignments you project sothat you have back-up copies in case you forget to pick up the hardcopy ofyour projected paper from the instructor before you leave the Mac lab.

Always keep copies of your work on two disks: an original disk and a back-up disk. It is recommended to keep printed copies of your work in case oftechnical problems.

Technical difficulties (such as computer crashes, malfunctioningInternet service and/or using the incorrect e-mail address) do notconstitute an excuse for submitting late work.

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The class contains adult themes and content; mature readingselections and videos may be discussed and/or viewed during class.

Your class work may be used as instructional materials; if you prefer


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that your work not be shared in class, please submit your request to me inwriting. Students who release their work for use as instructional materialsin discussion forums earn extra credit.

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Methods of Evaluation

The main method of evaluation will be written assignments.Exercises, grammar tests occur during projections, and class participationmay also be included. On written assignments, the following minimumstandards for a minimum passing grade in English 105 are that thestudent:

1. follows exactly the teachers dictated rhetorical structure,writes a concrete, limited stasis statement and topic sentences foreach paragraph and labels all elements in assignments 2 and 3, theEbonics and the Media-Privacy papers;2. has only minor lapses of unity;3. uses coherence devices well, but perhaps not in a sophisticatedway;4. uses advanced sentence variety;5. writes clear sentences;6. reveals strong, logical thought;7. shows depth of thought for college work;

8. uses correct grammar and mechanics;9. evaluates and integrates research material;10. uses proper documentation and citation procedures forassignments.

Note: grades are never based in any part on how interesting a topicis nor how much the instructor "likes" your work.

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Assignments

Please note: A schedule of assignments named below, includingtutorial stamp deadlines, is available on the class calendar

375 pointsYour participation pointswill fluctuate throughoutthe quarter, dependingon your participation. Ifyou are participating fullyyou should notice a highparticipation scoreposted at mid-quarter;however, if yourparticipation wanes aftermid-quarter, this score

may decrease by the endof the quarter.Conversely, if your mid-quarter score is low, youhave the opportunity toincrease your score byparticipating more fullyafter mid-quarter.

Participation scores areNOT quantitative; they

are qualitative. Theinstructor will assign ascore based on astudent's overallperformance in the class.

A student's performance

Participation: PerfectAttendance in the face-to-

face Mac lab sessions,Perfect Attendance in theonline Student Directed

Discussion Forums, Fouror more Tribunal

Projections (including 1mid-quarter orals with

analytic writing and 1 finalorals with e-Port and 1final in-class bluebook

exam, and accompanyingTeacher Conferences in

Mac lab on sameprojection days to review

analytic writings andreview orals, Group Work,

Writing Center TutorReviews, Writing Center

Tutor Stamps, ProjectionGrammar Quizzes, Freewrites, Forum

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is based on quality ofwork, not quantity.Respect and Etiquettetoward fellow students

and instructor arequalitative and willimpact the finalparticipation scores.Please see the sectionbelow titled "Participationin Discussions" forfurther explanation.

325 points

Please note that eachessay assignment hastwo deadlines, one for apeer tutor review draftand one for a reviseddraft. If you miss the firstand second deadlines,the peer editing andtutor review, you may notbe allowed to project therevision to the tribunal .

You must complete all ofthe tutor reviews andTeacher Conferencesand submit all of thework in order to earn fullpoints for an assignment.

Assignment 1- 25 pointsAssignment 2- 100 pointsAssignment 3- 200 points
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300 points

Please note that allof the assignments

submitted for the final therewrite of Assignment 2,the rewrite of Assignment

3, and the ResearchPaper, ) must earn a C orbetter, or a student may

not pass the class.

Research Paper or Electronic Portfolio

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Grading Scale:

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Calculating your Grade

I will periodically discuss your grades throughout the quarter during yourTribunal Projection day Teacher Conferences. Grades for grammarquizzes will be posted immediately after you take your projection day
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grammar quiz. (If you do not see your posted scores after taking aprojection day quiz, please contact the hybrid hotline immediately. Gradesfor written assignments will be available on the same day as the tribunalprojections if you provide the instructor with a hardcopy as requested. .

Participation scores will be available around mid-quarter and again at the

end of the class. You may earn participation points for responding to thediscussion board assignments, for attending Teacher Conferencesimmediately following each projection day to the Tribunal; voluntarily, forprojecting all work to the tutor and completing an Editing Log of yourerrors by the posted deadlines in the electronic calendar, and for beingpositive and helpful to the teacher (giving serious evaluations of peersusing the teachers posted grading criteria and to other students in theclass. Participation in Discussion Forums are mandatory and constitute animportant part of your overall evaluation. Your participation points willfluctuate throughout the quarter, depending on your participation. If youare participating fully you should notice a high participation score earned

at mid-quarter; however, if your participation wanes after mid-quarter, thisscore may decrease by the end of the quarter. Conversely, if yourmid=quarter score is low, you have the opportunity to increase your scoreby participating more fully after midquarter.

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Participation in Discussions

Participation in all discussion forums that correspond to each lesson ismandatory. You are required to post messages that answer the

discussion questions, demonstrate critical thinking, planning, andknowledge of the course materialassigned chapters in both textbooks.You are also required to respond to your classmates. The goal ofdiscussions is to have an exchange of ideas. This exchange will help youwith idea development for your assignments-The Ebonics Debate Paper,The Media and Privacy Paper, The Research Paper. .

You may view your grades by clicking on the Course Menu. Click on the"Grades" link. To calculate your grade, use the guidelines posted below.To estimate the total points possible to date, simply add up the points

possible on all of the assignments due so far.

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To calculate your grade at any point during the quarter, follow thesteps below:

1. Click on the "Grades" link on the Course Menu when
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logged in to the class site.

2. Create a column, entering the points earned duringTeacher Conferences. Add up the points possible for all ofthe assignments that have been assigned so far. (To

calculate the points possible for the participation column,simply convert your letter grade to points. For example, ifyou have earned an "A," award yourself 100% of the pointspossible. If you have earned a "B," you should awardyourself 85% of the points possible, if you have earned a "C,"you should award yourself 70% of the points possible, andso on.) Remember, your participation grades will fluctuatethroughout the quarter and grades posted at midquarter maynot reflect your final participation grade in the class. I willassign points for final participation scores at the end of thequarter.

4. Scroll to the right to see the last grade column, which willlist your total points earned to date. You may also have toscroll down to see all of your individual scores.

5. Divide your total points earned-to-date by the total pointspossible-to-date and you will get your grade percentage inthe class so far.

For example, if my total points earned-to-date are 150 pointsand the total points possible-to-date are 200, I would use the

following formula to calculate my grade: 150/200 = .75 =75% = C.

Students should refrain from e-mailing me to inquire whetherI have received an assignment. You will receive anautomated confirmation from my e-mail account, indicatingthat I have received your message if you fill out the subjectline of your e-mail as described in the syllabus. I reserve e-mail correspondence for one-on-one instruction rather thanfor administrative tasks. If, however, after conferencing withme in the Mac lab , you notice that you did not receive a

grade for an assignment you have completed (rememberpaper assignments may not be posted for about 10 days),please telephone me (do not mail me) to inquire about yourearned assignment grade. More times than not, I will writeyour earned grade on your paper during your TeacherConference with me in the Mac lab.

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unit packet: table of contents, journals for each unitlessons, each unit readings, each unit discussionsforums, each unit formal writing assignment (staple allpages together neatly before arriving in the Mac labon date your collaborative group has chosen for the

projection of individual papers to the tribunal with ateacher conference), each unit projection to tribunal .Students should check their grades following eachtribunal projection with teacher conference andcontact the instructor immediately if a question arises.

Additionally, any questions or concerns about gradesat tribunal projections with teacher conferencesshould be brought to the instructor's attentionimmediately within 24 hours of the projections not thelast week/day of class. After reading this informationpage (including the grading components above), do a

journal that begins After reading the informationpage, I ____________________________ . . .(complete a journal stating what you learned). Bringyour journal, along with all other unit 1 journals andthe unit I homepage, tutor reviewed with editing logand revision stapled on top of tutor stamped draft tothe Mac lab on Thursday April 7 (hardcopy and USBdisk, flash, thumb that operates on Mac). Read theannouncement in Bb regarding the homepage andhow to use tumblr.com. Telephone the hybridhotline immediately at 310.631.9938, seeking

clarification of Unit I lessons and instructions or anyportion of this information page that needsclarification.

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To calculate your grade to date, simply create a ratio, cross multiply, andsolve for X:

Total Points Possible to Date = Your Total Points Earned to Date

100 X

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300 = 275

100 X

300X = 27500X = 27500 divided by 300

X=91.6Grade = A- (see rubric above)

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Barbara Gill-Mayberry

Associate Professor of English, Cal Poly University

[email protected]
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