Course Writing 101 e-mail gkruegerolemissedu Term Fall 2012 Office Somerville 108Office Hours TTh ndash 900-1130 or by appointmentInstructor Guy J Krueger Sections 06 11 amp 18

Course PurposeThe purpose of Writing 101 is to help provide and build on the foundations in compositiongrammar and reading in preparation for future academic writing and learning situations Writing 101 is a three-credit hour core curriculum course that partially satisfies requirements for most degree programs The student learning outcomes for Writing 101 are

bull Writing Process Students will demonstrate writing as a process that requires brainstorming drafting revising editing and proofreading

bull Exploration and Argument Students will use writing to respond to readings explore unfamiliar ideas question thinking different from their own reflect on personal experiences and develop sound arguments

bull Purposes and Audience Students will produce writing suitable for a variety of purposes with an emphasis on academic purposes

bull Research Students will integrate primary sources with their own ideas through summary paraphrase and quotation and document those sources properly

bull Conventions and Mechanics Students will produce writing that is free of serious grammatical and mechanical errors

Course DescriptionWriting 101 will assist students in recognizing and understanding different audiences and rhetorical purposes for reaching those audiences Throughout the course students will be assigned readings and participate in class discussions that serve to illuminate potential rhetorical purposes In addition students will regularly utilize a writing process that nurtures ideas and develops texts over time the semester will feature major assignments from five different genres culminating in an ePortfolio project that serves to examine onersquos own writing development The assigned work in Writing 101 should prove simultaneously challenging and interesting encouraging students to work with their peers and their instructor in better understanding how the written language functions academically professionally and privately To that end students will examine ideas (both their own and those of others) critically engage in reflective practices begin to interact with and document secondary source material in anticipation of Writing 102 or Liberal Arts 102 and learn to better understand and navigate the standard conventions of academic English

Course Texts Bullock Richard and Maureen Daly Goggin eds The Norton Field Guide to Writing with

Readings 2nd ed New York WW Norton amp Company 2010ISBN 978-0-393-93381-9

Franklin Tom Crooked Letter Crooked Letter New York Harper Perennial 2010ISBN 978-0-06-221856-8

Hacker Diana and Nancy Sommers A Writerrsquos Reference with Writing in the Disciplines 7th ed Boston BedfordSt Martinrsquos 2011ISBN 978-0-312-60143-0

Note Some readings outside of the texts will be posted on Blackboard You will be required to print out copies of the materials and bring them to class on the assigned dates More information will be given in class

Grading Grading scaleReflection 15 A 93-100 Analysis 20 A- 90-92 In-Class Essay 10 B+ 87-89 Argument 20 B 83-86Multimodal 15 B- 80-82 ePortfolioReflective Introduction 20 C+ 77-79 C 73-76 C- 70-72 D 65-69 F 64-below

Note There is no extra credit given in this class You earn what you earn so work hard to achieve your desired grade

Major DatesMonday September 03 ndash No class for Labor DayWednesday September 05 ndash Revised Narrative dueFriday September 28 ndash Revised Analysis dueMonday October 01 ndash Deadline for course withdrawalsWednesday October 10 ndash In-Class EssayMonday October 29 ndash Arguing a Position paper dueWednesday November 14 ndash Multimodal project dueMonday November 19 ndash Friday November 23 ndash No class for Thanksgiving breakFriday November 30 ndash ePortfolioReflective Introduction due

Note Specific dates for drafts homework readings and other essential aspects of the course will be provided to you in class andor on Blackboard

Late WorkIt is my policy to accept work after the due date however there will be a significant penalty For each paper unit you will be required to submit a draft and a revised copy for grading If you do not have a draft on the peer review date you will receive a fifteen-point penalty on your overall paper grade Separately you have one week from the due date to turn in a final copy for grading but a fifteen-point penalty will apply Therefore if you do not have a draft on the peer review date and turn in your paper late you will incur a penalty of thirty points Violating just one of the above circumstances will result in a total of fifteen points being subtracted from your overall paper grade

All Blackboard assignments are due by 800 am on the due date listed however these short writings will be accepted late as well Unless otherwise stated Blackboard assignments are worth five points each and are factored into your paper grades A late assignment will be graded and lose two points as long as it is submitted within the given unit Thus a Blackboard assignment during the Analysis unit can only be submitted during that unit (until the day the paper is due) or it will receive no credit

Note Blackboard work is not arbitrarily assigned In other words the work feeds in to the larger papers failure to keep up with the assignments may result in less understanding of or practice working with the concepts that can lead to more successful larger papersprojects Please directly post or copy and paste your homework onto Blackboard do not attach your homework

Contact Information Our official channels for communication in this class will be goolemissedu email accounts and Blackboard I will attempt to get preferred e-mail addresses from you and incorporate those into class lists It is your job however to check Blackboard and your goolemissedu e-mail account regularly for any important class information

Attendance PolicyStudents are expected to attend all class meetings improving writing skills takes time and is a process unlike learning content alone In acknowledgment of the fact that students may experience some circumstances which prevent complete attendance the following policy is in effect

MWF Courses5 days missed final course grade lowered by one letter grade6 days missed final course grade lowered by two letter grades7 days missed final course grade lowered by three letter grades8 days missed failure

TTh and MW Courses4 days missed final course grade lowered by one letter grade5 days missed final course grade lowered by two letter grades6 days missed final course grade lowered by three letter grades7 days missed failure

The CWR does not use excused or unexcused categories all absences are recorded as absences

Scholarship Clause

If a student is attending UM with a scholarship requiring course absences (eg athletics band) the following exception applies students will not be penalized for required absences alone as long as the student presents to the instructor by the end of the course dropadd period an official letter from the scholarship-issuing program declaring the required absences for the entire

semester If a scholarship student accrues absences beyond those designated by the letter he or she will incur the penalty listed above (For example A scholarship student who documents a requirement to miss 5 TTh course meetings for a scholarship and is absent 5 times will suffer no penalty a student who documents a requirement to miss 5 TTh course meetings for a scholarship and is absent 6 times will have the final course grade lowered by three letter grades Students who miss 8 MWF or 7 TTh or MW classes for any reason will fail the course regardless of scholarships and students who plan to miss 10 of the course should enroll in the course during another semester Students whose scholarship-issuing programs cannot produce such a letter or determine a schedule in advance should take the course during another semester Letters cannot be amendedStudents suffering traumatic hardships (hospitalization emergency service etc) should promptly consult section VI of the M-Book for procedures on contacting the Dean of StudentsIf a student is absent from a class he or she must seek permission from the course instructor as to whether or not the missed work can be submitted for a grade In general students who notify an instructor of an absence in advance will be afforded the ability to submit their coursework

Tardiness Please make every attempt to be in class on time If you cannot make it on time for some reason arriving late is preferable to not arriving at all It is however a distraction to the class when a student enters the room late As a precaution against tardiness I am including a clause that affects your paper grades The first instance of tardiness will be overlooked a second instance results in a five-point reduction and a third instance in a ten-point penalty If a fourth instance of tardiness occurs it will be considered a chronic problem and you will be required to meet with me regarding the issue in addition to receiving an additional ten-point penalty In other words make all possible efforts to get to class on time If you arrive more than fifteen minutes late you will be marked absent

Cellular phones iPods and texting devicesCellular phones and other electronic devices can be very distracting to your own learning and the learning of others To guard against such distractions you are required to turn off your phone or other electronic device and to store it in your backpack or somewhere else by the time class begins If any devices are out during class I will ask you to set them in the front of the room until class is over Maintaining a high level of focus during class is important to your success thus limiting technological distractions will help us all better focus EXCEPTION If you have a very special circumstance (eg a sick relative an expecting relative a job that requires standby etc) notify me before class and we will work out some arrangement that accommodates your situation

DisabilitiesUM Student Disability ServicesIf you have a documented disability as described by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (PL 933-112 Section 504) or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and would like to request academic andor physical accommodations please contact Student Disability Services at 234 Martindale Center 662-915-7128 Course requirements will not be waived but reasonable accommodations may be provided as appropriate Please consult httpwwwolemissedudeptssds for more information on student disability services

All Blackboard assignments are due by 800 am on the due date listed however these short writings will be accepted late as well Unless otherwise stated Blackboard assignments are worth five points each and are factored into your paper grades A late assignment will be graded and lose two points as long as it is submitted within the given unit Thus a Blackboard assignment during the Analysis unit can only be submitted during that unit (until the day the paper is due) or it will receive no credit

Note Blackboard work is not arbitrarily assigned In other words the work feeds in to the larger papers failure to keep up with the assignments may result in less understanding of or practice working with the concepts that can lead to more successful larger papersprojects Please directly post or copy and paste your homework onto Blackboard do not attach your homework

Contact Information Our official channels for communication in this class will be goolemissedu email accounts and Blackboard I will attempt to get preferred e-mail addresses from you and incorporate those into class lists It is your job however to check Blackboard and your goolemissedu e-mail account regularly for any important class information

Attendance PolicyStudents are expected to attend all class meetings improving writing skills takes time and is a process unlike learning content alone In acknowledgment of the fact that students may experience some circumstances which prevent complete attendance the following policy is in effect

MWF Courses5 days missed final course grade lowered by one letter grade6 days missed final course grade lowered by two letter grades7 days missed final course grade lowered by three letter grades8 days missed failure

TTh and MW Courses4 days missed final course grade lowered by one letter grade5 days missed final course grade lowered by two letter grades6 days missed final course grade lowered by three letter grades7 days missed failure

The CWR does not use excused or unexcused categories all absences are recorded as absences

Scholarship Clause

If a student is attending UM with a scholarship requiring course absences (eg athletics band) the following exception applies students will not be penalized for required absences alone as long as the student presents to the instructor by the end of the course dropadd period an official letter from the scholarship-issuing program declaring the required absences for the entire

semester If a scholarship student accrues absences beyond those designated by the letter he or she will incur the penalty listed above (For example A scholarship student who documents a requirement to miss 5 TTh course meetings for a scholarship and is absent 5 times will suffer no penalty a student who documents a requirement to miss 5 TTh course meetings for a scholarship and is absent 6 times will have the final course grade lowered by three letter grades Students who miss 8 MWF or 7 TTh or MW classes for any reason will fail the course regardless of scholarships and students who plan to miss 10 of the course should enroll in the course during another semester Students whose scholarship-issuing programs cannot produce such a letter or determine a schedule in advance should take the course during another semester Letters cannot be amendedStudents suffering traumatic hardships (hospitalization emergency service etc) should promptly consult section VI of the M-Book for procedures on contacting the Dean of StudentsIf a student is absent from a class he or she must seek permission from the course instructor as to whether or not the missed work can be submitted for a grade In general students who notify an instructor of an absence in advance will be afforded the ability to submit their coursework

Tardiness Please make every attempt to be in class on time If you cannot make it on time for some reason arriving late is preferable to not arriving at all It is however a distraction to the class when a student enters the room late As a precaution against tardiness I am including a clause that affects your paper grades The first instance of tardiness will be overlooked a second instance results in a five-point reduction and a third instance in a ten-point penalty If a fourth instance of tardiness occurs it will be considered a chronic problem and you will be required to meet with me regarding the issue in addition to receiving an additional ten-point penalty In other words make all possible efforts to get to class on time If you arrive more than fifteen minutes late you will be marked absent

Cellular phones iPods and texting devicesCellular phones and other electronic devices can be very distracting to your own learning and the learning of others To guard against such distractions you are required to turn off your phone or other electronic device and to store it in your backpack or somewhere else by the time class begins If any devices are out during class I will ask you to set them in the front of the room until class is over Maintaining a high level of focus during class is important to your success thus limiting technological distractions will help us all better focus EXCEPTION If you have a very special circumstance (eg a sick relative an expecting relative a job that requires standby etc) notify me before class and we will work out some arrangement that accommodates your situation

DisabilitiesUM Student Disability ServicesIf you have a documented disability as described by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (PL 933-112 Section 504) or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and would like to request academic andor physical accommodations please contact Student Disability Services at 234 Martindale Center 662-915-7128 Course requirements will not be waived but reasonable accommodations may be provided as appropriate Please consult httpwwwolemissedudeptssds for more information on student disability services

semester If a scholarship student accrues absences beyond those designated by the letter he or she will incur the penalty listed above (For example A scholarship student who documents a requirement to miss 5 TTh course meetings for a scholarship and is absent 5 times will suffer no penalty a student who documents a requirement to miss 5 TTh course meetings for a scholarship and is absent 6 times will have the final course grade lowered by three letter grades Students who miss 8 MWF or 7 TTh or MW classes for any reason will fail the course regardless of scholarships and students who plan to miss 10 of the course should enroll in the course during another semester Students whose scholarship-issuing programs cannot produce such a letter or determine a schedule in advance should take the course during another semester Letters cannot be amendedStudents suffering traumatic hardships (hospitalization emergency service etc) should promptly consult section VI of the M-Book for procedures on contacting the Dean of StudentsIf a student is absent from a class he or she must seek permission from the course instructor as to whether or not the missed work can be submitted for a grade In general students who notify an instructor of an absence in advance will be afforded the ability to submit their coursework

Tardiness Please make every attempt to be in class on time If you cannot make it on time for some reason arriving late is preferable to not arriving at all It is however a distraction to the class when a student enters the room late As a precaution against tardiness I am including a clause that affects your paper grades The first instance of tardiness will be overlooked a second instance results in a five-point reduction and a third instance in a ten-point penalty If a fourth instance of tardiness occurs it will be considered a chronic problem and you will be required to meet with me regarding the issue in addition to receiving an additional ten-point penalty In other words make all possible efforts to get to class on time If you arrive more than fifteen minutes late you will be marked absent

Cellular phones iPods and texting devicesCellular phones and other electronic devices can be very distracting to your own learning and the learning of others To guard against such distractions you are required to turn off your phone or other electronic device and to store it in your backpack or somewhere else by the time class begins If any devices are out during class I will ask you to set them in the front of the room until class is over Maintaining a high level of focus during class is important to your success thus limiting technological distractions will help us all better focus EXCEPTION If you have a very special circumstance (eg a sick relative an expecting relative a job that requires standby etc) notify me before class and we will work out some arrangement that accommodates your situation

DisabilitiesUM Student Disability ServicesIf you have a documented disability as described by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (PL 933-112 Section 504) or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and would like to request academic andor physical accommodations please contact Student Disability Services at 234 Martindale Center 662-915-7128 Course requirements will not be waived but reasonable accommodations may be provided as appropriate Please consult httpwwwolemissedudeptssds for more information on student disability services

PlagiarismAll work that you submit under your name for credit at UM is assumed to be your original work While teachers hope and expect for you to incorporate the thinking of others in your work you must credit othersrsquo work when you rely upon it In your written assignments there are only three methods for properly importing the work of others quotation paraphrase and summary (see pp 376-379 448-451 and 502-504 in A Writerrsquos Reference) The penalty for plagiarism in Writing 100 101 102 or LIBA 102 is failure of the course Additional penalties are possibleUpon determining plagiarism the instructor will notify the student and the Director of the Center for Writing and Rhetoric in writing Students may appeal this finding andor penalty by notifying the UM Academic Discipline Committee within 14 days of the instructorrsquos decisionThe applicable full UM policy is ACAAR600001 and should be consulted by any student concerned with plagiarism Broadly speaking plagiarism is completely avoidable if you are ever uncertain whether or not you are committing plagiarism ask your instructor

Class DecorumThe classroom is a place of learning others are paying to be here too Please make sure not to distract others from learning and to respect the opinions of others From time to time we will review each otherrsquos writing either in peer review sessions or by workshopping an essay Please follow the guideline of being a ldquocritical friendrdquo in all of your reviewing of classmatesrsquo work Students who cannot adhere to these behavioral expectations are subject to discipline in accordance with the procedures described in the M Book

Policies Subject to ChangeAll information in this syllabus is subject to change at any time especially during the first weeks of the semester I will announce changes to our schedule during class time and also via Blackboard You are responsible for changes to the schedule as they arise regardless of whether or not you attend class

University Writing Center Make contact with a Writing Center tutor as soon as possible Aside from one-on-one meetings with me during office hours the best way to improve your writing is to work with the tutors at the UM Writing Center ndash 3rd floor JD Williams Library Many successful students begin going to the Writing Center with essay one and continue working with various tutors over the course of a semester making appointments with tutors for each essay they write The goal of the Writing Center is to help students become better independent writers so the tutors donrsquot ldquoproofreadrdquo or merely ldquocorrectrdquo errors They will help you to brainstorm talk about research and explore resources and yes they will answer your grammar questions To learn more about Writing Center hours scheduling and services please go to httpwwwolemissedudeptswriting_center