CAPEnglish101Syllabus

English101:LiteracyandtheSelf
HarrisonHighSchoolEnglish12CAP
JohannaDruen,MAE
Johanna.druen@evsck12.com website:warriorenglish12.weebly.com
(812)4175800ext.41703 Twitter:@larue152
Room201HarrisonHighSchool #hhscfco
AppointmentsandconferenceswithstudentsmaybearrangedduringFlexorafterschoolbyrequest

RequiredSupplies:
ATwopocketfoldertobeleftintheroom
ASingleSubjectNotebookorCompositionnotebookthatisusedsolelyforthisclass
ThinkPad(chargedandworking)
Penorpencil

CourseDescription:
English101isacourseinthecriticalartsofreading,writing,reflection,anddiscussionwithanintroductionto
rhetoricandinformallogic.MeetsUniversityCoreCurriculumGoalA1:Composition/Speech.Prerequisites:
Completionof10
th
gradeinhighschool,2.5orhighercumulativeGPA,and2/3ofthefollowing:450SAT
verbal/writingor23ACToverall,rankin51%orhigherinclass,orappropriatewritingplacement.Basic
keyboardingskillsrequiredseeASBE121.

Inthisclass,ourfocuswillbeoncommunityandfamilyservice.Ourwritingsandreadingswillberelatedto
socialissuesandcommunityservice,andtypesofwritingproductsthatsupportthenonprofitorganizationswe
workwith.

Evenifyouarenotcompletingthecourseforcollegecredit,youwillbeexpectedtofulfillallcourse
requirements.StudentsworkingforCAPcreditwillhaveahigherperformanceexpectationandmayhave
alternativerubricsforsomeassignments.

DescriptionofRequiredCoursework
InallsectionsofENG101,studentsarerequiredtowriteatleast16pages(4500words)ofrevised,finished
prose,developedthroughaprocessofinvention,development,andrevision.Majorwritingpieceswillinclude
Exposition
Analysis
Critique
Argumentation
Reflection

WewillwriteeachclassperiodinaWritersNotebook.YouMUSThavethisbookwithyouatall
times.Youmayleaveitintheroomifyouareafraidyoullforgetit.

Wewillbedoingotherwritingactivitiesinadditiontothemajorpieces.Wewillalsobereadingarticlesand
otherwrittenworktocomplementourwritingandtofulfilltheIndianaStateStandardsforseniorEnglish.

CourseGradeBreakdown
WritersNotebook:20%
Classwork/Homework:10%
Testsandquizzes:35%
Writtenreflections,essays,andstepsofwritingprocess:35%
TheclasswillfollowthestandardgradingscaleforUSIandHarrisonHighSchool.

PolicyStatementonAttendance
AccordingtoHarrisonHighSchoolsattendancepolicy:
Studentsmayhavecreditsdeniedforexcessivetruancies.Thisisnotautomaticbutattheschool
administratorsdiscretionandbasedonindividualcircumstances.

Itisyourresponsibilitytofindoutwhatyourassignmentsarewhenyoumissaclass.CheckMyBigCampus,
theclasswebsite,orwithaclassmate.Youmayalsoaskmeforassignments,butgetintothehabitofasking
othersfirst.

PolicyStatementonClassParticipation
Inthisclass,participationthroughclassdiscussion,writing,reviewingandconferencingwithyourpeers,and
doingtherequiredreadingisvitaltoyourgrowth.Ifyouchoosetonotparticipateonaregularbasis,youwill
notreceiveCAPcredit.

Inaddition,ifyourefusetoworkinclass,youwillbegivenaRTWslipthatyouareexpectedtofilloutand
returntomeimmediately.Basedonyourfeedback,Iwilldecidethenextcourseofaction,whetherthatisto
speakwithyou,callhome,referyoutoacounselor,oraskforaparentconference.Imayalsoelecttodo
nothing.Mygoalisnottopunishyou,buttohelpyoulearninasafeandproductiveenvironment.

PolicyonLateandMissedAssignments
IwillacceptlatewritingassignmentsandotherhomeworkuptotheFridayoftheweekitisduewitha10point
penaltyforeachdaytheassignmentislate.Ifyouwanttomakeupworkthatismorethanaweeklate,you
mustmakearrangementstocomeinduringaFLEXperiod.Anyworkcompletedoveraweeklatewillreceive
nohigherthanhalfcredit.

Ifyoumisspeerreview,youcannotmakeupthecreditforreviewinganotherstudentswork.However,you
canhavesomeonereviewyourpaperaccordingtothepeerreviewhandoutandturnthatinforcreditinyour
portfolio.

Thefinalwritingportfoliothatisdueattheendoftheyearwillnotbeacceptedlate.

Anyexceptionstothismustbediscussedwithmeonthedaytheassignmentisdueorbefore.Notbeingableto
thinkofsomethingtowriteaboutisnotanacceptablereasontonothaveyourwritingcompleted.Ifyouget
stuck,youneedtoaskmeforhelp.

Eachweek,IwillpostalistofstudentgradesbyIDnumber.YouwillhaveuntilthatFridaytoturninworkand
bringyourgradeuptopassingorIwillcallhome.

StatementonAcademicDishonestyandPlagiarism:
Allworksubmittedforthiscoursemustbeyourownandwrittenexclusivelyforthiscourse.Ifyou
haveanyquestionsregardingthispolicy,pleaseseeme.AccordingtotheUniversityofSouthern
IndianaBulletin,TheUniversityconsidersplagiarismaformofacademicdishonestyandproofof
plagiarismmaysubjectastudentorstudentorganizationtodisciplinaryactionasoutlinedinthe
UniversityofSouthernIndianaCodeofConduct.Penaltiesforplagiarismrangefromfailureonan
individualassignmenttodismissalfromtheuniversity,dependingontheseverityoftheinfraction.

PolicyonStudentTeacherCommunication
Yourinstructorisyourfirstpointofcontactforquestionsorconcernsaboutyourworkinthisclass.
Youshouldmakeanappointmentwithyourinstructortodiscusslessonsorassignmentsyoudont
understand,toaddressconcernsyouhaveaboutcoursepoliciesoryourgrades,and,ofcourse,to
seekhelpwithyourwriting.

Ifyouhavequestions,youmayemailme.However,Iamnotalwaysabletoansweremailafterschoolhours,so
donotwaituntilthelastminutetoemailmeaquestionaboutamajorassignment.

PolicyonCellPhonesandOtherElectronicDevices
AccordingtoEVSCpolicyoncellphones,youshouldnothavethemoutinclass.Ifyouhavethemout,Iwill
takethem.Thefirsttime,youwillgetitbackattheendofclass.Eachoffenseafterthatwillresultinthephone
beingturnedintotheoffice.

YoumustbringyourThinkPadtoclasswithyoueveryday,chargedandreadytouse.However,donotuse
yourcomputerduringdirectinstructionunlessIaskyoutodoso.

Youmayearntheprivilegeoflisteningtomusicwhiledoingindependentworkbyfollowingclassroom
expectationsandexpectations.IwillawardmusicpassesonFridays.

StatementonDisabilitySupportServices:
StudentswithdisabilitieswhomeettheeligibilitystandardsforEng101CAPareinvitedand
encouragedtoenrollinCAP.Eachhighschoolretainstheresponsibilityforprovidingand
coordinatinganyaccommodationsorservicesasdescribedinthestudentsIEP,504Plan,orsimilar
educationalplan.YoushouldcheckwithyourteacherofrecordforyoureligibilityforCAPandthe
accommodationsforwhichyouareeligible.Thesearenotthesameforhighschoolandcollege,so
pleasecheckwithyourteacherofrecordormeifyouhaveanyquestions.

UniversityCoreCurriculumGoalsforEnglish101
A.TheMind:EnhancementofCognitiveAbilities
A1.Theabilitytocommunicateeffectively
Studentsshouldbeabletowriteclear,concise,andcoherentproseinbothexpositoryandpersuasivemodes.
Theyshouldbeabletospeakclearly,effectively,andpersuasivelyinbothformalandinformalcircumstances.

CourseGoalsandOutcomes:

1.AcademicLiteracy
Preparesstudentsto:
Readandcomprehendacademicdiscourse.
Discover,develop,andarticulateideasthroughdiscussionandwriting.
Communicateeffectivelywithinvariousrhetoricalcontexts.
Reflectontheirreadingandwritingpractices.

2.AcademicDiscourseConventions
Arethebasicrulesforwritingacademicprose.Theserulesinclude:
Reasonedarguments.
Organizedideas.
Developedsupportingevidence.
Correctgrammar,spelling,andpunctuation.
Appropriatedocumentationandformat.
Languageappropriatetotherhetoricalcontext.

3.EnhancementofIndividualDevelopment
Meansthat,throughcriticalthinking,reading,andwriting,studentswill:
Discover,develop,revise,andexpresstheirideas.
Becomemembersofacademicdiscoursecommunities.
Develop,refineanddefendapersonalethos.
Evaluatepositionsonissuesfromcriticalperspectives.

Acceptanceofthesepolicies:
YourenrollmentintheCAPEnglish101programthroughmyclassmeansthatyouacceptthesepoliciesand
procedures,andthatyouagreetoabidebytheseexpectationsinordertoreceiveCAPcredit.