Pensacola State College

English Composition I, ENC1101C, Section 3806

Summer 2018, D Session

Instructor: Ms. Heather Madden

Email: hmadden@pensacolastate.edu or in Canvas

Office Hours: TBD; Available by appointment

Location: Milton Campus, Room 4309

Meeting Times (Starting 6/26): TR 6:00 - 9:20 p.m

Contact hours: 3 instructional hours, 1 laboratory hour

Department: English and Communications; Pensacola Campus; Building 4; Room 442; 850-
484-1400

Department Head: Dr. Tracy Peyton; tpeyton@pensacolastate.edu

Asst. Department Head: Dr. Edward Pate; epate@pensacolastate.edu

Final Exam Date/Time: TBD

Required Materials:

Books: Bullock, Richard. The Norton Field Guide To Writing With Readings, 4th edition. WW
Norton. Copyright 2016. ISBN: 9780393617375

Additional Readings: I will assign and provide additional reading assignments throughout the
duration of the course.

Special Writing Lab Requirements: The lab portion of this course consists of individualized,
integrated review labs as well as lab assignments that supplement course concepts. All are to be
completed by using the physical or virtual Writing Lab. Students are expected to use the Writing
Lab on average of one hour each week.

Specific Performance Objectives:

1. To enable students to organize, structure, and write an effective multi-paragraph essay using
different research, rhetorical, and argumentative modes of expression. In other words, to enable
students to write an academic paper cleanly, concisely, and with a logical thesis supported by
evidence and analysis.

2. To provide the critical thinking and writing skills necessary for success in other college
courses and in the workplace. We will focus on the close reading of texts and the study of the
various writing and rhetorical strategies used in formulating as effective essays.

3. To identify and eliminate basic errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics.

4. To learn how to efficiently research, verify, and analyze information from a wide variety of
sources in order to effectively enter into the academic conversation. We will discuss the proper
way to research a topic, the ways to properly cite and document information to avoid plagiarism,
and how to use evidence to support your argument.

5. To enhance students' overall verbal, reading, and writing skills.

Course Focus (What This Means to You): We will be focusing on and discussing a variety of
assigned readings. While reading will consist primarily of information from the assigned book,
you will also be exposed to scholarly articles, short stories, narratives, poems, and memoirs. We
will learn from various genre examples and discuss effective writing strategies. You will be
tasked with writing and editing original essays, including argumentative and literary analysis
essays. You will also familiarize yourself with the process for gathering sources and data with the
creation of an annotated bibliography as part of the Documented Essay Project. Additionally, you
will be tasked with peer reviews and workshops to assist in sharpening your writing skills and
bolstering your critical conversations. Finally, we will also discuss how the strategies learned in
1101C can be useful as you embark on your journey through college and onto your professional
career.

Evaluation:

Assignment Type Percentage of Total Grade

Essays 30%

Homework 10%

In-Class Writing 15%

Documented Essay Project 15%

 Final Exam: Essay Test 20%

Final Exam: Grammar Test 10%

Grading: Assignments will be evaluated under a 100-point system:

Percentage Grade

90-100 A

88-89 B+

80-87 B

78-79 C+

70-77 C

68-69 D+

60-67 D

Below 60 F

Course Description and Learning Outcomes: Please refer to the district syllabus for this
course.

Course Companion Site: The course companion website is in Canvas (eLearning). You will be
submitting the majority of your work in Canvas, so become familiar with it. Between class
meetings, we will communicate using the Canvas discussion forum and our Canvas email
accounts.
Students will have the opportunity to complete instructor class evaluations during the latter
portion of the semester.

Last Date for Student Withdrawal:

With Refund: June 27, 2018

Without a Refund: July 25, 2018

Late Work: As a rule, late assignments will not be accepted. As with any college class, time
management and attendance are priorities. If you know that you will be unable to turn in an
assignment on time, please contact me before the due date and we can discuss available
options. Work can be turned in early or via email if you know ahead of time that you will be
unable to attend that class meeting.

If you must be absent, you are responsible for getting any assignments or notes you missed, and
for completing any assignments on time. The final exam must be taken at the scheduled time. If
you do not appear for the final exam, you will be given a zero unless you have made prior
arrangements with me that have been approved by the department head.

Plagiarism: Any uncredited borrowing of another person’s ideas, words, research, or thought is
considered plagiarism. Please read page 19 of the PSC handbook for the college’s definition of
plagiarism (http://www.pensacolastate.edu/docs/students/StudentHandbook.pdf). If I discover
that you intentionally plagiarized something you will get an F on the assignment, and I reserve
the right to assign an early F for the course. We will go over ways to avoid plagiarism and how to
properly cite your work. If at any time you are unsure about whether or not you are properly
citing something, please consult your textbook or ask me for clarification.

Turnitin: Your writing assignments will be submitted via Turnitin. Some of you might be
familiar with this program. Turnitin is used as a plagiarism checker. Although it is often used to
catch plagiarism after the fact, I prefer to use Turnitin as a teaching tool. If you submit drafts of
your papers before they are due, you will have the opportunity to revise areas of your paper
where you might be unintentionally plagiarizing sources and/or not citing them correctly.

This class will be conducted under the regulations defined in the Pensacola State College
Student Code of Conduct.

Maximum Attempts: Any student still on the official class roll after the drop period will be
counted as having attempted the course whether or not he or she finishes the class. The third
attempt to take a college course will cost three (3) times the cost of the first two (2) attempts.

Student Perception Surveys – EvaluationKit: During the term, you will receive a notification
in PirateMail with a link to EvaluationKit, the online evaluation system used by Pensacola State
College. Please take advantage of this opportunity to provide anonymous feedback to your
instructors about their courses. Your opinions are valuable, and your evaluations enable
instructors to assess their teaching style and help them decide what changes to consider in
curriculum, textbooks, or assignments.

Attendance: The PSC policy on absences states, "A student may miss one class meeting beyond
the number of times the class meets per week before being considered excessively absent” (p. 45
of PSC catalog). Accordingly, 3 or more absences will be considered excessive and may
subject you to withdrawal for absences. Remember, PSC will not allow withdrawals after 70%
of the course has been completed. After that point, students with excessive absences will be
issued an early “F” for the course. If you are unable to make class, it is best for you to contact me
before that class period and keep me informed as to what is going on with you. Your best bet for
success, however, is to show up for every class, on time, and prepared.

Classroom Etiquette: Excessive talking to other students or disrespectful behavior and language
will not be tolerated. I reserve the right to ask you to leave the course if I find you are being
disruptive.

Cell phones must be turned off or kept on silent. If I feel that your use of a phone or any other
electronic device is interfering with me or disrupting other students, then I will ask you to leave
the class.

Student Email: Pensacola State College provides an institutional email account to all credit
students. Pirate Mail is the official method of communication, and students must use Pirate Mail
when communicating with the college. In cases where companion software is used for a
particular class, emails may be exchanged between instructor and student using the companion
software.

Flexibility: It is the intention of the instructor to accomplish the objectives specified in the
course syllabus. However, circumstances may arise which prohibit the fulfilling of this endeavor.
Therefore, this syllabus and the weekly schedule are subject to change. When possible, students
will be notified of any change in advance of its occurrence.

Note: For students with a disability that falls under the Americans with Disability Act or Section
504 of the Rehabilitative Act, it is the responsibility of the student to notify Student Resource
Center for ADA Services to discuss any special needs or equipment necessary to accomplish the
requirements for this course. Upon completion of registration with the Student Resource Center
for ADA Services office, specific arrangements can be discussed with the instructor.

Computer Access: Basic computer access is required for this course. Take-home work must be
typed and formatted to MLA standards (double-spaced, 12-point type in Times New Roman
font). Margins of one inch on each side of your paper, as well as top and bottom are required.
Your papers will be evaluated in part on your ability to follow these requirements.

Regular access to your Pirate Mail and eLearning (Canvas) is required as I will be
communicating frequently via email. Email will also be the best means to communicate with me
if you have any questions or concerns about the class. Please let me know if this proves to be an
issue and we can attempt to work out other accommodations.
Class assignments and readings will be posted on Canvas.

Summer 2018 Tentative Schedule

**Important: “Required Readings” and “Homework” assignments are due before class on the
days in which they are listed.**

Week 1 (June 26-28)

 Discuss syllabus

 Diagnostic writing test

 Discuss strategies on effective essay writing

 Lesson on thesis statement and the writing process

 Required Readings: Chapter 33 “Beginning and Ending” (331-342); Chapter 34 “Guiding

Your Reader” (344-349); Selected readings

 Homework: Writing Lab diagnostic courses.

Week 2 (July 3-5)

 Essay I (Expository) Due

 Lesson on Rhetoric and Entering the Critical Conversation

 Diction Activity

 Required Readings: Chapters 5-9 “Rhetorical Situations” (55-70)

 Introduction to Arguing a Position

 Required Readings: Chapter 13: “Arguing a Position” (156-182)

Week 3 (July 10-12)

 Essay 2 (Argumentative) Due

 Required Readings: Chapter 18: “Memoirs (216-223); Chapter 44: “Taking

Essay Exams” (428-432)

Week 4 (July 17-19)

  Essay 3 (Memoir) Due

 In-Class Writing (Final Exam Practice)

 Discussion on Literary Analysis

 Required Readings: Chapter 10 “Writing a Literacy Narrative” (73-93); Chapter 11

“Analyzing Texts” (94-128); Chapter 17: “Literary Analyses (206-215); Selected poems

Week 5 (July 24-26)

 Essay 4 (Literary Analysis) Due

 Introduction to Documented Essay Project

 Required Readings: Chapter 45 “Developing a Research Plan” (435-444); Chapter 46

“Finding Sources” (445-468); Selected readings

 Annotated Bibliography Lesson

Week 6 (July 3 - Aug. 2)

 Required Readings: Chapter 47 “Evaluating Sources” (469-472); Chapter 48

“Synthesizing Ideas” (473-477); Chapter 49 “Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing”
(478-490); Chapter 50 “Acknowledging Sources, Avoiding Plagiarism” (491-495);
Chapter 52 “MLA Style” (500-548)

 Essay Workshops

 Documented Essay (Due August 5th by 11:50 pm)

 Annotated Bibliography (Due August 5th by 11:50 pm)

Week 7 (Aug. 7)

Final Exam