ENC. 1101, Section U1B                                                                        Spring 2006

Instructor:      Halfhide                             

Text:              Annette T. Rottenberg, Elements of Argument (EOA), 9^th Ed

              Andrea A Lunsford, The Everyday Writer, 3^rd Edition.

Office hours: Tuesday & Thursday 11:00-12:00, (and by Appointment.)

ENC. 1101 is designed to introduce students to college level reading and writing. Its specific objective is to introduce you to writing processes that employ strategies which can give you greater control over your reading, writing and critical thinking. You will be required to write a minimum of five finished papers. These will make up 80% of your grade. The other 20% will consist of class participation (10%), which includes discussion of reading assignments and various writing exercises that will be occasionally done in class and a final in-class essay (10%). Your finished papers must demonstrate your ability to write with the mechanical control and the intellectual sophistication befitting your status as a college student. The course=s focus and most of our class time will be devoted to discussions and exercises that will help you to eventually develop some mastery of both the form and content of essay writing. 

Jan. 9            : Course Introduction and Diagnostic. The Writing Process

                        EOA Chapters 1 & 2, pages 1-16, 25-27

Jan. 18          : EOA Chapters 3 & 4, pages 62-71, 104-108

                        Levin, AThe Case for Torture,@ 234

                        Hirsch, Barry, et al, “A Tortured Debate,” 543

                        Ehrenreich, “What Abu Ghraib Taught Me,” 552

                        Thesis statement and first draft of Essay 1.

Jan. 23          : EOA Chapters 5 & 6, pages 157- 180, 220-227.

                        Peer Editing and Revision

Jan. 25          : First Essay Due.

Jan. 30          : Allport, AThe Nature of Prejudice,@ 80.

                        “Are You Responsible for Your Own Weight?”

                        “The Childswap Society.”

Feb. 6            : Thesis and First draft of essay 2

Feb. 8               Peer editing and revision.

Feb. 13             Essay 2

Feb. 22             EOA Chapter 7, 269-271 274-279, 285-295.

                         Gelernter, AComputers and the Pursuit of Happiness,@ 244

                        Etzione, AHigh-Tech Parenting,@ 564

                        Balaban, “Remote Control,” 606

Feb. 27          : Essay 3, ( Written in class)

March 1         :  Peer editing and revision

March  13      : EOA Chapter 8, pages 314-329, 330-342

                        Goodman, AA Proposal to Abolish Grading,@ 238

                        Watts, ASingle-Sex Education Benefits Men Too,@ 181

                        Neusner, AThe Speech the Graduates Didn=t Hear,@ 351

March  15      : Thesis statement and first draft for essay 4

March 27       : Peer editing and revision

March 29       : Essay 4 due.

April 3            : Review Chapters 1-6.  EOA. Freedom of Speech

                        ABethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser,@ 583

                        Ehrenreich, AIce-T: The Issue Is Creative Freedom,@ 586

                        Garmong, “Why We Need To Abolish the FCC,” 589

April 5          : Thesis and first draft for essay 5 

April 10        :  Peer editing and revision

April 12        :  Essay 5 due.

April 19        :   FinalCin-class essay.

(The professor reserves the right to add to these readings or revise the syllabus in ways that the course circumstances might dictate.)

Course Policies

Attendance:  Attendance IS a course requirement. Each student is allowed 2 absences without penalty. At 3, your grade will drop a letter. After 5 absences you will fail the course.

Tardiness: You are expected to be in class at the scheduled time. Any student not here at whatever time I take the roll would be considered absent.

Late papers: papers are due AT THE BEGINNING of class on the date due. Any time after that, they will be considered late. Papers will be penalized a letter grade for each class-day late. They won=t be accepted after two class-days (one week).

Grades:                   First 2 papers----------------------30%

                    Last 3 papers-----------------------50%

                    Class participation----------------10%       

                    Final AIn-class@ essay------------10%

The professor reserves the right to amend some of these dates or policies for unusual circumstances. However, these unusual circumstances will have to be thoroughly documented. (Note: University policy mandates that no student should receive credit for a course for which he or she has been absent for 8 classesCthat is, 25% of classes.)

Plagiarism: Plagiarism is a very serious offense that can lead to course failure or academic censure or dismissal from the university. You frequently will be told exactly what constitutes plagiarism so that any offense will not be a result of ignorance. You are not allowed to receive any unauthorized help on your papers. You must be able to claim credit for both the form and content of your writing assignments. When the language or ideas in your papers are not yours, you must credit the sources used.