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Revision Date: 19-Aug-24
 

Fall 2024 | ENG-1061-VO06 - English Composition


Online Class

Online courses take place 100% online via Canvas, without required in-person or Zoom meetings.

Location: Online
Credits: 3 (45 hours)
Day/Times: Meets online
Semester Dates: 09-03-2024 to 12-16-2024
Last day to drop without a grade: 09-16-2024 - Refund Policy
Last day to withdraw (W grade): 11-04-2024 - Refund Policy
This course has started, please contact the offering academic center about registration

Faculty

Kate Dailey
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Hiring Coordinator for this course: Cindy Swanson

General Education Requirements


This section meets the following CCV General Education Requirement(s) for the current catalog year:
VSCS Introductory Written Expression
    Note
  1. Many degree programs have specific general education recommendations. In order to avoid taking unnecessary classes, please consult with additional resources like your program evaluation, your academic program catalog year page, and your academic advisor.
  2. Courses may only be used to meet one General Education Requirement.

Course Description

In this course, students develop effective composition skills and research techniques. Students learn strategies for organizing, evaluating, and revising their work through extensive reading of a variety of essay styles and literary texts; apply writing and research techniques to their papers; and demonstrate proficiency in first-year college-level writing and information literacy.


Essential Objectives

1. Consistently apply an appropriate writing process that includes planning, drafting, revising, and editing.
2. Demonstrate in written work an awareness of the relationship among writer, subject, audience, and purpose.
3. Demonstrate writing proficiency with a range of rhetorical approaches to include narration, exposition, argument, and critical analysis and recognize the stylistic and structural strategies in the writing of others.
4. Discuss writing by authors from diverse (such as racial, ethnic, socioeconomic and gender) backgrounds to explore how perspectives and experiences may shape voice in composition.
5. Focus written work around an explicit central thesis, a position statement or proposition advanced by the writer that is arguable and supportable and develop the thesis systematically, using specific details and supporting evidence.
6. Compose written work that demonstrates effective use of sentence structure, paragraphing, grammar, syntax, punctuation, and spelling.
7. Demonstrate proficiency in research writing skills by completing one or more papers that:
a) Develop and support an arguable thesis;
b) Locate, evaluate, and incorporate appropriate scholarly and professional sources, including primary and secondary evidence as needed, to address an academic research question;
c) Appropriately acknowledge and document sources, using standard MLA or APA styles.


Required Technology

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV IT Support page. https://support.ccv.edu/general/computer-recommendations/

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.


Required Textbooks and Resources


*** This is a no cost textbook or resource class. ***

This course only uses free Open Educational Resources (OER) and/or library materials. For details, see the Canvas Site for this class.


Artificial Intelligence(AI) Policy Statement

CCV recognizes that artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI tools are widely available and becoming embedded in many online writing and creative applications.

Allowed: This course's generative AI policy acknowledges technology, including generative AI, plays a supportive role in learning and feedback. During our class, we may use AI writing tools such as ChatGPT in certain specific cases. You will be informed as to when, where, and how these tools are permitted to be used, along with guidance for attribution. Any use outside of these specific cases constitutes a violation of CCV's Academic Integrity Policy.


Methods

As the title of this course suggests, we will be writing, writing, and writing this semester. You will complete readings that will provide models for the kinds of writing you will be doing and will connect with classmates, through discussion posts, to get feedback and offer support as we work through the writing assignments for the semester. More specifically, you will:

  • engage in group discussions almost every week
  • engage in analysis of the outside reading to guide your own work
  • practice grammatical/mechanical skills through exercises that I will provide
  • write and revise 4 essays of varying lengths, incorporating feedback as you revise
  • complete a research paper in which you demonstrate your ability to develop a thesis statement and well organized development of the thesis, incorporate in text citation, and create an accurate works cited page

Evaluation Criteria

This course uses a total points system to calculate final grades. These assessments will include:

  • Active participation in assigned discussion posts (5-15 points as specified on each assignment)
  • Reading worksheets (10-20 points as specified on each worksheet)
  • Grammar/mechanical skills exercises (points specified on each assignment)
  • Narrative Essay (25 points)
  • Illustrative Essay (25 points)
  • Literary Analysis (25 points)
  • Annotated Bibliography (20 points)
  • Research Paper (50 points)

Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

 HighLow
A+10098
A Less than 9893
A-Less than 9390
B+Less than 9088
B Less than 8883
B-Less than 8380
C+Less than 8078
C Less than 7873
C-Less than 7370
D+Less than 7068
D Less than 6863
D-Less than 6360
FLess than 60 
P10060
NPLess than 600


Weekly Schedule


Week/ModuleTopic  Readings  Assignments
 

1

Introduction to the Course and Introduction to Essay 1: Narrative Writing

  

"Arm Wrestling with My Father" Brad Manning

"Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders his Ability to Alter Public Space" Brent Staples

"The Fourth of July" Audre Lorde

  

Discussion posts due Thursday, September 5 with response to classmates due Sunday, September 8

 

2

Continue Narrative Essay

  

Thesis statement worksheets

  

Reading Worksheet due Wednesday, September 11

Discussion Post due Wednesday, September 11 with responses to classmates due Sunday, September 15

 

3

Continue Narrative Essay work

  

Working on rough draft

  

Discussion post on progress due Wednesday, September 18 (no classmate response required)

Rough Draft of Essay 1 due Thursday, September 19 turned in through Canvas Module One.

 

4

Complete Essay 1: Narrative Essay

  

Revisions of rough drafts

  

Final draft of Essay 1: Narrative Essay due Sunday, September 29

 

5

Essay Two: Critique of Advertisement

  

Read sample student essays which are posted in Canvas Module 2

  

Discussion post on the ad you have chosen and the approach you will take in your essay due Thursday, October 3 with response to classmates due Sunday, October 6

 

6

Drafting Critique of Advertisement

  

Additional readings to be assigned.

  

First draft of your essay is due Thursday, October 10

 

7

Final draft of Essay 2: Critique of Ad

  

Additional readings to be assigned.

  

Complete final draft of Essay 2: Critique of Advertisement which is due Saturday, October 19

 

8

Essay Three: Literary Analysis

  

"A White Man's Word" Debra Swallow

"Eleven" Sandra Cisneros

"Only Approved Indians Can Play -- Made in the U.S.A." Jack Forbes

"Soap and Water" Anzia Yezierska

"The Lesson" Toni Cade Bambara

  

Discussion post due Thursday, October 24 with response to classmates Sunday, October 27

 

9

Continue Literary Analysis

  

Work on in-text citation and works citated page

  

Rough draft of Essay 3: Literary Analysis due Saturday, November 2

 

10

Final draft of Essay 3: Literary Analysis

  

Additional readings to be assigned.

  

Final draft of Essay 3: Literary Analysis due Sunday, November 10.

 

11

Essay 4: Research Paper and Annotated Bibliography

Determining topic and thesis statement

  

Library research work (available online)

  

Discussion post due Thursday, November 14 with responses to classmates due Sunday, November 17

 

12

Continue work on Thesis Statements

Write Annotated Bibliography

  

Worksheets on annotated bibliography

  

Annotated Bibliography including thesis statement and introductory paragraph due Friday, November 22.

Discussion post due Saturday, November 23 with repsonses to classmates due Tuesday, November 26

 

13

Work on rough draft of Essay 4: Research Paper

    

Draft of Essay 4: Research Paper due Sunday, December 1 or sooner if you have it ready.

Discussion of writing process due Sunday, December 1

 

14

Complete Essay 4: Research Paper

    

Essay 4: Research Paper due Saturday, December 8

 

15

Final week of the semester -- revisions of final research paper

    

For any research paper that did not earn a passing grade, revisions due Friday, December 13

 

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

  • In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
  • Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
  • Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.


Participation Expectations

I expect students to engage with our course throughout each week. To that end, it will be important to:

  • Read/view/listen to all the assignment materials when they are assigned.
  • Take your discussion posts seriously thinking carefully through the prompts, responding in well developed paragraphs, and providing meaningful responses to your classmates. Posts should demonstrate college-level writing and thinking, and go beyond quick opinions.
  • Seek clarification for anything that is unclear to you so that you can engage with the discussion prompts with confidence.
  • Submit rough drafts of papers as specified in the course schedule and read carefully through the feedback that I will provide on those.


Missing & Late Work Policy

  • Assignments are due on the dates specified on the course syllabus. Late assignments will be accepted up to 3 days following a due date with a reduction of 3 points per day late. If you are uncertain about an assignment, my expectations, or what resources to use, PLEASE contact me early so that we can talk through your questions. Uncertainty about an assignment is not an excuse for late work. You can call or text me anytime at 216-408-2716 o email me at kxd00151@ccv.vsc.edu.
  • In addition to emailing, texting, or calling me, Canvas is your greatest resource for this course. All due dates and expectations are provided in your Canvas shell.
  • If you know in advance that you will not be able to complete an assignment (health issues, military service, etc.) please contact me prior to the due date to discuss options for completing that work.

Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:


CCV strives to mitigate barriers to course access for students with documented disabilities. To request accommodations, please
  1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
  2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
  3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.


Academic Integrity


CCV has a commitment to honesty and excellence in academic work and expects the same from all students. Academic dishonesty, or cheating, can occur whenever you present -as your own work- something that you did not do. You can also be guilty of cheating if you help someone else cheat. Being unaware of what constitutes academic dishonesty (such as knowing what plagiarism is) does not absolve a student of the responsibility to be honest in his/her academic work. Academic dishonesty is taken very seriously and may lead to dismissal from the College.