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ENGL-1220
Instructor:
Gary N.
Christensen
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Welcome
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Introduction
to Composition 2
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Instructor
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Instructor: Gary N.
Christensen
Macomb Community College
Center Campus
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B-115
44575 Garfield
Road
Clinton
Township, MI 48038
E-Mail: christenseng@macomb.edu
Phone: 586.286.2197 - Voice
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Textbooks
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Blakesley and
Hoogeveen, The Thomson Handbook, Thomson
Kirzner & Mandell, Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing.
6th Edition, Thomson
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General
Course Objectives
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The student will explore
the
specific purposes of writing and practice a systematic approach to
written
communications by:
- brainstorming subjects to
obtain or attain a chosen objective
- outlining or prewriting
- meeting communication
objectives in writing
- The student will develop
skills to generate research on a computer.
- The student will
report research generated using the model designed by the MLA
- The student will research
literary genre and report writer's uses of literary elements
- analyzing responses to
our written communication(s) to determine effectiveness for a
particular group or audience and rewrite/edit as needed
- flourishing within a group environment without
wasting time and duplicating effort and
- identify, understand, and
utilize a goal oriented approach to problem statement and solution
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Specific
Course Objectives
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The student will be able
to:
- use Microsoft Word
software to
- choose
the correct format
for a written communication by
- defining
the purpose for the
communication
- determining
the intended
audience for a piece of writing and
- considering
any restrictions
that a specific audience choice might create
- distinguish fact from
opinion
- differentiate argument
from explanation
- write communications
aimed at a specific audience
- vary a communication
based on a change of audience
- exhibit mastery of the
conventions of spelling, grammatical style, and word choices in light
of end user' anticipations.
- identify,
understand, and produce descriptions of writers' uses of literary
elements
- identify, understand, and
produce descriptions of critic's evaluations of writers' uses of
literary elements
- demonstrate adequate
awareness
of the need to identify sources of researched materials using the
conventions of the MLA schema
- produce a researched
paper on a
literary theme using the conventions of the MLA schema and reference
all researched materials
- follow written
directions, plan and present materials to meet deadlines
- accept responsibility for
choices to be ontime or late
- accept responsibility to
produce
original work
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Assignments
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Assignment
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Due
Date
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Possible
Points
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Research
Process
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Lab
Week 3
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3
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Biography
1
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Lab
Week 4
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8
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Personal
Plot
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Lab
Week 5
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3
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Personal
Point of View
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Lab
Week 6
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3
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Personal
Setting
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Lab
Week 7
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3
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Biography
II
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Lab
Week 8
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9
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Research Paper Outline
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Lab Week 9
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2
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Formal
Character Development
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Lab
Week 9
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8
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Formal
Plot
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Lab
Week 10
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8
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Formal
Theme
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Lab
Week 11
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9
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Formal
Turnitin
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Lab
Week 9, 10, 11
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3
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Research Paper Works Cited
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Lab
Week 12
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2
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Research Paper Annotated Bibliography
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Lab
Week 12
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2
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Research Paper Rough Draft
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Lab
Week 13
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5
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Research Paper Source Downloads
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Lab
Week 14
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2
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Research Paper Turnitin Rough &
Final
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Weeks 13, 15
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7
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Research Paper Final Draft
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Week 15
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14
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Journal
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As
scheduled
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12
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Total
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100
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Grading
Policy
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A.
Final grade computation
Journal
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12%
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Personal literary evaluation
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9%
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Formal literary evaluation
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28%
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Research paper
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35%
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Literary biographies
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17%
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B.
Grading scale
95 - 100% =
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A
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93 - 94% =
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A-
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91 - 92% =
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B+
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85 - 90% =
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B
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83 - 84% =
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B-
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81 - 82% =
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C+
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77 - 80% =
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C
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Less than 70% =
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C. Late
Assignments
Paper due dates are
established at the beginning of the course. You will receive
written notice if there is a change in deadline. A printed copy of the
assignment must be submitted; an email attachment can be used to meet
the deadline, but will not be graded.
There a
three choices if you need to miss a deadline:
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Submit the paper
before the deadline
- Request a "Permission
to be Late."
- Receive
a 0
(zero) for the assignment
D. "Permission to be Late"
One
assignment may be submitted late.
Notice that the paper will be late must be given before the deadline
E.
Withdrawal Policy
A student who does not
attend the first day of class and never attends a class session will
receive an "N" grade on the final grade roster.
A student must officially withdraw at the registrar’s office by the
twelfth week to receive a grade of “W”. Failure to withdraw
officially will result in a grade based on the work completed for this
class.
E.
Classroom/ Computer Lab management
Bringing liquids to the
classroom poses no problems as long as you keep the room as clean as
you would like to find it.
The lab and the computers do not tolerate liquids.
If you need to take a break for caffeine or nicotine, do so and return,
but no liquids or food in the lab.
We are adults and can get along in a civil way despite our age,
religious, politiacl, and social differences. If you find it
difficult to
prosper in a conversation, a particular group setting, and with a
particular assignment, we can discuss an alternative.
A note on electronics -- silence them. Do not attend to your
electronics and disturb others. If you have to respond -- leave the
room and return.
F.
Incomplete
An Incomplete must be
requested by the student and is given for completing one
assignment missed at the end of the semester due to a serious emergency
situation.
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Attendance
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All students are expected
to attend all scheduled class sessions. It is the student’s
responsibility to make up work missed due to absences. Attendance
is taken at every session.
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Help
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If at any time during the
semester help is needed, please contact the instructor. The only
dumb questions are the ones not asked.
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Course
Outline
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Session
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Activity
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1
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Introduction
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2
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Assignment
One
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3
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Class
2
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4
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Class 3
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5
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Class 4
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6
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Class 5
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7
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Class
6
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8
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Class 7
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9
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Class
8
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10
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Class 9
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11
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Class 10
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12
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Class
11
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13
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Class
12
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14
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Class
13
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15
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Class
14
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16
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Class
15
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17
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Class 16
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18
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Class 17
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19
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Class 18
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20
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Class 19
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21
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Class 20
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22
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Class 21
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23
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Class 22
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24
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Class 23
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25
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Class 24
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26
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Class 25
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27
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Class 26
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28
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Class 27
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29
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Class 28
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30
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Class 29
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31
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Grade
Conferences
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32
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Grade
Conferences
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