crew ii syllabus spring 2014
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What is Com osition? Writing is a skill that you’ll
need the rest of your life. Therewill be no escaping it—sendingemails, texts, writing essayexams, memos, and more. In thiscourse, we will write, write, andrewrite. The major difference inthis course is in terms of what wewill write. As a student, you willexperience how to discovertopics of writing that aremeaningful to you. You will learnhow to make an assigned topic
your own.Through learning about the
writing process, through multipledrafts, conferences, and readingsof your work, you will learn tothink deeply about your ownwriting. You will discover the
inherent power that you, as awriter, posses and learn how toharness it to improve yourwriting.
In this class, you are expectedto bring your writing to a levelthat is polished and publishable.To do this, you will share yourwriting with the community ofwriters in this class. You will alsoreceive and give thoughtfulcritiques about your own work as
well as that of your classmateThrough this, You will learn tknow the difference betweer e v i s i o n , e d i t i n g , a n dproofreading.
Let’s not forget reading—skill that creates better writersYou will learn to read criticallyThis will help you become more thoughtful, deeper readeof your own work. You wicombine all of this knowledgwith your own experience anconnect it to the wider worldThis is all to help you prepare fothe personal and academiwriting you will do throughoucollege and your own life.
Through it all, you will leavthis class a better writer.
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While there is a great deal of writing; you, as author, will be in full control of the
topics and process .
In this class, we’ll learn to write. More importantly, we’ll learn how to present information to people.This is an important skill no matter what your job is. In fact, it’s an important life skill.
questions? concerns? contact me
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email:
phone/text: 715.937.0507
office/office hours: TBA
Course Website: We’ll use
Canvas LMS. Find it under
“Current Students.”
An Overview of the Course, Expectations, Assignments, and Objectives
Your Instructor:
Brett Sigurdson
Textbook: The Curious
Writer: Concise Fourth
Edition, by Bruce
Ballenger.
ISBN:0205876641
Champlain College
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Everything that youneed to succeed in thiscourse
AttendanceAs a student in this class, you areexpected to contribute to your fellow
students’ edification and growth. Assuch, a certain level of decorum must bemaintained so that we may all benefitfrom each other’s experiences, opinions,
and perspectives. To that end, repeated absences will
negatively affect your grade. You maymiss a maximum of six class periods.More than six absences will lead toautomatic failure. Keep in mind, I donot distinguish between excused andunexcused absences. However, if anemergency will keep you from attendingclass for multiple days, please reach outto me and let me know.
Should you ever miss class, needmore information, or need a workshoppartner, please reach out to someone inclass for help.
Class ParticipationAs the course progresses, you will findthat writing—though ostensibly themost important facet of this course— may actually be only a small portion ofwhat we approach during our classsessions. It is my hope that through
collectively sharing ideas, views, andknowledge each of us will come to abetter understanding of our owncapacities—not just as writers, but asstudents and world citizens. Please show
up for class ready to talk and discuss.Part of your grade will depend on yourparticipation in class, which I will notefor grade purposes during each session.Each time you share something in classI will note it. Your final participationgrade will be determined in points as apercentage of your sharing throughoutthe semester.
Writing NotebookPlease bring a notebook solely for fast-writing assignments beginning thesecond day of class and continuing untilthe end of the semester. Your notebookwill be the place where you explore yourideas, doodle, react to writing prompts,and hopefully plant the seeds of ideasfor future writing projects. The type ofnotebook that you provide is of littlesignificance. What matters is that you’recomfortable writing in it and that youuse it only for this class.
I will require you to turn in yourwriting notebooks an unspecifiednumber of times at least twicethroughout the semester, somethingwhich will count towards your overallgrade. Note: I have a strict deadline fornotebooks. If I leave campus without yourwriting notebook, you will not receive points forthe assignment.
CanvasPlease check Canvas daily. There youwill find information on the class,
including digital copies of al lassignments, your grades, links toimportant websites, and postingsconcerning class discussions and topicsof interest to you.
You will also be required to participatin occasional discussions throughCanvas, each of which will be worth 2points.
Final PortfolioWriting is a process. You’re not going tsharpen your ability to write by gettin
one shot at it. Therefore, you will bencouraged to improve the assignmentthat you submit throughout the semesteuntil the last week of the course. On thfinal day of classes, you’ll submit to ma portfolio of all the semester’assignments, edited and sculpted to hope) perfection.
Here’s how it will work: after yosubmit an assignment to me, I’respond with comments and a grade—the grade you would receive if yodidn’t do any more work on it. If you’rsatisfied with your work and the grade
then you can leave it.However, if you feel that you can d
better, continue to work on the papethroughout the semester throughrevision, visiting with the WritinCenter, and meeting with me. At thend of the semester, you’ll submit youwork to me in a portfolio with a coveletter. The work that you submit shoulbe your very best. The portfolio wistand as the bulk of your grade for thclass.
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“You’re a Genius all the
time”
Jack Kerouac
In addition to skills and knowledge,
Champlain College aims to teach
students appropriate Ethical and
Professional Standards of Conduct.
The Academic Honesty Policy
exists to inform students and
Faculty of their obligations in
upholding the highest standards of
professional and ethical integrity.
All student work is subject to the
A c a d e m i c H o n e s t y P o l i c y .
Professional and Academic practice
provides guidance about how to
properly cite, reference, and attribute the
intellectual property of others. Any
attempt to deceive a faculty member or to
help another student to do so will be
considered a violation of this standard.
The penalty for plagiarism in this course
may include, but is not limited to, failure of
English 112. For questions or concerns, I
encourage you to consult a reputable
source, the Writing Center, or me.
AcademicIntegrity
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Everything that youneed to succeed in thiscourse
Late WorkWriting is about making choices and thisis something that will be reflected in myclassroom. All assignments are absolutelydue on the specified date. However, I willallow you to turn in an assignment up toseven days past the due date withoutpenalty to your grade. If you choose todo this, I will not provide any feedbackfor your paper, something that mayhinder any revision attempts. You mustlet me know, in writing—through eitheran email or a note submitted in class—atleast 24 hours before the assignment isdue that you will submit your assignmentunder these conditions.
Otherwise, if you do not notify meof your decision to take the extra week, I
will not accept late work.
Note: This policy only pertains to the major papers of this course and NOT to group postings, your Writing Notebook, or any other recurringassignments.
Finally, let’s face it: technology
breaks. servers go down, transfers timeout, files become corrupt. The list goeson and on. These are not consideredemergencies. They are part of thenormal production process. An issue youmay have with technology is no excuse
for late work. You need to protect yourself by managing your time andbacking up your work.
Other Graded WorkThere will be a number of smallassignments throughout the semester.They will be worth 25 points each andwill mostly consist of discussion posts andresponses on our class Facebook page.. In
total, we’ll have at least 700 points.You’ll notice I haven’t marked thedue dates of these assignments on thecourse schedule. I’ve done so to keep youon your toes. Though you will certainlyhave ample time to complete eachassignment, you must be involved in classin order to be on task.
Students RequiringAccommodations
If you believe that you requireaccommodations in this class, pleasecontact Counseling and AccommodationServices as soon as possible. You will beable to schedule a meeting with DeniseMyers and have your documentationreviewed. During that meeting, Denisewill provide you with letters for yourfaculty, which will detail your neededaccommodations. It is the student'sresponsibility to seek and secureaccommodations prior to the start of atest or project.
Contact: Denise Myers, Counselingand Accommodation Services, via phone( 8 0 2 . 8 6 5 . 5 4 8 4 ) o r e m a i l
([email protected]). Her office islocated in Skiff Hall, room 100.
Class PhilosophiesThis is not a difficult class, though it’s noteasy either. The most successful studentin my courses aren’t necessarily the bestwriters; rather, the most successfustudents simply do the work. To succeedin this class, you simply need to show up
do each assignment, push yourself tocreate your best work, and revise, reviserevise. While the quality of your worktakes precedence over anything else interms of your grade, the abovementioned things will lead to qualitywork.
Here are some other things to keepin mind:
1. No matter what, you each havesomething to gain from this class. Iexpect everyone to push themselves.2. If you tell me before, it’s anexplanation. If you tell me after, it’
an excuse.3. At an y po i n t dur i n g t h esemester, I will be happy to respondto questions or concerns regardingthis course. Please feel free to visime during my office hours or tomake an appointment.4. I reserve the right to changeassignments, due dates, etc. on thesyllabus. However, I will attempt toprovide you with any pertinentchanges at minimum a week beforesaid change is going to occur.5. You have a number of ways to
contact me. I expect you to workwith me if you are having problemwith your work or the course. Pleasedon’t wait until the end-of-courseevaluations to share your issues orstruggles with this class.
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WORKSHOPSOne of the most important aspects of this course is
learning that writing isn’t just about you—it’s really about the
reader. The best way to find out if your paper is successful is to
get feedback from other people. To that end, we’ll spend a
number of class sessions doing workshops throughout the
semester.Though you’ll participate in a few kinds of workshops,
you’ll always do the same three things:
1. Read and respond to line-level things such as
misspellings, inconsistencies, etc.
2. Write a few sentences about at least one thing that is
working at the end. Write a few sentences about one thing
that could be better.
3. Go over feedback with partner. Ask writer if he/she
has questions.
We will spend one class period during week three going
through how to workshop effectively.While many of you may be
against letting peers read your work, this is a required part of
my class and one that you’ll soon come to see has enormous
value to you.
Each workshop will be worth 10 points. If you miss a
workshop due to absence, you can still get the points by finding
a partner with whom to exchange papers. You must read a
paper as well as exchange your own. Each partner must verify
he or she workshopped in order to get the points.
If you don’t have a paper to share, don’t come to class. Usethe time to work on your paper.
I expect you to take workshops seriously. They aren’t a
time to talk or do work for other classes. In order to realize the
true value of workshops, you’ve got to come prepared each
time ready to talk about your revised work
Ultimately, it’s up to you to take advantage of the
workshop experience. You must come to class ready to get good
feedback and offer it to your partner. Simply participating in
workshops doesn’t guarantee your paper will improve. You’ve
got to be an active participant in the workshop process. Ask
questions. Listen. Ask more questions. Do this until there are
no more questions
I'm not a very good writer, but
I'm an excellent rewriter. ~James Michener
Writing—the art of applying the
seat of the pants to the seat of the
chair.
~Mary Heaton Vorse
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course calendar...
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Week One [1/6–1/10]
M/W: Bring Writing Notebook,
Buy Textbook
W/F: Read Chapter 1, pgs. 3–37,
Read Syllabus
Week Two [1/13–1/17]
M/W: My Life Sounds Like This,
W/F: Ch. 3, 69–91
Week Three [1/20–1/24]
M/W: Ch. 3, 92-101
W/F: Read: Ch. 10, pgs. 371–377,
Skill 10.11, 10.19–10.21
Week Four [1/27–1/31]
M/W: Workshop
W/F: Workshop; My Life Sounds
Like This Due
Week Five [2/3–2/7]
M/W: Exploratory Essay; Ch. 2,
pgs. 40–55
W/F: Ch. 2, 55-67
Week Six [2/10–2/14]
M/W: Ch. 8, pgs. 259–275
W/F: Library Research Day
Week Seven [2/17–2/21]
M/W: Ch. 8,pgs. 276–290
W/F: Library Day
Week Eight [2/24–2/28]
M/W: Workshop
W/F: Workshop; Exploratory
Essay Due
Spring Break [3/3–3/7]
Week Nine [3/10–3/14]
M/W: Ch. 5, pgs. 137–157
Annotated Bibliography/
Proposal
W/F: Ch. 9, pgs. 293–300
Week Ten [3/17–3/21]
M/W: Ch. 5, 159–169
W/F: Library Day
Week Eleven [3/24–3/28]
M/W: Annotated Bibliography/
Proposal Due; Summary/Strong
Response
W/F: Ch. 6, 171–184
Week Twelve [3/31–4/4]
M/W: Research Day
W/F: Ch.6, 194–216
Week Thirteen [4/7–4/11]
M/W: Workshop W/F: Workshop
Week Fourteen [4/14–4/18]
M/W: Workshop; Research Paper
Due
W/F: Grammar/Portfolio
Workshop
Week Fifteen [4/21–4/25]
M: Portfolio Workshop
Final Portfolio Due Thursday,
April, 24
This is a broad overview of this course’s trajectory. This will most likely evolve
and change as we progress and figure out where we need to spend more or less time.
Homework will be given each day in class and on the class blog. You should read
each chapter before the day it is listed on the schedule.
Though the plethora of portable de(laptops, tablets, smart phones, etc.) availabus can make our lives easier and enjoyable, they are of limited application classroom.
I have no patience for cell phones iclassroom.This is disrespectful to me andclassmates. If I see you using a cell phonuse other than recording homework oappointment, you will be given an absen
you must text or call someone during simply let me know and step outsideclassroom.
several words on...
The Writing Center offers one-onconsultations with peer tutors who astudents with writing assignments of
type. Consultants will help you developstructure your ideas and thing through
you’re trying to say. Please note, they wi
dictate content, edit, proofread, or co-austudent papers, and they won’t predickind of grade you might earn onassignment might earn.
You can find all kinds of heresources in the Writing Center on a wa
basis. For a one-on-one consultation tutors, you should make an appointmenget further information on all that
Writing Center offers, visit its website. The Writing Center is located on
second floor of Miller InformaCommons, room 228, and is open Mo
through Thursday from 11 a.m.–4 p.mFriday from 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Champlain College is taking precautionary measures to ensure that this class can continue in a"virtual environment" even during an extended emergency such as severe weather, contagious disease,
physical infrastructure failure, campus closure, or similar incident. This course will continue eitheronline through a college-provided learning management system (Canvas), or through some other
process unless cancelled. In the event of such an emergency, students are expected to continue instructor-designated class
activities, as directed by the instructor. Due to the nature of the "virtual environment" learning activitiesmay differ slightly from the on-campus course. In order for this emergency preparedness plan to beeffective, you are asked to ensure that you will have a computer and internet access at the location in
which you will reside during an extended campus closure, prepare yourself with the basic skills of logging into Canvas via the dashboard, finding your course(s) and entering them, and participate in a"warm up" online activity in the "virtual environment" when directed to do so by your instructor.
Business Continuity
technology
! Focus on a purpose
! Respond to the needs of
different audiences
! Respond appropriately to
different kinds of rhetorical
situations
! Use conventions of format an
structure appropriate to the
rhetorical situation
! Adopt appropriate voice, ton
and level of formality
! Understand how genres shap
reading and writing
! Write in several genres
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Helpful Words >>> “A good writer is basically a story-teller, not a scholar
or a redeemer of mankind.”
—Isaac Bashevis Singer
“Proper words in proper places, make the true
definition of a style.”
—Jonathan Swift
Major Assignments
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Paper Two: Exploratory Research Paper. This isn’t the typical
research paper. You’ll write a first-person narrative of your research
process. What did you discover? How did your understanding of the
topic change as you encountered new sources? To explain all of this,
you’ll consider various organizational strategies for moving from one
source or grouping to another. The paper will lead to a tentative,
considered thesis or claim based on all the evidence you’ve examined
and carefully demonstrate the complexity of the research issue. 100
Points
Paper Three: Proposal/Annotated Bibliography. In the proposalpart of this two-part paper, you’ll explain a research question that
you’re interested in and offer a plan for researching it. After completing
some research, you’ll create an annotated bibliography, which will
summarize and discuss the sources that you’ll use for your final paper.
50 Points
Paper Four :Summary/Strong Response. You’ll be introduced to
strategies for reading and summarizing difficult material and
responding to it as a way to enter the scholarly conversation. You’ll
learn standard research methods as you prepare this paper, and you’ll
be encouraged to explore academic arguments in areas of your own
personal or professional interest. 100 Points
Final Portfolio: This isn’t so much an assignment as a second
chance for you to improve upon all of the assignments above—both in
terms of quality and in terms of your overall grade. For more on how
the portfolio will work, turn to page two of the syllabus.
Paper One: My Life Sounds Like This. We’ll
start with something fun, something to give you a
different perspective on your favorite music, your
life, and writing. 100 points.
You will submit all assignments to me via Canvas, where I will grade themand return them to you via the samemanner with feedback and a rubric.
If you’re unsure how this works,don’t worry—check out the video onour Canvas course page. We’ll goover it in class, too.
IMPORTANT: As I teach
two classes, I tak e in anumber of papers each
semester, and it’s often difficult to keep
them organized. To ease the burden
on me, please save each of your
papers like this: “StudentName
Course PaperTopic .doc.” Anexample:
JoeStudentEnglish2010PlaceEssay.doc
I will detract points if I receive files
that are not saved in this manner.
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Grade Scale
! 100=A+
93–99=A
90–92=A-
87–89=B+
83–86=B
80–82=B-
77–79=C+
73–76=C
70–72=C-
63–69=D
0–59=F
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