Honors English 105Beth Ritter-Guth’s Expectations

What is English 105?• Attitude is Everything

– Prepared– Engaged– Critical

• First Year Writing Course– Research– Documentation– Analysis– Formats– Grammar & Mechanics– Critical Thinking– Academic Engagement

Attitude is Everything• Positive People Win• Engaged Students Learn

– Be Prepared (do your work)– Think Independently– Be Proud of your Position– Back Yourself Up– Don’t take Heat

Research• High School is Over

– No Dictionary– No Encyclopedia (or wikipedia)– Words Count (quantity, quality)– Sophisticated Thesis

• Hypothesis/Thesis

– Primary Materials• Interviews, Observation, Experiments,

Surveys, “first person”

– Secondary Material• Academic Journals (peer reviewed,

scholarly, juried texts), “the work of others”

• Must be current (3 year window with exceptions)

Documentation• Failure to Cite is Plagiarism

– F in the Course– Integrity Hearing

• Modern Language Association (MLA)– Cite all quotations– Cite all summary material– Cite all paraphrased material– Applies to Primary and Secondary

Research

Analysis• Original and Creative Ideas

– Passion and Interest

• Opinions and Assertions– Clearly stated, strongly

supported, always documented– Don’t be Afraid of Retribution

Formats• Narrative • Compare/Contrast• Cause/Effect• Expository• Definition• Process Analysis• Persuasive• Research• Description

Grammar and Mechanics• Essential• Last Chance to Learn • Refresher• Intense (may require tutoring)

Critical Thinking• Read more than the Text• Have an Opinion• Care about your Opinion• Support your Opinion• Innovation is Dangerous• Don’t take Heat

Academic Engagement• We work Together• We Learn Together• We Fail Together• We Need Each Other

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