Barry, Max. Jennifer Government. New York: Vintage, 2004. (ISBN: 1400030927)

English 110-12 Fall 2007 Quarter

Instructor: Brooke Hughes Tuesday 6:00-8:05 CB 101 Office Phone #: 654-2128 Thursday 6:00-8:05 CB 104 Office Location: FT 302D Library Lab: Thursday 8:10-9:30 Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 4:00-5:00 WSL 007 & by appointment Begins 9/27 E-mail address: [email protected] Library Lab Instructor: Website: http://www.csub.edu/~bhughes David Kosakowski

Required Texts Readings (in packet)

You are also required to purchase ONE of the following novels: Barry, Max. Jennifer Government. New York: Vintage, 2004. (ISBN: 1400030927) Palahniuk, Chuck. Fight Club. New York: W.W. Norton, 2005. (ISBN: 0805076476)

Recommended Texts Troyka, Lynn. Quick Access: Compact Edition. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2007. **Note: Any newer edition (2005 and on) of Quick Access will do.

Required Materials A notebook or loose-leaf paper for your journal Yellow highlighter Pink highlighter

Course Description: Practice in expository writing, including the college term paper. Includes frequent reading and writing assignments. A Library Lab (4 one-hour twenty-minute sessions per term, starting the third week of classes) is required with this course.

Prerequisite: A total English Placement Test score of 155 or higher OR a grade of C- or higher in English 100 or its equivalent OR other equivalent test scores.

Students must earn a grade of C or higher in English 110 to satisfy the General Education requirement for A2 (Writing and Reading). This grade is also a prerequisite for upper-division composition courses and the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement exam. To be eligible for a C in English 110, students must earn a C or higher on at least one in-class writing assignment.

Course Objectives: At the end of ten weeks, students in English 110 should be able to do the following: 1. read and write literally, interpretively, and analytically or critically; 2. recognize the differences among thesis statements, topic sentences/main ideas, and supporting details/evidence; 3. understand how the thesis statement, topic sentences, and supporting details work together; 4. recognize a writer’s tone and how it informs a text’s statements; this includes analyzing diction and syntax; 5. identify an author’s thesis statement and abstract the main points of support; 6. present a clear and complete thesis statement; 7. present appropriate details, examples, and definitions as support; 8. fully develop arguments and write cohesively using adequate transitions; 9. analyze a potential audience and use an appropriate style and tone; 10. use a variety of sentence structures; 11. use exact and concise words and phrases; 12. identify good, reputable sources that are useful to a particular assignment; 13. abstract information from sources and synthesize it; 14. integrate sources and original thoughts smoothly; 15. outline, draft, write, revise, and edit a persuasive college-level term paper using standard, edited American English; 16. write a research paper using correct documentation (APA, MLA, CSE, or Chicago Manual); 17. identify and avoid plagiarism; 18. understand the difference among a summary, a paraphrase, and a direct quotation; 19. use basic library research techniques. Library Lab: You are responsible for attending the Library Lab that is assigned to your class. The grades you earn in this Library Lab are 10% of your English 110 grade. This lab will meet four times, beginning the third week of the quarter. Your thesis statement must be approved by your English 110 instructor before the first meeting of the lab.

Humanities 277: Intensive Writing Lab, which provides individual tutoring to meet your writing needs, is available to you this quarter. To earn two units of credit, you must work with a tutor for 17 hours, then complete and turn in the proper paperwork to the Assistant Tutor Coordinator. This course is especially recommended for English 110 students. Writing Workshop: Your instructor may require individual, drop-in tutoring for certain aspects of your writing, in which case you will receive a tutor-referral form with your graded essay. If you receive a form with any of these papers, you are required within one week to take the form and your paper into one of the main CSUB tutoring centers (OASIS, STAAR, and CAMP) for individual assistance. Your instructor may withhold your essay grade until after you have completed this requirement.

Attendance Policy: Because mastering skills in writing requires regular, sustained effort, students in English composition classes should attend class regularly and punctually. A student who has more than two absences should not expect to receive a passing grade.

If you know that you will miss class for unavoidable reasons, please let me know ahead of time if you can. Please note, however, that being absent does not excuse you from turning in assignments on time or for being unaware of changes to the schedule. If you have to miss class, have someone drop off your assignments or turn them in a day or two early. You should also be aware that in-class activities can not be made up. Excessive absences, then, will result in a reduction on your class participation grade and may also affect your final essay grades. (We will discuss this more in class.)

If you do miss class, check the message board to find out what we did that day.

Instructor Initiated Drop Policy: Many students are trying to get into composition courses. As a result, this course is subject to the policy on instructor-initiated drops. If the class is full and has a waiting list, I have the right to have you administratively dropped from the class by the end of the second week of the term if you have missed three consecutive class sessions and have not contacted me. However, you should not assume that you will be automatically dropped from the course if you have not attended.

Waiting List Policy: On a waiting list, you are eligible for a place in the class 1. if you come to every class and 2. if you turn in the work while you are there.

Being on a waiting list does not mean you are guaranteed a place in the class. It simply means you are welcome to wait for an opening in the class if you so desire. If no one drops out of the section you’re attending, no students can add.

As a result, you should be aware of the last day to add and have a back-up choice if you need another class. This plan is especially important for financial aid recipients and for F-1 and J-1 visa holders, who must carry a full load to receive their financial aid. Being on a waiting list does not count as a class toward your full load.

Novel: You will be responsible for reading one novel outside this class. Please choose from one of the below novels for this requirement this quarter (check novel synopsis for book details): Max Barry’s Company Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club

Multiple copies of these books are available at the CSUB bookstore. You must have your book by September 17th. We will be working on these novels throughout the quarter, so keeping up with the reading is vital. (Check the novel schedule.) Quizzes will be scheduled based upon this reading schedule.

Class Behavior: Participation: Although I do not grade on attendance, I do grade on participation. Students with excessive absences will find that absenteeism adversely affects the participation grade and thus their class grade.

Tardies: Arriving late and leaving early are distracting and disruptive. Please be considerate of your fellow classmates, and see me if outside obligations will affect your arriving to class on time. Cell phones and pagers: Out of respect for everyone in class, please turn off cell phones and pagers while you are in the classroom. If your wife is expecting a baby, you have an ill relative, or so forth and are expecting a call any minute, please see me.

Academic Freedom: As a student at CSUB, you have the right to expect a quality education which is free from prejudice, inaccuracy, and misleading or irrelevant course material. Furthermore, your grade in this course will reflect your efforts as a student and a scholar, not your beliefs, heritage, gender identification, or any other similar consideration.

If you experience difficulty in this course for any reason, please don't hesitate to consult with me. In addition to the resources of the department, a wide range of services is available to support you in your efforts to meet the course requirements.

Academic Honesty: This course is subject to the academic and disciplinary sanctions established by CSUB for plagiarism as outlined on the university website: www.csub.edu.

Guidelines for Papers/Assignments I've said that we'll have to observe certain conventions when we write, so here's a list of standards for your papers: * All papers must be typed and stapled (if necessary). * The text should be double spaced and the pages must be numbered. * Use standard fonts (12 pt. Times New Roman) and margins (one inch all around) * Use approved documentation format (MLA/APA) * At the top right-hand corner of the first page include the following (double spaced): Your Name Section Date (Drop one space; write the title of your paper) * Save all copies of your drafts and final papers on a disk and your hard drive. * All papers must be submitted on time. If you're having trouble, talk to me before the deadline. * When you turn in your papers, include all rough drafts, and peer reviews * Finally, and most importantly, if you are having difficulties remember the OASIS writing center and/or, by all means, please come see me or get in touch. I rarely bite, and I've had my shots.

Required Work  Formal Paper You will be required to write one research paper and an ad/ad paper. More information to follow.  Assignments Throughout the quarter, you will write responses, summaries, and critiques of the readings, films, and discussions. Other assignments will be discussed in class.  Writer’s Notebook At the beginning of most class period, we will be spending 10-15 minutes working in our Writer’s Notebook. Since the journal entries will help you analyze the readings and write your essays, complete them as per the schedule as they will help you contribute to classroom discussions. Your entries will involve interpretations of readings, observations, and personal opinions which are intended to serve as a means to explore the assigned readings, as well as to help develop fluency through frequent writing. Writer’s Notebooks will be collected periodically in class.  Grammar/Reading Quizzes Almost every week, you will learn about a short grammar lesson (about 10-15 minutes). We will also be taking quizzes periodically on the novel you choose to read in this course.  Presentation One of the assignments this quarter will be to create an advertisement. On the date these are due, you will present these ads to the class (and give me an electronic/hard copy). You will receive more information about this assignment later.

Workshops/Conferences This course relies heavily on conferences and writing workshops. You'll meet with me individually before handing in the final draft of the research paper. You will also have some of your assignments read by your peers in class sometime during the quarter. And if you're extremely lucky, you'll win an all-expense paid trip to Hawaii...no wait, that's not it either. Anyway, conferences and workshops are not intended for me or your classmates to tell you exactly how or what to write. Instead, think of them as opportunities to find your own way and to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of your writing through the feedback provided by your classmates and instructor.

Message Board You will be asked to post responses to the readings, video and film viewings, and class discussions to the online message board. In order to get to the message board, click on the link on my website. Your regular posts to the message board will be factored into your final grade. You will receive the password for the message board in class. Turnitin.com Turnitin.com is a tool to help you avoid plagiarism. Approximately two hours after you submit your paper to this online program, you can access a color-coded report with details about your use of sources in your paper. Because this site does not detect problems with paraphrasing that is not cited properly, you should use this site only as a guide. To use turnitin.com, you will need to create a “user profile” with the following information: Class ID— 1973344 Class Enrollment Password—comp11012

After your profile is created, you can log onto and use the site. Note: Submitting a paper to turnitin.com does not mean you have submitted your paper to your instructor; you must also hand in a copy of your paper to your instructor.

Mygradebook.com On the first day of class, I will ask you for a password. This will be your password to enter mygradebook.com to see your grades whenever you’d like. To see your grades, go to www.mygradebook.com, and under the “Parents & Students” heading, click on “Log in to View Your Grades.” After this, click on “single class login.” You will not need to set up a “user profile” for this site. Here is the log in information: Classword—comp11012 Student Password—the password you gave me on the first day Grading Your final grade will be calculated according to the final percentages: Research Paper 30% (7-9 pages of text) Writing (Summaries, Responses, 15% Critiques, Common Essay, etc.) Bibliography & Annotated Bib. 15% Ad & Ad paper 15% (4-5 pages of text) Turnitin.com & Peer Edits 5% Library Lab 10% Novel Quizzes/Assignments 5% In-Class Assignments, Quizzes, 5% Writer’s Journal, Message Board, and Participation Believe it or not, if you add all these percentages together, it comes to 100%. I should have been a math major.

Late Work: All work is due on the assigned day. If you have printing problems, do not skip class; you may turn the work in later in the day without penalty. A full letter grade (i.e., a B- becomes a C-) will be deducted for each class meeting your work is late. If you are going to be absent, please turn in your work before class. To protect yourself from the horror of a lost or missing paper, please make and keep a copy of every paper you submit. Also note that electronic failure ("the computer ate my paper") is not a valid excuse. You should assume that at some point, technology will, in fact, fail you. Save your document frequently under different filenames, and when you get a page, print it out. (That said, the computer will probably eat your paper anyway).

Papers and assignments will not be accepted via email. They should be printed before class.

Course Schedule

This is a tentative schedule and may be revised to accommodate the needs of the class.

For novel reading due dates, please see the reading schedule.

Day Date Assignment T Sept. 11 First day of class; Syllabus overview; Intro to course Syllabus quiz; The Writing Process; What is a thesis?; Discuss paper topics; Novel Sign Up; What is consumerism/the consumer culture? ; Discuss creating an ad assignment; Th Sept. 13 Aristotle’s triangle; Timed Writing Week 2 T Sept. 18 Diagnostic Essay; Ad Sign up Th Sept. 20 RQ; How to write a Summary; Thesis Statements; MLA/APA; ICE; Bring in working thesis statement Week 3 Grammar; Plagiarism quiz; Discuss diagnostics; Work on creating an ad assignment; T Sept. 25 Paraphrase/Summarize/Quote; Discuss thesis statements Signing of thesis statements; 5-source Working bib due; Source work in class (Bring Th Sept. 27 all sources and questions, along with Working bib) Th Sept. 27 Library Lab Begins! Week 4 T Oct. 2 Common Essay; RQ; Diagnostic response due; Th Oct. 4 Advertising intro & exercise; Ad techniques; Summary #1 due Week 5 T Oct. 9 Grammar; Ad presentations; Ad due Th Oct. 11 In class exercise; Finish ad presentations Week 6 T Oct. 16 RQ; In class essay; 15-source Working bib due Th Oct. 18 Consumerism & Entertainment; Entertainment exercise; Summary #2 due Week 7 T Oct. 23 Grammar; Transitions; Source Evaluation due Th Oct. 25 RQ; Discuss annotated bib; How to write a critique; Bib revision due (optional) Week 8 T Oct. 30 Peer edit Ad paper Th Nov. 1 RQ; TBA; Ad paper final draft due Week 9 T Nov. 6 RQ; Novel discussion; Discuss novel review assignment (optional); Annotated bib due Th Nov. 8 Conferences Week 10 T Nov. 13 Conferences Th Nov. 15 Peer edit research paper; Reading test

Final Tuesday, November 27, 8:00-10:30 pm (Time Block L) Research paper due; In class essay