Syllabus: Fall, 2004
ENG IV / ENG 101
Dual Credit Senior English
Yuma Catholic High School / Arizona Western College
Instructor: Mr. Don Gilbert (dgilbert@yumacatholic.org)
Textbooks: Elements of Argument
by Annette T. Rottenberg
LB Brief by Jane E. Aaron
Class Website: http://dgilbertychs.tripod.com
Course Description: This course
focuses on analytical writing with emphasis on organization, types of prose, rhetorical methods and styles of writing. Content for compositions includes early British literature, from the Anglo-Saxon period
through the time of William Shakespeare. College credit through Arizona
Western College transfers to state universities.
Competencies: Upon satisfactory completion of this course, students
will be able to:
- Read and analyze writings
- Use rhetorical strategies for organizing and developing theses
- Proofread and edit their own essays
- Write clear and effective essays on topics related to readings
Student Responsibilities:
- Attendance: Excessive
absence (more than eight absences) from this course is unacceptable and may result in the loss of academic credit for the
course (see YCHS handbook, pp. 37-40).
- Tardiness: All
students are expected to attend every class session on time. A student is considered
tardy if he/she in not in the assigned seat when the bell rings to begin the period.
Tardiness is subject to disciplinary action, such as after school or Saturday detention.
- Academic Integrity:
Plagiarism, presenting another person’s words or original ideas as your own, is cheating and subject to both
academic and disciplinary action. The student will receive an F for the plagiarized
work on the first offense. A second offense will receive an F for the grading
period in the class where the offense occurred. A third offense will result in
an F for the entire semester in the class where it occurred (see YCHS handbook, p. 11).
- Be Prepared: Bring
your textbooks, standard 8.5 x 11 inch ruled paper, pens (blue or black ink only), and your laptop to class every day. Listen when the instructor is talking. Participate
in class discussion. Have read any reading assigned for a given day. Write all exercises and essays and submit them by the due date. Do
not chew gum ($1.00 fine paid to the office). Do not bring food or drink into
the classroom (only water is acceptable, but water bottles should be kept off the tables to avoid accidental spillage on computers
and ports).
Late Work: A student with an excused absence will have one day to make up missed work for full credit. If two absences in a row are excused, the student will have two days. If a student has an unexcused absence, or if a student has been to class and misses a deadline, work will
be accepted for a 25% reduction on the first day it is late and a 50% reduction starting on the second day late. If it is late more than one week, the work will not be accepted at all.
Essays: Arizona Western
College specifies that students must write a minimum of six essays in a semester
for English 101. The essays should be written in multiple drafts with peer review
completed in class. Students will keep all drafts of their essays along with
assignment sheets in a portfolio (the instructor will provide a manila folder).
Weekly Journal: On Monday of each week, students will be given a
topic or question to respond to in a journal entry due by the end of the week. Each
entry will be at least 100 words in length.
Summer Reading Assignment: The journal for summer reading is due
the first day of class and will count as two journal entries. Students will also
write an essay during the first week of class using their summer reading.
Assessment:
Essays (in class and out
of class): 50%
Weekly Journal: 15%
Tests: 20%
Exercises and Quizzes: 15%
