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English 1005-Composition
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Course/Instructor Information
Course Location: See description in Moodle
Meeting times and days: See description in Moodle
Instructor’s Name: Teresa Iverson
E-mail: tiverson@lsu.edu
Office phone: 1-225-578-7804
Office hours: Tu/Th 12 pm-1:30 pm and by appointment
Office Location: Allen Hall 322
Course Mission Statement/Requirements/Outcomes
Goal/Mission Statement:
English 1005 is a general education composition course for international students whose first language is not English. This course builds on the skills and knowledge taught in ENGL 1004 and additionally focuses on argumentation, methods of critical inquiry, and research strategies. The course enhances international students' abilities to understand genre in terms of voice, vocabulary, and levels of specificity appropriate to different audiences. The course also offers opportunities to practice writing as a process. This includes gathering ideas and information, composing rough drafts, peer reviews, all to complete a finished, edited text. Throughout the course, we will practice multiple research strategies directed toward future academic studies and will be expected to appropriately integrate information from sources into academic writing, documenting it according to appropriate conventions.
Requirements
LSU graduates will conduct research-based inquiry, including articulation of complex disciplinary and interdisciplinary problems, effective evaluation and analysis of primary and secondary sources, and integration of relevant information into original discourse.
Outcomes
Learn to position oneself as a writer and researcher within an academic community
Learn to read critically and analyze other writers’ work
Produce college-level essays characterized by organization, unity, specific support, appropriate word choice, standard usage, and correct grammar, spelling, and mechanics
Collaborate with peers to create papers and improve writing
Learn to revise and edit
Textbook Materials –Required
The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing, 7th edition. Ramage, Bean, and Johnson. . We will use the etext version that you should purchase a code for from the campus textbook store. To access your etext you can either buy a code at the LSU textbook store, or go to the website and pay there directly.
Because we use an etext, classes will require the use of a computer. Computers will be open only when in use during class.
Assignments
Participation/In-class Assignments
You will be expected to participate in small and large-group activities and to complete tasks assigned during class time. Participation points will be deducted when you get off task (e.g. using computers for non-course related activities).
Homework
Most days, you will be assigned writing tasks that must be completed and submitted to the (Moodle) dropbox before the beginning of the following class period. Most of these tasks will be writing assignments related to your reading assignments. All assignments should be submitted in Word Documents to reference the needed word count in certain assignments. You may download word for free through Tigerware. See IT for more information.
Grading Policy: Points
15% Participation/In class assignments 150
20% Exploratory Essay 200
10% Topic Proposal 100
15% Annotated Bibliography 150
30% Research Argument 300
10% Argument Presentation 100
Grading Scale for Course
900-1000=A
800-899=B
700-799=C
600-699=D
599 and below F
Graduate Students must earn at least an 80% B in both ENGL 1004 and ENGL 1005 to pass (they receive a “P,” not a letter grade). Failing a course does not impact the graduate student’s GPA.
Undergraduate students earn letter grades and their GPA is affected by their grades in the courses.
Plus/Minus Grade Policy:
According to the Office of the University Registrar, “Plus/Minus Grading is required for all undergraduate, graduate, and professional courses using the A through F letter grading system. The letter grades A, B, C, and D have the suffix plus (+) or minus (-) included to distinguish higher and lower performances within each of these letter grades. The letter grade F does not include the plus/minus distinction.”
For determining mid-term and final grades, the following scale will be used:
100-97=A+
89-87=B+
79-77=C+
69-67=D+
59 and below=F
96-93=A
86-83=B
76-73=C
66-63=D
92-90=A-
82-80=B-
72-70=C-
62-60=D-
Course Policies/Conduct
Communication:
Both Moodle and LSU email are extremely important for this course, as I will notify you of any news via these media. Email is the official form of communication for the university, so please adhere to etiquette when communicating with me, by putting ENGL 1004 in the subject box. If you email a question that can be answered by reading this syllabus, I will not respond to your email. If you have questions about your grade on an assignment or essay, come to see me during my office hours. Finally, I expect we all maintain an attitude of respect toward one another throughout the semester. This is important to create a fair and kind community that makes it possible for all members to achieve success.
Attendance Policy:
UWP Attendance Policy
If you miss class, you need to check Moodle and call/email/text/facebook/ask a classmate for notes and assignments. It is your responsibility to make up the homework missed during class and to submit assignments on or before the due date. If you know that you will not be attending a class, I advise you to turn in all homework and/or essays early, even if, you have an excuse. I do not respond to emails concerning unexcused absences. Homework will not be graded if it is submitted late. Quizzes and other classroom activities cannot be made up if you miss them. Major assignments will not be accepted late unless you have a valid excuse that is documented.
Class attendance is critical to the rich, interactive environment that the University Writing Program’s classes are designed to provide. To learn the processes and skills involved in learning to write in an academic community, students need interaction with and feedback from other students.
When students have valid reasons for absence (see PS-22),
they are responsible “for providing reasonable advance notification and appropriate documentation of the reason for the absence” and “for making up examinations, obtaining lecture notes, and otherwise compensating for what may have been missed.” Teachers “will assist those students who have valid reasons,” but some in-class activities are difficult to make up. Valid reasons that must be documented include: Illness; serious family emergency; special curricular requirements such as judging trips or field trips; court-imposed legal obligations such as subpoenas or jury duty; military obligations; serious weather conditions; religious observances (see the interfaith calendar website); official participation in varsity athletic competitions or university musical events.
Absences without valid reasons, or unexcused absences, are limited to three per term in classes that meet three times a week (e.g., MWF) and two per term in classes that meet two times a week (e.g., TTH or MW). Beyond these limits, each unexcused absence will lower the final course grade by half a letter grade, or five points on a 100-point scale.
NOTE: DOCUMENTATION FOR ABSENCES ARE DUE TO THE INSTRUCTOR WITHIN A WEEK FOLLOWING THE ABSENCE.
Tardiness:
Starting today, you may be late two times with no penalty. Following that, students will lose accumulating points for each time they are late. The first time = 1 pt, second time 2 points etc. It disrupts the class to have students coming late so please make your best efforts to arrive on time.
Cell Phones:
Students will show respect for others in the classroom and will not use cell phones or other electronic media unless asked to by the instructor. Please be sure to silence your phone prior to the beginning of class. In addition, any disruption can result in the student leaving the classroom and losing participation points for the day/week.
Academic Integrity:
Academic misconduct includes but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion (cheating), falsifying academic records, and any act designed to give an unfair academic advantage to the student... (Sec. 5.1, C. of the LSU Code of Student Conduct). For more specifics, see: saa.lsu.edu/AI.htm
Tutoring
The Writing Center (C x C Studio 151) is the primary on-campus source for free academic support on writing. Students can work one-on-one with a trained consultant to receive objective, constructive feedback on their academic writing projects at any stage of the writing process. For more information, visit http://cxc.lsu.edu/writing.html, or call 225-578-7795 to make an appointment.
Disability Services
Disability Code:
The Office of Disability Services assists students in identifying and developing accommodations and services to help over-come barriers to the achievement of personal and academic goals. Services are provided for students with temporary or permanent disabilities. Accommodations and services are based on the individual student's disability-based need. Students must provide current documentation of their disabilities. Students should contact the office early so that necessary accommodations can be arranged.
Course Schedule (Subject to Change) – See Unit Schedule in Moodle