ENC 1102 Course Policy Sheet


ENC 1102-07 11:00-12:15 M/W/F Bellamy 020
Instructor: W. Nesbitt
Office: 212 (inside of 214 D) WJB
Office hrs: Tuesday-Thursday: 12:15-12:50
e-mail: wcn5418@mailer.fsu.edu
Use common sense when e-mailing me. Do not e-mail me your entire paper and ask me to "look over it." By the same token, do not e-mail me with broad questions such as "Can I talk about music?" E-mail me with specific, focused questions such as "Here is my introductory paragraph. Do you think the first few sentences pull the reader in? What are your suggestions for making this paragraph more exciting?" At the end of the semester, do not e-mail me about your grade; I will only press "delete" or tell that you that you have an "F" in the class.
STAPLE ALL PAPERS IF YOU WANT CREDIT

First-Year Writing Courses at FSU teach writing as a recursive and frequently collaborative process of invention, drafting, and revising. Writing is both personal and social, and students should learn how to write for a variety of purposes and audiences. Since writing is a process of making meaning as well as communicating, FYW teachers respond to the content of students' writing as well as to surface errors. Students should expect frequent written and oral response on the content of their writing from both teachers and peers. Classes rely heavily on a workshop format. Instruction emphasizes the connection between writing, reading, and critical thinking; students should give thoughful, reasoned responses to the readings. Both reading and writing are the subject of class discussion and workshops, and students are expected to be active participants of the classroom community.

Course Goals: The purpose of this course is to develop research, reading, and writing skills which may be applied throughout your academic career. As in ENC 1101, you will be encouraged to treat writing as a process; you will take each paper through a multiple draft process of revision. As we focus on the different writing assignments, I will discuss various elements of organization, stylistic concerns, and, occasionally, even punctuation and grammar; some may be familiar, some not. Expect that my style of teaching may be different from your previous instructor.

RESPONSES:
Unlike ENC 1101, we will focus on critical analysis of individual readings. You are required to compose typed responses to these readings. Responses should not tell me whether you liked the reading(s) or not. Instead, responses should analyze, interpret, or discuss some issue within or among the reading(s). Do not use I. Responses should include a one to two sentence summary of the work and use at least three direct quotes, with page numbers, from the work. Also, you response should, in the final sentence of the response, pose a question about the work. You will be asked to share these responses in class in a full class or small group setting on the day a given reading is due. You should also be prepared to constructively evaluate and criticize peer work. If there is more than one reading due on a given day, you will only have to compose one response for all three readings. You might compare/contrast one or more readings with another.

Much of the work of this course will lead toward skills in developing the major project for this course--your research paper. Reading strategies, argument methods, MLA style documentation, and research methods are a few of the tools that you will learn, develop, and employ during the course of this semester.

Required Texts:
The Presence of Others , edited by Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz, 3rd edition.
The Curious Researcher, by Bruce Ballenger, 3rd edition.
The Longman Writer's Compantion by Chris Anson, et. al.
I will expect you to bring both of the above mentioned books to class every day.
I also recommend buying a dictionary (a cheap, used paperback Webster's will suffice)
You will also need: several manila folders, loose leaf paper, a notebook, access to a computer, and about $25 (maybe more, maybe less) for copying drafts and making the zine.

Requirements of the Course:
Attendance is a requirement (more than 6 absences in a MWF class is grounds for failure and will probably fail you; more than 4 absences in a two day a week class is grounds for failure and will probably fail you). In the summer session, you get four absences. Documentation of medical illness is not an excused absence. A note from Thagard is irrelevant to me. If you miss more than six classes, you can use that documentation to apply for a medical withdrawl. Each absence/lateness will result in a one point deduction from your final grade.
1. Two annotated bibliographies, two prospecti, and one research paper edited and polished, plus polished contributions to your group's zine.
2. Approximately 11 drafts and revisions
3. SUSSAI evaluations
4. Two conferences
5. Thoughtful, active, and responsible participation. This includes preparation for class.

Evaluation:
Paper 1 1st prospectus 5% (2 pages)
Paper 2 1st annotated bibliography (50-100 words of annotation per source)10%
Paper 3 2nd prospectus (2 pages) 10%
Paper 4 2nd annotated bibliography (50-100 words of annotation per source) 10%
Paper 5 research project (6-8 pages) 25%
Zine (4 page article or story, one page column, and advertisement)20%
Participation 10%
Responses 10%
*consult the syllabus and grading rubric (detailed rubric link) for more information about the nature and requirements of these assignments*

Papers include all drafts, revisions, and zine work. Participation in workshops, participation in class discussions, timely arrival to class, and preparation for class affect your grade. If you do not bring the appropriate text(s), both books and on-line materials, to class, you face losing participation points. Final papers must be accompanied by any and all drafts that I ask for. Final papers will be graded on such things as editing, revision, organization, thoughfulness, and originality. All other written and oral work will be graded on, but not limited to, such things as meaningfulness, thoughtfulness, grammar, appropriateness to the assignment, drafting, and originality. Please refer to the detailed rubric link for specific information

Late paper: For each week day that the paper is late, I deduct ten points. If your paper is more than three days late, don't even bother turning it in. If you do not bring a draft to class, you will be considered absent since you will have nothing to workshop. In addition to any other copies you make, you will make an extra copy that you will hand in to me; this is how I will count you present on draft days. Whether you missed class or not, I do not accept responses late. Responses are considered late if they are not turned in by the end of class.

Late person: I will call roll within the first few minutes of class. After I close the roll book, you are absent.

*Turn off all pagers and phones before entering. If your pager or phone goes off, I will mark you absent.

Workshop: Also, you will see on the web page a link entitled "1102 drafting questions." You should print out several copies of the appropriate sheet to guide you on workshop days. It is your responsibility print out and bring the appropriate drafting sheets on workshop days.

Grammar: Grammar counts slightly more than one-half a letter grade (about seven points); you are forewarned.

Personal responsibility issues: Consult your syllabus frequently, I may or may not, probably not, remind you of what is due. The whole reason I have made a syllabus for you is so that I do not have to constantly remind you of what is due.

Reading/Writing Center: The Reading/Writing Center offers one-on-one help for students with their writing, whether they need help with a writing problem, need assistance understanding what their teacher wants, or just want to do better with their writing assignments. The Center is staffed by teaching assistants who are trained in writing and teaching. Make an appointment by calling ahead (644-6495) or stopping in (WJB 230). Another hint: They are not proofreaders, but they will show you how to proofread.

Plagiarism is grounds for suspension from the university as well as for failure in this course. It will not be tolerated. Any instance of plagiarism must be reported to the Director of First-Year Writing and the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Plagiarism is a counterproductive, non-writing behavior that is unacceptable in a course intended to aid the growth of individual writers. Plagiarism is included among the violations defined in the Academic Honor Code, section b), pargraph 2, as follows: "Regarding academic assignments, violations of the Academic Honor Code shall include representing another's work or any part thereof, be it published or unpublished, as one's own."
A plagiarism education assignment that further explains this issue will be administered in all First-Year Writing courses during the second week of class. Each student will be responsible for completing the assignment and asking questions regarding any parts that he or she does not fully understand.
Yet another hint: I value creativity and originality like life itself. As Ralph Waldo Emerson says in "Self-Reliance," "Imitation is suicide" and "Insist on yourself." Stealing the ideas of another is thievery, plain and simple. I will do my utmost to see that plagiarizers are punished to the fullest extent possible. Don't try me.

Gordon Rule: Succesful completion of all writing in this course and a final course grade of C- or better will allow you to satisfy the Gordon Rule requirement. The university requires you to write 7,000 words, but you will be writing much more than that in any 1101 or 1102 English course.

Drafts, Revisions, and Final papers: You'll always need to make several copies of your drafts for workshop days. All drafts and revisions must be typed. However, you are free to make changes in pen or pencil on older drafts during the revision process, but an old draft with penciled in changes, crossed out lines, and strange arrows does not count as a new draft. Type all revisions and drafts. I refuse to go blind this early in life.

Student with disabilities needing academic accomodations should in the first week of class 1) register and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) and 2) bring a letter to me from SDRC indicating the need for academic accomodations. Atheletes and other individuals who miss school due to unavoidable school related activites need, in advance, to provide signed documentation on letterhead informing me of any absences that they will incur due to participation in such activities in sports games or band performances.

Format and Heading: The single-spaced heading, placed in the upper left hand corner of the first page, will adhere to the MLA format for headings. Here is an example:
Rock Chris (lastname firstname)
ENG 1102-22 (course prefix, number, and section number)
Mr. Nesbitt (Instructor's name)
20 March 2002 (numerical day month year)

Title


The first sentence of your paper.

The paper will be typed and double spaced unless otherwise undicated. A page number shall appear in the upper right hand corner of all pages except the first (i.e. Nesbitt 2). The title will be centered and capitalized but will not be bolded or italicized, and, as shown in the above example, a blank line will both precede and succeed the title. Use 12 pt. type in the font of Times New Roman with one-inch margins surrounding the paper.

A note about conferences: Twice during the semester, I will conference with all students, either individually or in groups. These conferences are required. If you do not show up, I deduct two points from your final grade for each missed conference. Although you are free to come in during my office hours anytime during the semester and conference, you cannot make up any missed conference. This means that if you miss a required conference, you may still come in and talk to me about your paper the following week. However, you will still suffer a two-point deduction. Bring your current draft to conference. Conferencing is your time to talk with me about any problems you are having with this class. Also, my office is hard to find; find it the day before our scheduled conference.

Extra Credit: Not likely.

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