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English 100 ML Section: 2565 Instructor: Marie Webb

E-mail: mwebb@miracosta.edu
Composition and Reading Class times: Tuesday/Thursday
2:30-4:20pm (4 Units)
Room: OC 3511 and 4612
Office hours: OCC, 1-2pm SAN,
5pm-5:40 and by appointment online
Room: Library 1st Floor
Required Materials: 1) Language
Power: Tutorials for Writers, First
Edition written by Dana Ferris
(ISBN-10: 031257780X)
2) Online Readings in Canvas

MARIE WANTS TO HELP YOU SUCCEED!

MIRACOSTA COLLEGE FALL 2018

Welcome! Researching and Evaluating Sources:

We are here to support each other, as we become ü Using academic, professional, and other databases

better readers and writers with the ultimate goal and sources

of transferring our learning to future goals and ü Identifying and evaluating relevant source

workplaces! materials

Course Content: ü Citing sources appropriately for given context

Grammatical Principles:
Critical Reading and Thinking:
ü Developing and practicing effective academic and
ü Constructing clear, grammatically correct, and
structurally varied sentences
professional reading strategies
ü Understanding relationship between author, ü Using appropriate conventions of genre
audience, and context ü Applying stylistic choices for rhetorical effect and
ü Recognizing and understanding terms and impact on an audience
concepts essential to comprehension Learning Outcomes:
ü Identifying claims, support, and reasoning in texts
1. At the end of instruction in English 100, students
ü Analyzing significant features of individual texts will be able to compose an expository essay
and relationships between texts characterized by a controlling idea, logically
Writing Process: sequenced paragraphs, and focused body
paragraphs.
ü Understanding the recursive nature of the writing
process 2. At the end of instruction in English 100, students
will be able to support paragraph level claims with
ü Using various revision and editing strategies explanations of relevant and specific evidence.
ü Constructing effectively organized academic and 3. At the end of instruction in English 100, students
professional expository tests for various contexts will be able to integrate, quote or paraphrase, and
and audiences correctly document source material according to
ü Integrating and documenting sources according to MLA standards in an expository essay.
MLA standards
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Class Expectations without prior consent will result in a participation

loss for the day.
• On Time: You will receive a bonus of 5% of your
grade for coming to class on time and Other things you need for class
participating. When I call roll, you must be in the 1. 3 ring binder-keep your syllabus in the front and all
classroom. No exceptions. of your free writing, planning, class notes, and paper
• Preparation: Please bring books, copies of drafts inside
readings, and all supplies to class and be
prepared to work. Being unprepared will result in 2. A 2-pocket folder with metal prongs
losing your class participation grade for the day. 3. 8 ½ inch lined paper/pencils
• Cell Phones: Please turn cell phones to vibrate or
off. They should never be visible inside of the Attendance
classroom at any time, even before class begins. If you are absent more than 3 classes, you may be
They must be in your bag not on your desk. dropped. If you are absent 2 or more classes you
Please inform me before class begins if you have may not be successful!
an emergency call you may need to take, or step
outside quietly if you need to. Using your cell • We will do free writing exercises during the first 10-
phone or computer to text, message, check 15 minutes of every class.
Facebook or engage in any other online activity

Grading System
-Short Assignments (15 of them) 10%
-Project 1: Narrative Essay
and Literacy Action Plan 15%
-Project 2:Rhetorical Analysis Paper 15%
-Project 3: Discourse Community Paper 20%
-Project 4: Research on Writing Genres 20%
in a Future Workplace
-Language Self-Study & Reflection 10%
-E-portfolio/Short Presentation 5%
-Class Participation Activities 5%
TOTAL 100%*
*All Major Assignments must be completed to qualify for a
passing grade in this course.
I use MiraCosta Academic Record Symbols to grade. http://catalog.miracosta.edu/academicpolicies/grades/





A= 100%-90% B= 89-80% C=79-70% D=69-60% F= 59% and under
You will also get to assess me by voting twice on your favorite lessons and participating in an informal survey.
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Additional Course Expectations and Policies

Assignments and Homework:

You will be given regular assignments and homework to aid in the writing
process.

Late Work Policy

I do not accept late short assignments. They are due in class, printed or online
before class starts. There are 15 of them, so that comes out to 1.5% of your grade
for each assignment.

If you cannot submit a major written assignment on time or need an extension,

please schedule an appointment to meet with me in person. No exceptions. Ideally, They Say I Say is a very well-
this should never happen unless you have extenuating circumstances. Always respected book in the field of
come and talk to me in-person. Yes, you may have to use your “Oops Pass.” English composition. We will
be reading a couple chapters.
If you miss an in-class peer review or writing workshop day without prior consent,
you will lose one point on your “writing process” score on your final paper. See the
course rubrics. One point comes out to almost 7% of your final paper grade.

“Oops Pass”
I only accept ONE late homework assignment/class activity pass per semester. Let
me know the assignment/activity you are applying it to. No questions asked!
Bonus Points! If you do not use your ONE “Oops Pass” during the semester you
may use it during the last week of class to raise your over all course grade by 2%
points. Yep! That means if you were at an 88% at the end of the course that you This is the required courebook
would be bumped up to a 90% and receive a grade of an A instead of a B! So, I hope for your language self-study
project
that motivates you to not miss any assignments!
If you cannot submit a major written assignment on time or need an extension,
please schedule an appointment to meet with me in person. No exceptions. Ideally,
this should never happen unless you have extenuating circumstances. Always
come and talk to me in-person. Yes, you may have to use your “Oops Pass.”

Writing Feedback Policy

Because the only way to become a better writer is by addressing reader
critiques and suggestions, there is heavy weight put on the “writing process” in
this course.
Final drafts not submitted in a folder with multiple drafts, outlines, brainstorming,
and/or revision reflections that address classmates and teacher’s comments and
1Are you reading anything
feedback will lose points in the “writing process” score that is 25% of each paper.
just for fun in English or other
See the scoring rubrics for further details. languages? Reading will
make you a better writer!
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Revision Policy

I will accept one additional revised paper accepted at any point prior to the last day of scheduled classes
(before finals week) for a higher grade. In order to take this option, students must create a revision plan and
meet with me during office hours to discuss their plan. They must also go to the Writing Center and have a
writing center tutorial.

E-mail Response Time

I most always respond to e-mails within 24 hours, so please keep that in mind when you are communicating
with me via e-mail. The same rules of professionalism apply to all e-mail communicating—when you e-mail
me, be professional, let me know who you are and what class section you are in, let me know what you are
asking about in clear terms. I generally do not accept any files via e-mail. You can submit them online via

Canvas.

Class Cancellations
On the rare occasion that I may have to cancel a class, I will send and e-mail to your MiraCosta e-mail
address on file with SURF. A note outside of the classroom door may also be posted. I do not cancel class for
one-on-one or small group conferences. You are still required to come to class and work on your writing and
help your classmates while writing conferences are going on. I will try to make sure that each of you have a
writing conference meeting during class time at some point in the semester, but some of you may have your
conference before or after class, or at another scheduled time.

Academic Integrity/Incomplete Grade

MiraCosta College highly values academic integrity. At the core, this means an honest representation of
one’s own work. MiraCosta College also promotes the approach that education is best accomplished as a

cooperative, collaborative enterprise in which students are encouraged to work with and learn from each
other. The line between academic integrity and collaborative education is not always easy to define and may
vary from one discipline to the next and from one instructor to the next. Many aspects of cheating and
plagiarism are universally recognized, while others are subject to debate. This policy provides some broad,
general guidelines and allows instructors to be more restrictive according to their preferences and
practices. Examples of academic dishonesty include but are not limited to:
Cheating: Copying from another student or using unauthorized aids or persons during an examination.
Plagiarizing: Copying someone else’s work or ideas and misrepresenting them as one’s own.
Falsification: Making up fictitious information and presenting it as factual or altering records for the
purpose of misrepresentation.
Facilitation: Helping another student to cheat, plagiarize, or falsify.
Remedies for violations of academic integrity may include a verbal warning, a lowered assignment grade,
submission of an academic integrity report to the Vice President, Student Services, or designee (for
placement into the student’s permanent discipline file), or a recommendation to the Vice President, Student
Services, for suspension from the class for repeated or egregious offenses at the discretion of the instructor.
Instructors may consult with the Vice President, Student Services, for identification of appropriate remedies
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per state statutes and codes. (See Administrative Procedure 5500, Standards of Student Conduct, and 5520,
Student Disciplines Procedures.)
Incomplete Grade Students seeking an “Incomplete” grade must consult with me no later than the week
prior to finals (you may wish to specify a date within this week). Incompletes will only be considered for
unforeseeable, emergency and justifiable reasons at the end of the term, and only upon agreement of
conditions for completing coursework.

Disability Accommodations
If you have a hidden or visible disability, which may require classroom or test accommodations, please see
me as soon as possible during a scheduled office hour. If you have not already done so, please register with
Disabled Students Programs & Services at 760.795.6658. Their office is located in Building 3000, adjacent to
parking lot 3C

Title IX, Sexual Assault, Health Resources

Title IX is a federal law that prohibits gender discrimination on college campuses.
If you feel that you've been subjected to discrimination, MiraCosta has resources available that can help you.
Contact the Title IX Coordinator to file a complaint or find out what services MiraCosta has to offer. File an
Online Incident Report (which will be immediately responded to)
https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?MiracostaCollege&layout_id=1 or call P 760.795.6865
If you ever feel unsafe on campus or at home, please do not hesitate to contact me so I can help you get
resources on campus. I, myself, have felt not safe on campus in the past, so I personally understand that it
can be scary to ask for help. Please reach out to me or other faculty. Also, we have an awesome health center
on campus as well as a variety of other community resources/services.
http://www.miracosta.edu/studentservices/

Course
Fulfillment
Make an advising
appointment with a
counselor on campus if you
have any further questions
about your semester
course plan. You should
have already completed a
mandatory online
orientation quiz and met
with a counselor to create
your comprehensive
education plan either for
“Transfer Advisement” or “Associate Degree & Career and Technical Education Advisement.” For further
information about orientation, advisement, or follow-up opportunities with a counselor, students may call
760.795.6670 or visit the department's website: www.miracosta.edu/studentservices/counseling.
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Formatting for all of your documents:

Please follow MLA formatting for all of your documents submitted. We will practice this once in class
together. You should also watch the following video to see how to do it step by step:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22CPQoLE4U0 (MLA formatting on Microsoft Word)
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20090701095636_747.pdf (Purdue Formatting Help)
http://library.miracosta.edu/mla (The MiraCosta Writing Center MLA Webpage)

The Writing Center Fall 2018 Hours
At the WC, you can get assistance with any writing assignment you
Monday-Thursday
have, whether that's for your English class, your biology lab, nursing, 8:30am-6:00pm
computer information science or even your math class. The Writing
Friday 8:30am – 3:00pm
Center provides 30-minute sessions. There are no appointments
Saturday 10:30-4:30pm
necessary. They provide writing feedback or reading assistance for any
cMCC class completely FREE. They help at any stage of the writing Online appointment anytime!
*Hours for Oceanside Campus
process. They are located in the HUB at OCN and SAN. To make
appointments, call 760.795.6861, stop by, or go online to
www.miracosta.edu/WC/appt YOU CAN GO TO THE WRITING CENTER
EVERY DAY. You can make one appointment per day.
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Major and Minor Writing Assignments

Weekly Time Expectations
According to the English department official course outline, “You will spend a weekly average of four to
eight hours of out-of-class time composing formal projects, such as expository or researched essays,
multimodal projects, or blogs/online writing developed through multiple drafts and revisions. Other
informal writing activities may include activities such as journals, quick writes, brainstorms, or peer
comments on drafts and blogs.”
“EXPECT to be CHALLENGED with 3-4 hours of weekly reading and 4-8 hours of weekly writing. Essay
prompts will demand complex, multipage responses that may invite you to break free from the “five
paragraph” essay and adopt more flexible, logical structures for your ideas.”
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Major Writing Assignments

*All Major Assignments must be completed to qualify for a passing grade in this course.

Project 1: Narrative Essay and College and Literacy Action Plan Letter
You will work on two long-term papers in two different genres with several rounds of revision
and editing. Both pieces of writing will be submitted for a final score together as one final
piece. First you will write a narrative piece to naysayers (real or imagined) who believe college
is not for everyone or people who have been obstacles to your college endeavors. You might
also choose to write about a story of success you have had on your journey to college or about
your first day or week of college. Second, you will write a persuasive letter to yourself with an
action plan for college and literacy success.

Project 2: Rhetorical Analysis Paper
You will write an analysis paper comparing and contrasting two advertisements of the same
product/service. This paper you will be focused on analyzing how advertisers are using
rhetorical appeals in different or similar ways to sell a product to an audience. You will also be
required to give a short argument about why your analysis is important to an audience of
impulse buyers (real or imagined).

Project 3: Discourse Community Persuasive Paper
You will step into the world of a linguist to analyze the characteristics of a discourse
community that you are a part of. Based upon your analysis, you will then make an argument
about the most valued rhetorical appeal in your community. This is a persuasive piece of
academic writing that convinces a well-known linguist that you are indeed a true member and
expert of the community that you are describing. This paper fulfills the required “Lens
Assignment” that takes place in every English 100 course at MiraCosta and will be used for
program assessment.

Project 4: Research on Writing Genres in a Future Workplace
You will write a research paper describing important or common genres of writing in your
future workplace. This paper will require both a formal in-person interview (primary source
documentation) and library database research (secondary source documentation).
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TENTATIVE Course Schedule

Major Readings
W Date Tuesday Thursday
Assignments
Narrative Essay Narrative Essay - T.I.P.S. +
-Introductions -T.I.P.S. + Annotating -Lamott, Shitty
Aug. 21 -Writing Diagnostic -Summary Writing First Drafts (T)
1
& 23 -Language Power Online -Language Power -Gilbert, Being
Questionnaire Questionnaire Results Done Excerpt
(Th.)
Narrative Essay Narrative Essay Last Day to Add -They Say Ch.
-The Writing Process -Narrative Writing Classes is Sept. 1, Others Say
-Invention/Pre-writing Strategies/Analysis 2 (No “W” (T)
Aug. 28
2 -Intro to Rhetorical Situation -Rhetorical Précis deadline) -Murray,
& 30
Autobiographi
cal Writing
(Th.)
Narrative Essay Narrative Essay Narrative Essay -WAW Ch. 1
-multimodal concept -writing workshop first two para. Writing
drawings -revision process model due Sept. 4th Threshold
Sept. 4 -good introductions and -revision plan First Draft of Concepts (T)
3
& 6 transitions Narrative Essay WAW Ch. 1,
Due Sept. 6th Hass and
Flower (Next
T.)
Literacy Action Plan Letter Literacy Action Plan Letter Happy Rosh -They Say Ch. 2
-Habits of -paraphrasing and quoting Hashanah! summarizing
Sept.
mind/metacognitive First Draft of (T. & Th.)
4 11 & 13
strategies Action Plan -They Say Ch. 3

-Invention activity Due Sept. 13th quoting (Th)

Literacy Action Plan Letter Literacy Action Plan Letter Pass/NP 30%
Sept. -revised 2nd draft due -Editing skills workshop Deadline 21st
5 18 & 20 -tone

Rhetorical Analysis Rhetorical Analysis Final Drafts of -Understand.

Sept. -Rhetorical triangle intro. -advertising genres Narrative Rhetoric Issue
6 25 & 27 -Ethos, Pathos, Logos in -recognizing logical fallacies in Essay/Literacy 1 pgs. 43-54
advertisements advertisements Action Plan due (Th.)
Sept. 27th
Rhetorical Analysis Rhetorical Analysis -Purdue OWL
Oct. 2 -Visual concept maps intro -Visual concept maps sharing Rhetorical
7 -Writing day Strategies (T)
& 4

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Rhetorical Analysis Rhetorical Analysis- First Draft of

Oct. 9 -Writing Workshop Day -One-on-One Meetings Rhetorical
8
& 11 Analysis Due
Oct. 9th
Discourse Community Paper Discourse Community Paper Final Draft of They Say Ch. 9
-They Say Ch. 9 “Ain’t So/Is -reading fishbowl Rhetorical “Ain’t So/Is

Not” reading jigsaw in-class -invention activities Analysis Due Not” (T)
9 Oct. 16
Oct. 18 -WAW Ch. 4
& 18
Intro Discourse
& Writing (Th.)
Discourse Community Paper Discourse Community Paper -WAW Ch. 4
10 Oct. 23 -rhetorical triangle review -blending voices activity Swales (T)
& 25 -invention activities -good introductions review -WAW Ch. 4
Johns (Th.)

Discourse Community Paper Discourse Community Paper First Draft of
Oct. 30 -writing workshop -editing workshop Discourse
11 & -revision planning -extra time for revisions/check Comm. Paper
Nov. 1 Marie’s online feedback Due Oct. 30th
Research Paper Research Paper -Ask RQs Ch. 2
-requesting an interview -Draft of e-mail request for Issue and
interview due Nov. 8th Conclusion (T)
-Underst.
12 Nov. 6 Rhetoric Ch. 5
& 8 Research (Th.)
Research Paper Research Paper Withdrawal -Continue
Nov. 13 -library data base skills -Evaluating sources Deadline 75% reading your
& 15 -conduct interview -Invention activity Nov. 16 sources
13 -conduct interview Final Draft of
Discourse
Paper Due Nov.
13th
14 Research Paper Happy Thanksgiving! No Class First Draft of -Continue
Nov. 20 -Venn diagrams of your Research Paper reading your
articles Due Nov. 20th sources
Nov. 27 Research Paper Research Paper
15 & 29 -Small group writing -Editing workshop
meetings
Research Paper E-portfolio workshop Final Draft of
-Language Self-Study -Writing workshop on any Research Paper
16 Dec. 4 Reflection Paper resubmissions Due on Dec. 4th
& 6 -E-portfolio intro
Final Class Day E-portfolio &
E-portfolio presentations. Independent
17 Dec. 11
Study/Reflectio
& 13
n due Dec. 13th


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Peer Writing System

Here are names and contact information for two of my classmates that will help
me if I miss a class! These peers may also be in your semester long writing group.
Name Contact Numbers E-mail
Ex. Marie Webb 855-6397-8735 mwebb@miracosta.edu
1.
2.

Why not meet up on Fridays for a

coffee talk session or a writing
session?

If I miss class…


1. I will contact my classmates before the next class and

get notes/homework/learn about what we did in class.

2. I will not ask Marie to review what we did last class. I
will go to her office hours to talk to her in-person.
3.
I will have to make up in-class writing tasks on my own

for “writing process” credit when turning in my final
paper.
4.
I will receive a grade of zero for participation and any
other short assignment due that day unless I use an
“Oops Pass.”
5.
If I am going to miss a major event in class, such as a
peer-review workshop I will let Marie know at least one
week in advance to make new arrangements