Scc Fall 2012 Syllabus English 101
Welcome to English 101! This course is designed to help you attain the critical thinking, reading, and writing skills that are necessary for both academic and professional success.
Course Purpose:
The five general purposes of this course include teaching: 1. rhetorical and logical principles related to development of significant expository content in intelligently organized essays, paragraphs, and sentences; 2. critical reading; 3. acceptable diction and sentence mechanics; 4. the writing process with a focus on prewriting and revision strategies; 5. use of library's research tools and the techniques of the documented paper.
Student Learning Outcomes: 1. Use the writing process to compose essays—including research papers in the MLA format—that contain unity, coherence, development, logic, grammatical precision, and selection of appropriate sources and their correct use. 2. Analyze written and visual texts for content, structure, rhetorical strategies, visual and written techniques, and grammatical precision.
Required Texts: * Cohen, Samuel. 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology. 3rd ed. * Silverman, Jay, Elaine Hughes, and Diana Wienbroer. Customized Version of Rules of Thumb: A Guide for Writers for Santiago Canyon College. 8th ed. * Various essays and short stories that are available online and must be printed
Required Materials:
Internet and printing access
Homework:
Your homework assignments (required reading and other) are listed on the course outline. If you miss class however, email a classmate to be sure the homework has not been revised. Whether or not you did your homework will be checked through class discussions, quick writes, and pop quizzes. Homework points are factored into your participation grade.
Concept Exams:
There will be 4 exams in this course. The content will vary but it will always address concepts we’ve gone
Course Purpose:
The five general purposes of this course include teaching: 1. rhetorical and logical principles related to development of significant expository content in intelligently organized essays, paragraphs, and sentences; 2. critical reading; 3. acceptable diction and sentence mechanics; 4. the writing process with a focus on prewriting and revision strategies; 5. use of library's research tools and the techniques of the documented paper.
Student Learning Outcomes: 1. Use the writing process to compose essays—including research papers in the MLA format—that contain unity, coherence, development, logic, grammatical precision, and selection of appropriate sources and their correct use. 2. Analyze written and visual texts for content, structure, rhetorical strategies, visual and written techniques, and grammatical precision.
Required Texts: * Cohen, Samuel. 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology. 3rd ed. * Silverman, Jay, Elaine Hughes, and Diana Wienbroer. Customized Version of Rules of Thumb: A Guide for Writers for Santiago Canyon College. 8th ed. * Various essays and short stories that are available online and must be printed
Required Materials:
Internet and printing access
Homework:
Your homework assignments (required reading and other) are listed on the course outline. If you miss class however, email a classmate to be sure the homework has not been revised. Whether or not you did your homework will be checked through class discussions, quick writes, and pop quizzes. Homework points are factored into your participation grade.
Concept Exams:
There will be 4 exams in this course. The content will vary but it will always address concepts we’ve gone