Hello, everyone:
My name is Jordan Scott; I am your instructor for English 101 College Composition this semester. I'm very sorry to miss the first week and look forward to meeting all of you on Monday May 10th or Thursday May 13th at 430pm.
In short, this course examines the global environmental crisis through five essays written in different rhetorical styles. I will hand out these essays during our first class and explain more about the course.
Please see the previous post COURSE OUTLINE for detailed account of English 101.
I look forward to meeting all of you.
Best, Jordan Scott
Monday, April 26, 2010
Course Outline
ENGL 101C COLLEGE COMPOSITION JORDAN SCOTT
CLASSES HELD: MONDAY/ THURSDAY 4:00PM-7:00PM
ROOM: 202 EMAIL: jwkscott@gmail.com Office Hours: Thursdays 715pm-815pm RM 203.
INSTRUCTOR: Jordan Scott E-mail:. Office hours: Thursdays, 715-815pm RM 203.
DESCRIPTION: The goal of this course is to provide students with university-quality reading and writing skills. Chapters from Janet Giltrow’s Academic Writing, Sarah Mill’s Discourse and Joanne Buckley’s Fit to Print will be augmented with five substantive essays selected by the instructor. Each of these five major reading assignments engages the topic of environmentalism from a different perspective. This multifaceted but singular topic will provide continuity throughout the course, and will demonstrate how one issue — the global environmental crisis — can inspire widely different arguments and modes of rhetoric. Students will learn to engage critically and clearly with these texts by developing their own academic writing skills.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Fit to Print: The Canadian Student’s Guide to Essay Writing by Joanne Buckley.
Academic Writing by Janet Giltrow. *Essays to be handed out as needed.
A course package of photocopied essays, to be handed out in class, includes:
* “Ecocide and Globalization” by Franz Broswimmer
* “Polymers Are Forever” by Alan Weisman
* “Goodbye, Snauq” by Lee Maracle”
* “The Shadow Our Future Throws” by Al Gore
* “Dub: Defending the Value of the Original in an Age of Duplicates” by R. Murray Schafer
EVALUATION:
• Participation 10%
• In-class #1 (Academic Summary) 15%
• In-class #2 (Argumentative Essay) 15%
• Student Team Presentation (plus report) 15%
• Research Essay (plus proposal + outline) 20%
• Final Exam 25%
Note: You have to pass the final exam to pass the course.
Note: Students are required to keep copies of all take-home assignments they hand in, in case of emergencies.
Important: It is your responsibility to keep up with the course work and the readings, come to class well-prepared for participation and discussion, find out what homework has been assigned, as well as complete all assignments on time. Participation is part of active learning.
CLASSES HELD: MONDAY/ THURSDAY 4:00PM-7:00PM
ROOM: 202 EMAIL: jwkscott@gmail.com Office Hours: Thursdays 715pm-815pm RM 203.
INSTRUCTOR: Jordan Scott E-mail:
DESCRIPTION: The goal of this course is to provide students with university-quality reading and writing skills. Chapters from Janet Giltrow’s Academic Writing, Sarah Mill’s Discourse and Joanne Buckley’s Fit to Print will be augmented with five substantive essays selected by the instructor. Each of these five major reading assignments engages the topic of environmentalism from a different perspective. This multifaceted but singular topic will provide continuity throughout the course, and will demonstrate how one issue — the global environmental crisis — can inspire widely different arguments and modes of rhetoric. Students will learn to engage critically and clearly with these texts by developing their own academic writing skills.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Fit to Print: The Canadian Student’s Guide to Essay Writing by Joanne Buckley.
Academic Writing by Janet Giltrow. *Essays to be handed out as needed.
A course package of photocopied essays, to be handed out in class, includes:
* “Ecocide and Globalization” by Franz Broswimmer
* “Polymers Are Forever” by Alan Weisman
* “Goodbye, Snauq” by Lee Maracle”
* “The Shadow Our Future Throws” by Al Gore
* “Dub: Defending the Value of the Original in an Age of Duplicates” by R. Murray Schafer
EVALUATION:
• Participation 10%
• In-class #1 (Academic Summary) 15%
• In-class #2 (Argumentative Essay) 15%
• Student Team Presentation (plus report) 15%
• Research Essay (plus proposal + outline) 20%
• Final Exam 25%
Note: You have to pass the final exam to pass the course.
Note: Students are required to keep copies of all take-home assignments they hand in, in case of emergencies.
Important: It is your responsibility to keep up with the course work and the readings, come to class well-prepared for participation and discussion, find out what homework has been assigned, as well as complete all assignments on time. Participation is part of active learning.
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