ENC 1101: English Composition I FALL 2012

Course Information
Term: Fall 2012-1 R 540 to 810pm Section 17 Room: RM 5204 Reference Number: 703310

Instructor Information
Name: ffice Location: ffice !ours: Email: Telephone:
Prof. John J.J. !ola"ran#e$ Jr. Room 3%04 &' appointment ((cola"ran#e)"mail.com *305+ 237-3000

Course "escription
,hi- i- the fir-t re./ire# "eneral core co/r-e in colle"e-le0el 1ritin". St/#ent- 1ill compo-e e--a'- an# other 1or2- /-in" 0ario/- metho#- of #e0elopment. This course fulfills the Gordon Rule requirement that students demonstrate proficiency in college-level writing through multiple assignments. You must receive a C or higher to pass this class, or you will have to take it again.

Re#uire$ Te%t&s'( )aterials( )e$ia

A Writers Reference latest Edition , with latest MLA update (Hacker) Successful Colle e Writin Latest (!th) Edition, with E"ercises #ooklet (McWhorter)
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<ee2 1? :ntro#/ction- 5 #ia"no-tic -ample 1ritin" a--i"nment <ee2 2? Per-/a-ion e--a'$ pl/- e#itin" la1- 5 1or2-hop <ee2 3? Detter to the e#itor6 &e"in oral recitation <ee2 4? Eral pre-entation of letter to the e#itor <ee2 5? Pro 4 !on a--i"nment 5 1or2-hop <ee2 %? F/e-t Spea2er? rhetoric <ee2 7? Re-pon-e to Gi-/al Me#ia a--i"nment <ee2 8? !onte=t/al anal'-i- a--i"nment$ &a-e# on E&ama -peech <ee2 @? <or2-hop rhetorical portfolio 5 rhetorical portfolio i- #/e <ee2 10? :ntro to Diterar' 3nal'-i- an# 1-t -hort -tor' Hill- Di2e <hite 7lephant<ee2 11? ,he Iello1 <allpaper an# 1or2-hop a--i"nment <ee2 12? ,he Da#' <ith the 8o" an# 1or2-hop a--i"nment <ee2 13? <hat <e ,al2 3&o/t <hen <e ,al2 3&o/t Do0e an# 1or2-hop literar' portfolio <ee2 14? Diterar' portfolio i- #/e an# intro#/ction to final re-earch paper a--i"nment <ee2 15? Point 4 !o/nterpoint 5 3nnotate# Ci&lio"raph' <ee2 1%? <or2-hop Re-earch paper <ee2 17? Final re-earch paper #/e

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Course Competencies
ENC 1101 - English Composition 1
Catalo %escription1 2his is the first re3uired eneral core course in colle e4le5el writin 6 Students will co'pose essa+s and other works usin 5arious 'ethods of de5elop'ent6 This course fulfills the Gordon Rule requirement
that students demonstrate proficiency in college-level writing through multiple assignments 6

3 Credits Note1 2his course 'ust #e co'pleted with a rade of 7C8 or #etter6 &rere3uisites1 &lace'ent #+ Scholastic Assess'ent 2est (SA2) 5er#al su#test score9 A'erican Colle e 2estin (AC2) En lish su#test score9 Co'puteri:ed &lace'ent 2est (C&2) En lish su#test score9 or E;C ))-0 with a rade of 7S68 Course Co'petencies1 2he student will produce writin #+ Co'petenc+ 01 a6 choosin and li'itin a su#<ect that can #e sufficientl+ de5eloped within a i5en ti'e, for a specific purpose and audience6 #6 de5elopin and refinin pre4writin and plannin skills6 c6 for'ulatin the 'ain point to reflect the su#<ect and purpose of the writin 6 d6 supportin the 'ain point with specific details and arran in the' lo icall+6 e6 usin appropriate transitional de5ices6 f6 writin an effecti5e conclusion6 2he student will write well4de5eloped essa+s #+ Co'petenc+ -1 a6 writin an introductor+ para raph6 #6 constructin a thesis state'ent6 c6 de5elopin the thesis #+ pro5idin ade3uate support that reflects the a#ilit+ to distin uish #etween enerali:ed and concrete e5idence6 arran in the ideas and supportin details in a lo ical pattern appropriate to the purpose and focus6 &atterns 'a+ include descripti5e, narrati5e, and e5aluati5e writin , process anal+sis, co'parison and contrast, cause and effect, e"e'plification, and others6 writin unified prose in which all supportin 'aterial is rele5ant to the thesis6 writin coherent prose and pro5idin effecti5e transitional de5ices6 d6 writin a concludin para raph6

Co'petenc+ (1

2he student will proofread, edit, and re5ise #+ a6 reco ni:in and correctin errors in clarit+6 #6 reco ni:in and correctin errors in unit+ and coherence6 c6 usin con5entional sentence structure and correctin sentence errors such as fra 'ents, run4ons, co''a splices, 'isplaced 'odifiers, and fault+ parallelis'6 d6 reco ni:in and correctin errors in utili:in the con5entions of standard edited A'erican En lish includin 1 = usin standard 5er# for's and consistent tense6 = 'aintainin a ree'ent #etween su#<ect and 5er#, and #etween pronoun and antecedent6 = usin correct su#<ecti5e, o#<ecti5e, and possessi5e case pronouns6 = 'aintainin consistenc+ in point of 5iew6 = usin standard spellin , punctuation, and capitali:ation6 = selectin 5oca#ular+ appropriate to audience, purpose, and occasion6

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2he student will read and respond to selections #+ a6 identif+in 'ain ideas, purpose, o5erall or ani:ational patterns, supportin details, and ele'ents of coherence in assi ned readin s6 #6 distin uishin fact fro' opinion6 c6 su''ari:in and/or paraphrasin passa es6 2he student will conduct research #+ a6 asse'#lin sources on a desi nated su#<ect6 #6 takin effecti5e notes fro' sources6 c6 reco ni:in when and how to docu'ent sources6

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PLEASE REMEMBER THIS SYLLABI IS SUBJECT T CHAN!E AT THE "ISCREPENCY # THE INSTRUCT R$ THERE# RE% ATTEN"ANCE IS MAN"AT RY% AN" I# Y U MISS A CLASS% IT&S UP T Y U T CATCH UP'