Georgantonis-Keah

Class Syllabus

Fall 2006 – English Composition I

Austin Community College

 

 

INSTRUCTOR:                     Anna Georgantonis-Keah

CAMPUS:                              PCM Course – 16-week – August 28 – December 17, 2006

COURSE NUMBER:            ENGL 1301

COURSE SECTION:            168

COURSE SYNONYM:         40724

CLASS TIME:                       Ongoing                      

OFFICE HOURS:                  Saturday – 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Discussion Board (Blackboard)

E-MAIL:                                akeah@austincc.edu

 

The following textbooks and materials are required:

 

            Polnac – Purpose, Pattern and Process - Seventh Edition

            Muller - The McGraw-Hill Reader – Ninth Edition

 

            English Composition I Folder (ACC bookstores)

 

There are certain guidelines, which we will follow:

 

1.         Attendance is not ‘required’ for online classes, but it is extremely important that

            you keep up with discussions and writing deadlines.  Plan to check into our        Blackboard class forum on a regular basis.

 

2.         Only one “new” paper submission can be turned in at a time.  More than one     revision can be submitted at a time, however. Turn in revisions promptly.

 

3.         Intellectual interaction and discussion about assigned essays is encouraged.  Feel free to             share your insights with the rest of the class on the Blackboard Discussion Board.   Remember to show respect to others, especially those expressing

            views different from your own.

 

5.         Papers are to be written and saved on a computer disk or your hard drive since you      will be editing all submissions and resubmitting your papers to me after I have reviewed

            them. One double-spaced, typed page with 1” margins all around at 12 pt. font will be   considered 300 words. 

 

6.         The departmental syllabus (“English 1301 – Composition I Course        Syllabus”) will be          followed for grading purposes; however, class assignments may vary according to my           syllabus.

 

 

 

 

Timeline

 

Aug 28 – Sept 3                      Course Overview

                                                Online Orientation        

                                                History of the English Language

                                                Purposes (Aims) and Patterns (Modes) in Writing

                                                                                                Online Orientation Quiz Due (Sept 3)

Sept 4                                      LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

 

Sept 5-Sept 10                                    Paper 1 – Expressive/Literary Purpose –

            Description and Narration of Event Patterns             

 

Sept 11 – Sept 17                    Paper 2 – Informative Purpose

                                                Narration of Process Pattern     

                                                Essay Analysis

                                               

Sept 18-Sept 24                      Paper 3 – Persuasive Purpose                                                              

                                                Evaluation Pattern                                            

                                                Essay Analysis                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Paper 1 Due – (Sept 24)

                                                                                                            Expressive/Literary Purpose

                                                                                                            Narration of Event Pattern

Sept 25-Oct 1                          Paper 4 – Research Paper       

                                                Interpretive Purpose/Classification Pattern

                                                Research Techniques –

                                                            Choosing a Topic

                                                            Identifying Scholarly Sources

                                                            Mind Map and Outline

                                                            Taking Notes                           

                                                            Documentation - MLA Style      Paper 2 Due (Oct 1)                                                                                                                           Informative Purpose

                                                                                                            Narration of Process Pattern

 

Oct 2–Oct 8                            Research Process Continued

                        Rough Draft

                                                Final Edit                                              Paper 3 Due  (Oct 8)                                                                                                                          Persuasive Purpose

                                                                                                            Evaluation Pattern

                                                                                   

Oct 9 – Oct 15                                    Paper 5 – Analytical/Interpretive Purpose

                                                Evaluation Pattern

                                                Essay Analysis

 

Oct 16-Oct 22                         Literary Analysis - Nonfiction

 

Oct 23-29                                Discussion of the “C” Test                    

                                   

Oct 30-Nov 5                          Essay Analysis (“C” Test preparation)    Paper 4 Due (Oct 29)           

                                                                                                             Research Paper –

                                                                                                             Interpretive Purpose

                                                                                                             Classification Pattern

 

 

 

Nov 6-12                                 Discussion of the “B” Paper

                                                Persuasive Purpose/Evaluation Pattern   Paper 5 Due (Nov 12)

                                                                                                            Analytical Purpose

                                                                                                            Evaluation Pattern

Nov 13-19                               “B” Paper Analysis                                                                                          

 

Nov 20-26                               Discussion of the “A” Paper     

                                                Comparison/Contrast                            

                                                Essay Analysis – “A” Paper Preparation            “B” Paper Due           (Nov 26)

 

********L A S T   D A Y   T O   W I T H D R A W---November 27th**********

 

 

Nov 27-Dec 3  Thanksgiving Holidays                                                                       

                                                                                                Persuasive Purpose

                                                                                                Evaluation Pattern                             

 

Dec 4-10         Work Week                                                    Last Day to take the “C” Test (Dec 10)

 

                                                                                                                          

Dec 11-17       Work Week                                                    “A” Paper Due (Dec 11)

                                                                                                Interpretive Purpose

                                                                                                Comparison/Contrast Pattern           

 

 

Dec 17            Last Day of Class - End-of-Semester Closure