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Syllabus for English 101.
eng 101 Online5 CreditsCourse Syllabus Scrub Hubner Email: mhubner@btc.ctc.edu Phone: 360-752-8571 Office Hours: 24/7 WAOL Tech Support: 1-866-425-8412

I have tried simply to write the best I can. Sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can. – Hemingway

English 101 Online is a course designed to help you write effectively at the college level. You will read, analyze, and write essays using a variety of rhetorical strategies, as well as develop and express ideas clearly and effectively. Performing competently at this level requires skills in critical reading and thinking, and the ability to accurately analyze what will make your writing more effective in any given context. Writing is a process which includes brainstorming, prewriting, peer editing, drafting and publishing. It requires patience, time and commitment. Since a great deal of the work involves a dialog between you and other students, it is imperative to post submissions in a timely manner.

IMPORTANT :

Many students have the misconception that online classes require less work.

Although online courses do allow for flexibility of time spent on class work, they require a significant time commitment. Furthermore, work deadlines still exist. A general rule of thumb for a 5-credit class would be 10 hours of work per week. You need to determine if you have the organizational skills and motivation to meet those demands.

The first week of the quarter will be spent on activities that will demonstrate your ability to navigate the online environment. The Angel Week Zero tutorial should be completed on or before Day One. (If you have visited the tutorial previously, a brief revisit is strongly advised.)

Finally, read all course materials completely. (Reading them more than once is a good idea. They can also be printed for future reference.)

Prerequisite: Accuplacer score of 86 or higher on the Sentence Skills and 85 or higher on Reading.

COURSE LAYOUT

The 11-week course will be divided into three major “Modules” and a “Final.” Modules may extend from a day or two to several weeks. It is important to get an overview of each module as it begins. This will give you an idea of the work involved and how you might need to organize your time. Each module will define the minimum expectations for student postings.

REQUIRED STUDENT SUPPLIES&MATERIALS :

The Writer’s Presence: A Pool of Readings: Sixth Ed – McQuade.

The Absolutely True Autobiography of a Part-Time Indian - Alexie

(See the note in Lessons/Getting Started/Textbooks.) A Writer’s Reference: Sixth Ed. - Hacker

Computer and internet access

COURSE OUTCOMES:

  • Employ standard and innovative rhetorical techniques to compose focused, substantive papers with source documentation.
  • Develop critical reading skills using a variety of text sources

  STUDENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES (Course competencies):

To successfully meet the requirements of English 101, the student should be able to:

  • Use a writing process for all written assignments.
  • Select appropriate composition topics; effectively gather and organize material corresponding to those topics; develop essays that meet standard on the Writing Assessment Grid.
  • Use a variety of effective sentence and paragraph designs to convey meaning.
  • Analyze and employ a variety of rhetorical techniques to effectively develop a thesis.
  • Critically analyze assigned readings and texts orally and in writing.
  • Analyze and provide feedback on peer essays, critically examining: (1) subject or topic, (2) purpose, (3) audience, (4) style, and (5) tone.

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Source:  OpenStax, English. OpenStax CNX. May 05, 2011 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11304/1.4
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