PLEASE FILL IN THE OFFICE HOURS GIVEN BY PROFESSOR

SECTION: 

OFFICE HOURS:      Tuesday and Thursday-

Monday and Wednesday-

OFFICE:                     Humanities and Arts 328

 

PHONE:                     410-918-4022- Office   

 

WEBSITE:  www.ccbc.cc.md.us/~jdarden ; Email Jdarden@ccbc.cc.md.us

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will help you to develop academic and practical writing skills.  You will be encouraged to create well-organized pieces of writing that are coherent, unified, correct, and appropriate for specific contexts. In honing writing skills, you will create at least four multi-paragraph essays geared toward a prescribed audience and purpose. You will be graded on your writing, your class participation, and your attendance.

 

REQUIRED TEXTS

*Gorrel, Donna. The Little, Brown Workbook, 8th ed. New York: Longman,  2001.

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS

*college-level dictionary and thesaurus                *manila folder               *hilighter pen

*spiral notebook for journals and notes                *3.5 inch diskette

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1.        Students will use the 5 stages of the writing process (brainstorming, planning, drafting, revising, editing) to create clear and focused texts.

2.        Students will gain competence in research methods and in the proper way of incorporating information from a variety of outside sources in their writing projects.

3.        Students will employ language that is appropriate for varying purposes and audiences.

4.        Students will learn to find and correct grammar, punctuation, and usage errors in their own writing.

 

GRADING

In addition to participating actively in the learning process during each class period by coming prepared with required materials, you will be graded on the following:

 

·         Four 2-3 page papers on assigned topics                                                80 pts

·         1 in-class final exam                                                                                   30 pts

·         Reading Checks                                                                                          30 pts

·         Applied Principles                                                                                      30 pts

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Total – 170 pts

 

170- 153 = A        152- 136 = B        135- 119 = C        118- 102 = D        101- 100 = F

 

·         Late papers will not be accepted without making prior arrangements with me. I will only make arrangements for handing in assignments late under extenuating circumstances. If you are having an issue, or if you think you will not be able to hand in an assignment on the date it is due, please talk to me so that we can resolve your issue.

·         When you are absent, you are responsible for completing the assignments that you missed. Check with me or with a classmate to find out what you missed while absent.