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English 101

Fall 2020, Glendale Community College

Section #1584 Units: 3

ONLINE

Professor: Gannon Daniels         email: gdaniels@glendale.edu                   office hour: Th 11-12 on ZOOM

 

READING MATERIAL

50 Essays, 6th Edition, ed.: Samuel Cohen

                        40 Short Stories, 5th Edition, ed.: Beverly Lawn

 

OTHER REQUIRED MATERIALS

  • A functioning computer with a mic and camera for office hour communication
  • Strong Internet connection
  • Email address
  • A JOURNAL or SPIRAL NOTEBOOK to assist you in the process of gathering information and creating thoughtful essays.
  • An understanding of Canvas- Please take the tutorials offered through GCC so that you can navigate your courses with ease.

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION from Glendale College Catalog

Prerequisite: Acceptable level of skill as demonstrated in the English placement process or satisfactory completion of English 100.

101 FRESHMAN ENGLISH 3.0 Units ENGL 101 is a foundation course in critical reading and writing skills required of those students intending to transfer to a university. Through their reading and discussion of selected prose works, students learn to identify problems, examine possible solutions, recognize unstated assumptions and values, appraise evidence, evaluate arguments, draw inferences, and test conclusions. Through their writing, students learn to analyse, synthesize, organize information logically, and propose original ideas. Students also receive instruction in research and MLA documentation and are required to complete a fully documented research paper. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: Placement is based on a composite of test scores and academic background or satisfactory completion of ENGL 120 or ESL 151 or equivalent. Transfer Credit: CSU, UC, USC (C-ID ENGL 100) .

ADVISORY:

Acceptable level of skill as demonstrated in the English Placement Process or satisfactory completion of English 100

 ENGLISH 101 SLOs:

 

Students completing the Transfer Level English Composition program or taking courses within the program develop core competencies/ISLOs in several areas including communication, critical thinking, global awareness, information competency, and personal responsibility. This is achieved through the study of texts and by enhancing their skills in reading, writing and research.

 

Final grades will be calculated as points as follows:

 

 A: 1000-900            B: 899-800                C: 799-700            Below 700 does not pass    

This is the breakdown of assignments for this course.          

Assignments Required

Essays (4)

400

Research Essay w Discussion

215

Quizzes

150

Discussions

150

Final

   85

TOTAL

1000

 

 QUIZZES

You will have several quizzes based on the readings, and class materials. Quizzes are 25 points

 

DISCUSSIONS

Every other week you will have a “Discussion” to fulfill. This is a tool within CANVAS that allows you to express your thoughts and opinions in an open forum, sharing your astute observations with your fellow classmates. For every discussion, be prepared to write 2 paragraphs of your own making (paragraphs are 5-8 sentences) and respond (reply) to at least two of your classmates’ observations. The initial post is worth 20 points and your responses garner you an added 5 points. Please scroll through your classmates’ posts to choose a classmate who either hasn’t had a response yet or has the least responses. Thank you.

 

HOMEWORK

With an ONLINE course, all work is homework. There will ALWAYS be READING to do in order to accomplish the quizzes, discussions and writing assignments. Please keep abreast of the deadlines for assignments. I will accept late work, but there will be a reduction in points because of it. Essays consist of creating, editing, and uploading personalized 750+ word essays- with an introduction, at least two body paragraphs and a conclusion- using MLA formatting.

 

THE FINAL:  The final will be an essay with a time limit. You will have access to the prompt on that day and you will need to upload your work before a certain time.

 NOTE: If you decide to drop the class, it is your responsibility to notify the Admissions and Records office. If you don’t do this, I may be forced to give you an “F” in the class. This will appear on your permanent transcript.

 

WHAT IS A “W”? A “W” appears on your transcript as an attempt to take a class. This is a permanent record that you tried to take this class. You may only attempt to take a class three times. If you already have one “W” for this class on your transcript, you can only attempt to take the class two more times. If you have two “W”s on your transcript, and you receive a “D” or “F” for the class, you have only one more chance to take the class.  

 

CHEATING POLICY & PLAGIARISM

Cheating is considered academic dishonesty and will be handled either with no credit for the individual assignment or with exclusion from the class and/or an “F” grade for the course. Cheating includes using information or getting help from any outside source, such as other students, internet, books, etc. without citing the source. Any copying of material from other students or other uncited source will result in a penalty which may range from an “F” on the test/assignment up to and including exclusion and/or an “F” grade for the course. It is best to err on the side of citing. Know what you are doing! MLA formatting is the key. 

 

CAMPUS RESOURCES FOR STUDENT ASSISTANCE

IMPORTANT:

The Course Summary below is a chronological list of assignments to help you keep track of due dates. It does NOT contain links to course learning materials. 

Please access the course materials through Modules.

NOTE: All Essays are due on Sundays, All Discussions are due on Wednesdays and All Quizzes are due on Tuesdays. Discussions and Quizzes happen every other week, So if you have a quiz one week, expect a discussion the next week, and so on. 

Course Summary:

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