ENGLISH 1010: Introduction to Writing
UVU Course Number: ENGL 1010 High School Course Number: 06-02-00-13-070
UVU Course Name: Introduction to Writing High School Course Title: Language Arts 12 CE
Instructors Names: Dr. Marianna Richardson and
Steven Dowdle
Course Description:
This
is a Concurrent Enrollment course, offering both high school credit through
Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy and college credit through Utah Valley
University. This course will “emphasize, in writing intensive workshops,
rhetorical knowledge and skills. Teach critical reading, writing and thinking
skills. Explore writing situations as complex and recursive processes. Enhance
basic illiteracies, addressing both rhetorical problems and conventions of
language use (within the context of Standard Written English).” (UVU Course Catalogue 2008-2009). This
course will also be studying seven of Shakespeare’s plays along with assorted
sonnets and narrative poetry. These texts will give the students a basis for
analyzing texts, practicing critical reading, writing, and thinking skills, and
exploring the writing process, Interpretive essays, research studies, and
personal narratives will also be reviewed within the context of Shakespeare’s
works.
Course Prerequisites:
Student
must be a senior and have a 3.0 GPA in 10th and 11th
grade English classes. Student must also have an English ACT score of 19 and a
Reading ACT score of 19. If the student has not taken the ACT yet, scores from
state tests can be used.
Textbooks and Instructional
Materials:
·
The Allyn and Bacon Guide to
Writing: Brief Edition. Paper back (6th edition). ISBN: 0205823149.
·
Shakespeare’s plays – As You Like
It; Twelfth Night; Othello; Macbeth; The Tempest; Henry V; Richard III and
Shakespeare sonnets and narrative poetry
·
The textbooks will be made available for the students to buy as a part
of the course.
·
Additional copies of selected articles supplied by the teachers
·
Each student should have an expandable folder or multiple pocket folders
to keep papers, journal entries, and rewrites. This will be turned in as your
final portfolio.
Course Objectives:
During
this course, successful students should:
·
Engage in the writing process in complex ways resisting easy,
simplistic answers and a single thesis.
·
Develop skills of critical inquiry and argumentation.
·
Understand strategies for reading and summarizing difficult texts.
·
Understand and practice academic writing as a process which includes
prewriting, writing, revising, peer review, and editing.
·
Respond to different rhetorical styles appropriately.
·
Create written documents with an awareness of audience and purpose.
·
Adhere to basic conventions for writing in English.
·
Support arguments with quotations, paraphrases, and summaries
accurately using current MLA and/or APA citation rules.
·
Engage in the text of Shakespeare’s works through reading, discussion,
acting, and writing.
·
Gain an appreciation for Shakespeare.
Course
Policies and Procedures
Grades: You will receive the same
grade for your high school course as you receive for your college course. Your
grade will be based upon the following graded assignments:
Attendance and Participation
10%
Paper #1 (Posing a Problem
Essay)
5% (500 words)
Paper #2 (Problem-Solution
Essay)
8% (750-1000 words)
Paper #3 (Strong Response Essay) 10% (750-1000
words)
Paper #4 (Annotated Bibliography) 8% (750-1000
words)
Paper #5 (Exploratory Research Essay) 20% (1500-2000
words)
Paper #6 (Autobiographical Narrative Essay)
5% (750-1000 words)
7
Essay Quizzes 7%
7
Quotation Discussions
7%
2
Screen Reviews 10%
Portfolio (Includes Journal
Responses and Rewrites) 15%
The grading scale will be as
outlined below:
|
Percent
Range
|
Grade
|
Percent
Range
|
Grade
|
|
93-100
|
A
|
74-77.99
|
C+
|
|
90-92.99
|
A-
|
70-74.99
|
C
|
|
86-89.99
|
B+
|
66-69.99
|
C-
|
|
82-85.99
|
B
|
<66
|
F
|
|
78-81.99
|
B-
|
D Grades
are not awarded at Maeser Prep
|
*Notice:
Your grade for this class will become part of your permanent college transcript
and will affect your GPA. A low grade in this course can affect college
acceptance and scholarship eligibility.
Dropping the Class:
August 30, 2013 is the last day to drop the
course without it showing on your transcript.
August
30, 2013 is the last day to withdraw from the class.
If
you drop the high school class, you must also withdraw from the UVU class to
avoid receiving an E or UW (unofficial withdrawal).
Academic Standards:
Attention Students with
Disabilities: If you have any disability, which may impair your ability to
successfully complete this course, academic accommodations will be granted for
all students who have qualified documented disabilities. All services are
coordinated with the special education office and the counselors at Karl G.
Maeser Preparatory Academy.
Attendance: Because this course is a
college concurrent enrollment class, attendance is a part of your grade. If you miss more than 10 classes, you will
receive an NG for the course. Excessive tardiness will also lower your
grade.
Essay Formatting: All essays should be
formatted using 1inch margins left, right, top, and bottom of the paper.
Students should use Times New Roman 12 pt or a font with results in
approximately 300 words per page. Pages must be numbered with their last name
and page number in the top right hand corner of every page. Students should keep an electronic copy of
all work.
Classroom
Expectations:
Classroom Participation/Behavior
·
Students are
expected to abide by the rules in the school handbook. This includes the school
uniform policy. The uniform and attendance policy will be enforced.
·
As a class based
on workshops, much of the learning will be accomplished through discussion
between students with teacher facilitation. Thus, respect for others is
paramount. Teasing, taunting, hazing, bullying or any other inappropriate
behavior will not be tolerated, whether they happen in class or outside of
class.
·
Active
participation during each class period is a necessary part of successful
completion for this course. Each student is responsible for coming prepared to
every class by bringing writing tools, paper, required drafts or files,
completed assigned readings and your textbook and a willingness to share
thoughts and ideas.
Homework Assignments
·
There will be a
great deal of reading and nonfiction writing in this class, which will provide
the basis for our class discussions and papers. Students should try and keep up
with scheduled assignments, but if a problem arises, come and see me
immediately.
·
Assignments must
be turned in at the beginning of class and will be considered late if turned in
any other time.
·
Students are
expected to meet all deadlines to turn in assignments. Without an excused absence, work from units
that have ended cannot be made up.
·
Previous
arrangements need to be made before assignments can be emailed to the teacher.
Subjects for Papers: Students will be choosing
their own subjects for the papers they write. Students will need to do library
research in order to accomplish many of these papers. Students will need to be
able to access library websites at home or go to a local library in order to
finish these papers.
Late Papers: No late papers will be
accepted without prior approval or an excused absence for full credit. For each day a paper is late, one letter
grade will be subtracted.
Portfolios:
The portfolio will serve
as the final exam for this course. Each student must submit a writing portfolio
at the beginning of the final exam period. Then, students will remain to
discussion their conclusions from this writing course. Save all notes, drafts,
journal entries, handouts, and rewrites in order to assemble this portfolio.
More detailed information will be given towards the end of the course.
Revision: Revision is an important part of the
writing process. After papers have been turned in for a grade, students may
choose to improve their papers further. All revisions must be submitted no
later than one week after the graded assignment has been returned. Late
papers are not eligible for revision.
Classroom Staging: During part of our class time, we will
be acting out scenes from plays. Students are expected to participate in these
short productions. The scenes should have been read previously, but the lines
are not required to be memorized. Please be willing to accept whatever role you
are extended (no matter the gender). Prior acting experience or training is not
required.
Quotation Discussions: For each of the seven Shakespeare plays,
each student will pick five quotations (3-4 lines of dialogue) to discuss in
written form. This should be a paragraph or more for each quotation describing
what the quotation means in context of the play and also in a more general or
personal context. All quotation discussions should be typed. These will be due
after the study of the play.
Screen Reviews: Shakespeare’s plays were meant to be
performed. Each student must attend or screen two Shakespeare productions and
write a review of each. You may see appropriate Shakespeare plays not on the
syllabus. Please ask the instructors if you have any questions about the
relevancy of a performance. The written review should be typed. These will be
presented and discussed at the mid-term and at the end of the course.
Writing Critique Groups: Students will be placed in critique
groups which will meet every other Friday. These groups will positively analyze
drafts of papers and discuss all writing assignments. Instructors will also be
a part of these groups to give direction and input. The purpose of these groups
is to improve the writing of all students. The dates for these critique groups
are provided in the class schedule.
**Please return
this paper by August 26, 2013
CE English 1010
I have read the CE English 1010 document and understand:
·
This is a Concurrent Enrollment course, offering both high school
credit through Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy and college credit through
Utah Valley University.
·
Your grade for this class will become part of your permanent college
transcript and will affect both your GPA in high school and in college.
·
August 30, 2013 is the last day to drop the course without it showing
on your transcript.
·
August 30, 2013 is the last day to withdraw from the class.
·
If you drop the high school class, you must also withdraw from the UVU
class to avoid receiving an E or UW (unofficial withdrawal).
·
Because this course is a college concurrent enrollment class,
attendance is a part of your grade. If you miss more than 10 classes, you will
receive an NG for the course.
I also understand that CE English 1010 students
will explore a variety of topics and themes, including politics, religion,
curriculum-appropriate sexuality, mental health, social problems, and other
moral and ethical values found in Shakespeare’s plays. The teachers
will be sensitive to the family’s role in shaping individual students’ values
and will treat these subjects in a respectful, balanced, academic
approach. Individual
students in the class may share their own beliefs, insomuch as they are
respectful of other students’ beliefs as well as those held by other members of
the community at large. I understand that teachers have opinions too that
occasionally may be voiced as such. If at any
time I am uncomfortable with something that has been discussed in class, I will
bring this to the attention of the teacher and respectfully seek mutual
understanding. We will also be showing clips from Shakespeare’s plays which
have been turned into movies (some are rated PG-13). We will try to show appropriate
productions.
I have read and understand the policies
stated in this document.
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