English 1C, Spring 2001

Composition and Literature, English 1C

section #8048 taught by Dr. Cathy Decker

Text Books
Pat McKeague's Step by Step: Writing About Literature, 6th ed.
Candance Ward's Great Short Stories by American Women
Philip Smith's One-Hundred Best-Loved Poems
Five Great Plays (Dover Boxed Set)

Contact Information for Cathy

Call 909-941-2412 and talk or leave a message 24 hours a day

Go to Language Arts Building 7C during Cathy's office hours (or make an appointment to meet at Cathy's office at another time)

Monday 1:30 to 3:30 and 9:00-9:30 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday 10:15-11:15

Wednesday 3:45-4:15

Leave a note in Cathy's mailbox in room LA-10

E-mail Cathy at cathy@citrus.ucr.edu

Grade Scale

F D- D D+ C C+ B- B B+ A- A A+

0-54 55-62 63-67 68-73 74-77 78-80 81-83 84-86 87-89 90-92 93-95 96-99

Grade Formula (with important notes)

Informal Writing Assignments and Formal Papers 50%

Writing projects may include turning in drafts, source material, copies of peer reviews, or evidence of visiting the writing center in the library or a success center off campus

Oral Reports and Other Homework 10%

These grades will be averaged; be aware of the mathematical impact of a zero on any average

Quizzes & Tests (featuring writing) 15%

Quizzes will be average to get a quiz score; tests will be average to get a test score; the quiz score will be worth less than the test score; the class will vote on the proportion at some point

Self-Assessment Reports 10%

These require answering questions in clear, grammatical prose about your attendance, homework, reading, class participation, etc. I will check your report against my records and memory for accuracy and also evaluate its grammar and completeness. I will either approve the grade you assign yourself or I will raise or lower the grade on the basis of accuracy, grammar, or completeness.

Office and Writing Center Visits 5%

Students must visit my office or the writing center once each month from January to May. If no visit is made by the end of the month, the student gets no credit for that visit. Each visit is worth one point of your final grade. Be aware that office hours are first come, first served; thus, if you wait until the last day, you may not get credit for an office hour visit and need to race over to the writing center before the month ends! Students need to turn in a stamped form from the writing center or a writing center print out to me personally--do not expect the writing center to notify me.

Final Exam 10%

This is at the time set in the official Chaffey class schedule: May 17 at 4:15 to 6:45.

Tentative Scedule

T=Tues.; R=Thurs.; p.=page; pp.=pages; SBS=Step by Step; GSS=Great Short Stories; 1BLP=One-Hundred Best-Loved Poems; FGP=Five Great Plays

T 1/9	Introduction to the class
R 1/11	Have read SBS xv-7 Lecture and discussion of Elements of Literature
T 1/16	Elements of Literature Worksheet, SBS pp. 9-11 Due Quiz on Elements of Literature Have read "The Storm," GSS pp. 89-94 Discussion and work on outline of "The Storm"
R 1/18	Short Story Analysis Outline of "The Storm" Due Skim entire GSS and be prepared to sign up for an oral report on one of the other short stories Discussion of outlines, oral reports, and journal writing Journal Writing Activity
T 1/23	Quiz on "The Storm" and SBS Chapter One Have read GSS, pp. 50-110 Oral Reports
R 1/25	Oral Reports Have read GSS, pp. 153-73 and 182-200 Journal and Short Story Analysis Outline on your oral report short story due
T 1/30	Have read SBS, Chapter Two and skimmed Chapters Four through Eight Quiz on SBS, Chapter Two Discussion of Paper One & Writing Workshop
R 2/1	Jan. office visit must be done before this class or bring evidence of Jan. writing center visit to class Have read SBS, Chapter Three and the chapter on the type of paper you intend to write
T 2/6	Bring Draft of Paper One to class Peer Review & Writing Workshop
R 2/8	Workshop
T 2/13	Workshop
R 2/15	Paper One Due Poetry Reading--Bring 1BLP
T 2/20	Have skimmed entire 1BLP and be prepared to sign up for an oral report on a poet or two "unknown" poems Have read SBS, Chapter 9
R 2/22	Exercise on Explicating a Poem, SBS, pp. 175-6 due Have skimmed SBS, Chapters 10-13
T 2/27	Test One on GSS and SBS, Chapters One to Eight
R 3/1	Feb. office visit must be done before this class or bring evidence of Feb. writing center visit to class Oral Reports
T 3/6	Oral Reports Discussion of Test
R 3/8	Oral Reports
	Spring Break Week
T 3/20	Draft of Poetry Paper Due Peer Review & Writing Workshop
R 3/22	Poetry Analysis
T 3/27	Quiz on Imagery
R 3/29	Quiz on Structure
T 4/3	Mar. office visit must be done before this class or bring evidence of Mar. writing center visit to class Quiz on Tone
R 4/5	Poetry Paper Due Have skimmed box set of FGP and be prepared to sign up for oral report on one play Film
T 4/10	Film
R 4/12	Test Two on Poetry and SBS, Chapters Eight to Twelve
T 4/17	No class/Faculty Training Day
R 4/19	Discussion of Test & Film & Drama Paper Oral Reports
T 4/24	Oral Reports
R 4/26	Oral Reports
T 5/1	Apr. office visit must be done before this class or bring evidence of Apr. writing center visit to class Draft of Drama Paper due
R 5/3	Discussion of FGP
T 5/8	Discussion of FGP
R 5/10	Drama Paper Due
T 5/15	Last day of office hours Last day to turn in evidence of May writing center visit Last class day, so the last day to turn in anything! Exam Prep

Policies

1. Late work will earn 1/2 the grade earned and may be turned in up to May 14th.

2. Quizzes, Tests, Oral Reports, Monthly Office Visits, and the Final must be done on/by the required day; there is no late credit for these. The final is at the official time listed in the Spring 2001 schedule.

3. All official Chaffey policies concerning student behavior, discrimination, cheating, etc. will be enforced. Students who violate these policies will be asked to leave the class, dropped, or subject to a formal charge via the appropriate college procedure.

4.The Language Arts building food and drink policy will be enforced. Only water is permitted in the classroom.

5. Students may leave other drinks and food outside the classroom on a chair or the concrete. Students are welcome to go stand in the doorway during class to drink or eat if it is not disturbing a student presentation, etc.

6. Students should feel free to take care of their health at any time. You may leave for the bathroom, to take medicine, to get tissues, to go home due to illness, during any class at any time. Please, however, attempt to leave at a minimally disruptive time unless your medical condition is extreme (you will vomit or have a seizure in a few seconds, etc.).

7. I try to avoid calling you or questioning you about your absences or grades, assuming you are a mature, responsible adult. This does not mean that I am not aware of your problem, nor does it mean I will grant you any exception to class policies or homework requirements. I never drop students, so if you stop coming to class or miss enough homework that you will fail the class, you must drop yourself.

8. I will take a long time--between one to three weeks--with grading your work.

9. If you don't pick up your work before you drop or by October 1, 2001, I will throw it out.

10. I will do my best to avoid offensive language, particularly profanity and obscenity. You are likewise expected to do the same.

11. Pagers, cell phones, beeping watches, and the sound on electronic devices like dictionaries should be turned off during class.

12. Try to stay rational and be aware when you are pushing yourself into irrationality due to stress, poor health, etc. If there is a problem, use one of the contact methods given above to get ahold of me. We can probably work something out to solve your problem. TIP: sometimes it is best not to go to class and deal with the results later, such as when you are unable to suppress laughter, inappropriate comments, sleeping, tears, rage, or insults.

13. Breathe! Smile! Think of the long-term goals of your life! In ten years, will this matter?

F	D-	D	D+	C	C+	B-	B	B+	A-	A	A+
0-54	55-62	63-67	68-73	74-77	78-80	81-83	84-86	87-89	90-92	93-95	96-99