ENC1101:

Composition I Section 0030, 0036

Department of Writing & Rhetoric College of Arts and Humanities, University of Central Florida

Instructor: E-mail: Office: Office Hours: I. Carolyn Glasshoff caglasshoff@ucf.edu Colbourn 304B M, F 10:30 am - 12:00 pm University Course Catalog Description Expository writing with emphasis on effective communication and critical thinking. Emphasizing the writing process writing topics are based on selected readings and on student experiences. Course Overview In ENC1101, you will read research from Writing Studies intended to help you gain procedural and declarative knowledge about writing that you can generalize ("transfer") to later writing situations. As you study each topic, you will engage in writing-to-learn activities to help you understand and apply the various concepts; you will also compose and revise extended texts employing the concepts learned. This is a Gordon Rule course. You must earn at least a C- to fulfill university and state Gordon Rule and GEP requirements. Course Objectives By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Discuss the writing process - Analyze your own writing process and learn how to adapt it to be an effective writer - Analyze a rhetorical situation, considering elements such as audience, purpose, and genre - Discuss how the writing process is adjusted depending on the rhetorical situation - Understand how discourse communities shape the way we communicate - Write appropriately for a given situation, considering elements such as organization, language, and claims Course Prerequisites None Required Texts Lunsford, Andrea A. The Everyday Writer. 4th ed. Boston & New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2010. Wardle, Elizabeth and Doug Downs. Writing About Writing: A College Reader. Boston & New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 2011. *Additional readings as provided throughout the semester Term: Class Meeting Times: Class Location: Credits: Fall 2011 M W F 1:30, 2:30 Classroom 1, rm 113 3

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Grades Assessment Percent of Final Grade Grading Scale (%) *Literacy Narrative 5% 94-100 A *Portrait of a Writer 10% 90-93 A- *Rhetorical Analysis 5% 87-89 B+ *Navigating Sources 10% 84-86 B *Current and Future DCs 10% 80-83 B- *Annotations 10% 77-79 C+ *Portfolio 25% 74-76 C Class Engagement^ 25% 60 - 69 NC** 100% 0 - 59 F ^Class engagement includes participation, in-class assignments, peer reviews, and conferences *Denotes Gordon Rule assignment

Turning in Assignments: Assignments must be turned in by Friday of the week they are due unless otherwise stated. With the exception of in-class assignments, all assignments must be typed and may be submitted either in class or through email by 5:00 p.m. on the due date. Any assignments turned in electronically must be in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format. If you email an assignment to me that is not in one of these formats, I will not read it and you will not receive a grade for that assignment. Keeping Track of Assignments: At the end of the semester, you will submit all the work you have done throughout the course as a portfolio, so make sure you keep copies of everything, including early drafts of your work. Late Work: Late work will not be accepted unless you discuss issues with me in advance. Losing your work as a result of a computer mishap does not count as an excuse. Make sure you back up of all your work. Late work will be assessed a 10% penalty for each day it is late. Rewrites: Revision is essential to effective writing. Throughout the semester you will be revising your papers for your final portfolio. Rewrites will count towards your grades both for the papers and for your portfolio. Extra Credit: You will have the option of receiving 5 points extra credit per assignment for visiting the UWC. You may receive extra credit on up to 3 assignments. In order to receive the extra points, you must provide proof of attendance in the form of a UWC email which you can forward to me via email. You must visit the UWC no later the day before a paper is due, and you must show that you have revised based on your visit. **Grade of NC: If you come to class and turn in every assignment but do not earn a passing grade (C-), you may earn a grade of NC. This means that the grade will not be held against your GPA, but you will not earn credit for the course and will have to repeat the course to earn your credits. This does not replace a grade of F.

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Course Policies: Email: In the email subject line, please include your class section number, your name, and the subject of your message. If you include these, you will likely get a response from me much faster, as I will be able to see at a glance which emails in my in-box are class related. Please keep your audience in mind when you send emails. I do not expect perfectly edited emails, but do not send anything like IDK wht were doin 2day. You are in a college-level writing course. Please write appropriately. Feedback: Since class time is limited, it may not be possible to get to everyones questions in a single class period. Periodically, at the end of class I will ask everyone to turn in one sheet of paper with any feedback for the class so far. This may include questions about the material, interest in a covered topic, or anything else you would like me to know about how class is going. This will allow me to know if we need to cover a topic more fully or if there is something we need to review. Please keep comments appropriate. Attendance: Absences can severely affect your grade. If you miss 25% of the course, you may earn a failing grade for engagement. If you earn an F engagement grade, the highest grade you can possibly earn for the course is a C. Emergency absences will be excused if you contact me immediately and provide documentation. Death in the family or severe illness count as emergencies. Having a cold or waiting at the SGA print lab do not.

Professionalism: Per university policy and classroom etiquette, mobile phones, iPods, etc. must be silenced during class. Keep them in your backpack they should not come out at all during class. Those not heeding this rule will be asked to leave and will not receive participation credit for that day. Students who habitually disturb the class by talking, texting, arriving late, etc., and have been warned may suffer a reduction in their final grade. All writing you do for this class is considered public writing. Your peers will be reading your work throughout the semester. Please do not write about anything you do not want to become public knowledge or that is inappropriate for a professional academic setting. Academic Conduct: Many incidents of plagiarism result from students lack of understanding about what constitutes plagiarism. You are expected to familiarize yourself with UCFs policy on plagiarism. All work you submit must be your own scholarly and creative efforts. UCFs Golden Rule defines plagiarism as follows: whereby anothers work is used or appropriated without any indication of the source, thereby attempting to convey the impression that such work is the students own. Violations will result at minimum in a record of the infraction being placed in your file and a zero on assignment. If you have questions, please consult me or the UWC. VIII. Resources Purdue Online Writing Lab The University of Purdue Online Writing Lab (http://owl.english.purdue.edu) is an excellent free resource for questions about research, citations, and other writing issues. University Writing Center: The University Writing Center (UWC) is a free resource for UCF students. At the UWC, a trained writing consultant will work individually with you on anything you're writing (in or out of class), at any point in the writing process from brainstorming to editing. Appointments are recommended, but not required. For more information or to make an appointment, visit the UWC website at http://www.uwc.ucf.edu, stop by MOD 608, or call 407-823-2197.

Disability Access: UCF is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all persons with disabilities. This syllabus is available in alternate formats upon request. Students with disabilities who need accommodations in this course must contact the professor at the beginning of the semester to discuss accommodations. No accommodations will be provided until the student has met with the professor to request accommodations. Students who need accommodations must be registered with Student Disability Services, Student Resource Center Rm 132, phone 407-823-2371, TTY/TDD only phone 407-823-2116, before requesting accommodations from the professor. IX. Important Dates to Remember Last Day to Drop/Add Classes: Labor Day (no class): Withdrawal Deadline: Veterans Day (no class): Thanksgiving Break: Last Day of Class: Finals Week: August 25 / August 26 September 5 October 27 November 11 November 24-26 December 3 December 5-10

X. Assignments This is a basic description of assignments throughout the semester. Assignments will be explained in more detail when they are assigned in class. Assignment Length Description Literacy Narrative 2-3 pages Discuss your literacy sponsors and your own current literacy Portrait of a Writer 3-4 pages Consider your identity as a writer applying the ideas discussed in the readings. Rhetorical Analysis 2-3 pages Rhetorically analyze one source of your choice, including elements discussed in class such as ethos, pathos, logos, exigence, audience, etc. Navigating Sources 3-4 pages Find an issue that is currently being debated and choose three sources that disagree about the issue. Rhetorically analyze those sources to discover why and how the sources disagree. Current and Future DCs 3-4 pages Discuss a discourse community that you area already a part of and a discourse community that you think you would like to join in the future. Annotations 9-12 items Write annotations for each article read for class. Presentation 5-8 minutes Present your portfolio to the class. This will count as part of your portfolio grade. Reflection 2-3 pages Reflect on what you have learned throughout the semester and how your writing process and your identity as a writer have been affected. You will write this during the final exam time. Portfolio This is an overview of all the work you do throughout the semester.

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Schedule *This schedule is subject to revision as needed. Readings are from the WAW book. Readings Topics Assignments Notes Due UNIT 1: Literacy and literacy - What is literacy? The Writing Process sponsors - What is good writing? Rose (236) WAW Interlude (299): The writing process Literacy - How do experienced writers write? Read 3 of the authors Narrative Berkenkotter (216) Your writing process - How do you write? - What is peer review? **NO CLASS MONDAY: LABOR DAY** Bonus: DeVoss et al Peer reviews and Portrait of a (395) conferences Writer UNIT 2: Rhetorical Rhetorical situation - What is a rhetorical situation? Situation/ Constructing Meaning Grant-Davie (101) Haas and Flower (120) Reading rhetorically Rhetorical - How do readers understand a text? Analysis Porter (86) Intertextuality - How are texts connected? - What does it mean to write in this sense? Bonus: Williams (37) Peer reviews and Navigating conferences Sources UNIT 3: Discourse Discourse - What is a discourse community (DC)? Communities Communities - What are characteristics of a DC? Swales (466) Gee (481) Membership in DCs Current and -What does it mean to be a member of a Future DCs DC? First Draft -How do new members enter DCs? McCarthy: Stranger in DCs and audience - How does the concept of DCs apply to a Strange Land (667) academia? - How can you adjust your writing for new audiences? Bonus: Penrose and Peer reviews and Current and **NO CLASS FRIDAY: VETERANS Geisler (602) conferences Future DCs DAY** UNIT 4: Revisions and Workshops and - How should your portfolio be put Portfolio conferences together? - What should you include in your portfolio? Presentations Portfolios **NO CLASS FRIDAY: THANKSGIVING BREAK** Presentations Final Exam Week: Time of Final TBA