2004 College Writing 1

Required Texts:
The Composition of Everyday Life: A Guide to Writing, John Mauk & John Metz

Overview:
College Writing I is a course designed to help the student realize the power behind writing for academic and beyond. Upon completion of this class we will have discussed how writing can influence social change and how it can help us see the world beyond what we know. We will also address various audiences, voices, and enable you to give and receive constructive criticism through working in a workshop environment.

Required Work and Grading

• An assortment of readings
• Peer Critique
• 6 Essays (60%)
• An oral report (10%)
• Journaling / Free-writing (Midterm and final check 10% total)
• Attendance and Participation (10%)
• Group Work and Presentations (10%)

The Grading technique may change due to factors unforeseen.There will be an announcement of readings in class and on the course website.

Attendance Policy:As this is a workshop and participation is needed, class attendance is required. In an emergency, contact me and we will arrange something. If your schedule will cause you to miss more than 4 sessions, please find another section. An excessive amount of unexcused absences will affect your grade.

Tardiness:A workshop works best when all participants assemble at the same time. One or two instances will go unnoted, but numerous occurrences will affect the "Participation" portion of your grade.

Late Paper Policy:
A "late" assignment is turned into me after the end of the day of the due date. If you know you will not be able to turn in a paper on the announced due date, see me before the paper is due and we will arrange a new due date. Each day late will be worth ten points off the grade. For example: if you have written a '90' paper and it is brought to me the next day, you will receive an '80' and so on.

Revisions:
Revisions will be accepted if you would like to improve your grade. You will have by the end of the next class day to turn it in. A paper can be revised only once. If the revision is found as lacking more than the first, the grade will not go down. Please hand in the original, the revision and a cover letter discussing the focus of your revision. An attempt of revision to improve your grades and writing will be considered in your final evaluating grade of the course.

Plagiarism is the deliberate or unsuspecting use of another person's words, ideas, or statistics as one's own. Claiming credit for any portion of another's work, deliberately or out of ignorance is against the law. Further, individuals who knowingly allow their work to be plagiarized are considered to be in collusion with the plagiarist.


Please refer to your BSU student handbook for further details.

* Note: Syllabus is tentative and subject to change. *