OSU Commonplace Pilot
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1. Winter 09 10 Technology and E University of Cincinnati ENG 102 01 MWE 8 00 8 50am 255 McMicken Instructor Hannah Rule rulehj mail uc edu 212 McMicken Desk 11 Office Hours MWF 9 10am amp by appointment Required Texts Allyn amp Bacon Guide to Writing Ramage amp Micciche 0558170684 The Student Guide to English Composition 101 amp 102 2009 2010 9780738032283 Active UC email and Blackboard account checked regularly Printed copies of all required readings available on Blackboard under Course Readings Commonplace User s Manual log in information and link on Blackboard Course Description ENG 102 continues the work of ENG 101 with a focus on argumentation rhetorical strategies and critical reading thinking and writing skills Out of a set of readings on the relationship of technology to education students will develop an independent research project that will exercise skills in thoughtful researching critical reading and use of sources persuasive and effective writing and MLA documentation style Students will also recast this project for public submission to Commonplace an online publication written and edited by college students while exploring the impact of audience context and circulation on their writing In addition to submitting a manuscript to Commonplace in the final weeks of the course students will serve as editors for the online publication evaluating others2. turn things in late Avoid at all costs not turning things in There is a very precarious sequence of work we need to accomplish short argument gt gt gt source analyses gt gt gt research paper gt gt gt Commonplace Recast Essay gt gt gt Peer Editing for Commonplace You cannot afford to be late on any of these assignments If being late with work is a regular habit of yours revise it You must keep up with the pace of this course to be successful If you miss the deadline for a major assignment and too much time has passed I will request that you drop the course Be on time with major assignments Explanation of the NP Because English Composition 101 and 102 are foundation courses they both support the grade of NP or Not Proficient An NP is earned if a student has a final course percentage below a 70 or C An NP is not a punitive grade and does not affect your GPA it does not adversely affect your GPA as an F would but it does appear on your transcript and you must retake ENG 102 until you earn a C or better Conferences I strongly urge you to take advantage of my regular office hours to discuss your work in the course There will be one required conference scheduled during the term In addition to in person meetings I am always willing to answer questions respond to concerns via email Formatting Each assignment might require a different format for submission You may need to bring a hard copy to class you ma
3. submissions and determining whether they ought to be eligible for publication on Commonplace Course Goals o Understand the complexity of different arguments and kinds of arguments o Understand and demonstrate the responsibility of the research writer to explore and expose multiple perspectives on a topic and to cite sources and report findings accurately o Recognize that different writing situations contexts require different writing strategies o Explore and meaningfully respond to the complex relationships of technology and education o Recognize that texts are in conversation with other texts and attempt to enter into that conversation through the research project Course Requirements Commitment to the Course You are signed up for a special pilot version of ENG 102 the opportunity to submit your writing for possible publication and to serve as publication editors is unique But this opportunity also puts a lot of pressure on the course schedule your research paper must be completed in week 6 you have an external deadline for submission for the Commonplace essay that you simply cannot be late on ete This course will be demanding fast paced and a lot of hard work It should also be interesting and uniquely rewarding You should decide early in the quarter if you are up for this challenge Classroom Expectations Please be courteous and respectful of everyone particularly when we are sharing ideas both written and verbal Please keep
4. 2 4 N W English 102 01 COURSE SCHEDULE Subject and LIKELY to change updated schedules will follow Writing and Reading assignments are due ON THE DATE THEY ARE LISTED READING DUE WEEK ONE Course and Theme Introductions Updated 1 3 WRITING DUE M Course Intro Jan 4 W Introductions Read and carefully review course Jan 6 Course Concerns syllabus and schedule check out Discuss exp with Blackboard site and other course tech and ed materials F Commonplace Read Introduction and Chapter 1in IN CLASS Writing on Reading 1 Jan 8 Direction of the the Commonplace User s Manual First Weekly Reflection and course linked through Blackboard Browse through the Commonplace publication read an article of your choice in full Response posted on Blackboard tab Weekly Reflections Instructions posted there Due by Monday Jan 11 8am WEEK TWO Argument Persuasion M The Basics Leibowitz Technology Transforms Writing on Reading 2 questions Jan Reading Writing amp Writing amp Literacy Debate posted on Blackboard 11 Technology Online R U Really Reading W What does it take to Allyn amp Bacon Guide to Writing p Potential IN CLASS Writing on Jan be persuasive 378 395 Reading 13 What is argument F Reactions and Bauerline pdf from The Dumbest Writing on Reading 3 Jan Rhetorical Reading Generation Second Weekly reflection a
5. Due Mar 10 F Wrap up FINAL RESERCH PORTFOLIO Mar 12 Course Evaluations DUE in class 8am Short Final Reflection no responses required due by 3 15 8am EXAM WEEK March 15 20 we will not meet during exam week ENG 102 01 Weekly Reflections Instructions Each Friday some questions will be posted on the Discussion Board forum located on Blackboard under the Weekly Reflections tab You will have the weekend until the start of class the following Monday to 1 post a response to the posted questions of 250 500 words and 2 read and respond to at least two of your classmates posts shoot for around 100 words a sentence in response is not sufficient Grades are recorded weekly but I will only notify you of your grade if you need to change something about your posting Weekly Reflections represent 10 of your final grade To post and respond using Blackboard s Discussion Board 1 Click on Weekly Reflections tab 2 There you will see a list of forums named for the corresponding week e g Friday of the first week of classes you will see Week 1 Reflection followed by some questions 3 Click on the appropriate week s forum To make your own new post click on THREAD this will take you to a screen that looks much like email Put in an appropriate title and write your response When you are done click Submit at the bottom of the screen You will then see your post listed
6. cell phones laptops newspapers work for other courses and other distractions stowed away during class Please be on time Habitual tardiness is disruptive particularly because we only meet for 50 minutes Be prepared everyday to be an active participant as it is your activity writing thinking and speaking that is the real content of this course Attendance Attendance in this course is mandatory Should you have to miss a class please notify me When you return to class it is your responsibility to find out what you have missed from the syllabus Blackboard your classmates then me You are allowed four free absences to use as you see fit reserve these for illness travel family emergencies etc Use them wisely Absences beyond four will adversely affect your grade for every absence beyond four one percentage point will be deducted from the final course grade University approved absences observation of a religious holiday participation in a university approved sporting or other event will not count under this allowance with proper and prior notification and or documentation Illness will likely not be considered excused count on getting sick during the quarter and reserve your absences Also please come to class on time If you are habitually late your tardy arrivals will begin to count as absences Course Assignments and Grades Each Friday morning I will post some reflection questions in the disc
7. email submissions accepted by the start of class on the due date Late Writing on Readings will not be accepted If you are not in class on a day an out of class Reading on Writing is due you may email it to me the night before If you miss an in class writing on reading you cannot make it up Short Argument Paper Assignment Description Winter 2010 ENG 102 01 DUE to Digital Dropbox Friday Jan 22 by 8p m This is a short essay 2 3 pages that makes use of the elements of classical argument It is not a traditional academic essay because of its length and because it will not require an introduction and conclusion 1 Rather your paper s first sentence should make a claim e This claim should be arguable see p 381 in AWB Guide e It should be in direct response to an issue question idea from one of the class readings 2 Then you will in one or two body paragraphs develop one or two reasons in support of the claim e You will support these reasons with textual evidence from at least one of the course readings e You will thoroughly develop the paragraphs fully explaining the connection of the evidence to the reason e You will cite the source s with proper MLA format see Ch 23 in AGB e You will incorporate sources effectively into your paragraphs see Ch 22 in A amp B e You may locate an additional source if you wish but you need to use at least one of the readings from the course 3 Finally you will write a paragraph that
8. source analysis on the quality and relevance of the sources you ve chosen as well as the extent to which you ve considered and read the source and its relationship to your research argument Commonplace Essay ENG 102 Like the research paper the Commonplace essay will have a couple due dates before its final due date in the Final Research Portfolio This essay is a piece of writing designed specifically for the audience of Commonplace that is generally around 750 1000 words Its specific conventions and requirements will be determined by course discussion about the CP publication Here are its draft and submission requirements 1 Draft of CP essay 2 hard copies for in class peer review due Monday Feb 22 you will receive brief comments from me on this draft as well 2 FINAL version for submission to Commonplace due 12 00am Friday Feb 26 Submit to Digital Dropbox NO LATE SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED external deadline If you do not submit your paper on time your CP essay will not be graded in the Final Portfolio 3 Final version of CP essay for Final Research Portfolio due Friday March 12 The Commonplace Essay in the Final Research Portfolio will be graded on the extent to which it is successful in meeting the conventions and expectations of the CP publication but VOT on the success of its submission status and the extent to which the author considered her audience purpose ethos style that is made strong rhetorical
9. when you open that week s forum To respond to your classmates scan the list of posts remember if you post early in the 2 weekend there may not be anyone to respond to yet you may have to check back later in the weekend Click on the post title If you wish to make a response to this post click Reply in the top bar This will take you to an identical email like composing screen Type your reply and click submit as above You will see your reply listed under the original post title Please email me at rulehj mail uc edu for further assistance ENG 102 Writing on Readings INSTRUCTIONS Reading assignment and questions for response will be posted here for every reading assignment as listed in the syllabus Remember that in addition to Writing on Readings that you do at home occasionally we will respond in class on a reading these responses may take more of a quiz form These dates are also listed in the course schedule Writing on Readings represent 10 of your course grade They are scored A B C or zero or 10 9 7 or Q points For each Writing on Reading you do out of class please type you CAN handwrite IF you have very clear handwriting a careful and thoughtful response to the posted questions Sometimes you will respond to several questions sometimes you will choose which question you want to respond to Please keep response around 250 words around 1 page double spaced MUST have a hard copy no
10. Commonplace is a 750 1000 word re imagining of your research project for a public audience of your peers A draft of this essay will be due for in class peer review A final version of this essay will be due for submission and review to Commonplace by 2 26 Even though you will have submitted a polished version of this essay by that date you may take the rest of the term to make any revisions to it for the grade in the portfolio Please note f you don t submit to Commonplace on time you cannot pass the course Finally in the research reflection you will respond to several questions about the development of your project And in the revision reflection you will consider what changes you made to the Research paper and the Commonplace Essay submission and why There will be no 50 500 points 3 draft requirements for these reflections they are due with at the end of the term in the portfolio 100 TOTAL 1000 pts Grades follow university s standard 10 100 point scale 95 100 A 94 90 A 87 89 B 83 86 B 80 82 B 77 79 C 73 76 C 70 72 C Below 70 NP not proficient A grade of NP for this course means that you have not passed ENG 102 and you will have to take it again Though an NP grade will appear on your transcript it will not factor in your GPA Additional Important Stuff Late Policy or Missing Work Bluntly I don t accept late work I have great disdain for late work Do not
11. In text Citations and Works Cited be sure that the RESEARCH PAPER GRADED FINAL VERSIONS contains complete and correct formatting citations and a Works Cited page I will grade this 3 Your portfolio is scored out of 500 points 50 of the final course grade The research paper and the CP essay will each be worth 40 of this grade while the reflections will be 10 each however clear effort and investment in the revision process throughout the term can also factor into the grade 4 Remember a score of Not Proficient on your portfolio can earn you an automatic NP for 102 Remember that the organization and presentation of your portfolio and the care you demonstrate in putting it together will likely contribute to your credibility especially with members of the portfolio team who have never met you Make a good first impression by following directions stapling each draft making sure your final copies are not crumpled or poor copies 14
12. able with few grammar spelling or punctuation errors 9 DUE DATES A first final draft of the research paper will be due to Digital Dropbox by FRIDAY FEB 12 by 8pm I will read and comment on the papers and give you one of two possible grades your draft will be marked either REVISE FOR PORTFOLIO or REVISE AND RESUBMIT IMMEDIATELY If you receive revise for portfolio this means that you ll have the rest of the term to work on the paper preparing it for inclusion in the Research Project Portfolio see syllabus for more information about the portfolio Your research paper will earn a grade at the end of the term when I grade the final portfolio If you receive a revise and resubmit immediately this means that you will have a certain number of days to make improvements to the paper and resubmit it to me for further comments You will continue to do this until your draft receives a revise for portfolio grade ONLY RESEARCH PAPERS THAT HAVE EARNED REVISE FOR PORTFOLIO WILL EARN A GRADE IN THE FINAL PORTFOLIO in other words if you don t complete this draft in a imely manner you will earn a zero on the research paper even if a version of it is included in the portfolio Source Analysis Assignment ENG 102 Due HARD COPY due in class Monday Feb 1 100 pts 10 of final grade This assignment asks you to gather and consider in depth three major sources you will use in your Research Pap
13. choices A Note about the Review Process When you submit your CP essay to me I have to make an editorial decision moving only 8 essays ahead for peer review in another Composition section not all 8 are guaranteed to receive letters These essays will come back to me with sets of four letters 3 individual memos and 1 group letter that will reveal the editorial decision At no point during the course will you know of your status with CP After your work for the course has been graded I will not read the results myself until I have graded portfolios I will notify those students whose work was reviewed of the results and have you come in to hear about the next steps in exam week or during spring break Peer Editing for Commonplace ENG 102 In the final two weeks of the course you will be placed in a group of 3 4 students and will review and evaluate a CP submission manuscript to make a recommendation for its publication In class we ll engage in a number of activities that will help you do this In your group you will be responsible for producing an 11 b cs e e e a ee ee ee ee oe l individual memo and for participating in the composition of a group memo that reports and fully explains your decision on the manuscript Accept with minor revisions Revise and Resubmit Reject Full participation in this part of the course is extremely important CP is depending on you as an editor to complete your obligation Here are the require
14. ding about it e What writing process did you use to generate your research paper How was that process different or similar than how you ve written similar work in the past What would you do differently next ime e How did you conceptualize recasting your research interest into the Commonplace essay What changes did you make in writing the CP essay e Which essay do you think is more effective in delivering your point of view Why REVISION REFLECTION 1 2 pages Use the following questions to guide your thinking about any revisions you chose to make to your papers ld like everyone to answer this first question e Describe why and how much you decided to revise perhaps you decided to leave your CP essay as is or you totally rewrote your research paper Describe what motivated you to revise or not revise And please draw on the following as you see fit e Describe in detail the biggest most substantial revision you made to either paper what did you do Why did you do it How do you think it improved the paper e Ifyou had more time with these essays what changes would you make e Choose a specific place in one of the papers that you changed a lot Compare the old version to the new and describe how the effects of that portion of the paper have changed ENG 102 Research Project PORTFOLIO INSTRUCTIONS It s extremely important that you follow these directions please review this carefully and be sure that your material
15. er For each source you will list the following information Correct MLA citation works cited entry then 1 Context where does the source come from How have you determined it to be credible 2 Summary what is the source s main argument 3 Important Rhetorical Strategies how involved is the author in what s being said Does the author wish to persuade inform entertain etc What kind of evidence does the author provide ETC Usefulness How will this source be useful to your argument What will discussing this source in your work add to your argument 5 Useful Quotations Notes Paraphrases Reactions take this space to do some initial note taking and reactions to the source that could be incorporated into your paper In addition to this written work you will need to include a print out of about the first page of each of the sources I d like to be able to see the title and at least a couple paragraphs or more of the body of the source Length and format You ll probably need around a page for each source you do not need to double space please do use a list format like this 10 Smith Mary Cheese is Delicious mportant Food 26 1 1996 355 378 Academic Search Complete Web 25 May 2009 Context I found this article searching with the terms Mrs Macke suggested and in a database she thought was good for our topics Ete ete Summary In this article AND SO ON Evaluation I will be grading your
16. g Public Writing Means of Persuasion F Shifting Contexts Commonplace User s Manual Chapter Research Paper DUE to Digital Feb 12 Academic Writing 2 Dropbox by 8pm Public Writing Means of Persuasion Sixth Weekly Reflection and Response due by 2 15 8am WEEK SEVEN Writing for Commonplace M NO CLASS Feb 15 MEETING go to your scheduled conference W Public Persona Commonplace User s Manual Chapter Writing on Reading 7 Feb 17 2 5 amp Commonplace Essay Think Pink Or Think Profit by Devon Ody F Persona amp Audience Seventh Weekly Reflection and Feb 19 Response due by 2 22 8am WEEK EIGHT Writing for Commonplace M Commonplace Commonplace Recast DRAFT Feb 22 Workshop Practice due hard copy in class for review Review Session W Commonplace Feb 24 Workshop F Submitting to Commonplace Recast Essay due Feb 26 Commonplace details on submission to follow Eighth Weekly Reflection and Response due by 3 1 8am WEEK NINE Peer Editing for Commonplace Revisions M Becoming a CP editor Commonplace User s Manual Chapter Writing on Reading 8 Mar 1 4 W CP peer review Mar 3 process F CP consensus Ninth Weekly Reflection and Mar 5 workshop Response due by 3 8 8am WEEK TEN Peer Editing for Commonplace Revisions M Drafting Memos Mar 8 W Individual and Group Memos
17. ments for the course grade 100 pts or 10 e ATTEND class especially Friday March 5 and Monday March 8 this is when youll be working as a group to come to a consensus on the manuscript and writing the memo YOUR GROUP NEEDS YOU e Draft of an individual memo hard copy due Friday March 5th e FINAL individual memo electronic version Wed March 10 e FINAL group memo electronic version these will be combined into one file and submitted to Digital Dropbox Wed March 10 ENG 102 Public Writing Optional Extra Credit We have been working all quarter with the difficult goal of publishing your writing on Commonplace But aside from Commonplace there are infinite places to present your writing online This extra credit project gives you the opportunity to do so 1 Find a place online where you can post an excerpt of your Commonplace writing consider comment spaces on news sites blogs Facebook forums etc Look for places that are related to your topic If your project is within the technology and education topic see PBS Frontline s Digital Nation Life on the Virtual Frontier at http www pbs org wgbh pages frontline digitalnation participate Here they are actually asking for your stories in a variety of formats browse this site very cool 2 Watch to see what happens note when you posted where you posted what you posted why you posted it And then wait to see if anyone responds to what you ve wri
18. nd 15 Response due by 1 11 8am WEEK THREE Sources MLA Beginning to Persuade M NO CLASS Jan MLK Jr Day 18 i W Using Evidence Allyn amp Bacon Guide to Writing Potential IN CLASS Writing on Jan MLA refresher Chapters 22 and 23 p 611 642 Reading 20 F Reactions and Carr Is Google Making Us Stupid Writing on Reading 4 Jan Rhetorical Reading Short Argument Paper due to 22 Digital Dropbox 8pm Third Weekly Reflection and Response due by 1 25 8am WEEK FOUR Finding an Argument Finding Research M Jan Moving towards the research paper Allyn amp Bacon Guide to Writing Chapter 20 p 573 588 Writing on Reading 5 5 25 Evaluating Sources W Tentative Library Day Allyn amp Bacon Guide to Writing Potential IN CLASS Writing on Jan Chapter 21 p 592 604 Reading 27 F Tentative Library Day Fourth Weekly Reflection and Jan Response due by 2 1 8am 29 WEEK FIVE Texts in Conversation M How do we use texts Source Analysis Due by 8pm to Feb 1 Digital Dropbox W How do texts use Allyn amp Bacon Guide to Writing p Writing on Reading 6 Feb 3 texts 643 0651 F How do texts use Fifth Weekly Reflection and Feb 5 texts Response due by 2 8 8am WEEK SIX Research Writing M MLA Workshop Feb 8 W Shifting Contexts Feb 10 Academic Writin
19. o argue in this paper Research Paper ENG 102 The research paper is a 6 8 page paper in which you develop a position with a clear audience and purpose in mind Persuasion in this essay is mainly achieved by the use of an appropriately diverse and relevant set of sources 5 8 sources are required At the center of the research paper should be an issue problem or uncertainty you perceive something that you re both interested in and want to find out more about The Student Guide elaborates nicely on this the foundation of strong research writing makes all the difference learning how to ask researchable questions that are complex i e not sufficiently answered by yes or no compelling and motivated by a genuine desire to know something Research writing in other words it not a data dump or a simple transcription of what others have said about your topic tis an act of inquiry motivated by a question or set of questions that have some tension 217 Basic Requirements 6 8 pages MLA formatting in text citations and Works Cited page uses 5 8 sources topic direction approved by instructor Criteria for Evaluation does the paper ask and try to answer a complex question Does the author use sources effectively Does the author fully develop each paragraph idea Does the author present the argument in a clear structure Does the author use MLA citation completely and correctly Is the paper generally read
20. offers a potential counterpoint counterargument alternate view or possible objection to your claim and reason s and responds to that objection see p 392 in AWB Other Requirements e The paper should be formatted using MLA style double spaced proper heading name and page headers reasonable font etc there are plenty of examples of what your document should look like see the Student Guide or p 643 in A amp B e It must include a works cited page information for you to create works cited entries for the course texts will be provided or is already provided on the readings e This paper is a practice run for the research paper in a sense not only is it an exercise in classical argument it is also a test of your ability to use and incorporate sources and to cite and document sources using MLA style Please refer to Ch 22 and 23 in the A amp B Guide as you are composing this paper Criteria for Evaluation This paper will be evaluated on your execution of the elements of classical argument effective use of sources development of supporting paragraphs consideration of opposing viewpoint mechanics spelling grammar readability and MLA formatting and documentation Looking Forward Ideally you would pursue the same general topic for this paper and the research paper this way you d already have some material you could incorporate into that longer researched argument Consider this as you decide on the topic you want t
21. one or more of the 10 Short Argument Paper course readings This paper will practice skills in using 1 evidence citing and documenting sources developing a 00 pts claim and addressing opposing viewpoints This paper will also help you commit to a topic for the research project Details on this assignment to come Analysis of three main sources for the research paper For each source you will provide the MLA citation explain where the source came from summarize it highlight major z f z O rhetorical strategies at work explain how the source will be 10 Source Analysis ses useful to your project and finally you will list relevant 100 pts quotations for use in the paper In addition to this written work you will be required to turn in a copy of at least some of the source text More details on this assignment to come 2 Peer Editing for Commonplace In the final two weeks of the term you will be engaging in the peer review process with the Commonplace submissions from other students Much of this review will be taking place in class You will be required to produce an individual memo and a group consensus memo memo letter to author explaining the merits and faults of their submission along with your publication decision Much more to follow on this process 10 100 pts Research Project Portfolio Includes e Revised Research Paper 6 8 pages e Revised Recast Submission f
22. or Commonplace 750 1000 words e Research Reflection e Revision Reflection The Research Project Portfolio consisting of the revised versions of the two major essays and two reflections will be due at the end of the term HOWEVER the research paper and the Commonplace submission essay both have draft due dates earlier in the term that must be met in order to earn points in the portfolio In other words essentially if you don t follow the drafting process and or don t submit on time with either of these essays you will more than likely not pass the course More on the grading on this to come The research paper is a 6 8 page paper that develops a position into an argument with a clear audience and purpose Persuasion in this essay is mainly achieved by the use of an appropriately diverse and relevant set of sources 5 8 The first final version of the research paper will be due in week 6 I will give you comments towards revision which you will have the rest of the term to complete these papers will receive a Revise grade Ifa first final version of this research paper is deemed insufficient you will be asked to revise it immediately and resubmit it to me these papers will be marked Revise and Resubmit IMMEDIATELY You will keep doing this until your paper earns a Revise grade and then you will have the rest of the term to revise it for a grade in the portfolio The essay for submission to
23. s appear in the order specified 1 Geta two pocket paper folder this doesn t have to be new feel free to reuse a folder just make sure it s able to contain all the papers 2 Gather the following ALL DRAFTS and review work and the final versions of the Research Paper the Commonplace Essay and the two reflections Make sure to STAPLE each version of each draft especially the final versions Keep the final versions separate from the drafts 3 Now you re ready to being filling up the folder LEFT SIDE of folder RIGHT SIDE of folder Bottom Any Drafts of Research paper MUST include instructor reviewed draft Top Any drafts of the Commonplace essay MUST include peer review and instructor reviewed draft Be sure that each draft ts stapled If you include draft work you ve done on your own please note that on the top of this work Bottom FINAL VERSION of Research Paper Middle FINAL VERSION of Commonplace Essay Top FINAL VERSIONS of Research Reflection Letter and Revision Reflection Letter Very Top OPTIONAL permission to print your work in next year s Student Guide just fill out the form on pg 13 of the Student Guide and indicate which papers we can use contact me if you do not have this form NOT GRADED BUT REQUIRED drafts Further Requirements and Reminders 1 Page Length Research paper 6 8 pages Commonplace probably around 750 1000 words 2 MLA Formatting
24. tten often it s hard to be heard in these virtual spaces don t fret if no one responds Record and consider any responses your writing receives 3 Do a write up for me include answers from question 2 If possible include a link so I can see your work Then answer the following do you regularly post your writing online If so in what form and where How did it feel to put your writing out there Do you think your voice can be heard out there online Does posting your writing online make you feel as though youre voicing your point of view and being heard This optional project will be due in the Final Research Project Portfolio due on the last day of class Successful completion is worth 20 extra points to be added to your final grade ENG 102 Final Portfolio Reflections For these two writing assignments you will reflect on the work you ve done this quarter Final drafts of the reflections are due in the Final Research Project Portfolio due on the last day of class 12 You are to complete BOTH of these reflective essays each is worth 10 of the Portfolio grade RESEARCH REFLECTION 1 2 pages Use the following questions to guide your thinking you do not need to answer them all in your response v choose a set of questions or a few from this list that are interesting to you e How did you become interested in the topic you researched e What was challenging about the research process What was rewar
25. ussion forum on Blackboard find this under the Weekly Reflections tab You will have the weekend until class 8am the following Monday morning to post a gt 250 500 word response In addition to your own response 10 Weekly Reflections ete s 10 to the question s you will have to respond to at least two 100 pts 10 of your classmates posts each week shoot for around 100 prs i i 10 per post words in response a sentence is not sufficient 1 will record grades on the reflections each week and only notify you if you need to alter your posting behavior You may however inquire about your reflection grades or any other course grades at any time With most of your reading assignments you will be required to produce a small amount of formal typed writing that deals directly with that reading about a page double spaced For each of these assignments I will 10 P R distribute and repost on Blackboard questions that you Writing on Readings y should respond to Occasionally in lieu of these responses 100 pts to be determined we may compose in class This in class writing may take total the form of a quiz about the reading These will be scored an A B C or zero Points will be awarded at the end of the term when the number of assignments in class writings is final A short more informal essay 2 3 pages that makes and defends a claim using evidence from
26. y need to submit through Digital Dropbox I will always make this clear in class For all assignments please use MLA style documentation and formatting e g 1 inch margins reasonable font like Times New Roman Garamond Didot etc double spaced with proper MLA heading Plagiarism In the Composition Program any case of plagiarism can result in an automatic grade of F for the course and a letter in your college file explaining the incident Part of the program s curriculum deals with strategies to avoid plagiarism however it is ultimately your responsibility to be sure that you have cited all your work properly and demonstrated academic honesty Review the plagiarism statement in the Student Guide p 10 Writing Center Staffed by UC composition instructors the Writing Center 257 MceMicken can assist you with any portion of the writing process Please take advantage of this wonderful resource for this or any other course in your time at UC Appointments should be made but they also accept walk ins See p 19 in the Student Guide for more information Phone 513 556 1347 Web http www artsci uc edu english writingCenter index cfm Students with Disabilities Students with disabilities should present official documentation from the Disabilities Services office during the first two weeks of class so appropriate accommodations can be made Important Winter Quarter Dates Add Drop Jan 10 Drop Only Jan 18 Withdraw Mar
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