ENG 101
English Composition
Spring 2004
Seattle Central Community College

  

 

Basic

Information

Prerequisite:  Placement by test or completion of English 096

Class time:  M/W:  6:30 - 9:00 pm;

                   T/Th:  6:30 - 9:00 pm

 

Contact

Information

Instructor: June McKivor

Office:  BE 4110

Hours:  6:00 - 6:30 M - Th

Phone:  206 - 587 - 6977 (Voice Mail Available)

E-mail:  jmckivor@sccd.ctc.edu

Fax:  206-344-4390

Required

Materials

Class Workbook - Printing Fee $10

Computer Lab Fee

Writing Material:  8 1/2 x 11 lined paper, pen, computer diskette

Suggested Resources

English Handbook such as A Writer's Reference by Diane Hacker (available at SCCC Bookstore)

Writing Tutor:  SCCC Student Assistance Center, Room 1106 or Tutoring Center, Room 2103

Computer/Word Processing Workshop - SCCC Computer Center

Course

Objectives

1.  To read and discuss a variety of essays written by professional and student writers

2.  To understand the strategies and methodologies which these writers employ

3.  To consider how we as writers might use these techniques in our own work

4.  To develop critical thinking skills

5.  To develop writing skills through practice, experience and sharing

6.  To share ideas, to help each other and to reach these goals together

 

Course

Requirements

1.  4 Major Homework Papers - Minimum 500 words, typed and double spaced in Modern Language Association format.  Instructions for these assignments may be found in your Class Workbook.  Exact dates for editing of these assignments may be found on the Assignment Schedule.

2.  Pre-assignment Exercises - Working on these exercises in class leads to understanding and successful completion of Major Homework Papers.  No late daily assignments will be accepted.

3.  Class Participation - Includes preparedness of reading materials, attendance, punctuality, group work and class discussions.

4.  3 of 4 Impromptu Essays - 4 will be offered; the top 3 grades will count.  Instructions for writing the Impromptu Essay will be given in class.

5.  Final Examination in 3 parts - Instructions for exam papers may be found in your Class Workbook; exact due dates may be found on the Assignment Schedule.  No late exams will be accepted.

 

Other Student Responsibilities

1.  Students are responsible for any absences from class and for any resulting automatic, irrevocable loss of participation.  There are no provisions for make-up assignments or extra credit.  Late daily assignments will not be accepted.

2.  Students are responsible for keeping copies of all assignments in case of loss.  Students should include the instructor's name on all class work.  Students should keep returned assignments and grading sheets until the end of the quarter.

3.  Students who require course adaptations because of disability or who have emergency medical information to share or who need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated need to make this information known to the instructor.

4.  Students must complete and turn in all Major Homework Papers by the last scheduled class meeting.

ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE

Week 1

4/5 - 4/8

Reading and the Writing Process, audience, language

 Section One

1.  FOUR KINDS OF READING Donald Hall 

2.  THE ART OF READING Yutang Lin 

3.  A HOMEMADE EDUCATION Malcolm X 

4.  THE READERS EYE:  REVISING YOUR OWN MANUSCRIPTS Donald Murray 

  
Week 2

4/12 - 4/15

Narration, point of view, symbols

 1.  SALVATION Langston Hughes 

2.  SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT George Orwell 

  
Week 3

4/19 - 4/22

Description, figurative language, imagery

 SECTION TWO

1.  THE TURTLE John Steinbeck 

2.  ONCE MORE TO THE LAKE E. B. White 

2.  Partner Edit of Major Assignment #1

Impromptu #1:  Bring a Disk

Week 4

4/26 - 4/29

Illustration, description, narration supporting evidence

 1.  WHY DON'T WE COMPLAIN? William F. Buckley 

2.  THE BROWN WASPS Loren Eiseley 

 1.  Last day for Section One Exams

 

 

Week 5

5/3 - 5/6

Definition, argument, Process Analysis, organization, statement of the opposition

 1.  I WANT A WIFE Judy Brady 

2.  THE EXCLUDED MIDDLE Ted Carroll (27)

3.  HOME BITTERSWEET HOME Judith Sturdevant (34)

SECTION THREE

3.  BEHIND THE FORMALDEHYDE CURTAIN Jessica Mitford 

4.  THE SPIT SHINE Ann Grayson (15)

5.  THE TURNING OF THE HANDLE Carrie Tompakov (15)

6.  DRAG QUEENS AND CLOSE SHAVES Dane L. Sydow (17)

 1.  Edit Major Assignment #2

 

 

2.  Impromptu #2

Week 6

5/10 - 5/13

Comparison and Contrast, argument, structure, organization, parallelism, documentation

 1.  NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE Martin Luther King Jr. 

2.  ECONOMY Henry David Thoreau 

3.  OIL CHANGE Asa Martin (25)

4.  BUILDING A HOME CENTURIES APART Mary Cortez (26)

5.  THE NEED FOR ECONOMY Andrew Scheen (26)

6.  EDUCATION E. B. White 

7.  TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT THE RIVER Mark Twain 

 2.  Last day for Section Two Exams
Week 7

5/17 - 5/20

structure, organization

 SECTION FOUR

1.  GRANT AND LEE:  A STUDY IN CONTRASTS Bruce Catton 

  
Week 8

5/24 - 5/27

Cause and Effect, introductions, works cited, evidence

 1.  "THIS IS THE END OF THE WORLD":  THE BLACK DEATH Barbara Tuchman 

2.  THE WAR ON PATRIOTISM Mary Cortez (32)

4.  UNRESOLVED Toni Bingham (33)

5.  UNEMPLOYMENT BLUES Nancy Marshall (34)

 1.  Edit Major Assignment #3

Last day for Section Three Exams

 

2.  Impromptu #3

Week 9

6/1 - 6/7

Persuasion and Argument, inductive/deductive reasoning, satire, emphasis

 1.  A MODEST PROPOSAL Jonathan Swift 

2.  DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Thomas Jefferson 

3.  I HAVE A DREAM Martin Luther King Jr. 

  
Week 10

6/8 - 6/14

Satire

 1.  THE BOMBS ARE NOT DIRECTED AT YOU Cheryl Gauron (33)

2.  BE VERY VERY QUIET...I'M HUNTING HUNTERS Jill Strainer (34)

3.  I REALLY HAVE TO TAKE THIS CALL Jason Wessels (33)

 1.  Last day for Section Four Exams

Impromptu #4

2.  Edit Final Paper

Final Paper Proposal

Week 11

6/15 - 6/16

   All Major Papers Due

 

   
 

 

 Emergency or Snow Day Information

Everything is fine so far today.  See you in class

 
 

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