ICC English (English 111)
Course Syllabus
Course Instructor: Mr. Walles
Course Description: English 111 is a composition
course that provides Princeville students with the opportunity to earn college
credit while growing as readers, writers, and critical thinkers. According to
the ICC Handbook, “English 111 progresses the student from writing analysis of
and inquiring about issues to writing argumentative and persuasive compositions
using research, through critical reading, discussion, exercises, conferences,
and revision. The majority of the writing is argumentative.”
Grading Scale:
100-95 – A 82-79 – C
94-93 – A- 78-77 – C-
92-91 – B+ 76-75 – D+
90-87 – B 74-71 – D
86-85 – B- 70-69 – D-
84-83 – C+ 68 or less – F
Required Texts
Faigley, Lester. The
Brief Penguin Handbook. Second ed.
Knowles, John. A Separate Peace.
Messenger, Erica,
John Gooch, Dorothy Seyler. Argument!
Course Objectives
Students will have
the opportunity to . . .
1.
Develop critical reading skills.
2.
Develop skills as a researcher, exploring a variety of sources of information.
3.
Grow more proficient in using MLA documentation.
4.
Learn to synthesize information from disparate sources into a cohesive essay.
5.
Compose a variety of persuasive essays, some literature based and some research
based.
6.
Analyze, evaluate, and respond to a variety of persuasive essays, articles,
works of satire, and films.
7.
Grow more proficient in organizing, drafting, self-evaluating, and revising an
essay
8.
Grow as readers, writers, and critical thinkers.
Tentative Course Schedule:
Week 1 – A Separate Peace
Week 2 – A Separate Peace
Week 3 – A Separate Peace
Week 4 – A Separate Peace
Week 5 – A Separate Peace
Week 6 -- A Separate Peace Essay
/ Argument Ch. 1, 2
Week 7 – Argument Ch. 2 /
Analysis of an Argument.
Week 8 – Argument Ch. 3-4, 6 / Competition article analysis
Week 9
– "Refutation
Essay" (Argument Ch. 6)
Week 10 – Argument Ch. 7 /
Read "Free Speech in Schools" articles / "Position Essay"
Week 11 – "Letter from
Week 12 – Argument Ch. 9 /
Explore "Problem - Solution" articles / "A Modest Proposal"
Week 13 – Intro Satire / Write Original Satire
Week 14 – Argument Ch. 5 /
Cliché Exercise / “Speech Grads Didn’t Hear” Response
Week 15 – Persuasive Essay (School Issues)
Week 16 -- Propaganda / Intro Animal
Farm
Week 17 – Animal Farm ch. 1-5
Week 18 – Animal Farm ch.
6-10
ICC English (English 110 -
111) Classroom Policies
1.
Regular attendance is expected. It is impossible to replicate the classroom
experience missed when you are gone. If you must miss class, you are expected
to pick up your homework in the office and complete it by the following class.
2.
Be prepared for class. Bring books, paper, a USB device (on which to save your
work), and any other necessary items to class. Points may be deducted for
irresponsibility.
3.
You may not have any food or drink in class.
4.
Always respect your classmates’ ideas during class. This respect will also be
extended to you. Excessive talking and/or disruptive behavior will not be
tolerated.
5.
The Princeville “Acceptable Use” policy for the computer lab will be strictly
enforced. Any student using a computer for purposes other than those
specifically indicated by the instructor will fail the assignment and lose
computer privileges.
6.
Assignments must be completed on time. Although I will offer points for an
assignment turned in late, you cannot pass the assignment.
7. At
ICC, the grading scale of a course is left to the discretion of the instructor.
Consequently, the grading scale for English 110 and 111 will correspond to the
grading scale mandated at
8. English
110 is, primarily, a composition course, and it is expected that all of the
work you submit in this class will originate with its author (you!) and will not have been taken from
any other source, unless that source has been cited appropriately. Plagiarism,
which is misrepresenting someone else's work as your own, is an incredibly
serious offense and will result in a student receiving no credit on a plagiarized assignment.