ICC English
(English 110)
Course Syllabus
Course Instructor: Mr. Walles
Course Description: English 110 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 110) progresses the student from writing expressive
compositions (expressing the ideas of the writer) to writing referential
compositions (explaining or analyzing the subject matter for the reader) to
writing persuasive compositions (persuading an audience), through critical
reading, discussion, exercises, conferences, and revision.”
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.
Palmquist, Mike. Joining
the Conversation: Writing in College and Beyond.
Bedford/St.
Martin's, 2010.
Shakespeare,
William. Hamlet.
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. Learn to
synthesize information from disparate sources into a cohesive essay.
4. Grow more
proficient in using MLA documentation.
5. Compose a
variety of essays, some literature based and some research based.
6. Develop,
evaluate, and revise an essay.
7. Adhere to the
conventions of written discourse.
8. Grow as readers,
writers, and critical thinkers.
Tentative Course Schedule:
Week 1 – Hamlet, ICC
Writing Prompt
Week 2 - Hamlet, Palmquist
-
Week 3 – Hamlet, Palmquist -
Week 4 – Hamlet, Palmquist -
Week 5 – Hamlet Analysis
Essay, Palmquist -
Week 6 –Hamlet Concept/Personal Experience Essay -
Palmquist -
Week 7 – Hamlet “Concept”
essay / Intro Informative Essay
- Palmquist - Ch. 6.
Week 8 – Research Informative
Essay - Palmquist - Ch. 12-14 (Intro Research, Use of Sources, Avoiding
Plagiarism)
Week 9 – Outline Informative
Essay / Works Cited - Penguin Handbook p. 52-62 / 86-91 (MLA
Documentation).
Week 10 - Compose / Peer Edit Informative Essay - Palmquist -
Week 11 – Image Analysis essay
(Advertising) , Allyn & Bacon ch. 9 (handout), Palmquist - Ch. 7.
Week 12 – Image Analysis essay / Intro “School Improvement” essay,
Palmquist - Ch. 9.
Week 13 – Research / Outline / Compose “School Improvement” essay
Week 14 – Compose / Peer Edit “School Improvement” essay /
Thanksgiving break
Week 15 – Intro "Evaluation / Critique" Essay - Palmquist -
Week 16 – Compose / Peer Edit "Evaluation / Critique" Essay
Week 17 - Final Exam
ICC English (English 110)
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 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.