English 52
Introduction to College
Composition
Instructor: Tom
Amano-Tompkins Summer 2015
Section #20407: MTWTh
7:00-9:50 pm Location:
LA202
Office hours: TBA
Class Website: www.caliteacheng52smr15.blogspot.com
Email: tomp99@earthlink.net (best
way to communicate with me outside of class!). Also I can be reached at
tamanotompkins@cerritos.edu.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the English
Placement Exam or English 20 with a grade of CREDIT, “C,” or higher.
Course Description:
English 52 is a course
designed to prepare your reading and writing skills for English 100. In this course, you will be required to read
professional essays and respond to them in journals, think critically,
synthesize material, write coherent expository essays with strong thesis
statements, give and receive feedback, edit and revise writing, and expand on
ideas. You will also engage in all
stages of the writing process including prewriting, drafting, and revising.
Objectives:
Upon completion of
the course, you will be able to:
·
Employ
the writing process in order to understand and complete the writing task
·
Write an
essay that has a specific purpose, in response to specific writing prompts and
course assignments
·
Write a
multi-paragraph essay with specific details, examples, and illustrations to
fulfill a purpose
·
Demonstrate
critical engagement with outside sources
·
Write in
prose style characterized by clarity, complexity, and variety
·
Adhere
to the conventions of standard written English
Required texts: (available at the campus bookstore)
Holy
Land: A Suburban Memoir by D.J.
Waldie
– ISBN
#: 978-0393327281
Rules
for Writers (seventh
edition) by Diana Hacker – ISBN #: 0-312-64736-0
Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley – ISBN #: 978-0743451796
You will need all of the
above books to pass this class!
Bring your books, a
notebook (or notebook paper), and a pen to every class meeting. You will also
need to purchase two blue books for the two in-class essays.
Students who
succeed in English 52 usually choose to **Read
carefully!**
- Make a serious commitment to succeeding in this class.
- Come to class on time and prepared.
- Get the required texts as soon as possible.
- Do all the assignments, including readings, and keep up with the
class schedule.
- Participate in class discussions and activities.
- Refrain from using their cell phones during class.
- Let me know immediately if they experience a problem with the
class or if other areas of their lives seriously interfere with their
ability to do their class work.
- Seek out all legitimate help with their course work, if you need
it, including campus resources, campus librarians, your textbook, and me.
· Maintain academic integrity by doing their own work. They
do not plagiarize; they do not cheat. (See box on plagiarism below.)
- Treat classmates and instructor with respect and consideration.
- Recognize that real learning is difficult – it involves making
mistakes and taking risks.
If you are not willing to make these choices, you are not likely to
pass this class!
Plagiarism can mean copying, word for word, all or part of
something someone else has written and turning it in with your name on it.
Plagiarism also includes using your own words to express someone else’s ideas
without crediting the source of those ideas and reusing your own papers written
for another class.
Plagiarism is a very serious form of academic misconduct. It’s both
lying and stealing, and it’s a waste of time for students and teachers. College
and departmental policy on plagiarism will be strictly enforced: Any student
caught plagiarizing will automatically receive a zero for that assignment, with
no possibility of making it up, and may be subject to up to a formal reprimand
and/or suspension.
Cite your sources! Please retain all notes and drafts of your papers
until grading for the course is completed.
Attendance/Tardiness
Attendance in class
is mandatory. This is the college policy. If a student is absent during the add
period OR for more than 10% of the total class hours (three classes), the
instructor has sufficient cause to drop that student from the class. Arriving
late or leaving early will count as one half of an absence.
Grading: Your final grade in this
class will be computed as follows.
Essays (3) 36%
Research Paper 15%
Midterm Exam 15%
Final Exam 10%
Homework &
in-class work 13%
Quizzes 4%
Reading Analysis
Presentation 3%
Participation 4%
Total 100%
All assignments are required. In-class essays, quizzes, and in-class
work cannot be made up. Missing assignments can significantly impact your grade
and prevent you from passing the course.
No late assignments
will be accepted, unless an extension has been arranged with the instructor in
advance. Papers may not be submitted by email except by
special permission, and when permitted, it is the student’s responsibility to
make sure that the paper is received and readable.
Schedule of Topics and Assignments (subject to change)
Date
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Homework
& class preparation to complete before
class
R4W = Rules for Writers
***IMPORTANT: For
exercises from Rules for Writers,
turn in answers to numbered
questions only. Answers to lettered questions can be found in the back of the
book. ***
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Quizzes,
exams, and major assignments
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Week
1
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Tues. 5/26
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Diagnostic writing
Diagnostic grammar test
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Wed. 5/27
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Required reading: Los Angeles Times editorial “Ferguson, Mo., and L.A.: Two
Shootings, One Common Thread” by the Times Editorial Board (search
latimes.com)
Written homework: One paragraph summary + thesis of
the Los Angeles Times editorial
listed above
Read pp. 1-19 Holy Land
*** Last day to drop class and get a full refund is May27
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Thurs. 5/28
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R4W: Parts of speech, pp. 368-80
Written
homework: R4W - Exercises 46-1, pp.
368-9; Ex. 46-2, p. 371; & Ex. 46-3, pp. 373-4
***IMPORTANT: For exercises from Rules for Writers, turn in answers to numbered questions only.
Answers to lettered questions can be found in the back of the book. ***
Read pp. 20-40 Holy Land
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Week 2
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Mon.
6/1
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R4W: Sentence fragments, pp. 180-8
Written
homework: R4W - Exercises 19-1, p.
187 & Ex. 19-2, pp. 187-8
Read pp. 40-60
*** Last day
to drop class with no “W” is June 1
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Quiz 1
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Tues.
6/2
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R4W: Sentence fragments, pp. 180-8
Written
homework: R4W - Exercises 19-1, p.
187 & Ex. 19-2, pp. 187-8
Read pp. 61-80
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In-class essay
1
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Wed.
6/3
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R4W:
Run-on sentences, pp. 188-93
Written
homework: R4W - Ex. 20-1, pp. 193-4
& Ex. 20-2, pp. 194-5
Read pp. 80-100
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Discuss prompt essay 2
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Thurs.
6/4
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R4W: Subordinate word groups,
pp. 389-98
Written homework: Ex. 48-1, p. 391; Ex. 48-2, p. 394; & Ex. 48-3,
pp. 397-8
Read pp. 100-120 Holy Land
*** Last day to elect Pass/No Pass
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Freewrite
Essay 2
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Week 3
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Mon. 6/8
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R4W: Subject-verb agreement, pp. 196-205 & Sentence
Types, pp. 398-400
Written homework: Ex. 21-1, p. 206; Ex. 21-2,
pp. 206-7; & Ex. 49-1, p. 400
Read pp. 120-140
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Outline Essay
2
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Tues. 6/9
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R4W: Pronoun-antecedent agreement, pp. 207-16
Written homework: Ex. 22-1, pp. 211-2 & 23-1, p. 216
Read pp. 140-160 Holy Land
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Wed. 6/10
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R4W: Comma, sections 32a-d, pp. 292-7
Written homework: Ex. 32-1, p. 294, Ex. 32-2, pp. 294-5;
& Ex. 32-3, p. 297
Read pp. 160-180 Holy Land
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Draft essay 2
Quiz 2 |
Thurs. 6/11
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R4W: Comma, sections 32-e-j, pp. 302-7
Unnecessary commas, pp.
308-13
Written homework: Ex. 32-5, pp. 302; Ex. 32-6, p.
307; & Ex. 33-1, p. 313
Read pp. 180-end Holy Land
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Final Draft Essay 2
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Week
4
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Mon. 6/15
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Read Devil in a Blue Dress, Ch. 1-3, pp. 45-68;
Written homework: Reading questions
Rules for Writers: Semicolon, pp. 314-7; Colon, pp. 319-20
Written homework: Ex. 34-1, pp. 317-8; Ex. 34-2, p. 318; & Ex.
35-1, pp. 320-1
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(Reading Analysis Presentation – if you’re
signed up)
Discuss Devil Essay (3)
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Tues. 6/16
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Read Devil in a Blue Dress,
Written
homework: Reading questions
R4W: Apostrophe, pp. 321-4;
Quotation marks, pp. 326-31; End punctuation, pp. 333-5
Written
homework: Ex. 36-1, p. 325; Ex. 37-1, pp. 331-2
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(Reading Analysis
Presentation – if you’re signed up)
Ferret Essay 3 |
Wed. 6/17
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Read Devil in a Blue Dress, Ch. 17-19, pp. 155-182; Ch. 20-22, pp. 183-209
Written homework: Reading questions
R4W: Numbers, pp. 345-7; Italics, pp. 347-9; Capital
letters, pp. 362-6
Written homework: Ex. 41-1, pp.
346-7; Ex 42-1. pp. 349-50; & Ex. 45-1, pp. 365-6
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Workshop Outline Essay 3
(Reading
Analysis Presentation – if you’re signed up)
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Thurs. 6/18
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Finish Devil In A Blue Dress: Ch. 23-26, pp. 210-235.
Grammar Madness
Review Research Prompt carefully and get started
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Discuss and Workshop Devil outline and thesis statement
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Week 5
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Mon. 6/22
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Read Devil in a Blue
Dress,
Written homework: Reading questions
R4W: Other punctuation marks,
pp. 335-9; Parallelism, pp. 116-8; Needed words, pp. 119-23
Written
homework: Ex. 39-1; pp. 339-40; Ex. 9-1, p. 119 & Ex. 10-1, p. 123
Essay 3 (Devil) is due |
(Reading Analysis
Presentation – if you’re signed up)
Discuss "good sources" library database
MLA citations research paper (paper 4 – you have two weeks to complete this) |
Tues. 6/23
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Written homework: Reading questions
*** Last day to drop classes with a “W” is June 23
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(Reading Analysis Presentation – if you’re
signed up)
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Wed. 6/24
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Written homework: Reading questions
R4W: Misplaced & dangling
modifiers, pp. 127-34
Written
homework: Ex. 12-1, pp. 130-1 & 12-2, p. 134
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(Reading Analysis Presentation – if you’re
signed up)
Essay 3 due
Discuss sources essay 4
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Thurs. 6/25
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Written homework: Reading questions
R4W:
Active verbs, pp. 112-5 & Mixed constructions, pp. 123-6
Written
homework: Ex. 8-1, p. 115; Ex. 11-1, pp. 126-7
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Source
list for research paper due
(Reading Analysis
Presentation – if you’re signed up)
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Mon. 6/29
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Read Devil in a Blue
Dress, Ch. 27-31, pp. 236-263
Written homework: Reading questions
R4W: Shifts, pp. 135-9
Written homework: Ex.
13-3, pp. 139-40 & Ex. 13-4, pp. 140-1
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(Reading Analysis
Presentation – if you’re signed up)
Outline Research
Paper
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Tues. 6/30
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Workshop Research Paper
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Draft of Research Paper
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Wed. 7/1
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Workshop Research Paper
Review for final
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Thurs. 7/2
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Final Exam
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Research Paper due
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