CCBC Dundalk School of Liberal Arts

English 101 Section DXG/DMA

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I. Basic Course Information
Class da&s/ti#es/location' () fro# 11'10 a*#* to 1!'+0 $*#* in S(A(!0,
%nstructor' Associate -rofessor Mar& .o Garcia/Bro0n
E/#ail' #garcia1ccbc#d*edu
acult& #ailbo2 location' !
nd
floor of the C3MM building in the Liberal Arts 3ffice
-hone' 4""+5 6"0/+!6+ 4office5 or 4""+5 67,/,87, 4cell5
999Do not call or te2t #& cell nu#ber before 10 a*#* or after 8 $*#* Monda& through rida&* :ou #a& call
#& office nu#ber an&ti#e; but re#e#ber % 0ill onl& be there to ans0er it or to return #essages during
office hours* 999
3ffice hours/location' M< fro# 1!'18 $*#* to !'18 $*#* in C3MM!10 on the Dundalk ca#$us
A=ailabilit&' % should be in #& office during the hours listed abo=e* % 0ill be una=ailable on 0eekends and
holida&s*
<eekl& class 0ork e2$ectations' (his is a three/credit course* :ou are e2$ected to co#$lete at least six
hours of work per week outside the class including reading; class $re$aration; ho#e0ork; stud&ing;
etc*
Student concerns' Students should first atte#$t to take concerns to their instructor* %f students are unable
to resol=e course/related concerns 0ith the instructor; the& should contact -at )ennie; Dundalk ca#$us
English coordinator at ""+/6"0/+66! or Monica <alker; English de$art#ent chair$erson at ""+/6"0/1,66*
II. Course Description
ENGL 101 ! Credits " Colle#e Composition I $ro=ides instruction in a 0riting $rocess that 0ill enable
students to de=elo$ a to$ic; organi>e their ideas; 0rite a draft; re=ise; edit; and $roofread? to access;
e=aluate; incor$orate; and docu#ent outside #aterial as a #eans to de=elo$ a to$ic? and to continue to
i#$ro=e use of gra##ar; and language* -lace#ent is based on assess#ent and/or successful
co#$letion of 4E@GL 08! or LAE !5 and 4)D@G 08! or LA) !5 or ES3L 08!*
III. $%erall Course $&'ecti%es
B$on co#$letion of this course; students 0ill be able to do the follo0ing'
1* e#$lo& a recursi=e 0riting $rocess that includes in=ention; $lanning; drafting; re=ising;
$roofreading and editing?
!* 0ork collaborati=el& 0ith $eers to $lan; de=elo$; and carr& out 0riting $roCects and $ro=ide
constructi=e feedback?
+* 0rite 0ell/organi>ed; unified; coherent essa&s 0ith clear and co#$lete thesis state#ents that
e2$ress a $ur$ose?
"* think criticall& and su$$ort the thesis 0ith details; e2a#$les; reasons; and other e=idence?
8* e#$lo& a =ariet& of rhetorical strategies and #odes to e2$ress co#$le2 ideas?
D* =ar& sentence structure and length?
7* use language in a #anner a$$ro$riate to a gi=en audience?
6* conduct research? access and choose a$$ro$riate sources fro# standard librar& resources 0hich
#a& be in a =ariet& of for#ats both $rint and electronic?
,* e=aluate sources 40hich #a& be $rint or electronic5 b& e2a#ining authenticit&; currenc&; =alidit&;
and reliabilit&?
10* incor$orate outside #aterial into essa&s b& su##ari>ing; Euoting; and $ara$hrasing correctl&?
11* $ro=ide docu#entation for sources 0ith a <orks Cited $age and $arenthetical citations; using the
MLA for#at? and
1!* confor# to the gra##ar; $unctuation; and s$elling rules of standard 0ritten English 0ith a
#ini#u# of errors*
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I(. )a'or *opics
%* Audience a0areness
%%* <riting as a recursi=e $rocess
%%%* Essa& organi>ation and de=elo$#ent
%A* Bnit&; coherence and clarit& in 0ritten language
A* )hetorical strategies
A%* Sentence =ariet&
A%%* Gra##ar; $unctuation and usage re=ie0
A%%%* Su##ari>ing; $ara$hrasing and Euoting
%X* Docu#enting and citing both $rint and electronic sources in MLA for#at
X* <riting the research $a$er that e#$lo&s a =ariet& of $rint and electronic sources
X%* )e=ising
X%%* Editing and $roofreading
X%%%* (he i#$act of technolog& on 0riting
V. Rationale
English 101; the first course in a t0o/course seEuence of 0riting courses; is one of the
essential co#$onents of the CCBC General Education $rogra#; $ro=iding kno0ledge; skills;
and attitudes that enable students to achie=e #an& of their acade#ic and career goals* (he
course $ro=ides students 0ith kno0ledge that includes basic #ethods for $lanning and
0riting essa&s; #ethods of re=ision; and techniEues for editing and $roofreading* Most of
these #ethods and techniEues can be readil& transferred to life/0ork situations in 0hich
$eo$le are reEuired to co##unicate their ideas and argu#ents in 0riting* (he funda#ental
skills that students learn in this courseFthe thinking as 0ell as the 0riting skillsF0ill enable
the# to de=elo$ e2a# res$onses and longer essa&s for a 0ide =ariet& of acade#ic courses
as 0ell as Cob/related 0riting assign#ents* %n addition; the 0riting e2$eriences that students
ha=e in this course 0ill hel$ the# de=elo$ attitudes of $ersistence and coo$eration that 0ill
enable the# to succeed 0ithin the di=ersit& of the conte#$orar& 0orld*
(I. E%aluation
A. Requirements
1* -artici$ate acti=el& in class acti=ities; reader/res$onse Cournals and online $eer
re=ie0 threads
!* <rite and re=ise four essa&s; e#$lo&ing all of the $rocess ste$s; including
#ulti$le drafts; for a #ini#u# of +;000 0ords* At least one of these essa&s
0ith be researched; using se=eral secondar& sources
a. Grading Policy
Mindsets 4$ersonal narrati=e5 10 $oints
Strategies for Gro0th 4$ro$osal5 18 $oints
E2$loring the @ature of Change 4research5 !8 $oints
Change on il# 4fil#/te2t anal&sis5 10 $oints
-eer )e=ie0s 4! 1 + $oints ea/ 1 1 " $ts*5 10 $oints
)eader )es$onse .ournals 410 1 ! $oints ea*5 !0 $oints
Mindset Stud& Guide 10 $oints
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Total: 100 points
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inal course grades'
AG,0 $oints or #ore
BG60 $oints or #ore
CG70 $oints or #ore
DGD0 $oints or #ore
Ge0er than D0 $oints
Students 0ho are not being successful in the course and ha=e e2hausted all a=ailable
re#edies to i#$ro=e their grades 4#eeting 0ith instructor; tutors; and ad=isors5 #a&consider
0ithdra0ing fro# the course $rior to the deadline to dro$ the course 0ith a H<I on
+ednesda,- No%em&er .. Do not si#$l& sto$ attending class and sub#itting 0ork* %f &ou
do; &ou 0ill earn a failing score at the end of the se#ester* Before droppin# this class-
please contact the instructor- an academic ad%isor- and/or financial aid to discuss the
possi&le effect of withdrawal on ,our 0atisfactor, 1cademic 2ro#ress and financial
aid.
C. Attendance policy
(his is a blended learning class* (hat is #ost of the class #eetings 0ill ha$$en to face/to/face; but
&ou 0ill also ha=e online class acti=ities* 3n the dates indicated on the course calendar; 0e 0ill not
#eet in the classroo#; but &ou 0ill be e2$ected to interact 0ith &our class#ates =ia Blackboard* :ou
are e2$ected to attend all face/to/face #eetings and $artici$ate in all online acti=ities as 0ell* <hile %
do not e2$licitl& $enali>e students for failure to attend class; students 0ho are freEuentl& absent 0ill
see their grades suffer as those 0ho are absent 0ill #ost certainl& #iss out on i#$ortant infor#ation
and acti=ities* :ouJ=e $aid for this course* Sho0 u$ and get &our #one&Js 0orth out of it*
All of &our assign#ents 0ill be sub#itted =ia Blackboard* 2lease note that late work is N$*
1CCE2*ED in this course for an, reason- includin# a&sence from class on the date an
assi#nment is due. Assign#ents not sub#itted b& the $osted due dates 0ill recei=e auto#atic
>eroes*
(. Course 2rocedures
b. Required materials
Required texts ne! or used editions o" t#ese boo$s are acceptable%:
D0eck; Carol S* Mindset: T#e &e! Psyc#ology o" 'uccess* @e0 :ork' Ballantine; !006
o0ler; K* )*; .ane E* Aaron*(he Little; Bro0n Essential Kandbook*
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ed* @e0 :ork' -earson; !018*
(t#er required supplies:
A collegiate dictionar& and a co$& of )ogetJs thesaurus* A 0ebsite such as
<ordnik #a& also $ro=e hel$ful*
A flash dri=e or cloud storage so &ou can #ake backu$s of all &our 0ork*
CCBC E/#ail address and reliable; regular %nternet access*
). Course*related policies and procedures
1* All 0riting assign#ents 4including drafts5 are to follo0 MLA #anuscri$t guidelines* (his
#eans the& #ust be 0ord/$rocessed; double/s$aced; 0ith 1I #argins all around; and 0ritten
in either (i#es @e0 )o#an or Arial font* A heading #ust be included on u$$er; left/hand
corner of the first $age 0ith &our na#e; the instructorJs na#e; the course nu#ber and
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section; and the date* 3n the first and all follo0ing $ages in the u$$er right/hand corner;
there should be a running header 0ith &our last na#e and the $age nu#ber* @o title $ages
should acco#$an& &our essa&s* (he title 0ill be centered on the first line follo0ing the
heading*

!* % $refer that final drafts #ust be sub#itted in *doc2 or *$df for#at* Bnrecogni>ed file
for#ats 0ill be returned ungraded*

+* As college students; &ou 0ill be e2$osed to a 0orld of di=ersit&; so &ou #a& encounter
ideas; language; or beha=iors that challenge or e=en offend &ou* <hile &ou al0a&s ha=e the
right to disagree; &ou ha=e the obligation to conduct &ourself in a ci=il #anner in all
e2changes 0ith &our teachers and $eers; both face/to/face and online* Students 0ill be held
to the standards outlined in the Student Code of Conduct*

"* Late 0ork $olic&' Because this is an e2tre#el& reading/0riting/intensi=e course; late 0ork
0ill not be acce$ted for an& reason* Leroes 0ill be gi=en for all assign#ents not sub#itted or
sub#itted late* -lease adhere to the deadlines $osted on &our course calendar* )e#e#ber
that absence and/or technolog& failure are not e2cuses for late 0ork* :ou #ust sub#it all
0ork to Blackboard on or before $osted deadlines 0hether or not &ou actuall& log in to class
on the date 0ork is due*

8* Bnless 0ritten $er#ission has been granted b& the student; no co##unication bet0een
the instructor and that studentJs $arents or guardians about grades #a& occur* See E)-A
guidelines for #ore infor#ation*

D* CCBC <riting Centers and 3<L
3ur <riting CentersJ #ission is to hel$ all CCBC students to beco#e better critical thinkers
and #ore skilled 0riters so that the& beco#e #ore confident in their 0riting and in the critiEue
of the 0riting of others* Students #a& seek free hel$ for an& course the& are taking at the
College and at an& $oint in their 0riting $rocess* <hile 0orking collaborati=el& 0ith; and
recei=ing $ersonali>ed instruction fro#; English facult&; students 0ill learn that 0riting is a life/
long $rocess and is a hel$ful skill in all facets of life* 3ur <riting Centers seek to create a
0ar# and 0elco#ing en=iron#ent 0hile #aintaining acade#ic integrit& b& ha=ing students
re=ise and edit their o0n 0ork* 3=erall; 0e are co##itted to #aintaining the CollegeJs
Mission and to hel$ing students beco#e better thinkers; better 0riters; and thus better
$eo$le*
Staffed entirel& b& CCBC facult&; the <riting Centers 0ill hel$ students 0ith an& as$ect of
0riting that the& #a& need including the follo0ing' $lanning; editing; organi>ing; citing; and
understanding $rofessorsJ co##ents* (he <riting Consultants 0ill not $roofread $a$ers;
0rite an& $arts of studentsJ $a$ers; or co##ent on grades*
(he Esse2 and Dundalk <riting Centers and the Catons=ille Student Success Center offer
ES3L/s$ecific assistance* ES3L consultants 0ill 0ork 0ith students enrolled in ES3L onl&;
and 0ill co=er all as$ects of Second Language AcEuisition 4reading; 0riting; s$eaking;
listening; $ronunciation; =ocabular&; gra##ar; sentence structure; etc*5*
A$$oint#ents are thirt& #inutes long; and students #a& ha=e onl& one a$$oint#ent a da&
and t0o a 0eek* Students should be on ti#e and $re$ared 0ith s$ecific Euestions and class
#aterials 4es$eciall& an assign#ent sheet5*
%n addition to the #ain <riting Centers on each ca#$us; the 3nline <riting Lab
4000*ccbc#d*edu/o0l/5 is a=ailable for all CCBC students to use* @o a$$oint#ent is
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reEuired; and $a$ers are returned 0ithin !"/"6 hours*
Kours of o$eration =ar& b& se#ester and ca#$us* Students can check 0ith the <riting
Center on their ca#$us for #ore infor#ation and to schedule an a$$oint#ent*
Catons=ille' :/1!1 4Librar&5 -hone' ""+/6"0/!7D0
Dundalk' L/1!+ -hone' ""+/6"0/+DDD
Esse2' E/++6 -hone' ""+/6"0/17,,
30ings Mills')oo# +00 -hone' ""+/6"0/8670
7* Students should log into M&CCBC and re=ie0 all college0ide $olicies; es$eciall& the
$lagiaris# $olic& 0hich has recentl& been re=ised* Students caught in a flagrant act of
$lagiaris# 0ill fail the course and 0ill be subCect to sanction b& the 3ffice of .udicial Affairs*

C* Contingenc& -lans

1* 3n da&s that the school is closed for holida&s; incle#ent 0eather; and on 0eekends; % a#
una=ailable to students* During these ti#es; do not e2$ect #e to res$ond to e/#ail;
discussion $ostings; or =oice#ail*
!* During the regular school 0eek; &ou can generall& antici$ate a res$onse to &our e/#ail
Eueries and =oice#ails 0ithin +D hours*
+* %f % a# unable to attend class due to illness or for $rofessional reasons; a sign should be
$osted on the classroo# door to indicate this; and % 0ill also $ost a notice to Blackboard*
"* Should the Blackboard ser=er go do0n; notices 0ill be sent fro# the %( de$art#ent =ia e/
#ail and 0ill be $osted on the CCBC ho#e$age* Should Blackboard and the CCBC e/#ail
ser=ers beco#e una=ailable for #ore than a da&; % 0ill contact students =ia tele$hone* or
this reason; it is i#$ortant that e=er&one sub#it co#$lete and accurate student infor#ation
sheets to #e during the first 0eek of class*
8* %t is i#$ortant that all students de=elo$ their o0n contingenc& $lans in the e=ent of a
technical failure during the se#ester* :ou should ha=e access to a co#$uter and an %nternet
connection other than &our ho#e s&ste# 4co#$uters at the school lab; the $ublic librar&; or at
a friend or neighborMs ho#e; for e2a#$le5; and &ou should ha=e a #eans of sa=ing &our files
other than on &our hard dri=e 4i*e* e2ternal hard dri=e; flash dri=e; or &our CCBC Sk&Dri=e5* %f
&ou #ake back/u$ $lans and back/u$ files; then itMs unlikel& that &ou 0ill be caught una0ares
should the 0orst ha$$en*

D* College0ide s&llabus $olicies
or college0ide s&llabus $olicies such as the Code of Conduct related to Acade#ic %ntegrit&
and Classroo# Beha=ior or the Audit/<ithdra0al $olic&; $lease go to the S&llabus (ab on the
M&CCBC $age*
(his s&llabus #a& be changed at an& ti#e 0ith notification*
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