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ENG 101: Composition I
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Nassau
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Important Announcements and Updates
Thursday, December 22,
2011:
Sunday, December 18,
2011:
Students in Section N1, your Final Exam (Essay Four, on “Obedience to Authority”) is Tuesday, 20 Dec. Be sure you have carefully read “Constructing Reasonable Arguments” and “Evaluating Arguments” (Rules for Writers 358-380) as well as “What Is an Argument Synthesis?” (A Writer's Resource 132-140) and “Developing and Organizing the Support for Your Arguments” (WR 170-173), in addition to all of the assigned essays on “Obedience to Authority”: “The Perils of Obedience” (WR 713-723) and “Replicating Milgram: Would People Still Obey Today?” (WR 713-723), “Group Minds” (WR 723-726), “The Lottery” (Handout), “The Stanford Prison Experiment” (WR 732-744), and “Obedience” (WR 713-723). You should bring your textbook or copies of these essays to class, as you will be required to utilize at least two or three of the essays and to include evidence, example, or other support from the texts.
Wednesday, December 14:
As per the schedule,
the Final Exam (Essay
Four, on “Obedience to Authority”)
is Thursday, 15 Dec. (Section EG1) or
Tuesday, 20 Dec. (Section N1).
Be sure you have carefully read “Constructing Reasonable Arguments” and “Evaluating Arguments” (Rules for Writers 358-380) as well as “What Is an Argument Synthesis?” (A Writer's Resource 132-140) and “Developing and Organizing the Support for Your Arguments” (WR 170-173), in addition to all of the assigned essays on “Obedience to Authority”: “The Perils of Obedience” (WR 713-723) and “Replicating Milgram: Would People Still Obey Today?” (WR 713-723), “Group Minds” (WR 723-726), “The Lottery” (Handout), “The Stanford Prison Experiment” (WR 732-744), and “Obedience” (WR 713-723). You should bring your textbook or copies of these essays to class, as you will be required to utilize at least two or three of the essays and to include evidence, example, or other support from the texts.
Tuesday, December 13:
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As a reminder, the syllabus lists both Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum and Rules for Writers as required texts, and the class page states, “Many of the essays to be read and discussed are available online; these are indicated on the schedule as hyperlinks. However, students are still strongly cautioned that they will need to purchase the textbook, both for important information and instructions on the various rhetorical modes and also for several essays not available online” and “While every effort is made to verify the accuracy and usefulness of these links and their contents, no guarantees are made.” I would strongly suggest printing out copies of the required texts for the final exam, as I will not accept any excuses—for poor writing or inability to complete the essay—based on broken or missing links.
Tuesday, December 6:
Monday, December 5:
Sunday, December 4:
This week we begin the last topic of the
semester, Chapter 13:
“Obedience to Authority.”
In addition, your Research Essay
Projects are due in class this week, on
Tuesday, December 6
(Section N1) or Thursday, December 8 (Section EG1).
This is also your last chance to submit any late or missing work.
Thursday, December 1:
As announced in class, as well as posted online, the last day to submit late or missing online
exercises was Wednesday, November
23. The only exercises for which I will record scores are those that were
assigned on or after Tuesday, November 22. Scores for exercises assigned as
homework in September or October will not be recorded.
Tuesday, November 29:
While Section N1
met as usual today, class this evening was cancelled for
Section EG1, due to Evening Activity Hour.
Refer to the online schedule
for changes in the assigned readings.
Wednesday, November 23:
Due to the holiday, class will not meet
again until Tuesday, November 29.
In addition, I will be offline most of the holiday weekend, so do not expect
responses to your emails until Sunday or Monday.
Enjoy the break.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011:
In Section N1, be sure you have read “Repair Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers” (Rules 96-104) and “A Debate On Gay Marriage” (WR 403-412): Bennett, William J. “Against Gay Marriage (as 'Gay Marriage: Not a Very Good Idea')” (409-411) and Sullivan, Andrew. “For Gay Marriage” (404-407); there will be an in-class writing assignment in addition to the usual online exercises for homework.
In Section EG1,
be sure you have read “Repair Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers” (Rules 96-104)
To see the scores received for online
exercises as well as your current (projected) grades, see
Grades101_NCC.
Remember, tomorrow (November 23) is the
last day to submit any late or missing online exercises previously assigned as
homework.
Note: Scores and grades accurate as
of noon today, and do not reflect any submissions received after 12:00.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 (later):
Tuesday, November 15,
2011:
In
Section N1,
we will discuss all of the above, as well as
“A
Pop Quiz on Marriage” (WR
376-377)
and
“The
Radical Idea of Marrying for Love”
(WR
378-390).
Friday, November 4, 2011:
Monday, October 31, 2011:
And, since you are reading
“A
Pop Quiz on Marriage,”
yes, there will be a pop quiz!
Since class attendance in
Section EG1
was so sparse this evening, we will
discuss
“A
Pop Quiz on Marriage” (WR 376-377)
and
“The
Radical Idea of Marrying for Love”
(WR 378-390)
on Thursday instead.
Section EG1: “Constructing Reasonable Arguments” and “Evaluating Arguments” (Rules 358-380), “What Is an Argument Synthesis?” (WR 132-140), and “Developing and Organizing the Support for Your Arguments” (WR 170-173)
Section N1: all of the above, as well as “Conducting Research” and “Evaluating Sources,” “Managing Information...,” “Citing Sources...,” “Integrating Sources” (Rules 382-426) and “Documenting Sources” (Rules 382-463)
In addition, the Research Essay Topic Selection was due last week for Section EG1, and is due tomorrow for Section N1. This assignment is worth up to five points toward your final grade, the equivalent one-half letter grade. As repeatedly stressed, students must obtain prior approval for independent topics. If you have not already received permission to work on a topic other than those listed, do not ask tomorrow; I will not approve it.
As previously announced, there is a workshop on Finding Literary Criticism in Room L103 (Library first floor) from 11:30–12:45 tomorrow.
There is also an evening Grammar Review Workshop in the Writing Center Annex (Library L233A) at 7:00 pm this Thursday, Nov. 3. Topics will include Sentence Constructions (Coordination and Subordination) and Sentence Boundary Problems (Run-ons. Comma Splices, and Fragments). Seating is limited, so sign up in advance at the Writing Center in Bradley Hall (Y Bldg.) or on the second floor of the Library, room L233, or call 572-7195 or 3595.
Finally, also as previously announced, Evening Activity Hour starts at 7:00 on Tuesday, November 1, and therefore does not affect our class in any way.
Friday, October 28, 2011:
Sunday, October 23, 2011:
A trio of pestiferous rodentia, of the family Muridae, genus Mus, all equally afflicted with extreme visual impairment: observe their locomotion at high velocity! This afore-mentioned triad pursued the domestic partner of the agricultural worker, who responded in a retaliatory fashion by removing their posterior appendages utilizing a large kitchen implement intended to dismember prepared animals preparatory to consumption. Has such an extraordinary spectacle ever previously intruded itself upon your ocular organs?
Tuesday, October 11, 2011:
Wednesday, October 5, 2011:
Thursday, September 29, 2011:
Wednesday, September 28, 2011:
Remember that class does not meet on Thursday; I will see you next Tuesday instead.
Friday,
September 23, 2011:
Also, note that the first Extra Credit opportunities have been posted: the Writing Center's Grammar Review Workshops. If students attend one or more of these workshops, and provide evidence of attendance along with a typed one- to two-page personal response (review, analysis, reflection, critique, et cetera), they can receive additional points: a single workshop and written response is worth 2 points extra credit; attendance at additional workshops will earn one additional point each.
Tuesday,
September 20, 2011:
Essay 1 is due in class today,
contrasting any two of the seven
versions of
“Cinderella” found in your textbook (also available
online; see below).
Be sure to focus carefully on the topic, and remember that these are formal
essays: they must have an appropriate, original title; contain an introduction,
body, and conclusion; have a clear, explicit, assertive, objectively worded
thesis statement (thesis statements must be
underlined); and (unless otherwise indicated) avoid use of I or you
throughout.
Essays must be typed (in 12-point Times New Roman), double-spaced,
with standard (one- to one-and-a-quarter inch) margins, and stapled when
submitted; they must include a proper heading, including Word Count, have an
appropriate, original title, and be
free of errors in mechanics, grammar, usage, spelling, and documentation.
Wednesday,
September 12, 2011:
I have added links for all seven of the
versions of
“Cinderella” to the online schedule;
select the appropriate section from the links below (links
open in new window):
Section N1: Tue. 2:30–5:15 PM, North Annex, 500 Endo Blvd. 203
Section EG1: T/Th 5:30–6:50 PM, South Hall 102
Monday,
September 12, 2011:
Also, consider the eternal superhero debate: Superman or Batman, and why?
Monday,
September 5, 2011:
Thursday,
September 1, 2011:
Wednesday,
August 24, 2011:
