ENGLISH 106 (ENGL 106)
Click on the link "Course Description" below to view the full course syllabus.
English 106 is a 4-credit course that provides the student with an extensive practice in writing clear and effective prose through the instruction in organization, audience, style, and research-based writing. This course will provide students with the rhetorical foundations that prepare them for the demands of academic and professional writing. The course will help students understand the strategies and processes that good writers use whenever they try to accomplish a specific purpose. In college, these purposes include writing to understand and to demonstrate that understanding; writing to teach, entertain, or persuade a reader; writing to pose or solve problems; and writing to explain or challenge existing knowledge. The course will help students understand the strategies and processes that good writers use whenever they try to accomplish a specific purpose. The course will also teach students to respond effectively to the writing of others, and to use the suggestions of their teacher and their peers to improve their own writing. Some class discussion and readings focus on the function and scope of language and communication in a variety of social contexts.
Required Texts:
Compose design advocate; Anne Frances Wysocki & Dennis A. Lynch; ISBN: 0-321-11778-6
The Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises, 6th Edition; Jane E. Aaron; ISBN: 0-321-40914-0
Werewolves in Their Youth: Stories; Michael Chabon; Picador; ISBN: 0-312-25438-5
Each student is responsible for having his or her own textbooks. These books can be purchased at Borders, University Bookstore, and Follett’s.
Additional Texts:
Standard dictionary and MLA handbook
Required Materials:
Flash drive, folders, 3-ring portfolio binder, ink pens (blue and/or black), loose-leaf notebook paper
Follow the links at the bottom of this page for a schedule of assignments for each week this semester. Within each week, you will find daily listings of assignments. Each bullet point for the day is a different task for you to complete. Unless specifically noted otherwise, all assignments are to be completed before class on the day listed.
This course calendar may be updated throughout the semester. I'll notify you about any major changes, but you are still responsible for keeping up with the current schedule.
IMPORTANT: You must visit all of the links provided within the course calendar. There are many links to follow and read. Make sure you visit all of them. Some links provide easy access to other parts of the class site which will help you in your assignments. Some links are to required readings. Others provide you with detailed instructions on completing the assignments. Eventually, you may come to know the instructions which supplement assignments that are repeated throughout the course, but it's still a good idea to continue to revisit the instructions to make sure that you are satisfying all of the requirements.
Assignments and activities for Week 1
Monday: Diagnostic test
Tueday: Overview of syllabus
Wednesday & Friday: Plagiarism and campus resources
Thursday: "The Writing Situation" (Little Brown, Compact Handbook pp. 3-21)
Assignments and activities for Week 2
Monday: CDA chapter 10 (pp. 329-337, 340-345)--QUIZ
***Gather three posters from campus and bring them to lab.***
Tuesday: "The Writing Situation" (Little, Brown Compact Handbook pp.3-21) continued
Wednesday & Friday: Peer Review
***Draft 1 of Visual Rhetoric paper due via email to classmate for peer review on FRIDAY!!!***
Thursday: Overview and discussion of "The Writing Situation"; Writing Lab tour
Assignments and activities for Week 3
Monday: MLK Holiday (NO CLASS)
***Order or purchase Werewolves in Their Youth: Stories by Michael Chabon. These books are available at Borders, Follett's, and University Bookstore.***
Tuesday: Timed writing assignment--"The Writing Situation" (Come prepared to write!)
***Draft 2 of Visual Rhetoric paper due to instructor (bring to class).***
Wednesday & Friday: Online scavenger hunt of OWL
Thursday: “Drafting, Revising, and Editing” (Little, Brown Compact Handbook pp. 22-38)
***Draft 3 of Visual Rhetoric paper due (bring to class)***
Assignments and activities for Week 4
Monday: Photoshop and Movie Maker workshop
Tuesday: CDA chapter 9 (pp. 266-270, 271-304)--QUIZ
Wednesday & Friday: Grammar review and diagnostic test results
***Read Werewolves chapters 1-3***
Thursday: CDA chapter 9 (pp. 305-313)
***Assignment #1: Visual Rhetoric due (Final draft w/ 3 rough drafts + rubric attached)***
Assignments and activities for Week 5
Monday: Utilizing technology to produce a public document
***Read Werewolves chapter 4-6***
Tuesday: CDA chapter 5 (pp.111-115, 133-140)--QUIZ
Wednesday & Friday: Advocacy and argument
***Read Werewolves chapter 7-8***
Thursday: Timed writing assignment--"The Argumentative Essay"
Assignments and activities for Week 6
Monday: CDA chapter 8 (pp. 223-233, 234-237)--QUIZ
Tuesday: Lights, camera, action: “Constructing Connections” (CDA pp.246-249)
Wednesday & Friday: Come with questions, comments, and things to talk about!
Thursday: Entire class peer review
***Draft 1 of Public Document due for peer review (bring to class)***
***Michael Chabon on campus***
Assignments and activities for Week 7
Monday: Public Document Presentations
Tuesday: CDA chapter 14 (pp. 427-441)--QUIZ
***Draft 2 of Public Document due to instructor (bring to class)***
Wednesday & Friday: Progress report (see your grade and/or discuss challenges, ask questions, etc.)
Thursday: Timed writing assignment--"The Rhetorical Analysis"
***Choose an essay from CDA chapter 14 (read before coming to class today!!!)***
Assignments and activities for Week 8
Monday: Public Document Presentations (continued)
Tuesday: CDA chapter 4 (pp.79-85)--QUIZ
Wednesday & Friday: Finding media/or medium
Thursday: CDA chapter 4 (pp.90-96) and (pp. 97-98)
***Draft 3 of Public Document due for peer review***
Assignments and activities for Week 9
Monday: CDA chapter 4 (pp. 99-108); Timed writing assignment--"The Complex Composition"
Tuesday: “Academic Writing” (Little, Brown Compact Handbook pp.69-74)
Wednesday & Friday: MLA workshop
Thursday: CDA chapter 7 (pp. 181-183, 188-195)--QUIZ
***Assignment #2: Public Document due (Final draft w/ 3 rough drafts + rubric attached)***
Assignments and activities for Week 10
Monday: “Paragraphs” (Little, Brown Compact Handbook pp. 38-44, 45-49)
Tuesday: “Critical Thinking and Reading” (Little, Brown Compact Handbook pp.82-95)
Wednesday & Friday: Effective Introductory and Conclusion Paragraphs
Thursday: "Critical Thinking and Reading" (Little, Brown Compact Handbook pp.82-95) continued
Assignments and activities for Week 11
Monday: My Freshman Year: The Hunt is On!
Meet outside in front of Heavilon Hall (if weather permits).
Tuesday: Understanding the assignment: More practice w/ audience and purpose
***Draft 1 of Portfolio essay due for peer review.
Wednesday & Friday: Time management and study skills workshop
Thursday: Understanding the assignment: More practice w/ style, voice, and clarity
***Draft 2 of Portfolio essay due for peer review.
Assignments and activities for Week 12
Monday: Timed writing assignment: “The Descriptive Narrative” (Come prepared to write!)
Tuesday: Understanding the assignment: More practice w/grammar, mechanics, and spelling
***Draft 3 of Portfolio essay due for peer review.
Wednesday & Friday: Making the most of your college education: Getting something from a course
Thursday: Understanding the assignment: More practice w/ MLA format
***Draft 4 of Portfolio essay due for peer review.
Assignments and activities for Week 13
Monday: Student teaching
***Bring a paper on which you received a low grade to class.***
Tuesday: TBD
Wednesday & Friday: Discussing the portfolio essay
***Bring a copy of your essay!!!***
Thursday: TBD
Assignments and activities for Week 14
Monday: Student teaching
***Bring a paper on which you received a low grade to class.***
Tuesday: Overcoming adversity: “Freedom Writers”
Wednesday & Friday:Progress report (see your grade and/or discuss challenges, ask questions, etc.)
Thursday: Overcoming adversity: “Freedom Writers” (continued)
Assignments and activities for Week 15
Monday: Timed writing assignment: “The Comparison and Contrast Essay” (Come prepared to write!!!)
Tuesday: Overcoming adversity: “Freedom Writers” (continued)
Wednesday & Friday: TBD
Thursday: Overcoming adversity: “Freedom Writers” (continued)
***Assignment #3: Portfolio essay due w/ rubric only (DO NOT turn in rough drafts!!!)***
Assignments and activities for Week 16
FINAL EXAMS WEEK
Remember to make an appointment to see me before the week is over!
Descriptions of major course projects are listed here.
Blogs
Post stories and comments on prompts or respond to already posted stories and comments.
Visual Rhetoric
First major assignment of the semester.
Public Document
Second major assignment of the semester.
Portfolio Essay
Third and final major assignment of the semester.
***Assignments will be attached to this page as they become available.***