ENGL-1301 English Composition I


Dania Dwyer

Credit Summer 2021


Section(s)

ENGL-1301-002 (24262)
LEC TuTh 5:50pm - 9:50pm DIL DLS DIL

ENGL-1301-003 (24263)
LEC DIL ONL DIL

ENGL-1301-015 (24274)
LEC DIL ONL DIL

Course Requirements

ASSIGNMENTS

Students will submit a combination of  peer reviews, written essays, one collaborative presentation, and weekly multimodal activities over the course of the semester for a total minimum of 4000 words. Students will also do ongoing reflections on their writing through blog posts at the end of each module.

 

June 1-9, Module 1, Expressive Purpose - 30%

 

Draft & Peer Review (10%) - June 4- June 6

Module Writing Project- Expressive Writing About Place (20%) - June 9

Reflective blog post and response ( graded at the end of the course as part of your final reflective portfolio) - Week of June 7

June 10-18 Module 2, Persuasive Purpose - 30% 

Draft & Peer Review (10%) - June 16-17

Module Writing Project- Argument Analysis (20%) - June 18

Reflective blog post and response (graded at the end of the course as part of your final reflective portfolio)

June 21-28, Module 3, Referential Purpose- 25% 

Draft & Peer Review (5%)- One submission per group - June 25-27

Collaborative Public Document (20%) - June 28

Reflective blog post and response (graded at the end of the course as part of your final reflective portfolio)

June 29- July 2, Module 4, Reflecting on Writing - 15%

Submission due Friday, July 2

The final reflective piece is a multimodal text that synthesizes your reflective posts throughout the semester and examines your overall strengths and challenges as a writer. 

 

Readings

Readings are available in Blackboard course modules.


Course Subjects

ENGL1301  SUMMER 2021 SCHEDULE 

Detailed instructions, activities, and accompanying materials are contained in course modules on Blackboard. 

Class sessions

Topics Covered

Submissions Due

MODULE 1: Expressive Rhetorical Purpose

 June 1-9

(30%)


 

June 1

Introduction to Rhetorical Purposes:

Expressive Purpose

Introduction to Rhetorical Purposes

  • Expressive writing features
     

  • Examples of Expressive writing

     


Complete Module A’s introductory activity via Padlet by June 4.

June 3

Expressive Writing About Place

Writing About Place in Expressive Writing

  1. Draft, June 5 & Peer Review, June 7

10%

  1. End-of-Module Writing Project- Expressive Writing About Place June 9

20%

June 8- Module Review

Complete Module 1 reflective Padlet post by June 14.

MODULE 2: Persuasive Rhetorical Purpose

June 10-18

(30%)

June 10

Introduction to argument


 

Module 2 Overview 

What is argument? Understanding the nature and structure of argument.

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06. 10.2021, 6:00-6:30pm

Guest Presenter-  Prof. Phil Roche, Head Librarian/Associate Professor, presents on how we may use ACC library’s resources to conduct research

 

June 15

Deciphering Weaknesses in Arguments

Fallacies in Argument

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Writing Your Argument Analysis

Writing Examples

 

June 17 

Reviewing your Argument

Polishing your Paper

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Guest Library Instructor- How to decipher credibility (CRAAP Test)

Draft & Peer Review (10%) - June 16-17

Module Writing Project- Argument Analysis (20%) - June 18

Complete Reflective blog post and response by June 25

MODULE 3: REFERENTIAL RHETORICAL PURPOSE

June 21-28

25% 


 

June 22

Introduction to Referential Purpose



 

What is referential purpose? 

Referential text: Perel’s TED Talk* 

 

Creating a Public Document

Sample multimodal compositions 

 

June 24

Writing Collaboratively


 

Public Document Review

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Referential Multimodal Document & Presentation planning

Draft & Peer Review (5%)- One submission per group - June 25-27

Collaborative Public Document (20%) - June 28


June 28 is the last day to withdraw with a grade of “W”

MODULE 4: WRITING ABOUT WRITING

June 29- July 2

15%

Reflecting on Writing

Writing the reflective paper 

Submission due Friday, July 2

Semester ends July 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 


Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Upon completion of English 1301, students should be able to 

  • identify rhetorical purposes and methods of organization appropriate to topic, thesis, and audience;

  • collect, read, analyze, and use information from a wide range of sources;

  • write a coherent essay observing appropriate grammatical, mechanical, and stylistic conventions;

  • write competently in the informative, analytical, and persuasive modes;

  • evaluate, edit, and revise at all stages of the writing process; and

  • use composing processes as tools for inquiry, as a means to discover and reconsider ideas.

 

DISCIPLINE/PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

The following outcomes are developed in all English Composition I students regardless of student age or course location:

  • expanded critical reading ability;

  • ability to write to the specifications of a writing assignment in terms of subject, rhetorical purpose, method(s) of organization and length;

  • ability to form a research question, develop a thesis, locate and select credible sources applicable to the thesis, and write an essay of the specified length that responds to the thesis;

  • ability to analyze a piece of writing to detail the elements identified in the writing assignment;

  • ability to evaluate a piece of writing using specified or developed criteria for evaluation;

  • expanded ability to develop content for an essay and organize writing to include an introduction, appropriate thesis, coherent paragraphs with transitions, and a conclusion; and

  • expanded ability to use correct grammar and mechanics in every writing task.

 

GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of the general education component of an associate’s degree, students will demonstrate competence in:

Critical Thinking—Gathering, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating and applying information.

Interpersonal Skills—Interacting collaboratively to achieve common goals.

Personal Responsibilities—Demonstrating effective learning, creative thinking, and personal responsibility.

Technology Skills—Using appropriate technology to retrieve, manage, analyze, and present information.

Written, Oral and Visual Communication—Communicating effectively, adapting to purpose, structure, audience, and medium.

 


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Published: 06/04/2021 18:35:59