ENGL-1301 English Composition I
Jason English
Credit Fall 2023
Section(s)
ENGL-1301-064 (67580)
LEC TuTh 3:00pm - 4:25pm RGC RG10 1317.00
Course Requirements
PREREQUISITES
One of the following must apply for you to remain in this course and I will check:
- TSI exempt
- TSI Assessment Scores: Reading (351); Writing (Essay 4/Objective 340)
- Grade of C or better in INRW 0230 or 0430
- Grade of C or better in DEVW 0130, 0330 and DEVR 0320
- Grade of C or better in Writing and Grammar 5 (ESOL 0384) and Reading and Vocabulary 5 (ESOL 0364) or Reading, Writing, and Grammar 4 (ESOL 0314) or Reading, Writing, and Grammar 4 for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (ESOL 0424).
SUMMARY OF STUDENT EXPECTATIONS
To successfully complete Composition I, students should enter with the following basic skills: critical reading; content development; organization of writing to include an introduction, appropriate thesis, coherent paragraphs, transitions, and a conclusion; grammar, mechanics, and sentence construction; and an initial understanding of documentation of sources.
Here is a link to a list of expectations and skills for students who are enrolled in Composition I
http://sites.austincc.edu/english/expectations-of-skills-and-knowledge-for-incoming-composition-i-students/
Readings
REQUIRED TEXTS/MATERIALS
- Birkenstein, Cathy and Gerald Graff. They Say / I Say with Readings. 5th edition. 2021.
- Hacker, Diana and Nancy Sommers. A Pocket Style Manual. 9th edition. 2021.
- Composition I folder (available at all ACC bookstores) or a manila type folder without metal tabs or pockets.
- A separate folder etc. is useful for any/all class handouts
- Loose leaf paper and pen for each class
- ACC email account and the ability to print out (some) readings
- A quiet, private place to read, and write—and the time to do so
Course Subjects
Week #1
Tuesday August 22
Introduction to course, review syllabus, composition one expectations, writing exercise.
Thursday August 24
“Should We Be More Optimistic about Fighting Climate Change?”—Chen & Murthy—309-318
“Delivering Fresh Water: Critical Infrastructure, Environmental Justice, and Flint, Michigan”—Greenberg 368-373
“S****y First Drafts” by Anne Lamott
Paper 1 prompt explained
Week #2
Tuesday August 29
“Banning Plastic Bags Is Great for the World, Right? Not So Fast”—Adler 320 -325
“Choking the Oceans with Plastic”—Moore 327-331
APSM—(2-17)
Thursday August 31
“We Are the Wildfire”: How to Fight the Climate Crisis”—Klein 294-301
“It’s Time for Conservatives to Own the Climate-Change Issue”—Crenshaw 303-307
APSM—(19-32)
PAPER #1 DUE
Week #3
Tuesday September 5
“Forget Shorter Showers”—Jensen (Provided)
“Waste Not, Want Not” —McKibben (Provided)
APSM—(32-44)
Thursday September 7
“The ‘‘Other Side’’ Is Not Dumb”—Blanda 380-385
“Why America Is Self-Segregating”—Boyd 387-395
Week #4
Tuesday September 12
“Hillbilly Elegy”—Vance 433-449
“What Hillbilly Elegy Reveals About Race in Twenty- First-Century America”—Pruitt 451-455
APSM—(44-52 optional - Focus on ESL Writers)
PAPER #1 (ED/RV/RW) DUE
Thursday September 14
PAPER #2 DUE
Peer Review
Week #5
Tuesday September 19
“Jobs, Crime and Culture: The Threats that Aren’t”—Mehta-458-470
“How Much Immigration Is Too Much? The Wrong Debate”—Frum- 474-482
APSM—(54-65)
Thursday September 21
“Should Everyone Go to College”—Owen & Sawhill 488-503
“Are Too Many People Going to College?”—Murray 506-525
APSM—(65-75)
PAPER #2 (ED/RV/RW) DUE
Week #6
Tuesday September 26
“Two Years Are Better Than Four”—Addison 527-530
“Why We Need to Keep the “Community” in Community College”—Clark 531-536
APSM—(77-85)
Thursday September 28
“The High Cost of Living in a Disabling World”—Jan Grue (Provided)
PAPER #3 DUE
Peer Review
Week #7
Tuesday October 3
“Hidden Intellectualism”—Graff 548-554
“Generation Stress: The Mental Health Crisis on Campus”—Burwell 556-565
Thursday October 5
“The Student Loan Trap: When Debt Delays Life”—Lehman 567-576
“Go Ahead: Waste Time on the Internet”—Goldsmith 582-586
PAPER 3 (ED/RV/RW) DUE
Week #8
Tuesday October 10
“It Turns Out Our Tech Gadgets Aren’t as Isolating as Experts Say” –Brody 593-595
“Social Media: The Screen, the Brain, and Human Nature”—Vinh 607-612
“Stop Googling. Let’s Talk”—Turkle 614-622
Thursday October 12
PAPER #4 DUE
Peer Review
Week #9
Tuesday October 17
“Google, Democracy, and the Truth about Internet Search”—Cadwalladr 624-641
“Are We Really as Awful as We Act Online”—Fuentes 643-648
Thursday October 19
“How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds”— Carr 597-605
“The New Jim Crow”—Alexander -408-424
PAPER #4 (ED/RV/RW) DUE
Week #10
Tuesday October 24
“Why Women Still Can’t Have It All”—Slaughter 673-693
“Why Men Still Can’t Have it All”—Dorment 694-713
APSM—(87-106)
Thursday October 26
‘“It’s Time for “They”’—Manjoo 660-664
“Liberals’ Astonishing Shift on Gender”—Linker 666-671
APSM—(108-123)
RESEARCH. PROPOSAL + 3 SOURCES
Week #11
Tuesday October 31
♦ Research Presentation by Librarian (Subject to change) ♦
“As He Himself Puts It” The Art of Quoting (T.S.I.S) 47-55
Thursday November 2
“Shut up About Harvard”—Casselman (Provided)
“I Just Wanna be Average”—Rose (Provided)
“The New Liberal Arts”—Ungar (Provided)
APSM—(124-140)
Week #12
Tuesday November 7
“DNA as Destiny” —Duncan (Provided)
“Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn't Call the Police”—Gansberg (Provided)
APSM—(141-157)
Thursday November 9
“The End to Sexism in Gaming Communities”—Ramanathan 723-728
APSM— (158-175)
OUTLINE WITH 5 MORE SOURCES
(Pair and Share)
Week #13
Tuesday November 14
“Down and Out in Discount America.”—Featherstone
“The Case for Wal-Mart.” —De Costner (Both Provided)
Prompt for Paper #5 Dispersed and Discussed
Thursday November 16
Student Conferences
APSM— (175-186)
Week #14
Tuesday November 21
Student Conferences
Thursday November 23
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Week #15
Tuesday November 28
“The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food”—Moss (Provided)
“Why Don’t Convenience Stores Sell Better Food?”—Khazan (Provided)
Conclusion of any Final Student Conferences
Thursday November 30
PAPER #5 DUE
Peer Review
Week #16
Tuesday December 5
Post Paper #5 Quick Student Conferences
♦ Reflection Essay—Due in class— (Exit essay for this course) ♦
Thursday December 7
PAPER #5 (ED/RV/RW) DUE –Final Folder Submission
Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives
COURSE OBJECTIVES/RATIONALE
The goals of Composition I are to promote
- critical thinking, reading, and writing;
- clear, coherent, confident, and effective communication;
- collaborative writing and learning; and
- exposure (through reading or composing) to a range of genres, including genres incorporating
- visual design elements.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of English 1301, students should be able to
- demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative writing processes
- develop ideas with appropriate support and attribution
- write in a style appropriate to audience and purpose
- read, reflect, and respond critically to a variety of texts
- use Edited American English in academic essays
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 an 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;
- expanded ability to develop content for an essay and organize writing
- expanded ability to use correct grammar and mechanics
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.
Office Hours
M T F 11:55 AM - 12:55 PM See Syllabus for hrs for each course
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