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Quinsigamond Community College   Instructor: Sheila Booth    sbooth@qcc.mass.edu    Office 270A - Phone 854-7456 - Mailbox 254    ENG 101 Catalog Description Course texts Goals/Requirements/ Policies Evaluation / Grading     "I am fascinated by language in daily life. I spend a great deal of time thinking about the power of language--the way it can evoke an emotion a visual image a complex idea or a simple truth."  - Amy Tan

ENG 101 English Composition and Literature I           3 credits
This course focuses on learning how to develop essential writing skills including organization correctness and support of ideas. A research project is required to produce a documented essay that integrates materials from Internet and traditional sources according to standard disciplinary format. Students develop and sharpen the interpretive and analytical skills necessary to evaluate the soundness and appropriateness of sources for their work.
Prerequisite: ENG 100 or appropriate placement score     F/S/SU

Texts

• Buscemi Santi and Charlotte Smith. 75 Readings: an Anthology. 12th Edition. McGraw Hill, 2012.  ISBN:  978-0-07-340589-6

• Dubus, Andre III. Townie. Norton, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-393-34067-9

• QCC Library
  Off-campus users: select Article Databases by Title and login with QCC ID number. Databases include

  • Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)

  • Academic OneFile (Gale-CENGAGE Learning)

  • Massachusetts Newsstand (ProQuest) or name of local or regional paper such as Worcester Telegram or Boston Globe

  • New York Times

• MBLC access to magazines and newspapers requires Central Mass. library card (or QCC card)
  After logging in select Academic OneFile or other appropriate database for journal and/or newspaper articles and reference sources.

Course goals

• To write college-level essays which include a valid thesis clear organization logical development effective support awareness of audience and correct sentence structure
• To see writing as a process and apply revising editing and self-evaluating skills to essay assignments
• To recognize themes in literature and make interpretive judgments through careful reading
• To learn methods for accessing and evaluating sources for the research paper and to effectively integrate sources in essays.

Course requirements

A. Writing assignments

• Three essays and drafts
• Annotated bibliography
• Research paper (includes introduction and incorporating evaluations of several sources)
• Self-assessment
• Reports and evaluations for class group activities

B. Peer review group activities and discussion oral readings student-teacher conferences (as needed)

C. Class policies

• Attendance is essential to fulfill required class writing and reports. Class participation and activities are 20% of grade and missed class meetings cannot be made up. You cannot pass if you do not attend and participate in at least 75% of the class meetings.
• Essay format: Use Calibri 12-point font set line spacing at 1.5 and set one-inch margins. · Heading includes: student's name; course title section and professor's name; assignment date. A descriptive title should be centered at the top of the text. Use MLA documentation style (explained in class) to cite any sources used in essays.
• Save the files for all assignments and proofread the printed copy before submitting.
• Deadlines: You must submit all work on time for evaluation and credit. Late submissions will lose credit for each day beyond the due date. Find essay deadlines in this outline.
• See the student handbook for the student discipline policy.
• See statement on academic honesty and plagiarism. 

Class procedures

• Brief lecture followed by writing and editing activities and group tasks
• Discussion of text selections
• Library and Internet research

Methods of Evaluation

Value of assignments

•    45% Essays 1, 2, 3

•    20% Annotated bibliography and research report

•    25% Class discussion responses

•    10 % Self-assessment (the final evaluation essay).

In successfully completing the course students will

• write satisfactory college-level essays with valid thesis organized supporting evidence coherence and source documentation when appropriate
• understand writing as a process and apply revising and editing skills to their work
• reflect clear purpose and recognition of audience in their work
• access and evaluate reliable sources to support written assignments
   

Criteria for assessment (also see Essay Assessment)

• clear controlling idea or thesis
• sufficient evidence (supporting details)
• effective organization and transitions as needed
• proper grammar and style (sentence structure and variety); correct spelling and word usage
• correct documentation of sources (according to MLA)
• thoroughness in analyzing and following directions of assignment
   

Note to students with special needs: Please let me know the first week of class if you have any concerns about this course. If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability see me or a learning specialist at the Disability Services 854-4245 Room 246A.  All information is strictly confidential.

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