Syllabus English 3103

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="040d4c00dduajq.gif"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="95" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="91"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="46" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="17cc0270.gif" border=0 width="192" height="295" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" ><B>Ray Knight's Learning Experiments </B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ray Knights Learning Experiments "><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <B>Syllabus English 3103</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id68.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Handouts for English 3103"><U>Handouts for English 3103</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="English 3103 Reading Schedule"><U>English 3103 Reading Schedule</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="3103 Journal Guidelines"><U>3103 Journal Guidelines</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="3103 Plagiarism Project"><U>3103 Plagiarism Project</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="3103 Website Assignment"><U>3103 Website Assignment</U></A></div> <div> Syllabus English 3103</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="English 3103 Reading Schedule"><U>Reading Schedule</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id68.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Handouts for English 3103"><U>Handouts</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Classes offered this semester"><U>Back to general CLASSES page</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>COURSE SYLLABUS FOR 3103 Fall 2007</B></div> <div> <B>University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus Department of English</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>English 3103:  Intermediate English I; 3 credit hours</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Professor/Instructor: Ray Knight          Phone: x 3102</B></div> <div> <B>Office:     Ch-110B                        Email: r_knightprof@hotmail.com</B></div> <div> <B>Office Hours: MWF 12:30-1:30pm, TR 9-10:30am & by appointment</B></div> <div> <B>Class related website: http://academic.uprm.edu/rknight </B></div> <div> <B>               </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> This document may be amended over the course of the semester in order to meet course objectives and correct unintended errors.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Course Description (according to 2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalogue, UPRM):</B></div> <div> English: Analysis of selected readings, such as essays, fiction, poetry or drama, and practice in writing compositions with attention given as needed to grammar and idiomatic expressions.</div> <div>   </div> <div> <B>Pre/Co-requisites and other requirements: </B></div> <div> INGL 3103 is the <B>first</B> course of a sequence designed for entering students who have scored <B>570</B><I> </I>or above on the College Board Exams, but have not qualified for placement in Honors English.  </div> <div> You <B>CANNOT</B> take this course if you have taken 3101-2, or 3201-2.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Course Objectives:</B></div> <div> After completing Ingl 3103, students should be capable of demonstrating the following skills and abilities in the area of <B>writing:</B></div> <div> Application of the various stages of the writing process to his or her written work, including drafting, peer editing, and publishing.</div> <div> Utilization of one or more prewriting techniques</div> <div> Narrowing a topic</div> <div> Stating an author's purpose and intended audience</div> <div> Writing an effective thesis statement and recognize such statements when they are present in the texts they encounter</div> <div> Providing relevant supporting details for all general statements in their essays</div> <div> Effectively organizing the content of their own essays and recognize the organizational structure of essays assigned for reading</div> <div> Writing successful introductory, transitional and concluding paragraphs for their own essays</div> <div> Recognizing in the texts they read, and utilizing in the texts they write, several of the traditional modes of development such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, process, cause/effect</div> <div> Carrying out an elementary research project using the campus library and/or internet including the proper use of outside sources and the basic forms of documentation</div> <div> Demonstrating correct usage of MLA documentation with general formatting, in-text citations, and the Works Cited page</div> <bR> <div> <B>Grading System:</B> [Quantifiable, letters]</div> <div> A=100-90, B=80-89,  C= 70-79,  D= 65-69,  and F= 64 or below.</div> <div> <I>Perfect attendance and completion of all assignments does not guarantee a particular grade, but obviously, it improves your chances of getting an A or a B in the class.</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Evaluation Strategies: </B>While a final, graded exam is compulsory for all students registered in INGL 3103, this course is based primarily on writing essays, not on exams or quizzes. The chart below lists the distinct tasks required by your instructor, the anticipated quantity of each, and the percent of the total grade these represent. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="397" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="COLS" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="213"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="213" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div> <B>Quantity</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div> <B>Percent</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="397" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="COLS" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="213"><div> Exams</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div>         0</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="82" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="397" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="COLS" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="213"><div> Final Exam</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div> 1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div> <B>20</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="397" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="COLS" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="213"><div> Short Quizzes</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div>  6<x<11</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div>        10 </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="397" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="COLS" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="213"><div> Oral Reports</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div>         2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div>         5 </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="397" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="COLS" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="213"><div> Active Class Participation</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> All class periods</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div>         10</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="397" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="COLS" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="213"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="213" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="82" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="82" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="397" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="COLS" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="213"><div> Projects (webpage, docs)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div>          1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div>          5</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="397" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="COLS" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="213"><div> Journals</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div>         8</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div>         15</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="397" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="213"><div> <B>Essays</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div> 3-4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div> <B>40</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="213"><div> <B>TOTAL:</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="82" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="82"><div> <B>100%</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Drop Deadline</div> <div> The last day for partial withdrawals from classes is: Thursday, November 1<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >st</FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Bibliography:</B></div> <bR> <div> Raimes, Ann. <U>Keys for Writers</U>. 5<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008.</div> <div> Muller, Gilbert. <U>The New World Reader: Thinking and Writing about the Global Community</U>. 2<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >nd</FONT> ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008.</div> <div> An additional book chosen in consultation between student and professor. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Online Resources:</B></div> <bR> <div> <I>     The Internet Detective </I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/"><U><U>http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/</U></U></A></div> <div> <I>     The Longman Guide to Contemporary English Online</I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://wwsw.ldoceonline.com/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://wwsw.ldoceonline.com/index.html"><U><U>http://wwsw.ldoceonline.com/index.html</U></U></A></div> <div> <I>     The Owl at Purdue </I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/"><U><U>http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/</U></U></A></div> <div> “find information to assist with many writing projects, during any stage of the writing process.”</div> <div> <I>     Tomísimo</I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.tomisimo.org/dictionary/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tomisimo.org/dictionary/"><U><U>http://www.tomisimo.org/dictionary/</U></U></A></div> <div> “Tomísimo<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >TM</FONT> is an English-Spanish, Spanish-English Dictionary that makes finding words easy by automatically searching in both languages.”</div> <bR> <div> <B>According to Law 51:</B></div> <div> All reasonable accommodations according to the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) will be coordinated with the Dean of Students (Prof. Teresita Cruz). For more information, please call (787) 265-3862 or (787) 832-4040, exts. 3258 or 3274.  Or consult the <I> Estudiantes con Impedimentos</I> website (<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.uprm.edu/sei/index2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.uprm.edu/sei/index2.htm"><U><U>http://www.uprm.edu/sei/index2.htm</U></U></A></FONT>) for more details.  </div> <div> The Dean of Students notifies the professor of accommodations that must be made for a student via a formal letter, however students' disabilities are NOT disclosed to the professor. </div> <bR> <div> <B>The Writing Center:</B></div> <div> Students should take responsibility for obtaining help as needed. In addition to the instructor's office hours, the <B>Arts and Sciences Writing Center,</B> located in Sanchez-Hidalgo, Room 109, is open Mondays-Fridays from 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (2:00 on Friday). The Writing Center supports all reading and writing needs including the reading of texts, vocabulary development, pre-writing, drafting, content development, organization, and the preparation of final drafts.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Plagiarism/Academic Honesty:</B></div> <div> Plagiarism is a dishonest and in most cases illegal act. Any use of someone else's work as your own, and/or any undocumented use of sources in an essay and/or assignment will result in failure for that assignment. Essays obtained through the Internet or any other means and turned in as your own, even if modified, will result in an F in the course. A second incident of plagiarism <I><B><U>OR</U></B></I> any plagiarism occurring after completion of the Plagiarism Project will result in  failure of the course.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Class policies:</B></div> <div> <B>Email  ***</B><I><B><U>EMAIL ACCOUNTS:</U></B></I><B>All students are required to obtain, actively maintain, and use an e-mail account for this class</B>. The email must be able to receive attachments.  The professor may give assignments, answer questions, discuss work or provide materials, links, and references through e-mail.  <B>Students are required to access their email accounts regularly.  Quizzes may be given by email or be based on information sent by email.</B>  *<B>**</B></div> <div> <B>    </B></div> <div> <B>Attendance:  </B>**Attendance is mandatory. <B>Being unprepared or not participating will be counted as an ABSENCE.**</B>  A student may have up to 3 absences before this will directly affect his/her grade --except for missed quizzes or other assignments.  Quizzes will not be replaced. <B><U>Final grades</U></B><B> are lowered one letter for every absence after the first 3 absences.</B></div> <div> <I>Perfect attendance and completion of all assignments does not guarantee a particular grade, but obviously, it improves your chances of getting an A or a B in the class.</I></div> <bR> <div> LATE WORK WITHOUT ACCEPTED EMERGENCY EXCUSES WILL DROP 10% EVERY DAY.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  It will not be accepted more than 3 days late.  </FONT></div> <div> <B>Computer/Internet access</B> is available in Chardon 112, the library, and other areas on Campus.  Scheduling access is <U>your</U> responsibility. You will have to plan to include time for using computers just like for labs, using the library, traveling to and from the university, and other arrangements people normally make in order to study.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>