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EWRT2 Syllabus
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
A basic goal of EWRT 2 is to help you write well. What this entails is thinking well. Thus, another goal of this course is to improve your thinking skills mostly by encouraging you to think critically about your own ideas, beliefs, and assumptions as they compare with those of different writers and by working on reading skills. “Reading” not only means reading printed material, although that is the primary focus of this course, but also reading social situations, movies, people, advertisements, music, and so forth. A further objective of this course is to enable you to perform research effectively, evaluate data, and present your findings in an academic and professional form. This course also aims to make you more aware of yourselves as readers and writers--to better understand your strengths and weaknesses in these areas--and to give you the tools to continue to improve your skills after this course is over.
REQUIRED TEXTS
Course reader (available at Kwik Kopy 10675 S. De Anza Blvd. #1)
Any grammar & writing reference book (recommended A Writer’s Reference edited by Diana Hacker available at the DeAnza Bookstore)
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Participation and Attendance: Regular class attendance is mandatory. After five absences, your grade begins to decline by 20 points per class session missed. Two tardies are considered an absence. Students are expected to do the assigned readings before each session and to come prepared to discuss the readings. Your grade will reflect only your participation. Of course, you need to attend class in order to participate. If you attend every class but participate minimally, the highest grade you will receive for participation will be a C.
Off-days/Online classes: For some Thursdays or Fridays, the class will not meet. Instead, students will do the equivalent work online following the instructions in the Course Reader. Failure to complete the full assignment for any particular day will result in an absence for that day and will count towards the total number of 5 permitted absences.
Formal Papers: There are three formal essays (3-4 pages each). All formal essays/papers must be typed and are due on the days assigned (see Course Schedule). Submit formal papers in a portfolio containing all drafts, prewriting, and notes for that paper. The portfolios should be in the form of a folder with pockets -- the informal writing on one side, the formal on the other. Each paper's grade will decline by 20 points for each late date. Each essay will correspond to the readings for each unit.
Students must submit a hard copy of their papers on the due date(s). Also, the papers must be submitted electronically via www.turnitin.com, which gives students the opportunity to see the level of originality in their ideas and writing. To submit papers, go to the website and create a new account. (See instructions at the end of this syllabus.) The class number is 1663550 and the password is ewrt2.
Research Project: Students will research a topic of their choice (as it relates to one of the units). Research will be done collaboratively in groups of 3-5 students but papers will be written individually. Each individually written paper will be 5-6 pages long. Also, groups will provide an oral presentation of 8-10 minutes to the rest of the class. Presentations will be scheduled throughout the quarter.
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